The call to genuine discipleship
A host (speaker-1) calls for genuine discipleship — 'older men teaching the younger men type of thing from scripture' — noting every generation thinks it needs no mentors. The other host says he barely knows men he would trust with that job, and calls young men to submit to discipleship and older men to stop hiding. He wishes a man two generations above him would confront him directly ('you know what, Ben? It's not right what you're doing'), and diagnoses the core disconnect as 'mental agreement' without action: like a cat that believes food is in the bowl but won't go eat it. The show is 'not bold internally' and 'not bold and loving externally' — men who defend truth but won't pursue it, ending as 'whitewashed tombs' arguing over beliefs they never act on.
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Should following Jesus feel more comfortable as time goes on?
- Should following Jesus feel more comfortable as time goes on?
A host asks whether following Jesus should feel more comfortable as time goes on — noting the low-level tension many feel around am-I-doing-enough and the stigma that contentment equals laziness.
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Confetti and lasers: what should God's people be known for?
- Do we want to be known as the confetti and lasers people?
- What should God's people be known for?
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- Can recovery ministries replace a chemical high with a spiritual high, and is that sustainable?
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What does it mean to make disciples
- What does it mean to make disciples — is it just giving information, or does it involve accountability and structure?
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