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Luke 14:28 Have we counted the cost? Are we in the middle of this Christian thing and we don’t have a clue what it takes? Or what it will take? Join in as Emily and I connect about projects, windows, track and more. What if we considered more the cost of discipleship?

Is Christ’s payment for my sin sufficient? All throughout Scripture it states that He has died once for all. When I ask for forgiveness as a believer, is that right? Am I forgetting what He’s forgiven me for? Take a listen as Joe and I dialogue about these very important topics: identity, sanctification and goldfish.

I’m sure you reread that title. It’s an obvious answer, right? Not necessarily. Well, you’ll have to take a listen to get where Daniel and I take it :)

As a believer, we have God’s Word. As a believer, we have the Holy Spirit. And if as believers we have both the Word of God AND the Holy Spirit living within us, why is following Jesus so hard? In this episode, Katie and I unpack some examples of hard times and some encouragement along the way.

In my opinion, we don’t talk about spiritual disciplines like we ought. We highlight that you should read the Bible and pray as a good Christian. But those are just two ‘muscles’ that we can be working on as we walk with Jesus. In this episode, Jared and I talk about what spiritual disciplines are, examples of some, and how to start that ‘training.’ Here is the list of 20 that Jared came up with: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s2vqf458mcowxvj3181xk/Spiritual-Disciplines.txt?rlkey=anciuajj9ckas31cx4zkdnxl8&dl=0 and the 5 year journal he mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=5+year+journal&crid=1SBPMQ8RX3F1R&sprefix=5+year+journal+levenger%2Caps%2C128&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Philippians 4:6-7 “Don't worry about anything.” How is that even possible? Alex and I unpack a bit about this command and if we are expected to not worry, is that doable?

How many of us in the Church can say that we look more like Jesus than we do our congregation or our pastor? Who are we following? If we take the definition of a disciple to be “someone who is following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and is committed to the mission of Jesus,” Can I say that’s me? Or am I talking about myself and making a duplicate of myself more than I’m talking about being a disciple of Jesus?

In my experience, I’ve seen many of us Christians try to push through the bad times. Who wants to sit in the suffering? No one! But should we have a theology of suffering? Should we try to run to healing and/or learn through the process? How can we help each other?

“Pray continually”- I don’t have the time. “Don’t worry”- easier said than done. “Love others”- well you don’t know my neighbor. We make a lot of excuses why we’re not following the commands in God’s Word. But then how do we rationalize John 14:15? “If you love me, keep my commands.”

‭It’s got to be more than a checklist…but what is it? Join in as Sam and I talk about why we live like they’re optional, and also how to combat that/those pitfall(s).

“If it weren’t for Christians, I’d be a Christian” – Gandhi. If you look at yourself, the local church, the global church, and you’re honest, we are not acting like who we say we follow. So there’s a great reason why many people look at us as believers in a skeptical way. So how do we identify the problem? As Luis and I talk about this, some great things come out about what it looks like to live on mission, and to make the most of every opportunity. We have a world that’s looking in on us, how are we going to show Jesus to them in the best way?