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Marc Alan Schelske is my guest to talk about Journaling for Spiritual Growth his newest book. Marc Alan Schelske is a husband, dad of two, writer, speaker, recovering fundamentalist who drinks tea & rides a motorcycle. He's a pastor with more than 25 years of ministry experience. Ten years ago, Marc's life took an unexpected turn as he came face to face with depression and near burn-out, nearly losing his family and ministry. With the help of some trusted friends he began the arduous process of emotional and spiritual recovery. This unfolding process has shifted Marc's priorities, resulting in an intense interest in the connection between emotional growth and spiritual growth, and how God works in and through our internal brokenness and trauma. He's written four books, Discovering Your Authentic Core Values, and The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions, the Untangle Workbook, and Journaling for Spiritual Growth, among other resources for spiritual growth. He hosts The Apprenticeship Way podcast and he writes about intentional spiritual growth at www.MarcAlanSchelske.com. You can connect with Marc here: Marc's website. Everything else can be found here. www.MarcAlanSchelske.com Follow on Twitter. @schelske Follow on Facebook. marcalanschelske Follow on Instagram. marcalanschelske Subscribe on Youtube. marcalanschelske Marc's podcast is called The Apprenticeship Way, and you catch it on all the major podcast platforms or watch the video version on Youtube. www.TheApprenticeshipWay.com Journaling for Spiritual Growth The Wisdom of Your Heart You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1o8rakn5Ruc I write more about counseling, marriage, and parenting on my blog http://www.sovannpen.com/blog You can connect with me: htps://www.instagram.com/sovannpencounseling https://www.facebook.com/CourageCoachingCounseling https://twitter.com/SovannPen http://www.sovannpen.com/

Episode 048 - Empathy Is Not a Sin (With Becky Castle Miller) Recently a number of Christian leaders and teachers have been making waves saying that empathy is a sin--or at least something that good Christians need to be very careful with. Why would they say this? What do they get out of it? And why should you be concerned if you hear this line of thinking? Show Notes Following King Jesus by Scot McKnight and Becky Castle MillerCheck out Seminary Now, where Becky works.One source on Calvin's letter justifying the murder of Servetus: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc8.iv.xvi.xxii.html Download a full transcript here or scroll to the bottom of the page for a full transcript of this episode.You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. More about My Conversation Partner Becky Castle Miller writes and speaks on emotional, mental, and spiritual health in the church. She recently graduated from Northern Seminary with a master's in New Testament Context, studying with Dr. Scot McKnight. Her discipleship workbook with Dr. McKnight is called Following King Jesus. She is working on a new book about Jesus's emotions. She, her husband, their five kids, and cat returned to the US after living in the Netherlands for eight years, where she worked at an international church. She is presently the Program Manager for Seminary Now. Becky writes on Medium: https://medium.com/wholeheartedTwitter: @bcastlemillerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/beckycastlemillerblog/ Today's Sponsor The Wisdom of Your Heart - This book debunks several myths about emotions that are often taught in church, presents a healthier theology of emotions, and our best current understanding of what emotions mean when we have them, and how we can learn to hear wisdom in them. More from Marc Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.Untangled Heart Course Online. Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideSubscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World. Transcription Marc Schelske  0:00   Hey friends, I'm Marc Alen Schelske and this is The Apprenticeship Way, a podcast about spiritual growth following the way of Jesus. This is episode 48. Empathy is not a sin--and anyone who tells you so is trying to control you. TODAY'S SPONSOR Today's podcast is made possible by The Wisdom of Your Heart. We're talking about empathy today and that means we're going to touch on the world of our emotions. This is a subject close to my heart. I spent a lot of my life deeply disconnected from my emotions and it costs me gravely. You can hear the story of my recovery in my book, The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Power and Purpose of Your Emotions. In this book, I also debunk several myths about emotions that are often taught in church, I present a theology of emotions, and I talk about our best current understanding of what emotions mean when we have them and how we can learn to hear wisdom in them. So, if today's conversation is helpful, or if you're unpacking difficult emotions from your past, or bad emotional teaching from the church, I invite you to check out The Wisdom of Your Heart. It's available in all the book places. Learn more at www.TheWisdomOfYourHeart.com. INTRODUCTION In the past couple of years, the strangest controversy has emerged and it's only getting worse. It turns out that a number of pastors and theologians have been teaching that empathy is a sin. Empathy, you know, the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, that? Yeah, empathy is a sin. Now, the idea that empathy is a sin strikes me as patently absurd and dismissible. This whole podcast could boil down to me saying, "No, guys. No, it's not."

I think you will find this spiritual practice shared by Marc to be a great resource. It is deeply personal to him and you can tell. Some of our best downloads from God through Holy Spirit come in our darkest days. They are intended to bless others, and Marc sure has. Enjoy our chat and invite a friend to join in with you. And will you help me get this word out? If you like, share and rate the Podcast more folks have a chance to come across it and be blessed by the simple profoundness of the prayer. Marc Alan Schelske is a husband, dad of two, writer, speaker, recovering fundamentalist who drinks tea & rides a motorcycle. He's a pastor with nearly 25 years of ministry experience, who has also been on an arduous journey of emotional and spiritual recovery resulting in an intense interest in the connection between emotional growth and spiritual growth, and how God works in and through our internal brokenness and trauma. He's written three books,Discovering Your Authentic Core Values, The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions and the Untangle Workbook, among other resources for spiritual growth. He hosts the The Apprenticeship Way podcast and he writes about intentional spiritual growth at www.MarcAlanSchelske.com. "The Anchor Prayer" I rest in faith, trusting Father. I walk by faith, following Jesus. I hear in faith, obeying Spirit. In You, I remain. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/angel-h-davis/message

Episode 047 - Don't Choose Shallow Formation (With Rich Vellodas) Does our faith enable us to be “a good gift” to our neighbors, even the neighbors we disagree with? Many Christians, it seems, are living in ways that contradict the core ethic of our faith loving our neighbors as ourselves. What is going on? It seems like we are witnessing a mass failure of discipleship. Why is this happening and what can be done about it? Show Notes The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformational Values to Root us in the Way of Jesus by Rich VellodasEmotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete ScazerroRich Vellodas preaches about Racism as it is manifested in human structures and institutions. Worth your time. Download a full transcript here or scroll to the bottom of the page for a full transcript of this episode.You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. More about Rich Vellodas Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, preaching, and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related matters, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. His Website: www.RichVillodas.comTwitter: @richvillodasFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rvillodas Today's Sponsor The Writers Advance - A unique twice-a-year writers weekend that's focused on writing. No break-out sessions. No listening to experts talk about what worked for them. No networking. No social media. Just a small group of writers encouraging each other to write. One-on-one coaching and group feedback available. Just a few spots remain for the April weekend. More from Marc Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Untangled Heart Course Online. Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideSubscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World. Transcription Marc Schelske  0:00   Does our faith enable us to be a good gift to our neighbors? Even the neighbors we disagree with? Hey friends, I'm Marc Alan Schelske, and this is the Apprenticeship Way, a podcast about spiritual growth following the way of Jesus. This is episode 47. Don't choose shallow formation. TODAY'S SPONSOR Today's podcast is made possible by The Writers Advance. I'm a writer, and I love supporting writers. Three years ago, I created the writer's advance. It's a writer's weekend. And it's been crafted to be exactly what writers need to push forward their current project. It's not about networking or listening to experts speak or trying desperately to get an agent or an editor to notice you. It is about writing and reconnecting with why writing matters to you. Now, at every event I send all the participants an anonymous survey. You can read their words on the event website, but I want to read a few of their comments right now because they tell the story. They're writers who have come to this event. And this is what they have to say. This is from the anonymous survey from the most recent event in November of 2021. "This was an amazing weekend. The hosting was on target, the venue was peaceful, and offered more than I expected. I love the pacing. Often retreats such as these are nice getaways with lots of listening to people speak. And I really appreciated the time to write and to wind down with points of contact along the way. Mark is a great host and a guide and provides just the right amount of encouragement and accountability.

