Dear Church: Gathered and Scattered The Church Gathered and Scattered (CGSNJ)

Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! What's the difference between retaliation and self-defense? Are Christians supposed to all be pacifists? Find out on today's episode!

Time Stamps:
3:25 - Is retaliation even right?
10:25 - Is it wrong to defend ourselves?
21:11 - What does it mean to turn the other cheek then?
43:06 - How do we distinguish between self-defense and retaliation?
1:11:20 - What are the details of forgiveness?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! Why is Acts29 losing it's churches? What's up with Mark Driscoll and the "Jezebel Spirit"? Find out more on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:
5:18 Acts 29
9:15 How should we unite with these churches with different theology?
27:00 Minimum wage
1:00:46 Mark Driscoll and the "Jezebel" spirit
1:07:45 Preachers and Sneakers

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How should Christians care about their physical bodies? What should we think about obesity? Find out on today's episode!

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Time Stamps:
5:17 What does it mean to treat our bodies as a temple?
7:37 What does it mean to treat your body with vanity?
10:32 How do we draw the line between vanity and health?
24:25 How should Christians think about body image?
38:13 How do we view physical beauty?
46:22 How do we live in a world that is obsessed with physical beauty?
1:03:28 Current Event: Incrementalism?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! Do we live in a merit based society? What does the Bible have to say about it? Find out on today's episode?

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Time Stamps:
3:24 Why is meritocracy important today?
6:58 Theological understanding of meritocracy
20:31 Is meritocracy too idealistic?
26:32 How does understanding meritocracy help us?
32:00 What if someone has better opportunities?
37:30 How do we live in this world?
51:31 Current event: Transgender visibility day
1:00:32 Trump Bible?

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Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! Are we to ever get therapy? How should we view anti-depressants? Find out on today's episode!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at podcast@cgsnj.org.

Time Stamps:
3:58 - is all therapy bad?
4:50 - where do we draw the line?
9:22 - at what point does a pastor pass someone onto a professional?
15:28 - why would he push someone off to a professional?
40:45 - is it wrong for us to ever take anti-depressants?
45:40 - how if we're just trying to "correct" a condition?
48:52 - what about terminal ill patients?
59:32 - how can we parent our children through trauma?
1:07:22 - QA: if you don't allow trauma to come up wouldn't it come to an explosion?
1:15:45 - Current Events: what is the "Christ is King" controversy?

As always, we love you, we miss you, enjoy!

Good afternoon and welcome to another episode of the Dear Church Podcast! How should Christians view the latest trends of therapy? Is there value to psychotherapy? Find out on today's episode!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at podcast@cgsnj.org.

Time Stamps:
7:00 How are Christians to handle the mental illness epidemic?
7:47 What if we don't get better from depression?
12:24 How should Christians counsel?
33:03 If not therapy, then what? 
35:03 What do you say if you're a counselor?
40:19 Is external processing bad?
44:38 What if we are already in therapy?
45:31 Aren't we called to "weep with those who weep"?
47:35 What if we're counseling a non-Christian?
52:18 Why are you picking on therapists?
53:31 What does it mean to "lay it down at the cross?"
1:04:03 How should we counsel people in our church then?
1:11:59 QA: What is true Christian fellowship?

As always, we love you, we miss you, enjoy!