The Living Room Disciple

Welcome to The Living Room Disciple! We’re incredibly excited to have made it to episode number TWENTY! Today, we're looking at what it looks like to live as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. While we live in this modern world, our prayer today is that we'd all be shaped to shine the love of Jesus to a world that is so often formed by hate and division. We're so glad that you're here for this episode of The Living Room Disciple, where discipleship finds a home. Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, our website is now live! Check it out here.

Welcome to The Living Room Disciple! We’re incredibly excited to introduce you today to our guest, Troy Darling. Troy has a foot in both politics and in ministry. Our conversation today is beginning a longer discourse on the intersection of politics and our faith. We live in a world that is political. So how does our faith influence how we engage or not in the political realm? Thank you so much for joining us today on The Living Room Disciple, where discipleship finds a home. Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, our website is now live! Check it out here.

Today, we’re discussing the stories that we tell ourselves and the stories that we believe. They’re some of the most formational elements of our lives. What are the stories that we believe? What are the stories that are shaping us?  And what is the true story found in the Bible that should be THE foundational story for our lives? So join us and welcome in to The Living Room Disciple, where discipleship finds a home.  Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, you can check our our website here at: https://livingroomdisciple.com/

Today, we have the pleasure of introducing you to Jared Stacy on the fascinating topic of conspiracy theory. Jared is a PhD candidate the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and he's studying Theological Ethics and Conspiracy Theory. This conversation discuss the intersection of political conspiracy theory and American Evangelicalism. Interesting to say the least! So join us and welcome in to The Living Room Disciple, where discipleship finds a home. Find Jared Here His website, articles, and newsletter. Instagram Twitter Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, our website is now live! Check it out here.

We’re incredibly excited to introduce you to our guest today, Ian Simkins, pastor at The Bridge just outside of Nashville, TN.  We can’t wait for you to hear this conversation as he reflects on the teaching series that he just finished on mental health in the church. The whole conversation is on the intersection of mental health, emotions, and spiritual formation. Questions like “Am I interruptible?” And “am I doing this FOR God or WITH God?” will help us address the posture we’re taking as we’re on a journey to be more like Christ.  So welcome to The Living Room Disciple, where discipleship finds a home.  Find Ian Here Sermons at The Bridge Instagram Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, our website is now live! Check it out here.

You know what's interesting? Following our conversation with Becky Castle Miller, we've realized just how often we (especially as men) don't talk about emotion. We love to talk about the RESULTS of our emotions but can overlook the root. Join us today as we dive a bit further into the realm of emotions on The Living Room Disciple Podcast, where discipleship finds a home. Have time to help make this show better? ⁠Support us on Patreon⁠ ⁠Listener Survey⁠ And last but not least, our website is now live! ⁠Check it out here⁠.

Today, we’re joined by Becky Castle Miller to talk about emotion and discipleship. Becky is a PhD student studying with Esau McCaulley at Wheaton College. She’s looking at the New Testament and researching emotion in the Gospel of Luke.  Find Becky Here: Substack Twitter Instagram And beckycastlemiller.com Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, our website is now live! Check it out here.

Grammy Award winning songwriter & worship leader Dee Wilson joins us on this latest episode of The Living Room Disciple. In this episode, Dee and Nick discuss the similarities between gospel & contemporary music, how we choose the music we listen and worship to, and how the words sing in worship can ultimately form us more or less like Christ. We’re so grateful Dee took the time to have this conversation with us and we know it will be a blessing to all who listen. Find Dee Wilson On: Instagram Twitter New Song Gem Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey And last but not least, our website is now live! Check it out here.

Today we’re continuing our conversation on worship. We’re asking the question what role does music play in living lives of worship? And how does our definition of worship form us more or less like Christ? Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon Listener Survey

Thank you for joining us today on The Living Room Disciple Podcast. A few episodes ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing and discussing how our western culture can form us more or less like Jesus. There was so much there that we’ve decided to have a part two of that conversation. Be sure to check out part one if you haven’t already! Have time to help make this show better? Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3paiqn3 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/vJcHEmLeKJgNPbgA8 Check out Dr. Randy Richards Website: https://randolphrichards.com/ His newest book, Misreading Scripture Through Individualist Eyes: https://www.ivpress.com/misreading-scripture-with-individualist-eyes