Faith Over Breakfast
Religion & Spirituality
About
Pastors from two creative communities, Andy Littleton and Eric Cepin, discuss the practical and theological dilemmas of ministering in a post-modern world.
Episodes
- #6023 Books, Breakfast, and the Life They Shape
In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastors Eric and Andy discuss their reading habits and how books influence their daily lives. They mention several books and resources that listeners may find valuable.
- #6022 Riveting Churches
In episode #6022 of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastors Eric and Andy discuss the various elements that contribute to the unique personalities of churches. They examine factors such as theology, leadership, environment, music, denomination, and…
- #6021 Freedom Con 2026
In episode #6021 of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastors Eric and Andy address a listener's question about the upcoming Freedom Con 2026. Lacking prior information, they discuss the event in real time.
- #6020 How Sermon Style Shapes Church Growth and Discipleship
In episode #6020, Pastors Eric and Andy explore the differences between topical and exegetical preaching styles. They discuss how these approaches shape church growth and discipleship, and caution against the over-reliance on either style.
- #6019 Mike Moore, Dave Fitch, Eric Cepin, and Andy Littleton on Seminary, Mission, and Discipleship
This episode of Faith Over Breakfast includes a joint conversation with Mike Moore and Dave Fitch, hosted by Pastors Andy and Eric, alongside Eric Cepin and Andy Littleton. The discussion covers the emerging church movement, seminary, theo…
- #6018 March Replay: Jordan Peterson and Russell Moore
Send us a Text Message - include your name! Beyond The Beacon Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney for inspired interviews with Catholics living out our faith! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Support "Faith Over Breakfast wi…
- #6017 March Replay: The Power of Words
Send us a Text Message - include your name! Yes folks, this is the beginning of season 3. Andy called in sick. So, Eric took control of the mic for a few minutes to pontificate about what was on his mind. Enjoy! Support the show Support "F…
- #6016 March Replay: Andy Littleton's First Book
Send us a Text Message - include your name! Kevin Sommitz interviews Pastor Andy about his new book - The Little Man. Beyond The Beacon Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney for inspired interviews with Catholics living out our faith! Listen on: Apple…
- #6015 Women in Ministry, The First-born Position, Lots of Book Recommendations, and the Crisis of Leadership
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy work through themes from Eric’s recent writings on the first three chapters of Genesis. They reflect on creation, identity, o…
- #6014 Did God Create Cancer?
Send us a Text Message - include your name! Did God create cancer? In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy do their best to wrestle with that question. They draw from Augustine and Irenaeus, and they talk thro…
- #6013 The Life of an Elder
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Andy and Pastor Eric talk about how people understand the role of elders in the church. They reflect on the weight elders carry, the stress and an…
- #6012 Is Social Media Forming or Deforming Us? A Christian Conversation on Attention, Addiction, and Discipleship
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy take a look at social media and ask what it’s actually good for. Is it simply a tool, or is it forming us in dange…
- #6011 Between the Border and the Cross: Wrestling with Immigration, Protest, and the Christian Responsibility to the Common Good
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy wrestle with the difficult realities of immigration, ICE enforcement, public protest, and the role of Christians in governmen…
- #6010 2026 Plans and Vision, Hopes and Dreams, Friendship, Success, and Celebrating Nine Years with Pastors Eric and Andy
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastors Eric and Andy talk about 2026, their hopes and dreams, friendship, success, and how much they’ve enjoyed nine years of podcasting together. Beyond Th…
- #6009 If Jesus Returned Today
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastor Andy and Pastor Eric respond to Corey Gilchrist’s question: what would you tell your congregation if Jesus had returned and was wandering around? Beyo…
- #6008 More Obscure than Scott Vander Ploeg
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy reflect on discipleship and a recent conference Andy attended, one Eric was somewhat grateful to have missed. The conversatio…
- #6007 Time Management for the Overwhelmed: Rest, Ministry, and Following Jesus
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy talk about time management and what it means to rest well. They explore how a pastor finds space to step back, bre…
- #6006 Money, Mission, and the SNAP Crisis
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Andy and Pastor Eric take on the difficult subject of how the government shutdown is affecting the SNAP program. They talk about giving, the role o…
- #6005 Should Christians Use AI to Pray?
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, pastor Eric and pastor Andy talk about using AI to help you pray. They explore the real pitfalls and the reasons so many people turn to it in…
- #6004 Pastor Eric's Monologue
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric takes the mic for a rare solo session, part reflection, part ramble, and a little bit of everything in between. He talks about goals, desires…
- #6003 Kickball, Board Games & Brotherhood
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Andy and Eric completely let loose. They talk baseball. They talk board games. They talk about their two churches teaming up for a baseball, kickball, an…
- #6002 AI Bible Stories
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Eric and Andy sit down to talk about the recent surge of AI-generated storytelling, especially the retellings of Bible stories. These productions a…
- # 6001 Charlie Kirk
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In the first episode of Season 6, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy sit together to wrestle with the heartbreak surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. They speak with the tenderness such a loss…
- #5057 What Did Jesus’ Prayer Life Look Like—and How Is He Praying in Heaven Now?