Marc Alan Schelske is a speaker, a self-proclaimed hobbyist theologian, and the author of The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.  He's been a pastor for more than 20 years, and he's the teaching elder at Bridge City Community Church in Milwaukie, Oregon. Marc also a husband and proud father of two children.   To find out more about Marc, his book, and his online courses, you can visit: http://www.marcalanschelske.com/ or http://www.TheApprecticeshipLab.com -----------------------    If you want to help us transform the lives of even MORE MEN for God's glory, please take a minute to leave us a helpful REVIEW on iTunes: http://www.rmcpodcast.com and SHARE this podcast with any young man (or men) you're mentoring or discipling. And make sure you don't miss an interview episode by signing up for our Man-to-Man eNewsletter at http://www.RealMenConnect.com, and grab your FREE copy of the Real Men Victory Tracker.  Are you stuck? Want to go to the next level in your marriage, career, business, or ministry?  Then maybe it's time you got a coach. ALL CHAMPIONS have one. Let me coach you to help you strengthen your faith, improve your marriage, spiritually lead your family, achieve more, balance your time, grow your ministry, or even stop an addiction. Click here for details: http://www.RMCfree.com   Also join us on: Join the Real Men 300: http://www.RealMen300.com Facebook Group: http://www.realmenuniversity.com/ YouTube: http://www.RealMenTraining.com Facebook: @realdrjoemartin Instagram: @realdrjoemartin Twitter: @professormartin

Episode 046 - A More Beautiful Deconstruction (With Dr. Bradley Jersak) Deconstruction is everywhere. People are doing it. Some leaders are fighting it. Some people are excited by it. Some people are terrified of it. Is it just a trendy new word for leaving the church? No. It's a process that's necessary for spiritual maturity--and how we think about it matters. Show Notes A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful GospelA More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful FaithA More Christlike Word: Reading Scripture the Emmaus Way Download a full transcript here or scroll to the bottom of the page for a full transcript of this episode.You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. More about Dr. Bradley Jersak Dr. Bradley Jersak is an author of multiple books. He's a professor of theology and the Dean of theology and culture at St. Stephen's University, New Brunswick. He serves as a reader and monastery preacher at an orthodox monastery, and he lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia with Eden his wife. Let's talk deconstruction. His Website: www.BradJersak.comClarion: Journal for Religion, Peace & Justice: www.clarion-journal.com/Twitter: @bradjersakFacebook: www.facebook.com/bradley.jersak Today's Sponsor The Wisdom Of Your Heart - A unique twice-a-year writers weekend that's focused on writing. No break-out sessions. No listening to experts talk about what worked for them. No networking. No social media. Just a small group of writers encouraging each other to write. One-on-one coaching and group feedback available. More from Marc Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Untangled Heart Course Online. Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideSubscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World. Transcription Marc Schelske  0:00   Is deconstruction just a trendy word for backsliding or leaving Christianity? No. deconstruction is a necessary part of faith and how we think about it matters. Hey friends, I'm Marc Alan Schelske and this is the apprenticeship way, a podcast about spiritual growth following the way of Jesus. This is Episode 46. A more beautiful deconstruction. TODAY'S SPONSOR Today's podcast is sponsored by The Wisdom Of Your Heart. Imagine having two legs, two strong, healthy, functional legs, but then your parents and your teachers, maybe a pastor of the church who grew up in told you that in order to be a good person, a strong person, someone that really does what God wants, you need to only ever use one of those legs. Now you're a kid, you believe what trusted people tell you. And so you do it. You try living life on just one leg, you hop around, you end up sometimes losing your balance, you get pretty bruised up, but you know that you're doing what God wants. So you're being strong and good, even though sometimes you get hurt pretty badly or hurt other people around you.  This isn't a made up story. A lot of people who grew up Christian are living like this. Maybe it's you! Were you told that emotions are untrustworthy or immature are only capable of deception? Were you taught that good decision making, clear thinking, and even godly doctrine can never be influenced by emotion, by our feelings? Did some pastor tell you that empathy is a sin? Or maybe you experienced profound trauma that shut down your emotions or made your emotion swing wildly. Living like that is like trying to live with only one leg when you have two functional healthy legs. You're not using the tools God gave you. You're only going to end up hurting yourself and others.  If you've been trying to live like this--avoiding painful emotions,

Episode 045 - Let's Normalize Being Wrong (With Matt Tebbe) I grew up in a faith tradition where being right was essential. It's what kept us in community. It's what we thought honored God. For many other reasons--temperament, trauma, and even privilege--being right became an identity issue for me. Then I heard Matt Tebbe suggest that we need to normalize being wrong. For some of us this is the medicine we need. Show Notes "Let's normalize being wrong. Make Repentance Great Again" - Matt TebbeJohn 10:18Philippians 2 Download a full transcript here or scroll to the bottom of the page for a full transcript of this episode.You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. More about Matt Tebbe Rev. Matt Tebbe (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) has been a coach, communicator and consultant with churches in North America since 2011. He has experience as a youth pastor, a bi-vocational church planter, and working on a team at a large church to transition it from a Sunday-centric worship service to a discipleship and mission paradigm. He has written for Leadership Journal, Shattered Magazine, and contributed to the book “What Pastors Wish Their Congregations Knew” by Kurt Fredrickson and Cameron Lee. He's also been a featured writer at Missio Alliance and The V3 Movement. He co-founded Gravity Leadership, and is planting a church (The Table) in the northeast suburbs of Indianapolis, where he and his wife Sharon live with their children Deacon and Celeste. His Church: www.thetableindy.orgGravity Leadership: www.gravityleadership.comTwitter: @matttebbeFacebook: www.facebook.com/matttebbe Today's Sponsor The Writers Advance Weekend - A unique twice-a-year writers weekend that's focused on writing. No break-out sessions. No listening to experts talk about what worked for them. No networking. No social media. Just a small group of writers encouraging each other to write. One-on-one coaching and group feedback available. More from Marc Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Untangled Heart Course Online. Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideSubscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World. Transcription Marc Schelske  0:00   Did you know you don't have to correct other people? Did you know you can be wrong, and the world won't end? Hey, friends, I'm Marc Alen Schelske. This is the apprenticeship way, a podcast about spiritual growth following the way of Jesus. This is Episode 45. Let's normalize being wrong.  TODAY'S SPONSOR Now, before we jump into that conversation, I'd like to tell you that today's podcast is made possible by The Writers Advance. I'm a writer, I write this podcast. I write blog posts. I write sermons, I've written three books. I've got two manuscripts in the oven right now. I think I've written something close to a million words at this point. And all of that writing, I have learned that there really is only one significant obstacle to writing just one. Life. Life and all its business, obligations, responsibilities, chores, people who need you to do stuff right now. And all that stuff, it takes time. And even when you sit down to write and try to focus at all intrudes into the space into your emotions.  So, one of the disciplines that I have learned over the years of writing is that periodically, I need to get out of my life in order to focus. Not an out-of-body experience, I just need to get off the grid, I need to be out of the reach of my schedule and phone, I need to retreat so that I can advance my writing. That's why I created the writer's advance.  This is a very unique event for writers.

