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The God Journey - 2016
In the spring of 2000 Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings met for the first time. They had been aware of the other through mutual friends, but came to face-to-face in an unplanned (at least by them) encounter. That led to lunch, to a growing friendship, and to conversations they both found insightful and encouraging to their own journeys.In 2004 Brad was approached about hosting a drive-time radio show on a Los Angeles Christian station. He approached Wayne about co-hosting with him, and that never came to fruition, it got them thinking about how valuable their conversations were to each other and decided to share them with whomever wanted to listen by putting them online as an mp3 file. This is before either of them and most anyone else had ever heard of podcasting.In March of 2005, they launched The God Journey to encourage other people on their journeys by honestly sharing their own. Here were two brothers on a journey to discover as much of God’s fullness as they can. As former pa
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The Futility of Managed Spirituality (#563)
Why do we think we can manage the spirituality of others instead of helping them learn to follow the Spirit of Jesus he has placed in them? It never works. It leads to conflict between fellow believers and substitutes the breath of the Spirit for telling others what principles they should be...
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The Cry for Justice (#562)
Why do we only feel the pangs of unfairness when we think we're being cheated and don't carry the same passion for it when we are the ones who benefit from it? Following up last week's conversation with Brad, Wayne reads an excerpt from a new book about the crucifixion that may offer an…
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Seeing the Bigger Picture (#561)
Often our view of life is limited by our self focus that we miss the way God is working around us. eis so limited by it's self-focus, when God is wanting to open our eyes to his Brad gets shaken down by the federales in Mexico in a recent family trip there, which opens a discussion with Wayne…
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Honest to God! (#560)
There can be no intimacy without honesty and genuineness and that's as true of God as it is our relationship with others. Wayne's time recuperating from surgery and watching some of the other people he knows who are struggling with pain and loss in their lives sparks a discussion with Brad about...
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Post-Operative Thoughts (#559)
Since the last episode Wayne ended up having open-heart surgery far sooner than he expected and Brad debriefs that whole experience with Wayne as well as how he is doing in his post-operative recovery. In this highly personal conversation they talk about God's purpose unfolding in our…
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He’s In This Too (#558)
Before Wayne headed to heart surgery he and Brad discussed the just-concluded election (though they didn't know the results), the efficacy of prayer and how they utilize in their lives, and how we respond to suffering, or the prospect of it in this broken world. Reading an email he got from Dave...
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Pour Some Love Into It (#557)
There is no situation that you are in with any other human being that pouring love into it won't help. That thread runs through two emails that Wayne reads to Brad about God's ability to pour out his love when it most surprised people. Then they tear into an article in TIME Magazine about the...
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The Third Rail of Inerrancy (#556)
Evangelicals have set up camp around their belief that the Scriptures are inerrant. They judge people's faith on that belief, even if the word itself isn't used in Scripture. What does inerrancy mean? Does the book have to be inerrant to be fully trusted as God's revelation of himself? Wayne and...
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It’s His Nudges We Want to Follow (#555)
There's a reason we talk about his leading as nudges, because God's ability to draw us into his reality is so unlike the inner selfishness that tries to push its agenda to the fore, often at other peoples' expense. Wayne and Brad start by discussing Wayne's recent trip to Tennessee and his new...
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When Sovereignty Turns to Fatalism (#554)
Will God determine the result of the next election regardless of what we do? Many think so based on a faulty interpretation of Romans 14. After spending a few moments answering a listener's question about is whether or not there is a valid calling to the ministry, Brad and Wayne talk about the...
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Why We Cannot Trust Ourselves (#553)
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." (Bertrand Russell) Two amazing stories of transformation by God Journey listeners opens up a discussion about how we respond to God's moving in our lives instead of…
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Mutually Shared Selflessness (#552)
WARNING: Be advised that this podcast is a frank and perhaps for some a controversial conversation about sexuality. Wayne and Brad continue with part two of their conversation with Tracy Levinson, author of Unashamed: candid conversations about dating, love, nakedness, and faith. They start where...
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Taking Shame Out of Sexuality (#551)
WARNING: Be advised that this podcast is a frank and perhaps for some a controversial conversation about sexuality. The sex lady returns to discuss some of your questions and comments from our earlier podcast. Wayne and Brad continue their frank and sometimes explicit conversation with Tracy...
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The Wonder of Healthy Friendships (#550)
New studies just out show just how powerful a network of good friendships can be. One study calls friendship better than morphine for its ability to produce endorphins that have pain-killing effects. Another suggests that the lack of human relationships may be the real cause of addiction,...
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Why Transformation Takes Time (#549)
One of the themes of our ongoing podcast is the time it takes for our brains to switch from living in the bondage of religious performance, to finding our life and freedom in the affection of a gracious Father. It is a journey that takes years and we've often wondered why. Wayne shares with Brad…
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Is Patriotism Dead? (#548)
Brad's concerned that patriotism has become a dirty word among some of his Christian friends and wants to explore why with Wayne. Of course our hope is not in the kingdoms of this world, but does that mean we just abandon the political landscape and not have influence there? That gets them into a...
