Journey NOW

Can Genesis live in harmony with evolutionary theories? The Big Bang? Aliens? The Journey NOW team says that's not the question the writer of the Bible's first book is trying to answer. So, even if it turns out that our pyramids are giant batteries for extraterrestrials, that doesn't have to rock your faith. Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Mike Erre discuss listener questions following our recent Sunday conversations on the Hebrew words and worldview of Genesis 1.

Plus: Tim and Suzie get a little closer to Egypt, and Egypt gets closer to them; Mike tries being a little less acidic; Kevin's temporary crown hints at the one to come; and the whole team spends 13 minutes trying to Seinfeld up a podcast about nothing. (Content starts after that timestamp).

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Our continuing word-for-word Genesis 1 study is challenging us to rethink what we think about the Bible's first book. A listener asks this week's panel of Mike Erre, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixonhow we can share our learning with others without creating conflict.

Plus: Suzie gets in Mike and Tim's kitchen; Mike and Tim get pickled together; Kevin receives his crown; and special pop-in guest Lisa Larking lays down a double dill on the "viper" move.

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In this week's Sunday gathering, we began studying the beginning of the Bible with a close look at "bereshith," the very first Hebrew word. (It roughly translates as "in beginning.") Now, Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Mike Erre are answering listener questions and thinking about what it means for our faith when we grasp the original meaning of that very first word.

Plus: Mike gets berzhadied, Suzie confesses a past pushing syringes, Tim whipples up the new plant species (sphincter phytae) and Kevin is left to sweep alone.

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The Journey NOW team of Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Tim Timmons and Suzie Lind wraps up their Centered Set church discussion with listener questions and the realization that being centered isn't a sermon series or a declaration; it's an ongoing journey for our community to learn together and keep growing closer to Jesus.

Plus: Someone's dipping Suzie's Mommy Boost; Kevin takes a KwikTrip down memory lane to reveal Captain Shutoff Valve, his superhero alter ego; Mike volunteers for the night shift and Tim goes bougie with his ride.

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If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Baker book⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

Is there a role in Centered Set churches to call out sin? And, when or how is that stepping over the line that we're not supposed to draw? Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Tim Timmons and Suzie Lind answer listener questions from a recent Sunday message.

Plus: Kevin picks a bad week to stop quoting movies; Tim's powder blue hat is one to grow on; Mike keeps the Barbarian at his gate; and Suzie mashes up toys and classic TV.

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If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Baker book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

As we continue to learn more about what a community centered on Jesus looks like, the Journey NOW team examines a real-world example of boundaried-vs-centered counseling. Betsy Raney, Tim Timmons and Rob Gonzalez join host Kevin Dixon for the discussion.

Plus: Rapper Big Rickey makes an appearance; Tim's freestyle game is 'S' for super and 'U' for unique; Kevin's sure Disneyworld came before Disneyland; and Betsy claims she was born in another century.

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If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠⁠⁠Mark Baker book⁠⁠⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

We're learning to center our community on Jesus. That means looking to him when we're trying to discern between loosely-held beliefs and non-negotiable convictions. What happens, though, when you see my ride-or-die conviction as just another opinion? Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons consider how we resolve the conflicts at the very center of our faith.

Plus: Suzie takes the primrose path, Mike is high on potenuse, Kevin searches for merch and Tim's got nothing but crickets.

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If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠⁠Mark Baker book⁠⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

As we continue exploring what it means to be a "centered set" church, this week's panel of Mike Erre, Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons answer listener questions. What happens if my center and yours are different? How can we work well through our disagreements, and which elements of our faith our non-negotiable?

Plus: What three words would be on your t-shirt? And it's a rush when Mike's daughter Hannah calls from college during the podcast, even though it's all Greek to the others.

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If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠Mark Baker book⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

The idea of "centered set" church is key to Journey's identity. On Sunday, Mike Erre explained the differences between "bounded," "fuzzy" and centered groups and why we choose to define ourselves by the Jesus who is at the core of our community instead of through rules or unrestrained tolerance.

Mystery guests Howard, Carl, Zara and Bobby Jo play their own middle game as they join Mike to think more deeply about centered sets and to answer a listener question: What happens when people define their center in different, individual ways?

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If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the Mark Baker book, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

We're called to love God and others with all our strength, but do we really know what that means? On Sunday, Suzie Lind explained that the Hebrew word me'od means something much, much closer to "muchness." It's an intensifier, the idea that we bring all that we are to loving. Suzie examines what this really means with Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre and Tim Timmons.

Plus: Kevin takes a trip while Mike takes a vacation; Tim hits the skids at youth camp; and the muchness of camp is much too much for Suzie.

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Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.