Episodes
What is the source of large-scale, structural evil?Is it endemic to civilization?Can civilization be reformed, or must it be transformed?
# Decenter Civilization
- Civilization as we know it is endemically (intrinsically?) corrupt- This corruption is manifest in individuals caught up in a systemic web of toxic incentives- We can't go back to "innocent" societies of autonomous villages- God wants us to seek something better
What should be our response?- goal- role- soul
Published 06/08/23
Discussion of 5/21 Poem: Peaceful See
Robby's Feel/Like/Observe/Wonder:
F: Ambivalent
L: Moving from Blindness to Seeing
O: Focuses on sin within
W: Is this the ONLY way God calls us to overcome societal evil?
Ernie's response:
I prefer the category of "cultural" evil, which includes both personal and societal evil caused by our conditioning
I agree God the Father often calls us to "oppose" external evil [with lesser evils], but Christ invites us to overcome it with good.
1 John...
Published 05/21/23
How do we take responsibility without taking control? Is there a difference between Stewardship and Headship? Can we maintain cohesion without top-down compressive structures?
Published 04/20/23
When we connect to God With ALL our heart, soul, mind & strengthWe will connect to our neighborAs we connect to our self
Published 01/28/23
What would scalable relational unity actually look like?
Published 10/09/22
Is shame necessary for productivity?
Published 09/16/22
#ComeUnion as an alternative to Problem-Solving
Published 07/27/22
Does it matter "how" we experience the love of God?
Published 06/18/22
Is "taking up our cross daily" what enables us to "walk in the light" and "love like Jesus"?
Published 06/02/22
What if… being led by the Spirit is a good practice, but bad theology; because it takes our focus away from obeying Christ’s commands?
Published 05/20/22
Cain and God's blessing on libertarians
Published 04/10/22
What does it mean to find our identity as co-heirs with Christ?
Published 04/06/22
Encountering Jesus as carrying us #stationwagon
Published 03/08/22
Ernie pushes the importance of loving Jesus with more of our a) strength, b) mind, c) heart and d) soul
Published 03/05/22
Seeking a better forum than academia for interacting with Truth
Published 02/11/22
My cousin-in-law joins me to discuss freeing ourselves from disgust so we can love more like Jesus
Published 01/13/22
Robby and Ernie wrestle with how to pursue healthy community
Published 12/10/21
Shifting from "talking about practices" to "fostering a culture of growing closer to Jesus"
Published 12/03/21
Special Guest Elijah Ware from the Wisdom App calls Ernie out for rudeness
Published 11/29/21
Ernie argues the practice of "hearing and obeying Jesus" may be necessary, but not sufficient, for truly "making disciples" of Jesus
Published 11/23/21
John "Wedge" McClements joins Ernie to explore how to recenter Christianity around the Fruit of the Spirit, rather than Gifts
Published 11/18/21
Ernie and Brent explore, confess, and repent of how their conditioning and reactions trigger each other
Published 11/04/21
Ernie and Brent wrestle with the issues that trigger us emotionally
Published 11/01/21
Ernie exhorts Robby to mine the (non-obvious) gold of good intentions, in himself and others
Published 10/15/21
Ernie follows up on Robby's "Christing" opposition to the Spirit of Control
Published 10/13/21