
Christian faith for work, pain, and purpose.
The gist
Jacobs Ladder Podcast frames Christian belief as something practiced in ordinary hours, not kept apart from work or hardship. Its conversations move from workplace faith and church purpose to suffering, Psalms, Torah observance, AI, and spiritual beliefs in the United States.
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About Jacobs Ladder Podcast
Jacobs Ladder Podcast is an interview-led Christian series with a practical center. It keeps returning to one basic concern: what faith looks like when life is not abstract. Work matters here. So do illness, regret, prayer, Scripture, church purpose, and the pressure to keep faith private during the week. The conversations are usually unhurried, with guests first tracing a faith journey or personal background before moving into the episode's main topic. That gives the show a pastoral rhythm without turning it into a sermon. Recent episodes with Ben Locke focus on suffering, desperate prayer, Scripture, redemption, and the recurring need to be renewed rather than trapped by the past. The discussion of Thank God It's Monday with Tom Peterson gives the workplace special attention, especially the tension Christians can feel between professional caution and a fully lived faith. Adam Rasmussen's episode broadens the lens to spiritual beliefs in the United States, worldview, syncretism, multiple gods, and the way AI may amplify existing ideas about humanity. Caleb Hegg's appearance moves into Torah observance, Yeshua, reformation history, and biblical resources from the Torah Resource Institute. Alan Noble's conversation, as excerpted, considers the quiet significance of getting out of bed and choosing life in ordinary action. Jason Pierce's episode asks how church, personal vision, and corporate purpose fit together. Jim Papandrea brings the series into prayer, the Psalms, and the early church through his writing. The show works best when it lets a specific book or guest story become a doorway into a broader Christian question. Its language is plain and sincere. It does not chase controversy for effect, but it is willing to ask where modern church habits, work habits, and cultural beliefs may be misaligned. For listeners looking for Christian living content with workplace relevance and a patient interview pace, Jacobs Ladder Podcast offers grounded, faith-forward conversations that stay close to everyday decisions.
Made for: For Christian listeners who want reflective, interview-based conversations about living faith at work, at home, in suffering, and inside church life. It especially suits those drawn to books, testimony, Scripture, and practical discipleship.
What sets it apart: The show gives workplace faith the same seriousness many Christian programs give marriage, parenting, prayer, and church life. Its range is unusually broad, moving from Monday office pressure to Psalms, Torah observance, AI, spiritual surveys, and suffering without losing its devotional center.
In their own words
Dave Hilgendorf from DaveHilgendorf.com interviews men from all walks of life who are choosing daily to be led by the Holy Spirit and live out their Christian faith at their work and because of that they are leading, prospering, glorifying God, and experiencing joy and purpose in their work, and you can too. Have you bought into the lie that your work has no real significance or meaning beyond a paycheck? How about the lie that the time you spend working is not kingdom work and not part of God's plan unless you're a full-time pastor or missionary or you're volunteering at your local church? The Devil is thrilled when you spend your work day feeling like the work you do is somehow second clas…
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jacobs Ladder Podcast connects Christian conviction to work, suffering and cultural change through patient, application-minded interviews.
Dave Hilgendorf builds Jacobs Ladder Podcast around interviews that connect Christian belief to ordinary decisions, private suffering and public life. He begins by asking guests about their faith journeys, then moves toward the work that brought them to the conversation.
Why you'd press play
Monday morning meets Torah observance here, when your faith questions refuse to stay politely compartmentalized.
