164 episodes
The Messy Walk Podcast Adam Cook
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- Religion & Spirituality
The Christian walk with Jesus is the greatest experience our human lives can embrace, but it is incredibly hard. Unfortunately, conversations about faith tend to ignore the struggles or only brush by the difficulties in route to talking about personal victories or growth. In a day and age where we see leaders in corporate America, our government, and even the church try to hide their flaws, we are taking an uncommon approach to the Christian walk. Join Pastor Adam Cook each Wednesday as he takes some risks and heads down a road of honesty about this messy walk we call faith. We won’t play it safe, and neither should you. In fact, you cannot play it safe and please God, so why pretend? Nobody is perfect. Everyone has struggles. Even Christians. If you are ready to step into an authentic faith walk and get some mud on your boots, this podcast is for you.
Adam Cook is the founding and Senior Pastor of Union Church located in rural Danville, Virginia, and Yanceyville, North Carolina. He has been in full-time ministry in a variety of settings and church sizes for over 20 years and strives to use authenticity, honesty, and rawness to lead others into a real, albeit messy, walk with Jesus.
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164: The Basics of Bullying: Understanding the Bully
No one can be bullied unless there is someone to bully them. We know that bullies pick on people they perceive as different from themselves in some way, but the question is: why? The truth is that hurting people often hurt other people. In this week’s episode, Pastor Adam and Steph talk about the continuous […]
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163: The Basics of Bullying: Understanding the Outsider
Bullying is not limited to kids on the playground, nor does it always involve stealing someone’s lunch money. There are many different ways people are bullied, and it is a frequent problem in all age groups. This week’s episode is the start of a new series about bullying, and about understanding the four players involved […]
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162: Asking the Wrong Questions: Is Everything in the Bible Really True?
The Bible is in a lot of ways complex, yet there are also many things detailed in scripture that seem to fall outside of the natural order of things. Miracles, paradoxes, odd stories, controversies, and a plethora of difficult commands are all inside. It’s enough to sprout seeds of doubt in the mind, and to […]
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161: Asking the Wrong Questions: Do They Care About Me?
Do other people care about me? Each of us has asked this question from time to time. Maybe it seems like people are only nice in order to gain something, or maybe it feels like people pay no attention at all. In any case, this is a question that puts us at the center of […]
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160: Asking the Wrong Questions: Does God Really Forgive Me?
We all sin, and we have all done things that weigh heavy on our conscience. Guilt keeps us from enjoying the life we have, and it disables us from being truly free. Because we know that we have messed up, we ask, “Does God forgive me?” Jesus’s answer to that question is an emphatic “Yes!” […]
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159: Asking the Wrong Questions: God, What Do I do?
When thinking on what actions to take, what career to pursue, or any other big decision, we might feel pressure and ask God, “What do I do?” It is good to seek God for guidance, yet sometimes it is helpful to look inwardly, change the question, and ask ourselves, “Who am I becoming?” Our identity […]