Thinking Well Podcast
Thinking Well is a podcast hosted by Kyle Reeves and Nick Dykan, members of Lake Worth Baptist Church in Lake Worth, TX.
Our mission is to glorify God by engaging life's hardest questions with clarity and conviction. Each episode explores current events, Christian apologetics, church doctrine, even personal testimonies, all while remaining anchored in Scripture and being shaped by a biblical worldview. Whether you're a believer seeking to grow, a truth seeker wrestling with doubt, or a skeptic willing to listen, Thinking Well exists to equip, challenge, and point every listener to the saving hope found in Jesus Christ alone.
Thinking Well Podcast is in association with Hammer & Quill Publications
For more information -
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hammer_and_Quill_Publications
Visit our website: https://publications.lakeworthbaptist.org/
Email us: podcast@lakeworthbaptist.org
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Our Goal is Thinking Biblically
The mission of Thinking Well Podcast is to glorify God by engaging life's hardest questions with clarity and conviction. Each episode explores current events, Christian apologetics, church doctrine, even personal testimonies, all while remaining anchored in Scripture and being shaped by a biblical worldview. Whether you're a believer seeking to grow, a truth seeker wrestling with doubt, or a skeptic willing to listen, Thinking Well exists to equip, challenge, and point every listener to the saving hope found in Jesus Christ alone.
The Thinking Well Journey
Thinking Well Podcast launched on April 24th, 2023, with Tom Plemmons and Kyle Reeves of Lake Worth Baptist Church at the helm. Over the course of two years, the two led each episode with a shared purpose: to strengthen the faith of believers and to invite unbelievers to seriously consider the claims of Christ. Throughout that time, they sat down with pastors, church members, and special guests who shared their testimonies of faith and offered thoughtful perspectives on apologetics, doctrine, and current events. In 2025, however, the podcast entered a year-long hiatus as Tom and Kyle turned their focus toward other areas of ministry within the church.
In the spring of 2026, Lake Worth Baptist Church relaunched its publications ministry under a new name, "Hammer and Quill Publications." Around the same time, ministry intern Nick Dykan brought a proposal to Kyle, Tom, and the pastors of LWBC (Zac Hatton and Dan Coffman) to revive Thinking Well in time to coincide with the "Hammer and Quill" unveiling. After several months of preparation, Thinking Well made its return in March of 2026, with Kyle Reeves back as host and Nick Dykan stepping in alongside him as co-host.
Since reuniting, Kyle and Nick have carried on the podcast's original mission: pointing unbelievers toward Christ while encouraging and equipping the Christian believer. At its core, Thinking Well remains as a podcast that challenges its listeners to think biblically and to discover how God's Word speaks with clarity and relevance to the world we live in today.
Senior Host | Kyle Reeves
Kyle Reeves, senior host of the Thinking Well Podcast, was born in 1995 and came to faith in Christ at the age of nine, placing his trust in Him as Lord and Savior before being baptized at Victory Baptist Church in Casa Grande, Arizona. In 2004, Kyle and his family relocated to the DFW area, where he soon joined Lake Worth Baptist Church alongside his parents, a church he has now called home for over two decades.
In his years at LWBC, Kyle has served faithfully in a number of capacities: as a drummer on the Lake Worth Worship Team, as a member of the church's security team, and most recently, in answering God's call to preach. Kyle has been married to his wife, Haley, since September 2020, and together they are raising three daughters: Addison, Amelia, and April.
Junior Host | Nick Dykan
Nick Dykan, junior host of the Thinking Well Podcast, was born in 1999 and came to faith in Christ at the age of twelve, being baptized shortly after and joining Lake Worth Baptist Church, a church he has now called home for nearly fifteen years.
Over the course of his time at LWBC, Nick has invested himself in a wide range of ministries. He played a key role in building the church's media team, served behind the scenes in support of Lake Worth Worship, and since 2018, has devoted himself to taking part in the church's youth department as one of the youth ministers. In 2019, Nick surrendered to the call to preach, and has since been pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Bible Specialization at Veritas Baptist College. In November of 2021, Nick married his wife, Krystal, and the two have continued to serve the Lord faithfully together ever since.
