The Reckless Pursuit

This one goes out to all the people who were told their gifts were given to them by God not to be used, but to be laid down to Him as a sacrifice.

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So you have something you enjoy. So what? I mean, if you’re not doing it “unto the Lord” then you're wasting your time. Don’t you know that unless you knit unto God or play worship music or teach modest fashion tips and how to rock a denim skirt, you are sinning? God gave you those gifts so you could lay them down as a sacrifice unto Him. I mean yea, sure, he gave you those gifts but he either wants them back or wants you to cast them at His altar and never use them. I mean, if i gave you a gift card you best believe I expect you to go spend it on me! Why else would I give you a gift? It for sure isn’t for YOU!

If all of that sounded like complete garbage, yet all too relatable than this episode is for you.

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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Why does Jesus use parables to teach? Why do we love and relate so well to allegory? What’s the reason behind our love for stories?

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There once was a listener who opened their podcast app to see what was new. Upon the realization that The Reckless Pursuit had a new episode, they took a look to see what it was about. To be quite honest, the title intrigued them so much that they clicked and had to take for themselves a listen. (Hey, I think this is talking about you…)

People love a good story. We draw connections, dig into deeper meanings, and tear apart plots and narratives to gather what life lessons we can carry away from them. We love to hear of the past; to reminisce on things that once were while drawing comparisons to how nothing has really changed. Stories are beautiful, terrifying, and the parables and allegory they contain shake us to our core and alter how we choose to exist on this big rock.

What if I told you that parables were more than just life lessons? What if I told you that parables are in reality, how God experiences His own constructs? Without us, the body, hands, and feet, there would only be ideas and no way for God to even comprehend the very thing He strategically planned. As an architect can envision a project by its blueprints, so did God build this place with the intention of seeing the divine reality play out in a tangible way.

It's all quite beautiful really, even if it is only a metaphor.

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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Does God care if we curse or swear? What makes a word bad or good in the eyes of God?

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Let’s be honest. We have all had that moment where some random person takes out their bad day on us. We are driving to the store to get cut off by some bloke on the phone. Our boss is in a pissy mood and chews us out for work they didn’t do. Our spouse had a rough day and snips at the first words out of our mouth. And of course, our first thought in these situations has at some point been something a bit… nasty.

Then there are those times you get up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night only to realize you don’t have any. So you fumble downstairs with the lights off (You don’t want to wake anyone.) just to catch your toe on the corner of a cabinet. “D@** that piece of $&*%”! What, just us? Okay then.

But how much does God care about this? Our traditional upbringing says that curse words are sinful. But is it the word or the intent? What makes a word a curse? When does a prayer become profanity? What instance of saying God out loud strays from casual conversation to taking His name in vain?

Welcome to Christian cursing and the power of intent. This is a 101 on what our words say about our faith (and what our faith says about our words).

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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Jesus never tore anyone down to rebuild them in His image. Jesus did not gaslight. Jesus saw truth in every soul.

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Why do we feel the need to tear someone down in order to build them back up? THat is such an American mentality isn't it? Why preserve something original and beautiful when we can bulldoze it and build a highrise on it’s grave? Who cares about preserving the individuality!

For our 150th episode, we took a walk through nature (Sorry about the crunching sounds) and had an in depth talk about gaslighting within the Christian faith and how to properly perform the great commission. We discuss what it looks like to share the good news, how to show the love of Christ without stripping people of their unique identity, and how authority does not mean trust.

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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The Spiritual journey begins when we give ourselves permission to take the next step away from our past burdens.

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Welcome to 2021 and episode 149 of The Reckless Pursuit! It’s time for new expectations, new goals, and a new episode!

This week, we are talking about the power our minds have to dictate our emotions. We discuss how a new year is as good a time as any to choose to let go of our hurts and push into spiritual healthiness, as well as how it doesn’t take a new year to make those mindset shifts. We also touch on where The Reckless Pursuit is heading as we move forward into 2021.

We feel that for many of us, it is time to put one foot in front of the other so to speak. To begin furthering our spiritual journey. It does us well to annalize the baggage we once carried to learn what is necessary for our spirits and what is unnecessary weight but sooner or later we must lay it down and move away from it. To simply unload one’s burdens does not help our journey if we do not then continue onward.

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

How did we find more of Christ in 2020? By looking deeper into ourselves and pursuing our God-Given Passions.

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2020… whew. What a year and while 2021 doesnt mean we are out of the woods, it sure feels like a much-needed reset. But despite the seeming chaos befalling the globe, 2020 offered many of us a new perspective and a new way to view life. From the mindfulness of others to tangible things like working remotely or being on the front lines of necessity, we have learned to adapt and grow (well, kind of.)