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Unintended Consequences (#547)
The picture above is of the dying forest where Wayne's father lives. It is the unintended consequences of shutting down the lumber industry 20 years ago allegedly to protect the forest. But the opposite happened. It's a fitting metaphor for what charity is doing to many third-world economies....
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Helpless Isn’t Hopeless (#546)
Wayne and Brad are back from their summer hiatus and as they sort through some listener email, they are asked about their own journeys and what God is doing in them at the moment. That spawns some conversation about embracing God's delight in us especially when we're not at our best, and learning...
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This Is Not a Podcast
Wayne and Brad have been on vacation so there is no podcast today. To inform those who only listen to the downloads, Wayne has recorded this brief snippet to alert people to what's going on with the podcast and some other information that might prove helpful to listeners. He also includes one of...
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Can God Be Bought? (#545)
Some congregations are now offering money-back guarantee with a three-month commitment to give 1/10 of their income. If you don't see his blessings at the end you get your money back. Gimmick or lesson in generosity? That news story launches Brad and Wayne into a conversation about tithing,...
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Has Legalism Hijacked the Bible? (#544)
"To my wife, so many passages of scripture are now tainted with memories of fear and condemnation from an always angry, inescapable, never-satisfied deity that she can't bring herself to read it anymore." And she's not alone. For too many, having been abused by legalistically-twisted...
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The Fiefdom of Me (#543)
Perhaps the most destructive residual effect of the Fall is that we are all drawn into living the "fiefdom of me", determining good or evil based on how it brings me joy or sadness. How much that affects us is seen by how often what Father does in his thwarts our expectations, reminding us that...
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Civil Dialog Begins at Home (#542)
Brad and Wayne continue their discussion from last week as it moves to the dialog we carry on in the normal course of our lives, especially with those who may not see what I see. It has been said that religion makes us "relationally challenged" as we are more driven to argument and accusation…
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Our Broken Civil Dialog (#541)
Has the civic discourse in America reached an all-time low, and if so is there any hope it's about to get better? As Wayne and Brad begin in the mailbag they are invited into a discussion about the current state of political affairs in the U.S., including the rise in violence and fear as people...
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Security that Sets Others Free! (#540)
Wayne is ticked off! He's met too many women of late who have been preyed upon by counselors or pastors who seek to fulfill their sexual urges at the expense of women who are emotionally broken. Instead of inviting them into a secure environment of love and affection, they exploit them in a way...
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Where’s My Tribe? (#539)
Can you provide a podcast without trying to build a community? That's what one listener wants to know and it invites Wayne and Brad into an interesting discussion about this podcast and whether or not they want to build an audience or turn the God Journey into an Internet community. If your Yuck...
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Unashamed (#538)
What happens when a mom of children in their twenties offers to answer questions about sex from the hormone-ravaged world of 18-28 year olds? You get: unashamed: candid conversations about dating, love, nakedness, and faith. Wayne and Brad invite the author, Tracy Levinson to join them on this...
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Playing In the Cold (#537)
Wayne is back from the land of puppy dogs and rainbows and shares with Brad some of the lessons and experiences of the trip. They also discuss the horrendous violence in Florida this past weekend and where we find God in such tragedies. In spite of the brokenness of our world, how is God the most...
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The Uninfected Life (#536)
What would a life in Jesus look like if we had never been infected by shame or religion and simply grew in a trusting relationship with God? That's what a listener asks and that sends Brad and Wayne into a discussion about the influence of shame and our religious attempts to cover it up actually...
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What If God Enjoys Watching You Grow? (#535)
Religious performance teaches us that God wants us to be perfect today, and every failure or mistake is proof that we don't love him enough or are not committed enough. What if God had something else in mind, actually walking with us while he teaches us to live increasingly free from our...
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Who Can’t Use A Friend? (#534)
What if our invitation into the kingdom of God had been an introduction to Jesus as a real person who wanted to be our friend? Instead many have come to him for fear of what would happen to them if they didn't, and rather than endear us to him, he became someone we didn't want to be close to....
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The Sweet Spot of Growing Trust (#533)
We all know what it’s like. Life is caving in around us. Everything that can go wrong, is going wrong and we feel as if God is ganging up on us. And mail from a listen invites Brad and Wayne into a discussion about finding that sweet spot of trust where our safety in him is disconnected from the...
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What Must I Do To Be Saved? (#532)
The God Journey today announces a new co-host for Wayne. Well, actually it’s an old one! Now that his schedule has lightened Brad is returning full-time as co-host of The God Journey and they celebrate that with some listener input before taking an important question from a past blog comments....
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No Need to Hide (#531)
Wayne and Brad follow up last week’s podcast with some further dialog about sexuality, sexual temptations, and how we can let God into that space to bring wholeness to the precious gift of sexuality that he gave us. It’s amazing how much sexuality governs our lives and how little we talk about it...
