Rekindling Podcast
by Rekindling Ministries
We followers of Jesus can be our own worst advertisers, letting our own flesh mar the good news of who God is, how loving He is, and how awe-inducing His plans are. Thus this Rekindling podcast is aimed at diving deep into the full color of the Bible, through various paradigms & perspectives, trying to better understand what it offers and let it transform us in real & daily ways.
Episodes
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Fireside Chats, Episode 08
We (Shannon, Craig, Danielle, Erica, and Ian) continue the discussion on how to submit to our governing authorities, and how to be politically engaged, all with the right heart-set and mind-set.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 07
This episode, we (Shannon, Erica, Ian, Danielle, and Craig) look into what it looks like for a Christian to respond to governing authority figures they do not agree with.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 06
Here in this discussion, Shannon, Zach, and Craig discuss the biblical teachings on wealth, expectations for church leaders, preventing offense, and rebuke/correction, and how all this shapes our thoughts on pastors who use their wealth to buy lavish things. This was in part due to Craig seeing...
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Fireside Chats, Episode 05
We finish our discussion of some of our personal 'fringe' theologies - this time discussing Annihilationism (the idea that those who reject God and are thrown into the lake of fire are consumed - their soul is destroyed and they cease to exist - rather than burning in conscious torment forever)…
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Fireside Chats, Episode 04
Continuing the discussion of our favorite fringe, non-traditional, or debated theologies - in this episode, we talk about the theories around the Nephilim of Genesis and eschatological topics like pre-tribulation vs. two-wrath and pre-millennial vs. post-mil vs. a-mil.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 03
Discussing tiers of theology (primary, secondary, and tertiary), young vs. old earth, micro-evolution vs. macro-evolution, and God granting free will and deciding to partner with humanity in order to accomplish things.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 02
Continuing the discussion from episode 01, on why people have difference perspectives on philosophy, politics, theology, etc.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 01
Why do people have different perspectives on various issues such as philosophy, politics, and theology?
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Ep03.29: Season Wrap-Up
Just a final recap, with some final thoughts & encouragement from Shannon, wrapping up Season 03 (for now), with a quick glimpse into what is coming next. Happy New Year, everyone!
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Ep03.28: Unpacking Series - Leading & Following
LEADING: first being a trustworthy follower of God as leader of your life (see below for following); then acquiring or receiving authority, developing or receiving a vision and giving shape to it, and then in entrusted stewardship, shepherding & guiding a group within or toward that vision, with...
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Ep03.27: Unpacking Series - Power & Strength
POWER & STRENGTH: a fire in the bones; the spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, or verbal capacity to exert power (energy) to either remain steadfast & unchanged by another force/desire or to influence or produce some effect. TIMESTAMP: 0:00 - a quick recap of the previous episode on Joy; an...
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Ep03.26: Unpacking Series - Joy
JOY: a merry contentment moving to high-spirited exhilaration leading to expressions of bounding celebration, that comes from simply choosing to think thankfully on a plethora of good & noble things. (Joy takes place in mind, heart, and body; sowing cognitively, reaping emotionally, celebrating...
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Ep03.25: Unpacking Series - Peace
PEACE: a state of external undisturbed tranquility, free from any kind of turmoil or unpleasantness a state of internal prosperous serenity, free from any angst or damage, thriving in spiritual/emotional/intellectual well-being a state of relational pure harmony, a strong, close bond of…
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Ep03.24: Unpacking Series - Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom, & Counsel
KNOWLEDGE: to perceive & consider some truth or fact (varying in significance, scope, or certainty); to experience something & acquire knowledge through it; to recognize by some mark or be intimately acquainted with (such as a person) UNDERSTANDING: achieving a thorough familiarity with the...
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Ep03.23: Unpacking Series - Humility
HUMILITY (as a vassal): having a deep, awe-filled adoration of my perfect Lord, excitedly yielding to & serving Him, comfortably conscious of my low-ness & shortcomings, letting Him take care of me. / kneeling in adoration, submission, & security (“kara kana” ) TIMESTAMP: 0:00 - recap of the...
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Ep03.22: Unpacking Series - Fear
DREAD-FEAR: an unpleasant, intense uneasiness or reluctance to experience some potential ill, pain, harm, or loss [shaking in dread, avoiding] EXCITED-AWE-FEAR OF THE LORD: a profound awe of God, intensely interested in His extraordinary superiority, resulting in the unafraid, unswerving loyalty...
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Ep03.21: Unpacking Series - PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
We've been talking about this episode for some time. In this season, we have spent 52 hours, 4 minutes, and 27 seconds presenting our research on Scripture, hope, Heaven, faith, maturity, love, glory/glorify, inter-determinism, good, evil/sin, suffering, prayer, grieving, patience/perseverance,...
