Brett and Jake finish the three part series about the internal world by discussing various practicals of how to navigate and experience healing in our hearts.

Brett and Jake continue the three part series about the internal world. After Brett shares how his internal world reacted when getting home from a long day at work, the value of examining the stories we tell ourselves are discussed. Brett and Jake then offer a simple 3 part process for navigating our internal worlds. The podcast ends with a discussion of how a core reality of the Christian life is allowing Jesus to enter and heal our inner worlds.

Brett and Jake start a three part series about our internal world. Using Jake’s experience of getting a speeding ticket as a spring board, the depth and importance of the heart and internal world are explored.

Brett and Jake start a new recurring series about books we need to read. In this episode, they discuss Dr. Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages and talk about the specific love languages and how life is better when our love tanks are full.

After the usual high/low, Jake shares with Brett about what he would say to his 20-year-old-self. 

After the usual high/low, Brett shares with Jake about what he would say to his 20-year-old-self. 

Summary:

Jake and Brett talk about two ideas to try in your men’s groups: mastermind and my experience of you. These could be done in your men’s group as a way to change things up or take it to a deeper level.

Key Points

• “How I experience you"
• • Where a man is told, in love, by the other men, what it's like to be around him
  • This requires relationship, trust, & openness
  • there are times this is affirming and times this is exposing and constructively critical
• The foundation for good men's groups is trusting relationship
• Mastermind meeting
• • Created by Napoleon Hill
  • It’s an opportunity to glean collective wisdom
  • Encouraging real conversation
  • Process: Every man comes with a case (place he are stuck), everyone briefly shares their case, group votes on which case to discuss, man shares deeper on the case and the others ask clarifying questions, then the group responds, the following meeting the man comes back and reports on what he did or didn't do
  • It isn't problem solving
  • The key is to keep it real and safe while raising awareness and responsibility
  • Being empathetic will be helpful

 Discussion Questions:

• What struck you from this episode?
• What men’s group idea might you try? Why?
• What other men’s group ideas have you heard of that you could try out?
• If you aren’t in a men’s group, what’s holding you back?

Jake and Brett talk about two actions of disciples (disciplines), “mind over mattress” and journalling and how these disciplines are valuable on the way of the heart.

Jake and Brett talk about the value and importance of brotherhood.

Jake and Brett talk about how the season of Lent is a time of conversion and return to sonship where we purge our idols. Lent isn’t a time where we try to earn the Father’s love through our fasting and prayers.