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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
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Intro and a follow up emergency (00:00-20:54)
1 Corinthians 1:27 says God confounds the wise and strong. But other parts of the new testament say we should be wise and strong. How does that work? (21:31-32:35)
How do I find my identity in Christ? Especially when I don’t really want to have my identity be “a Christian” because of all the baggage and weirdness around that? (32:38-46:59)
What is important about Palm Sunday? It just seems like this weird little side story that doesn’t have much to do with the overall Easter narrative. (47:03-01:00:35)
Closing Song: Psalm 139:14 (The Poolhouse Guru)
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
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Intro and a Sunday school smokebomb throwing emergency (00:00-19:09)
I have struggled with anxiety and depression. I am generally doing better. But, sometimes I feel those old habits starting to creep up. How do I respond when that happens? (19:21-29:50)
My non-Christian or ex-Christian friends have a big problem with the idea of sin. In the sense that the idea there is something fundamentally evil about them has been used to make them feel bad. I kind of see their point honestly. Is there a way to think of sin without all the guilt and judgment? (29:54-45:12)
The part in Matthew 4 where Jesus is tempted in the desert is weird to me. Why is there only one time the devil tries to tempt him, or even talk to him? It feels like this weird little side story that comes up once a year during lent. Am I missing something? (45:16-58:00)
Closing Song: I Need Thee Every Hour (Lee Younger)
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
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Intro and a sacred dessert emergency (00:00-19:30)
I think I need to be more resilient. When things don’t work out, my initial reaction is to go to pieces. How do I grow in that? (19:37-34:31)
When I pray, I sometimes get distracted because I am getting so angry. Can I work around this? (34:34-46:39)
I grew up with Heaven being described as singing worship songs forever. That sounds…not good. Is the description missing something or am I? (46:45-59:42)
Closing Song: This Is Not A Trade (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
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Intro and a miraculous emergency ((00:00-17:18)
What does having a “Christ-centered” relationship actually mean? (17:30-30:19)
How much can I disagree with a pastor or mentor? There is no such thing as someone who is right all the time. How much disagreement is normal? (30:23-48:11)
The Bible says pretty clearly “God is love”. I hear Christians say that there is a balance to that in that God is also just. Are those opposites? Is one more important than the others? (48:16-01:01:38)
Closing Song: Amos 5:24 (David and Alaina Coplin)
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
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Intro and a christian radio conspiracy (00:00-15:30)
What do you do when you feel frustrated with God? Or frustrated with life, but that’s the same thing, right? (31:09-47:06)
How much do I need to try at my job? I heard a lot growing up about “working as if for the lord, not for me” and “excellence in all things”. But, that kind of seems like a scam when it means do more work than I am getting paid for. (31:09-47:06)
Hebrews 6:1 talks about “moving beyond the elementary teachings about Christ”. What does that mean? Are there extra teachings? How do you know if you’re ready to move on? (47:10-01:00:24)
Closing Song: God Don't (Lee Younger)
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
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In this 600th episode(!) the guys take a look back at the Christian world of 2012 when the podcast launched. Including the Dove awards, Christianity Today headlines, and some characters that would reoccur over and over.
Closing Song: The original SayThat outro song
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
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Intro and a pastor made his own cryptocurrency, that is definitely an emergency. (00:00-21:460
I tried a meditation app. It talked about just letting your thoughts happen without judging them. How does that go with “taking every thought captive to Christ”? (21:55-36:49)
A friend recommended a Christian book to me. I really didn’t like it and thought it had some harmful stuff in it. They are very excited to hear what I thought. What do I tell them? (36:53-53:00)
I have heard people talking about “social media fasts” and how being online is so toxic. I don’t like get into fights or get obsessed about likes. I don’t really post that much, but I enjoy scrolling through stuff- maybe spend a little too much time doing it some days. How do I know if this is a problem or not? (53:03-01:07:14)
Closing Song: So Here I Am (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
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Intro and a winter weather emergency. (00:00-15:24)
Did you guys see the story of the Ohio pastor who was charged for letting homeless people sleep in his church during the cold snap (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/01/19/ohio-pastor-charged-zoning-violations/72281784007/). It got me thinking about what I would do. Would breaking the law be the right thing to do? (15:37-33:14)
What is fasting for? I don’t see how being hungry is going to make me a better Christian. (33:19-49:17)
In Mark 7, Jesus is roasting the Pharisees about how they honor God with they lips “but their hearts are far from Him”. Isn’t that true of everyone? Is there something particular about their case? (49:20-01:03:04)
Closing Song: Child of Wandering Will (Lee Younger)
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
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Intro and the rare good movie emergency (00:00-19:00)
I would like to try something different with reading the Bible in 2024. I have done the one year Bible and audio Bible. Any other suggestions? (19:31-31:20)
Any tips for dealing with seasonal affectedness? (31:26-41:03)
In John 4, Jesus tells the woman at the well that whoever drinks from him will ever thirst again. I feel like I need to be refilled over all the time, and I hear other people talk about that too. How does that reality match with what Jesus says in the story? (41:12-59:14)
Closing Song: Cannons on a Lighthouse (Randall Goodgame)
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
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Intro and Sports Emergencies! (00:00-18:04)
There are things I would love to “leave in 2023”. But I am not sure how to go about actually putting them behind me. (18:17-31:57)
I am a little confused about the way the Bible talks about Old Testament figures. Some of them do pretty bad stuff, but then in the New Testament they are described in glowing terms (David is a man after God’s own heart, Abraham walked in Fatih, Moses was faithful in all God’s house). Am I missing something? (32:06-45:18)
What is the difference between wanting to succeed and/or have nice things and being greedy? (45:26-01:01:07)
Closing Song: Though The Mountains (The Yearwoods)