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Have you ever really wondered what the bible says about topics like depression, anxiety, prayer and social media? Well so do we.
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"The things you own end up owning you" (opens the original)
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Tyler Durden Fight Club What happens when the things we work for, buy, and chase start controlling us instead of making us happy? This conversation gets into envy, overwork, loneliness, money, relationships, and the exhausting feeling that peace is always one purchase, one promotion, or one life change away. Stephen talks honestly about burnout, financial pressure, repairs, work, and trying to keep everything together. Nick brings his own perspective on isolation, marriage, divorce, and the pain
Everyone I know, Goes Away in the End (opens the original)
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Stephen and Nick finally get to Ecclesiastes. Eventually. First there's a recording glitch, a handful of music tangents, an argument about Christian bands, a detour into church names, and some well-earned complaining about country music. Scenic route guaranteed. The episode title borrows a line from Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," and it fits. Ecclesiastes 1-6 is one of the most honest, least comfortable books in the Bible, and Stephen and Nick spend this episode sitting in that discomfort instead of r
As the Good Book Says . . . (opens the original)
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In Fiddler on the Roof , Reb Tevye is fond of saying, “As the Good Book says.” The trouble is, Tevye is not always sure where the "Good Book" says it, or whether it says it at all. In this episode, Stephen and Nick examine how Christians came to recognize the 66 books of Scripture, why the Apocrypha belongs on a different shelf, and whether the canon was settled by divine design or church-council guesswork. From Moses and the prophets to Jesus, the apostles, and the early church, they trace the
"Why Can't We Be Friends" (opens the original)
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A funk band asked the question in 1975. Most advice about unity is too small. Get along. Keep the peace. Don't make it weird. That is not unity. That is just a truce We go after the real thing: pride, preference, and the gap between those and actual spiritual maturity. We get there by way of dog behavior, worship team dynamics, and a missions trip where people can rub on others nerves. It starts out funny and honest, the ordinary business of feeling ignored, misunderstood, or half a beat behind
"I’m not certain I can survive any more visits from old friends.” (opens the original)
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- Jack Sparrow- Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End Old friends, old wounds, old dynamics, they have a way of showing back up and testing whether we've actually grown. In this episode we get into the hidden dynamics of how people actually connect: tone, pace, and the small cues that shape trust. We talk about dogs' expressions, cultural differences, naming variables (yes, really), and what all of that reveals about ego and communication. We also get into love across cultural lines: honoring
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