Today I am joined by guest and Spiritual Director Lindi Davidson as we talk about what it looks like, for us today, to be a faithful witness in light of Matthew 7:1-6. How do we remain in the tension of not casting stones and jumping to judgements and assumptions about people, but also remain discerning with our witness. How does humility and boldness coincide? How do we live this out with grace, humility and authority.

You don't want to miss this one!! 

We are taking a deep dive right into the topic of idolatry and how easy it weaves itself into the human heart. How we truly do become what we behold. By taking a look at Idolatry as it is laid out in Isaiah and some other OT passages we will see how this topic still applies to us today as new covenant people. Where we place our worship matters, Are we fully worshiping our Creator or have we traded in parts of our worship in an attempt to find security and significance outside of God? 

Join me for this indepth discussion as we kick off season two of Something Sacred!! 

Intro/outro music: Grasswood by Brandi Bailey

Resources: 

Daniel Block - Deuteronomy NIVAC.

G. K. Beale - We Become What We Worship : A Biblical Theology of Idolatry.

John Oswalt  - Isaiah. NIVAC.

Randall Garr -  In His Own Image and Likeness. 

Richard Lintz - Identity and Idolatry.

We’re going to round out this season of the podcast by talking about community and friendship and everything that comes with being in relationship with imperfect people as imperfect people. We’ll talk about the importance of staying in community and cultivating friendships and what that looks like in a culture that idolizes lone wolfing it and canceling any one who doesn’t hold to your same framework of thought. Joining me today is my good friend Tamara Lee. Come join us as we lean in and talk about the importance of fighting for friendship. 

Music Compostion: Grasswood by Brandi Bailey

Today we’re going to cut through the noise and break through the destructive hold of confusion surrounding gender identity and talk about our responsibility in safeguarding the next generation. We’re not coming at this from a cultural lens, but from a biblical lens. When we are reminded of what God says through scripture, all doubt and confusion fall away. That’s when we can confidently build our house upon the rock - and place our stakes firmly in truth, making a ripple effect for the kingdom for generations to come. 

Today we are breaking down a current cultural ideology so we understand; what we are walking through and who our enemy actually is - spoiler alert - it’s not people, and to stand not only confidently in the truth we profess and hold fast to, but to stand in Joy and Peace in the midst of the unraveling. To see the struggle and then hold our position in Love and Truth and be a beacon that points people to a life that has deep meaning and purpose rooted in Jesus. 

We're talking about labels vs Identity today. Join Raelynn Reimer and I as we talk about how labels were never meant to become attached to us and the limits they put on us when we allow them to define what only God was meant to define. 

Musical Composition: Grasswood by Brandi Bailey 

Our lives have become so noisy. What we allow in, will linger, and if we let it, it will set up shop and start to mold us into a distorted image we were never meant to reflect. Who does God say you are?

We can either build our life on the backbone of scripture and walk firmly on level ground, or we can let culture bend us into who it says we are and walk crooked. 

Lets talk about it.

This episode serves as the starting point of all the other episodes to come. We're going to talk about our collective calling as image bearers of God, gain a better understanding of sacred space and break down what theology and biblical literacy actually mean. It's really not as boring as it sounds, promise!

Musical Compostion: Grasswood by Brandi Bailey 

Trailer for Something Sacred. A podcast where we're going to confront confusion and break down ideologies and bring it back to what God says. With a little sprinkle of theology and a whole lot of biblical literacy we’re going to break through cultural lies, watered down gospel teaching and hear some life stories along the way.

Musical Compostion: Grasswood - by Brandi Bailey