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Let Talk Sex (#530)
North Carolinians are battling transgendered restrooms. Time Magazine runs a cover story on how pornography ruins sexual intimacy in real life. Ours is a sexually dominated culture to be sure and Wayne and Brad plunge into the issues politically and personally. By viewing our sexuality as an act…
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How Contrarian Are We? (#529)
How far have Wayne and Brad walked from their evangelical past? An article in the April issue of Christianity Today offered a new matrix to define what an evangelical is using four theological statements. It gives Wayne and Brad a chance to check their evangelical roots to see how the last…
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Hijacking God’s Gifts (#528)
It’s an often-repeated story… God reveals himself in some unique way and soon people are swarming all over it with the all-too-human need to protect, manage, or exploit it for their own gain. Once we regard his work as a possession of ours instead of a gift to be shared, his presence withdraws…
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The Blue Smoke of Selfishness (#527)
It is way to easy to convince ourselves we have God’s best interests at heart, even as we’re pursuing our own desires. Wouldn’t it be great if our own selfishness was as obvious to us as it is to God? It is so easy to deceive ourselves that we’re doing something for the glory of God, when it has...
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Living Freely in God’s Will (#526)
As Wayne reports on his recent trip to Ireland and the UK he and Brad end up in a discussion about God’s will and how he reveals that to us. Unfortunately many Christians have been taught to follow a set of principles or rituals, rather than how to get to know him, to sense his heart, and to…
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Living as an Elder-at-Large (#525)
Some say without local church institutions we cannot experience the gifts of elders, teachers, or apostles. They would be wrong. These gifts can actually function more powerfully when unmoored from the needs and processes of an institution. That reality can take expression in a variety of ways,...
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How His Love Frees Us (#524)
Especially in the most challenging or devastating of circumstances, knowing we are loved turns the tide from being swallowed up by our circumstances to finding the freedom to navigate them with God’s wisdom and grace. Wayne and Brad read some listener responses to recent podcasts and pick up a...
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You Are Salt (#523)
When we live with the lie that something is either all right or all wrong, we miss the nuances and textures of God making himself known even through the brokenness of humanity. Brad joins Wayne for a discussion about politics and religious leaders who constantly chose between character and...
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Just Mercy (#522)
No one should be defined by their worst moment, and you shouldn’t be better off under the law if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor an innocent. Bryan Stevenson in his New York Times best-seller, Just Mercy, confronts the inequities in American culture with a plea for real justice and…
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Am I Doing Enough For God? (#521)
If you’re nagged by the question of whether you should be doing more for God, you know how disorienting it can be. Could it be God? My religious training? An need for significance? Or the devil? David has his seminary degree and experience as a pastor/church planter for many years. Even though…
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Letting Go of the Dock (#520)
Wayne dips into the ol’ email bag and pulls out some amazing stories of discovery and transformation, those willing to let go of the false security of religion and join God on an adventure that proves to be even more rewarding than it is risky. You’ll hear about a ministry couple who discovered...
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If It Isn’t Free, It Isn’t Ministry (#519)
Wayne and Brad continue their discussion about monetizing ministry and the ramifications it has on both the one charging for his version of the Gospel, and the content of what he seeks to sell. There's a reason Jesus calls his workers, 'gifts'. It's because they are to bless others, not exploit...
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So Many Systems, So Little Life (#518)
“If you can systematize it, you can monetize it.” That advice was given by a consultant to a group of ministers telling them how they can derive more income from their ministries. Brad joins Wayne again for a discussion of his recent article, Monetizing Ministry as they explore why we have…
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Pharisees In Your Family (#517)
It’s one thing to separate yourself from a conformity-based institution that preys on guilt and obligation, but what if your parents, children, or siblings continue to carry that voice into your life and no longer respect you or your journey? Some families cut those off who don’t conform to the...
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Joy to the World (#516)
How do you live in God’s joy when life around us is filled with so much pain? How does God do it? With all that’s broken in the world, how does he dare to invite us into his joy so that our joy can be full? Brad joins Wayne for a discussion about the transformation that occurs when we are no…
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Finding Meaningful Friendships (#515)
Fellowship used to be easy. All you had to do was show up for the planned meetings and you had an instant connection with a group of people. Or did you? Some did spawn great friendships, others only the illusion of them until you no longer fit in the way you wanted. Leaving a traditional...
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In the spring of 2000 Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings met for the first time. They had been aware of the other through mutual friends, but came to face-to-face in an unplanned (at least by them) encounter. That led to lunch, to a growing friendship, and to conversations they both found insightful and encouraging to their own journeys.In 2004 Brad was approached about hosting a drive-time radio show on a Los Angeles Christian station. He approached Wayne about co-hosting with him, and that never came to fruition, it got them thinking about how valuable their conversations were to each other and decided to share them with whomever wanted to listen by putting them online as an mp3 file. This is before either of them and most anyone else had ever heard of podcasting.In March of 2005, they launched The God Journey to encourage other people on their journeys by honestly sharing their own. Here were two brothers on a journey to discover as much of God’s fullness as they can. As former pa
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