All of the Above

This week we continue our walk through the ordinary means of grace.  Those small, mostly overlooked disciplines that God has given us to grow our faith, hope, and love.  Today, Trevor and Jim talk about bible intake: reading our bibles, being good sermon-listeners, and Jim's newly discovered favorite beverage. Opening song: Evergreen (Sojourn Music): https://sojournmusic.bandcamp.com/track/evergreen  Bai Cocofusion: https://amzn.to/2E5I7tE Brussels Sprouts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout The God Who is There (Don Carson) - video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO2ZodTbNdU  Stranger on the Road to Emmaus (John Cross): https://amzn.to/2SQXL6x Robert Murray M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan: https://www.mcheyne.info/calendar.pdf Slugs & Bugs (Randall Goodgame): https://slugsandbugs.com/

This week begins a series on the ordinary means of grace; those practices God ordinarily uses to transform us into Christ's likeness over time. Trevor is joined by Adam 'Gumby' Cooper to discuss prayer: why it's important, why we typically resist it, and strategies for improving your practices. The resources mentioned this week: A Simple Way to Pray (Martin Luther): https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Way-Pray-Martin-Luther/dp/0664238394 Praying the Bible (Donald Whitney): https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Bible-Donald-S-Whitney/dp/1433547848 Opening song: Evergreen (Sojourn Music): https://sojournmusic.bandcamp.com/track/evergreen

In which Trevor references CS Lewis (eye-roll) and Jon plans to throw his phone out the window. Trevor and Jon also offer three practical things they intended to do in light of this book. Book available here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433552434/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Opening song: "Evergreen" by Sojourn: https://sojournmusic.bandcamp.com/track/evergreen

In which Jon and Trevor discuss how you should be like an elderly woman at a Johnny Depp movie premiere. Book available here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433552434/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Opening song: "Evergreen" by Sojourn (https://sojournmusic.bandcamp.com/track/evergreen)

We love technology. We often find ourselves excited by new tech and devices and trinkets.  And Christians have always been in favor of technological advancement.  It’s part of our convictions around being made in God’s image - that we were made to create! But all tech comes with a cost because all tech changes us. In this episode, Trevor and Jon Hyatt begin part 1 of a conversation about Tony Reinke's book, "12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You." Reinke writes:  “[I]s my smartphone a hostile enemy?  Is it a cultural trinket? is it a legitimate tool?  Those are a few of the questions we examine in the pages ahead. Our phones have concentrated powerful technology into a little device we control with our thumbs… All of these realties are changing us; there’s no debate on that. The bigger questions remain: How are our smartphones changing us? and should we be concerned?" (p.39) How are we being changed? Give us a listen! Book link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433552434/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Opening song: "Evergreen" by Sojourn

We all feel a bit frantic, right?  With all the choices and options about what to do and be, we all end up feeling a bit crazy.  This week's episode is the 2nd half of Trevor's conversation with Zach and Sarah Gilliam about the book “3 Big questions for Frantic Families." Give us a listen! "3 Big Questions" by Patrick Lencioni: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Questions-Frantic-Family-Organization/dp/0787995320 Song credit: "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley

We all feel a little bit frantic, chaotic, all over the place, distracted, and overwhelmed. Can anything be done? In part 1 of this two-part series, Trevor talks with Zach and Sarah Gilliam about the first two questions in the book, "3 Big Questions for Frantic Families" by Patrick Lencioni. Part 2 of this conversation will be posted next Monday. 3 Big Questions: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Questions-Frantic-Family-Organization/dp/0787995320 The diagram Trevor mentioned: https://www.tablegroup.com/imo/media/doc/Frantic%20Family%20Model.pdf Song credit: "Evergreen" by Sojourn "Zak and Sara" by Ben Folds Five

Another year has come and gone. What were some things we loved about 2018? What were some lessons learned in 2018? What does 2019 hold? What resolutions have we made for 2019? Trevor and guest, Adam Cooper, talk about 2018, 2019, and more Tom Hanks movies.

What is music, why are Christians so bout it bout it, and which Bible story is least appropriate for being made into a Fisher Price play set? This and more in this week's episode. Intro song is "Evergreen" by Sojourn. Outro song is "Joy to the World" by Sufjan Stevens.

Tradition. The word conjures up all sorts of things, good and bad, for each of us. But what is it? Is it good? Is it bad? What is our culture's general disposition towards it? What does Jesus say about it? In this episode, Jim Slice and Trevor Hoffman consider the usefulness of tradition and (briefly) disagree on whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie.