The Other Half of Church Podcast HESED - The Second Ingredient
Sep 7, 2020
Join Jeremy Slager, a guest speaker and expert on community building, as he dives into the Hebrew term 'hesed,' meaning enduring love. He discusses how this concept fosters spiritual growth and secure attachments within communities. Explore the critical roles of joy and vulnerability in creating safe spaces for authentic connections. Discover how nurturing these relationships can combat addiction and enhance emotional well-being. Slager's insights reveal the transformative power of joy and hesed in forming vibrant, supportive communities of faith.
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Chesed As Enduring Attachment
- Chesed is a lifelong, life-giving attachment that perseveres across a person's lifespan.
- Jim Wilder links chesed to biblical mercy and enduring love as the core relational force in scripture.
Attachment Shapes Identity
- Attachment is the brain's primary force for identity and development, centered in deep neural circuits.
- Strong attachments shape who we become and outrank almost all other motivations, including self-preservation in extreme cases.
Joy Protects The Brain From Addiction
- Joyful, stable relationships protect against substance addiction by occupying the brain's reward circuits.
- In contrast, loneliness makes people seek artificial rewards like drugs that mimic attachment joy.
