Tim & Sam

Tim & Sam

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  • Tim & Sam: Theodicy 1

    11. Tim & Sam // Theodicy - 1

    Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


    In this episode Tim and Sam talk about theodicy and the different types amidst our current status. Sam is drinking Covert Coffee (Chattanooga, TN) roast: Dead Drop (sam) and Tim is drinking Arcade Coffee Roasters (Riverside,CA) roast: Summer Espresso. If you have any questions for Tim & Sam, you can email us at [email protected].


    1. Connect Groups (5:30)
    2. Chattanooga Tornado (8:00)
    3. Theodicy, the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil. (11:57)
    4. Dr. Richard Rice (15:39)
    5. "...The perfect plan theodicy..." (16:50)
    6. "We come from different theological backgrounds." (17:20)
    7. "Free will theodicy..."" 24:28
    8. "... The 52% right of the overview of calvinism and arminianism..." (27:43)


      9. Books Cited:

      1. Rice, Richard. Suffering and the Search for Meaning: Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain. IVP Academic, 2014.


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      37 min
    9. Tim & Sam: Advice for 35

      10. Tim & Sam // Advice for 35

      Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


      In this light-hearted episode Tim and Sam answer listener mail and what advice they would give to their 35 year-old selves. If you have any questions for Tim & Sam, you can email us at [email protected].


      1. Join a connect group. (4:40)
      2. Theodicy: the defense of God in the midst of suffering. (5:37)
      3. Update on life as a professor. (6:30)
      4. “What is it like to have aged? What do the 35 year-olds have to look forward to? What would you have liked to know 10 years ago? (15:10)
      5. “Don’t fear change.” (21:35) 
      6. “Do less but better.” (22:41)
      7. “What inspires you right now?” (24:36)


        8. Books mentioned: 

        1. McKeown, Greg. Essentialism the Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Crown Business, 2014.
        2. Segall, Ken. Insanely Simple. Penguin Books Ltd., 2012.
        3. Pine, B. Joseph, and James H. Gilmore. The Experience Economy. Harvard Business School Press, 2011.
        4. Klosterman, Chuck. But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past. Penguin Books, 2018.
        5. MILLER, B. J. BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE END: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death. SIMON & SCHUSTER, 2020.


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          Facebook: @CrosswalkVillage

          38 min
        6. Tim & Sam: Cause and Effect

          9. Tim & Sam // Cause and Effect

          Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


          In this episode Tim and Sam touch on the emotional effect that the current pandemic has caused as they sip coffee from Covert Coffee (roast: CYPHER). If you have any questions for Tim & Sam, you can email us at [email protected].


          1. Announcements: Crosswalk Church Live Stream & SaltWorks (1:40)
          2. Crosswalk Easter service, behind-the-scenes (2:50)
          3. “How did you prepare the same story to make it relevant to today’s times” (6:56)
          4. Listener Mail: Who is essential? (11:00)
          5. “Everything we do should be essential.” (19:11) 
          6. “What is your take on the profound disappointment we’re experiencing?” (21:30)


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            Facebook: @CrosswalkVillage

            30 min
          7. Tim & Sam: A Revealing

            8. Tim & Sam // A Revealing

            Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


            In this episode Tim and Sam share stories of what is happening in their local areas during this pandemic, what it’s revealing in our world, and what it’s revealing in our churches. If you have any questions for Tim & Sam, you can email us at [email protected].


            1. Crosswalk Resources: crosswalkvillage.com/lovewellhomes (2:45) 
            2. “Our humanity is shining through this crisis” (8:00)
            3. “What do you think this has been revealing?” (13:45)
            4. “In times of crisis, I still think love wins.” (17:57)
            5. “What do you think has been exposed or revealed in the church?” (18:17)


              6. Takeaways:

              What are you revealing about yourself during this time?

              What is it revealing about my character, about my relationships, my family? (Sam)


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              33 min
            6. Tim & Sam: Young Pastors

              7. Tim & Sam  // Young Pastors 

              Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


              In this episode Tim and Sam talk about how to be inspired as a young pastor during these unprecedented times as they sip on coffee from Dark Horse Roasters (San Diego, CA) and Arcade Coffee Roasters (Riverside, CA). If you have any questions for Tim & Sam, you can email us at [email protected].


              1. Announcements (5:46) 
              2. (Tim on Crosswalk) “We’ve had some pushback on live-streaming on Sunday.” (8:00)
              3. “The only thing that the bible instructs us to do is to set aside one day for honoring the work of God in creation.” (12:30)
              4. “Listener mail--young pastors” (14:38)
              5. “Ministry happens between people” (15:55) 
              6. “At the end of the day, the gospel has been transferred from one person to the other.” (16:43)
              7. “If you’re a young minister, don’t chase it--create something of value and people will find it.” (21:49)
              8. “To tar and feather” (25:29) (Meaning: A phrase used as punishment; to smear with tar and the cover with feathers.)


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                29 min
              9. Tim & Sam: Content Overload

                Tim & Sam // Content Overload


                Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


                In this episode Tim and Sam talk about the overwhelming amount of content that is now on the internet due to in-person restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically spiritual content. 


                1. “We’re going to have to discern more carefully what content to consume.” (2:08)
                2. “How do you discern/discipline yourself with whatever content is out there?” (2:37)
                3. “You made a decision recently to change the topic for your next series from Joshua to Thessalonians, say more about that.” (8:39)
                4. Sam asks Tim what you can extricate from Thessalonians verses Daniel and Revelation.
                5. “We don’t want to just add to the noise.” (18:01)


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                  24 min
                6. Tim & Sam: Working from Home

                  Tim & Sam // Working From Home


                  Hosts: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


                  Tim and Sam talk about their choice of coffee, change of daily routines, and how they’ve had to adjust the way they work as spiritual leaders.  


                  1. “Tell me about your morning process…” (3:39)
                  2. “I want to know how long I can go without doing laundry.” (4:55)
                  3. “Team is all that matters, especially when working in ministry.” (11:47)
                  4. “A lot of your work is caring for people spiritually, how do you do that digitally?”
                  5. (15:04)
                  6. “If you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life.” (18:47)


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                    25 min
                  7. Tim & Sam: Eschatological DNA

                    Tim & Sam // Eschatological DNA


                    Host: Tim Gillespie, Sam Leonor


                    In this episode, Tim and Sam practice social distancing, to be specific 24 miles away, by Zooming Today’s Podcast to talk about the eschatological (the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.) over their cups of coffee (shout out Covert Coffee). 


                    1. “We are an apocalyptic people, we come from a faith tradition that has a tendency to kind of love this ‘end of the world’ talk.” (2:00)
                    2. “What if this really is everything that we thought? And number two, what if it’s not?” (4:43)
                    3. "I think we have to be very careful about our interpretation about the end of times, it’s about Jesus, it’s not about us.” (10:08)
                    4. Harvard has done a study, predicting that the U.S. will run out of hospital beds. (14:03) Click here for article. 
                    5. “We have especially as Christians a responsibility to be in part of the solution.” (14:50)


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                      19 min

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