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Grace On Fire
by Dr. Jonathan G. Smith
Grace Nation is inspired by and for doers and game-changers. It’s for the rebels, the misfits, the troublemakers, the creatives, and for the square pegs who don’t fit in round holes.It’s for those who look at the status quo and dare to dream or think differently.In a word, it’s for Christians who love the good news of Jesus and actually believe it when he says, “My kingdom is not of this world.” Here’s to the Christians. Let’s go change the world and do the stuff Jesus said to do.
Episodes
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Truth + Grace = Love A Gospel-Centered Formula | GOF98
The post Truth + Grace = Love A Gospel-Centered Formula | GOF98 appeared first on Grace Nation: Think Differently.
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Justice – Grace Nation’s Core Values Part 2 | GOF95
Millennials are the justice generation. On today’s episode, Pastor Jonathan explores the theme of Justice and asks, what does the Bible really have to say about justice? Millennials look at their world through a lens of justice. So is it possible that Evangelical’s treatment of LGBT+ people has…
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Compassion – Grace Nation’s Core Values Part 1 | GOF 94
LGBT+ people sometimes criticize Evangelicals for lacking compassion for Queer people. To address this issue, Dr. Jonathan explores the interaction of Jesus and a leper to see how Jesus’ was motivated by compassion to cross social boundaries and love a man who was “unclean.” The post Compassion –...
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John 3:16 Three Core Values of Grace Nation | GOF93
The post John 3:16 Three Core Values of Grace Nation | GOF93 appeared first on Grace Nation: Think Differently.
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Crafting Side B Allies In the Church | GOF92
What is the mission of Grace Nation? To craft Side B Allies in the Church who will love LGBTQ+ people and families. So to keep you up to speed on this progress, I’m laying out some updates for the ministry of Grace Nation. There are four things we’re dong: 1) Building a Prayer Team, 2) Training...
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Sanctification and the Gay Christian – Reformed Orthodoxy | GOF91
There is more than one path in our journey in sanctification. Today, however, most evangelicals insist that the process of sanctification for the gay Christian leads to heterosexuality with orientation change as the inevitable conclusion. Forty years ago, a different evangelical vision was held…
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Side B Ally, What I Think I Mean | GOF90
The post Side B Ally, What I Think I Mean | GOF90 appeared first on Grace Nation: Think Differently.
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Praying the Gay Away | GOF 89
Many Gay people have tried to “pray the gay away" only to be left frustrated by unanswered prayers. Yet many well-meaning pastors insist that is the answer. There is a major flaw in this logic. The post Praying the Gay Away | GOF 89 appeared first on Grace Nation: Think Differently.
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A Queer Christian and the Gospel with Bridget Eileen | GOF88
What is a queer Christian? For Evangelicals, the word “queer” can seem dangerous. But it doesn’t have to be. To help me understand how this word is used today, I interviewed Bridget Eileen, a Lesbian Christian. She blogs regularly at the Meditations of a Traveling Nun. Bridge describes her faith...
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LGBTQ Side B Ally – A New Vision | GOF87
What is an LGBTQ+ Side B Ally? A Side B Ally is a Christian who holds to the historical teaching of the church and loves LGBTQ+ Christians well. In the new season of Grace On Fire, I explain how I arrived at this new focus of the ministry and the steps I’ve taken to move in this new positive...
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How To Form A Mastermind Group with Dr. Mario Escobedo | GOF86
How to form a mastermind group? What do Cliff Ravenscraft, Ray Edwards, and Pat Flynn all have in common, they belong to the same mastermind group. That's why this episode is dedicated to providing you practical steps on how to form your very own group. To help me, I asked Dr. Mario Escobedo to...
