We are joined by an old friend of the show, Dallas Jenkins. He is the creator of “The Chosen”, a multi-season series on the life of Christ. It is shown in over 180 countries. How has it grown so substantially? There is an app that allows free streaming of the series available all over the world. 

He sticks around and talks about the upcoming awards season. Ricky Gervais’ intro at the Golden Globes broke the internet on both ends of the spectrum. People appreciated it, others not so much. Dallas talks about the vast difference between the Hollywood elite and the general population. 

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We are joined by an old friend of the show, Dallas Jenkins. He is the creator of “The Chosen”, a multi-season series on the life of Christ. It is shown in over 180 countries. How has it grown so substantially? There is an app that allows free streaming of the series available all over the world. 

He sticks around and talks about the upcoming awards season. Ricky Gervais’ intro at the Golden Globes broke the internet on both ends of the spectrum. People appreciated it, others not so much. Dallas talks about the vast difference between the Hollywood elite and the general population.

(00:00-08:56): Bryan Stevenson Wants to Liberate People from the Lie That Their Life Doesn’t Matter. The author of the book behind the new film ‘Just Mercy’ shows the church a way forward. Brian and Ian discuss the condition of our prison system as well as how we can reach them.

(08:56-18:28): Philip Yancey writes in Patheos on the stigma of doubt. “A Time to Doubt” is a piece that touches on the shameless wrestle with and why it makes us uncomfortable. Brian and Ian discuss this. 

(18:28-27:56): LINER Most millennials, Gen Z don’t view marriage, family formation as life goals: study written Brandon Showalter in Christian Post. Brian and Ian talk about the shift of life goals and aspirations between the last few generations. 

(27:56-37:55): “How to Survive the Scariest Passage in the Bible” writes Justin Dillehay in The Gospel Coalition. Brian and Ian discuss how knowing the Lord and whether or not He knows us.

(38:58-49:15): Pope encourages a deeply troubled world not to lose hope. But Francis also offers a sober analysis of a number of global problems and challenges in annual address to ambassadors. 

(49:15-1:09:16): We are joined by an old friend of the show, Dallas Jenkins. He is the creator of “The Chosen”, a multi-season series on the life of Christ. It is shown in over 180 countries. How has it grown so substantially? There is an app that allows free streaming of the series available all over the world. 

He sticks around and talks about the upcoming awards season. Ricky Gervais’ intro at the Golden Globes broke the internet on both ends of the spectrum. People appreciated it, others not so much. Dallas talks about the vast difference between the Hollywood elite and the general population. 

(1:09:16-1:16:10): Brian and Ian “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Apparently airlines allow scorpions on their flights, but not weed. We loved the Pampers robot so much, we had to talk about it again. The flat earth society doesn’t understand the gravity of this situation. Phones and drinking are now the same amount of illegal. Meanwhile, this beach is the bomb!

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(00:00-08:56): Bryan Stevenson Wants to Liberate People from the Lie That Their Life Doesn’t Matter. The author of the book behind the new film ‘Just Mercy’ shows the church a way forward. Brian and Ian discuss the condition of our prison system as well as how we can reach them.

(08:56-18:28): Philip Yancey writes in Patheos on the stigma of doubt. “A Time to Doubt” is a piece that touches on the shameless wrestle with and why it makes us uncomfortable. Brian and Ian discuss this. 

(18:28-27:56): LINER Most millennials, Gen Z don’t view marriage, family formation as life goals: study written Brandon Showalter in Christian Post. Brian and Ian talk about the shift of life goals and aspirations between the last few generations. 

(27:56-37:55): “How to Survive the Scariest Passage in the Bible” writes Justin Dillehay in The Gospel Coalition. Brian and Ian discuss how knowing the Lord and whether or not He knows us.

(38:58-49:15): Pope encourages a deeply troubled world not to lose hope. But Francis also offers a sober analysis of a number of global problems and challenges in annual address to ambassadors. 

