Today marks the finale of Seasons 2 & 3 of the Devotional Doctors podcast. In this episode, Bryan and JD revisit some of the highlights of the past few months, considering the seasons of life in Christians and the church. We also look back at some of the strong conversations we've had in facing the COVID-19 crisis, and how Christians can show trust in the Lord and love of neighbor in times of trial. Season 4 will begin in a few weeks, and we'll be returning to the imagery of health, in a head-to-toe survey of holistic Biblical health. We pray that you'll join us for more of the Devotional Doctors podcast!

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When we consider what Scriptures say about seasons, perhaps nothing is more comprehensive than Ecclesiastes 3. God instructs us that there is a time for every matter in life under the sun. So how should followers of Jesus view the passage of seasons? How do we live life at the extremes of the human experience? or the transition from one season to the next? or the apparent randomness of it all? If we remember God as our creator, and seek to fear and obey God in all things, then the glory of Jesus can be seen in every one of life's seasons.

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This is the second portion of our conversation with Shane Scott regarding loss and grief. In this portion, we explore the ideas of loss as a realization of the temporary nature of this life. He shares with us some wisdom from the Scriptures regarding God's presence and goodness, even in the midst of loss, and how suffering in this life can drive us toward a fuller reliance upon God for true blessing.
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Fred Bishop sits down with us on today’s episode to talk about healthy Christian life as we grow older. We consider the admonitions of Solomon's wisdom literature regarding old age, and how we can take pleasure in true and godly things. Fred also emphasizes the necessities for mutual growth and edification in the church, and the pursuit of wisdom. If we desire to grow wiser as we grow older, what does that intentional desire look like?
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Our guests this week are Troy and Melanie Smith and Jamie and Melissa Richardson. As we continue this year's consideration of seasons of life, we reach "middle age" in the 40s and 50s. This season is one of transitions and potential storms, but it also provides unique opportunity to remain firmly anchored in Jesus Christ. What principles guide us as we continue to learn and grow through adulthood? How can we find healthy balance between various responsibilities, and how can we pursue new opportunities? Life is a vapor, and the Smiths and Richardsons help us to reflect on taking advantage of what time we are granted.

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Since last visiting the Devotional Doctors studio, Jason Hardin has been cohosting a podcast entitled Heaven Bound. So we decided to bring him back to discuss conceptions of heaven. The life of the Christian offers a foretaste of the kingdom of heaven. Today we consider the importance of rooting our images of heaven in Scriptures, rather than literature or popular media depictions. Jason also shows us what a heaven-minded lifestyle looks like in different seasons of life. Join us in being heaven-bound for this episode of the Devotional Doctors podcast!
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If we understand the church to be a living, organic entity, how might we understand different seasons in the life of the church? This week's guests are Andrew Roberts and Edwin Crozier from Text Talk. Their podcast has been following the work of Christ through the apostles in Acts; in this conversation, they show us several seasons in the first-century church. How can Christians be motivated by growth, with the right work in the right time, no matter the circumstances? Get ready to spread the seed of the word of the Kingdom!
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How can Christians face loss? In periods of weakness and vulnerability, how can we glorify Christ? In this week's episode, Shane Scott joins us to talk about loss and grief. He shares with us the moving story of losing his wife, Kristi, to cancer. We discuss ideas of processing the stages of grief, how all loss is meaningful and incomparable, and how Job, David, and Jesus all use lament to express emotions of loss.
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In this episode, we sit down for a getting-to-know-you chat with our wives. This conversation is more of an open interview rather than a structured or scripted one. Each of us had our own stories as singles, and our own perspectives and intentions in dating toward marriage. We don't intend this conversation to be prescriptive, but we hope that hearing our stories is entertaining and enlightening. And we hope that we can use our marriages to point toward unity in the love of Christ!
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Perhaps our times are not as unprecedented as we might think. In this week’s episode, Steve Wolfgang comes on the show to talk about the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in light of the history of the church. He educates us on the history of Christians’ response to crisis in the Cyprian and Justinian plagues, the black death, the 1873 cholera epidemic, and the 1918 flu pandemic. How have churches understood the need to serve God and love neighbor, and how can we be thoughtfully measured when those instructions appear to conflict? Let's listen and learn from the voices of Christians who came before us, to do all things to God's glory!
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