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God made the World to flourish through Men who singularly trust and faithfully reflect their Creator by engaging life's chaos with the courage of a Warrior and imagination of a Poet.  When men live according to this Divine design their marriages, families, communities, and nations will thrive with “Shalom”—Life in this World as God intends it to be.  But people are not thriving, and the World is not flourishing because men are not living according to design.  Ever since the Fall in Genesis 3 something destructive has been passed down to every generation of men that has left their masculine souls confused, afraid, and stubbornly committed to avoiding chaos rather than engaging it.  Instead of living as Warrior-Poets, men have devolved into “Dreamer-Destroyers”—sub-masculine men given over to absence, passivity, silence, anger, intimidation, and shame.  No man wants to be like this.  In fact, all men intuitively long to live as the masculine men God designed.  But instead they feel stuck, hopeless, and powerless to change. And for this reason, the marriages, families, communities, and nations of the World are progressively descending into a chaotic, life-diminishing, anti-shalomic mess.In this final talk of our series, “What is a Man?” we will address this all-important question:  “Is there hope for Men?”  Can men be restored to make a difference?  Is it possible for a man to experience deep and real change from the inside-out?   The kind of change that empowers him to not only “act like a man” (1 Cor 16:13), but to also bear the kind of good masculine fruit that brings order, beauty, and life to the Word, blesses others and honors God.  If you are looking for this kind of God-sized hope, sit back and enjoy this final talk: Restored Masculinity: Living into God's Good Design for Men.To learn more about our ministry and our mission to offer men hope and direction in a confusing world through Jesus Christ, please visit us at www.ahm4.life 

God made the World to flourish through Men who singularly trust and faithfully reflect their Creator by engaging life's chaos with the courage of a Warrior and imagination of a Poet.  When men live according to this Divine design their marriages, families, communities, and nations will thrive with “Shalom”—Life in this World as God intends it to be.  But people are not thriving, and the World is not flourishing because men are not living according to design.  Ever since the Fall in Genesis 3 something destructive has been passed down to every generation of men that has left their masculine souls confused, afraid, and stubbornly committed to avoiding chaos rather than engaging it.  Instead of living as Warrior-Poets, men have devolved into “Dreamer-Destroyers”—sub-masculine men given over to absence, passivity, silence, anger, intimidation, and shame.  No man wants to be like this.  In fact, all men intuitively long to live as the masculine men God designed.  But instead they feel stuck, hopeless, and powerless to change. And for this reason, the marriages, families, communities, and nations of the World are progressively descending into a chaotic, life-diminishing, anti-shalomic mess.In this final talk of our series, “What is a Man?” we will address this all-important question:  “Is there hope for Men?”  Can men be restored to make a difference?  Is it possible for a man to experience deep and real change from the inside-out?   The kind of change that empowers him to not only “act like a man” (1 Cor 16:13), but to also bear the kind of good masculine fruit that brings order, beauty, and life to the Word, blesses others and honors God.  If you are looking for this kind of God-sized hope, sit back and enjoy this final talk: Restored Masculinity: Living into God's Good Design for Men.To learn more about our ministry and our mission to offer men hope and direction in a confusing world through Jesus Christ, please visit us at www.ahm4.life 

Chi-Dooh Li (fondly known as Skip) is a founding partner at Ellis Lee and McKinstry, boasting over 47 years of legal practice. He is the author of "Buy This Land," a book recounting the founding narrative of Agros – a nonprofit dedicated to acquiring land in Central America to establish communities enabling individuals to break the cycle of poverty through land ownership. Skip is also a founder of the intentional living community in the University District of Seattle called Vision 16, encouraging students to love God and love their neighbors.