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Wycliffe Bible Translators – Crafting Your Life Purpose at Age 66 | GOF85
Would you consider making a career change at age 66? What if your career change required you to raise your salary? That’s exactly what Dawn Loomis is endeavoring to accomplish. She and I sat down and talked about how Wycliffe Bible Translators has inspired her to do something BIG, raise support…
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What John 316 Teaches Us About Loving LGBT People | GOF84
John 316 declares that God moved by His love for people, sent His Son Jesus to this world to become the visible and tangible embodiment of Him. The most surprising truth of this verse is the observation that God moved first. So how does this apply to our ability to minister to LGBT people? The…
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LGBT and Christian – Why The Gospel Matters More Than Ever | GOF83
When it comes to Gay and Christian debates, we need to return to the Gospel. Parents, teenagers, and young people are looking for hope and help from churches. But sadly, there is still much confusion and disagreement over where to start. We need to remember that the Gospel applies equally to all...
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Gender Dysphoria, Evangelicals and the Way of Grace | GOF82
Gender Dysphoria and Transgender People. Evangelicals have not done well in ministering to transgender persons and families. Stories of heartbreak, isolation, and fear regularly accompany testimonies of individuals with gender dysphoria. The institution best suited to help has often contributed…
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What is Christian Life Coaching | GOF81
What is Christian Life Coaching? The systematic process of discovering where you are and where you want to be. In short, three words define Life Coaching. Potential. Passion. Purpose. A Life Coach is someone who helps you move from where you are to where you believe God wants you to be. Sound to...
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Drowsiness and Anxiety – Losing Sleep At Night? | GOF80
Can’t sleep? Find yourself overly tired? Middle of the night anxiety is something I’ve struggled with often. Whenever I feel the weight of my problems pressing down on my shoulders, I find myself struggling to sleep. Unfortunately, this pattern if left unchecked, can down the road lead to...
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Parkland School Shooting – How To Navigate Planet Death | GOF79
The Parkland School Shooting is another vivid reminder of the sickness that pervades our society. When children murder other children, we need as a nation to slow down and ask “what’s happening”? What’s going on? What are the conditions in our families, cities, and society that are leading to…
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Anxiety – The Struggle To Embrace God’s Peace | GOF78
Anxiety sucks! I know because I’ve been there. So what are we to make of the claims in the bible about the peace of God? For many people, anxiety and depression seem to be a standard part of life. So how can we embrace God’s promise of divine peace? Well in today’s episode, I’m asking this…
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Tullian Tchividjian On Finding Grace After Your Life Has Been Destroyed | GOF77
Should we Evangelicals forgive Tullian Tchividjian? If you have any real understanding of how grace works, then the answer, of course, is “yes.” But when public figures break our trust by acting in ways contrary to their public persona, it is tough to find that requisite forgiveness we all are...
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Four Limiting Beliefs That Are Holding You Back with Cliff Ravenscraft | GOF76
Do you love money? Sure, who doesn’t like having a little extra cash in their pocket! Unfortunately, man Christians struggle with faulty thinking that keeps them from pursuing creative lives in business and commerce. So how do you craft a healthy relationship with money without compromising your...
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How To Find Your Life Purpose | GOF75
How do you find your life purpose? Every generation asks the same questions. Why am I here? What am I doing? Where am I going? But not every person discovers the answer for themselves. That’s because we live in a world of competing views, unrealistic expectations, and broken dreams. But Life...
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How Positive Emotions Can Actually Work Against You | GOF74
Warning! Positive emotions can be harmful to your judgment. Thoughtful people be advised. Do you think that is true? If you saw a disclaimer like this, would you automatically reject this warning or would you seek to learn more? Positive emotions, feeling good almost seems like a civil right…
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How Being Ridiculously Honest With Yourself Leads to A Better Life | GOF73
Are you being honest with yourself? This question goes to the heart of most our problems in life. We are not honest because we’re afraid of the consequences of our honesty. So we lie. Not a lot but a little. We self-rationalize, compromise, and trade off the things we want most in life for…
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Why Gratitude Is A Game-Changer For Your Mental Health | GOF72
What if gratitude could improve your mental health? Seems too simple? Could merely learning to say thank you change your life? Probably not. But recent psychological research has revealed that it may have a more positive benefit to your well being than you might think. This question and other…
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Your Job Does Not Define You – So Who Are You? | GOF71
The most significant mistake you can make in life is to define yourself by your job. But the vast majority of people I meet do precisely that, and it costs them so much happiness. Seem a little overstated? Perhaps, but consider this scenario for just a moment. When someone asks “who are you?”...
