The Living Room Disciple

On This Week's Episode: This week, you're going to hear something a bit different from our normal episodes. Many of you know that Nick O'Brien is actually a worship pastor at a local church in Central Florida called Georgianna. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMv_nZjDUH9eldn0fd9TRKg) This week, we're re-playing a sermon that Nick preached last Christmas season as it has never been heard by the listeners of The Living Room Disciple. This is an amazing reminder about why we celebrate the Advent season and focus our hearts and minds on the coming King. Find The Living Room Disciple on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivingroomdisciple/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomDisciple X: https://twitter.com/TLRDisciple Have time to help us out? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8 And last but not least, our website, check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

On This Week's Episode: We're thrilled to be joined by Christy Hemphill and Catherine McNiel, who are currently writing a series of Bible studies for BioLogos, one of the leading groups thinking through the intersection of Christianity and science. Today, we're looking to discover the ways that science can actually form us to look more like Jesus. About Our Guests Catherine McNiel: Catherine McNiel is an author, writer, editor, and speaker searching for the creative, redemptive work of God in our ordinary lives. She writes to kindle conversations that mingle theology with real life, and open eyes to God’s ongoing presence in our world. Catherine lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, where they care for three kids, two jobs, and one enormous garden. Catherine has studied and taught Intercultural Studies and Theology, has an MA in Human Service Counseling, and is working on a Master of Divinity at North Park Theological Seminary. Her books include Fearing Bravely: Risking Love for our Neighbors, Strangers, and Enemies; All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World; and Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline which was an ECPA finalist for New Author. Catherine is a sought after writer and speaker; her work has been featured by numerous magazines, websites, churches, and ministries.  She’s on the lookout for wisdom, beauty, and iced coffee. Find Catherine on her: Website: https://catherinemcniel.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CatherineMcNiel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catherine.mcniel/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catherinemcniel/ Christy Hemphill: Christy Hemphill and her husband Aaron work as linguistic consultants on a minority language Scripture translation project in southern Mexico, where she homeschools her three children. Prior to her work in Mexico, she worked as an educator for eight years in various contexts including high school, museum education, college, and adult education. Christy has a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from Old Dominion University, and a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics/Bible Translation from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics at Dallas International University. Christy serves on the curriculum development team for BioLogos Integrate and on the BioLogos Advisory Council. She has also served as a moderator on the BioLogos discussion forum since 2015, and you can often find her there sharing her pursuit of good biblical exegesis and good science with anyone who wants to join in. Find Christy on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cjhemphill4 For more on BioLogos, check out the website here: https://biologos.org/ Find The Living Room Disciple on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivingroomdisciple/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomDisciple  X: https://twitter.com/TLRDisciple  Have time to help us out? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3  Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8  And last but not least, our website, Check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

On This Week's Episode: Phil & Nick discuss the question: Should Christians want to change the world? Or is there a better way? We dive into a big question that (likely) has a small answer of being faithful to the kingdom of God, on earth as it is in heaven. Find The Living Room Disciple on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivingroomdisciple/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomDisciple X: https://twitter.com/TLRDisciple Have time to help us out? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8 And last but not least, our website, Check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

On This Week's Episode: Nick has a conversation with Karen Swallow Prior, an incredible author who most recently released The Evangelical Imagination. In this conversation, we discuss wow we're formed by "the water we're swimming in" - our social imaginary - which includes the idea that our lives, our bank accounts, our careers, our families, and our societies should be continually improving. How exactly is self-help different than formation/discipleship? Does it self-improvement even have a place in our journey to grow to be more like Christ? About Our Guest, Karen Swallow Prior: Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is a reader, writer, and professor. She is the author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Brazos, 2023); On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018); Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014); and Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. She has a monthly column for Religion News Service. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, and various other places. She hosted the podcast Jane and Jesus.  Links to Find More About Karen Swallow Prior Website: https://karenswallowprior.com/ Substack: https://karenswallowprior.substack.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenswallowprior/ X: https://twitter.com/KSPrior Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenswallowprior Find The Living Room Disciple on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivingroomdisciple/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomDisciple  X: https://twitter.com/TLRDisciple  Have time to help us out? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3  Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8  And last but not least, our website, Check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

About Our Guest: Paul Hastings is an award-winning podcaster, filmmaker, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the host of "Compelled", a podcast sharing unique stories about God transforming Christians around the world. His work has been featured by Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, World Magazine, American Family Association, The Christian Post, and more. Paul, his wife, and their four children live near Austin, Texas and attend Redemption Hill Church. Referenced in This Episode: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/hannah-overton Links to Find More About Compelled: Website: https://compelledpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCZXxRwUcKKbPkqdYbeoXVfA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/compelledpodcast/ X: https://twitter.com/CompelledShow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompelledPodcast/ Find The Living Room Disciple on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivingroomdisciple/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomDisciple X: https://twitter.com/TLRDisciple Have time to help us out? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8 And last but not least, our website, Check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