Episode 044 - Your Suffering is Sacred (With K.J. Ramsey) Are you allergic to happy clappy Christianity? There's a good reason for thats. Churches that ignore suffering are ignoring Jesus. Many churches are not good at holding suffering. People who find themselves in extended suffering — maybe living with depression or anxiety, other mental health issues, or even invisible chronic illness — sometimes find there's not a place for them in the church. In this episode, I talk with KJ Ramsey who has particular experience with this, and we talk about the gospel according to suffering. Show Notes "There needs to be more room in the Body of Christ to stand in the ground of our sorrow and see our suffering Savior." - KJR"We prefer to keep death out of sight and any reminders of the decay in our bodies or being less than dazzling, we want to hide and pretend it doesn't exist but the good news is that's not the way of Jesus." -KJR"If you're in a church where they say 'This table is for all,' but you're not actually included, leave. You don't need to stay in a community that crushes you...You are not faithless if you need to walk away." - KJR"To deconstruct the 2x4s of a house that was never actually God's house is a gift that you give to your future self." -KJR Follow KJ Ramsey & Get her Book K.J. Ramsey (BA, Covenant College, MA, Denver Seminary) is a licensed professional counselor, writer, and recovering idealist who believes sorrow and joy coexist. She is the author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers, and her writing has been published in Christianity Today, RELEVANT, The Huffington Post, Fathom Magazine, Health Central, and more on the integration of theology, psychology, and spiritual formation. She and her husband live in Denver, Colorado. At her website: http://www.kjramsey.comInstagram: @kjramseywritesTwitter: @kjramseywritesFacebook: @kjramseywritesGet her book, This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers OTHER LINKS You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. Today's Sponsor Untangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom - If you're like me, you might not have really been equipped to face difficult feelings. Distraction and denial were my favorite emotional tools. Projects. Video Games. TV. Social Media. More Work. Anything to not feel the discomfort. Learning how to sit with my feelings and understand what they really meant has been life changing. I wanted to share that with people I work with, so I wrote this little journal. The first 30 pages teach you the basics of how emotions work in our bodies and our brains, and how make meaning out of all of that. Then you learn a step-by-step template that guides you through processing an emotional reaction. Find My Stuff Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Untangled Heart Course Online. Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step Guide Subscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 043 - Your Purity & Piety Will Get You Nowhere You want to grow as a person. You want a sense of intimate connection with the Divine. You believe or suspect that the way of Jesus has something to say about this. That's why you're here. That's why I write. But in order to grow in the way of Jesus, we have to unpack some ideas we have about the spiritual life, so we can clear away some of the garbage that's getting in our way. One obstacle to growing spiritually is the picture we have in our minds about what a really spiritual person looks like. Yea. Our expectation of spirituality can be an obstacle to encountering Jesus. Show Notes Do you have either of these ideas internalized?"If we want to know and experience God, we must deal with sin in our lives. Intimacy with God and spiritual growth is tied to our purity.""If we want to know and experience God, we have to really, really want it and demonstrate commitment through an investment of time and effort. Intimacy with God and spiritual growth is tied to our piety."If you're not sure, try this quick test. What is your immediate gut response to the question, "How are you doing spiritually?" If your answer is tied to dealing with sin or spending more time in spiritual practice, then one of these ideas has taken root in your heart.We often compare ourselves to an imaginary ideal holy person in our minds. Whatever this holy person looks like will shape how we feel about ourselves and what we think we need to do to have an encounter with God. Consider a different narrative about encounter with God:Reflect on the story of Jacob. (Read it for yourself in Genesis 32)Jacob encounters God while wrestling in the dark. He doesn't recognize God. He didn't go into the dark to be spiritual. He was at the end of his rope. Do we feel like God isn't present in our lives because we are expecting God's presence to be something we recognize?Jacob has to tell the truth about himself. The stranger asked for Jacob's name. In his culture a person's name represented their character. Jacob's name was "Heal Grabber," a conniver, a cheater, a betrayer. God gave him a new name and a new story, but before that he had to admit the truth of who he was. Do we miss God's presence because we are clinging to justifications and lies about who we are?Jacob wouldn't let go. Even though he had lost the fight, he would not let go until he received a blessing. Do we sometimes feel like God isn't present because after we have prayed a little while, we don't feel like we've gotten an answer or a sense of God's presence, and we give up? You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. RESOURCES & OTHER LINKS Today's Sponsor My Youtube Channel - I'm working this year to build my Youtube channel. Why? Isn't this a podcast? Aren't podcasts audio? It's really simple. Youtube is one of the largest search engine when you count the number of searches. When people want to learn how to do something, Youtube is the first place they go. My whole purpose with this podcast is to help people develop a healthy, inner life following the way of Jesus. A bunch of those people are never going to search “Christian Podcasts” in a podcast app. But they do come to Youtube and search for practical spiritual insight. I want to meet them there, and you can help. Head over to my channel and subscribe. Every time you like, comment and share a Youtube video, the algorithm assumes that people like you would like that video. That's how the algorithm knows who to recommend videos to. Find My Stuff Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Untangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom.Untangled Heart Course Online.

