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Have you ever wondered why people think different from you? Have you ever thought to yourself, "Why don't they understand where I'm coming from?" Or... "If only I could understand where they're coming from, things would be easier." Well, what if I were to tell you there's a reason why those moments happen? And a huge part of those moments you encounter have to deal with cultural differences! 

Culture is the way a group of people adapts. We adapt to things such as:

• Physical Environments
• Social Environments
• Cultural Environments
• Ideological Environments
• Spiritual Environments

There are a variety of things that shape the way we view the world. But what if those same things could also serve as blind spots as to why we disconnect with people? And the same things that shape our cultural upbringing, could also be the same thing that disconnects us from God and His Word. Sometimes, we respond to people and life events with our cultural perspective instead of God's perspective. So how do we live in the strengths and maintain a great healthy pride of our culture without being overrun by it? That's what this session is about!

Todays talk is all about identifying your cultural background. How it's both a strength and a blind spot, how we can identify that blind spot, and overcome it to connect with others for the sake of the gospel! Your culture matters and so does everyone else's! Join us as we talk about Cultural Differences!

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In this episode, we conclude our talk on Mental Health and wellness with Christianity. Below are potential next steps you can take, or how you can help others take in their journey with mental health. 

Personal Next Steps:

·      Pray and Believe for God to Heal You

·      Be honest and vulnerable with your challenges and struggles to the Lord. Job did it (Book of Job). David did it (Book of Psalm). So did Jesus (Mathew 26:36-46 & Luke 22:39-46)

·      Seek a Christian Counselor

·      Normalize your personal situation 

·      Check in on yourself daily in 5 areas:

o   Sleep: How much sleep have you had?

o   Eat: What have you been eating?

o   Water: How much water have you drank? (You may be dehydrated)

o   Technology: How much screen time have you had on your computer and tv?

o   Workout: Have you gone out for a 10-minute walk?

·      Be patient with yourself. Wholeness and Deliverance isn’t always an event, more times than not, it’s a walk. 

·      Celebrate your small next steps. If you did something in healthy direction you hadn’t done before, that’s a Win!

Next Steps to Help Others:

·      Be Present and Available to Others

·      Your Relational Capital with people matters. Use it to love and comfort them.

·      Be willing to listen to people by fighting the need to respond.

·      Be a safe place for others. Affirm their challenge and pain (even if you disagree with it).

·      Ask Clarifying Questions such as:

o   I’m sorry you’re feeling that way. What else is on your mind?

o   How can I help you in this challenging time?

o   What can I do to serve you?

o   What do you need from me that I can do for you?

·      Pay attention to their tone, pitch and body language. 93% of what people communicate come from tone, pitch and body language. Which means only 7% has to do with their words. 

·      Know your limits. If someone else’s trauma triggers yours, give yourself permission to remove yourself from the situation or a conversation and gently guide them towards someone else. 

·      Don’t discount yourself and experience. Just because you didn’t go through their situation, doesn’t mean God can’t use you to help them for a moment or even a season. 

·      Encourage people to get a counselor. Help them find one through your local church or through the internet. 

·      Be patient with others. You don’t get to say when their grief is over, only they can. Let God heal them and let God use you to be a safe place to process their challenge. 

·      Celebrate your small next steps. If you did something in healthy direction you hadn’t done before, that’s a Win!

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Life has many challenges that many of us face. But what if the bigger challenge is that you have faced something that's a traumatic, but you didn't know, simply because you didn't know what to call it? In todays session, we talk about Mental Healthy and Christianity. We dive into the two types of trauma, the three types of psychopathology, and how we can have a healthy understanding of basic Mental Health and apply that in our walk with Christ. We hope you enjoy!

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In this session, I continue my conversations with Juby and Jessica as we break down the remaining 9 basic features that will help us to read scripture in a more life giving way. We utilize a book called "Grasping God's Word" written by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays to guide our conversation.

The 9 Basic Features are:

1. Repetition of Words: Look for words and phrases that repeat.
2. Contrasts: Look for ideas, individuals, and/or items that are different from each other.
3. Comparisons: Look for ideas, individuals, and/or items that are similar to each other.
4. Lists: Note where the text mentions more than two items.
5. Cause and Effect: There may be more than one effect from a single cause mentioned in the text.
6. Figures of Speech: Look for expressions that convey an image, using words in a sense other than the literal sense.
7. Conjunctions: Notice terms that join units, like "and," "but," "for." Note what they are connecting.
8. Verbs: Note whether a verb is past, present, or future; active or passive; also look for imperatives.
9. Pronouns: Identify the antecedent for each pronoun. 

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In this session, I sit down with my wife Juby Benton and friend, Jessica Fripp as we continue to learn how to unpack our Bible. We break down 6 of 9 basic features that will help you to read scripture in a more life giving way. We utilize a book called "Grasping God's Word" written by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays to guide our conversation. Join us and enjoy your Talk!

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In this episode, I sit down with my friend and intern Jessica Fripp as we unpack the second chapter of "Grasping God's Word" in order to develop healthier tools on how to read the Bible. Join us and enjoy our Talk!

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