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Ep03.20: Unpacking Series - Anger
ANGER: a strong feeling of displeasure (annoyed, vexed, irritated, agitated, distressed) that results in some form of hostility or affliction toward. This is an interesting topic, with a challenging conclusion - namely that God intends for His mature followers to release themselves of anger in…
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Ep03.19: Unpacking Series - Mercy (Compassion & Forgiveness)
MERCY: compassion-mercy: having affinity for another (‘womb’ cherishing), sympathetically aware of their distress, and actively, practically, softly contributing to the alleviation of that distress (for both victim and victimizer) forgiveness-mercy: restraint in the midst of provocation…
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Ep03.18: Unpacking Series - Grace
GRACE: showing favor toward another delighting in another … and in sincere goodwill, freely offering them generous, beneficial gifts (fueled by your love for them, singling them out in delight … thus these are simply unmerited, awesome gifts) pleased with another … and in sincere goodwill…
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Ep03.17: Unpacking Series - Judgment & Punishment
JUDGMENT: a careful, discerning evaluation of how well one obeys or disobeys a charge (beneficial command) of God. PUNISHMENT: visiting & addressing the results of a judgment, with an imposing of some loss, difficulty, pain (LDP), or death in response to a wrongdoing. There are a lot of varying...
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Ep03.16: Unpacking Series - Righteousness & Justice
RIGHTEOUS-JUST (BE/DO; character/behavioral): doing what is right* or making things right*. RIGHTEOUS-JUSTIFIED (HAVE; status): having a right relationship/standing with God, due to your sin not being taken into account, for it is uncounted/erased, removed completely off your record, making you...
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Ep03.15: Unpacking Series - Patience & Perseverance
PATIENCE: choosing to allow and endure any kind of difficult thing (suffering, pain, tribulation, persecution, wrongdoing, temptation, sin, etc.), remaining internally steadfast and undefeated, without anger or complaint, refraining from enforcing what may be due or right, instead responding with...
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Ep03.14: Unpacking Series - Grieving (Recovering from Suffering)
SUFFERING: any degree of loss, damage, or pain (LDP) leading to mental, emotional, or physical brokenness, anguish, or weariness. GRIEVING: honestly feel, expressively mourn, and slowly release the pain caused by suffering. RECOVERY: after or in the midst of suffering, the process of moving to...
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Ep03.13b: Unpacking Series - Prayer (How & Results)
This is a big one (part 2). In my opinion, the three core sources to growth/maturity that the Lord has given us are Scriptures, Prayer, and Community (in addition to other great resources, like the sacraments). We tackled Scripture in episodes 3.01 and 3.02 of this season. Now, over two episodes,...
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Ep03.13a: Unpacking Series - Prayer (What & Why)
PRAYER: communion with God; first and foremost, it is simply an intimate experience of His presence, connecting with Him a very real way, sharing time with Him, without even the need for words. [Psalm 62:5-6 NASB, Matthew 28:20b] conversation with God; it is also a two-way dialogue with Him,...
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Ep03.12: Unpacking Series - Suffering
SUFFERING: any degree of loss, damage, or pain (LDP) leading to mental, emotional, or physical brokenness, anguish, or weariness. What is suffering, why does it exist, why does God allow, how are we to respond to it? Zach and I truly hope this discussion can be encouraging and strengthening, to...
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Ep03.11f: Unpacking Series - Evil/Sin (our response)
The seven hour exploration into evil and sin finishes up with this episode! Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows...
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Ep03.11e: Unpacking Series - Evil/Sin (God's Response)
The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a…
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Ep03.11d: Unpacking Series - Evil/Sin (list of)
The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a…
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Ep03.11c: Unpacking Series - Evil/Sin (why it exists)
The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a…
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Ep03.11b: Unpacking Series - Evil/sin (results of)
The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections: a: a definition of evil/sin b: what evil/sin results in c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin d: a…
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2018 Spring Schedule of Rekindling studies & groups
Here is the calendar of Spring studies and groups. I really want to encourage you to consider taking one or more of them, as each of them are designed to stir your passions for God, others, and self more, help you hone your perspectives on life and increase your biblical understanding, encourage...
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Ep03.11a: Unpacking Series - Evil/Sin (a definition)
EVIL/SIN: primarily, a turning from God or His beneficial goods and secondarily, a turning to something detrimental (to you or others). Thus begins an almost seven hour exploration into what evil and sin are according to Scripture. Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we...
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Ep03.10: Unpacking Series - Good
GOOD: a biblical is good is something that (subjectively or objectively) is inherently valuable [G0], pleasing [G1], beneficial [G2], and/or right/straight [G3]. What exactly does it mean when the Bible refers to something as good? What does this tell us about God and life? (Hint: it helps us...