Press play if you want
- your workday treated as spiritually consequential, without pretending office faith is easy or socially frictionless
- prayerful language for suffering that makes room for desperation, regret, and dependence instead of a self-help escape hatch
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Episodes
- 1
Father Filtering Service-Saleh108-CMAW212
·4m - 2
In Our Suffering with Ben Locke-Pt2-JL251
·21m - 3
In Our Suffering with Ben Locke - Pt1 - JL249
·27m - 4
Thank God It's Monday with Tom Petersen - JL247
·29m - 5
Torah Observance Yesterday and Today with Caleb Hegg - JL 245
·39m - 6
JL 244 - Peanut Butter, Sandwiches, and 20 to 1 - PPP 121
·9m - 7
Torah Resource History with Caleb Hegg - JL 243
·38m - 8
JL 242 - Ask Rhetorical Questions - PPP120
·11m - 9
Restored with Cindy Brinker Simmons - JL 241
·40m - 10
JL 240 - Avoid Leading Questions - PPP 119
·6m - 11
Grace-Based Transformation with Jonathan Daugherty Pt 2 - JL239
·31m - 12
JL 238 - Work as the Meaning of Life - PPP 118
·14m - 13
Grace-Based Transformation with Jonathan Daugherty Pt 1 - JL237
·35m - 14
JL 236 - Work as the Meaning of Life - PPP 117
·15m - 15
Apologia for the Sabbath with Roger Hadad - JL235
·46m - 16
Fulltime vs Click-JL234
·17m - 17
Lessons from Parenting at Work with Adam Malone - JL233
·30m - 18
Lessons from Dark Matter - JL232 - PPP115
·27m - 19
On Getting Out of Bed Pt2 with Alan Noble - JL231
·25m - 20
JL 230 - Mental Health - PPP114
·13m - 21
On Getting Out of Bed Pt1 with Alan Noble - JL229
·38m - 22
JL 228 - Lessons from the Movie Here - PPP113
·12m - 23
Are We Doing Church Wrong with Jason Pierce-JL227
·47m - 24
JL 226 - Morning Prayers - PPP112
·15m - 25
Praying the Psalms with Jim Papandrea - JL225
·37m - 26
JL 224 - Cycles of Life and Work - PPP111
·31m - 27
Apologia for the Law Pt 2 with Roger Hadad - JL 223
·40m - 28
Apologia for the Law Pt 1 with Roger Hadad - JL222
·46m - 29
JL221 - Welcome Part 2 - Welcome to the Jacobs Ladder Podcast
·10m - 30
Real Estate Investing with Brett Snodgrass-CMAW219
·52m - 31
AI with Luke Richey-CMAW218
·45m - 32
Get and Give Feedback-Selah113-CMAW217
·8m - 33
110% at Work-Selah112-CMAW216
·9m - 34
Unseen, Seen, Unseen-Selah111-CMAW215
·13m - 35
One Measure of a Man-Selah110-CMAW214
·5m - 36
Father Filtering Being Content-Selah109-CMAW213
·5m - 37
Current Spiritual Beliefs with Adam Rasmussen-JL253
·32m - 38
Fathering Filtering Speech-Selah107-CMAW211
·7m - 39
Fathering Filtering Sight-Selah106-CMAW210
·6m - 40
Liking Gap at Work-Selah105-CMAW209
·8m - 41
4 Work Tips from Gen 33-Selah104-CMAW208
·16m - 42
Jokic vs Kroc-Selah103-CMAW207
·10m - 43
Hearing from God with Greg Pruett-CMAW206
·50m - 44
Principles and Whistles-Selah102-CMAW205
·5m - 45
Pandemic Study with Adam Rasmussen-CMAW204
·47m - 46
Which Direction-Selah101-CMAW203
·7m - 47
2 Ways to Win at Work-Selah100-CMAW202
·4m - 48
Save Your Marriage with Jerry Jacobs-CMAW201
·45m - 49
Forgiveness-Selah97-CMAW199
·6m - 50
Two Testimonies-Selah96-CMAW198
·4m - 51
Blessings-Selah95-CMAW197
·12m - 52
Change-Selah94-CMAW196
·23m - 53
Rocky 2-Selah93-CMAW195
·10m - 54
Quiet Time-Selah92-CMAW194
·15m - 55
What Shall We Do-Selah91-CMAW193
·12m - 56
False Freedom-Selah90-CMAW191
·18m - 57
Share Your Story with Erin Ahnfeldt-CMAW190
·50m - 58
Second Chances-Selah89-CMAW189
·15m - 59
Groundhog Day-Selah88-CMAW188
·10m - 60
Power in Prison with Steven Snook-CMAW187
·1h 5m - 61
Friends-Selah87-CMAW186
·6m - 62
