Redeeming the Time

Hey folks! We’ve got a special episode today where Mack Donahue is talking about his six month trip to Australia. Mack went on a trip with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) to learn how to be a disciple of Christ’s love and to put those skills to the test with the people who need it most.

Notes:

At 37:40, Mack referred to Matthew 9:37b, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” (NKJV). Tyler is an idiot who’s obsessed with John and mistook the verse that Mack referenced for John 4:35b, “Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” (NKJV)

Mekane Yesus means “Place of Jesus.” Mack already knew that. Oops.

YWAM advertises over 1,200 bases worldwide, on their site, https://ywam.org

We are not sponsored by Google Translate, but it if we were, that would be really cool *suggestive eyebrow gestures*. We also are not affiliated with YWAM aside from Mack’s experience with them, but both of us (Mack and Tyler) would recommend giving them attention if you are looking into going on a missions trip and doing the Lord’s work.

$1 USD = ~29.50 Ethiopian Birr as of the editing of this episode.

We hope you enjoyed listening to this episode, and we especially hope that hearing Mack’s testimony of his mission has inspired you to be a steward of the Gospel as well.

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It's our second episode in our Gospel of John study "Who is this guy?" In this episode, Tyler talks about how Moses and the Exodus relate to John's account of Jesus. What kind of statement is John trying to make about Jesus by connecting His signs to the Exodus? This and more in today's episode!

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In this episode of the Redeeming the Time Podcast, Tyler begins a curious study into the design patterns of the book of John. His gospel record stands out among its company, and this is one of those reasons. John has carefully woven themes, words, and allusions to prior literature to take his readers down a journey of discovery founded on one question: Who is Jesus?

This introductory episode to this miniseries begins with Tyler focusing on John 1:17 and the way John draws parallels from Moses and evolves them into Jesus. This is only a portion of the role that Moses plays in this book, however, and we'll see him in likely two more episodes, including the next one which will have probably the most mind-blowing pattern you've ever seen. Buckle up, cupcakes! This is gonna be an epic ride!

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We have a really tense political world out there. Does the Bible have a guide on how to handle it? In this episode, the boys work through the difficulties of a Christian in the modern political space, some of the traps we can fall into, and what the Bible has to say on the matter.

Note: We are not experts. This shines through a couple times in this episode, particularly when Tyler mistakenly calls Elijah Cummings the mayor of Baltimore and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a senator. In reality, both are representatives in congress. Recall, however, that this is not a political podcast. A majority of our political interactions are incredibly heated, and that doesn't take a political expert to see. If anything, take this as proof that our modern political discourse is a confusing mess that even makes what should be commonly-known facts into vague assumptions.

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In this special episode of the Redeeming the Time podcast, Tyler is finally joined by Mack Donahue (You can learn more about Mack at https://redeemingthetime.online/about ). Mack and Tyler talked about VBS “Roar!” and its five lessons which explore God’s goodness. Tyler explains each lesson as though he’s from a critical standpoint, and uses the plot of the puppet shows that he put on to help make his points clearer, ultimately mirroring the learning process of wrestling with the character of God. They end the discussion by debriefing the very construct of what it looks like to wrestle with God’s character and why it’s actually a good thing (when handled with the right attitude of course).

Learn more about Group’s “Roar!” VBS packet (Tyler would recommend their materials without a second thought) : https://www.group.com/category/ministry-resources/childrens-ministry/vbs/roar.do

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Welcome to this week's episode of the Redeeming the Time Podcast. We missed last week because we recorded this on release day, but we'll try not to skip again.

For some background on this episode, take a listen to the introduction where Tyler talks into his brand new microphone and it sounds great.... Then get into the body of the podcast where his brand new microphone ruined its own audio by taking in every vibration within a half-mile. In section one (3:58), Tyler dominates the mic and takes you and Justin through a journey of what he calls the "Temptation Narrative" that he learned from the Bible Project. The second section (34:04) has Tyler and Justin discussing the foundations of Biblical design patterns, exploring them some more, and geeking about how amazing they are. The final section (46:55) has Justin and Tyler going off about how much they love the Bible and reforming the Western approach to reading it. We hope you enjoyed listening to this episode of the podcast and were encouraged to learn more about the Bible.

Learn more: https://thebibleproject.com

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In this episode, Tyler talks about satisfaction and why people don't have it. This episode came about when a friend asked Tyler and some friends for help and advice when he wasn't feeling too accomplished and satisfied. Tyler's biblical approach to the problem included John 4, the account of the woman at the well. The first section explains that backdrop and explores dissatisfaction, then the second section explores John chapter 4 in some small highlights. Finally, Tyler closes out explaining how what we learned in John 4 applies to our daily lives as a road map drawn by Jesus that leads to satisfaction for all people.

Tyler breaks down James chapter 2 verses 14-26. He explains how faith and works are related, and emphasizes how works are the proof of faith. He then spends some time talking about works and how to include works into your faith walk.

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Tyler discusses the two major types of Christian music and what makes them tick. What makes Christian music hit or miss the mark? How does Christian music compare to secular music? How does the message of Christian music affect us? What is the best music to listen to and why? Tyler goes into all of this and more on today's podcast.

The link to the Redeeming the Time radio station (which is really a playlist) that Tyler mentions can be found on the resources tab at https://redeemingthetime.online

In this introductory episode of the Redeeming the Time podcast, Tyler talks about why he wanted to start this podcast. It opens with Tyler introducing an older recording from before rebranding everything from Christ-Centered to Redeeming the Time. The recording goes into detail about why Tyler wants to do the podcast, and then the final section is from after the rebrand and explains how everything works now.

Forgive any audio mistakes, as we're still learning how to record, edit, and export in the best possible way.

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