In this episode, the guys sit down with The One Project leader Paddy McCoy for an interview. Paddy is currently the young adult pastor at Kettering SDA Church in Kettering, Ohio. Find our more about the One Project Here: https://the1project.org/gatherings/redlands2019Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: [email protected] Thanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode, the guys continue with the series, “Bad Explanations,” with their second topic, Ellen White. “I Am Not a Prophet;” Ellen White’s thoughts on her role as a messenger of God (Letter 320, 1905, to J. H. Kellogg; Manuscript Releases 5:439) Source: https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/656.1731#1733Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: [email protected] Thanks for listening! - Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

TL;DR: If you want to just skip to the “Opinion Zone,” at the end of the episode to hear the guys give their personal stance on sex before marriage skip to 1:04:29Want to fact check us? Go a little more in-depth? Here are some sources!: Premarital Sex Trends: Increasing Worldwide (2018):http://www.ipsnews.net/2018/04/premarital-sex-increasing-worldwide/The "Fog Zone" Study = "Evangelicals Aren't Waiting To Have Sex" (2009)https://powertodecide.org/sites/default/files/resources/primary-download/fog-zone-full.pdfNT Verses on "Fornication:" Mark 7:20-23, Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Cor 6:18-20, 1 Thess. 4:3-5Original Language: Strong’s Concordance: 4202, “porneia,” πορνεία ; from 4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry: — fornication.4203: πορνεύω porneuō; from 4204; to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practice idolatry: — commit (fornication)

Bonus: A lot of the language we use, believe it or not (lol), came from people way smarter than us. There are some great resources out there to talk about Sex in proactive, wholistic ways, here are a few! The Meanjng of Marriage - Tim KellerCounterfeit Gods - Tim KellerSex/God by Rob Bell Love That Lasts - Jeff Bethke Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: [email protected] Thanks for listening! - Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode, the guys continue their discussion about the conflict within the church, and react to the "Unity #GCAC18" Video. Want to fact check us? Go a little more in-depth? Here are some sources!: Unity #GCAC18 Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qni-B8emmjs"Official" Statement by SDA Church on the Background of the Document Passed in October:https://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2018-10-17/harmony-with-the-world-church/Please note, the document referenced in the link above (titled, "Regard for and Practice of General Conference Session and General Conference Executive Committee Actions") is the one we mention when we talk about the document the GC passed which enabled them to create 5 different "Oversight Committees."A little more information about the purported role of the Compliance Committees:https://www.adventistreview.org/compliance-committees-terms-of-referenceHistoric Account of 1888, "What Happened In 1888?" (George Knight):https://tinyurl.com/ycr4oydaEllen White's Response to the events of the 1888 General Conference, "A Call To Deeper Study of the Word": https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/4371.2000001#0 Have a question you want us to discuss? Comment? Maybe you disagree with something we said? Either way, we'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at: [email protected] Thanks for listening!- Jesse, Sean, Anthony, Erik

In this episode, the guys discuss the recent annual council meetings and the continued divide within the church.Sources: Ted Wilson Quote on Creation, Referenced:https://tinyurl.com/y8u8e4qyTed Wilson’s Sermon At Annual Council 2018, Referenced: https://tinyurl.com/yazurgz4Ellen White’s Address To The General Conference in Session in 1888:https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/4371.2000001#0Want to send in a question for the guys to discuss? Shoot an email our way at:[email protected] Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Seeking What They Sought!

In this episode, the guys introduce themselves and discuss the vision behind the podcast.

“Do not seek the footsteps of the wise, seek what they sought.”

— MATSUO BASHŌ

SWTS is made up of Sean Lehnhoff, Jesse Churchill, Anthony Lyder, and Erik Edstrom.

Want to send in a question for the guys to discuss? Shoot an email our way at: [email protected]

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