With Betsy Raney leaving Journey to be a full-time mom to newborn Sadie, NOW welcomes her replacement. Both of them: On this episode, we get to know our newest staff members Meredith McCauley and Layla Shahmohammadi.

Along with two of our regular yakkers, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons, Layla and Meredith explore questions from our Sunday gathering: How do we know that God loves us? And, what does love look like in community?

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01:05 See Me, Feel Me

3:33 Too Many Shoutouts: Lucius! Bill McCauley! Holy Post! Swim Jesus!

17:02 Gormeh Me Sideways

18:28 Content begins

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A listener asks: Can you make a good and serious case for dominion theology—the idea that Christians should use the levers of culture to advance their religious views? If not, how is the Kingdom of God not like us? What makes it different from the religious agendas of Christian groups?

This week's crew ofSuzie Lind,Tim Timmons,Mike Erre andKevin Dixon discuss it all after a humble peekaboo at the DNA of this year's Big Game.

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1:10 Squabble Up

10:19 Euphoria (Content Begins)

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NOW's core four of Mike Erre, Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons are back together, so this week's episode heads straight towards a certain destination without a hand basket. Eventually, though, they explore this week's teaching that the glory of God resides in His people and why that doesn't always look like our idea of a successful church.

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1:15 The Road To Health Is Paved With Banter

4:04 MEMEing For The Middle Aged

8:48 No Oath Keepers

16:37 We All Shekinah On (Content begins)

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In this special episode, Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons share Journey's practice of praying with the community. Each week, the Journey staff, Elders and prayer team read people's written requests for prayer and agree with them before God, saying "Lord, hear our prayer."

This week, the NOW team brings that practice to the podcast and reflect on what it means to pray and to carry each others' burdens.

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1:20 Expletives Deleted. Mommies Unjuiced.

5:12 After The Fire

9:50 Lord, Hear Our Prayers

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Chris Cron and Libby Cron join NOW regulars Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons to share their family's journey to Journey—and how our community has helped them see their faith in a new and refreshing way.

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We’re back in Ephesians this week and still wrapping our minds around Jesus' great leveling. Paul explains how both Jews and Gentiles were dead in different ways but for God’s grace. Journey Students Pastor Tuyen Proctor joins Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Tim Timmons and Suzie Lind to explore the corrupting influence of group pride and how grace makes us all relate to each other on the same level.

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2:35 Z’s vs Zzzzzs

4:02 Tim’s Milo High

6:52 They Don’t Close Tennessee

13:39 Hi, Seth!

14:55 Last Christmas I Gave You

21:49 Tuyen Saves Us With Content

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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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