Back to the beautiful people from Network 220!

Jake Bushka – deacon at The Way Bible Church in Virginia

Larry Eiss – blogger, preacher, and encourager at 3E with Larry Eiss (larryeiss.com)

In today’s episode, we look at men in the Bible who we tend to think of as passive. Adam – he just stood there while Eve ate the fruit, then joined in! Lot – you know the story of what happened in Sodom, right?  Eli the priest – his sons were out of control! And Timothy – he seemed a little weak, didn’t he? Let’s go a little deeper and see. 

What is a passive man? Do you know a man who is passive? Is he aware he is one? If you’re married to a passive man, how does that even work? Rick, a former passive man, literally wrote the book on it: Double Souled – Exploring Passivity in Men. This subject is seldom discussed, and mostly misunderstood. Today we define passivity, where it comes from, how pornography can be involved, and how wives can help, and love, their passive husbands. 

More wonderful people from our time in Dallas!

Sean Rensel – from Denver CO

Shane Moore – Iowa, now OKC – tells his story of struggling with mental illness

Trey Etheridge – MPACT men’s ministry in Florida (mpactministries.org)

Today we introduce you to our first group of terrific people we talked to at the recent convention in Dallas! 

They are: 

Bob Stacy - Christ Life Ministries in North Carolina

Joshua Sills – worship leader for the 220 weekend, and each Sunday at The Grace Church (thegracechurch.org)

Steve Marth – Midnight Cry Community Fellowship in Washington state

Ron Fox – pastor at Berean Bible Church, Denver CO

Richard Coe – investment advisor and author from Wichita KS

Pam Erickson – whose amazing sister brought her for a deep dive into grace!

The word “grace” is spoken from pulpits, in songs, and by believers in Jesus. It’s a common word in Christian circles. But when you realize grace for what it is, everything changes. In this episode, we share how He led each of us to a deeper realization of grace. 

Yes, we love Jesus, and no, we do not attend a church. An astounding number of believers have been leaving organized religion/church for quite some time. Whatever your thoughts may be about this, it is happening. How do we deal with this reality, whether you are still in a church or not? Today we talk about why we, and so many others, have decided that, at least for now, this is what God has for us.

Books we recommend on this subject: Church Refugees by Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope, Beyond Sundays by Wayne Jacobsen, Pagan Christianity, Reimagining Church, and Insurgence all by Frank Viola.

Is there such a thing? Yes! And it happens when we begin to grasp our own oneness with God. How does that help? How do we break old harmful habits? Is it ever too late to find oneness together?

We are Rick and Lori Fry, and this is us! Together we are on staff at Oneness Ministries, and we do 2 other podcasts: Rick Fry in Real Time, and The Three. In our very first episode we thought we’d interview each other so you can get to know us better. (And because it’s fun to surprise our spouse.) Double Take is about taking a second look at things we thought we knew all about, but then discovered, wait - there's more!