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Jesus In This Mess
by Jonathan McCormick
This podcast is about finding Jesus in our everyday lives, messy as they are. Your co-hosts are Emmalee: a painter, Jonathan: a poet, and Greg: a preacher. Each week we chat about Jesus and the spiritual life while Emmalee paints.
Episodes
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Disappearing into the Sacred Place
Disappearing into the Sacred Place
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Episode 40: Networking
The kingdom of God is a network. And luckily, you don't have to scheme to be in with God's in-crowd.
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Episode 39: So Wrong...Or Not
Be careful how you judge, for the manifestations of God are mysterious. But those who love the light will see past outward incongruities.
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Episode 38: Vocation
Finding a calling in life And the tools for its creation - This week we speak of these things. And last of all the means of distribution. These questions preoccupy the man or woman Who believes that his or her life is more than 9 to 5. But God is in charge. He is the one, in the end, who gives us...
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Episode 37: Two Types of Faith
There are two types of faith that must work within the followers of Christ. And these two types of faith, on the surface, appear contradictory. When manifest in one person, they can be both frightening and offensive to those who are not strong in faith. In this week's episode, we examine both of...
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Episode 36: Vacations
Sometimes a vacation is just what we need. In this episode, we discuss some of the less desirable but no less needful vacations we take.
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Episode 34: Difficult Conversations
In this week's episode, we discuss how to navigate difficult conversations.
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Episode 33: How Can I Keep From Singing?
When God plant's a song in your heart, how can you keep from singing? And yet, the mystery of God is difficult to express. We do so brokenly. This week we explore what it is to be called of God to speak.
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Episode 32: Bubbles
In this week's episode, we discuss the bubbles we create for ourselves, tiny microcosms of tenuous peace. Our home, our community, our country, and even our thought structures are ways to shield ourselves from the chaos that lurks on the outside. But what happens to those who fall in between?…
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Episode 31: Barely
Often God intervenes at the last moment. And we can feel as if we are hanging by a thin thread. This week we explore this aspect of God's providence and share more stories from the road.
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Episode 30: George Mueller and the Thorns God Leaves
George Mueller and the Thorns God Leaves
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Episode 29: Jesus Re-Colonizes Me
The Bible claims that Christ will reign for 1000 years on earth. It sounds like he intends to take over, to re-colonize our world with himself. And he said that when he comes, he will speak with earthquakes and tempests. Have you experienced such events in your life? And if so, did you recognize…
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Episode 28: Data and Founts of Living Water
In this week's session of Jesus in This Mess, Greg and I talk about sources of truth and managing our own stewardships.
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Episode 27: Sweet Jesus Lord
In this week's episode, Greg shares one of his "baptized" classic rock songs and we discuss how Christ fits miraculously into our lives when and where we least expect.
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Episode 26: I Can't See Jesus
What happens when you can't find Jesus? Is that ok? And is it possible that He is the very veil that masks Himself? If so, why? This week, we explored these questions and found ourselves letting go to our inability to understand. To view this episode on youtube go to: https://youtu.be/0hFTaKnVGVQ...
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Episode 25: Creative Drive and Balance - Defining Productivity
How much is enough? And who's it for? And how to reach them? These questions we explore in this week's episode.
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Episode 24: Curiosity
Curiosity precedes discovery. And prophecy precedes the change. But does anybody care? A few perhaps. And that's ok. The change comes anyway. And the world rolls on. Sometimes we're right and sometimes we're wrong. And the world rolls on and on and on. And that's ok. And that's ok. The world…
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Episode 23: Eating Dandelions - How do I become born again?
Travail is a natural part of birth. So it is with spiritual re-birth. It begins with bitterness - with a deep realization that our framework, our actions, our intents are flawed. We see the need for something new and we swallow down the bitter cup, believing in the thing we can't yet see. It's…
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Episode 22: Born of God
Considering what it is to be born of God.
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Episode 21: Teleprompts and Seeing Jesus Darkly
There is a spirit that moves in a person who has been born of God that is unpredictable. It is at the forefront of that truth which emanates from heaven, and when it appears, it can be disruptive to the status quo. For this reason, ecclesiastical structures are often put in place to limit the...
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Episode 20 - The Truth Will Set You Free..., If You Can Find It
Have you found the truth? And if so, is there truth that you are missing? Or is your paradigm complete? In this week's episode, we explore the pursuit of truth and the risks of believing we are right. In this episode, Jonathan references a story and a non-fictional piece that he wrote about this...
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Episode 19: Jesus, Please Bless My Inherited Mess
Does God ordain the particulars of our lives? Or does he let us make our messy way along? Or is it something in between? And what about the mess that we inherit from our ancestors? In this week's episode, we explore the ideas of for-ordination and free agency.
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Episode 18: Making Mountains
How do you see God? Has he met you where you are at? And in your seeking Him, have you discovered that he is more than you expected? It is easy to divide the lovers of God by what they think they see in Him. But in reality, we are one thing: a mountain rising from the valley floor, our eyes…
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Episode 17: Experimenting With Rebirth
Can we be reborn? And if so, can we be reborn again...and again? Is there a better us coming? And how do we try when we don't yet know, but merely believe that God is leading us? To watch on YouTube, go to: https://youtu.be/YZlmGoh5qsM
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Episode 16: Rough
We discuss the art of creating off-the-cuff.
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Episode 15: The Infallibility of Kindergartners
Becoming as a little child. Discovering that God is the only infallible source of truth.
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Episode 14: Likes
Letting go of the need for human validation and approval while at the same time embracing the legitimate need for community and connection.
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Episode 13: Made Bare
Discussing the things He asks of us.
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Finding Jesus the Wrong Way
Finding Jesus in places and ways that we might not expect.
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Episode 11 - Title Pending
More about light and darkness with Jonathan and Emmalee.
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Matter Unorganized
Channelling mental health challenges into creativity and drawing closer to Jesus. Also, the power of Christlike Love in the face of differing beliefs.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast is about finding Jesus in our everyday lives, messy as they are. Your co-hosts are Emmalee: a painter, Jonathan: a poet, and Greg: a preacher. Each week we chat about Jesus and the spiritual life while Emmalee paints.
HOSTED BY
Jonathan McCormick
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This podcast is about finding Jesus in our everyday lives, messy as they are. Your co-hosts are Emmalee: a painter, Jonathan: a poet, and Greg: a preacher. Each week we chat about Jesus and the spiritual life while Emmalee paints.
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