We're learning about the great leveling that prepared Jesus' arrival—valleys brought high and mountains made low. As people with a lot of "mountain" mentality in them, the NOW team is reflecting on what it means to be called a "brood of vipers" and what it looks like to live in opposition to that attitude. Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Tim Timmons and Suzie "P" Lind discuss with off-camera ghost guest Nate Erre.

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1:13 Maple Leaf Ragging

6:15 Tim's Coat Of Many Colors (And Shrinking Size)

8:00 Present Tense

17:15 Speaking of Warming Buns and Hearts, Here's Where Actual Content Begins

34:58 Oatmeal In Vogue

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Musician and author Nick Cave tells us that “hope is optimism with a broken heart.” This year, we’re learning to approach the hope of advent in that same spirit. Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and Kevin Dixon reflect on the idea of a Blue Christmas and how advent season reminds them how we live in both expectation and lament all year long?

But first, it’s Erre-oke night at Journey: It turns out Kevin don’t like you, (and he likes everyone).

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01:37 The Big Table: Undressed

03:54 Love Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

08:46 Seth Erre Shoutout

11:00 Prepare the way for the content: Advent talk starts here.

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This week, we began a series of conversations on advent using the common lectionary. That's a book of scripture readings used by churches worldwide for teaching throughout the year.

Just one problem: Kevin Dixon isn't having it. Spiritual director Katie Mullin joins Kevin, Mike Erre and Suzie Lind to think about the rituals and disciplines of Christianity--and how they can go so right or wrong. Even when you're dedicating babies, Kevin (10:35 timestamp).

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Nate Erre joins regulars Mike Erre, Kevin "Richard Richardson" Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons to explore how Christian victory looks like weakness. But first, we need a volunteer with long hair....

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01:30 Pretty Flycatcher for A White Guy

06:25 Hey Now

08:30 What I Like About You

22:30 Weak Bible Study Content Begins

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How can it be possible that Jesus defeated the powers of evil when we still live with so many bad things around us (and even inside our own hearts) ? We're learning about how we live in an overlapping time where "this present age of evil" exists in the midst of Jesus' victory. Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons ask Mike Erre about the conversation he led Sunday. Then, it's time for listener questions.

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0:45 A Long, Tall, Cool-Pressed Drink of Banter

11:36 Content Begins (Team Bible Takes Over)

40:40 Brad Erre: Skip To Here

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On Sunday, we studied powers and principalities as described by the apostle, Paul. Now, a listener asks: All these gods seem more like metaphors than real beings. Do we really need to believe in them if we want to believe the Bible? The NOW roundtable of Suzie Lind, Mike Erre, Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixon explore the theology of the Elohim. But first (because none of you are tired of it yet), a post-mortem on the recent U.S. elections.

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0:48 NOW Uncut. Unedited. Unhinged

2:58 TimStamp: Schleareeyareeyar

4:19 Eye Mugging

4:54 Hot Takes And Hotcakes

5:58 Wispy Dixon

23:15 Content Begins

38:02 Half Baked and Gummied Up

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Our study of Ephesians (or De’phesians) is showing us new ways to pray together. Special guest Seth Erre joins Mike Erre, Suzie Lind, Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons to look more closely at Paul’s model of praying.

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0:45 Special Guest Welcome

1:35 The SheNaw

2:45 Friday Night And The Gas Is Low

10:05 Shout Out Brad Erre

13:18 It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Aggro Christmas

19:33 Clydesdale Division

24:30 Content? Really, after all this? Does anyone care?

40:24 The Shema

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As we study Ephesians, we're examining the ancient culture of demons and magic and Paul's message of victory over those powers. A listener asks: If that battle over dark powers has already been won, why doesn't it look like that in the church or in my own life? According to Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Tim Timmons and Suzie Lind, the answer to that question is the whole point of the book. Listen if you're missing, y'all.

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2:48 No, we didn't edit that

3:31 Seth Erre's naked truth about our pastors

6:30 A hat with no name

9:56 Peaks and pits

15:13 Pumpkin Spice Girl

23:42 Content starts with less than half of the podcast remaining...

30:39 ... and Tim leaves shortly afterwards.

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Continuing our "The Offspring" conversations, we dug into some hard Jewish and Greek ideas on what "sonship" and "adoption" mean. Trigger warning, but it's so good: You can listen here. In this podcast episode, the Journey NOW team, Tim Timmons, Suzie Lind, Mike Erre and Kevin Dixon, respond to listener questions on that and other subjects after they practice hugging each other with their eyes.

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02:37 "You really need to change this."

09:08 Guys without a face

09:35 Moving on: An attempt to steer towards content.

21:39 A bug in the recording

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It's not just 'cause He gave us the love that we never had: Ephesians helps us understand how Jesus solves the paradox of having free will but also being chosen and pre-destined for salvation.

Our core four talkers--Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Mike Erre--explore Sunday's teaching (and whether you can exit a plane that's already on its way to Long Beach).

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1:08 Projectile Yacking

5:05 The Technicolor Yawn

7:09 Speaking of vomiting... (Content begins here.)

14:40 SETH ERRE shout out: Here's the "peel well" joke!

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