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Episodes
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
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For…reasons, I have been thinking about whether or not it is okay to be kind of happy when someone dies. Is it, or is that just really wrong? (18:00-30:16)
I hear people talk about how going through hard things makes you stronger in that area of life. But I just feel like I am beat up in those areas. How does it make you stronger to go through something hard? (30:21-43:19)
From ill-advised TikToks to fast food meltdowns, we do a quick round up of ways Christians are being weird on the internet lately. (43:26-01:01:24)
Closing Song: Changing Me (Lee Younger)
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
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Is it normal to go through some times where you *aren’t* dealing with doubts or questions with your faith? Does that mean I’m not engaged? (18:56-30:07)
How do I balance keeping up with the news and not just being angry and sad all the time? (30:16-46:36)
I grew up in an environment where negative emotions were rarely talked about. How do I learn to express those feelings as an adult in a healthy way? (46:40-57:05)
Closing Song: I Am Free (Lee Younger)
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
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People talk about the generation “that God is calling to XYZ” or that “will break this or that”. Does God do things through generations? Is that a thing? (16:38-30:17)
When something bad happens in my life, my first instinct is to look for a reason. Something I could have done different or how it could have been planned for. But sometimes there’s no real reason and a bad thing just happened. But I hate that so much. How do I deal with that? (30:20-43:57)
How do you talk about your thoughts on life as a person of faith with non-believing friends without sounding like you are making a sales pitch? (44:01-1:01:11)
Closing Song: I Come To You (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
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How do I empathize when someone is having a hard time without joining in on their negativity in a way that is bad for me? (19:25-30:47)
I know finding a mentor is a helpful thing, What can I do until I find someone who fits that role? (30:50-42:40)
Several places in the Bible it talks about it being “the last days” back then. How does that work with us being 2000 years past “the last days”? (42:43-55:43)
Closing Song: Be Thou My Vision (Deacons Division)
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
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Is divorce ever the right option for a Christian couple to take? (19:26-34:05)
Yoga pants discourse is back again. What does the Bible actually say about “modesty”? (34:12-48:06)
An organization I am involved with recently had a scandal break. It’s a big organization and my local chapter wasn’t involved at all. But I still feel a little weird. How should I think about this? (48:10-1:01:14)
Closing Song: Ephesians 4:32 (The Poolhouse Guru)
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
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What is blasphemy? I hear it get tossed around mostly as a joke or an over the top accusation. Is it a real thing that people should worry about? (15:28-25:06)
In Mark 6, Jesus talks about being a prophet without honor is his hometown. I feel like the only thing I hear people say about this is comparing themselves or someone else to Jesus in this scenario. Is there anything this story tells us about Jesus? (25:11-36:26)
What’s the difference between feeling like God is leading you to do something and just thinking it is a good idea? (36:31-49:32)
Closing Song: You Delighted (Lee Younger)
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
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As much as I love making fun of churches and conservative Christian shenanigans, I also can’t help but to wonder: Why are they so vocal about same-sex stuff when there’s more damaging things in the church like anger, jealousy, abuse etc.
I’ve seen more lives being destroyed because of anger, jealousy, emotion and spiritual abuse then anything related to LGBTQ+. (18:44-36:41)
My church recently put out a response the the denomination approving of same sex unions. It was…not positive. How am I to respond about this issue? For me personally, there are sins worse than one’s sexual orientation. Even the greatest commandment Jesus gave was basically love God, love others.
And so far all the response to this issue is so farrrrrr removed from love. (36:46-54:52)
What are Titus and Philemon about? They don’t seem to come up much in church. (54:57-1:09:36)
Closing Song: Not A Judge (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
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Jesus says the greatest commandment is to love God and the second is to love your neighbor. Does this mean there are times we have to choose loving God over loving people? (17:26-29:52)
There is a lot of talk about “following your passion” in things like career, but also in the church about “using your passions for the Lord”. There is lots of stuff I like but I don’t know that I really have a “passion” I want to pursue. Is that okay? Am I missing something? (29:52-45:03)
How do you balance serving others with having your own boundaries? Is the Christian thing to always go with what’s best for the other person or the way they want thing to go at the expense of what you would prefer? (45:06-58:14)
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
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It's an Emergency catch up. Topics include:
Adding tighty whiteys to Renaissance masterpieces
Woke Alerts
An utterly predictable "macho" megachurch pastor story
Xtreme Easter Smackdown
Forced Tithing Lawsuit
Closing Song: This Is My Father's World (Southern Harmonic)
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
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The fellas took Easter week off. Please enjoy some songs and an encouraging word. See you next week for the normal shenanigans.
Songs:
Break of Day (Lee Younger)
All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name (Glenn Kaiser)
So Here I Am (Jed Brewer)