Episode 038 - Would Jesus call you (or your church) Satan? “Get behind me, Satan!” Those are the words Jesus said to Peter. Yikes! But as I survey the current landscape of Christianity, I wonder if Jesus is saying this to us, or to our churches. In this episode, I reflect on what Jesus meant when he said these words to his friend, and what they might mean for us. Show Notes Read the scripture passages for yourself. The story: Matthew 16:21-28The background of Peter's declaration. Matthew 16:13-20Paul's eloquent description of the Christian attitude toward power: Phil 2:3-11The Hebrew root and meaning for the word Satan. May you Have the courage to let go of power, to use what you've been given to serve others, to use your privilege to bring more people to the table, to use your vote to speak for those who our society considers least. May you follow the peaceful path of Jesus into other-centered co-suffering love. You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. RESOURCES & OTHER LINKS Today's Sponsor The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions. You can't grow spiritually if you're not growing emotionally. Explore the vital importance of emotional wellness and growth in your discipleship. The Wisdom of Your Heart tackles some of the myths Christians have learned about emotions, looks at emotions in scripture, what we understand about emotions in the body and the brain, and offers a process for sitting with and understanding our emotions. Available in Paperback, ebook, and Audible audiobook. Find My Stuff Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom.Untangled Heart Course Online. Subscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 037 - Looking for God in All the Wrong Places - Interview with Paul J. Pastor Do you sometimes feel like your spiritual life is supposed to be in color, but you can only see it in black & white? Do you worry that we might be numb to God's presence? Are you looking for a goose-bump moment and overlooking God in the process? In this episode, I ask Paul J. Pastor about this. Paul's the author of The Face of The Deep: Experiencing the Beautiful Mystery of Life with the Holy Spirit, a book that tackles the mysterious sacredness of God's presence. Show Notes More from our guest:Check out Paul's website: www.PaulJPastor.comPick up The Face of the Deep. It's available in paper, ebook, and an amazing audiobook with an original score.Paul also has written two of the very best daily devotionals I've ever read, The Listening Day, Volume 1 and Volume 2.Note: Those links are Amazon Affiliate links. If you buy a book through those links I will receive an infintesimal kickback that I promise to spend on good books and frivolous electronics. More info here You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. Other Links Mentioned Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom.Untangled Heart Course Online. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 036 - Don't Avoid Starting Over I like knowing stuff. I like being seen as a good person. I love being an expert. Weird that I became a pastor, right? But here's the thing. As much as I like this stuff, I've discovered it's not very good for me. Turns out that being an expert doesn't help you grow spiritually. Consider this: What you think you know about God might be getting in the way of really knowing God. Show Notes Scriptures referenced:The story of Abraham's calling. Genesis 11:27 - 12:4The story of Nicodemus. John 3:1-12 Two of the most famous stories in the Bible, one from the Hebrew scripture and one from the Christian gospels, tell the same exact story in different contexts.The Divine Voice invited Abram to leave behind everything he knew and head out into the unknown.The Divine Voice through Jesus invited Nicodemus to set aside what he thought he knew in order to start again spiritually.Being an expert or being comfortable can be an obstacle to spiritual growth and a deeper connection to God.Consider if God is saying, "What you think you know about Me is getting in the way of really knowing me." If you prefer, watch and share the video version on Youtube. https://twitter.com/schelske/status/1303084395142639616 https://twitter.com/schelske/status/1303084775725391872 Other Links Mentioned Do You Need a Speaker? - Our all-online world of Zoom gatherings has made it really easy to bring in guest speakers. I'd be happy to come speak for your church, retreat, organization, or event. We can talk about spiritual growth, inner life health, emotional health, core values, navigating a polarized world as a follower of Jesus, or any number of things. Click the link and let's talk. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom.Untangled Heart Course Online. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 035 - Your Values are Showing! Pain is a terrible thing to waste. At least, that's what my Trauma Therapist friend says. So, how are we using the pain of this difficult time of pandemic and protests so that we can be better people? This is part 3 of my 3 part conversation with Byron Kehler, a trauma therapist with nearly 40 years of experience. In this last conversation we'll talk about who the pandemic is revealing us to be, and how we can come out the other side better people. Show Notes Byron Kehler is a trauma therapist with nearly 40 years of professional experience. Learn more about him at www.ByronKehler.com. Production Note: My apologies for the less than ideal audio and a bit of video lag. I'm learning the ropes with remote interviews, and this one didn't turn out as well as I would like. It's been edited so that it is as enjoyable as possible.We are experiencing a Real-time Values Clarification Exercise:Therapists and psychologists often use hypothetical situations to help people think through their priorities and values. What we are experiencing right now with the pandemic, protests, and political division is working this same way."The way we are reacting right now to the circumstances we find ourselves in is revealing our true values." - Byron Kehler.Values are our priorities and deeply held beliefs including our internal motivations. They serve as a compass for our actions and reactions and often go unevaluated.Aspirational Values are values that we wish we held or even that we say we hold, but that our behavior doesn't align with.A question we must consider: what does it mean to "love our neighbor as ourselves" in the midst of a pandemic?Here's a great summary article to Lawrence Kolberg's Stages of Moral Development that Byron referred to. If you prefer, watch and share the video version on Youtube. Resources Mentioned The Untangle Workbook - Sort out your complicated feelings with this guided journal. The first 30 pages teach you the basics of what emotions are, what is happening in your body and brain when you feel them, and what they mean. The rest of the workbook is a template you can use to walk through an emotional experience so that you can understand it and respond with wisdom. Learn more at the link above. The Untangled Heart Workshop Online - Learn what's happening in your body and brain when you feel those big emotions, how they are connected to your story, and how to navigate them with wisdom. This is the online version of the live workshop. 5 hours of video teaching, guided journaling exercises, 23-page downloadable notes packet and more. Learn more at the link above. