Christian Movies 12.5.07

Time to lighten up.  We go after an interesting point: 'How come unbelievers can make better Christian movies than believers?'  We discover some fascinating aspects to this question.

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Royal Priesthood

Part 3

11.28.07

In this discussion we each share how we've been living out the reality of who we are as Royal Priests.  How this has affected situations and our perspectives on the circumstances and relationships in our lives.

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Royal Priesthood

Part 2

11.21.07

This topic expanded into another podcast.  How do we live in the fullness of Christ?  Is embracing the reality of our royal priesthood a way of doing this?  Does it make a difference in how we perceive Father's desire for our lives?

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Royal Priesthood

Part 1

11.14.07

We begin this discussion catching up on the latest things that have been happening and soon turned to the topic of the royal priesthood.  What does that actually mean for us today?  What impact does that have on our relationship with Father?

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Living By Your Heart

11.08.07

What causes all of the divisions and the evolution of religion, denominations and institutions?  People's approach to life with their mind instead of their heart.  If we lived our relationship with Father with our heart, would their be the need for all of the complicated doctrines?

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Disabled?

9.19.07

This discussion hits a nerve about how religious institutions have disabled believers in the area of having real relationships with others and with Father.  These relational disabilities have impacted our lives further than we initially realized.

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Perceptions

9.13.07

It's interesting how many of the perceptions we formed in the religious institution about spiritual things or practices are still with us even though we're 'outside the box'.  We discuss the various common areas in our lives where those perceptions have been transformed into a relational perspective from the institutional one.

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Betrayal

9.05.07

Loren shares his fascinating story of betrayal and restoration with brothers from the institutional church that he left.  This brought out a discussion of the we're sure many others have had to deal with along their journeys.

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Gimmicks

8.22.07

We've been noticing lately how institutional churches have been trying new and improved gimmicks to attract new members. Men in particular are being targeted to get them to start attending more.  These tactics reveal a far deeper problem than what appears on the surface, and yet, do we apply some of these gimmicks to avoid certain aspects of our relationship with Father?

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Freedom's Responsibility

8.15.07

Loren finally makes it back to the podcast studio after his vacation.  We started a conversation on the perspective of freedom.  It's not so much that we're free from the institution, but that we're free to live in relationship with Father, and with that comes our personal responsibility to continue in that relationship.

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Being Alone

8.1.07

A common occurrence for people who decide to walk away from the religious institution, is they suddenly find themselves alone in their decisions. With many of their previous relationships evaporated what next?  David and Bob discuss the realities of this dilemma and share some thoughts and experiences

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Delusions

7.25.07

David and Bob discuss some of the early responses to Parts 2 and 3 of the Church Outside The Walls video series.  Which lead into an interesting discussion on the impact certain delusions found in religious institutions hinder Spiritual life being reproduced through each believer.

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Wayne and Brad 7.20.07

We had a chance to drop in and visit with Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings.  We chatted with Brad about the up coming animated movie that he's had a part in producing.  We also got the latest from Wayne about how the book 'The Shack' is doing.

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Gathering in Ireland 7.11.07

David just returned from Ireland, where a gathering of folks from various countries took place.  It was special time of developing new relationships and hearing what Father has been doing in other people's lives outside the religious institution.

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COTW

Part 2 and 3

6.20.07

Well they are finally done!  Parts 2 and 3 of the 'Church Outside The Walls' documentary series.  We provide a little preview and discussion about these two sections of the series that focuses on church history and biblical teaching that has profoundly impacted the church today.

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Spiritual

Warfare pt 2 6.20.07

This topic turned out to be larger than we originally anticipated.  This pod cast continues the discussion on spiritual warfare, and our response to it outside of the trappings religious institutions have created for it.

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Spiritual Warfare 6.18.07

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Kevin Smith

6.6.07

We're finally back.  Kevin and Val Smith from Australia paid us a visit while they are on global excursion to visit and encourage friends they've made on their journey.  We had a great chat with him for this Podcast.

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The need to build 5.9.07

After leaving the RI, many folks have felt compelled to build something, do something as if relationship with Father was not enough. So what are some of the motivations  behind this?  Is it just feelings of guilt or is there something more to it?

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2d Christianity

5.2.07

 This marks our 40th podcast.  Every now and then the Spirit brings a revelation to us during the podcast that takes it into another level entirely.  This podcast is just that.  It focuses on how organized religion creates a two dimensional reality with God that never fits with the complexities of real life.

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Organizing

4.25.07

Institutional 'churches' are quite proud of their ability to organize projects with money, programs and an available workforce.  Outside of the IC how would one go about fulfilling a vision that is bigger than what one person could handle alone?

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Ordinances

4.18.07

'Who would perform weddings?'  My friend asked when I was explaining the functional role of a pastor over the institutional role we're familiar with.  That started a series of thoughts about the different areas of religious ordinances we've taken for granted in the institutional settings. 

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Giving our life away 4.11.07

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It's The System

4.4.07

We recently returned from our visit in Buffalo NY visiting some very blessed people there.  The impact of those meetings have spurred a lot of discussion since being back.  One topic that's come up is how it's the system not the people.  Meaning how a bad system affects sincere people.

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Engaging God

3.21.07

"I just need to hear God about that."  Sound familiar?  Life throws us so many curves.  So how do we engage Father about the situations in our lives?  Is it just prayer?  Another lively discussion ignited on this topic.

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Anti Christ

3.14.07

Creepy movies, hard rock bands, and devil's horns come to mind when you hear this term.  But when you look at the actual Greek meaning of the word, it means 'substitute Christ'.  And where do you think you find that?

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Christianity the religion

3.7.07

Hold on to your ipods for this one.  We discuss Christendom itself.  Breaking into some of the traditional concepts of Christianity, we come away with some fascinating truths.

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Living in the moment 2.28.07

There's been some discussion in the forums lately about living in the moment with Father.  For some it's been a way of healing from some of the past disappointments. For others it's brought a fresh renewal in their journey.  So what does it means to live in the moment with Father?

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Relationship expectations

2.21.07

How real are relationships in religious institutions?  What would happen to those relationships if you left?

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God's love

2.14.07

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Being pro-active 2.7.07

How often do we get an impression from Father about doing something, and then get distracted away from it?  Right.  That's what inspired this discussion.

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Change is coming 2 1.31.07

We continue the discussion on change that is coming this year.

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Change is coming 1.24.07

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Difficulties

1.17.07

Being free in Christ does not mean you get a free pass in life.  Trials still come our way, but what's it like dealing with difficulties in life w/o religious baggage hanging around your neck?

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Unity

1.10.07

Ah yes the prayer of Jesus in John 17.  My how it has become the rallying cry of religious institutions.  Can unity be realized in the  Christian institutions of today?

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Busyness

1.3.07

Has busyness become our cultural god?  Is that our badge of significance?  What relationships have we missed to maintain our hectic schedules.  Some open discussion on the trap we've all fallen into one time or another.

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