The right constrictions lead to broader freedom. This is the case with the fruit of the spirit self-control. Through this discipline, God leads us to the good works we would choose to do if we had the mind of God. You don’t grow and learn unless you go through the right experiences. Tim Keller talk: https://youtu.be/TVl9uYcPRc8 Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLyi...
Apr 20, 2018•12 min•Ep. 170
Are you abiding in God, or doing a bunch of spiritual gymnastics trying to look spiritual? Are forcing your spiritual life? God’s invitation into the family of God is not about iron will; it’s about nurturing your spiritual connection and then letting God direct our steps. He is calling you today to abide with him. Use your self-control to make that connection! Brother Lawrence's book: http://a.co/2nqzFIn Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTu...
Apr 19, 2018•13 min•Ep. 169
There is a mystery and balance between our God-given personalities and the broken parts of us that God desires to change and grow. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss this balance and how to strive for spiritual growth without forsaking our hardwiring. We’re still discussing the fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control. Join us! Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrer...
Apr 18, 2018•12 min•Ep. 168
Who loves conflict? We all probably dread it to some extent, but when we center our life around avoidance of conflict, trying to soften everything, we become a ghost with no impact on anything. This is the obvious opposite of self-control and today Evan & Liz Frerichs are talking about the importance of assertiveness and self control which is a fruit of the spirit for Christians. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Faceboo...
Apr 17, 2018•12 min•Ep. 167
What is self-control? Is it just beating the flesh into submission? Christians tend to think this is what it means; that we’ve got to attack our fleshly desires head on. Evan & Liz believe it’s more about nurturing the spirit. Christian self-control is about putting aside our will and taking on the Holy Spirit’s will. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @El...
Apr 16, 2018•12 min•Ep. 166
Brene Brown says Serpentining is what we do to avoid POTENTIAL shame and hurt. We all do this either through procrastination, falsely positive emotions, or distractions from stress of life. We all know life is stressful and full of problems, but after we’ve avoided our problems for a little while, it’s amazing to see that the problems are still there after we finish our evasive actions. We'll be discussing this book all week: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9 Epic Every Day is av...
Apr 13, 2018•12 min•Ep. 165
There’s a difference between putting your toe over the line & dashing across it. It is possible to use vulnerability as a shield against healthy relationships. You’re the only one who can tell if you’re sharing to foster or repel relationship. Evan & Liz Frerichs continue their conversation about Brene Brown’s Vulnerability Armor from her book Daring Greatly. We'll be discussing this book all week: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9 Epic Every Day is available on Radio Pub...
Apr 12, 2018•15 min•Ep. 164
Trapped in Woulda, shoulda, coulda… Whether you’re trying to be perfect or just not mess up at all, no one can maintain that level of performance! The pressure on yourself is another kind of vulnerability armor we use to shield ourselves from shame & judgment. We need to realize that the standard of perfection is subjective, so even if you always please yourself, others may still deal out judgment. We'll be discussing this book all week: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9 Epic...
Apr 11, 2018•13 min•Ep. 163
If there ever was an activity where the all-important key to understanding it is to ‘know thyself,’ it’s this one. Today we’re talking about the things we do to take the edge off. There are a thousand different ways, like TV, candy, alcohol, tobacco, business, gossip, or news just to name a few. Any of these can conceivably be just fine, but we know, if we look hard, if our heart is looking for self-care or an escape. We'll be discussing this book all week. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a...
Apr 10, 2018•14 min•Ep. 162
What do you think about when you hear the word “vulnerable”? Weakness? All week we’re going to talk about what Brené Brown calls vulnerability armor—the methods we use to avoid vulnerability. Today we’re talking about foreboding joy, i.e. rehearsing tragedy and perpetual disappointment. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9 Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AK...
Apr 09, 2018•14 min•Ep. 161
Worldview Week--Day Five: Evan and Liz talk about how the previous topics in Worldview Week all fit together, giving a coherent method of sorting out truth-wheat from not-truth-chaff. Because God has prepared good works in advance for us—things that will make us more fulfilled than we could dream—we don’t have time to waste believing lies. We need to throw off the lies that hinder us and run the race. However, sorting out your worldview isn’t something you have to do alone. Join our Facebook gro...
Apr 06, 2018•17 min•Ep. 25
Worldview Week--Day Four: We live in an age of relentless information—coming at us through our phones, the TV, the Internet, from friends and teachers and co-workers. But no one can accept all the information out there and maintain their sanity. Christians have an extra level of responsibility to the truth. Evan and Liz Frerichs encourage their listeners to examine these information systems through the lens of the Bible. Kent Having seminars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3eh4Z5Ko4&list=...
Apr 05, 2018•18 min•Ep. 24
Worldview week day three: It’s not that Evan and Liz Frerichs hold Tai Chi in higher esteem than the Bible. But they believe the core principles of Tai Chi—being calm, surrender, centered, connected, & complete--are biblical and the physical principles have helped them learn spiritual disciplines in a tangible way. Join our Facebook group ! Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEveryDayNow.com Liz'z book: Tales From A Spacious Place Music by: Nu Skiffle Brigade used under creativ...
Apr 04, 2018•16 min•Ep. 23
Worldview Week--Day Two: All truth is God’s truth—it’s a phrase Evan and Liz feel describes the world around us. God’s truth is so embedded in the world that evil, try as it might, cannot totally replace it with lies. But it takes a connection to the Holy Spirit and practice to see and understand the truth—this is where a robust baloney grid is critical. Matthew Maury found sea currents using the Bible: https://answersingenesis.org/creation-scientists/profiles/matthew-maurys-search-for-the-secre...