In this episode, Michael Thaler interviews Josh Harper, who has said "yes" to Niger 10x. Josh, a roofing business owner, shares how saying yes to Niger has impacted his life and the lives of his family members. He also talks about his "Niger room" and how it serves as a daily reminder of the impact the country and its people have had on his life. Additionally, Josh discusses his role as a life coach for Effective Ministries and how he meets with LINK travelers upon their return to the US to help them examine what their next steps may be. Through Josh's experiences, listeners will gain insight into how saying "yes" to God can lead to incredible personal growth and impact on the lives of those around us. "We're just helping you along with what God's already placing on your heart. And there's just a piece that helps you remember that God does have a plan and a purpose, but we have to line up with that. There's a part for us to do." Topics discussed: How Josh got involved in Niger through his dad's mission trips Josh's experience of going to Niger and how it impacted his life and faith Defining moments in Niger How saying "yes" to Niger impacted Josh's life Josh's family's experience of going to Niger The "Niger Room" in Josh's house The Moments of Reflection form that travelers fill out The role of a life coach in helping people stay focused on what God is calling them to Learn more about LINK Missions and see upcoming mission opportunities

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Brett Vriesman encourages the graduating class of 2022 (along with the rest of us) to remember the overwhelming love of God as they move onto the next chapter of their lives.

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This week's episode is with my friend, Kori Meloy. Kori is a health expert who leads women about leading a pro-metabolic lifestyle through her social media, podcast, and online course. In this episode, we talk about Kori's health journey and how the Lord has worked through that, how our health impacts our faith and day-to-day lives as wives and moms. I enjoyed our conversation, and I know you will, too! 10% off Flora Sea Botanicals with code COTTAGE10 15% off Tumble with code PAIGE15 CONNECT WITH KORI: Instagram | Online Course | Podcast CONNECT WITH PAIGE: Instagram | Website LOVE IN A COTTAGE COMMUNITY: Facebook Group | Instagram 

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"What is the meaning of life?" This age old question can be answered simply, if we look closely enough at scripture: God wants to redeem us, so we can find real fulfillment in Him and make a difference for His Kingdom. As we close out our Hello Possible series, Pastor Brandon delivers some insight on God's desire to restore us to our true purposes.

Advent is an invitation to remember God's story and to practice God's story in our daily lives. Lead Pastor, Jamey Miller, continues our series on Advent.

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Living Into God's Vision

Living Into God's Vision

Living Into God's Vision

One of the first guests on this podcast was Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown, who joined us on our episode #9 in 2018. Today we are delighted to welcome her back to the podcast. You can hear Professor Brown's previous conversation with us here. Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD is the author of When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom, detailing her remarkable spiritual journey as a heart transplant recipient. She has also contributed essays to books including Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color, Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America, and Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around — Stories of Contemplation and Justice. Professor Brown is the Ayse I. Carden Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Agnes Scott College. She has survived over 25 years with her transplanted heart, and 14 years with a transplanted kidney as well. She has also endured a heart valve replacement and a pacemaker implant. In addition to her work as a psychologist and educator, she is a spiritual director and retreat leader who often shares her love for the contemplative wisdom of the renowned African-American mystic, Howard Thurman. You can learn more about her online at www.peaceforhearts.com. Our answers are in the silence. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Given the extraordinary moment that we find ourselves in, and especially our commitment here at the podcast not only to celebrate the gift of silence (and to dismantle all forms of toxic silence, including racism), it seemed natural to invite Lerita back — not only for her insight into the towering contemplative genius of Thurman, but also for her own perceptive words of wisdom about how we can spiritually navigate the urgency for fighting racism and other forms of injustice in our time. One of the problems with white and black is that they're totally constructed sociopolitical identities... disinherited people have no protection from the state. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown with 2/3 of Encountering Silence. Left: with Cassidy at the Wild Goose Festival, 2019. Right: with Carl, 2018. (photos by Cassidy Hall and Fran McColman) You've got to be able to center down and feel that sense of renewal from the Spirit, and I think it's really important to learn to listen... We're all called to do something to help restore God's beloved creation... Every single person has a role to play. What is your role in this? — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Lerita Coleman Brown, When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom Sherry Bryant-Johnson (ed.), Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color Cathering Meeks (ed.), Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America Therese Taylor-Stinson (ed.), Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around — Stories of Contemplation and Justice Howard Thurman, Essential Writings Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited Howard Thurman, The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman: A Visionary for Our Time (audio recordings of sermons on a 6-CD set) Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart Howard Thurman, The Centering Moment Howard Thurman, Disciplines of the Spirit Howard Thurman, Footprints of a Dream Howard Thurman, The Luminous Darkness Howard Thurman, The Creative Encounter Howard Thurman, Deep is the Hunger Howard Thurman, The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman Volume One Volume Two Volume Three Volume Four Volume Five Howard Thurman, The Inward Journey Howard Thurman, A Strange Freedom Howard Thurman, With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman Martin Doblmeier (director), Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (DVD) Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation Billy Graham, Angels Gustavo Gutierrez, A Theology of Liberation James Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree Luther Smith, Jr.,

