Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – Continuing from last week, the guys talk about the renewing of the mind, the spirit of the law vs. the letter or the law, and how relationship with Jesus can heal the way we see Him, ourselves, and the world around us.

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Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast -”What The Heck Were They Thinking” is back as the guys continue from last week.  They ask whether The Kingdom can be shaken, and wonder if there isn’t another reason we’re so afraid of getting it wrong.

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Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast - This week the guys are launched into a discussion about how we evaluate and engage the world around us, by a Christian educator who openly admits he doesn’t want his pupils to think for themselves.  In light of this issue the guys examine the difficulty of living in the “(Mis)information age” with strongly partisan media, and ask: can we trust Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth, or should we label everyone who has questions a heretic? 

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I was pondering an old axiom the other day—can’t see the forest for the trees—and struck by how deep it runs in life.  In particular I was applying it to our contemporary big-box-Christianity models of ministry.  I wasn’t doing this specifically to pick on an easy whipping boy; no, I was examining it because the words of several ex-pastors still ring clearly in my ears.  All of them were considered good at their job (or call, if you prefer a less crass descriptor), yet all of them were eventually led out of that vocation by the same Spirit which led them in.  In hindsight every one of them has relayed something similar to me: at the time they couldn’t see how large a role ego played in their ministry.  It’s not that they thought of themselves as problem free during the ministry years—they didn’t, and they were all aware of their battle with ego—it’s just that they couldn’t see to what extent their egos were infiltrating all of the decisions and actions they were taking. Read the rest of this entry »

Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – This week the guys continue their conversation about the “Dark Night of The Soul”.  They explore why it can seem dark and what is happening.

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