Episodes
Dec. 18, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #40
Bob buys and plants "potato seeds" in hopes of growing something good for his family. He quickly learns that waiting is the hardest part of gardening, not to mention the hoeing, watering, planting and tending. What sprouts u…
Sept. 11, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #39
Having boundaries in our lives keeps us safe and lets others know what we believe in. If Bob had better boundaries, he probably wouldn’t have gotten stuck in a tree trying to rescue what he thought was a cat. Bob also tells …
Sept. 4, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #38
Knowing what to do and when to do it takes common sense. Bob learns that lesson during family movie night. As a normally verbose movie viewer, Bob keeps his mouth shut during an actual bug attack and the results get messy. B…
Aug. 28, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #37
Bob’s family has been spending more time at home, so they’ve gotten creative with their family activities. By combining different board games, they’ve created new challenges. Like by mixing “Sorry!” and Jenga, they made “I’m…
Aug. 21, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #36
Bob’s brother, Brian, has a problem with listening. He never does what Bob says! On the other hand, with Bob’s big ears, he’s a great listener . . . or is he? This podcast digs into the difference between hearing and listeni…
Aug. 14, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #35
Bob crashes his friend’s Segway, but that’s not what he’s afraid about. He actually messed up at church and is afraid that he wasn’t a good example of being a follower of Christ. Fortunately, Sarah is there to encourage Bob …
Aug. 7, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #34
From parents to pastors to police officers, the list of people who help our lives is pretty long. And don’t forget teachers and doctors and nurses! Bob tells how he tried to thank his youth pastor for helping him, but ended …
July 31, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #33 on Peaceful Conflict Resolution
Bob and his brother, Brian, get in a football throwing battle. Instead of getting angry and escalating the situation, Bob’s Mom reminds her boys that “the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (James 1:20).…
July 24, 2020
Official Average Boy Podcast #32 on Chores
Bob and his parents develop a chore chart. As his dad always says, “It may be summer, but there’s no break from chores.” For some reason, eating ice cream on Wednesdays doesn’t make the list. Bob and Jesse also talk about wh…
July 17, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #31 on Humility
Bob is the best at being humble. Just ask him, he’ll tell you all about it! But seriously, Bob learns an important lesson about humility at his family’s “Showdown at the Better-Than-OK Dessert Corral” that develops after his…
July 10, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #30 on Running the Race for God
Bob and his best friend, Billy, host the Billy-Bob Olympics in Bob’s backyard. This highly competitive neighborhood competition features a bowling ball toss, long jump and melt-athon. Who wins, and what are those events? Lis…
July 3, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #29 on Patience
Doctors have patients, but everyone should all show patience. Waiting for what we want isn’t easy. Bob discovers life is no cake walk. Plus, listeners receive fantastic pointers from the Bible and Bob’s grandma about the imp…
June 25, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #28 on Living Uprightly
Bob helps his neighbor Mrs. Dodd clean out her garage and get organized. It’s a big job with big consequences when Bob breaks a cherished keepsake. What will he do? What will Mrs. Dodd do? And what will “Charity” do with all…
June 19, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #27 on Understanding Personality Differences
God created people with different personalities. The more we understand about each other, the better we can get along. In this podcast, Bob takes a personality test to discover if he’s a Talker, Leader, Thinker or Peacemaker…
March 16, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #26 on Honesty
Honesty truly is the best policy. And honestly, Bob is not a very good pickleball player. (And what exactly is pickleball? Can you squeeze it on a hotdog?) On the other hand, Bob is really good about being honest, which we l…
March 9, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast #25 on Using Our Brains
In this podcast Bob explains the power of logical reasoning. He just learned about it at school and has lots of great, err, good examples that he thought up. God’s Word encourages us to “acquire knowledge” (Proverbs 18:15) a…
March 2, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 24
Sharing your faith can be scary. But the Bible tells us in 1 Peter 3:15 to: ‚ÄúAlways be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you about the hope you have. Be ready to give the reason for it. But do it gently and with r…
Feb. 25, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 23
It‚Äôs not good to take things for granite. After all, it‚Äôs a really hard rock and it might actually be quartz, dolostone or basalt. But seriously, we should express thankfulness to all the people who help us and give us g…
Feb. 18, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 22
Jesse shares the ‚ÄúRule of 2‚Äôs‚Äù for math. Bob talks about volunteering with his family at a food bank and at church. All of this adds up to a podcast filled with tips about helping others and using our time for God‚Äôs …
Feb. 11, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 21
Bob‚Äôs class just celebrated Valentine‚Äôs Day, and Bob wonders why all those candy hearts have the same saying on them‚Äî‚ÄúNo way!‚Äù (There should be other sayings too, right?!?) Relationships and friendships can be hard…
Feb. 3, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 20
God‚Äôs armor can protect and keep us safe‚Äîeven if someone happens to attack with a giant turkey leg. (You‚Äôll have to hear this story to believe it.) In the end, Bob and Jesse agree that God‚Äôs shield of faith is waaay …
Jan. 27, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 19
The Bible says to ‚Äúpray constantly,‚Äù but Bob keeps running into things when he prays and walks with his eyes closed. Jesse shares an acrostic to help guide P-R-A-Yers. Then something amazing happens. Jesse tells a funny …
Jan. 20, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 18
Bob shares that he‚Äôs really good at shouting out comments during school assemblies. Sometimes the speakers ask for comments . . . but sometimes he shouts things even when don‚Äôt ask. Getting laughs is great, but it‚Äôs ev…
Jan. 13, 2020
The Official Average Boy Podcast Episode 17
Bob remembers some historic family vacations and tells how he took his parents to the zoo to show his appreciation for everything they do for him. (Plus, he really wanted to go to the zoo.) Bob admits to not always liking hi…