One of the first guests on this podcast was Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown, who joined us on our episode #9 in 2018. Today we are delighted to welcome her back to the podcast. You can hear Professor Brown's previous conversation with us here. Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD is the author of When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom, detailing her remarkable spiritual journey as a heart transplant recipient. She has also contributed essays to books including Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color, Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America, and Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around — Stories of Contemplation and Justice. Professor Brown is the Ayse I. Carden Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Agnes Scott College. She has survived over 25 years with her transplanted heart, and 14 years with a transplanted kidney as well. She has also endured a heart valve replacement and a pacemaker implant. In addition to her work as a psychologist and educator, she is a spiritual director and retreat leader who often shares her love for the contemplative wisdom of the renowned African-American mystic, Howard Thurman. You can learn more about her online at www.peaceforhearts.com. Our answers are in the silence. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Given the extraordinary moment that we find ourselves in, and especially our commitment here at the podcast not only to celebrate the gift of silence (and to dismantle all forms of toxic silence, including racism), it seemed natural to invite Lerita back — not only for her insight into the towering contemplative genius of Thurman, but also for her own perceptive words of wisdom about how we can spiritually navigate the urgency for fighting racism and other forms of injustice in our time. One of the problems with white and black is that they're totally constructed sociopolitical identities... disinherited people have no protection from the state. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown with 2/3 of Encountering Silence. Left: with Cassidy at the Wild Goose Festival, 2019. Right: with Carl, 2018. (photos by Cassidy Hall and Fran McColman) You've got to be able to center down and feel that sense of renewal from the Spirit, and I think it's really important to learn to listen... We're all called to do something to help restore God's beloved creation... Every single person has a role to play. What is your role in this? — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Lerita Coleman Brown, When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom Sherry Bryant-Johnson (ed.), Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color Cathering Meeks (ed.), Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America Therese Taylor-Stinson (ed.), Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around — Stories of Contemplation and Justice Howard Thurman, Essential Writings Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited Howard Thurman, The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman: A Visionary for Our Time (audio recordings of sermons on a 6-CD set) Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart Howard Thurman, The Centering Moment Howard Thurman, Disciplines of the Spirit Howard Thurman, Footprints of a Dream Howard Thurman, The Luminous Darkness Howard Thurman, The Creative Encounter Howard Thurman, Deep is the Hunger Howard Thurman, The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman Volume One Volume Two Volume Three Volume Four Volume Five Howard Thurman, The Inward Journey Howard Thurman, A Strange Freedom Howard Thurman, With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman

