Apollos Watered Podcast

S2:E100: It’s the 100th Episode! Celebrate with us!

May 4, 2022

In this 100th episode, Travis’ reflects on many of the people who have come on the show and how they all come together to help you water your world for Jesus! Listen in and celebrate with us as we celebrate 100 episodes! And thank you for listening! Sign up for our newsletter. Help support the […]

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S2:E99: Deep Conversation w/George Yancey: A Unifying Alternative to Colorblindness & Antiracism

May 2, 2022

Beyond Racial Division. Professor George Yancey discusses what we can actually do in our divided world to find unity. Sometimes it seems like that isn’t possible. We want to love our brothers and sisters in Christ of all races, but so many things threaten that brotherly love. Listen in as Travis and George discuss all […]

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S2:E98: Deep Conversation w/Travis Michael Fleming (and Melissa Fleming as host):

April 29, 2022

This time we have a special guest host! Melissa Lynn Fleming shakes things up a bit and puts Travis in the hot seat in a deep conversation. They discuss what watering your world means: learning how to do hospitality, real discipleship, and vulnerability. They discuss the “why” of deep conversations, the need for primary resources, […]

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S2:E97: Deep Conversation w/Trillia Newbell-Growing Our Vision for God and His People

April 8, 2022

Trillia Newbell joins Travis to discuss diversity, BBQ, Tennessee, parenting, name meanings, Bed & Breakfast, places we live, music, Motown, the sin of partiality, cultures, crime TV shows, frog legs, pigs’ feet, Andrew Zimmerman, French beaches, and the need for unity in the church today to increase our view of God. Along the way, they […]

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S2:E96: Deep Conversation w/Felicia Wu Song: Restless Devices-Countering Conformity With Ancient Christian Practices, Pt. 2

April 1, 2022

In this second part of Travis’ conversation w/Felicia Wu Song, they continue their discussion on her most recent book, Restless Devices-Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place In the Digital Age. They delve into The Freedom Project and explore the counter exercises that we can employ to stifle tech’s conforming practices. They discuss counter-liturgies, social imaginaries (what […]

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S2:E95: Deep Conversation w/Felicia Wu Song: Restless Devices-Recovering Personhood, Presence, & Place In The Digital Age, Pt. 1 – Descript

March 25, 2022

Travis welcomes Felicia Wu Song to the show to discuss her most recent book, Restless Devices-Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place In the Digital Age. They discuss how our technology is shaping us spiritually and our need to adopt practices that enable us to counter the effect of tech on our souls. Their conversation is informative, […]

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S2:E94: Deep Conversation w/Nik Ripken: Revisiting Home, Hospitality, & the Hectic Life

March 18, 2022

Travis and Nik are together once more, but this time they delve deep into the family unit, juxtaposing the family on the mission field to a family on mission in the West. Ministry begins in the home and it is precisely in the home that many ministries are lost. It may not be disobedience as […]

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S2:E93: Deep Conversation w/Nik Ripken-Misconceptions of Persecution & Pain in Contemporary Christianity

March 18, 2022

Travis welcomes Nik Ripken back to the show! This time Travis & Nik discuss his book, The Insanity of Obedience, and the many modern misconceptions of how we go about mission in the modern world. At the heart of their conversation is the subject of persecution and how we handle it opposed to how the […]

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S2:E92: Deep Conversation w/Brett McCracken, Pt. 2-

March 4, 2022

Travis welcomes Brett McCracken to the show. Brett is a senior editor and director of communications for The Gospel Coalition. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN.com, Christianity Today, and many other publications. A graduate of Wheaton College and UCLA (M.A. in Cinema & Media Studies), Brett lives […]

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S2:E91: The Crisis in Ukraine-Special Episode w/Wayne Shepherd

March 1, 2022

On this special episode of Apollos Watered, Travis welcomes radio veteran Wayne Shepherd to the show to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. Wayne’s voice has been heard all around the world. He has been in Christian radio for decades working with some of the who’s who of evangelical Christianity and host of First Person with […]

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