Protect Your Noggin

Think what you think you should think. Nuff said.

Jeff and Stacie share some great practical wisdom. As I once heard the good Dr. Mallinson put it, “You are poorer if you ignore the sages of the East.” Unfortunately, the core of Christianity appears to have been deconstructed into oblivion. That’s fine, to a point. We are each on our own journey. But, Dear Listener, don’t confuse this show with Christianity. (Which is easy to do given that the hosts explicitly marketed themselves as Christian.) The solution to spiritual abuse and brokenness is not to flee to a Different spirit. The Way of Jesus is not some amorphous love and good vibes; it is love built on a bloody cross and an empty tomb. Dear Listener, please remember that the Real Jesus entered into history to die and rise for you. The tomb is empty. He is the Way of hope. Dear Jeff and Stacie, thank you for your efforts to confront and heal abuse. But please do not perpetuate spiritual abuse by misleading hurt Christians. Your path is one of spiritual anarchy, not Christianity. I’m glad you’re finally being honest about it. * EDIT Thank you for addressing my comment on the show. I appreciate the honesty. Again, your journey is your own, but wolves look better in wolf clothing. ;) While you’re giving a mouse a cookie… I’m not sure why you’re so hard on CU-Irvine. I’m no friend of the LCMS, but it’s no secret that they have doctrinal standards. I’d assume a guy with a bunch of letters after his name knew what he was getting into. Sure, you can call it a fundamentalist straitjacket and intellectual prison if you want, but you climbed in, turned the key, and were happy enough to cash the checks.

I appreciate this podcast. It makes me feel brave to love freely and to think honestly. It makes me want to have all sorts of people over and just listen to their stories. It’s helped me find direction as a follower of Jesus and is instrumental in helping me hold onto the ‘baby’ and not drown in the ‘bath water.’ Basically, it reminds me of my most favorite hoodie!

So thankful for this conversation. I find Jeff and Stacie have been able to give gentle rebuke with out causing irreversible offense . Opening doors for healing , hope and repentance in the church. Giving voice to the hurt and awareness to those whom may not understand how that hurt has effected others . And a path of repentance for those who may have caused harm . Like Shazam said to the little girl and her dad at the Carnival as the seven sins pressed in “ Everything is going to be ok.”