Dear Church: Gathered and Scattered

Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! What's the difference between retaliation and self-defense? Are Christians supposed to all be pacifists? Find out on today's episode!

Time Stamps:

3:25 - Is retaliation even right?

10:25 - Is it wrong to defend ourselves?

21:11 - What does it mean to turn the other cheek then?

43:06 - How do we distinguish between self-defense and retaliation?

1:11:20 - What are the details of forgiveness?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! Why is Acts29 losing it's churches? What's up with Mark Driscoll and the "Jezebel Spirit"? Find out more on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:

5:18 Acts 29

9:15 How should we unite with these churches with different theology?

27:00 Minimum wage

1:00:46 Mark Driscoll and the "Jezebel" spirit

1:07:45 Preachers and Sneakers

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How should Christians care about their physical bodies? What should we think about obesity? Find out on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:

5:17 What does it mean to treat our bodies as a temple?

7:37 What does it mean to treat your body with vanity?

10:32 How do we draw the line between vanity and health?

24:25 How should Christians think about body image?

38:13 How do we view physical beauty?

46:22 How do we live in a world that is obsessed with physical beauty?

1:03:28 Current Event: Incrementalism?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! Do we live in a merit based society? What does the Bible have to say about it? Find out on today's episode?

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Time Stamps:

3:24 Why is meritocracy important today?

6:58 Theological understanding of meritocracy

20:31 Is meritocracy too idealistic?

26:32 How does understanding meritocracy help us?

32:00 What if someone has better opportunities?

37:30 How do we live in this world?

51:31 Current event: Transgender visibility day

1:00:32 Trump Bible?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! Are we to ever get therapy? How should we view anti-depressants? Find out on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:

3:58 - is all therapy bad?

4:50 - where do we draw the line?

9:22 - at what point does a pastor pass someone onto a professional?

15:28 - why would he push someone off to a professional?

40:45 - is it wrong for us to ever take anti-depressants?

45:40 - how if we're just trying to "correct" a condition?

48:52 - what about terminal ill patients?

59:32 - how can we parent our children through trauma?

1:07:22 - QA: if you don't allow trauma to come up wouldn't it come to an explosion?

1:15:45 - Current Events: what is the "Christ is King" controversy?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How should Christians view the latest trends of therapy? Is there value to psychotherapy? Find out on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:

7:00 How are Christians to handle the mental illness epidemic?

7:47 What if we don't get better from depression?

12:24 How should Christians counsel?

33:03 If not therapy, then what? 

35:03 What do you say if you're a counselor?

40:19 Is external processing bad?

44:38 What if we are already in therapy?

45:31 Aren't we called to "weep with those who weep"?

47:35 What if we're counseling a non-Christian?

52:18 Why are you picking on therapists?

53:31 What does it mean to "lay it down at the cross?"

1:04:03 How should we counsel people in our church then?

1:11:59 QA: What is true Christian fellowship?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How should we not only date, but break up in the church? Find out on today's episode?

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Time Stamps:

1:41 how do you date in the church?

4:40 how do we not be "sus" in dating?

7:08 mitigating damage in dating

10:29 how do we apply this wisdom in minimizing damage?

17:29 how do you break up well?

26:55 do you have to be friends with your ex?

29:15 dealing with post-break up

33:57 how do I know be wise about pursuing someone and the timing? 

38:28 how long do you have to wait after dating?

40:27 how do we think through dating someone with a history?

52:35 can you date your friend's ex?

1:01:15 how can married couples serve singles in the church?

1:07:06 QA: why are there so many divisions if we believe in one truth?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How should we date in the church? Can we find "the one?" How should we hold fast in marriage? Find out on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:

How do I find "the one?" 4:49

What is "cleaving?" 12:09

What does it mean to "hold fast?" 14:57

What about dating? 21:36

What is being unequally yoked? 25:38

Do they have to be reformed? 29:57

Is there a way that we should resolve conflict in dating? 33:44

What is courtship? 41:45

Isn't online dating the only way these days? 50:17

Can you "lead family worship" while you're dating? 59:11

PEug's hot take 1:02:50

QA: How are men supposed to understand the church as the "bride of Christ?" 1:04:50

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! What is the Biblical perspective on work? How do we not become lazy or busy-bodies? Find out on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:

What is work? 6:46

How do we associate ourselves with work? 9:33

Is work just a means for money and support? 17:40

How do we remember we are serving the Lord through work? 23:35

How has work been effected by the fall? 32:00

Is it wrong to dislike work? 33:00

Is idleness a sin? 35:00

How about vacation? 40:17

How are busy-bodies and idleness connected? 42:13

How do we differentiate between hard workers and busybody-ness? 1:02:17

How should we think about being busy? 1:10:27

Q&A: How do we trust God actively? 1:15:50

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How do we watch what we say as Christians? How do we avoid falling into grumbling and complaint? Find out on today's episode!

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