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Five Steps To Challenging Limiting Beliefs That Are Holding You Back | GOF70
Is there something holding you back but don’t know what it is? Chances are you may be encountering what experts call limiting beliefs. They hold us back from seeking healthy and meaningful relationships. Prevent us from pursuing the next step in our careers. And they sabotage our lives when gone...
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Overcoming Racism With The Gospel Story | GOF69
Every person looks at the world through a particular set of glasses given to them by someone. That is why inherited racism is so revolting. Someone or some institution systematically passed down a story that has led to hatred and sometimes violence. At every level it is repulsive. But there are...
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How To Read the Bible to Change Your Life | GOF68
What is the most critical question to keep in mind when you read the bible? What is the message calling me to be? The post How To Read the Bible to Change Your Life | GOF68 appeared first on Grace Nation: Think Differently.
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NFL Anthem Protest – How Should Evangelicals Respond? | GOF67
The NFL anthem protest have sparked another social confrontation. This time the matter concerns free speech. So how do we apply God's grace to this issue? The post NFL Anthem Protest – How Should Evangelicals Respond? | GOF67 appeared first on Grace Nation: Think Differently.
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Imposter Syndrome: Feeling Like A Fraud As A Pastor | GOF66
Imposter Syndrome is no fun. The crippling effect of feeling like a fraud can keep any leader from being effective. That’s especially true for pastors. When I finally realized that the internal battles of insecurity, low self-worth, and unnecessarily high expectations were sabotaging my ministry....
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The Best Thing Hurricane Irma Did For My Church and Ministry | GOF65
Hurricane Irma opened up a huge ministry door for my church. And I walked through it. Natural disasters and devastating storms do something to communities like nothing else in the world. They unite people together who ordinarily struggle to find common ground. This principle played itself in my...
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How To Learn From The School of Life: Journaling Part 2 | GOF64
How do you get objective, unbiased information about yourself? You can't. Not even your spouse can provide you that kind of feedback. But there is a problem. Without this sort of information, how can you make progress in life? Success in life begins by recognizing the patterns, behaviors, and...
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Creating Your Personal Development Plan: Journaling Part 1 | GOF63
What are the first steps you need to take to begin a personal development plan? There are all kinds of “gurus” and “life coaches” available today prepared and ready to sell you comprehensive packages to get you started on a personal development path. While most of their stuff is really good…
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New Season – How God Liberates You To Love Him | GOF62
How do you identify the gods working in your life that are keeping you enslaved? Whether we want to admit to it or not, there are powerful forces in our lives that keep us from living the life that God intended. So on today’s episode, my guest host Dr. Brian Russell and I sit down to discuss the...
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How To Leverage The Summer To Finish The Year Strong| GOF61
This year is half way over. So is your opportunity to meet those New Year’s goals set back in January. Here is the good news. Now is the perfect time to make the most of the remaining year. The reason? Generally speaking, summer time is when business, academics, and family life slows down just...
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Finally An Anglican Conference Worth Attending | GOF60
This week I offer some afterglow thoughts of the Anglican Connection Conference in Dallas Texas. To say that I’m still buzzing is an understatement. I was thrilled with the entire event. But what made this gathering particularly meaningful was just how my journey to this moment finally made sense...
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Reflecting on the Pulse Nightclub | GOF59
A year has passed since the Pulse Nightclub tragedy. In many ways, I’m still discovering how profoundly the event has personally impacted the way I minister to people. So in this episode, I share four ways this sad event has transformed the way I love and relate to people. The post Reflecting on...
