This Undivided Life

Through writing, speaking and leading, Thom has served the faith community for 40 years. He’s the founder of Group Publishing and Lifetree Café. He’s the author of many books, including “Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore.” Thom also directed the documentary film “When God Left The Building.” And he’s the founding director of Group Serves, which organizes volunteer mission experiences to help disadvantaged families throughout the world.

Scott and Troy pick out four of their favorite books of 2020. Troy may have interviewed each of the authors in his two favorites. (He did by the way.) Here are the four books The Book of Waking Up: Experiencing the divine love that reorders a life, by Seth Haines. Troy's second choice is Rich Villodas The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus. Scott's books were Nt Wright's: How God Became King:The Forgotten Story of the Gospels and his second choice is Thomas Sowell's: The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy

Scott Perkins is a discipleship coach, author speaker, and the co-host of This Undivided Life. His passion is to help others understand their identity in Christ and discover their next step on the way of the disciple. In order to do this he utilizes questions that enable the person being coached to develop a next step that suits their unique circumstance.

Scott lives outside of Orlando, FL with his wife Missy. They have one daughter who is finding her way at university.

Scott and Troy talk about our propensity to expect our lives as well as others to change more quickly than we imagine. That the stories we tell we often tell ourselves are not true. That our technology gives us a false sense because we can find answers instantly. Yet our development as humans is never instant, it is a process that takes longer than we expect. When we start to live in this truth we give ourselves grace to grow, but others as well. Along the way we develop patience and the ability to wait.

David Zach is the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Remedy Drive as well as an advocate in the fight against human trafficking.  The band has recorded two concept albums to shine a light on slavery and to celebrate the modern day abolition.  The band's community and fan base has contributed around $350,000 in donations and in-kind donations to the counter trafficking organization The Exodus Road.  

When the band is not on tour David volunteers with The Exodus Road as an undercover operative.  He spends time in brothels and in the red-light districts where underage girls and boys are sold by the hour.  His role while undercover is to identify instances of minors being sold, and to capture actionable evidence of their trafficking using covert gear, some of which is funded by the Remedy Drive community and fan base.  

Adam Weber lives in Sioux Falls (that’s in South Dakota). He’s the founder and one of the pastors at a multi-site church called Embrace. He quips that he  still can’t believe he’s a pastor. He’s written two books Talking With God and most recently have Love Has A Name.

He’s married to his beautiful wife Becky and has 4 kids: Hudson, Wilson, Grayson, and Anderson. He likes typewriters, drives a 1936 Chevy, cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals, has a collection of animals including, seven chickens, two dogs, & three fish, but what he really wants is a sheep.

Scott and Troy discuss how putting our trust in people, things, systems, often leading to disappoint and disillusionment.They also discuss putting our trust in something that does not change, that's completely trustworthy.

Troy and Scott talk about our own humanness and how vulnerability, shows our true humanity. They also discuss how sharing with others helps us face our own humanity and how community and sharing our stories helps us live more fulfilled lives.

Emily Rodger is a 2x UCI GF Cycling World Champion. She loves  fly fishing, living out her faith, and her God given living my purpose. The bike has taught he more than she ever knew. She shares her story about being hit twice on the bike and surviving and her long road to recovery. Most of all it's a story of hope. 

Scott and Troy examen 3 daily questions we can ask ourselves. First, "what am I grateful for? Second, "who am I." And finally, Did I do well in being whom I'm supposed to be today?"