Pain, joy, and seeing with God's eyes
- How does engaging with Haiti transform American Christians?
- Is engaging in mission work partly to heal our own brokenness a form of 'stealing'?
Tim argues Americans are a distracted culture sold the lie that more stuff brings happiness, that pain carves out the hollow space where God can pour joy, and that short-term missions done right expose people to real pain so they hear God. A host asks whether using others' brokenness to heal our own is 'stealing'; Tim answers it is seeing with God's eyes when it is a two-way walk. They discuss doing short-term missions well: go as a learner first, walk alongside, never replace a paid local worker.
More on Discipleship
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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