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How Leveraging Ancient Methods Can Positively Transform Your Life | GOF58
Have you noticed the growing trend among life experts all proclaiming certain rituals or methods as the key to an incredible life? Tony Robbins, Michael Hyatt, and others have been heralding the benefits of incorporating certain daily habits into daily routines. Surprisingly, some of these men…
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Mastering The Art of Taking A Vacation | GOF56
Do you know how to take a vacation? For the longest time, I didn’t. Admittedly, vacationing was never a top priority for my family. So I never learned the importance of rest. So in this episode, I give you some spiritual direction on why you should take the time to rest. Plus, I’m giving you five...
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Why I’m Writing My First Book | GOF55
Have you ever said these words, “I have a book idea?” Believe it or not, those are words that I have spoken and thought more times than I care to admit. So much so, my wife has challenged me to get serious and begin to write. But where do I start? Well, in this episode, […] The post Why I’m…
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Crafting Your Personal Finances To Maximize Generosity with Matthew Wright | GOF54
Most of the time, we are concerned about saving for retirement. But what if we turned this on its head and instead focused on generosity? In today’s episode, I talk with financial advisor Matthew Wright of McKinnon Wealth Management on practical steps you can take to maximize generosity. Listen…
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Thinking Like a Multi-Millionaire | GOF53
Wouldn’t it be awesome to be a multi-millionaire? Sure. Let’s be real honest for a second. For people like you and I, we could all probably use a few more dollars to help solve some of our financial problems. But that’s just it. Millionaires do not think that way. They don’t think about getting…
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Five Practical Steps to Becoming a Productivity Powerhouse | GOF52
Productivity is always on people’s mind. We want to produce more, make more, and do it cheaper. Personally, I don’t think there is a thing wrong with these commitments. But can our commitment to productivity backfire on us leaving us burned out? In this episode, I look at productivity from a...
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How ‘The Passion of the Christ’ Challenged My Fear of Pain | GOF51
Mel Gibson’s movie ’The Passion of the Christ’ has inspired me again. Like many Christians, Easter is a time to reflect on the suffering of Jesus as well as to remember his resurrection. Movies like Gibson’s help to re-orient the mind and heart to the life of Jesus. Also, I share with you some...
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Why Do I Believe in God? An Answer to Atheism | GOF50
Atheism and Theism have one single thing in common. Faith. That is an established fact. Why? Because like people of faith, it takes just as much faith to believe the dogma “there is no God.” So what distinguishes the two faith systems from each other? Well, in this episode I argue that art…
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How Extraordinary Betrayal Led To A New Church Plant with Greg Willson | GOF49
Greg Willson has a vision, to reach the city of Manchester with the Good News of Jesus Christ. That’s great! But the real impressive story lies behind the journey he has had to endure to reach Manchester. Just a short while ago, Greg Willson was facing federal charges for mortgage fraud. Through…
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Showing Kindness to the LGBT+ Person with Ty Wyss | GOF48
How can the church do a better job in showing kindness to the LGBT+ community? That question is answered in my interview with Ty Wyss, founding director of Walls Down Ministry. In today’s episode, I talk with Ty to learn how to move from debate to friendship. Find out how to go beyond defensive...
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Crafting Purpose Through The Power of Positive Speaking | GOF47
Does positive speaking, the stuff we say, really have the power to shape our lives? On this episode of GOF, I’m joined by guest host Dr. Brian Russell to discuss the power of language in everyday life. Each day we must make a decision, whether or not to frame reality in a positive, healthy way....
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Disciplining Kids In The 21st Century | GOF46
Parents, are you frustrated by your child’s behavior? If so, you might want to grab a cup of your favorite brew and join me in this episode. I’m going to share my journey in learning how to discipline my kids. Not that I’m perfect, but I have discovered a few things. Also, this week I […] The…
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Grace Nation is inspired by and for doers and game-changers. It’s for the rebels, the misfits, the troublemakers, the creatives, and for the square pegs who don’t fit in round holes.It’s for those who look at the status quo and dare to dream or think differently.In a word, it’s for Christians who love the good news of Jesus and actually believe it when he says, “My kingdom is not of this world.” Here’s to the Christians. Let’s go change the world and do the stuff Jesus said to do.
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