“Taken,” Trahan, and Other Things That Point us to Jesus

Welcome, Friends, to our July episode of Light in Your Corner. Over the summer we have had to scale back on the number of episodes we drop, but what we lack in quantity we make up for in length—and quality, too.

Today we will talk a lot about what we have been doing and reading and listening to and watching, and how our lenses of faith filter those things and point us to Christ.

We also discuss what happens when we build up a false idea of Jesus in our minds and how God’s love might be painful as He strips away our misconceptions to draw us closer to Him. At the core of it all is our identity as children of God, grafted in and loved beyond measure.

Thanks for joining us for this episode. We pray it brings some light to your day!

ALSO:

• When Liam Neeson and Jesus give similar warnings
• The parable of the talents IRL
• “If he wanted to, he would.”
• The Florida Man phenomenon
• How your identity affects your decisions

References:

• Florida Man articles
• @becomingsomething podcast
• @girlsgonebible podcast
• @momsandmysteriespodcast
• @iamtysonbradley
• @thejamiewinship
• @ryantrahan
• @thechosentvseries
• @airbnb
• “The God Question” by Dr. Armand M. Nicholi
• “The Receive Experience”
• “Gold and Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure” on Netflix
• “Taken” and “John Wick”
• “Arrested Development”
• “Frasier”
• “The Materialists”
• “Bespoke Inns”

Bible references:

• Romans 11
• Matthew 25:14-30
• John 15-16
• Matthew 5:2-12

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Hey, Friends! It is officially summer vacation for our kids but we are still getting together and recording episodes about all kinds of things to lighten your day!

Today we are going to talk a lot about mindset and what it looks like to live and serve from a place of love instead of insecurity. We are also going to talk about some pop cultural advice and hold it up against scripture and see where things align or deviate. So if you have your Bible on you, we will be referring primarily to Isaiah 46, Philippians 4, and 2nd Timothy 2. But, as usual, we gotta start just a few steps into the weeds.

Enjoy the next hour and give yourself a high five—you are God’s child and you are already loved. Nothing you do will make Him love you any more or any less than He already does. Let that truth seep deep into your bones, heart, and mind as you live and serve today!

ALSO:

• Setting summer boundaries for ourselves and our kids
• God ordered creation and it’s so cool
• High-fiving yourself every day
• ”Everything in moderation” might actually be good advice
• Monica’s great-grandma has some wisdom for us all
• When church resembles CrossFit

References:

• The Brant and Sherri Oddcast
• “The High Five Habit” by Mel Robbins
• “The Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins
• “Why Francis Chan Abandoned His Megachurch for Living Rooms” (May 22nd episode of “The Deep End with Lecrae”)
• Isaiah 46
• Philippians 4 and 2
• 2nd Timothy 2
• ”Losing” by Tenth Avenue North

God on the Mountaintops and in the Messes

Welcome, everyone, to the top of this episode and the top of Mount Sinai! It’s been a few weeks, but we are back with Moses and talking about all kinds of good things, like the benefits of taking time to recall what God has done, sifting through the details to get to the heart of things, and how we are designed for community—regardless of the mess.

Because the truth is God knew this would be messy. He knew we would need Him, He designed us that way, and He draws us to Himself because He loves us. Keep that in mind as we dive in, because if anyone is messy, it’s us.

ALSO:

—The Sinai/Sermon on the Mount/Pentecost connection

—Tired of Self-Improvement

—The uses of the law

—Discipleship necessitates community

—Moses must have been fit

—Don’t say stupid stuff out loud

—Rehearsing gratitude

—Where is the rest and where is the action?

References:

—Exodus 19-20

—Kay Arthur (@precept.usa)

—“Sermon on the Mount” by Jen Wilkin

—Good Hang podcast with Amy Poehler

—“It Takes What it Takes” and “Getting to Neutral” by Trevor Moawad

—“The Mountain Song” by Tophouse

—Colossians 3:18–4:18

—Poker Face

—Community

—Arrested Development

—The Four Seasons