Recovering Hypocrite

It's been a couple weeks since I returned from my annual social media fast and I have some thoughts about the online world I found when I returned.

July is a key month in my personal spiritual rhythms because it's the month I fast from social media and try to live a more analog life. But because of everything happening in the world, it almost seems wrong to disappear for a month. As I reflected on that, I realized that is exactly why I need to unplug for the month. In this episode, I explain why.

In this episode, Noel talks with Joseph Harris, Coordinator of the Center of Diversity and Inclusion at DePauw University in Indiana and Ph.D. student in urban education literacy at Michigan State University. They talk about ways Christians and Pastors in predominantly white churches can practically think and talk about race issues, during times of crisis and in between.

Here's some links to a few things they talked about:

In this episode, Noel talks with Acts 29 church planters Tim and Patty Kimberley. They share about their journey from the Northwest to the Midwest and how they experienced the grace of God through some difficult pain.

Show notes:

https://www.sacredmission.church/

In this episode, Noel talks to author Dr. Nate Collins (founder of Revoice). They discuss Collins’ book, All But Invisible: Exploring Identity Questions at the Intersection of Faith, Gender, and Sexuality.

“For many years the intersection of gay identity and Christian identity in the United States was a virtual no-man’s land. In All But Invisible, author Nate Collins explores the cultural background of this claim and outlines a vision for Christian community in which straight and nonstraight people might be reconciled so they can flourish together in full awareness of their shared humanity.”

Here are some links from their discussion.

revoice.us

All but Invisible

Revoice 2020 conference

On this edition of the Quarantined Hypocrite Podcast, Noel talks about civil disobedience from a biblical perspective and how it applies to churches today.

On this episode, Noel sits down with Daniel Yang, Director of the Send Institute, a think tank that focuses on evangelism and church planting. They have a wide ranging conversation how the church can, will, and must change during the present crisis. They also talk about how to help small businesses survive and the alarming increase of racism toward Asians because of the coronavirus.

Here’s a list of the websites and resources they talked about.

http://coronavirusandthechurch.com

As we quarantine (or shelter in place), it is inevitable that we will begin to drive the people we love crazy. How do we survive this season without killing each other?

When things seem out of our control, it's probably because they are. So what do we do about it?