The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a working list of all the evils/sins the Bible mentions e: how God interacts with and responds to sin f: how we are to minimize, interact with, and respond to sin Here in part C, we look deeply, broadly, biblica...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 36
The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a working list of all the evils/sins the Bible mentions e: how God interacts with and responds to sin f: how we are to minimize, interact with, and respond to sin Here is the TIMESTAMP for this episode B: 0:00 -...
Jan 23, 2018•37 min•Ep. 35
Here is the calendar of Spring studies and groups. I really want to encourage you to consider taking one or more of them, as each of them are designed to stir your passions for God, others, and self more, help you hone your perspectives on life and increase your biblical understanding, encourage you to improving your decisions and behavior, and and contributing to you finding more love, joy, and peace. They are: KNOW THYSELF – an 11-week study into figuring out how God wired you and for what pur...
Jan 17, 2018•15 min•Ep. 34
EVIL/SIN: primarily, a turning from God or His beneficial goods and secondarily, a turning to something detrimental (to you or others). Thus begins an almost seven hour exploration into what evil and sin are according to Scripture. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a working list of all the evils/sin...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 33
GOOD: a biblical is good is something that (subjectively or objectively) is inherently valuable [G0], pleasing [G1], beneficial [G2], and/or right/straight [G3]. What exactly does it mean when the Bible refers to something as good? What does this tell us about God and life? (Hint: it helps us better understand why a good God allows evil/sin and suffering.) TIMESTAMP: 0:00 - an introduction to unpacking the concept of good and how this all ties in with the issues of inter-determinism, evil/sin, a...
Jan 09, 2018•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 32
INTER-DETERMINISM: the spectrum concept that the reason anything occurs is due to some combination of divine, angelic, human, and animal decisions and actions, whether it is hard (irresistible) or soft (influential), active or passive (with a possibility of randomness being a factor as well). The exact combination ratio will vary from situation to situation and person to person, dependent upon a wide possibility of factors. Alright, here is one of the biggest, important 'rabbit trails' of Christ...
Jan 02, 2018•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 31
GLORY: a resplendent heaviness (glowing like heated metal in multicolored radiance, with a substantive presence, and with great worth and rank). GLORIFY: - to make resplendently heavy or increase something's resplendent heaviness - to recognize, revel in, reflect, and reveal God's resplendent heaviness. What exactly is 'glory' according to the Bible, and what does it mean to 'glorify' God? TIMESTAMP: 0:00 - an introduction to unpacking the concept of glory 12:09 - original wordings, key definiti...
Dec 19, 2017•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 30
LOVE is of: (Mk12:28-31) HEART: strong emotional affection for, delight in, and supernatural affinity with (aheb, agape) beholding beauty & value, a passionate treasuring (Songs) longing to see, seeking after, inviting in & vulnerably sharing life with (Songs, Pro, 1Th2:8,3:6) unashamedly, lavishly celebrating the object of affection (Songs) SOUL: willful, committed, loyal, devoted, covenantal faithfulness to (chesed; Rom 12:9-19) sincere, pure, fervent & earnest, not lacking zeal, i...
Dec 12, 2017•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 29
As Shannon is out of town this week, we'll take a break from the Unpacking Series and upload a fun interview he and Zach did back in October on 90.1 The Light with Isaiah Wilhelm. In the first section, they discuss the question "Hasn't science done away with the idea of God?" In the second section, they discuss the question, "If Jesus rose again in 3 days, can it really be called a sacrifice?" In the final section, they team up with the DJs and play a round of word games. (FYI, there's a couple ...
Dec 05, 2017•31 min•Ep. 28
Christian growth/maturity: the further advancement (leveling up) into our individual full potential, which comes through deliberate, gradual progress over time, as we augment, enable, and tweak our spiritual nature (thoroughly, in every necessary detail), by applying the details of Scripture to the details of our lives as we walk in step with the Spirit, until we reach complete, excellent, perfectly sound, Christ-like character (according to our design), so that we may most fully love God and ot...
Nov 28, 2017•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 27
FAITH: being persuaded by God to sincerely acknowledge who Jesus is (Lord & Savior) and being progressively stirred to walk in step with the Spirit. Faith = Belief (the internal acknowledgement of who God is) + Trust (an accordingly, ongoingly active response to that belief) What exactly is faith according to Scripture? How does it work, how does one acquire it? What does it result it? What can a practical take-away be from this study? TIMESTAMP: 00:00 - introduction to the concept of faith ...
Nov 21, 2017•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 26
HEAVEN: the Eternal Kingdom of God; the physical, perfect realm that all followers of Jesus will live in and enjoy, in full relationship with God, forever. Prepare to get your world rocked. There are some amazing details about what Heaven is going to be like according to Scripture, along with some with incredible potential details that we won't know until we get there. So let's go through a 3-hour foray into all these things, and be encouraged, comforted, and inspired! TIMESTAMP: 0:00 - introduc...