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 034 - The 5 Stages of Pandemic Grief We are going through deep weeds right now -- pandemic, protests, unemployment, so many losses -- and it doesn't look like it's going to get better any time soon. But there's one important factor that will determine how well we deal with all of it. We are all feeling an important emotion we might not even realize we're feeling: Grief. What's going on? Why is this happening? What can we do about it? This is part 2 of my conversation with Byron Kehler, a trauma therapist with nearly 40 years of experience. He's got some really helpful things to say about what we're all feeling and how we can face it well. Show Notes Byron Kehler is a trauma therapist with nearly 40 years of professional experience. Learn more about him at www.ByronKehler.com. One emotion almost all of us are feeling right now is grief.Grief is the natural emotional processing of loss. Nearly everyone has lost something during the pandemic. That means we are holding grief.We are really bad at expressing and processing grief because we want to avoid it.Failing to name and process our grief will lead us to much more emotional discomfort and undermine our emotional and spiritual health. If you prefer, watch and share the video version on Youtube. Resources Mentioned Tear Soup - a great book about the process of healing from grief. Also appropriate for children. Sacred Sorrows - a great book about the process of healing from grief. The Untangle Workbook - Sort out your complicated feelings with this guided journal. The first 30 pages teach you the basics of what emotions are, what is happening in your body and brain when you feel them, and what they mean. The rest of the workbook is a template you can use to walk through an emotional experience so that you can understand it and respond with wisdom. Learn more at the link above. The Untangled Heart Workshop Online - Learn what's happening in your body and brain when you feel those big emotions, how they are connected to your story, and how to navigate them with wisdom. This is the online version of the live workshop. 5 hours of video teaching, guided journaling exercises, 23-page downloadable notes packet and more. Learn more at the link above. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 033 - Why are we feeling so crazy, and what can we do about it - Trauma response in the time of pandemic & protests Covid-19, Masks, Quarantine, and now protests against racial injustice and police brutality? If you're feeling overwhelmed, or depressed, or angry, or confused, you are not alone. Why are we feeling this way and what can we do about it? Show Notes Byron Kehler is a trauma therapist with nearly 40 years of professional experience. Learn more about him at www.ByronKehler.com. The next wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is trauma. You may already be experiencing it.How you are responding to the pandemic, as well as the protests, is shaped by your story because of the impact of State-Dependent Memory.State-Dependent Memory is the psychological phenomenon where certain kinds of memories are easier to recall (sometimes involuntarily) when you are in the same or similar physiological state.The pandemic and protests are bringing up unresolved pain and even trauma from the past. This is manifesting in feelings of powerlessness, increased anxiety, fear of uncertainty, anger in response to feeling violated, and binary responses and polarization. What can we do to limit the impact of these factors in our lives?1) Be aware of the impact of your own story. Ask yourself, "Where else in my life did I feel like this growing up?" Consider how your current reactions might connect to your story.Note that the more out of proportion your emotional response, the more likely it is involving your story.2) If your routine has been disturbed by the new COVID & Social-Distancing reality, built a new routine. Routine is a "container" for our mental health.3) Keep up with your basic self-care. Eat. Sleep. Rest. Limit news and social media.4) Spend time outside and in nature, when possible.5) Stay connected to your family, friends, or supportive community through whatever means you are able to.6) Reduce media consumption. If you prefer, watch and share the video version on Youtube. Resources Mentioned The Untangled Heart Workshop Online Learn what's happening in your body and brain when you feel those big emotions, how they are connected to your story, and how to navigate them with wisdom. This is the online version of the live workshop. 5 hours of video teaching, guided journaling exercises, 23-page downloadable notes packet and more. Learn more at the link above. The Untangle Workbook Sort out your complicated feelings with this guided journal. The first 30 pages teaches you the basics of what emotions are, what is happening in your body and brain when you feel them, and what they mean. The rest of the workbook is a template you can use to walk through an emotional experience so that you can understand it and respond with wisdom. Learn more at the link above. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 031 - COVID, Suffering & Jesus How are you doing with this COVID-19 thing? Are you afraid? Are you angry? Are you confused by all the different information about what to do? Are you just ready for it to be over? I get it. I've been all those things, and my feelings change from day today. Part of that is because this is a big deal, but part of it is because you and I—we're just not that good at dealing with suffering. Show Notes COVID-19 should not have been a surprise. It's a direct result of the way we have structured our lives and our world.The real surprise is how taking reasonable safety measures has become controversial, especially for churches.The absurd levels of reactivity speak directly to this: We don't handle suffering well.When we face suffering, our knee-jerk reaction is to deny it, try to explain it away or try to figure out who to blame. These are all ways to avoid facing suffering.Christians practice the same kind of denial, but with religious and spiritual tools.Perspectives that can help us in suffering:#1 - Suffering is Normal. (1st Peter 4:12). This is in contrast with our embedded American view that progress and prosperity is the norm.#2 - Suffering is an opportunity to experience Jesus (1st Peter 4:13) This is in contrast with our Modern American Christian view that prosperity and comfort is a sign of God's blessings.Many in the early church believed that our suffering was done in fellowship with Jesus, a sharing (koinoneo) in Jesus' experience.If suffering is normal, then it doesn't reflect on our faith or on God's presence.If our suffering is sharing in Jesus' suffering, then we can find God in the middle of our suffering. Scriptures & References in this episode 1st Peter 4:121st Peter 4:13If you were intrigued by the idea that the Bible itself can contain multiple theological perspectives about the same issue, check out How the Bible Actually Works, by Pete Enns. (Amazon Affiliate Link) New Stuff The Untangled Heart Workshop Online About 8 months ago, the Untangled Heart Workshop came into existence. I collaborated with a good friend, Byron Kehler, who is a trauma therapist, and together we created a one-day training focused on helping people understand and navigate their emotions. We did the event live and it was a fantastic experience.  