Boy has it been a slow year for C4L podcasts! Sorry about that and thanks for hanging in there with us anyway. In this episode we talk through what's been going on in our lives, ask each other questions about how we're going to make 2025 our best year ever, and just enjoy time catching up. Join in for the conversation, the questions, and the methods that we're going to implement to make 2025 the best year ever.

We sit down with our good friend and frequent guest, Joe Weigel. He's quickly becoming a top scholar on the life and works of C.S. Lewis. Join us as we discuss that and more on this episode.

It's been a while but we hope you're ready for a great episode featuring Tom Chamberlin - Discipleship Pastor at Riverwood Chapel in Stow, OH. We talk through the various paths of discipleship, what it means to be a disciple, and the potential dangers of AI.

We finish 2023 with some final thoughts on the events of the year including where we've seen God move in our lives, things that we want to focus on going into 2024, and how we plan to be "On Mission". We also discuss the recent passage of Issue 1 in Ohio. What that means for Christians and how we need to extend everyone grace while still holding firmly to Biblical truths.

Our first three-time guest is back on the mics with us - Pastor Jarrod Williams! We kick off the episode with the classic game - 2 truths and a lie - with some pretty hilarious results.

Then we dig into some more serious topics including Alpha Course, Jarrod's recent pastoral sabbatical, counseling, and finish up the episode with some discussion on lies that we all tell ourselves.

The Core4 are finally back together again! We sit down to discuss John Mark Comer's book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. It's a challenging read that pushes back against some of the prevailing attitudes in our culture right now when it comes to success, drive, and time management. Do we think hurry should be ruthlessly eliminated? Tune in to find out!

Dan Blechschmid volunteered to serve with Samaritan's Purse on their Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) after hearing our past guest, Brock Kreitzberg, talk about the work that they were doing. He shared with us his history and heart for missions, both domestic and international, as well as some of the most impactful stories that he saw while deployed in war-torn Ukraine.

Resources:

Radical

The Unexpected Adventure

No Excuses

33 the Series

Good Works Mission

A Note from Dan:

The Core4 (minus one) sit down with our friend, and author, Joe Weigel, to discuss his new book and the current state of schools in the USA.

Order Joe's book here - The Critical State of Education: How Classical Education Can Defeat Critical Marxism

The Core 4 sit down to discuss Christianity Today's The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill podcast. The group comes at the podcast from 2 different sides with some of us not having any experience with Mark Driscoll's ministry beforehand, and some of us being impacted by his ministry previously. The conversation is spirited and lively as we try to unpack the question: "Do the ends justify the means?"

The Core4 wraps up the year by sitting down to talk through our highlights from 2022. We discuss our favorite Core4 moments, favorite books, fitness highlights, and more! We also provide a sneak peek at the 2023 Core4Life Pillar Challenge that you can jump into from anywhere! Just click this link to join our Facebook group and get in on the challenge!