In this first of a series of Christmas devotionals, Pastor Jay Lee shares how the Christmas story looks like anything but a story of hope when you are looking at the circumstances of his birth, until you put it in the context of God's Word.

Music for the episode is courtesy of Elliot & Ray Anne Chung of Towne and Country: https://towneandcountry.bandcamp.com/album/a-towne-and-country-christmas

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In this episode Pastor Jay Lee interviews Dr. Jonathan Lee about what depression is, the actual methods of treatment and their expected rates of effectiveness, as well as very practical advice on ways Christians can be the most helpful to loved ones experiencing depression or suicidal thoughts and ideation. TRIGGER WARNING: Content may be distressing to people who are sensitive to discussion about depression and suicide. 

Dr. Lee's Bio:

Jon Lee is a Chinese-Canadian youth psychiatrist who is fellowship trained in administering transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of depression and OCD. He completed his training at the University of Toronto and the Temerty Center for Therapeutic Brain Intervention. He is grateful for the opportunity to work with  people from all walks of life, and to support them in their journeys to stable recovery.

He  currently works part time at USC in student mental health and maintains private outpatient practice through Oak Health Center (OHC). The  opinions expressed in this talk are solely Dr. Lee’s and do not represent either organization’s specific or implied opinions.

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Pastor Jay Lee invites guest Christine Osbrink to share a devotional and spoken word poem called "Alternate Reality", exploring the "now and not yet" tension of living as a member of the Kingdom of God.

Christine Osbrink bio:

Christine "CJ" Osbrink is a PK with a passion for encouraging &  equipping believers in their giftedness and calling, as well as  championing the pure Gospel + unity among God's global family!  She is  a worshipper and creative soul at heart, married for 21 years to her  high school sweetheart and mom to four homeschooled children.

Her Instagram account @the.fourfour began 4/4/21, as an expression of Ephesians 4:4.  CJ also enjoys collaborating with her teen daughter, @creativleighinspired, who does the original art for the weekly sermon series posts.

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In this bonus episode, Pastor Jay Lee shares a devotional submitted by a listener about the life of Timothy and how he was able to go from being a very ordinary man, to having an extraordinary ministry.

Pastor Terry Nightingale's podcast: 4 Minute Devotions

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In the finale of our parenting series, Pastor Jay Lee shares about bringing home their 2nd child recently and how the demands of family & parenting can fool us into believing they are preventing us from being productive.

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In this episode Pastor Jay Lee interviews Dr. Dave Wang on his 6 year longitudinal study on spiritual growth, and the insights gained on key attributes of spiritual growth and maturity in a believer's life.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Wang is a licensed  psychologist, pastor, and associate professor of psychology and pastoral  counseling.  He is the editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology and serves on the editorial board for Spirituality in Clinical Practice.  He is principle investigator of the Seminary Formation Assessment Project,  a research program funded by the John Templeton Foundation conducting  longitudinal empirical research on the human and spiritual formation of  students. He is also co-principle investigator of the Trauma-Resilient Church Collective  Program, a 5-year project funded by the Lilly Endowment mobilizing  diverse local congregations to address both individual and systematic  factors as they meet the spiritual and mental health needs of trauma  survivors. 

Dr. Wang teaches and speaks internationally, maintains a small  clinical practice in Fullerton, CA (drdavidcwang.com), is the pastor of  spiritual formation at One Life City Church (onelifecitychurch.org) and  serves on the board of directors for Joya Scholars (joyascholars.org). He also consults with the Global Aftercare Program of the  International Justice Mission (ijm.org; an international non-profit  organization devoted to ending the global slave trade) and has  co-authored their manual on Trauma Informed Care.  Dave and his wife  Vivian live with their two daughters in Fullerton.

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Continuing in the Parenting series, Pastor Jay Lee shares about how Jesus cares as much about our kids' experience as children, as He does about our experience as parents, and how He calls us not to exasperate our children.

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In this bonus episode, we share a devotional on how focusing too much on the news and social media can cause us to live in fear and distract us from focusing on our relationship with Jesus, who is our peace.  

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Continuing in our Parenting series, Pastor Jay Lee shares about the balance between being an attentive parent vs overprotective, and how we are called to train our children to discern good from evil.

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In this episode Pastor Jay Lee interviews special guest Bert Newton on the question of whether the Old Testament is still relevant to believers today or not?  Are believers bound by the laws of Torah?

Guest Bio:

Bert Newton has a Masters in Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has written a book entitled Subversive Wisdom; Sociopolitical Dimensions of John's Gospel. He also has a podcast entitled Bible Study; Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel.  He is also ordained through Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference, is a  "Ministry Associate" at Pasadena Mennonite Church, and works for a  faith-based nonprofit promoting affordable housing.

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