We planned to start doing it live regularly, but circumstances have changed, haven't they? So, instead, we've taken all the teaching and created an online course. So, if you're feeling a lot of big emotions, or are surprised at how our Stay-At-Home circumstances have brought up grief or anger for you, or if you've been thinking that you'd like to improve your ability to be present to the people you love, The Untangled Heart Worshipshop Online, may be perfect for you. You can learn more of what's included in the course and see the lesson topics for your self over at the link above. Bring Me to speak to your group digitally. In this new Zoom world, it's so easy to bring in a guest speaker. Would your group benefit from learning about emotions, how we process emotions, and how emotions are a vital part of faith? Are you a pastor who could really use a week off? Hit the link above and let's talk. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 030 - Faith Isn't Certainty Faith is at the very heart of Christianity. It's crucial. Without Faith, scripture says, it's impossible to please God. But more than any other part of the spiritual life, faith is misunderstood. When we get this wrong, we set ourselves up for an ugly, painful crash. (And if faith isn't certainty, then what is it?) Show Notes A commitment to certainty is a real threat to our life of faith.Doubt and evaluating our beliefs is a necessary part of growth.That means Deconstruction can be a healthy part of faith development.It is much healthier to think of faith as relational trust."Faith is an orientation of the soul toward God in the form of deep trust." - Brian Zahnd Scriptures & References in this episode Hebrews 11:1Hebrews 11:6Hebrews 12:1-2The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desired More Than Our Correct Belief, by Pete Enns. (Amazon Affiliate Link) New Stuff The Untangled Heart Workshop Online About 8 months ago, the Untangled Heart Workshop came into existence. I collaborated with a good friend, Byron Kehler, who is a trauma therapist, and together we created a one-day training focused on helping people understand and navigate their emotions. We did the event live and it was a fantastic experience.  We planned to start doing it live regularly, but circumstances have changed, haven't they? So, instead, we've taken all the teaching and created an online course. So, if you're feeling a lot of big emotions, or are surprised at how our Stay-At-Home circumstances have brought up grief or anger for you, or if you've been thinking that you'd like to improve your ability to be present to the people you love, The Untangled Heart Worshipshop Online, may be perfect for you. You can learn more of what's included in the course and see the lesson topics for your self over at the link above. Bring Me to speak to your group digitally. In this new Zoom world, it's so easy to bring in a guest speaker. Would your group benefit from learning about emotions, how we process emotions, and how emotions are a vital part of faith? Are you a pastor who could really use a week off? Hit the link above and let's talk. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 029 - The Trip is the Point What are you gonna be when you grow up? What college do you want to go to? What are you gonna do when you graduate? Where are you going on your vacation? How soon do you think you can retire? You've been asked those questions, or questions like them, right? What do they all have in common? A destination. Our culture is absolutely infatuated with the destination. And that kind of thinking will wreck your spiritual life. It's also why I've stopped asking people if they are saved! Show Notes "Destination Thinking" in a life of faith looks like: Focusing entirely on getting to heaven.Focusing on getting your theology right above all else.Buying into the prosperity gospel.A spiritual entitlement that if we've done the right things God owes us. All of these ways of thinking about faith undermine our spiritual growth, and lead to performance spirituality, legalism, purity and doctrine policing, celebrity Christianity and so many other soul-crushing ways of thinking about God. Scriptures & References in this episode Luke 11:1-4 The Lord's Prayer is not a model prayer in the sense that it's meant to be a template of words to repeat. It's not the "right kind of prayer," that we who know better can pray. It is better thought of as a model for how to organize our lives as we go through the process of life. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 028 - Low-Stress Knowing God's Will I grew up in a church community where finding out God's will was a big deal. Imagine the horror of living your whole life and then discovering you had missed God's will? So, we spent a lot of time and energy trying to get clear on God's will for us. I don't think our urgency was warranted. Today I want to share with you my stress-free guide for finding God's will. Show Notes Six principles for knowing God's will without feeling stress about it: Don't sweat the obvious stuff. If something is repeatedly covered in scripture and in alignment with Jesus' way—like not Lying or Murdering—best assume that's God's will. Get counsel from people you trust spiritually. More heads are better than one, especially if those people are spiritually mature and have practiced listening for the Spirit's lead. Consider trajectory rather than circumstances.Consider trajectory rather than circumstances. Pay attention to how you got where you are, and what God seems to have been doing in your life lately.Look for settledness rather than certainty. Certainty is often a trap, especially if we need it to find peace.Be suspicious of your desire to run away. Stop and consider why you feel this. If you're trying to avoid a hard decision, or difficult relationship, or something that will stretch you, your desire to run may not be from God.Focus on character and relationships. Consider that what you're praying about might not be a high priority to God. Scriptures & References in this episode Matthew 5:44Matthew 7:12Ephesians 4:11-13 New Links Pick up Try Softer by Aundi Kolber. -- This is an amazing book and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is the best, most helpful, most accessible treatment of mental health from a faith perspective. If you have been wondering about starting therapy, struggling with undermining thoughts, dealing with depression, or love someone who is--get this book. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 027 - In You I Remain So what's the main goal of Christianity? What is it that we're all about? Is it about becoming better and better people? Is it about becoming more and more theologically correct? Is it to get us and everyone we love to heaven? If you said yes to any of those, I'm going to disagree. But before you bail, or dismiss me as a heretic, let me tell you what I mean. Show Notes Show notes will not be a transcript. At least not now. You'll find a few key bullet points, any scriptures references, as well as any other books or resources referenced. Get caught up on the Anchor Prayer series Part 1 - How Abiding is possible.Part 2 - Is memorized prayer the missing key?Part 3 - What is the Anchor Prayer?Part 4 - I Rest in FaithPart 5 - I Walk by FaithPart 6 - I Hear in Faith The Anchor Prayer Here's the full text of the Anchor Prayer: I rest in faith trusting Father. I walk by faith following Jesus.I hear in faith obeying Spirit.In You I remain. Scriptures & References in this episode John 15:4Romans 8:1Philippians 3:8-9John 1:4Ephesians 3:121st Corinthians 2:16Philippians 4:13 New Links How to grow spiritually in the middle of a busy, stressful life. -- I'm doing another round of these online teachings. 