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In this segment, Wesley and Jordan continue to discuss Christian finances with Dan Celia, this time focusing on the Biblical command to tithe.

In this episode, Wesley and Jordan are joined by Dan Celia of Financial Issues to talk about... financial issues. Dan speaks about how a Christian deals with his or her money should be founded on the Scriptures, and how even young Christians should seek to glorify God with their wealth.

Recommended Resources:

Young Money

Hard Knox Finances

Investing in Your Kids on a Budget

Daily Commute

Charles Spurgeon, a preacher in the 1800s may be long dead, but he still lives on at the Spurgeon Library, curated by Dr. Christian George. Wesley and TJ talk to Dr. George about his work, why he is so passionate about a preacher who lived in a different century on a different continent. The trio talks about the Library, the story of Spurgeon's first sermons thought to be lost to history, and much more.

Recommended Resources:

Morning and Evening (book, also available as a free app on Apple and Android)

Spurgeon Library

Lost Sermons of Charles Spurgeon

Logos

We at Engage love hearing and discussing the lives of believers whose earthly stories are over. One of our favorites is Charles Spurgeon. There is so much for us to talk about, but we are no experts. Wesley and TJ have Dr. Christian George, an expert on the Prince of Preachers, to talk about his life, his ministry, and what he has to say to us today.

Recommended Resources:

Morning and Evening (book, also available as a free app on Apple and Android)

Spurgeon Library

Lost Sermons of Charles Spurgeon

Logos

We at Engage will be honest that we think capitalism is kinda great. But that doesn't mean it is without drawbacks. One such drawback is the consumerism culture that inevitably comes from the economic system. This doesn't have to be a bad thing, but it can cripple the spiritual life of a church.

Dr. Ray Rooney, pastor and editor of AFA's blog The Stand, talks to Wesley and TJ about what it looks like when a church embraces consumerism and teaches man-centered theology.

Suggested Resources:

Wrestling with the Goodness of Capitalism

The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity by Skye Jethani

Branch Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age by Tyler Wigg Stevenson

Consuming Religion: Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture by Vincent J. Miller

Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism by James Twitchell

You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church...and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman

Wesley and TJ talked with Dr. Ray Rooney, pastor and editor of The Stand, about consumerism in the church in the previous episode, but this time they are bringing the idea even closer to home and focusing on what happens when Christians internalize a consumerist theology and bring it before God. For most Christians in America, it is an unknown sin that must be dealt with. The trio discusses how to identify, repent, and turn away from it.

Suggested Resources:

Wrestling with the Goodness of Capitalism

The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity by Skye Jethani

Branch Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age by Tyler Wigg Stevenson

Consuming Religion: Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture by Vincent J. Miller

Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism by James Twitchell

You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church...and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman

In the last episode, Wesley and TJ talked to pastor Bert Harper about how we attempt to divide our lives into secular and sacred things. We often forget that we have one life in which everything is connected. That is true in regards to the health of our walk with God and our walk with our spouse. Bert shares with Wesley and TJ what Scripture says about the connection.

The connection between walking with God and walking with your spouse is especially important for pastors. That is why Bert started hosting Fishbowl Retreats. Listen to hear Bert talk about why he started it and why your pastor should attend. Then click here for more information about sending your pastor and his wife and in October.

Men have a tendency to think in boxes. We have a box for work, a box for home, and a box for hobbies. We have lots of other boxes too. But women can also think in boxes. Every Christian has felt the temptation to create a box for the "sacred" things of our lives and the "secular" things of our lives.

Wesley and TJ talk to pastor and radio host Bert Harper about why we have bought into this lie. They discuss how Scripture does not give us the liberty to make such distinctions but calls us to glorify God in every aspect of our lives.

God reveals Himself as the Father throughout Scripture. Because that is true, it means Christians are His children. But what does that mean and how are we to live in light of that truth?

Wesley and TJ continue their discussion with C.J. Snyder, Engage Intern about this important and applicable truth.

Mentioned Resources:

My God, My Father