Apr 04, 2018•16 min•Ep. 22
Worldview Week--Day One: Faith is based on the works of God – it’s not a blind leap off of a cliff! Faith isn’t something we’re born with. By God’s design, and by natural processes, growth comes through experiencing challenging things that build up our trust in God. We don’t have to be afraid of information! Join our Facebook group ! Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEveryDayNow.com Liz'z book: Tales From A Spacious Place Music by: Nu Skiffle Brigade used under creative commons l...
Apr 02, 2018•18 min•Ep. 21
What must have it been like for Jesus to be present--in the moment, not looking for an escape—while he is hanging on the cross? He asked God for another way in the garden, but now he’s following through, not looking for a distraction, locked into those around him, fulfilling his mission for us. What an amazing example of complete for us to ponder on Good Friday! Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Mar 30, 2018•13 min•Ep. 160
All people at some point in their lives feel abandoned by God, but Jesus is the only person to actually experience that abandonment. The words he spoke from the cross are a quote from the Old Testament—Psalm 22—and give us insight as to what that felt like. And it’s loaded with prophecy of things that really happened to Jesus on the day he died. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Tw...
Mar 29, 2018•14 min•Ep. 159
Jesus was no stranger to mobs—some of the time they adored him, but more often than not they wanted to kill him. Today we talk about Jesus hanging on to his identity in the midst of crazy. He knows who he is, he says who he is, and he trusts God to deliver him. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEveryDayNow.com Liz’s book: Tales From...
Mar 28, 2018•12 min•Ep. 158
Who are you when it’s just you and God? Like Jesus in the garden alone the night before he died. We see his faith and his struggle to obey. We get a powerful story of Jesus surrendering before the ordeal begins. We should model this in our lives because it’s 1000 times harder to surrender in the middle of the storm. We discuss ways to do this surrender pre-work. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Mar 27, 2018•13 min•Ep. 157
It’s the week before Easter, and we’re going to spend time this week reading about and thinking about the way Jesus used the CSCs (Calm, Surrender, Center, Connected, & Complete) in the few days before his murder. We’re reading from John 18 & 19 – the religious and civic trials of Jesus. How did Jesus maintain his calm during this time? Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twi...
Mar 26, 2018•12 min•Ep. 156
We tend to make value judgments on things that come into our life. If the car breaks down, that’s bad; if I get a good grade on a test, that’s good. But this value setting is a gateway drug to a bigger desire to control things in general. We want to have a sense of discovery and joy, like children in our faith. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs ...
Mar 23, 2018•12 min•Ep. 155
There are joy thieves among our family of believers. They’re often disguised as teachers of truth, telling you things like “God won’t put on your more than you can handle” or “God helps those who help themselves.” An understanding of these and other folk theologies in light of your connection with God keeps them from taking our joy. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKind...
Mar 22, 2018•12 min•Ep. 154
Talking about Centered today and Joy: how there is joy in embracing who we are designed to be by God, how the power to do that comes from acting in the spirit, not from our own power. That’s why we talk about centered after we talk about surrender. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEveryDayNow.com Liz’s book: Tales From A Spacious P...
Mar 21, 2018•11 min•Ep. 153
Why do we think there is some mystery to obtaining the promises of the Christian life like joy and peace, but if we want salvation we just need to ask in faith? These abundant-life qualities are more of a daily process with God through surrender. These are not things we can obtain apart from a gift from God. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EE...
Mar 20, 2018•11 min•Ep. 152
When we seek happiness, we end up withholding from ourselves the fullness of the Christian life. Sometimes we hold back on purpose thinking, ‘You don’t deserve joy.’ But it’s not about “deserve,” it’s about what God wants to give us. He says part of the fruit of the Spirit is Joy. It should be part of the normal Christian life. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLyi...
Mar 19, 2018•13 min•Ep. 151
However you approach suffering, whatever explanation you use to justify or condemn it, the explanation has to make sense. Evan and Liz Frerichs believe the Christian view of suffering it the only one that brings hope and peace. Suffering doesn't get swept to fairy tale land, and yet Christianity doesn't down play the real brutality of suffering. It redeems suffering! Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.fa...
Mar 16, 2018•13 min•Ep. 150
One way to really lock in the destructive results of suffering is to suffer alone. This is a recipe for disaster. There is amazing healing power in sharing your suffering with a trusted friend and spilling it out to God through passionate prayer. You are not alone in this! Sometimes success in this area just looks like perseverance in faith. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitte...
Mar 15, 2018•14 min•Ep. 149
When troubles come, do you say “Why am I so unlucky!?” or do you say “What are you doing God? I don’t understand, help me!” Life is a series of moving from imbalance to imbalance, but our center comes from God and He guides us. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEveryDayNow.com Liz’s book: Tales From A Spacious Place Music by: Nu Ski...
Mar 14, 2018•13 min•Ep. 148
We don’t always (or ever) get to know why we’re suffering. Suffering and redemption are such powerful themes in our faith that even the angels desire to know more about it. Get pen and paper ready when you listen to today’s episode because we’re taking about flipping suffering on its head through the G. E. Moore Shift which is a logic exercise that helps us put suffering back into perspective. The logic G. E. Moore uses: If P, then Q P Therefore, Q The inverse goes like this: If P, Then Q Not Q ...
Mar 13, 2018•15 min•Ep. 147
Ever heard “Don’t sweat the small stuff; it’s all small stuff”? How comforting is that? Not much. Christians have the unique ability to hang on to how difficult suffering is as well as provide hope in God to solve suffering. But we need to get much better at this! Suffering is never pointless. Epic Every Day is available on Radio Public, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sticher and YouTube. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEDCast/ Twitter: @AKindOfLying @ElizFrerichs @EEDCast EpicEvery...
Mar 12, 2018•14 min•Ep. 146
