The Ascending Word

This week on the Ascending Word, we finally have the boys back together. Russ and Alex host this week's episode of the Ascending Word.

Rundown for this week:

Question of the Week - "What's the deal with friendship?" (2:40)

Must-Read Article of the Week - "Am I letting my feelings get the best of me?" by Cara Glynn (21:45)

https://ascendingthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/am-i-letting-my-feelings-get-the-best-of-me/

Most Popular - “A Guide to Navigating Really Hard Conversations” by Ali Howard (featured on Relevant Magazine) (32:20)

https://relevantmagazine.com/article/a-guide-to-navigating-really-hard-conversations/

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Alex is holding steady, and Russ has taken another week off - what a slacker! Russ will be back next week to join in the shenanigans. For now, we have a fantastic guest host, Sammy Lavoie. She is a fellow contributor at Ascending Thoughts and queen of all things social media. She was a phenomenal guest host with a lot of great ideas.

Here's what we have this week:

Question of the Week - "Why do we have to learn the hard way?" (2:04)

Around the Web/Must Read - "Missionary Dating Will Kill Your Spiritual Life" Relevant Magazine (10:18)

Author Interview - Sammy Lavoie "The Treasure of a Mentor" (25:20)

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Russ and Alex are back in action this week mostly discussing lifts and football.

In today's episode Russ and Alex discuss the question of week "What does it mean to take God’s name in vain?" (3:15)

The Must Read Article of the Week: "Crafty or Naked" - Mitch Raup. (16:40

Web Article of the Week: "God is and God Does" - Samuel James. (29:20)

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In this episode, Russ takes a break and Alex brings in an all new cast of characters. Tony/Danny from Men of Meanz joins to host and Carli Glen joins to discuss her article from the last week.

Question of the Week: What do you do when God is silent? (3:25)

Must Read Article of the Week: “Do You Have Stockholm Syndrome?” (11:10)

Author Interview: Carli Glen "The True Essence of Time.” (20:35)

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In this episode, Alex and Russ are back together in the same geographic space for the first time in a month. As a result Alex makes fun of Russ's cell phone voice. This week on the Ascending Word:Alex and Russ discuss our Question of the Week, "how do you stand against sin and for people?" (1:27)In the Word Russ and Alex reflected on the must read article of the week, Andrew DiNardo's "Were you There?" (13:30).Alex starts us off with our Popular on the Web segment with Russ Ramsey's "The God Who Broke My Heart" on the Gospel Coalition. (26:30)Can you spot our "Word?" @ us on Twitter, or Comment on Facebook. We'd love to hear from you.

In this episode of the podcast, Russ and Alex talk about the renaming of the podcast, the podcast word of the day, and other fun things. The question of the week was "why do we need accountability," which sparked some great conversations about the need for it and what it looks like in practice. Russ interviews Alex about his article this week, "War to be God." Alex and Russ talk about Freddy from Men of Meanz's article "Beware of the Swiss Cheese Gospel." And they end on the Gospel Coalition's article "Don't Hide Behind a Smiling Emoji." Tune in next week to listen for the Podcast Word of the Day!

In this episode Russ and Alex talk about giving up things for God to find the freedom it provides. Alex asks Russ about his article "He Stood Before the Judge" a narrative take on the crucifiction of Jesus. The fellows discuss Andrew DiNardo's article "There is a God and I'm not Him." It is a great read and includes quotes from the movie "Rudy." We discus our most popular article on the web from the Gospel Coalition, "Stop Overspiritualize Calling." We then wrap up with several jokes and a shout out for what is coming up in the next week.

In this episode Russ and Alex discuss grace and why it matters for Christians. Alex elaborates on his article this week, "Chronicles of Bitterness" in the author interview corner. Russ leads the discussion on the article of the week by Reed Alioth, "The Problem with Worrying." The fellows wrap up discussing not one, but two articles this week from most popular on the web. Listen in to hear their take on online sermons and God's view of closing doors. There is a lot of meat packed into this week's podcast, so as usual check it out!

In this Episode, Russ and Alex discuss the art of decluttering the soul so we can focus on Christ and loving people. They discuss the chaos and calm of city living and the unending energy of junior high youths and what they both learned from each experience. Alex segued nicely into one of his favorite articles of the week, "Why Good Art Matters," by Brian Pell. Russ and Alex finished up with a reflection on Millenials and their role in the church. C.S. Lewis is brought up quite often throughout. Check us out at ascendingthoughtsblog.wordpress.com

In this episode Alex and Tony discuss how to be "all-in" for Christ, Sammy Lavoie calls in to talk about her blog "You Do You, BooBoo," Tony talks about his blog post, "What's In a Name," and Alex and Tony end up talking about cornbread.