Netarts Friends Church Podcast

Most people I know aren't very good at personal evangelism. In addition, they've seen evangelism done in some really ugly ways. Put it all together and there are lots of Christians who steer clear of evangelism and even more non-Christians who steer clear of evangelists. But what if there are other ways to think about evangelism? Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:Rodney Stark, Max Weber, Brian Ross, Charles Taylor, Gary Habermas, M. Foucault.For more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(3/6/22)

J.R. Briggs tells the story of canoeing around a lake and noticing that none of the docks even reached the water's edge. The water levels had changed. Sometimes the body of Christ is far too much like those old docks, rigid and not meeting anyone where they are. What does it mean to be the body of Christ in the changing water levels of today's culture? Sources:J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt For more information or to support this podcast visit Netarts Friends Church(2/27/22)

We live in a world that is NOT organized around sharing resources. Our world is organized around ownership, consumerism, and individualism. Asking one another for help creates all kinds of feelings of insecurity. In this episode you'll hear about how we are going about becoming a community that actually shares our resources with one another regularly.

Bad habits, addictions, cravings, impulses, and urges. We've all been told to just "STOP IT" a million times. We've probably told ourselves the same thing. But self-control turns out to be much more complex than just "STOP IT!" Credits, Sources, Bits, and Pieces: Moises Silva, Gordon Fee, Philip Kenneson, Peter Robinson, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Richard Schwartz, Thomas Meron, Judith Wright, Bianca Bagnarelli, Brian Resnick, Wilhelm Hofmann, Roy Baumeister, Georg Forster, Kathleen Vohs, Marina Milyavskaya, Michael Inzlicht, and Jim Baker.Video Credits to: Mad TV, Bob Newhart, Mo Collins, Bob Newhart-Stop It - YouTubeFor more information or to support this podcast visit Netarts Friends Church(2/6/22)

Is gentleness a personality trait? What is the relationship between what we believe about power, and our gentleness? We live in a world that is increasingly aggressive online. How does this affect us? What does creating space in our life have to do with gentleness? Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces: Andy Mort, D.S. Dockery, Moises Silva, Philip Kenneson, Scot McKnight, Frederick Dale Bruner, Richard Rohr, Judy Paulsen, Tim Geddert, Don Riso, and Russ Hudson.For more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(1/23/22)

Have you ever just wanted out? You're there, going through the motions, but you just want out. What happens inside of you? You begin to disengage, turn off, shut down. You begin to imagine a life somewhere else, with anyone else. Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:Philip D. Kenneson, Nijay Gupta, Moises Silva, Leon Morris, Matthew Bates, N.T. Wright, Steve Cuss, Justo Gonzalez, Edwin H. Friedman, Brian Ross, Eugene Peterson, Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, & Ephraim Radner.For more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(1/16/22)

God became flesh and took up residence among us. Do we fully grasp what it means that God became human, and will always be human? Sources, Credits, Bits & Pieces:Brad JersakKenneth TannerThomas Oden Bruxy CaveyJusto GozalezC. Norman KrausTim GeddertBrian ZahndFor more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(1/9/22)

We all imagine a good world, a better world. But is the world getting any better? Or is it simply getting better in some ways, and worse in other ways? Everyone is imagining a different version of what a good world looks like, and we all go in a million different directions.This is Part 7 in our "Fruit of the Spirit" series. Galatians 5:13-25Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:Philip KennesonMoises SilvaScot McKnightBrian ZahndBruxy CaveyBruce WinterJames D. G. DunnGordon FeeJohn M. G. BarclayMandy SmithAmerican Psychological AssociationMusic:Tyler Chester & Michael GungorFor more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(12/19/21)

Imagine that someone with deep faith, an atheist, and a secular friend all answer this question. How are their answers similar? How are their answers different? Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:Rodney StarkLeonard SweetMoises Silva Philip KennesonGordon FeeChristopher WrightBruxy CaveyJosiah HakenBrian McLarenBarna GroupJusto GonzalezFor more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(12/12/21)

Your triggers are rarely all that's going on. Underneath anger, there are always more vulnerable emotions. We feel powerless, disregarded, unimportant, devalued, rejected, afraid, accused, unlovable, disconnected, or abandoned. Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:David RoseHoward KassinoveAdam Pearson The American Psychological Association.Steve CarterMoises Silva James G. Dunn Gordon FeeJoseph ManginaChristopher WrightTerrence FretheimFor more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(12/5/21)

According to Jesus, there are two different versions of peace. There’s a peace that Jesus gives us, and a peace the world offers us. We all want peace…and we live a world ripe with unrest, anxiety, conflict, estranged families, broken relationships, bloodshed, and war. So, which peace is which? How do we sort out the difference between the peace the world offers us, and the peace that we receive from simply being in God, and God in us?Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:Bruxy CaveyDavid B. RoseHelmine BiglerBessel Van Der Kolk, MDRichard BeckS.E. PorterBernard OttPhilip Kenneson James DunnGreg BoydFor more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(11/28/21)

Everyone wants to live a life of joy, but not nearly as many people are living a life of deepjoy. Joy is elusive. It’s slippery. It’s hard to hold on to.Credits, Sources, Bits, & Pieces:Kira M. NewmanAlexandra SifferlinEdwin FriedmanThomas OdenPhilip D. KennesonSteve CussGreg BoydSteve SussmanVern HyndmanScott PeckC.S. LewisDavid RoseJames D.G. DunnParker PalmerStatista.comA. Guttmann  For more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(11/21/21)

Do you ever have too many competing desires? You aren't sure what you want. You don't have clarity and so you try to get everything you want, but your desires are incompatible and so you end up not getting anything you want? This is our introduction to our Fruit of the Spirit series. Galatians 5:13-25Credits, Sources, Bits & Pieces: Lauren MillerGretchen RubinAdam GrantDenis HillJames D. G. DunnPhillip KennesonChristopher WrightJohn M. G. BarclayMark BakerDallas WillardGordon FeeBruxy CaveyGreg BoydBruce WorthingtonM. Robert Mullholland Jr. Music: Michael Gungor & Tyler Chester(11/7/21)

There’s a love that is holding this entire universe together, sustaining all of creation, and that same love is inside of you. It’s inside of your wiring, your fabric. God in you and you in God.  Sources, Credits, Bits, & Pieces:Philip KennesonJames D. G. DunnGordon FeeChristopher WrightGreg BoydPaul MillerDebra HirshRichard BeckDallas Willard M. RobertMulholland Jr.(11/14/21)