Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – The guys start this week talking about systems and what they’ve learned (it may surprise you), before moving on to discuss some exciting and surprising changes that are taking place in both their lives and the Rock.  (“Say Good Night Gracie.”  ”Good Night George.”)

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Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – How much money, time and energy is consumed by the sundry events Christians put on each year?  From passing out evangelistic pamphlets to putting on massive shows, the church seems to spend a disproportionate amount of its resources creating events to attract people.  Mike and Mark discuss this, and wonder how many relationships are in our daily lives that we ignore because we’re too busy.  Are we missing the fields right in front of us?  Do these artificial events work?

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Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast – Following some violent protests at the recent G20 summit in Toronto, the guys begin discussing non-violent protest vs. pacifism.  This leads into an exploration of the way we relate to each other in terms of power, and raises questions of how we choose to either lay down our rights (power) or cling to them, each day.

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Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast -  Today the guys are discussing the trash slinging between the ditches folks often find themselves in.    We don’t speak as folks who have this figured out, but as those to whom this discussion is really relevant to our own walk!

Often folks who leave institutional forms of church in pursuit of simpler more intimate faith  have a hard time actually leaving it.   Many felt like the “institution” was oppressing them by obligating them to law, etc. and still find themselves kicking against that which has oppressed them.  We / they may categorically reject anything which smacks of the institution, which ironically demonstrates that perhaps we /they are not as free of the institution as we / they thought we were!

Regardless of the structure or non structure one finds themselves in, relationship with Jesus is our only guide.  What is Jesus saying?  What is consistent with the word of God?  I think we will find that in Jesus we can step out from under obligation and manipulation, and in the peace and rest of our relationship with Jesus discern how and what we do.   To put some feet to this, some general themes may be worth mentioning again: Love each other, Bless those who curse you, Forgive, turn the other cheek, Love your enemy’s .  These manifestations of love can certainly be a starting place for us to come out from under religious obligation and for those who have walked away from institution, to finally cut the proverbial rope and get on with living life with Jesus in the freedom and joy you hoped your journey would be!

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