Faith, Fitness & Heart Posture (Ironman Training, Marriage, Discipline & Identity) | 1211 Podcast host Jackson welcomes endurance athlete and newly married disciple of Christ Hunter Childress, opens in prayer, and explores Hunter’s background as a medical sales rep near Memphis who trains for Ironmans and marathons. Hunter recounts starting in strength training, evolving into “hybrid” endurance, and details Ironman Florida (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, marathon) with an 11:11 finish, including learning to swim from scratch and the importance of fueling. They discuss discipline as doing what you said you’d do, but also having the restraint to rest, rejecting “busyness,” and checking “heart posture” so fitness and social media don’t become identity. Hunter shares stepping away from social media for years, navigating marriage with Haley through servant leadership, integrating faith into corporate sales, wrestling with fear of man, and learning reliance on God through setbacks like a Nashville job loss and a blood clot that slowed him down; the episode closes with prayer for his marriage, calling, and courage.

Unconditional Love (Discernment, Church Hurt, Marriage & Loving Like Christ) | 1211 PodcastJackson opens the 1211 podcast with prayer and teaches on unconditional love as a central, difficult calling for disciples of Christ, grounding the episode in 1 John 4:7–21 and emphasizing that love comes from God, is evidenced in action, and “perfect love casts out fear.” He distinguishes sound spiritual discernment from a judgmental, prideful posture, using Matthew 10:11–15 to explain sowing seeds without forcing ministry where truth is rejected. Jackson addresses loving without condoning sin, asks listeners to lead with gentleness, and applies love to family tensions (Matthew 10:34–36), marriage (Ephesians 5:1–2, 5:25–28), pre- and post-Jesus friendships, and strangers. He shares struggles with church hurt and highlights evangelism guided by patience, wisdom, and readiness (2 Timothy 4:1–5), urging believers to be the light of the world (Matthew 5:14–16).

Cole LaBrant: From Vine Fame to Faith, Marriage, and Raising Five Kids (Purity, Community, Parenting) | 1211 PodcastJackson hosts a Holy Spirit-led 1211 Podcast conversation with Cole LaBrant, a disciple of Christ, husband, and father of five, beginning with prayer and their recent friendship from the gym. Cole shares growing up in Troy, Alabama with a humble upbringing and Bible Belt Christianity, then going viral on Vine at 16 with friends, gaining a million followers, and quitting his ice cream job after early brand deals. He describes moving from Vine to Musical.ly, meeting Savannah at The Grove in LA after a prior DM connection, quickly dating long-distance, getting engaged within months, and moving to California while pausing college. They discuss pursuing marriage, purity, and biblical submission, the importance of community, and parenting as a unified team. Cole explains guarding against social media idolatry by limiting phone use, focusing on discipling their children, staying humble amid online criticism, and prioritizing in-person discipleship and local community.