This Happened To Me: Boova's outward turn
In the new segment 'This Happened To Me,' Boova (introduced on-air as 'John Buva the third') describes a shift in his faith from self-serving belief to outward works: talking about Christ with a skeptic on Court Avenue in Des Moines — he turned back after hearing the name Jesus ('I heard the name Jesus, and I like that') — answering a friend's questions, and sensing the Holy Spirit more, or finally listening. The hosts riff on the theme: a disciple makes disciples rather than just believing; American church culture has become consumerist ('show up and pay money'); obedience is the tree's job while God provides soil, water, and fruit — 'it's not you, it's God.'
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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?
Ben redirects to the docket's denomination question: when someone hears Silas's church described as 'the confetti and lasers people,' should that sting?
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Recovery ministries, charismatic experience, and sustainable faith
- Can recovery ministries replace a chemical high with a spiritual high, and is that sustainable?
A long pastoral discussion starting from recovery ministries, which tend to come from charismatic backgrounds: the risk of trading a chemical high for event-driven spiritual highs.
From No. 555 · The Aslan Wears Prada
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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?
The hosts take up the third topic: two extremes of disciple-making. On one side, being only an information provider and leaving everything to the Spirit; on the other, running…
From No. 545 · By Invitation Only