26 episodes

The adventure of living loved

The God Journey Wayne Jacobsen

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.7 • 203 Ratings

The adventure of living loved

    Praying for a Wayward Bride (#936)

    Praying for a Wayward Bride (#936)

    "Truth has been weaponized by the enemy to shift the focus from Jesus. The ‘truth’ as many believers see it has been removed from Him who is truth; it’s a talk about Him and His truth rather than with Him in love." Those words in an email from a listener's own journey came at a propitious time in Wayne's life, and processing it with Kyle takes them further into what it means to gaze with God at the events of the world. It has led Wayne to pray for the Bride of Christ and talk to her like he did to Sara in the days of there separation. Kindly and tenderly, is the way God reaches into our delusions to open the way for truth and love to find a home in her heart. 

    Podcast Notes:



    * The video recording of this podcast.

    * Agreeing with God episode of The God journey

    * The first chapter of Wayne's new book: A Call for the Bride



     

    • 40 min
    Identity and the Connected Worldview (#935)

    Identity and the Connected Worldview (#935)

    "What are you most afraid of in your life right now, and who taught you that fear?" That is a key question to unmasking your false identity and help you discover who God has created you to be on the earth.  Wayne introduced Kyle to a podcast where Jamie Winship, the author of a book called, Living Fearless, was the guest. The podcast rocked Kyle's world and spilled out into two of his classrooms where he helped students process their personal identity and in his words, "Jesus showed up"—in a secular classroom.  They unpack some of Jamies thoughts about identity and worldviews that can help us all live freer and more connected to what ps going on around us.

    Podcast Notes:



    * The video recording of this podcast.

    * Podcast with Jamie Winship

    • 43 min
    Seduced into Darkness (#934)

    Seduced into Darkness (#934)

    "What is the strange calculus of greed that causes it to catch up with even the most cautious, best-intentioned person?" This is one of four provocative questions one reviewer said are asked by the Academy-award nominated movie, Killers of the Flower Moon. The others are: Why does guilt drive some people to remorse, and others over the edge?  What is the power of a lie, that it can blind a person to a truth staring him in the face? How is it that what seems to be a blessing often turns out to be a curse? Wrestling with  those existential questions seemed to fit so well into the ongoing conversation Wayne and Kyle have been having this year about delusion and freedom and why even the best of us can be easily sidelined by darkness.  They also discuss whether or not every negative emotion is an invitation into transformation.

    Podcast Notes:



    * The video recording of this podcast.

    * Podcast with Jamie Winship

    * The review about Killers of the Flower Moon, from which Wayne drew these questions, does not seem to be posted publicly on the Internet any more.  My apologies.

    * Storm damage in Kenya. Can you help us restore one village's water supply?



     

    • 44 min
    When Is Self-Care Not Selfish? (#933)

    When Is Self-Care Not Selfish? (#933)

    So much of religious thinking preys on our fears of God or others thinking of us as selfish. That fear, however, keeps many from the self-care necessary to heal from trauma or resist the efforts of controlling people in our lives. Why is is so easy for us to cave to the pressure of religious obligations or the fear of what others might think instead of listening when our hearts and bodies are alerting us that we are moving beyond the grace God's current process transformation allows? Wayne and Kyle talk about honoring the process of what Jesus is working in you so that you won't be caught in those extreme situations that will take you beyond what you can bear. With a reference to The Matrix, they talk about those who prefer to live in the bondage of a comforting illusion than to risk what it might mean to see the truth and follow it. They also explore how the encouragement to forgiveness can be used as a weapon instead of allowing it to be the fruit of Jesus's work in us.

    Podcast Notes:



    * We're sorry, but no video of this podcast was recorded.

    * Storm damage in Kenya. Can you help us restore one village's water supply?

    • 44 min
    When Relationships Unravel (#932)

    When Relationships Unravel (#932)

    This episode begins with a follow-up question from a listener about love and control, particularly as it affects parenting children. After which, Kyle had some questions for Wayne about his recent series of blogs on the Last Lesson My Father Taught Me, which deals with the unraveling of a deeply-valued relationship to lies, misinformation, and false accusations. Can you maintain a relationship based by ignoring persistent anger and accusations? What happens inside unmerited affection that can deeply transform the human heart, especially if we don't try to save ourselves, but leave the outcome of events in the hands of others, and ultimately to entrust them to Jesus.

    Podcast Notes:



    * Watch the video recording of this podcast

    * Wayne's Blog: The Last Lesson My Father Taught Me:  Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3

    * Brian McClaren Comments on The Purification Narrative

    • 44 min
    Is Control the Opposite of Love? (#931)

    Is Control the Opposite of Love? (#931)

    "When people can't control you they try to control how people view you." That comment sends Wayne and Kyle on an exploration of the relationship between love and control and wonder about the possibility that love just might be the opposite of control. Is that why God doesn't force humanity to please him? Have you ever been punished by a control freak in your family, place of work, or religious group? Trying to control others forces you to punish them when they won't cooperate, or pretend to be something they are not to fit in. They also take a look at a recent talk by Brian McLaren about purification narratives that are used to scapegoat other people as a tactic many are using to address their anxieties, fear, and shame.  Learning to live free of control maybe costly but you can't live in love without it.

    Podcast Notes:



    * Watch the video recording of this podcast

    * The 50 Countries Where It's Hardest to Follow Jesus

    * Wayne's Blog: The Last Lesson My Father Taught Me:  Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3

    * Brian McClaren Comments on The Purification Narrative

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
203 Ratings

203 Ratings

etalber ,

God Loves Me (period)

That’s what I FINALLY understood when all the performance based activities were allowed to fall away and let me just sit with a couple of brothers in the fellowship hall back when I was first introduced to you and Brad when the podcast was first started up. It has been a true gift to my daily walk with Father!
I have since launched my own podcast and your podcast was a big influence on how I wish to approach it from a stylistic/flow “ever expanding conversations” Thank you for all you do!

Llbluvgod ,

Good thoughts

Interesting, thought provoking, challenging… I love the emphasis on it being the God journey, not just about what I’m doing. I do find it somewhat offensive though that Wayne uses
the term “ Oh my gosh” so freely. Does he realize this is just another way of saying “ Oh my God”?

Son Is Rising ,

Loved the Thoughts from the Edge of Exploration Podcast with Jeff Andrechyn on June 28th 2019

Found myself inspired to reFire praying, thinking reaching for the places God’s leading me / us off the maps. This one pushed me - reminding: the person He intends is on the other side of the enemies, the Jordan, the opposition.

Orbiting conversations / men like this initiates a scan that looks into another realm of my heart... shows stuff that’s great, stuff that’s under-claimed, and stuff that needs to go.

These are the conversations- the bold hearts I need around me to keep accepting the invitations into MORE.

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