Recovering Hypocrite

Recovering Hypocrite

By Noel Jesse HeikkinenReligion & Spirituality
Download on the App Store

Recovering Hypocrite episodes

  • Don't Quit, You'll Miss Out (a conversation with Timothy Peng)

    Noel talks with pastor Timothy Peng of Lansing Chinese Christian Church about making it through difficult seasons and the life-giving practices of walking, napping, and even playing video games. Here are some links to some of the stuff they talked about:

    • Lansing Chinese Christian Church
    • Pig Brain Soup (only click if you dare)
    • Eugene Peterson's Contemplative Pastor
    • Cedar Classical Academy
    • Bruce Miller's Your Life In Rhythm
    • Frog and Toad are Friends
    • Super Smash Bros
    • 36 min
    • Frictionless Technology (a conversation with Jason Aten)

      Noel talks with columnist Jason Aten about the impact of technology on our spiritual lives and why it may be wise to add a little friction to our tech. Here's links to some of the stuff they talked about:

      • Steve Jobs Never Turned Off His iPhone Except For This One Reason. You Should Too
      • The 29 Steps Podcast
      • Zoom Is Now Worth $130 Billion. The Reason Why Is Simple
      • Meet Generation Z: Understanding and Reaching The New Post-Christian World
      • Inbox Pause
      • Social Media Fast
      • YouVersion Bible App
      • Echo Prayer App
      • Dwell Bible App
      • 45 min
      • Perpetual Foreigner (a conversation with Young Yi)

        On this episode, Noel talks with Young Yi, MSU Venue Director at Riverview Church. They talk about the unique experience of leading in a predominantly white evangelical church as an Asian-American and the subtle ways our culture often makes the AAPI community feel like perpetual foreigners in their own country. 

        • Young's Blog
        • Young's Sermons at Riverview Church
        • Generations Christian Fellowship
        • All of the Above Hip Hop Academy
        • Michigan Council of Korean Churches
        • Dr. Daniel Lee
        • 46 min
        • Gospel Books for Tiny Humans (a conversation with Pastors Ronnie Martin & Pete Ziolkowski)

          On this episode Noel talks with Pastor Ronnie Martin about his book The Best Gift Ever Given: A 25-Day Journey Through Advent from God's Good Gifts to God's Great Son and Pastor Pete Ziolkowski about his book Fart Dad: The Case of the Toynado. While these books are wildly different from each other, they both bring an important gospel message for young readers. 

          • Substance Church 
          • Imago Dei Church
          • 29 min
          • Guilt-Free Prayer

            In this short episode, Noel talks about how prayer is one of the most active things a Christian can do and why you don't have to feel guilty if your prayer life sucks.

            18 min
          • Dissing Contentment (a conversation with Pastor Ronnie Martin)

            A rogue comment on a tweet about contentment led to this episode featuring Pastor Ronnie Martin. He and Noel talk about why it's so hard to be content, if  contentment is more difficult now than ever, and the role of so-called "holy discontentment" in the life of a follower of Jesus.

            Here's some links from the episode you can click away on to your heart's content.

            • Ronnie's Twitter
            • Substance Church
            • The Happy Rant Podcast (it's way better than this one)
            • Noel's Books (Shameless Plug Alert)
            • 35 min

            About Recovering Hypocrite

            From the publisher's feed

            Exploring the relentless grace of God toward jacked-up people who don’t deserve it one bit.