Milestone to Manhood with Steven Arms-CMAW185
·42m - 63
Be Dangerous Good with Kenny Luck-CMAW184
·28m - 64
Unity-Selah86-CMAW183
·12m - 65
Your Purpose-Selah85-CMAW182
·5m - 66
Dream Job-Selah84-CMAW181
·6m - 67
HSE, ESG and YHWH-Selah83-CMAW180
·10m - 68
Customer Service with Ron Johnson-CMAW179
·56m - 69
Faithfulness-Selah82-CMAW178
·7m - 70
Train, Serve, Teach-Selah81-CMAW177
·11m - 71
Fixing Everything-Selah80-CMAW176
·10m - 72
Random Thoughts-Selah79-CMAW175
·11m - 73
Humility or Boldness at Work-Selah 78-CMAW174
·8m - 74
CMAD and Podcast Update-Selah77-CMAW173
·13m - 75
Counting the Omer-Selah75-CMAW172
·8m - 76
Are You Clean-Selah74-CMAW171
·14m - 77
Precision vs Accuracy-Selah73-CMAW170
·13m - 78
Speak Less and Speak More-Selah72-CMAW169
·13m - 79
What You Can Control-Selah71-CMAW168
·9m - 80
Time for Urgency-Selah70-CMAW167
·26m - 81
Be Holy at Work-Selah69-CMAW166
·14m - 82
Be a Creator-Selah68-CMAW165
·9m - 83
Works of Creation-Selah67-CMAW164
·13m - 84
Your Service of Calling-Selah66-CMAW16
·24m - 85
Finding Your Purpose-Selah65-CMAW162
·15m - 86
Visualizing Priorities-Selah64-CMAW161
·24m - 87
Lessons from the Amish-Selah63-CMAW160
·21m - 88
The Power of a Name-Selah62-CMAW159
·13m - 89
Are You a Tough Guy with Paul Horrocks-CMAW158
·27m - 90
Sandwich Prayer at Work-Selah61-CMAW157
·15m - 91
Long Term Vision-Selah60-CMAW156
·12m - 92
Rob Skiba Tribute-Selah59-CMAW155
·21m - 93
Ouch! The Sting of Correction-Selah58-CMAW154
·11m - 94
How to Really Know-Selah 57-CMAW153
·7m - 95
Open Air Preaching-CMAW152
·50m - 96
Who's Watching You at Work-Selah56-CMAW151
·11m - 97
Logical Fallacies-Selah55-CMAW150
·15m - 98
A Theology of Guerilla Warfare by Matt Trewhella-Selah54-Selah149
·54m - 99
Truplay Gaming with Brent Dusing-CMAW192
An interview with Brent Duesing, CEO of TruePlay, about his Christian faith and work in biblically sound gaming.
·32m - 100
Vision for Life with Jason Pierce-CMAW220
An interview with Dr.
·38m - 101
Current Spiritual Beliefs with Adam Rasmussen-JL253
Hidden gemAdam Rasmussen tells Jacob's Ladder Podcast that 92% of Americans fit syncretism, a custom mix of beliefs, while only 4% hold an integrated biblical worldview.
Aug 11, 2025·32m·2 clips - 102
In Our Suffering with Ben Locke-Pt2-JL251
Host David interviews Ben Locke about his book 'In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near: Prayers of Hope for the Hurting' in the second part of a two-episode series on Jacob's Ladder Podcast.
Jul 14, 2025·21m·1 clip - 103
In Our Suffering with Ben Locke - Pt1 - JL249
Host David interviews author Ben Locke about his book 'In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near: Prayers of Hope for the Hurting,' covering the experiences that led Locke to write it — including a career-ending soccer injury at NC State, a severe car accident, and two to three years of bed rest from autoimmune disease.
Jun 16, 2025·27m·1 clip - 104
Thank God It's Monday with Tom Petersen - JL247
Hidden gemJacob's Ladder Podcast episode 247 features Dave interviewing Tom Peterson about faith at work and Peterson's book, Thank God It's Monday, which he describes as a humorous take on workplace mistakes.
May 19, 2025·29m·2 clips - 105
Torah Observance Yesterday and Today with Caleb Hegg - JL 245
Hidden gemCaleb Hegg of the Torah Resource Institute traces Torah observance from alleged fifth-century Sabbath restrictions through the Celtic church, African Christian groups, Seventh-day Adventists, and the 1980s Hebrew Roots movement.
