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Natural health, how that relates to mindset, and conversations on spirituality, holistic health, herbalism, mental health, and self healing. If you need solutions to digestive health, sleep, sustainable energy, natural skincare, self love, and self care, this podcast is your new favorite resource. Your host is Emily Ciosek, a health coach certified in Ayurveda, an ancient indian herbal science. Emily has had a rough health history, but healed herself by building strategies to break unhealthy ...
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1. In his sermon, Andy shared about the three Transcendentals: The True, the Good, and the Beautiful. He taught that the true is correlated with the practice of Christian apologetics, and that apologetics should be the articulation of the view that Christ is the truth. He also said that much of discipleship in the modern church has been focused on …
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1. While sharing about his experiences dealing with infertility, Cole shared that though he deeply loved and cared for the church he was a part of in the past, he also had a sense that in that place and at that time, he didn’t have a community, a faith, and an understanding of God that were deep enough to support him. What’s your response to this i…
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1. In preaching about John 6, and Jesus’s directive to “eat [his] flesh,” Mandy shared a quote from Lauren Winner: "In calling himself 'the bread of life,' — and not, say, crème caramel or caviar — Jesus is identifying with basic food, with sustenance, with the food that, for centuries afterward, would figure in the protest efforts of poor and marg…
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1. In his talk today, Jonathan Foster shared this definition of love: “Love is an uncontrolling, nonbinary, non-violent, non-scapegoating energy in relationship with God and others, meant for the flourishing of everyone.” Consider this definition. What are some of the ideas and thoughts that surface for you? If you were able to hear his sermon, wha…
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1. Christina taught today about the relationship between place, YHWH, and Israel. She suggested that the land is a co-partner in the covenant between Israel and YHWH, and taught us that part of the significance of the land is that “the land is the place that Israel exists with God.” With that as background, Dr. Bohn asked, “What does it look like t…
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1. Quoting Walter Brueggemann, Tim taught about the “doable character of Torah,” and that this nature “frees the community of the faithful from from excessive preoccupation and anguish about how and in what ways obedience might be done.” How does this resonate with your own experiences of Torah, whether that’s been over this summer at RC, over the …
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1. Tim talked about a couple very significant words in scripture, referencing Exodus 2:24: “God shema’d (hear, listen, respond) their cries, zakar’d (remember) his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob….” He went on to say that “every time it seems like there’s no hope for the world, the story turns on the memory of God.” He then gave numerous exam…
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Tim SuttleBy Tim Suttle
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1. One of the slides in this week’s sermon read as follows: “Our economic system is designed so that corporations and billionaires can: avoid paying a living wage to their workers, turn your honest day’s work into cash, and keep most of it for themselves while avoiding paying taxes they expect you to pay, using their profits to buy political muscle…
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1. In his sermon, Tim discussed two parallel narratives in scripture and the stories and framework that lead into each of the two. These stories are the flood story in Genesis and the conquest narratives in Deuteronomy. Tim pointed out that in both of these stories, instead of shalom, there is chaos, barrenness, violence, and war. He went on to say…
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1. As Tim expanded upon and reframed our understanding of quite a few words in this week’s sermon, how are you left feeling? What impact on your own sense of “understanding” the Bible are you experiencing? If our English translations and, as a result, our understandings of crucial words and concepts such as love, listen, heart, soul, strength, and …
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1. As we head into the book of Deuteronomy, how are you feeling about? Do you look forward to these summer studies in the Old Testament? Is this your first? Prior to this sermon, how much did you know about the book of Deuteronomy? How important does an understanding of this book seem to you? Why? How are you feeling about it after this first intro…
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1. While discussing the tension between independence/individualism and the interdependence inherent in both Christianity & the trinity, Tim pointed out that our culture drives us toward independence while Jesus calls (not drives) us toward interdependence. Take a moment to consider those two ideas within the context of your own life & experiences. …
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1. Tim shared the following/attached slide in his sermon. Even if you’ve heard these ideas on multiple occasions, how easy is it for you to recall & connect to these concepts when you consider or discuss Christianity? If there has been (or is) shift in how you relate to these ideas, please share about that evolution in your own journey with the gro…
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Redemption ChurchBy Redemption Church
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1. One of the slides Tim put up during his sermon read, “part of what it means to be a Christian involves learning to contemplate the true nature of love.” What do you think this really means pragmatically and in our day to day lives as Christians? How do we engage in this practice? If someone sought your advice about how to contemplate the true na…
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1. In preaching about the passage from John 14 in which Jesus says, “I am the True Vine,” Mandy discussed what it means to “bear fruit,” and suggested several related questions. So, what do you think? What *does* it mean to “bear fruit?” And, if you can, share a bit about how you arrived at your answer or, perhaps, what influences led to your concl…