It's easy to see the connection between silence and spirituality — but how does silence support the quest for justice, for a world that moves beyond racism, sexism, or the other social barriers that divide us? Anyone familiar with the wisdom and words of the great American preacher and writer, Howard Thurman, knows that the silence of contemplation and the silence that empowers the struggle for justice is, in fact, one silence. God is always speaking, Spirit is always speaking to us. And we can only hear that in the silence. I think that’s a very difficult concept for people to understand because they think of hearing things as in words. But we can connect to things that are beyond words. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Our guest this week is Professor Lerita Coleman Brown, professor emerita of psychology at Agnes Scott College and self-described "devotee" of Howard Thurman. A natural contemplative who recognized the importance of silence while still a child, Professor Brown's remarkable life as a distinguished scholar, heart and kidney transplant recipient, and spiritual director, has been shaped not only by her longstanding commitment to a interior growth and the love of quiet, but also by her own experience as woman of color. Like Thurman, she recognizes that silence and contemplation are not only essential practices for a meaningful spiritual life, but are also profound gifts to a truly effective and life-affirming struggle for nonviolent, sustainable social change. Our conversation explores a wide range of silence-related topics, from Professor Brown's childhood (encountering silence in the Santa Ana winds) to her first exploration of meditation in college, finding the value of silence in the midst of an academic career, the power of stillness even in the midst of a hospital stay, ultimately leading to her discovery of the towering genius of Howard Thurman, mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of the most important (if under-appreciated) contemplatives of the twentieth century. I think that there are so many opportunities for silence that we often don’t take because we’re in our heads chattering about why we are uncomfortable about being in the situation we’re in. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD An important chapter of Dr. Brown's story is her journey with heart disease which led to receiving a heart transplant in her early 40s. The process of her discernment to receive the transplant (along with a key career decision she had made years earlier) all point to how the power of silence literally saved her life. Discovering Thurman while in formation as a spiritual director, Dr. Brown recognized one of the great (if under-appreciated) contemplatives of the twentieth century: grandson of a slave, child of the Jim Crow south, who went on to become a distinguished Baptist preacher, writer, speaker, and of course, inspiration to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and other key figures in the Civil Rights movement. But at the heart of Thurman's genius was his deep and lasting commitment to silence, where he recognized we find eternity and, indeed, the presence of the living God. But silence not only reveals God to us, but also reveals what Thurman calls the "inner authority" — that place within each of our hearts, where we discover who we are created to be, the strength and purpose that enables us to live the lives we are called to live — and, just possibly, to change the world in the meantime. And I tell people all the time that ‘listen’ and ‘silent’ are the exact same letters just rearranged. So you cannot listen if you’re not silent, they’re just connected. — Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Sherry Bryant-Johnson (ed.), Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color Cathering Meeks (ed.), Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America Therese Taylor-Stinson (ed.),

Dr. Catherine Meeks is a retired professor of socio-cultural studies at Wesleyan College. She is the editor of the newly released book, Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America. From the publisher: "This book is a report from the front, combining personal stories and theoretical and theological reflection with examples of the work of dismantling racism and methods for creating the much-needed “safe space” for dialogue on race to occur. Its aim is to demonstrate the ways in which a new conversation on race can be forged." Her book contains chapters from eight different contributors including herself. Some white, some people of color, some men, some women. The first chapter is written by Luther E. Smith, Jr. Dr. Smith is professor emeritus of Church and Community at the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. He writes: “Racism also persists because a large segment of the population benefits from it. This explains why and how individuals perpetuate the system of racism, even without their conscious awareness of the implications of their actions. The existence of racism relies upon it having the personal commitment of some and the inaction of many.” Celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and dismantle racism.

53 years ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his famous speech, “I Have A Dream.” What has happened to the dream of a Beloved Community? Host John Shuck speaks with three activists who have a proven track record on social change about King’s dream and how it has been hijacked. Dr. Catherine Meeks is a retired professor of socio-cultural studies at Wesleyan College. She is the editor of the newly released book, Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America. She serves the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta as the chari of the Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism. The Honorable JoAnn Hardesty is president of the Portland chapter of the NAACP. She is a community organizer and activist who advocates for those on the downside of power. She campaigns for police accountability and racial and economic justice. She hosts a weekly radio program, Voices from the Edge. Teressa Raiford is the lead organizer of “Don’t Shoot Portland” A social justice movement in support of #BlackLivesMatter as a response to police brutality and the criminalization of Black American Youth. She works as a community advocate and is currently educating neighborhoods to provide safety strategies for marginalized communities. The focus is strengthening relationships to fight discrimination and organized hate. In addition to this special Martin Luther King birthday episode on The Beloved Community, Five Beaverton congregations, Murray Hills Christian Church, Christ United Methodist Church, Cedar Hills United Church of Christ, Spirit of Grace, and Southminster Presbyterian Church are hosting a panel discussion on racism, entitled The Dream Under Siege, Tuesday January 17th at 7 p.m. at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton. Facebook. JoAnn Hardesty and Teressa Raiford will join Ibrahim Mubarak of Right to Survive as they lead a panel discussion on racism. Organizers of the event wanted to create an opportunity for suburban residents to interact with leading activists in Portland to talk about critical issues facing the Portland metro in regards to diversity, race, privilege, housing, policing, gentrification and economic justice.

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How obedience and unity produce lights. Philippians 2:12-18