Thrive: Perspectives

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Thrive: Perspectives episodes

April 09, 2020 Thrive Perspectives: Our Media Diet
HAPPY BLESSED EASTER 2020!
On our fifth episode of Thrive Perspectives - Matthew Jacoby and DJ Paine cover the diet of our entertainment....
here is the actual text message Matthew sent DJ about the idea:
" I want to talk about our media diet and our minds. Address entertainment addiction and how media causes mental hyperactivity and narrative dysphoria. The ethics of content too and the issue of intellectual passivity.
Relevant now because I think people are now likely to be watching more TV etc than ever and it causes us to fall into a state of vegetation. I want to address this in the of the need to “be still and know God.” And the effect this has on prayer and our engagement with scripture. How does that sound?"
1 hr 4 min
March 26, 2020 Thrive Perspectives: Covid-19 & Coronavirus
This episode Matthew and DJ discuss the current situation that we all find ourselves in....
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Matthew mentions the Author: Yuval Noah Harari and his books "Sapiens" and "Homo Deus"
Matt mentions the Joaquin Phoenix Best Actor Oscar speech where he sums up the books.
DJ and Matt mention the history lesson on "The Rise of Christianity" by Rodney Stark
and lastly DJ mentions a lot of people talking about Psalm 91.... are people misquoting it? Somebody in history really misquoted it...
1 hr 9 min
March 12, 2020 Thrive Perspectives: How We Know
On this episode DJ Paine and Matthew Jacoby sit down and get a bit philosophical....
Bertrand Russell
The New Atheists: These authors include Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens.
"Empirical" knowledge.
Scientism?
Hebrews 11:5-6
"It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
Romans 1:18-20
"But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God."
Alvin Plantinga and Reformed epistemology.
1 hr 10 min
February 27, 2020 Thrive Perspectives: Prayer Overview
Episode 2 of our new podcast!
we kick off with our FIRST question from Natalie B.
"Hey guys! Really looking forward to Thrive Perspectives. Will there be a seperate FB page for this?? As I was wanting to suggest a topic. Universal Divine Laws. For example the law of supply and demand. The law of Conservation. The law of learning to handle what you have. The law of cause and effect. There are many others out there that people use in business and life. In all my Christian walk.....34yrs I can not remember these being instilled as principles of Life and practical disciplines to bring Life. They fascinate me!! What are your thoughts and do you apply them?"
And then we get into PRAYER.
The gospel of Matthew Chapter 6 verse 9
"Our Father in heaven,
may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need,
and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one."
1 hr 13 min
February 13, 2020 Thrive Perspectives: Introductions
We begin a new series! Thrive: Perspectives, the second "show" on the Thrive Today Network.
And what better way to begin a new series expolring the perspectives on this Christian Life than by being introduced to our two guides. Matthew Jacoby and DJ Paine.
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1 hr 1 min