Wrestling With The Angels

We thought it might be a good idea to talk about the nature of our podcast and where our name came from...38 episodes in. It’s been enjoyable to let the podcast flesh itself out. Wrestling with these topics has benefitted me greatly spiritually. It hasn’t always been pleasant in the moment, but I’m always better for it in the end.

We recognize this is a very sensitive topic and most people have very strong opinions. This episode we are attempting to share how we have wrestled with the topic and encourage nuance and introspection. We understand many will disagree with us. We welcome those disagreements and hope to learn from them.

Anger is something we all experience. Recently I’ve learned that I am rarely angry at a person or the circumstance that triggered my anger. Usually my anger is a result from internal insecurities. When I can ask, “What is really going on here?” I have a better chance of discovering the root of the issue.

I love my pastor. Today I was able to ask him questions I’ve often thought about, but never asked for whatever reason. We also talk about a text that he’ll be preaching on this upcoming Sunday.

Each of us speaks on this topic from our own perspective that results in two different understandings. The first is a tiredness that results from exercising our spiritual muscles. The second is one that is difficult to continue in belief or practicing belief. The cure for each is a lessening view of self and to indulge in God.

I’ve recently heard wisdom described as the hard candy of spiritual truths. It’s not something you can immediately bite into, but the longer you dwell on it the sweeter it gets. Hopefully you feel the same about our podcast! Thanks for listening.

We discuss ego using the common understanding of the word, “to think highly of oneself”, not in the Freudian use of the term. My goal is to have a right sized view of myself. When my ego flares up it hinders my relationship with God and hurts my relationship with my neighbor.

Clint and I discuss what kind of legacy we want to leave and who has left a legacy for us. One thing I walked away with from this conversation is that the hard work of legacy will come from how we treat others. In particular, how we treat others in moments of conflict. Leave us a review if you enjoy the discussion!

Angie and Clint talk about lament today. What it is, how to do it, where it can go wrong, and where it can go right. Simply talking about it leads Angie to a revelation on why we might struggle with lamenting to God with the seemingly small things we experience. It was enlightening to me!

This week we don’t talk about our views so much as views we’ve encountered that have changed us along the way. It’s a tough topic to discuss. Our aim is to be able to have open minded discussions on the toughest of topics. Hopefully we did that today.