May 5, 2025·39m·3 clips - 106
JL 244 - Peanut Butter, Sandwiches, and 20 to 1 - PPP 121
Apr 21, 2025·9m - 107
Torah Resource History with Caleb Hegg - JL 243
Apr 7, 2025·38m - 108
JL 242 - Ask Rhetorical Questions - PPP120
Mar 24, 2025·11m - 109
Restored with Cindy Brinker Simmons - JL 241
Mar 10, 2025·40m - 110
JL 240 - Avoid Leading Questions - PPP 119
Feb 24, 2025·6m - 111
Grace-Based Transformation with Jonathan Daugherty Pt 2 - JL239
Feb 10, 2025·31m - 112
JL 238 - Work as the Meaning of Life - PPP 118
Jan 27, 2025·14m - 113
Grace-Based Transformation with Jonathan Daugherty Pt 1 - JL237
Jan 20, 2025·35m - 114
JL 236 - Work as the Meaning of Life - PPP 117
Jan 13, 2025·15m - 115
Apologia for the Sabbath with Roger Hadad - JL235
Jan 6, 2025·46m - 116
Fulltime vs Click-JL234
Dec 30, 2024·17m - 117
Lessons from Parenting at Work with Adam Malone - JL233
Dec 23, 2024·30m - 118
Lessons from Dark Matter - JL232 - PPP115
Dec 16, 2024·27m - 119
On Getting Out of Bed Pt2 with Alan Noble - JL231
Dave Hilgendorf interviews Alan Noble about the significance of everyday choices like getting out of bed as acts of faith.
Dec 9, 2024·25m - 120
JL 230 - Mental Health - PPP114
Dec 2, 2024·13m - 121
On Getting Out of Bed Pt1 with Alan Noble - JL229
Nov 25, 2024·38m - 122
JL 228 - Lessons from the Movie Here - PPP113
Nov 18, 2024·12m - 123
Are We Doing Church Wrong with Jason Pierce-JL227
Dave Hilgendorf interviews Jason Pierce about whether the Christian church is doing church correctly and how vision relates to loving God and others at work.
Nov 11, 2024·47m - 124
JL 226 - Morning Prayers - PPP112
Nov 4, 2024·15m - 125
Praying the Psalms with Jim Papandrea - JL225
Dave Hilgendorf interviews Jim Papandrea about his book 'Praying with the Psalms' and how to love God through prayer.
Oct 28, 2024·37m - 126
JL 224 - Cycles of Life and Work - PPP111
Oct 21, 2024·31m - 127
Apologia for the Law Pt 2 with Roger Hadad - JL 223
Oct 14, 2024·40m - 128
Apologia for the Law Pt 1 with Roger Hadad - JL222
Oct 7, 2024·46m - 129
JL221 - Welcome Part 2 - Welcome to the Jacobs Ladder Podcast
Sep 27, 2024·10m - 130
Vision for Life with Jason Pierce-CMAW220
Feb 5, 2024·38m - 131
Real Estate Investing with Brett Snodgrass-CMAW219
Dec 26, 2023·52m - 132
AI with Luke Richey-CMAW218
Dave Hilgendorf interviews men who integrate their Christian faith into their daily work, exploring how they find purpose and joy.
Nov 26, 2023·45m - 133
Get and Give Feedback-Selah113-CMAW217
Nov 13, 2023·8m - 134
110% at Work-Selah112-CMAW216
Nov 2, 2023·9m - 135
Unseen, Seen, Unseen-Selah111-CMAW215
Aug 27, 2023·13m - 136
One Measure of a Man-Selah110-CMAW214
Aug 20, 2023·5m - 137
Father Filtering Being Content-Selah109-CMAW213
Aug 6, 2023·5m - 138
Father Filtering Service-Saleh108-CMAW212
Jul 30, 2023·4m - 139
Fathering Filtering Speech-Selah107-CMAW211
Jul 23, 2023·7m - 140
Fathering Filtering Sight-Selah106-CMAW210
Jul 16, 2023·6m - 141
Liking Gap at Work-Selah105-CMAW209
Jul 10, 2023·8m - 142
4 Work Tips from Gen 33-Selah104-CMAW208
Jun 12, 2023·16m - 143
Jokic vs Kroc-Selah103-CMAW207
Jun 4, 2023·10m - 144
Hearing from God with Greg Pruett-CMAW206
An interview with Greg Pruitt about his book 'Extraordinary Hearing' and how to hear from God in the workplace.
May 29, 2023·50m - 145
Principles and Whistles-Selah102-CMAW205
May 22, 2023·5m - 146
Pandemic Study with Adam Rasmussen-CMAW204
May 16, 2023·47m - 147
Which Direction-Selah101-CMAW203
May 1, 2023·7m - 148
2 Ways to Win at Work-Selah100-CMAW202
Apr 24, 2023·4m - 149
Save Your Marriage with Jerry Jacobs-CMAW201
Apr 17, 2023·45m - 150
Forgiveness-Selah97-CMAW199
Apr 3, 2023·6m