Journey NOW

We're seeing Christmas in a new way this year--not as Jesus coming to save us from Hell but instead bringing Heaven to Earth. This week's NOW panel of Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Betsy Raney reflects on that idea and their experience praying for others last Sunday and expanding Heaven spaces on Earth.

Plus: We take a cold plunge into the exercise pool, where Suzie swims in secret, Tim gets cold and bothered joining the billionaire bathing club, Kevin tries to just tread water but blows up and Betsy (of course) just keeps winning.

TIMECODES

0:00 A splash of banter 

17:57 Deep dive into content

28:41 Tim gets serious

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As we continue our advent series on the past, present and future coming of Jesus, the NOW team of Suzie Lind, Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre and Tim Timmons reflect on God with us in the middle of our current darkness.

Plus: Kevin goes Gran Torino and yells at the railroad workers to get off his lawn. Producer Edwin Rivera III gives the whole team a mommy boost, but it just tastes like grass clippings to Mike. Suzie shares an unfortunate side effect of the boost beets that has Tim seeing red. 

Also: Stay tuned after the credits to learn all the tributaries of the Ganges River.

0:00 Introduction and assorted inanities 

15:27 Actual content begins

38:15 Postcredit banter

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In the first week of our advent series, Suzie Lind talked about light in the darkness. How do we wait, grief and hope in the midst of the darkness that remains in our own world? Tim Timmons, Mike Erre and Kevin Dixon share their own personal stories of light in darkness.

Plus: Nick The Bug Guy anoints Journey with essential oils; Suzie forgets to stack and chat; Seth Erre reveals the real meaning of Christmas; Mike goes full teppan yaki and practices his onion volcanoes; and Kevin loses his perfect attendance record for Christmas services.

0:00 Intro. Tomfoolery. Laughter.

19:20 Content begins

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This week, the heart of the matter is about forgiveness. Special guest Sam Barnhart joins Suzie Lind, Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons to reflect on Sunday's conversation about how hard it is to restore relationships.

Plus: Mike's iron immunity dome is breached because he didn't drink the mommy juice; Kevin shares TMI about his itches; Sam teaches Tim how to drain his bucket; and Suzie's wise enough not to step in it.

0:00 Intro and tomfoolery

3:30 Content begins

Click here for Tim's 10,000 Minutes podcast, which definitely doesn't sponsor or necessarily even want to associate with Journey NOW although it was mentioned today.

Tim also mentions The Five Love Languages of Apology by Gary Chapman.

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It's a crowded house this week at Journey NOW as dear listener Brad Erre, Nate Erre and Seth Erre join regulars Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Mike Erre. On Sunday, we brought our Genesis 1 in-depth series to the seventh day with a look at rest and Sabbath. Now, a listener asks how secular self-care and mental health relate to our rest in God.

Plus: "Ace" Erre wakes from his gnostic hangover to discover that love may be all he needs to know; Tim is lost in the sauce again; Kevin's sippin' from his orange drank; Suzie IS the sauce; Brad shares the golden pie ratio; Nate knows what time it is; and Seth rules the post-credits scene, Marvel style.

0:00 Intro and tomfoolery (Brad Camp)

15:48 Content begins (Grant Camp)

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This week, we learned to place God's creation of humans into an ancient Middle Eastern context. Just as other religions had stone images of their gods, our God created us as his living image statues. So, if we're all His image bearers, how can we stop imaging Him and reflect other things? The NOW roundtable team of Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons takes on this and other listener questions.

Plus: Kevin goes to the naked river and says hello, Monty; Mike and his brother plan to hop in their a hot tub time machine with their tops down; Tim is lost in emotion as he takes on Lisa, Lisa at Pickleball; and Suzie is STILL HERE even though her immunity Iron Dome has been breached.

0:00 Banter and tomfoolery

13:30 Actual content begins

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Kevin Dixon and Suzie Lind reflect on a Dan Allender trauma seminar they attended this week at Journey and on the recent Sunday conversation Kevin led that looked at the Good Samaritan story from the perspective of the victim.

Plus: Fo' Twizz: Kevin gets some sugar affirmation regarding his favorite candy. And, Suzie gets ready for half a Halloween party.

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This week we took a closer look at the creation of the heavenly bodies in Genesis 1. Teaching pastor Mike Erre argued that the lights in the heavens were meant as more than just giant balls of burning gas that separate day and night time. They're symbols of the spiritual beings who govern in the heavens, just as humans are later created to rule over Earth.

All of which opens up a lot of listener questions. What are these spiritual beings? What does it mean when we talk about spiritual warfare? And, how does the ability to rule align with predestination or election? The roundtable crew of Suzie Lind, Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons join Mike to decode a few signs. (Listener questions segment begins at 16:30)

Plus: Suzie's Iron Dome of supplements fails to intercept a virus; Tim leaves Mike in another pickle; Mike uses the podcast to weed out lukewarm Christians and the Journey staff stages a care-frontation for Kevin's candy rage.

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A new listener asks the Journey NOW roundtable how the method behind our Sunday conversations--digging deep to understand the Bible's meaning to its original audience--fits into the spectrum of Christian teaching. Are we trying harder, or are we just weird? Rob Gonzalez joins this week's regular team of Suzie Lind, Kevin Dixon and Mike Erre to explore this and other questions.

Plus: Kevin feels like he's walking through a horror movie set; Rob walks through a literal horror movie set; Mike's nickname comes from a comedy horror movie; and the ocean still never disappoints for Suzie.

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This week, tragic current events in the Middle East overwhelm our thoughts. The NOW roundtable team of Suzie Lind, Mike Erre and Tim Timmons encourage a more humble and curious response from those who approach cultural and news items with theological or political certainty.

Plus: Mike and Tim are in another Sabbath pickle and Suzie's picking up "liar" body language from them.

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