Nov 14, 2017•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 25
HOPE: to hold onto and take refuge in the confident expectation of some good thing that is coming. What is the concept of hope according to the Bible? What are the specific hopes we can have? If we cling to those hopes, what does it achieve? Timestamp: 0:00 - introduction to hope 8:42 - the wording & definition 21:02 - the details & nuances 56:12 - specific hopes 1:10:46 - application
Nov 07, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 24
Given the multicolor reasons we offered last week as encouragement to tackle the Scriptures, this week we get into *how* you can approach the Bible - whether via the traditional exegetical approach, Larry Crabb's "66 Love Letters" method, or unpacking concepts comprehensively in detail.
Oct 31, 2017•50 min•Ep. 23
What exactly is the Bible? What's so impressive about it? Why should we study it? In this episode, we look at how & when the Scriptures were formed, how they were transmitted & translated through the centuries, what they include, and why we can trust they are infallible, transformative, and authoritative.
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 22
Welcome to Seaon 03 of the Rekindling podcast series! Here in this initial episode, we explain the reasoning and methods of the "unpacking process" of Scripture. It's a good chance to come at the Bible in a slightly different, refreshing way. Give it a listen!
Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 21
A quick overview of the "7 Steps to Change" paradigm - a process that can help you better achieve making changes in your life. These include discontentment, finding a resonating solution, collecting all the relevatnt details, making the decision, application, adjustment, and repetition.
Jun 20, 2017•5 min
A quick overview of the '7-Fold Life' assessment tool - paying attention to and organizing the emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, resources, and God-elements of life, to really hone who you are and help you become the complete version of who God designed you to be.
Jun 20, 2017•6 min
A quick overview of the popular 'muddy fields' concept - those core flaws or struggles that you have in life and how to healthily, scripturally deal with and counter them.
Jun 20, 2017•10 min
A quick overview of the 'Flight-Fight-Persevere' lens. In any given tough situation you face, what is the right answer/solution according to Scripture: escape the bad, overcome and defeat it, or endure and grow stronger through it?
Jun 20, 2017•6 min
A quick overview of the spiritual lens, "Spectrum". In a world that often deals with things in black or white, all-or-nothing responses, it is important to remember that reality occurs on a spectrum, and better understanding that will enable you to more accurately see the full picture and make better decisions.
Jun 13, 2017•6 min
A quick overview of the spiritual lens, "Be-Do-Have" - focusing first on internal character and attitude development, making you better equipped when it comes to accomplishing tasks and behaving in proper ways, and then turning to the wise stewarding of resources.
Jun 13, 2017•5 min
A quick overview of the spiritual lens, "Eternal-Internal-External". Letting the things of God and scriptural insights have a stronger pull on your attitude and emotions than the circumstances surrounding you.
Jun 13, 2017•9 min
A quick overview of the spiritual lens, "Sweet & Sour". Expanding on the 'pro/con' mentality by understanding that within 'pros', there are good/beneficial things that will make you smile, as well as good/beneficial things that will make you wince.
Jun 13, 2017•5 min
A quick overview of the spiritual lens, "7-Stage Journey". Among the possibilities of atheist, agnostic/apathist, seeker, believer, disciple, ambassador, or co-heir, which are you?
Jun 13, 2017•10 min
This is the final episode of the Know Thyself series; in it, we look at how to put all your answers together and identify and map out the patterns in the results. And we finish with what to do with all this, and what this means for you now. I, Shannon, sincerely pray that this has been a magical ride for each of you. I hope that you have found at least one enlightening and encouraging thing about yourself and I hope it affects your life in a very real way!
May 23, 2017•1 hr 31 min
What kind of person do you want to become? What kind of things do you want to accomplish? What kind of things do you want to have?
May 16, 2017•49 min
What are your internal magnets - what draws you to your fleshly side, what draws you to your spirit-led side? What are your external magnets - what kind of people and environments do you flock to and what kinds do you avoid?
May 09, 2017•1 hr 2 min
What are your natural talents that God imbued you with at birth? What are your spiritual gifts that God gave you after committing to Him? What are your core, fleshly weaknesses that you most struggle with? And the link to the spiritual gifts test: http://buildingchurch.net/g2s-i.htm
May 02, 2017•1 hr 6 min
How do you 'do' life, how do you tick? What are the different nuances to your personality? How do they contribute to your purpose in life? LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE: DISC: www.discinsights.com/cyber/scripts/disc.asp www.free-disc-profile.com/ www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/ KEIRSEY: www.keirsey.com/4temps/overview_temperaments.asp STRENGTHFINDERS: http://www.strengthstest.com/strengthsfinder-20-access-code.html LOVE LANGUAGES: www.5lovelanguages.com/ ENNEAGRAM INSITUTE: www.enneagraminstitut...
Apr 25, 2017•1 hr 6 min