Episodes
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
1 hr 38 min
On this episode, Kyle and Tom discuss the 2nd commandment - Thou shalt not make any graven image.
Is this a repeat or furtherance of the first commandment? Is it a standalone? What does it mean? We have a habit of trying to fit God in a box of our own design, and in doing so we often make a "graven image" of what we think he's like. Tune in as we try to adjust our thinking on this topic.
Mar 15, 2024
Mar 15, 2024
1 hr 1 min
We're bringing something special to the feed this week. Recorded live at the 2024 AMEN Conference at Fellowship Baptist Church in Liberal, KS, this episode features Pastor Kurt Skelly of Faith Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA, preaching through one of the most intimate moments in all of Scripture -Christ's prayer in the garden of Gethsemane from John 17. Though it was delivered at a men's conference, the truths Pastor Skelly draws out on prayer are for every believer at every stage of the journey.
Be sure to follow Pastor Skelly's podcast "Everyday Truth" — 15 minutes a day, straight through the Bible, on every platform (Links below).
Audio Credited to the Fellowship Baptist Church in Liberal, KS.
Fellowship Baptist Church Website: https://fellowshipfamily.org/
Conference Speaker: Kurt Skelly, Lead Pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA.
Faith Baptist Church Website: https://faithva.org/
Everyday Truth with Kurt Skelly
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-truth-with-kurt-skelly/id1457071280
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2EgMNGC4d0Wj48EDt7jCtv?si=5c94c73850d94af6
Veritas Baptist College: https://vbc.edu/
Land of the Bible Tours: https://www.landofthebible.org/
Hammer and Quill Publications
Website: https://publications.lakeworthbaptist.org/
Email us: podcast@lakeworthbaptist.org
Follow us on social media: Hammer and Quill Publications
Check out our other podcasts:
Well-Lit Path
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/well-lit-path/id1684126681
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hYGfMdmYJWMrX60i2rVr3?si=51ad344bf59e4d5d
From the Book
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-book/id1734239812
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0nknCsVYK6c6mDRBiV1A30?si=94a7e36a27784843
In the Fort Worth area? Come visit us!
Lake Worth Baptist Church
4445 Hodgkins Rd. Lake Worth, TX 76135
Sunday Services: Morning Service - 11am. Afternoon Service - 1:30pm.
Wednesday Service: 7pm.
Website: https://www.lakeworthbaptist.org/
Contact:
Phone: (817) 237-4163
Email: church@lakeworthbaptist.org
Mar 1, 2024
Mar 1, 2024
1 hr 17 min
In this episode, Kyle and Tom discuss the book "Tactics" written by Gregory Koukl.
Apologetics aren't just about defending our views and beliefs, we need a plan, we need tactics. Gregory Koukl does a great job of presenting some valid options for how we can more effectively share Jesus with the people we meet and the people we know.
Feb 16, 2024
Feb 16, 2024
1 hr 10 min
On this episode, Kyle and Tom discuss everyone's "favorite" biblical topic: lists. If all God's Word is given by inspiration and profitable, what are these list of genealogies for?
Feb 2, 2024
Feb 2, 2024
1 hr 46 min
On this episode, Kyle and Tom sit down with Tyler Hirsch (Youth and Young Adults Pastor at Greenwood Baptist Church in Weatherford, TX) as he shares his personal testimony and how God has shaped him to be used in ministry.
There are struggles in life. There are dark times. God is there in all situations. He works to his good. He has great plans and wants to use each and every one of us to his glory. He wants and deserves the glory in every valley and mountain top season. It is on those mountaintops we celebrate his presence in every season of life, making the light of his favor that much more precious.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, TO HIM BE GLORY in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.(Ephesians 3:20-21)
Hammer and Quill Publications
Thinking Well Podcast is an extension of Hammer and Quill Publications - a Baptist theological publishing ministry of the Lake Worth Baptist Church in Lake Worth, TX.
For more information visit: https://publications.lakeworthbaptist.org/