Red Weather Christians

When you’re late to the game, moving backwards, or hitting dead ends, how can that be seen as successful? And what if culturally defined success isn’t the end result at all? Can you make progress while not being successful? Jen and Steve tease through these questions, reminiscing about their marathon-running days, and realize that maybe progressing in life doesn’t have to be about success. Maybe there’s another way to be happy. Maybe it’s within our grasp right now. And maybe that's what success really is. 

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Call the passion police! There has been a crime of passion, and it is that we are not passionate enough -- in our jobs, in our hobbies, and in our lives. In this episode, Jen and Steve discuss the passion rhetoric that has infiltrated our entire philosophy of life and how it actually can be damaging. Who's to say we have to be passionate about our jobs? Who's to say we have to have a hobby that is our passion? If we are living life without a specific passion, perhaps we don't have to feel guilty? Let's try it.

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How do you define the core values of your family? Are they inherently Christian? Jen and Steve recently had a conversation with some inquisitive students that forced these into reality for them. Then, they asked themselves how well they were actually doing at modeling these values to their kids and being intentional to voice these values, too. Suffice to say, a lot of good can happen when you stop to have a conversation. Try it!

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The human longing for perfection is real. It may even be a reason for which we seek God. Humanity's assertion of inerrancy in this world, however, dredges up one of the worst parts of us--a willing of hypocrisy for the sake of power. Jen and Steve wonder why Christians strive for an inerrant Bible even when it has inconsistencies within itself. Great stories can still be good and true even if the tiny details are blurry. Declaring that all the blurry details must be inerrant seems unnecessary and dangerous to the whole of the story because it leads to all sorts of verbal maneuvers of explanation which makes everything seem less believable.

Book Recommendation: A Future Without Walls, by T. Richard Snyder

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Christians are commanded by God to forgive. And yet, who benefits most from forgiveness in this life -- the forgiver or the forgiven? Jen and Steve share stories from their lives about forgiving people and the complications that can arise from those situations. Are there still consequences after forgiveness? Can there be forgiveness without an apology or contrition? Are we also commanded to forget? Join them in this conversation and journey, because like death and taxes, life is certain to provide opportunities to forgive.

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Ah, Christian media -- the music, the movies, the books, the christian-fluencers. What's not to love? Or, as Jen and Steve discuss, what is there to love? Listen in as they laugh and discuss all things media. (BABY GOT BOOK!)

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There is a long-standing problem with an omnipotent, omniscient, morally perfect Creator and the existence of evil in this world. While bringing the discussion and theoretical solutions to the table, Jen and Steve offer approximately zero concrete solutions. Perhaps a shoulder shrug is all they have, but they remind everyone that attempting to ignore the problem does not make it any less of one. Can good cause evil? Can evil cause good? Without evil as an option, are we even free to choose? Let's keep the conversation going: Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk email: [email protected] Facebook: Steve Knapp

Sources: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/

What happens when we're grieving and none of the well-intentioned advice is helping? Join Jen and Steve as they tackle this question and share their own stories of grief. We might realize that sometimes, people just don't have the right things to say. We might also realize that, contrary to popular Christian belief, grief may not be a temporary state. And, lastly, we might realize that we simply don't have the answers. Perhaps we need to be more like Jesus: even when he knew the end, he sat with Mary and Martha and wept over the death of his good friend, Lazarus. 

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Quick, judge them! Throw stones! Condemn! Or ... listen as Jen and Steve talk through some of the compelling points made by Matthew Vines in his book God and the Gay Christian to realize that the Bible does not actually condemn same sex relationships. Jen and Steve discuss how even if you believe homosexuality is a sin, what good comes from your judgment? "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." -- Matthew 7:19

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The episode you didn't know you needed! Jen and Steve have candid conversations about what love is in their own relationship, what the five love languages are (and how they can be helpful and also detrimental), and the importance of communicating your needs (about dishwashers and weird smells). Laugh along to their awkwardness, and come away with some meaningful tid-bits to make your relationship better in bed -- except not the "in bed" part. 

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