On this last podcast of 2020, Wayne finishes his conversation with his friend Stephan Vosloo from Ladysmith, South Africa, and what he has learned about letting Father's love lead him out of the prison of self. He shares his own process of learning to love even the broken places in his heart so that he can love the broken places in others.  He also talks about how Jesus, too, had to learn obedience until he could give himself fully on the cross and forgive those who had wronged him so viciously. Afterward, Wayne invites Kyle Rice to process what had meant the most to them in this conversation, and how it is impacting their own process of living loved.

Podcast Notes:

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"We are slowly embracing the kind of sacrificial other-centered love that let us leave positions and privileges and entitlements and become one with the brokenness in us and around us and a way that us from the pain of self-centered thinking." These are the words Wayne read in a recent email from his friend Stephan Vosloo in Ladysmith, SA that began to describe the journey he has been on into what it means to become one with Love. Here are excerpts from a subsequent conversation they had about the journey out of our selfish ambition and into an others-centered way of living. They talk about the progress and choices of that journey and the liberation it brings to allow God's love to unfold inside of us and spill out to touch others as well. If you listen to one podcast this year, let it be this one.

Podcast Notes:

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In a crisis, some people seek safety and comfort by holding tighter to the way they've always done things while others find it a great opportunity to learn and grow to see what new insights God might have for them. Three years ago we first met Gil Michel, a father, accountant, and pastor of a downtown congregation in South Bend, Indiana in a discussion about racial injustice. Wayne sought him out again to see what God had been doing in him the last eight months through the pandemic and in the growing conversation about race as an African-American. What unfolds is an amazing conversation about shifting our thoughts and actions in times of upheaval and challenge. If we're not open to God changing our minds we will be forever stuck in our ignorance and biases.

Podcast Notes:

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A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation

Previous Podcasts with Gil Michel

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of their collaboration on a book called A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation, Wayne invites his coauthors Arnita Taylor and Bob Prater back to the podcast. . In the ensuing year, our nation has grown even more polarized through COVID, a contentious election, and fresh pleas for racial justice. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the three authors converse about the state of our country following the election and their reflections on the way we as individuals can depolarize our thinking and our relationships with others, especially those on the other side of the political or racial divide. As the book says, courage and compassion can still change the world if we can find enough love for all humanity, not just those who look and think like us.

Podcast Notes:

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John Voight's post-election threats

A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation

Previous Podcasts with Arnita Taylor

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What a tumultuous year this has been in ways we could have never foreseen!  By popular request, Wayne's daughter, Julie, joins her dad today to talk through how her family is sorting out the twists and turns of 2020. We talk about thriving in the midst of COVID, the contentious election, and the growing conversation about racial justice all going on at the same time. All of it challenges us to think beyond what is good for us individually, to what is best for us as a people. Maturity will always invite me beyond my own personal preferences to realize I'm not the only one in the room. Fairness and generosity are critical to living with grace in a broken world.

Podcast Notes:

Pre-order Live Loved Free Full, Wayne's newest book

The Jesus Story

The Social Dilemma

Wayne, Bob, and Arnita discuss living beyond the 2020 election

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Whether it is someone claiming to speak in God's name, or a friend to lean on in times of crisis, finding safe relationships is critical to keep your heart soft before the Lord. Kyle Rice and Tracy Levinson join Wayne to talk about the voices we listen to at critical moments. They talk about the prophecies some leaders gave, saying that God had decreed President Trump would be re-elected. How have they fared in the aftermath of an election that didn't seem to go that way? Also, Tracy opens up about her last two incredibly painful years as she stood at the crossroads of her marriage and the despair she felt. God met her through some amazing friends who could listen and comfort her without trying to manipulate her responses. These are the kind of safe relationships we all need and that we all can be for others.

Podcast Notes:

Paula Cain-White's proclamation/prayer to change the election results

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Tracy's book, unashamed: candid conversations about dating, love, nakedness, and faith

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"Father am I alright? What do you feel when you see me?" Those questions come from a listener in Germany about patterns in his life that got planted at a very young age. Kyle Rice and Tracy Levinson join Wayne to talk about our sense of being worthy of God's attention and his love, how it can get twisted at a very young age, and how it may affect males and females differently. They also cover how to remove shame from sexual issues with our children, masculinity and femininity stereotypes, and how we are all God's favorite son or daughter.

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Past podcasts with Tracy

Tracy's book, unashamed: candid conversations about dating, love, nakedness, and faith

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Power has always been difficult for humans to navigate without doing great harm. Wayne and Kyle dive into a recent study by researcher Brené Brown about power. Her research identified four kinds of power—power over, power with, power to, and power within.  Power over is the worst of these because it sees power as limited and is maintained by an ever-increasing capacity for cruelty.  Other kinds of power, however, leads us to greater empathy and serves others more than seeks to be served. Wayne and Klye discuss this research with an eye to its application in the kingdoms of this world, and in the kingdom Jesus is building.

Podcast Notes:

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Brené Brown podcast with Vice President Biden

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Whether it's a new puppy or a turning point in our journey, most of life's greatest joys lie beyond our discomfort. Yet, when push comes to shove we will choose the path of least resistance thinking our comfort is more important than growth. Kyle joins Wayne again as the doors that pain and disappointment open to us. When we can't have what we thought we wanted, God is always opening new doors to invite us into a more fruitful journey. In that vein, they talk about navigating conversations that matter when they get difficult, leaning into those moments of emotion when our heart is finding freedom, and getting through the painful bits in our lives to the greater joy God has beyond them.

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Use the tool, don't become the tool. A new documentary from Netfilx exposes how social media and search engines are actively working to addict us to their devices and destroying the fabric of our culture. This story is told by the engineers who developed these tools and then left the industry because of how their products are being used when they were monetized for maximum profit. Wayne and Kyle talk about the technology that has the potential to connect us, is instead being used to control us, monetize us, and divide us. After viewing the film Kyle and Wayne talk about its implications in our culture and their own lives. They discuss strategies they use to ensure that they can enjoy the Internet as a tool, rather than become the tool the Internet uses to sell their wares.

Podcast Notes:

The Social Dilemma

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