Welcome to the Love Where You Are podcast! 

In today’s episode I am joined with Jenny Randle and Brayden Brookshier. 

Brayden and Jenny each married a sibling of the Randle family, making them brother in law and sister in law but they are also kindred spirits in the world of theology, nerding out over all things God. They geeked out over theology so much that they wrote a book together called Flash Theology: A Visual Guide to Knowing and Enjoying God

Brayden is on the Teaching Team at Newbreak Church, San Diego, is host of the "Adventures in Theology" podcast and is Professor of Biblical Greek at Horizon University.

Jenny is an author and award winning editor who has dedicated herself to ministry and is currently working on her master’s in theology at Asbury Theological Seminary. 

In today’s conversation, Jenny, Brayden and I talk about destigmatizing that big word: theology. Theology can sound like something just for pastors and professors. Theology, however, simply means the study of God and as Christians we should be studying God! Jenny and Brayden help break down the ideas of what theology is, making it more accessible and relatable, and how to incorporate it into our daily lives and with our kids.

Thank you for being here today. Now, let's dive into the conversation! 

You can connect with Jenny through instagram and her website. 

You can connect with Brayden through instragram and his podcast. 

You can buy their new book on Amazon! 

 

FAVORITE TAKE-AWAYS:

*There seems to be a vague age parents think their kids will reach when they become "ready" for theological stuff. Instead, we should be encouraging and empowering our kids through open questions and discussion about who God is and helping them form their understanding of Him for themselves. We have to trust God with our kids and trust our kids with God. 

*Bible illiteracy is a growing problem among Christians and non-Christians. Brayden sees this with a positive outlook, as an opportunity to help train people in the right mindset as opposed to re-training an old, flawed minset about who God is. 

*Where are we getting our theology? Church, friends, social media? We have to vet all these thoughts and opinions through Scripture. 

 

REMEMBER:

*Jesus looked at the heart of the matter. It is good to have head knowledge about God, but it is as equally important to have heart experiences with God. 

*Brayden says: Share as you grow, share as you go. Share and talk about God with your family, kids, friends, even though you're still learning. We are all still learning! We will never "arrive" at the finish line till we see God face to face, and that means we will always be growing and learning. 

*It is okay to admit you don't know the answer. It is okay to learn another person's beliefs and see where they're coming from. Search for the answers and love people where they're at. 

 

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