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastor Andy and Pastor Eric return to a question from a previous episode about “double dipping”—attending two churches at the same time; from…
- #5056 Why Christian Music Is Surging on Spotify and the Top 100
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy discuss the recent surge of Christian music on the Top 100; and on Spotify; it’s a true Faith Over Breakfast episode because they really don’t know wh…
- #5055 Double Dipping: Navigating the Complexity of Attending Two Churches
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy discuss going to two different churches at the same time; what are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? How does it af…
- #5054 The Rich Young Ruler
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy sit down to talk life, ministry, and the Big Question: if you could change one thing at your church, what would it be? And if…
- #5053 NT Wright, Abortion, and the Death of Church Planting
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy reflect on N.T. Wright’s recent comments about abortion and unpack Eric’s Facebook post titled, Church Planting Is Dead. With…
- #5052 Season 3 Replay: Paul VanderKlay
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast Podcast, Pastor Andy and Pastor Eric sit down with Paul Vanderklay and others to talk through Paul’s unexpected rise in visibility after his interview…
- #5051 Season 5 Replay: Miley Cyrus - Prophet or Narrator?
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this enlightening episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy sit down to discuss the enigmatic figure that is Miley Cyrus. Often dubbed the voice of her generation, Cyrus has…
- #5050 Two Bi-vocational Guys Talk: loss, ministry, and business.
Send us a Text Message - include your name! This marks the 50th episode of Faith Over Breakfast Season 5—an unexpected milestone that landed in a conversation worth celebrating. In this episode, Pastor Andy reconnects with Andrew Hamilton,…
- #5049 Raw. Real. Pastor Eric.
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric lets it all out—raw, unfiltered, and uncomfortably real. He speaks not from a manuscript, but from the mess of his mind and heart. Thoughts p…
- #5048 Andy Littleton's Angst! A Raw Talk with a Jordan Peterson Twist
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Andy finds himself tangled in a web of existential distress—struggling under the weight of life's unpredictability and wondering aloud whether God…
- #5047 What is Friendship?
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Andy talk friendship—what it is, what it isn’t, and how it shifts as we grow older. They reflect on their own bond, share stories of chil…
- #5046 The Influence of John Mark Comer
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy take an unhurried, winding path toward a conversation about John Mark Comer, the new charismatic movement, and the weight of life itself. There’s a we…
- #5045 Faith, Politics, and a Strong Cup of Coffee
Send us a Text Message - include your name! On this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Andy settle in with their coffee and let the conversation flow. They touch on everything from the nuances of a good brew to the complexit…
- #5044 Friendship, Faith, and the AI Dilemma
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this podcast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy open up about their friendship, the role of AI, and the fading practice of hospitality—all while keeping stability, relationship, and repentance at th…
- #5043 Heaven, the Kingdom of God, and How to Live It Out Today
Send us a Text Message - include your name! On this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy sit down to discuss the Kingdom of God. Their conversation stems from a listener's question about heaven, the King…
- #5042 Spiritual Gifts, Celebrity Faith, and the Local Church
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastors Eric and Andy reflect on what might be the movement of the Holy Spirit among celebrities. They highlight several well-known figures wh…
- #5041 When Faith Meets Power: Bishop Budde and President Trump
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastor Eric and Andy reflect on Bishop Budde’s sermon delivered during Trump’s inauguration. They explore the controversy it sparked, particularly how Tr…
- #5040 Grief and Gratitude: Eric Reflects on His Mother, Patti Cepin
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In their first episode of 2025, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy settle in behind the microphones to reconnect and share what’s on their hearts. Most of this Faith Over Breakfast episode revolves arou…
- #5039 Maturity
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy dust off the microphones and engage in a lively conversation about maturity—what it is, where it comes from, and how to cultiv…
- #5038 Limericks For Our Senseis
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast and Healing the City podcasts, Pastor Eric brings the two shows together for a special joint conversation. He sits down with Pastor Rod and Pastor Andy…
- #5037 All Souls Procession
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastors Eric and Andy meander through a lively discussion on Tucson's All Souls Procession, an event rich with symbolism and emotion. Their conversation…
- #5036 Donald Trump: Rise, Fall, and Resurgence
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast , Pastors Eric and Andy venture into the whirlwind that is American politics, taking a thoughtful, unflinching look at the election, and the complicated, s…
- #5035 Was Pastor Appreciation Month a Bust?
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastors Eric and Andy talk through the heart behind Pastor Appreciation Month. They share what kind of care resonates most with them personally, and refle…
- #5034 Replay: Andre Henry, Walter Wink, Guns, and Martin Luther King Jr
Send us a Text Message - include your name! Eric and Andy tackle the challenging and ever-present reality of racism. They explore how it's woven into the fabric of society, highlighting the ways we contribute to it—sometimes intentionally,…
- #5033 Healing Crystals
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of the Faith Over Breakfast podcast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy tackle the topic of crystals and their role in our culture. They take a closer look at the unique sub-culture in T…
- #5032 Bitcoin: The Last Meaningful Currency
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Andy and Eric take a moment to talk about bitcoin. Their conversation springs from another podcast called Thank God For Bitcoin . Eric is particularly ene…
- #5031 Stability, Transition, and Our Emotions
Send us a Text Message - include your name! In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Andy and Pastor Eric respond to a listener's question about why emotions often run high in church and why change can feel so unsettling. They explo…