Of Grace and Truth

We continue our exploration of the Self Esteem Gospel with guest Phylicia Masonheimer about the message "Only God Can Judge Me."

Throughout this episode, Phylicia explains to us the differences between biblical and unbiblical judgment, how ignoring sin in fellow Christians can often be unloving, and how Christians can lovingly yet boldly speak and discern truth in a culture of tolerance.

It was such a joy to talk with Phylicia and I love how she continuously reminds us to make sure we are judging lovingly and not hypocritically and to rely on the holy spirit's voice rather than our own when using discernment.

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Recommended during the show:

Hearing God, Charles Stanley

Yes We Are Judgemental (But Not In The Way Everyone Thinks), Kevin DeYoung

Jesus Commands Us to Judge, JD Greer

We continue our exploration of the Self Esteem Gospel with guest Nicole Zasowski about the popular message "Never Give Up On Your Dreams".

The "never give up on your dreams" message says that happiness is found on the other side of a met dreams, and that we should endlessly strive for our dreams regardless of anything.

Fundamentally, this message tells women to rely on themselves and their effort, instead of God’s, which included it in our season of the Self Esteem Gospel. Often we can pursue work and success as a way to cover up feelings of insignificance, inadequacy, or feelings of shame. Nicole and I talk about how our happiness is found in God and not in our circumstances and how our feelings of shame are only redeemed in Christ.

Here are a few things Nicole and I talk about:

-How can our fear of giving up on our dreams, or the pursuit of dreams in the first place, actually be a way we are responding from shame that we carry?

What are some signs someone might be dealing with shame in their lives?

How can our performance actually be something we do to feel like we are  “enough” and to numb feelings of shame and insignificance?? 

What does God say about our performance, and what does he actually want from us if it’s not what we can accomplish?

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We continue our exploration of the Self Esteem Gospel with guest Sharon Hodde Miller about the popular idea "This Is Me".

The “this is me” message has become popular in recent years and says that we are free to create our identity based on our feelings and desires, which should be unquestionably accepted by others.

But, fundamentally, this message tells women to rely on themselves and their knowledge of themselves, instead of God’s, which included it in our season of the Self Esteem Gospel. Sharon and I talk about how our identity is actually rooted in Christ, not our desires, which will only lead to an identity on a faltering foundation of self.

Throughout this episode, Sharon reminds us that freedom isn’t found in freedom from all external and internal expectations, or in creating our own identity, but in Christ alone.

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Recommended during the show:

Church of the City Podcast, John Tyson

Charles Taylor, A Secular Age

This Cultural Moment Podcast

Secular Salvation Schema, Episode of the This Cultural Moment Podcast

On this episode of the Of Grace & Truth Podcast, we'll dig into the message "Live Your Best Life" with Kristen LaValley and see how it compares to the Gospel message.

Kristen reminds it's good to enjoy life and have dreams, but that our best life is found not in ourselves or our met desires, but in Christ alone.

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https://www.instagram.com/kristen.lavalley/

https://www.kristenlavalley.com/

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The very first episode of the Of Grace & Truth Podcast features an interview with author and speaker Jamie Erickson about the "Self Esteem Gospel".

The self-esteem gospel can be defined as a set of beliefs and principles that push you towards yourself, your desires, and your own effort & power, and make your happiness, freedom, and satisfaction the ultimate aim of life. The Self Esteem Gospel tries to solve the human condition with encouragement to try harder.

Jamie reminds all of us that true freedom comes from trusting in God, not first trusting in ourselves.

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This first season of the podcast will analyze around 15 popular phrases and ideas, those like self-love, self-care, "you are the hero of your own story", & you are enough–and compare them to the Gospel.

I truly believe that trusting in ourselves, meditating on our worthiness, & believing we are our ultimate hero not only promotes today's anxiety pandemic but does the opposite of it's intended goal: keeps people stuck in their slavery. Because what the world sees as freedom is actually slavery. But what the world sees as slavery is actually freedom.

My hope is that this podcast will teach women to discern half-truths preached from our culture so they can better trust in God rather than themselves. God says that He is the source of all joy, not ourselves. He says that he is our hero, not us. He says that we are to trust in him. Not ourselves.

This season you can expect to hear from guests like Jefferson Bethke, Phylicia Masonheimer, Sharon H Miller, Jamie Erickson, Alisa Childers, Maggie Combs, and so many more.

Future seasons of the podcast will explore social issues, more topics surrounding secularism, suffering, and many more different subjects. But each season will center on how to live with grace and truth as disciples of Jesus in a secular culture.