(49:15-1:09:16): We are joined by an old friend of the show, Dallas Jenkins. He is the creator of “The Chosen”, a multi-season series on the life of Christ. It is shown in over 180 countries. How has it grown so substantially? There is an app that allows free streaming of the series available all over the world. 

He sticks around and talks about the upcoming awards season. Ricky Gervais’ intro at the Golden Globes broke the internet on both ends of the spectrum. People appreciated it, others not so much. Dallas talks about the vast difference between the Hollywood elite and the general population. 

(1:09:16-1:16:10): Brian and Ian “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Apparently airlines allow scorpions on their flights, but not weed. We loved the Pampers robot so much, we had to talk about it again. The flat earth society doesn’t understand the gravity of this situation. Phones and drinking are now the same amount of illegal. Meanwhile, this beach is the bomb!

(00:00-09:39): Prince Harry and Meghan Markle mulling Canada move, giving up royal titles. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considering a more permanent move to Canada — and have not ruled out “walking away” from their British royal titles, according to a stunning new report Wednesday.

(09:39-19:09): Finland’s new PM Sanna Marin called for a four-day working week or SIX-HOUR days in radical proposal to improve work-life balance. Brian and Ian talk about the importance of spending time with family and having a work-life balance. They are all for it if it increases productivity.

(19:09-28:40): Adam Ramsey writes in The Gospel Coalition “Church Planting and the Idol of Immediacy”. Brian and Ian discuss this and reflect. “I think the besetting sin of pastors, maybe especially evangelical pastors, is impatience.” — Eugene Peterson”

(28:40-38:14): “Atheists prefer cats, Christians love dogs, study shows” writes Ryan Burge in Religion News Service. Brian and Ian try and mull over the possible reasons as to why this is the case. people may be using pets as a replacement for social interaction. Therefore, people who are frequently attending church events don’t need to fill that social void with pets.

(39:18-49:59): Mark Ward writes “How to Mind Your Own Business When Everyone’s Sharing Theirs” in The Gospel Coalition. So how can we “live quietly” and “mind our own affairs” and at the same time stay involved online? By thinking carefully through what counts as “our own affairs.

(49:59-1:01:29): Brian and Ian discuss “Top three reasons people reject Christianity” by Robin Schumacher in Christian Post. Although there are certainly other issues that crop up, here are the ones – from least to most problematic – that I’ve seen over and over again.

(1:01:29-1:10:43): Benjamin Holmgren posted on Facebook “Years ago I learned something from Brené Brown that I still use every single day”. No matter what, walking in after a hard day is inevitable. You should put a smile on your face regardless of how it went. Brian and Ian discuss this. 

(1:10:43-1:17:22): CANNOT USE AS BEST OF: Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Balloons do not conduct electricity, and Arkansas is stricken with the Hamburglar. Of course Wisconsin has an assault case involving ranch dressing, and don’t mess with this woman’s dog. Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves is nowhere to be seen to save this bus.

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(00:00-09:39): Prince Harry and Meghan Markle mulling Canada move, giving up royal titles. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considering a more permanent move to Canada — and have not ruled out “walking away” from their British royal titles, according to a stunning new report Wednesday.

(09:39-19:09): Finland’s new PM Sanna Marin called for a four-day working week or SIX-HOUR days in radical proposal to improve work-life balance. Brian and Ian talk about the importance of spending time with family and having a work-life balance. They are all for it if it increases productivity.

(19:09-28:40): Adam Ramsey writes in The Gospel Coalition “Church Planting and the Idol of Immediacy”. Brian and Ian discuss this and reflect. “I think the besetting sin of pastors, maybe especially evangelical pastors, is impatience.” — Eugene Peterson”

(28:40-38:14): “Atheists prefer cats, Christians love dogs, study shows” writes Ryan Burge in Religion News Service. Brian and Ian try and mull over the possible reasons as to why this is the case. people may be using pets as a replacement for social interaction. Therefore, people who are frequently attending church events don’t need to fill that social void with pets.

(39:18-49:59): Mark Ward writes “How to Mind Your Own Business When Everyone’s Sharing Theirs” in The Gospel Coalition. So how can we “live quietly” and “mind our own affairs” and at the same time stay involved online? By thinking carefully through what counts as “our own affairs.

