The life of Hezekiah offers a smaller reprieve in the midst of all the darkness in Isaiah.  We can learn from the relatable humanity of this great king and how he stood out as so different from the rest.

The destruction was coming but there was hope for a future.

Not everyone agrees with us!  Sounds crazy but it's true.  In order to function in a society with multiple opinions, ideas, and cultures, how do we maintain unity without requiring uniformity?  This is the question that Scott and Mike are discussing this week on Rough Cut Faith. 

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We live in a culture with a multiplicity of social ideals, beliefs, worldviews, and faith traditions.  How do we engage people in a way that removes barriers and allows for relational connections?  Join Mike and Scott in discussing this challenging topic. 

When two kingdoms split, they not only split from each other, they walked away from God.  But God says that there would come a day when an eternal kingdom would be built and nothing could shake it.

Even with the destruction of nations there was always a vision for the hope to come.

There has long been a dichotomy between psychology and spirituality.  That divide has lessened over the past couple of decades but there are still a lot of questions among faith communities about how we address mental and emotional health from a spiritual perspective.  In this conversation, Mike and Scott discuss their own experiences, how the church has gotten it wrong, and how we move forward in addressing our "whole selves."

This week Scott and Mike discuss the new album by The Avett Brothers, the role music and art in our spiritual life and why it's good for us to engage with works of art outside of the bounds of a faith tradition.

Isaiah 11-24 gives an account of downfall 13 of different nations, including the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.  And it seems like we still haven't learned the lesson they were trying to teach.

In this new season of Rough Cut Faith, Mike and Scott talk about the importance of engaging with culture through the lens of faith and what that might look like.  Then they discuss some of the themes we see in Isaiah and how destruction seems to be the consequence of power.