Seeking What They Sought

Welcome to another episode of Bad Explanations! This time around the guys discuss Sabbath, some of the bad explanations given to them for why it was important growing up, and how they have come to see it in a more healthy way over the years. Some resources the guys talk about in this episode (and more!):Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer:https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525653090/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_A3dSEb8Z4Q568“Fight Hustle/End Hurry Podcast” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fight-hustle-end-hurry/id1480300467Essential more “Scholarly” Sabbath Reading we’ve found life-giving:“Sabbath” By Rabbi Heschelhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0374529752/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_t4dSEb7FKZW2Y“Sabbath as Resistance” by W. BrueggemannSabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664263291/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_85dSEbFVSVYT1Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening! - Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode the guys talk about Easter and how Adventists possibly celebrate it less than other Christian denominations and the reasons behind that.Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.comThanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode the guys talk about the recent COVID-19 virus and discuss whether or not attending a church service will be as necessary as we once thought going forward.Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.comThanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode the guys talk about the unique Adventist struggle with intellectualism when it comes to personal faith. Is knowing God more about the head, or the heart? Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode, Sean and Anthony reflect on what it was like to grow up a PK (pastor’s kid). They also take a look at a study.Link to source: https://www.barna.com/research/prodigal-pastor-kids-fact-or-fiction/

The guys are back with an update and introduction to the second season of Seeking What They Sought! Catch up and get a preview of what’s to come this season.

In this episode, the guys sit down with Paddy McCoy and discuss the future of the church and how young adults will have an impact. Paddy is the young adult pastor at Kettering SDA Church and former chaplain of Walla Walla University.Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode, the guys sit down with The One Project leader Paddy McCoy for an interview. Paddy is currently the young adult pastor at Kettering SDA Church in Kettering, Ohio. Find our more about the One Project Here: https://the1project.org/gatherings/redlands2019Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode, the guys continue with the series, “Bad Explanations,” with their second topic, Ellen White. “I Am Not a Prophet;” Ellen White’s thoughts on her role as a messenger of God (Letter 320, 1905, to J. H. Kellogg; Manuscript Releases 5:439) Source: https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/656.1731#1733Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening! - Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

TL;DR: If you want to just skip to the “Opinion Zone,” at the end of the episode to hear the guys give their personal stance on sex before marriage skip to 1:04:29Want to fact check us? Go a little more in-depth? Here are some sources!: Premarital Sex Trends: Increasing Worldwide (2018):http://www.ipsnews.net/2018/04/premarital-sex-increasing-worldwide/The "Fog Zone" Study = "Evangelicals Aren't Waiting To Have Sex" (2009)https://powertodecide.org/sites/default/files/resources/primary-download/fog-zone-full.pdfNT Verses on "Fornication:" Mark 7:20-23, Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Cor 6:18-20, 1 Thess. 4:3-5Original Language: Strong’s Concordance: 4202, “porneia,” πορνεία ; from 4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry: — fornication.4203: πορνεύω porneuō; from 4204; to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practice idolatry: — commit (fornication)Bonus: A lot of the language we use, believe it or not (lol), came from people way smarter than us. There are some great resources out there to talk about Sex in proactive, wholistic ways, here are a few! The Meanjng of Marriage - Tim KellerCounterfeit Gods - Tim KellerSex/God by Rob Bell Love That Lasts - Jeff Bethke Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: seekingwhattheysought@gmail.com Thanks for listening! - Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik