Etcetera - 06.11.08 - Fluxed Up

Erik June 12th, 2008

Everything seems to be in a state of flux…our country, the global economy, the church, our personal lives. All the change and uncertainty is enough to drive a person to drink (or trust in a loving God who's in control of this mess). I guess it depends on the person.

Use one of the options below to listen to this edition of Etcetera as we spend some time talking about being jacked up in a jacked up world.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

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Whatever happened to sin?

Terry Mattingly March 14th, 2008

I have no idea if there is a religion ghost somewhere in the sad story of Ashley Youmans Rae Maika DiPietro Alexandra Dupre — the 22-year-old “escort” better known as “Kristen” in the icky story of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.

I do know this. There are times when it is hard to cover the news and avoid the word “sin.”

Read the whole New York Times report that pulled her out into the spotlight. Doesn’t this leave you asking some questions? Is this whole story a parable for the p … (Read More)

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Christmas is for Sinners!

Mark Tesreau December 3rd, 2007

I love Christmas, and if you love Christmas too and you're like me, each year you set out to make the approaching Christmas season the best one ever. Like me, you're convinced that with careful planning and discipline, you can have the perfect Christmas.

You resolve to get your shopping done early, while at the same time resolving not to focus on the giving and receiving of gifts. You resolve to not overspend, yet you resolve to be generous. You resolve to make time for everyone, while … (Read More)

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Truth & Consequences

Erik November 28th, 2007

Check out this edition of [ping] and witness the birth of a new character in the pantheon of podcasting, Erik Solo.

I've never piloted this thing without somebody riding shotgun, so Mark and Jordo called in to keep me company. To stick with the Star Wars imagery, Mark plays the role of Chewbacca and Jordo makes a great C-3PO (fluent in over 6 million forms of communication).

Anyway, it was a good show. We talked about God's non-existence, keeping an open mind, truth, Rob Bell (th … (Read More)

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Three Free Sins!

Steve Brown September 13th, 2007

As you perhaps know, I'm a fairly controversial teacher.

I've never quite understood that. There is a disconnect between how I think of myself and how others think of me. I see myself as a rather conservative, benign, old white guy who studies the Bible and tries to tell people what it says. I try to do it so that people won't get bored and can see the great heritage of truth Christians have and pagans should want. Sometimes, in order to get people to listen, I do push the env … (Read More)

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Guilt and Isolation

Erik August 13th, 2007

When a Christian leader acts as if he or she has a hotline to God and knows all, don't listen to that leader. You'll end up suffering under tremendous guilt. What's more, when you affirm that kind of nonsense in a leader, you subject him or her to a prison where it's impossible to be free.

On this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve discusses the plagues of Guilt and Isolation that result from putting people on pedestals.

Listen by clicking the "Play" bu … (Read More)

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