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Episode #001: Identity Crisis, Michael D. Perkins
Show Notes
Since my average interview is about an hour, I will keep my show notes very simple and straightforward. They will act more as a highlight reel with spotlights rather than a complete transcript. Who has time for that anyway? Show notes will always include summary, recap, helpful quotes, tips, links, resources and a brief synopsis of the Action Round (1 Take-Away and 1 Action-Item). Enjoy!
Summary & Intro
Michael D. Perkins (personal blog and bio) – Pastor, Husband, Father, blogger, author and Jesus-dripper (huh?).
Identity Crisis – 21-Day Devotional: 21 Days to discovering Who God Says You Are (buy book for $2.97)
Michael’s interview on Identity Crisis with his good friend K.C. Procter of the Dad Life Rules Podcast. This interview is the primer to what inspired me to talk to Michael to. Michael and K.C. have a great rapport together and their conversation adds some different elements to mine and Michael’s conversation.
Recap & Synopsis
Church Mag Press published Michael’s devotional book
The following notes are quotes from Michael and I:
“It came about with my own feelings of inadequacy in not feeling good enough or smart enough. From my own story of discovering what God said about me.”
“From now on, you’re life is going to be perfect. The next day, I got the tar beaten out of me at school. I thought to myself, ‘this Jesus character isn’t real.'”
“Start seeing her (my wife) change.”
“She kept showing me love and grace.”
“I started reading all the red words to see if they were real.”
“I was flooded with His love and grace. He replaced those feelings of fear and self-loathing with the feelings He had for me.”
“A lot of it stems from my childhood. Growing up had a great childhood. Knew my father loved me but spent first 20 years of my life before he even told me that. Spent that time trying to earn his approval.”
“Can’t do anything to make God love me less than He does right now. That’s a very liberating experience.”
“When we understand who we are, what He says about us, it changes everything: your approach to life, the way you walk…because I know that He loves me, made me in His own image, when you realize that it permeates your whole being.”
“She got a brand new husband.”
“It changes the way you live and perceive things.”
“It’s almost like our identity crisis is an argument we have with God. We tell God who we think we are and He says ‘No this is who you really are, who I say you are'”. (Jonathan)
“Instead of saying ‘I’m defined by what I do’, God says I’m defined by what He has done already for me.” (Jonathan)
“Most of what we see is what people allow us to see, their highlight reel.”
“It’s easy to compare ourselves to others. There’s always someone better than me.”
“We tend to think ‘there’s something wrong with me’, but that’s not always the case it’s just the way God has wired me.”
“The more I tried to be like him (pastor) the more it created distance between us.” (Jonathan)
“What you do doesn’t define who you are but revea...
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Since my average interview is about an hour, I will keep my show notes very simple and straightforward. They will act more as a highlight reel with spotlights rather than a complete transcript. Who has time for that anyway? Show notes will always include summary, recap, helpful quotes, tips, links, resources and a brief synopsis of the Action Round (1 Take-Away and 1 Action-Item). Enjoy!
Summary & Intro
Michael D. Perkins (personal blog and bio) – Pastor, Husband, Father, blogger, author and Jesus-dripper (huh?).
Identity Crisis – 21-Day Devotional: 21 Days to discovering Who God Says You Are (buy book for $2.97)
Michael’s interview on Identity Crisis with his good friend K.C. Procter of the Dad Life Rules Podcast. This interview is the primer to what inspired me to talk to Michael to. Michael and K.C. have a great rapport together and their conversation adds some different elements to mine and Michael’s conversation.
Recap & Synopsis
Church Mag Press published Michael’s devotional book
The following notes are quotes from Michael and I:
“It came about with my own feelings of inadequacy in not feeling good enough or smart enough. From my own story of discovering what God said about me.”
“From now on, you’re life is going to be perfect. The next day, I got the tar beaten out of me at school. I thought to myself, ‘this Jesus character isn’t real.'”
“Start seeing her (my wife) change.”
“She kept showing me love and grace.”
“I started reading all the red words to see if they were real.”
“I was flooded with His love and grace. He replaced those feelings of fear and self-loathing with the feelings He had for me.”
“A lot of it stems from my childhood. Growing up had a great childhood. Knew my father loved me but spent first 20 years of my life before he even told me that. Spent that time trying to earn his approval.”
“Can’t do anything to make God love me less than He does right now. That’s a very liberating experience.”
“When we understand who we are, what He says about us, it changes everything: your approach to life, the way you walk…because I know that He loves me, made me in His own image, when you realize that it permeates your whole being.”
“She got a brand new husband.”
“It changes the way you live and perceive things.”
“It’s almost like our identity crisis is an argument we have with God. We tell God who we think we are and He says ‘No this is who you really are, who I say you are'”. (Jonathan)
“Instead of saying ‘I’m defined by what I do’, God says I’m defined by what He has done already for me.” (Jonathan)
“Most of what we see is what people allow us to see, their highlight reel.”
“It’s easy to compare ourselves to others. There’s always someone better than me.”
“We tend to think ‘there’s something wrong with me’, but that’s not always the case it’s just the way God has wired me.”
“The more I tried to be like him (pastor) the more it created distance between us.” (Jonathan)
“What you do doesn’t define who you are but revea...