40 minutes of your time. 1 important perspective change and 2 simple practices. Details and registration here: http://live210.com/busy-growth-event Writers -- Join me for a weekend designed to help you get your project moving. The Writers Advance, coming up soon March 27-29, in Mt. Angel, Oregon. Only 2 spaces remain! Get the details about this amazing weekend here: http://thewritersadvance.com/ Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 026 - I Hear in Faith I've been to some very busy places. Giant concerts surrounded by the press of people. City Wide Festivals. Time Square, Grand Central Station. Places where there is so much noise, so much going on, just overwhelming sensory input. But even having been in those kinds of places, I think the busiest place in the world is inside: The human mind. All that busyness, all that noise in our hearts, makes it hard to really hear the spirit of God. Let's talk about how to cut through the noise. Show Notes Show notes will not be a transcript. At least not now. You'll find a few key bullet points, any scriptures references, as well as any other books or resources referenced. Get caught up on the Anchor Prayer series Part 1 - How Abiding is possible.Part 2 - Is memorized prayer the missing key?Part 3 - What is the Anchor Prayer?Part 4 - I Rest in FaithPart 5 - I walk by Faith Scriptures & References in this episode John 16:13John 16:12Psalms 139:7-10Galatians 5:25 New Links Do you have a writing project that you need to jump-start? Do you want to move your work in progress forward? Join me for a weekend designed to help you do just that. The Writers Advance, coming up soon March 27-29, in Mt. Angel, Oregon. Only a few spaces remain! Get the details about this amazing weekend here: http://thewritersadvance.com/ Have me out to speak about inner life growth, following Jesus, or emotional discipleship. Also scheduling the Untangled Heart workshop. Booking events through 2020. Let's make something happen! Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 024 - I Rest in Faith I have been addicted to an illusion, a false belief. It made me feel better, and so I keep running back to it. But it's not real. My illusion? I am in control. Part of growing up, part of maturing spiritually, has been learning this obnoxious, even painful truth. I am not the final say. I'm not in charge of the universe, or the weather, or other people. I am not without limits. Remembering this is key to spiritual growth. Show Notes Show notes will not be a transcript. At least not now. You'll find a few key bullet points, any scriptures references, as well as any other books or resources referenced. Get caught up on the Anchor Prayer series Part 1 - How Abiding is possible.Part 2 - Is memorized prayer the missing key?Part 3 - What is the Anchor Prayer? Scriptures & References in this episode Matthew 11:28 Matthew 3:13-17Matthew 17:1-13Isaiah 43:1Proverbs 3:5-6 New Links Reserve your spot my next live teaching, How to Grow Spiritually in the Middle of a Very Busy & Stressful Life. This will be a tight 35-minute teaching that is very practical, plus you'll get a free PDF of a great Gratitude practice, one of my best book recommendations and more. Info & Sign up Here: http://live210.com/busy-growth-event Have me out to speak about inner life growth, following Jesus, or emotional discipleship. Also scheduling the Untangled Heart workshop. Booking events through 2020. Let's make something happen! Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 023 - It's Time to Listen to the Survivors of Sexual Abuse One of the easiest ways to fail to love well is to assume that YOUR experience is canonical and that others have had the same experience you've had. We often do this with survivors of trauma. In this episode Mary DeMuth, author and advocate for sexual abuse victims, speaks to the issue of how Christians and Church Leaders often fail the survivors of trauma and how we can do better. Show Notes Show notes will not be a transcript. At least not now. You'll find a few key bullet points, any scriptures references, as well as any other books or resources referenced. More from Mary DeMuthHer website https://www.marydemuth.comHer book We Too's site: https://www.wetoo.org/Her book on Amazon New Links Get caught up on the Anchor Prayer episodes before I continue the series.How abiding is possible (Anchor Prayer 1)Is memorized prayer the thing you've been missing? (Anchor Prayer 2)What is the anchor prayer? (Anchor Prayer 3) Reserve your spot my next live teaching, How to Grow Spiritually in the Middle of a Very Busy & Stressful Life. This will be a tight 35-minute teaching that is very practical, plus you'll get a free PDF of a great Gratitude practice, one of my best book recommendations and more. Info & Sign up Here: http://live210.com/busy-growth-event Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Episode 022 - We've Gotten God's Glory Upside Down I grew up learning a Christian story that the most important thing was God's glory. We gave God glory by what we believed, how we behaved, and how we talked about God to other people. Good Christians and Good churches would focus on giving God glory above all else. To kick off season 2 of the podcast, I'm going to share with you how I'm learning we may have misunderstood God's glory. Show Notes Show notes will not be a transcript. At least not now. You'll find a few key bullet points, any scriptures references, as well as any other books or resources referenced. Scriptures Cited1 John 4:8 - The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.John 10:30 - The Father and I are one.John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.Colossians 2:9 - For the entire fullness of God's nature dwells bodily in Christ.Hebrews 1:1-2 - Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways. In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him.John 17:3 - This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and the One You have sent—Jesus Christ.1 John 4:20 - If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.Matthew 22:37 - He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.John 13:34 - I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.Matt 5:46 - For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?Luke 10:25-37 - The parable of the Good Samaritan.1 John 3:16 - This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.1 John 4:16 - And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.Jude 1:25 - To the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,[a] be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time,[b] now and forever. Amen. New Links Get caught up on the Anchor Prayer episodes before I continue the series.How abiding is possible (Anchor Prayer 1)Is memorized prayer the thing you've been missing? (Anchor Prayer 2)What is the anchor prayer? (Anchor Prayer 3) Reserve your spot for the upcoming live teaching, How to Grow Spiritually in the Middle of a Very Busy & Stressful Life. This will be a tight 35-minute teaching that is very practical, plus you'll get a free PDF of a great Gratitude practice, one of my best book recommendations and more. Coming up on 10/8 and 10.10. Find My Stuff The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom. Subscribe to my Email List.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps. Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Marc Alan Schelske is a husband, dad of two, writer, speaker, hobbyist theologian, recovering fundamentalist who drinks tea & rides a motorcycle. He grew up in Ohio, but he's lived in the Northwest long enough to feel like a native. After almost 15 years in ministry, Marc's life took an unexpected turn as he came face to face with depression and near burn-out, nearly losing his family and ministry. With the help of some trusted friends he began the arduous process of emotional and spiritual recovery. This unfolding process has shifted Marc's priorities, resulting in an intense interest in the connection between emotional growth and spiritual growth, and how God works in and through our internal brokenness and trauma. Marc serves as the teaching elder at Bridge City Community Church in Milwaukie, Oregon where he has served for 18 years. Marc writes about intentional spiritual living at www.MarcAlanSchelske.com. He's also the author of The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions. Stories Marc shared: Growing up as a Seventh Day Adventist pastor's kid which required a lot of moving The spiritual climate and the identity it created in him How his dad's death changed everything in his life The emotional space he held after his dad's death Realizing that working as an architect wasn't fulfilling him Helping people find freedom in the Gospel Taking a lead pastor role too early in his spiritual development How being so driven impacted his church Entering depression for six months The retreat for pastors with burn out that was a watershed moment Telling his board know his role needed to change How changing his church's structure changed the church How being honest about his brokenness gave his church permission to also me authentic Great quotes from Marc: I'm in a place where my belonging is settled. I was living on credit in relation to my family. The reality that I was living based on performance pulled the rug out from under me. Asking for help is the opposite of performing. Resources we mentioned (all links to Amazon are affiliate links that send a portion of the sale back to me): The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions by Mark Alan Schelske Discovering Your Authentic Core Values: A step-by-step guide by Marc Alan Schelske Marc's website Are you a Christian podcaster trying to grow your show? I've got great news for you! The first ever, Christian Podcast Summit is happening on June 15, 2019! It's a virtual summit so no need to pay for flights, hotel, rental cars, etc. Just log in and watch from the comfort of your own home, office, or coffee shop. What will we be talking about? Glad you asked! Michael Woodward of JumbleThink on Getting Great Guests Andrew Rappaport on Truth in Podcasting Tracy Winchell on Growing Your Email List Anna Scheller on Using Twitter Party Christel Kurr Taylor on Creating Your Podcast's Media Kit Bryan Entzminger on Steps for Great Audio Eric Nevins (me!) on Streamlining Your Guest Process How do you get access to this summit? Click here for more information. Early bird pricing is at $49 and available until May 19, 2019. After that the price goes up. Just click All Access Passes to register. Can't wait to see you there! The post Marc Schelske and the Wisdom of Your Heart appeared first on Eric Nevins.

“The Wisdom of your Heart” by Marc Alan Schelske has been one of the most important books for me in the last few years. In this interview Marc shared his story with me about being a very performance driven pastor and the effect that had on his family, his church and ultimately his mental and emotional health. We talked about why we have emotions at all, what purpose they serve and how to learn to listen to them.Resources:The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions, by Marc Alan SchelskeSupport the show at patreon.com/jonathanpuddle

This week, I talk to Marc Alan Schelske, author of the new book The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions. We talk about the theological misunderstanding that emotions are always bad, how our story impacts our emotional reactions, how emotions serve as indicators pointing towards something true, and more!

Does God have emotions? If you've ever wondered, this episode is for you.This week, I talk to Marc Alan Schelske, author of the new book The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions. We talk about the theological misunderstanding that emotions are always bad, how our story impacts our emotional reactions, how emotions serve as indicators pointing towards something true, and more!Connect with Marc on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or get The Wisdom of Your Heart on Amazon.Support CXMH on Patreon, check out other episodes on our website, or connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.Connect with Robert on Twitter, his website, or Facebook.Connect with Steve on Twitter, his website, or Facebook.

Marc Alan Schelske is a speaker, a self-proclaimed hobbyist theologian, and the author of The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions.  He’s been a pastor for more than 20 years, and he’s the teaching elder at Bridge City Community Church in Milwaukie, Oregon. Marc also a husband and proud father of two children.   To find out more about Marc, his book, and his online courses, you can visit: http://www.marcalanschelske.com/ or http://www.TheApprecticeshipLab.com -------------------- If you want to help us transform the lives of even MORE MEN for God’s glory, please take a minute to leave us a helpful REVIEW on iTunes: http://www.rmcpodcast.com and SHARE this podcast with any young man (or men) you’re mentoring or discipling. And make sure you don't miss an interview episode by signing up for our Man-to-Man eNewsletter at http://www.RealMenConnect.com, and grab your FREE copy of the Real Men Spiritual Leader Blueprint AND our Are You the Man ebook.    Are you stuck? Want to go to the next level in your marriage, career, business, or ministry?  Then maybe it’s time you got a coach. ALL CHAMPIONS have one. Let me coach you for the next 21-Days to help you strengthen your faith, improve your marriage, spiritually lead your family, achieve more, balance your time, grow your ministry, or even stop an addiction. Click here for details: www.CoachMeDrJoe.com Also join us on: Download Our APP:  iPhone or Android Facebook Group: http://www.realmenuniversity.com/ Facebook: @realmenconnectnow Instagram: @joemartinspeaks Twitter: @professormartin

Marc Schelske, author of The Wisdom of Your Heart -- Discovering the God-Given Purpose and  Power of Your Emotions and his self-published book Discovering Your Authentic Core Values.  Mark has recently released his first commercially published book (David C. Cook) and has some great thoughts about marketing your name and, most importantly your book. Having both a self-published book and the recent commercial release Marc has lots of practical advice for aspiring writers. Also, look for Marc's discussion of The Wisdom of Your Heart on our sister podcast, Church of the Heart which will be posted soon.    In this Episode:  Marc's Website: http://www.marcalanschelske.com/ Marc's YouTube Channel Fiverr 99Designs Chasing Ebenezer Platform by Michael Hyatt Google Analytics Discovering Your Authentic Core Values by Marc Alan Schelske The Wisdom of Your Heart by Marc Alan Schelske

Overheard in church: "God doesn't have emotions...and neither should you!" What constitutes a good Christian, anyway? Someone who is spiritually mature, is the common answer. But what if that person is emotionally immature? What then? This is precisely what I and Marc Alan Schelske, author of The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions, discuss in this episode. Should you trust your emotions, or ignore them? Treat them as fickle and frivolous? The fact is, though, that most of us are not truly in touch with our emotions. We've come to exalt human reason over emotions, but the fact is that without emotions, reason is crippled. Don't miss this thought-provoking and challenging episode!