Journey NOW

On Sunday, we discussed the letter to the church at Laodicaea (Rev. 3:14), a wealthy and comfortable church with little need for God and an apparently tepid municipal water supply. This week's Journey NOW panel—Tim Timmons, Suzie Lind, Mike Erre and host Kevin Dixon—think more about their experiences resisting the impulse to live at the comfortable center of their own lives. How do individuals and Christian communities in our affluent culture keep their focus on God and live lives that are refreshing (like cold water) or therapeutic (hot water)? You can go deeper with us in our study of Revelation with the books on Journey's specially curated Amazon book list for the series. Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

We often read the book of Revelation unaware of the preconceptions that skew our understanding. Pastors Mike Erre, Suzie Lind, and Kevin Dixon discuss the hard work, open-mindedness, fearlessness and curiosity that they're seeking to cultivate in Journey's current Sunday Gathering series.  You can go deeper with us in our study of Revelation with the books on Journey's specially curated Amazon book list for the series. Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

Mike Erre, Suzie Line, and Tim Timmons join host Kevin Dixon to continue Sunday's discussion on understanding the genre of Revelation.  You can read more on this subject with our Amazon book list. Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

The JourneyNOW roundtable team wraps up our six-week "Unbound" series. How does our view of the heart of God—truth or love—influence how we read the Bible? Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons explore the relationship between God's heart and theology. Plus, Kevin chooses truth over love when it comes to dealing with unwanted vermin on the Journey campus. Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

At our Sunday Gathering, Suzie Lind put our "Unbound" series' new approach to the Bible to work. She challenged us to re-experience the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) as a story about Jesus instead of through the lenses of our own experiences, culture and bias. Mike Erre and Tim Timmons join her at this week's Journey NOW table to continue the conversation as a listener asks what Jesus might have written in the dust to persuade the accusers to drop their stones and walk away. Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

This week's JourneyNOW crew—Mike Erre, Suzie Lind, Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons--follows up on Sunday's "Unbound" series teaching by exploring on a listener question: "Don't we use the Bible to become more Christ-like individually in order to help the community? How do we do that in context?"  Can the Bible apply to us on our own, or do we only make sense as Jesus followers together? And, if that's true, what does that even look like? Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

The Journey NOW crew continues to explore questions from our Sunday "Unbound" series. We have been learning about the Bible as the result of a partnership between God and humanity. This week, Mike Erre and Suzie Lind join host Kevin Dixon (with a special guest appearance by Seth Erre) to consider the ideas that the Bible is authoritative or inerrant. Where did the text of our Bible actually come from? And how can we learn to read the Bible through the person of Jesus? Have a question or comment of your own? Text us at (615) 861-9503 to join the discussion.

On Sunday, we learned how events and rules in the Bible reflect God's accommodation to people and cultures living far from the ideals of Genesis. Tim Timmons, Mike Erre, and Suzie Lind join host Kevin Dixon to explore some of the questions we got about this new way of reading the Bible. Plus: Holy Scoby! We match kombuchas to pastor personality types.  Got your own question for us? Text us at (615) 861-9503 with comments to help ferment our discussion.

On Sunday, we began a new "Unbound" series: We’re learning to appreciate the Bible, not as a single, divinely received book, but as a library of works produced through divine and human partnership. Teaching pastor Mike Erre, student pastor Rob Gonzales, and care pastor Sam Barnhart join the podcast to discuss some questions they received afterwards about behaviors that can result from misunderstanding the Bible. Plus, this week's passing of 1970s icon Olivia Newton John inspires a wave of nostalgia and Boomer trivia from host and Journey lead pastor Kevin Dixon.  If you’re hopelessly devoted to this podcast, do us a favor: Leave a review, share us on social media and let a friend know that each week’s Journey Now is the one that you want. 

On Sunday, Kristi McLelland shared the story of Moses’ mother, Jochebed. Kristi's message challenged us to think about how we give things up that are beyond our control. How do we ‘faith’ our way through these situations, surrendering with hope and not apathy? Tim Timmons and Betsy Rainey join host Kevin Dixon to explore this difficult idea, sharing their own life experiences.