Taylor & Shaq talk their experience of living in Flint (2:15), how bad perceptions of Flint stack up to reality (6:10), Shaq’s experience of being a young black man in America (16:50), Taylor’s experience of being white in a primarily black city (20:35), how Jesus’ Kingdom of Heaven calls for justice within society (26:25), how we as individuals can create equality and justice (35:05), Taylor’s culture shock of moving to Flint (41:05), and recognizing and dealing with racist reactions (45:25).

What were your favorite or least favorite points we made?

What is your experience with race in your daily life & our culture?

How can you in your daily life contribute towards racial equality?

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Trevor shares his story of growing as a super extraverted homeschooler & raising rabbits (2:30) struggling with insecurities & opening up to others (6:00), his dependence on his then girlfriend (11:15), the disintegration of his relationship & the beginning of self harming (15:00), his first experience of opening up (25:00), failing out of college & two years of limbo (27:00), bottoming out & delving more into self harm (30:30), the people & place who changed his life (33:00).

What part of his story did you connect with most?

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Elizabeth shares her story of being raised by her grandparents (2:15), growing up with no faith & her first impression of church-world (4:15), her grandpa’s crazy death-defying miracle (7:30) meeting the young Catholic priest that changed her life (10:35), her struggles with crippling anxiety (15:35), experiencing God in a personal way & her conversion to become Catholic (16:30) the devastating loss of her grandparents (20:05), her advice to those struggling with loss or curious about faith (28:25).

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Taylor gets realllllly excited about the pivot point for Millennial Mission (1:00), probes the collapse of faith of our generation (3:25), diagnoses that most churches have no clue of how to reach our generation (7:30), Jesus’ mission for the Church (9:30), some of the reasons why people leave churches (11:40), challenges us to take responsibility for the faith of our generation (19:00), and this mission that we will solve together (28:05).

Let us know what you think:

What do you think about faith and our generation?

Do you have hope or fear for our future?

What are your ideas to tackle this huge problem?

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Abby opens up and shares about growing up with an anxiety disorder & debilitating panic attacks (3:35), having a regretful secret relationship that divided her family & friends (8:35), experiencing a powerful turning point during confession that changed her life forever (12:15), the way her life has dramatically changed since choosing her faith (15:55), & the lessons she’s learned from her journey (17:35).

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Taylor & Trevor discuss crushing kids’ dreams at summer camp (2:35), their own experiences w/ doubt (4:00), growing up misguidedly thinking doubt was “bad” (10:55), the questions & doubts they’ve struggled with most (13:10), the Lion King’s answer to suffering (18:35), the universal law of suffering for us & God’s answer to it (21:10), doubting God’s existence when in hardship (28:40), how our view of God affects how we handle our struggles (33:00), tips for working those through doubts (36:00).

Let us know in the comments:

What doubts or sufferings have you struggled with the most in your life?

How do you deal with suffering & doubt?

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Taylor & Josh talk the continuing of their bromance (1:00), Josh’s job as a 911 dispatcher (3:00), how to become more like Jesus (4:23), the human side of Jesus (8:50), discipleship as simply following Jesus (11:24), following Jesus as not something we do, but who we are (15:28), unpacking Jesus’ master analogy for discipleship & evangelization (21:09), how to root ourselves deeply in Jesus and then bear fruit (35:12), how we grow spiritually over a LOOONNNG time (43:00).

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What do you do to stay rooted in Christ?

What difference does being rooted make in your life, especially in reaching others?

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Taylor talks about growing up as a crazy kid (3:40), the pain of divorce (4:15), seeing God as Santa Claus (5:15), his home’s foreclosure (6:15), lashing out at God in anger (8:15), the camp that changed his life (10:45), consciously choosing his own faith (13:00), his Mom’s stroke (14:20), being virtually homeless in high school (16:10), growing up during his year off as a missionary (18:00), the losing & deconstruction of his faith (21:15), finding his faith again in a powerful encounter with Jesus (28:00), moving to Flint during the water crisis (32:50), struggles with anxiety, depression, & suicidal thoughts (35:30), finding joy in it all through his relationship with God and other people (38:15).

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What are the most difficult things that you've ever been through?

How have these things strengthened, weakened, or even erased your faith?

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Taylor & Brandon the Science Guy discuss Brandon’s rapper origin story (1:30), being a nerd (3:06), working on LISA (5:42), growing up with parents that encouraged science (10:50), the compatibility of faith & science (12:26), Brandon’s journey of faith (17:30), revelation as valid reason to believe (21:07), encountering Jesus in a personal way and growing in faith (25:43), finding God through surrender (36:15), having faith in Academia-Land™ (39:44), doing science as a Christian (42:15), the inspiration of famous Christian scientists (44:30)

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