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We welcome Pastor Daniel Self from The Orchard Church in Carbondale, CO.
How comfortable should we be following Jesus?
Our greater culture promotes and encourages the concept of comfort, while the call to be "bold/strong and courageous" (Joshua 1:9) is a call from beyond our comfort zone, and an invitation to embrace challenges.
Do we want God to "come through for us" by providing comfort?
The gentle art of Jiu Jitsu
"Is my goal comfort or maturity?" -Daniel Self
James 1:2-4
Genesis 50:20
"If our American Christian prayers were answered, we would have no need for faith." -Daniel Self
Pursuing intentional discomfort is good for our faith!
Sometimes the thing is not the thing.
Start praying about how to get intentionally uncomfortable in your faith.
Jesus isn't a program. He's a relationship and a process.
Prayer challenge: Ask God (and others) about how to be intentionally uncomfortable.

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Today we speak with our friend Chad Webb about how to practice solitude, silence, prayer, peace and presence with God in an age that is overwhelming distracting.

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Here is a short clip on YouTube that Chad created back in 2020 discussing the discipline of solitude.

Chad is a Pastoral Counselor and Coach at Trailhead Christian Counseling.

Check out Chad's book, "Once Upon a Promise Keeper."

Deliberate Cold Exposure and the Huberman Lab Podcast.

In this episode, Jon and Dan talk with Pastor Matt Shedden of Defiance Church in Glenwood Springs, CO about the good, the bad and the ugly of technology in today's culture. How do we approach technology as a resource, and also discipline ourselves with all that is at our fingertips (literally) in a manner that is mentally, physically, mentally and spiritually healthy? Are we becoming "better Christians" simply because we have more content and information?

REFERENCES:


IGNITE40 and 40+40
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Lectio Divina
Deep Work by Cal Newton
The World Beyond Your Head by Matthew B. Crawford
Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford
Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle


Thanks for listening!

In our 3rd episode you will hear Dan interviewing Jon. Listen to Jon be open, honest and vulnerable about his background and what has brought him to where he is now.

This episode is part 1 of getting to know your hosts. Today Jon interviews Dan.

We are so thrilled to welcome you to our very first episode of Wage War. In this episode you are introduced to hosts Jon and Dan, and they explain their premise and vision for the podcast. We hope you are encouraged!


For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. - Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV)