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236 | Do This, Not That
After more than 230 AndSons podcasts—that's around 14,000 minutes—on practically every topic imaginable, how could anyone distill it all down to a few main points? That was the herculean challenge given to Sam and Blaine. They accepted, and the results may surprise you. They each created a list of "3 Do's and 3 Don'ts" they felt was essential for guys in their 20s and 30s. So lean in, listen well, and do this...but not that. Show Note: Language Warning.
Fear Less
John and Bart talk about how to keep your heart from being weighed down with fear in these days of intense unrest and division.
235 | The Second Age of the Sorcerer
We live at a crazy moment in human history. The veil of modernity has fallen away and the re-spiritualization of the world is occurring. Once again, people are being drawn to the spiritual side of things. But having one's spiritual senses opened up without allegiance to Jesus and the covering of Christianity is disastrous. The good news is we can learn how to operate in this age really well. Jesus has everything we need. But we must ask him to teach us how to respond to these sorcerers, magicians, and spiritual anarchists as they reemerge from the shadows with these ancient strategies. Show Note: This is an AndSons MetaDragon Episode. Our team calls these sorts of episodes "MetaDragon" due to their meta-focus, their intensity, and because we misunderstood something our sound engineer said one day. Esoteric? A little. But now that you know, welcome to the MetaDragon.
Whack-a-Mole
Past regrets and future worries can make life feel like an endless game of whack-a-mole. John and Allen discuss how to take it one day at a time and not anticipate trouble.
Unlocking Your Calling
Stasi invites Dr. Una, a pediatrician, entrepreneur, podcaster, and amazing woman of God, into the studio to talk about what it looks like to step into our calling from where we are now—not waiting until we feel ready. God simply wants us to be available to him with our “yes,” even when it feels uncomfortable and risky. It’s God’s way of inviting us into a deeper presence with him. Because our lives matter. Your life matters. SHOW NOTES: Psalms 139:13 (NIV) For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Dr. Una Bio and links: Podcast: https://entremd.com/podcast/ EntreMD.com Dr. Una Bio: Dr. Una is a multi-faceted leader whose passion is to help others succeed. She has been privileged to teach and coach many to set goals and to take action to make their dreams a reality. She is a Pediatrician and the CEO of Ivy League Pediatrics, an award-winning private practice. True to her commitment to pay it forward, she founded EntreMD, a company designed to help physician entrepreneurs build profitable businesses so they can live life and practice medicine on their terms. Dr. Una also co-pastors Dominion City Church in Norcross, GA with her husband of 15 years, Pastor Steve Unachukwu. They are blessed with four amazing children. She considers being used by God to impact lives as her greatest success. Dr. Una lives by the motto: Die empty. Use everything God gave you.
234 | Body and Spirit: Christians as Amphibians
John Eldredge joins Sam and Blaine for this episode of the recent AndSons live stream. It's no secret that humanity is hard-pressed and beat up. But if we're going to recover from the current global trauma and understand the spiritual forces in our world, we need to first realize an essential truth. As Christians, we actually live in two worlds—the natural and the spiritual. And just as amphibians can transition easily from water to land, we need to discover how to tap into the strengths of God and his kingdom right here in the natural world around us.
The Beauty of Redemption
The Wild at Heart team shares breathtaking stories of how Jesus is working in the hearts and lives of people all around the world. Show Note: If you'd like to support Wild at Heart's mission, you can give on our website at https://wildatheart.org/give or through the Wild at Heart app at https://wildatheart.org/app.
41 – Receiving Mercy – 10/27/2021
10/27/2021: Receiving Mercy – Join Stasi as we tuck into the heart of our Father and find the refreshment that we long for. You can find the list of worship we used at this gathering here on Spotify.
233 | Sailors and Squirrels
What do you do in seasons where the things that once brought great joy no longer seem possible? The desire is still there, but the time or perhaps the money isn't. Through the doorway of sailing and yeah, even squirrels, Sam and Blaine offer a message of serious hope. Don't ever stop pursuing what brings you joy. Even when the epic seems out of reach, there are small things you can do to turn your daydreams of the past into fuel for the future reality you desire. Show Notes: Find the four-part Wild at Heart Envy podcast series here: https://wildatheart.org/rhplay/series/podcast/envy
"My Joy"
We could all use a big, deep infusion of joy in these times. John and Allen look at how true joy is actually something Jesus imparts to us...and how to ask him for it!
Christ is Enough
Something is revealed in our story when we feel like we don’t have enough—enough provision, enough safety, enough love. Through verses and stories, Stasi speaks to this question: What does it mean to be satisfied by God and to trust him as our provider for the things that matter most? In Christ, we have enough, and—because Christ dwells in us—we are enough. SHOW NOTES: (Verses) Psalm 131:2 (NIV): But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Genesis 17:1 (NIV): When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Psalm 103:5 (NIV): who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 23:1 (NIV): The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. Psalm 23:5 (NIV): You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
232 | The Sam and Blaine Mixtape
Certain songs have the ability to move you like nothing else, bringing you right back to key moments in life. Sometimes you choose the songs; sometimes they choose you. Either way, music's a potent mix of melody, memory, and emotion. Maybe that's why ancient epics often weren't poems or stories...but songs. In this conversation about music, Sam and Blaine share songs from the soundtracks of their lives while inviting you to remember the songs from various seasons of your own life. Show Notes: Check out the Spotify playlist with all the music featured in this podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4e4LITa7cYpxweFQx5QeuF?si=efbaa7cccf19471b
The Becoming a King Experience
John and Morgan announce the Becoming a King Experience, a free six-week study through the new film series that reveals the path to restoring the heart of a man. Begin today at www.WildatHeart.org/BecomingaKing.
231 | Know Your Own Heart
In this recent AndSons livestream, Sam and Blaine explore the high cost of ignoring our hearts. Yes, the heart is messy and complicated, but it's also the epicenter of our emotions, desires, motives, and experiences. When we become untethered from it and mask our feelings, we open the door to shame, despair, and anger. For those willing and brave enough, there is a way back to wholeheartedness. Here are some simple practices for becoming a student of the heart.
Strength for Your Soul: Staying in Scripture
The world offers endless distractions when we feel empty, yet nothing fills the soul like daily Scripture reading. In the series conclusion, John and Allen share a few verses that have rescued their hearts.
Elevating the Ordinary
Jamie Goudie joins Stasi in the studio for a conversation about inviting our beautiful God into the ordinary ins and outs of our days. Beauty matters to God, and as we practice opening our hearts to him amidst the messy and the mundane, we quickly discover that God cares about the details of our humanity and is available to us in every moment of our lives. SHOW NOTES: Scripture: Psalms 27:4 (NIV): One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Galatians 2:20 (NIV): I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Song: Artist by Laura Hackett Park Books: The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer Every Moment Holy by Douglas Kaine McKelvey and Ned Bustard