#3 - Jake Perkins

#3 - Jake Perkins

Jake Perkins is the senior minister of Grace Crossing Church in Conroe, Texas. He previously served for a decade as lead pastor of the Canadian Church of Christ in the Texas Panhandle—my hometown congregation. Jake went to undergrad at Oklahoma State University and attended seminary at Oklahoma Christian University. In this conversation, we discuss Jake’s journey into ministry, the joys and costs of pastoral life, and the challenges of COVID-19. We also talk about marriage, the tension between ambition and humility in ministry, and how the way of Jesus stands apart from the patterns of modern, American life. Recorded September 12, 2025 in downtown Houston, Texas.  I hope you enjoy the conversation. Dialogue is redemptive. -Brock Hedgecoke Links: Grace Crossing Sermons [https://www.gracecrossing.church/resources] Canadian Church of Christ Sermons [https://canadianchurchofchrist.org/sermons/]

#2 - Adam Isaacs

Adam Isaacs is a fourth-generation rancher on his family’s Needmore Creek Ranch in Canadian, Texas. Alongside his wife Aubrie and their son Theo, Adam practices regenerative ranching as part of a new wave of ranchers adapting to a changing agricultural landscape. In this episode, we explore innovative ranching methods and discuss features on Adam and his family in The New York Times and Texas Monthly. Adam also shares a powerful personal account of the Smokehouse Creek Fire—the largest wildfire in Texas history—which devastated over 99% of the Needmore Creek Ranch. His story is one of loss, resilience, and a faith that runs deeper than the land itself. Recorded June 22, 2025, in Canadian, Texas. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Dialogue is redemptive. Links: Texas Monthly - The Panhandle is Burning, Can Ranching Survive? [https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/panhandle-is-burning-can-ranching-survive/] The New York Times - A Different Kind of Land Management: Let the Cows Stomp [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/climate/regenerative-grazing-cattle-climate.html]

#1 - Sean O'Neill

Late night conversation with Sean O'Neill recorded February 1st, 2025 in Pagosa Springs, CO. Sean is a 15-year ski patrol veteran from Albuquerque, NM. He has served as the City Forrester for Albuquerque and now works for the Natural Resources Trustee of New Mexico with the responsibility of repairing and restoring damaged natural resources for the benefit of future generations.  Sean’s fascination with the outdoors, ability to solve problems, and seriousness about making the world better has inspired me since the day we met. I hope you enjoy. -Brock Hedgecoke Links: Republic of Texas Ski Map [https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e1026_b7de246b34554243ab8b9b9b58c31fd1.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,q_90/file.jpg] Camp Enchantment [https://www.campenchantment.org] Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water [https://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-Revised/dp/0140178244] Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West [https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Hundredth-Meridian-Wesley-Opening/dp/0140159940] Water is for Fighting Over [https://www.amazon.com/Water-Fighting-Over-Other-Myths/dp/1610916794] Science Be Damned: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River [https://www.amazon.com/Science-Be-Dammed-Ignoring-Inconvenient/dp/B0BDHVV8DB] This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate [https://www.amazon.com/This-Changes-Everything-Capitalism-Climate/dp/1451697392]