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33 – The Ladder of Love – 10/17/2018
10/17/2018: The Ladder of Love – What does loving have to do with joy? Everything. Join Stasi as she shares about the stages of Loving and how, as we progress up the ladder of Loving God – it increases our joy and bears good fruit to all those around us. Video clips from October 2018 Enchanted April - 00:41:48 - 00:44:08 Worship Set from October 2018 Make Me a Lover - (6:33) (Sean Feucht; Songs for Nations) Jesus, We Love You (Live) - (6:55) (Bethel Music; We Will Not Be Shaken) Build My Life - (8:12) (Housefires; Housefires III) Here Again - (6:46) (Elevation Worship; Here Again) Lean Back - (6:54) (Capital City Music; Kingdom Come) Lean Back (Spontaneous) - (3:33) (Capital City Music; Kingdom Come) How He Loves - (6:48) (Jared Anderson; Live from My Church) Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts) -(8:24) (Misty Edwards; All Cry Glory) So Will I (100 Billion X) - (6:51) (Hillsong United; Wonder)
77 | Quit Learning, Start Learning
We roped in And Sons strategist Jon Dale to riff on a growing concern. It’s education. Problem is, when most folks think of education, they think of mining textbooks for answers other people already know, taking multiple choice tests and reading dusty books, all because they have to. In short, we think of the system designed to make industrial workers for a world that doesn’t want industrial workers any more. In this episode, we discuss the alternative: how to love problem solving, how to fail, and how to love of the unknown. If you grew up (like we did) in a public education system that, however well-intentioned, remains rife with problems, it’s not too late to start learning.
A Holy Defiance
Joy is not happiness on steroids; it's the unyielding belief that sorrow and loss do not have the final say. In this second of four podcasts, Stasi Eldredge reads Chapter 1 from her new book, Defiant Joy.
76 | Choose Difficult Things
When it comes to our daily rhythms, we tend to drift into paths with less resistance and difficulty than others. Life is hard enough as it is, so why wouldn't we choose to ease off where we can? The problem is that that posture can bleed into every aspect of our lives, until we avoid anything that seems too difficult or like too much work. Sam and Blaine share about places they are choosing difficult things for the sake of life, their families, and God.
Let Hope Rise
Stasi Eldredge is joined by Sheila Walsh in this first of four podcasts discussing the themes in Stasi's new book, Defiant Joy. Find out more at DefiantJoy.com
75 | Anthony Ashley: Strategy, The Way of the General
Strategy is an abused word for a vital concept. In this episode, we sat down with our friend and longtime pro-strategist Anthony Ashley to get to the root of the discipline: what is strategy, what’s it made of, and how do we use strategy as a paradigm to structure our world. Listen for tools to assess immediate strengths and weaknesses, build good goals, and refine the unique approach the corresponds to the personality of any person or team. From the history of warfare to the formation of a dream, building companies to developing character, strategy’s the proven toolkit for it all.
Wild at Heart BASIC
Morgan and Jon Dale discuss a new Wild at Heart initiative that gives men the tools to facilitate Wild at Heart Boot Camps in their communities. Discover more at wildatheartBASIC.com.
32 – The Invitation – 9/26/2018
9/26/2018: The Invitation – Christianity all turns on an invitation from the Lord of all. Matthew 11:28 says “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. To "come" means: to draw nearer, to move toward, move with a purpose, to advance, to go forward, rise in rank. You are invited to draw near. You are invited to drink of the living water, to rest in Jesus, to know Him and to follow Him. An Invitation has been extended to us ultimately to believe that the Gospel is all true. God is who He says He is and we are who He says we are. Join Stasi as she gently reminds us of the invitations given us by Jesus to "Come". Video clips from September 2018 The Lion King - 1:02:33 - 1:08:47 Anna & The King - 1:05:02 - 1:07:27 Worship Set from September 2018 You Say - (4:35) (Lauren Daigle; You Say) Who You Say I Am- (3:20) (Hillsong; There is More) Your Word - (7:00) (Hillsong; Let There Be Light) Altar - (6:19) (SEU Worship; For this Purpose) Where You Are - (8:42) (Leeland; Christ Be All Around Me) Psalm 45- (5:26) (Shane & Shane; Psalms, Vol 2) When You Walk into The Room - (4:49) (Bryan Torwalt; Kingdom Come) Ascribe- (6:42) (Justin Rizzo; Majestic) New Wine - (4:03) (Hillsong; There is More) Reckless Love - (5:33) (Cory Asbury; Reckless Love)
74 | Hank Shaw: Wild Game Gourmet
We've got a few books stacked around the office that we like to flip through for inspiration, and Hank Shaw's "Buck, Buck, Moose" has had a spot on our desk for a while now. Shaw is a forager, angler, hunter, and chef, who combines all of his experience to pretty staggering effect. His journey out of political writing and into the ethics and better use of wild food would be worth an episode on its own, but throw in his knowledge of the culinary world and you've got something even more enticing. To read more by Shaw check out his blog: https://honest-food.net
Changing Seasons – Part 2
One thing is certain ... change is coming. In the series conclusion, discover how to better interpret the good and the challenging seasons of your life.
73 | Dr Randolph James: The Doctor who says "Die"
Dr James practices medicine out of his clinic in Colorado, True Life Medicine, after leaving behind the "traditional Western model" of healthcare. By addressing symptoms alone, Dr James claims that we are giving people bigger and bigger band-aids that never solve the root of the issue. It's time to throw most of our assumptions and ideas of normal out the window, and start being active in our own lives when it comes to our bodies.
Changing Seasons – Part 1
John, Morgan, and Alex talk about navigating life's transitions in this first of a two-part series.
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.