Our culture would not be what it is today without the heavy influence of media and entertainment. From Hollywood and the billions spent on the movie industry to Spotify to Netflix and binge-worthy TV shows, Americans spend so much time in front of a screen being entertained.

So much of what we watch is good, artful, inspiring, entertaining. It provides a world for the viewer to escape, to imagine, to dream and enjoy the world through a different perspective. It can awaken longings and desires inside of us that seem primal - hard wired into our DNA. Because of their ability to resonate so deeply, it can seem, at times, that the movies and stories we love are actually memories lost.

But as Christians how should we navigate this secular and sinfully driven industry? "....be in the world, but not of it...." ".....all things permissible but not beneficial...." The bible gives us direction, but we tend to get it wrong. We've tried legalism - disallowing all secular media, but that doesn't work. Why?

This week Pastor Chad will teach us how to view these things rightly, and how to think through deciding if something is worth watching.

Honest, vulnerable conversation that attempts to not condemn, but remind Christians of their purpose. The chief end of man is to worship and glorify God, and ultimately everything we watch or listen to should grow our affections towards that purpose.

We generally care about ourselves more than anything or anyone else. Right or wrong its most definitely human nature. This typically leads us to put a lot of focus on personality tests which essentially attempt to explain how we integrate with the world. Whether in a business setting, personal setting, relational setting. These tests explain who we are in any given environment. It can explain your tendencies as a Christian and how you best connect with God, potential marriage pitfalls, what kind of leader you are etc etc. .. It’s a phenomenon in our culture to obsess over what number, or letter or color we are in certain tests. DISC, Enneagram, Meyers-Briggs (16 personalities) Color Code, Spiritual temperaments and the list goes on. If we are honest, we would admit that it gives us hope. Deep down we hope it will explain the truths we are running and hiding from, that we're not actually good enough for the task before us.

Here is the truth, we are all called to all the commands and all the principals of scripture, and our personality is not an excuse to avoid them. It can, however, offer a plan of attack when we identify certain commands that may be hard for us because of how we are wired.

We must remember that when we accomplish things for the Lord despite our weakness is when God gets the most glory. And this is our greatest blessing...Seeing God work and seeing his Glory in us and others!

We hope this show is helpful as Pastor Chad and Josh discuss some common pitfalls with the mindset regarding personality tests. The guys also discuss how, as a biblical counselor Chad would help coach someone in interpreting their results from a biblical worldview.

Have you ever broken the law... Probably so. We all do, and we usually justify it by saying we know better than the law. You may not say that specifically, but you believe it deep down. What makes us think we know better then institutions that have been set up for hundreds of years in our culture?

And what about that nasty word Discipline? Isn't it terrible? How dare anyone treat us that way! We seek to alleviate the shame of discipline through the disapproval and discrediting of leaders and authority in our lives. This eases the sting a bit right?

On one hand, history shows us that its good to question authority; Civil rights, Nazi Germany, Pedophiles in the Catholic church are all great examples of times we need to question authority to protect the marginalized from evil. However, this has led us, as a culture, to always question the institution over the individual. We assume the feelings of the individual are more legitimate than the standards of the instituion. Big banks, Boss Man, Capitalism, The "Man", The Church (local) - We default in opposition to those with power and authority or at best always stand in question to them. This has become our default.

But we are human, so where are we getting it twisted? It isn't as simple as only following and trusting in merit based leadership because merit will always fail us, as will our judgment in that merit. There has to be a better formula on how to view authority through a Gospel Lens. How can we default into a position of support towards to our leaders rather than distrust. Most importantly, what does all this say about us and the way we know God?

God has given us a tool to view authority and our leaders. We are called, as Christians, to know the bible and question our leaders when what they are doing doesn't line up. But we are also called to trust God with our leaders too.

Tune in as Pastor Chad and Josh discuss all this and help renew our mindsets with the truth of the Bible.

This is a Gospel World View Recovered.

In this episode Josh shares his journey through the world of Self help and how he discovered it to be empty and unable to answer life's biggest questions. Listen as Pastor Chad uncovers the hidden motives in his quest for becoming a self made man. This helps us understand how we our not the center of the story but rather Christ is.

Biggie knew it, Steve Jobs knew it, King Solomon knew it. Why CAN'T money buy us happiness? And why are suicide rates highest among the most affluent? Wealth was created by MAN and it is a reflection of what our hearts want, but the desire is ultimately for something else entirely. Something that G O D C R E A T E D. Find out what on this episode where Pastor Chad and Josh dive into the Culture of Consumption, keeping up with the Joneses, and figuring out what our hearts truly want. Money is a vessel, so where is it bringing you?

Why are we so loyal to certain brands? Why do we fight so hard for what we believe? An endless search for the perfect church, gym, school, political party yet we find conflict regardless? Will the search ever end? Are we looking for a place to belong, ultimate truth, or something else? Something. More. Vital.

Tune in as Pastor Chad and Josh discuss the cultural phenomenon of Groupthink and how it impacts mans search for community, truth, and what lies at the core of ones being.

Listen in this week as Josh interviews Chad about his background!

Today we get to know the making of the man! Enjoy this background episode of one of our hosts, Josh!

The first time Chad and Josh hop on the airwaves to explain what all this fuss has been about!