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Ep03.09: Unpacking Series - Inter-determinism
INTER-DETERMINISM: the spectrum concept that the reason anything occurs is due to some combination of divine, angelic, human, and animal decisions and actions, whether it is hard (irresistible) or soft (influential), active or passive (with a possibility of randomness being a factor as well). The...
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Ep03.08: Unpacking Series - Glory
GLORY: a resplendent heaviness (glowing like heated metal in multicolored radiance, with a substantive presence, and with great worth and rank). GLORIFY: - to make resplendently heavy or increase something's resplendent heaviness - to recognize, revel in, reflect, and reveal God's resplendent...
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Ep03.07: Unpacking Series - Love
LOVE is of: (Mk12:28-31) HEART: strong emotional affection for, delight in, and supernatural affinity with (aheb, agape) beholding beauty & value, a passionate treasuring (Songs) longing to see, seeking after, inviting in & vulnerably sharing life with (Songs, Pro, 1Th2:8,3:6) unashamedly…
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90.1 The Light radio interview - 27 Oct 2017
As Shannon is out of town this week, we'll take a break from the Unpacking Series and upload a fun interview he and Zach did back in October on 90.1 The Light with Isaiah Wilhelm. In the first section, they discuss the question "Hasn't science done away with the idea of God?" In the second…
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Ep03.06: Unpacking Series - Maturity
Christian growth/maturity: the further advancement (leveling up) into our individual full potential, which comes through deliberate, gradual progress over time, as we augment, enable, and tweak our spiritual nature (thoroughly, in every necessary detail), by applying the details of Scripture to…
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Ep03.05: Unpacking Series - Faith
FAITH: being persuaded by God to sincerely acknowledge who Jesus is (Lord & Savior) and being progressively stirred to walk in step with the Spirit. Faith = Belief (the internal acknowledgement of who God is) + Trust (an accordingly, ongoingly active response to that belief) What exactly is faith...
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Ep03.04: Unpacking Series - Heaven
HEAVEN: the Eternal Kingdom of God; the physical, perfect realm that all followers of Jesus will live in and enjoy, in full relationship with God, forever. Prepare to get your world rocked. There are some amazing details about what Heaven is going to be like according to Scripture, along with…
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Ep03.03: Unpacking Series - Hope
HOPE: to hold onto and take refuge in the confident expectation of some good thing that is coming. What is the concept of hope according to the Bible? What are the specific hopes we can have? If we cling to those hopes, what does it achieve? Timestamp: 0:00 - introduction to hope 8:42 - the…
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Ep03.02: Unpacking Series - Scripture, part II
Given the multicolor reasons we offered last week as encouragement to tackle the Scriptures, this week we get into *how* you can approach the Bible - whether via the traditional exegetical approach, Larry Crabb's "66 Love Letters" method, or unpacking concepts comprehensively in detail.
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Ep03.01: Unpacking Series - Scripture, part 1
What exactly is the Bible? What's so impressive about it? Why should we study it? In this episode, we look at how & when the Scriptures were formed, how they were transmitted & translated through the centuries, what they include, and why we can trust they are infallible, transformative, and...
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Ep03.00: Unpacking Series - an Introduction
Welcome to Seaon 03 of the Rekindling podcast series! Here in this initial episode, we explain the reasoning and methods of the "unpacking process" of Scripture. It's a good chance to come at the Bible in a slightly different, refreshing way. Give it a listen!
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Snapshot: 7 Steps to Change
A quick overview of the "7 Steps to Change" paradigm - a process that can help you better achieve making changes in your life. These include discontentment, finding a resonating solution, collecting all the relevatnt details, making the decision, application, adjustment, and repetition.
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Snapshot: 7-Fold Life
A quick overview of the '7-Fold Life' assessment tool - paying attention to and organizing the emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, resources, and God-elements of life, to really hone who you are and help you become the complete version of who God designed you to be.
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Snapshot: Muddy Fields
A quick overview of the popular 'muddy fields' concept - those core flaws or struggles that you have in life and how to healthily, scripturally deal with and counter them.
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Snapshot: Flight-Fight-Persevere
A quick overview of the 'Flight-Fight-Persevere' lens. In any given tough situation you face, what is the right answer/solution according to Scripture: escape the bad, overcome and defeat it, or endure and grow stronger through it?
About this show
We followers of Jesus can be our own worst advertisers, letting our own flesh mar the good news of who God is, how loving He is, and how awe-inducing His plans are. Thus this Rekindling podcast is aimed at diving deep into the full color of the Bible, through various paradigms & perspectives, trying to better understand what it offers and let it transform us in real & daily ways.
Hosted by
Rekindling Ministries