(49:59-1:01:29): Brian and Ian discuss “Top three reasons people reject Christianity” by Robin Schumacher in Christian Post. Although there are certainly other issues that crop up, here are the ones – from least to most problematic – that I’ve seen over and over again.

(1:01:29-1:10:43): Benjamin Holmgren posted on Facebook “Years ago I learned something from Brené Brown that I still use every single day”. No matter what, walking in after a hard day is inevitable. You should put a smile on your face regardless of how it went. Brian and Ian discuss this. 

(1:10:43-1:17:22): CANNOT USE AS BEST OF: Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Balloons do not conduct electricity, and Arkansas is stricken with the Hamburglar. Of course Wisconsin has an assault case involving ranch dressing, and don’t mess with this woman’s dog. Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves is nowhere to be seen to save this bus.

We are joined by church planter and director of NewThing, Eric Metcalf. He talks about how many churches he has planted all over the world. So far, they have planted 3,000 churches worldwide. He also discusses multiplication at the micro and macro level in the church. 

He touches on how he got started at Community Christian Church and the campus he started in Lincoln Park in Chicago. After pastoring that campus, he moved back to the suburbs to invest in NewThing full time. 

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We are joined by church planter and director of NewThing, Eric Metcalf. He talks about how many churches he has planted all over the world. So far, they have planted 3,000 churches worldwide. He also discusses multiplication at the micro and macro level in the church. 

He touches on how he got started at Community Christian Church and the campus he started in Lincoln Park in Chicago. After pastoring that campus, he moved back to the suburbs to invest in NewThing full time.

We are joined by lead pastor of Renew Church, Greg Armstrong. He talks with us about church planting in the suburbs as well as Renew Movement, a collective of worship leaders, artists and musicians who gather to fuel the local church with a passion for songwriting, unification and reconciliation through the arts. This worship collective also serves as the framework for the annual Renew Worship Conference, Worship School and local worship leader cohorts throughout Chicagoland.

He touches briefly on racial and social discussions within the church as a community. He believes it is essential to be able to have tough conversations that affect everyone in order to bring us together. 

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(00:00-09:25): Babylon Bee stings CNN with satirical article: “There's only room for 'one fake news site'”. Brian and Ian discuss the idea of ‘fake news’ and how satire may be becoming too close to the truth. David Harsanyi also writes “Attacks on the Babylon Bee Are Attacks on Free Expression”. 

(09:25-36:24): We are joined by lead pastor of Renew Church, Greg Armstrong. He talks with us about church planting in the suburbs as well as Renew Movement, a collective of worship leaders, artists and musicians who gather to fuel the local church with a passion for songwriting, unification and reconciliation through the arts. This worship collective also serves as the framework for the annual Renew Worship Conference, Worship School and local worship leader cohorts throughout Chicagoland.

He touches briefly on racial and social discussions within the church as a community. He believes it is essential to be able to have tough conversations that affect everyone in order to bring us together. 

(37:27-48:01): “Love Your Neighbor in the New Year: Answer Their Emails and Texts” writes Jen Pollock Michel in Christianity Today. Jesus protected his time and also gave it up willingly. In this digital age, we’re called to do the same. Brian and Ian talk about how important it is to people if you divide your alone time and accessible time accordingly. 

(48:01-58:19): Jonathan Evans, Lois Evans’ youngest son, delivers a powerful eulogy during his mother’s funeral. He speaks the realization he had about God answering prayers. Victory is always God’s and his mom wins regardless through Christ. 

(58:19-1:08:50): Joe Marusak writes in the Charlotte Observer “‘Only saved people can love Trump,’ says televangelist Jim Bakker”. Brian and Ian briefly listen to the former televangelist’s comments about Trump and Trump supporters, then respond. 

(1:08:50-1:15:02): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Jailbirds can find love too, and weed is not legal when you are high (up in the air). The FBI is different from the CIA, and the world’s smartest men are in Florida. Meanwhile, bowling is violent sport. 

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