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1. Without reading ahead to the questions that follow, come up with a mental list of things and people to which you have an authentic fidelity. How do you know? How were you able it identify these things? To what things would others who know you say that you have fidelity, based on what they can see of how you spend your time, your energy, and your…
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1. In the context of discussing “the lack*,” Tim said, “Part of the role religion plays is to maintain the barriers between us and our sacred objects.” What’s your response to this idea? Tim suggested it might make us a little uncomfortable. How do you think that function of barrier maintenance works? In what way does religion maintain barriers? Is…
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1. Tim preached about the need for our approach to our doubts to be neither indulgent nor avoidant, but to, instead, be creative. He talked about stewarding the tool of doubt. What experiences do you have with indulging in doubt and avoiding doubt? Tell your group a bit about those parts of your story - or as much of it as you may have to tell at t…
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1. In Tim’s sermon today, he talked about the symbolic opposition Jesus presented to three related spheres of power & influence that shared control of their world at large. Those Spheres of Power were Economic, Military, and Religious. As a group, discuss the following: What spheres of power & influence do you see as dominating and sharing control …
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1. Cole’s translation of John 12:25 is as follows: “Anyone who maintains their life will lose it, while anyone who comes to the end of themselves in this world of violence and corruption will keep it for the eternal kind of life.” What do you take away from this translated version? What does it mean - in concrete terms - to maintain your life in th…
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1. One of the slides from Tim’s sermon today read, “People will choose a low level of chronic anxiety & stress, even though it’s more withering, over temporary acute pain that deals with the root cause.” What is your initial response to this idea? If you agree, why do you think people seem to operate this way? How true does it ring for you personal…
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1. Tim used Hans-Georg Gadamer‘s concept of horizons throughout this week’s sermon, articulating the idea that we can sometimes have two clashing horizons (or orientations toward the world) challenging our working models of reality. Gadamer believed that the clash of horizons is the pathway to wisdom…if we’re willing to interrogate both horizons wi…
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1. The central theme of Mandy’s sermon today centered on what it means for us to “take up our cross[es]” and follow Christ. How clear is this concept for you? What about it seems easiest to grasp? What seems hardest? Has any of that changed for you over time? Are there elements that are shifting for you currently in your life as you learn to more a…
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1. When talking about ancient practices around the Holy of Holies, and the fear God’s people felt about approaching God, Tim said, “When the children of God isolated God inside the temple, they cut themselves off from the source of life.” He juxtaposed that by noting that, in the Biblical stories, when someone had an experience of God while out in …
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1. In today’s sermon, Tim talked about the way in which, “In attending to life’s measurable realities, we seem to have lost the ability to recognize life’s immeasurable realities…” He also spoke of God as, “not a mystery that is unknowable, but rather endlessly knowable.” How do these ideas sit for you? What do they make you think of and feel? Reme…
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1. Tim talked about Jesus’ symbolic move from the synagogue, which we see unfolding between last week & this week’s scripture passages from Mark 1. Tim talked about understanding this movement as a lesson: the problems in the synagogue are leaking out into the village. No shalom in the synagogue = no shalom in the home…or in the individual (physica…
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1. Early in the sermon, Tim talked about the power of naming and names. He also talked about a name’s power to connect, connote, create meaning, and conjure memory. Think about your own experience of and relationship to naming and names. Have you ever named a person, pet, project, or something else? What did it feel like to have that responsibility…
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1. Tim taught about the Greek word “metanoia,” which is translated into English as “repentance.” This word wasn’t a religious word for the ancients. Instead, it means to change direction in your life, and has an implied meaning of changing allegiances as well. Are “repentance” and “repent” words that you use with any regularity in speech, thought, …
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1. Tim talked about the Fig Tree as a Jewish symbol. In some senses, it represents a promise of safety, security, and provision. In others, it is used as a symbol of Nationalism, used to give license to kill, sometimes in the name of God. Calling back to the Bible’s first mention of a fig tree, in the story of Adam & Eve, Tim also talked about the …
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1. .Tim said that in the season of Epiphany, we ask ourselves two questions: The first is “what is being revealed here? About God?…about humanity?” The second is “how should we respond… as God’s faithful people?” Consider the things going on in your own life right now. What’s requiring your attention? What are the present headlines of your personal…
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Cole McGeeBy Cole McGee
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Ep. 84: Early Life Trauma Healing with Theresa Piela: Connecting Mindset to Physical Health, Emotional Eating, Weight and Trauma, Chronic Illness, Mystery Illness, EFT Tapping
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Theresa Piela joins us on our 84th episode to talk about the connection between mindset, physical health, and early life trauma. Theresa is an EFT Practitioner who specializes in Early Life Trauma and Chronic Illness. She was bed-ridden at one point because of severe food intolerances and health issues, and now has worked her way up to food freedom…
