“If we were meant to fully grasp God, we wouldn’t need Him—exploring faith, wonder, and dependence.”

With Stu out sick, Tim and Joel take a break from their mini-series on the Communications Service Team to chat about what’s caught their eyes and minds this week.

They explore Tim’s German heritage, wrestling with the tension between beauty and atrocity in culture, the challenge of engaging with complex heroes, and what it means for Christians to hold a non-anxious presence in a fallen world.

They also dive into Joel’s reflections on Augustine’s Enchiridion, helping us understand the dual nature of Jesus, the process of sanctification, and the grace of never fully grasping God.

Finally, they discuss the impact of technology on our lives—additive vs. extractive—and how our relationship with God shapes how we consume, create, and live in the world.

📌 Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Tim on German culture, Wagner & wrestling with flawed heroes
25:09 – Augustine, the Apostles’ Creed & why we can’t fully grasp God
38:32 – Additive vs extractive technology, AI, and discipleship

Discussed on this episode:
Puff the Magic Dragon
Katya Hoyer's Zeitgeist Substack
Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918, Katya Hoyer
Richard Wagner
Martyr Made podcast
LutheranSatire's St. Patrick's Bad Analogies
Spiritual formation and AI: A deep dive with Andy Crouch and Jay Kim
On Additive and Extractive Technologies, by Cal Newport
Are Podcasts Destroying Our Brains?
The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance
How We Work by Basecamp
Feel Good Productivity, by Ali Abdaal
Libero podcast
Motorsport Magazine podcast