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72 | Reorientation: The Worldview of Jesus
Know what Familiarity breeds? Perceived Familiarity. Perceived Familiarity breeds Unfamiliarity. Which breeds Disinterest, Apathy, and, yup, Contempt. This is one of the most important facts about a life with God—we must fight Perceived Familiarity. Today we’ll do that. We’ll blank the slate and tell the story, highlighting it’s many strange facets (Abraham’s fighting company of 318 men, the throw-down, single-elimination tournament with the gods of Egypt, the apocalypse after Malachi, etc), to refresh our worldview and remember just how strange this story is. Fair warning - gospel talk ensues, but hang in there: this is war for the destiny of the universe.
Agreements – Part 2
In the series conclusion, John and Allen reveal how to break current agreements and close the door on future agreements before they gain ground.
Agreements – Part 1
The agreements we make affect how we see ourselves and God – but we're mostly unaware of them. In the first of this two-part series, John and Allen shed light on how agreements take hold and alter our interpretation of reality.
71 | Laurie Thornton: Leading Leaders
Laurie Thornton is one part of a husband/wife pastoral team (guess which) with a decade of experience in music ministry, discipleship, missions, retreat-leading, all that. She has a dynamite relationship with God, is what we’re saying, and a proven handle on what it means to live as a disciple in his Kingdom. We asked her to come talk about leadership, starting with a little paradigm work and moving on to kingdom households, finding mentors, and developing a life with God that’s actually worth emulating.
The Narrow Road of Sonship - Part 2
In the series conclusion, Morgan Snyder invites listeners behind the scenes with this live teaching from last year's Become Good Soil Intensive. Through October 12, we are accepting applications for the 2019 Become Good Soil Intensive. Find out more at www.becomegoodsoil.com/bgs-event-home-page.
70 | The Summer Issue
The summer issue of And Sons is out, and yes, it technically is still summer even though most schools are back in session. In this episode Blaine and Sam flesh out some of the articles on super reading, fathering, and the creative life.
The Narrow Road of Sonship - Part 1
In this first of a two part series, John and Morgan discuss what it means to "Become Good Soil" through a compelling, vulnerable conversation with two graduates from The Intensive. To find out more about the May 2019 Intensive, go to www.becomegoodsoil.com/bgs-event-home-page.
69 | Ultrarunning: The Suffering Master and Apprentice
When Justin Lukasavige began running he didn't imagine going for 100 kilometers let alone down the block. But then Dave Eitemiller came along and offered his guidance, and an ultrarunning partnership was born. It's not just about handling the miles, or learning how to pace, or how to deal with suffering. Sometimes what we need is a mentor who we can learn from and be invited by into new and previously impossible adventures.
Love & War – Part 6
In the series conclusion, John and Stasi discuss the importance of learning to love.
68 | The River
Why do we keep going back to the same places? What is the value of knowing a land, a rock face, a town, when everything is about "what's next"? John (Padre) writes, "Each year we return lays down a new layer of story, and adventure, beauty and encounter. Layer upon layer, like a rich patina on a piece of heirloom furniture, or better, like the technique Rembrandt and the Old Masters used in their painting, carefully laying down dozens of layers of paint to achieve that extraordinary effect of depth and gravitas."
Love & War – Part 5
John and Stasi discuss the reasons for rough waters in marriage ... and what to do when storms descend.
67 | Sean Buckles: When Starting a Business is Scarier than Jumping Out of Airplanes
Sean Buckles is a coffee shop maven with a long career in the US Army, both as a member of a Special Ops team and as an instructor. He’s one of those people you like more every new thing you learn, though it isn’t easy to get him to talk about himself. We like Sean for a lot of reasons, but principally because he’s a dad with a life with God. And not just to his own family, though that’s true, but to his staff and to his community and a to a wider circle than we probably know. In this conversation, we try to get more of the story, from teaching folks to jump out of airplanes to leaving the military just shy of retirement to building an outstanding business, this is a story about risk and a life with God.
Love & War – Part 4
Making decisions is a huge source of stress in most marriages – but it doesn't have to be. Discover how to hear the voice of God, together.
66 | Summer Hacks or It's Not Too Late
The pernicious and crippling feeling of "it's too late" can infiltrate almost every part of our lives, so it should be no surprise that we are already feeling it in regards to our summer and all the daydreamed adventures we had for it back in the colder months. Sometimes setting small goals, finding loopholes in our own routines, or using a hack to break through a wall of impossibility is just what we need. Not all of these will apply to everyone, maybe none of them will, but at the end of the day we don't want "it's too late" to stop us from experiencing life and joy and the rest of summer.
Love & War – Part 3
The enemy wants us to make toxic agreements about our marriages. John and Stasi show how we can overcome this deception by fighting for each other.
Love & War – Part 3
The enemy wants us to make toxic agreements about our marriages. John and Stasi show how we can overcome this deception by fighting for each other.