This week, we are taking a look back at 2020 and how our Spiritual Journey has progressed. We talk about how we found God by finding and understanding more of ourselves and how to lay down Spiritual Obligation.

It’s been a crazy, life-altering year but if we know where to look, there is much to be learned, more to be gained, and even more yet to find.

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SNOW DAY

Listen to Snow Day, a new, instrumental album created by Cody: http://brailleatlas.com/snowday

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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Christmas doesn’t have to be elaborate and you are not wrong for not feeling that Christmas magic.

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2020 has been one crazy year and low and behold, it’s already Christmas Week once again! It’s come so quickly for a year that has dragged on…

A lot of us have guilt wrapped up in the holidays. Maybe we feel as if we have to have over family but are cautious due to the fact that there is a global pandemic. If you are like Cody, there’s a lot of pressure to muster up a certain feeling to make the holiday season seem fulfilled.

Whatever this holiday brings you, we are here to tell you that the spirit of this season does not have to be exclusive to this season. You don’t have to feel normal or be in the “Christmas spirit”. Oh, and Christmas doesn’t have to be extravagant to be meaningful.

So grab a hot drink and pull up a chair. Let’s have a Christmas/holiday chat and enjoy the simple things because, in the end, they are the most rewarding of all.

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STREAM SNOW DAY

Liked that tune at the start? Stream Cody's 9 track winter album here:

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

to claim Christianity isn’t a mantra or title, it’s a constant choice to exhibit the purest love above all else. Actions speak louder.

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There was a time that we wanted to know if someone proclaimed to be a Christian. It helped dictate how we felt about someone. But as time went on, we learned this was more idolizing a thought than truly loving Christ in someone else.

This week is a quick episode on why actions speak louder than words. Our first goal isn’t to figure out someone's religion but rather to see the spirit in which they operate. Oh, and to help shine the love of Christ their way. It’s amazing how much easier it is to love your neighbor when there are fewer conditions to that love.

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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Burning bridges is seldom the best idea when it comes to maintaining relationships and progressing your life forward.

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Arson is rarely a good idea. This is true both in reality and metaphorically. Yet often our first reaction when moving from one point in life to another is to burn that previous bridge to a pile of ash. But what if we realized we made a wrong turn along the way?

We hate making wring turns. Even more, we hate admitting when we made wrong turns. So often it’s easier in life to cut off where we came from to prevent us from going back. I mean, in some instances that seems understandable. But when that means cutting off potentially healthy relationships, this ends up causing more harm than help. We like to use the analogy of a draw bridge. Sometimes the road needs to be closed to your kingdom but seldom do we want to destroy the path altogether.

This week we are talking about boundaries, the spiritual journey, and how to maintain relationships even though we have moved on to a new horizon. We chat about when backtracking is needed, what the point of a spiritual drawbridge is, and how we can strive to protect our inner kingdom while maintaining a healthy relationship with both those of like mind and those who are still in a place you once called home.

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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All sin can be forgiven except for one, or so we have been told. But what even is this so-called Unpardonable Sin? And can we commit such an act?

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If you have spent any time in a traditional church you have probably heard a bit about the unpardonable or unforgivable sin. You know, that verse in Matthew where Jesus basically says that blasphemy gets you a one-way ticket to hellfire and you’re basically screwed…

But does it actually say that or are we just making stuff up? What does that verse actually mean? What’s the context behind Jesus’ message? How are we to know if we’ve already goofed up and are destined to be the next slow cooker meal in the underworld?

This week we are talking about the unpardonable sin. We discuss current views held within the Christian faith, a bit of the background that brought this little encounter into the bible, to begin with, and our personal take on what this traumatizing fear verse means. Spoiler alert: We don’t think it’s fear-based at all. Quite the opposite actually!

This episode gets deep and messy so strap in for a bumpy yet rewarding race to the depths of Christian theology. Oh, and get ready to unlearn a few things along the way.

This week we talked about:

The Unpardonable Sin

Contextual clues to help in understanding

Who (or what) the Holy Spirit actually is

Where the Holy Spirit dwells

The trinity

What constitutes salvation

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ITINERANT

Enjoy history, folklore, and campfire stories? Check out Cody’s podcast, Itinerant: Biblical History Beyond the Bible: http://itinerantpodcast.com

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SPIRITUALITY UNTAMED

If you are a woman looking to find your God-given purpose and let it loose, Elaine has a podcast for you. visit Spirituality Untamed: http://spiritualityuntamed.com/

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