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Ep. 83: Healing The Nervous System with Mattalynn Odgen
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Mattalynn Ogden joins us on this episode to update us on her healing journey and explains why she's focusing less on diet and more on the nervous system. Mattalynn is currently practicing DRNS (dynamic neural retraining system) to heal trauma & her nervous system. She learned that the nervous system governs all physical body functions including the…
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1. Toward the beginning of his sermon, Tim “Oak of Righteousness” Suttle talked about our tendency to disengage from reality by moving into either cynicism or sentimentality. Using two Oscar Wilde quotes to help clarify, he defined a cynic as someone “who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing,” and a sentimentalist as someone who …
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1. As Tim taught about preparing the way f1. As Tim taught about preparing the way for God and what that involves for us all, he said, “We cannot prepare the way of the Lord from a place of power, pride, or privilege.” He added, “we can, but we won’t….” When you consider your own life, circumstances, and self, which of these looms largest for you: …
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I Can Eat Whatever I Want And No More Chronic Yeast Infections! How I Got Here
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After so many years I've finally created my perfect diet, which is really not a diet at all. I can now eat whatever I want without negative impact to my health, and no longer experience chronic yeast infections. I tell you how I got to this place and what strategies I used along the way.In this episode I discuss: Candida overgrowth, vaginal yeast i…
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1. Early in his sermon, Tim talked about his sense that, as we start Advent this year, there’s a unique heaviness in the world. He shared some of the large scale things he worries about (like worldwide authoritarianism, climate change, racial injustice, income inequality, and more) and other underlying dynamics that may be contributing to an overal…
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1. In his sermon about the life of St. Anthony the Great (and the desert fathers), Tim outlined some of the core practices of the desert fathers and those who came to learn from them: Silence Solitude Prayer Fasting Meditation Contemplation & Testing Which of these most catch your attention? Why do you think that is? Do some feel especially unappea…
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1. In his sermon today, Tim shared the story of the Monks of Tibhirine, whose faithful lives in the midst of the Algerian “black decade” (1992-2002) inspired the French language film, “Of Gods and Men.” What were your responses to the stories of these men? What details, sentiments, and elements stood out to you as you listened to their story, and t…
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1. In her sermon about poet Jane Kenyon, Christina taught that, early on, Kenyon learned poetry wasn’t afraid of emotion. Although she’d grown up in a family that resisted giving one’s self over to anything completely, Kenyon did, through her life, give her self completely to both the ministry of her art, and also to the work of telling the truth o…
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1. In his sermon about William Wilberforce, Tim taught about the “methodists” of Wilberforce’s day - a set of Anglicans serious about their faith, sometimes called “enthusiasts,” though it wasn’t necessarily a compliment. Toward the end of his sermon, Tim talked again about the enthusiasts, and noted that we often resist actions that might get us l…
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Early in his sermon, Tim described the disconnection we experience from ourselves, from God, from each other, and from creation as part of the human reality. He described Christian spirituality as “learning a set of stories and practices that cultivate a new imagination and way of being that can, rhythmically and over time, reconnect those fracture…
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1. As Tim talked about the “prayer merry go round” that many experience as the basic cycle of their prayer practice (Try —> Fail —> Avoid —> Guilt), he observed that most people fall into one of two camps: those who don’t pray, and those who don’t feel good about how they pray. He also said there are a rare few who fall into a third camp: those wit…
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1. In Mandy’s sermon today, she talked about messages she received in her early life in churches, but shared that - among all the teachings she remembers, there are none focused on peace-making and resisting the temptation to violence. What is your experience in this area? Did you receive early messages about the Christian practices of peacemaking …
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1. Tim talked about the mainstream pursuit of “bigger, better, higher, stronger, faster.” He connected these pursuits to the “Empire of More.” Take some time to think of ways in which you pursue the achievement, consumption, and conquest of more. What things do you find yourself constantly trying to have more of? What type of things gets you motiva…
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1. In Colossians 3, we get a list of virtues Paul is encouraging his Christian audience to pursue: Compassion Kindness Humility Gentleness Patience Bearing w/each other (forbearance) Forgiveness Love Peacefulness Gratitude Tim framed these virtues as the ideal “habitus” of a Christian community, defining habitus as “embodied dispositions that deter…
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1. As Tim taught in this week’s sermon, “Numbers is about failure and lessons learned and character being forged not through success, but in the crucible of pain and struggle and wilderness.” What’s been memorable for you from this time spent studying Numbers? What ideas, lessons, insights, questions, or challenges have stood out for you and/or rem…
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1. As you listened to the story of Redemption Church’s first 20 years, what caught your attention or imagination? What details stuck out for you? What were some “takeaways” for you as you listened? 2. As you reflect on your own life, are there mirrors or parallels to the story of RC? Places of disorientation, places of unmooring, places of finding …
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