The 180 Church Podcast with Dr. Sammy and Friends

In today's podcast, the whole crew is back together to discuss the cognitive distortion of personalization. This distortion causes us to misplace blame on ourselves for events out of our control. Not dealing with this self-blame can skyrocket anxiety and depression within us and cause us to lose sight of what is in our spheres of concern and what is of our influence. Through the Sunday message, we unpack the insights found through the nuances in life and discuss how we can partner with God to flourish this year.

In today's podcast, Joe and Pastor Lydia team up to unpack some insights on how difficult it is to develop a character of gratitude. They tackle the Fallacy of Change distortion in which we think that changing the people or circumstances around us will prospectively provide happiness and how breaking through this distortion brings clarity about the blessings in our lives and the one who is the giver of them all.

In today's podcast, Joe and Pastor Lydia team up to unpack some insights on how difficult it is to develop a character of gratitude. They tackle the Fallacy of Change distortion in which we think that changing the people or circumstances around us will prospectively provide happiness and how breaking through this distortion brings clarity about the blessings in our lives and the one who is the giver of them all.

As we enter the new year, we reflect on the resolutions we’re making for next year. The fact is, changing ourselves for the better is hard. There tends to be an implicit aversion to change because we do not know the values that drive the actions that cause us to fail when we’re trying to make progress. Even though we say we “know” our values, it’s really our behavior that exhibits them, showing us what the foundation is on which we base our actions. To truly change then, we must be willing to be honest with ourselves and allow the spirit of God to transform us so that we can become people of substance.

As we enter the new year, we reflect on the resolutions we’re making for next year. The fact is, changing ourselves for the better is hard. There tends to be an implicit aversion to change because we do not know the values that drive the actions that cause us to fail when we’re trying to make progress. Even though we say we “know” our values, it’s really our behavior that exhibits them, showing us what the foundation is on which we base our actions. To truly change then, we must be willing to be honest with ourselves and allow the spirit of God to transform us so that we can become people of substance.

Christmas can often be reduced to a religious holiday for many people. However, the meaning of Christmas is much bigger than that. It is a narrative comprised of three elements: a star foretold, a few seekers from afar, and a calling embraced. The birth of Christ is a partnership between God and man that changed history and, even now, invites us to a great call to change the world.

Christmas can often be reduced to a religious holiday for many people. However, the meaning of Christmas is much bigger than that. It is a narrative comprised of three elements: a star foretold, a few seekers from afar, and a calling embraced. The birth of Christ is a partnership between God and man that changed history and, even now, invites us to a great call to change the world.

Joe and Pastor Lydia team up to cohost today’s podcast with Sarah Bennett, a member at 180, worship team member and a professional musician. We talk through emotional reasoning and it’s impact on our lives and how joy really sets things into perspective, because it is a perspective.

In this podcast, Joe and Danny are joined by Rob Cho, who works at DreamHome as a graphic designer, most recently a web developer, and a freelance artist, along with Henry Kim, our Creative Director. This conversation covers the schema of unrelenting standards, and how we can combat living by an impossible standard of perfection and be embraced by the radical acceptance of the love of the Father.

Today Danny and Joe are joined by 180 Church's cofounders and senior pastors, Dr. Sammy and Pastor Lydia. Dr. Sammy is a postdoctoral fellow-scholar at Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and a regular contributor at Christianity Today, and Pastor Lydia is the Pastor of Spiritual Transformation and worship leader at 180. Join us in an empowering conversation about the real nature of humility and pride, and how we can come to embrace the work of God, and the glory of God within all of us.