Lifecast With Ryan Leak

2020 has been a year where most of our conversations have been dominated covid-19, politics, and race. While those are certainly topics we need to discuss, we can often miss equally important topics that can derail the quality of our lives. One of the most ignored topics of this year is self-care. There are 4 Key areas we have to monitor when it comes to self care. The first area we're covering is taking care of ourselves physically. 

What if He Wins? Well which "he" are we talking about? What if we decided who we were going to be and how we were going to treat other people regardless of the outcome of an election. Tuesday is important for a President. Wednesday is important for a Christian. 

Whenever we're sitting with someone who's different than us, we should take notes before giving lessons. 

Church is tricky. In 2020, it's mostly been online. The reasons someone would go to one online or in person changes with the weather. But people don't come to conclusions about the church based off their experiences with buildings. They come to conclusions about church based off their experiences with people that go to church. What would happen if started seeing church in a new light?

Sometimes the first step of forgiveness is deciding you want to forgive at all. 

Wearing masks. Homeschooling. Voting. There are more opportunities to judge someone today than ever... which also means there are more opportunities to show mercy.

Oneness doesn't mean sameness. We don't have to agree on everything and think the same to be unified. We go to super bowl parties and can cheer for different teams while eating pizza together. Why can't we copy and paste that into other areas of our lives? You'd be surprised who you could be friends when you cheering for the same teams is no longer deal breaker.

We can all make the mistake of believing one person's opinion is everybody's opinion. It's not about caring less what people think of you. It's about choosing the right people to give permission to have an opinion. We all have a "they" and most of us didn't know we can actually choose who "they" are.

Sometimes it's like everyone is holding their breath until the first Tuesday in November. But aren't there some other dates we're actually looking forward to? In light of those future days, and the conversations we'd like to have then, how should that impact how we conduct ourselves now? 

It'd be weird to have the same argument with the same person every 4 years, right? But that's what comes with every election. But does it have to be that way? How we treat somebody that votes differently than us might say more about us than how we actually vote.