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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)
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
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Intro and a cascade of emergencies (00:00-26:00)
Reading bible books like Numbers 5 makes me very angry to be a Christian. How do you guys reconcile such content in the bible? And how do you keep hope for decent relations between men and women? Thanks for your thoughts! (26:12-43:38)
I know it’s the Christian thing to be kind to people when they are being unkind to me. But like, how kind do I need to be? (43:43-51:34)
Sometimes, when I see churches or ministries try to hop on a social media trend, or do something “cool” it kind of rubs me the wrong way. Like it’s cheapening the message to put it to a tik tok dance. Is that legit? Or am I falling into the same thing as people who don’t like contemporary worship just because it doesn’t seem as churchy? (51:38-01:02:41)
Closing Song: I Am New (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Merry Christmas from SayThat!
Please enjoy this Christmas meditations we put together a few years ago.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
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Intro and an emergency from an Indiana creationism conference. (00:00-17:00)
There is a lot of advice out there about how to go after what you want, or let go of things you want. What do you do when you have no idea what you want? (17:02-28:58)
What does it mean to make amends? Is that part of repentance? (29:02-41:20)
Why is John the Baptist important? He is talked about in early chapters of the gospels as this huge deal but I don’t really get why. (41:24-54:03)
Closing Song: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Lee Younger)
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
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Intro and emergency (00:00-15:20)
“Be still and know” sound like a great concept, but I have a really hard time sitting still. I don’t find it relaxing. It stresses me out kinda. How do I get better at it? (15:30-27:49)
How important is doctrine? It seems like the people who talk about “good doctrine” the most don’t do most of the stuff Jesus talked about. (27:53-44:28)
How can my partner and I make my parents see that not having kids is the right choice for us? (44:32-01:03:07)
Closing Song: Away in a Manger (Lins Honeyman)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
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It's a post-Thanksgiving emergency buffet! We talk about dance bans, the "facts" about rock & roll from a 70s Tennessee jail ministry, and a men's conference speaker hosted by a guy named Bazzel Baz, and that's not the wildest thing about it. And more!
Closing Song: Angels We Have Heard On High (The Poolhouse Guru)
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
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Intro and a traditional Gripesgiving Emergency (00:00-15:55)
Seeing family during the holidays, one of the things I think about is how differently they se “being a good Christian” than I do. How do I deal with people who think I am not a very good Christian, and I feel the same about them? (16:32-29:43)
I…don’t really feel thankful. Lots of stuff is bad and it has been a hard year. Why should I put effort into trying to be thankful? it feels fake. (29:46-45:23)
I see the story of the widow’s offering used to say that people should give money even if it puts them in financial distress. That seems really wrong, but it does also seem like the story is saying that. Am I missing something? (45:27-01:00:06)
Closing Song: You Have Better (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
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*Matt's audio is better this episode. We promise it will be fully fixed by next week. We had a stern talk with our audio engineer...who is Matt.
Intro and an emergency with a twist. (00:00-11:30)
How should Christians think about the economy changing? Like, I know giving is good, but if I want to buy a house someday soon, I probably need to save more than I thought I would need to. (11:47-25:30)
I was recently told I was “too negative.” I don’t consider myself a negative person. I would say I am positive sometimes and negative other times and that I try to be realistic. Is it possible to just be a “negative” person? What do I do? (25:33-42:34)
How do I deal with people who talk about all religion like it is a cult? I heard someone talking about Scientology recently and someone commented something like “yeah, that’s weird. But they all are.” That kind of offended me, but I didn’t know what to say. (42:40-01:00:55)
Closing Song: A Mighty Fortress (Pete Lawson)