📖 BOOK GIVEAWAY DETAILS: Not only is Kaitlyn an incredible author and speaker, but she’s incredibly gracious in supporting a giveaway to run in tandem with the launch of this episode! 🤯 If you’re seeing this between 10/30/23 and 11/12/23 at 11:59 PM (Central), you can enter to win a SIGNED COPY of one of Kaitlyn Schiess’ books!  ➕1️⃣ Entry: Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & X. Earn one entry for every platform you follow. Already doing this? Great–You’re entered! ➕1️⃣ Entry: Share ANY of our social posts AND tag our profile on that platform.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelivingroomdisciple/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomDisciple  X: https://twitter.com/TLRDisciple  ➕1️⃣ Entry: Post a story on Instagram with a screenshot showing of you listening to this episode on your podcast app of choice. Be sure to tag @thelivingroomdisciple & @kaitlynschiess on Instagram.  📝 Episode Description: We’re nearing the full swing of 2024 election season. So what better way to enter into that than a conversation with author & speaker Kaitlyn Schiess? Author of two incredible books that beautifully explore the intersection of faith and politics, we’re excited to dive into this conversation.  We pray that today's conversation will form and shape you to look more like Jesus as you engage both Scripture and politics with an election looming on the horizon. The Strange New World within the Bible1 By Karl Barth https://jochenteuffel.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/barth-the-strange-new-world-within-the-bible.pdf Links to Find More About Kaitlyn: Website: https://kaitlynschiess.com/  The Liturgy of Politics: https://a.co/d/27iJz6q The Ballot and the Bible: https://a.co/d/2D8irKu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitlynschiess/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaitlyn.schiess  X: https://twitter.com/KaitlynSchiess About Our Guest: Kaitlyn Schiess is a writer, author, and a doctoral student at Duke Divinity School studying political theology, ethics, and biblical interpretation. She graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2021 with a ThM in systematic theology.  Kaitlyn is the author of The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor, released with InterVarsity Press in September 2020. Her most recent book, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here, released with Brazos Press in August 2023.  Schiess has written about theology, politics, and culture at places like Christianity Today, The New York Times, Christ and Pop Culture, CT Women, RELEVANT, Sojourners, Fathom, and the Christian Research Journal. Kaitlyn also wrote a chapter about political theology, Augustine, and conspiracy theories for an Eerdmans book, QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross, that released in May 2023.  Have time to help us out? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3  Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8  And last but not least, our website, Check it out at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

We're excited to talk about the good news of Jesus Christ. And more specifically, how our view of the Gospel can actually be shaped by our culture. Now of course, we believe that salvation is by God's grace through faith in Jesus but is this the heart of the Gospel in the New Testament? Today, we're trying our best to cut through the cultural noise to get to the heart of the good news, in hopes that we'll be transformed by the news that Christ is King. So let's dive in! Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

Today we are joined by Kate Boyd, a Bible teacher and the author of An Untidy Faith. Kate has a powerful story of traveling the world and seeing that Christianity is so much bigger than the little slice of American evangelicalism she grew up in. So, whether we recognize it or not, we're all formed by the faith communities that surround us. In this conversation, Kate helps us see that we can all find a lot of growth when we step outside of our comfort zone.  Kate Boyd is the author of An Untidy Faith (Herald Press, April 2023), creator of the Threaded Bible studies, and host of the Untidy Faith podcast. She helps weary and wounded Christians rebuild their relationship with Scripture and community and love God and their neighbors with their whole selves. She holds a masters in theological studies with an emphasis in biblical studies from Perkins School of Theology.  Book: anuntidyfaith.com    Bible studies: kateboyd.co/threaded  Website: kateboyd.co  Instagram: @kateboyd.co Twitter: @thekateboyd Untidy Faith Newsletter: kateboyd.co/newsletter  Podcast: kateboyd.co/podcast  Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

This week, we’re joined by Father Ronald Rolheiser, an author of more than a dozen books including ‘The Holy Longing’, regarded as one of the best books on Christian spirituality.  Today, we’re honored to discuss a topic covered in depth in another of Rolheiser’s books, Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity. We’re going to explore what it means to go from “getting your life together” to what it means to giving your life away in service to others.  Let’s dive in on this episode of The Living Room Disciple, where discipleship finds a home.  Links for Ron Rolheiser here:  Purchase Sacred Fire here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/234425/sacred-fire-by-ronald-rolheiser/  Books & Articles: https://ronrolheiser.com/en/ Follow Ron on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.

Note: This conversation touches on the topic of mental health. Neither Sarah or Phil are mental health professionals. If you’re experiencing feelings of darkness or depression, please reach out to someone in your community for help.  For the first time ever, we have a guest returning to the podcast: The incomparable Sarah Juers! If you haven’t heard, Sarah just released her newest album called It Was Dark Until It Wasn’t. It’s absolutely fantastic and on this episode, we’re going to talk about how that album came to be and what the Lord has done in Sarah’s life.  Find more about Sarah on. . . Spotify Her website Her Instagram Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, visit our website at livingroomdisciple.com.