Joe Moore joins us again to talk about Joy after and during suffering, the challenges of spiritual growth for people in these groups we call churches, and generally makes demands that our wives make appearances on HFP.

Show Notes:

Previously, on HFP with Joe: Companionship in Suffering

Death of Dreams

The Hagberg-Guelich Model of Stages in the Life of Faith

The Music Man had it right: there were bells, on the hill, but you never heard them ringing.

The Other Half of Church

The Light Behind Your Eyes

Some emotional theories have trouble with mixed emotions, others do not.

Dunbar’s Number: the number of relationships a primate can handle. Humans can handle around 150ish.

We’ve talked about Megachurches

Eugene Peterson wrote many books

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Punk

Theosis

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