Episode 230: Pigs, Politics, and the Other Side

What do hydration mishaps, oddly specific church service times, a herd of pigs, and political division have in common? Somehow, they all made it into this episode of Chasing the Rabbit.After the usual assortment of rabbit trails—including fall weather, Merge stories, and churches that apparently schedule worship by Bible verse—the guys eventually cross the Sea of Galilee and land in Mark 5. There, Jesus meets a man whose life is completely transformed: chaos becomes peace, shame gives way to dignity, and a man once kept in chains is suddenly sitting, clothed, and in his right mind.From there, the conversation turns to missions, the “so what” and “now what” of faith, and the uncomfortable question of whether we’re willing to cross our own modern-day “other sides”—even when that means crossing the political aisle.Also discussed:Why Jesus crossed a sea for one manThe danger of deciding someone is beyond hopeActs 1:8 and the missionary calling of every believerHippos/Sosita and the mysterious city on a hillMerge newcomer-event adventuresUpcoming GriefShare and Loss of a Spouse gatheringsMore church-service-time trivia than anyone requestedThe big takeaway: Go to the other side, tell people what Jesus has done, and try not to lose the plot—or your water bottle—along the way.Learn more: visit us at fbcislands.com