Transformation Church

Get A Bigger Picture// Triggered (Part 10) // Charles Metcalf

Nov 23, 2025
Exploring the vast cosmos, Charles Metcalf questions why God cares for humanity and discusses how light years and deep-space images reveal our smallness. He emphasizes that immaturity can magnify emotional triggers and contrasts pride with insecurity as barriers to spiritual growth. Using Galileo's story, he illustrates the dangers of clinging to limited perspectives. Encouraging a broader viewpoint, he connects cosmic understanding to everyday irritations, promoting honesty and self-awareness to foster peace and transformation.
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You Are Not The Center

  • We live on a tiny rock in an enormous, expanding cosmos and that perspective reduces self-centeredness.
  • Charles Metcalf says seeing the universe's scale helps shrink our triggers and adds meaning to life.
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Small Picture, Big Triggers

  • Smaller personal pictures make emotional triggers feel larger and more consuming.
  • Charles Metcalf argues that broadening your perspective is often the solution, not just managing the trigger itself.
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How Small Pictures Preserve Themselves

  • People preserve small pictures by denying uncomfortable truth and creating absolutes.
  • Charles Metcalf links historical resistance to Galileo with modern habits of protecting self-centered views.
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