Brewing with Jim

Brewing with Jim

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week addressing topics and creating an open forum for honest conversations. Thank you all for listening and taking the time to Brew on life’s questions with Jim. The show is hosted by Jim Brewington. Jim is a pastor and teacher and has served in these roles for the past 45 years. He has worked in small churches and mega-churches primarily as a teacher serving both the hearing and deaf populations. He has been an interpreter for American sign language for 30 years and is an author. He has his bachelor's in psychology and criminology and his master's in theology. He has mentored many members of the church and students. He has served CVCS since 2020 and taught high school students for 12 years. CVCS is a college preparatory, private Christian school in San Juan Capistrano, California serving over 700 students from junior kindergarten through grade 12, including approximately 30 international students from around the world. Disclaimer: The topics covered and answers offered in Brewing with Jim mine the wisdom attained from a life of pastoral ministry and care. They do not constitute professional or clinical training or expertise in counseling or mental health. CVCS and its podcast network want to provide a platform for the discipleship of our community. Brewing with Jim is our attempt to foster that environment in a format that is accessible and open for all to partake in. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and may or may not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Capistrano Valley Christian Schools or its faculty. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

Episodes

August 19, 2025 28 mins

This week's questions:

  • How do I stop overthinking everything in life?
  • If you could hop onto a phone call with the Pope later today, what do you think you'd talk about?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excit...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • When should I tell another Christian that I feel judged by them?
  • What's a movie you've seen that you absolutely hated, and why?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • Is it normal to grow distant from my parents as an adult?
  • Was life more fun for you as a kid or as an adult?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week a...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How do I make friends as an adult?
  • What's a piece of technology that absolutely blows your mind?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week addressing to...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • Is it okay if I disagree with some of my pastor's teachings?
  • What character trait makes you instantly dislike someone?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show onc...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How important is one's reputation?
  • What character trait makes you instantly respect or admire someone?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week address...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • Does God really give people trials in life to test their faith?
  • Tell us about your wedding day!

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week addressing...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How do I deal with a difficult boss?
  • If you had to sacrifice one of your five senses, which would you get rid of, and why?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How do pastors set boundaries on their time while still fulfilling their duties?
  • What is something expensive but definitely "worth it?"

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are exci...

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June 17, 2025 30 mins

This week's questions:

  • Why is school so boring?
  • What's something that made you laugh in the last week?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week addressing topics and creating...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • Is it bad to go to church just because other people want me to?
  • What's a word that you like or use a lot more than most other people?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring...

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June 3, 2025 30 mins

This week's questions:

  • Do I have to go to college? (Is college worth it?)
  • What's one question in life that you would love to have an answer to?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show o...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • Can I love my enemies without having to be around them?
  • What's an occupation that you admire but could never do yourself?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show ...

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May 20, 2025 32 mins

This week's questions:

  • How do you break bad habits?
  • What's something hard for you that seems easy for most other people?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week addressing t...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • At what point should a pastor tell a person to talk to a psychologist?
  • What's something easy for you that seems hard for most other people?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How do you balance work life and home life?
  • If you had to move to any other country in the world, which country would it be, and why?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • What are the keys to making good decisions in life?
  • If you got to choose, would you have rather had 10 siblings, or be an only child?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How do you handle failures/rejections in healthy ways?
  • Impromptu Follow-Up: How do you reject others well?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week add...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • Is it bad if I don't feel particularly guilty about my sins?
  • What was your first impression of me?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show once a week addressing ...

Mark as Played

This week's questions:

  • How do you explain God to a little kid?
  • If you got to relive any single day of your life, which day would it be, and why?

Brewing with Jim focuses on giving biblical and experiential perspectives to life’s hard questions. We survey the students at CVCS and do our best to create a genuine conversation around the talking points the students want to know most about. We are excited to bring you a show ...

Mark as Played

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