JCE ep 10.09.24 Sacred Marriage, Perseverance III; Controlled Hurricanes; Month of Sundays, Switcheroo; Good News, Dead Bury the Dead; Complex Providence
Release Date: 10/09/2024
JCE ep 4.2.25 Sacred Marriage Gal. Speaking Well; Above Reproach; That 70s Kid, Disney Movies
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I speak well of speaking well. I explore what it means that an elder must be above reproach. Finally, I remember Disney's spate of live action kid comedy films of the 1970s.
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JCE ep 3.26.25 Sacred Marriage, Power of the Tongue; Renewing Your Mind; Month of Sundays, Joe's Bros' Guilt; Father Abraham
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I discuss how the tongue can build up others when used rightly, giving encouragement and wisdom from the Word. I explore the meaning of renewing our minds. We consider Joseph's brothers acknowledging that they are in trouble because of their sin against Joseph. Plus, the fullness of Abraham's children.
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JCE ep 3.19.25 Sacred Marriage, Slander; Finding Your Mind; Month of Sundays, Joseph Sees; Cheers and Jeers
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I continue our conversation on sins of the tongue, today looking at slander. I explore how we have lost our minds in our discourse, and how we might find them again. We look at Joseph's first reunion with his brothers, and the temptations to listen to the voices of others, whether they are cheering or jeering us on.
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JCE ep 3.12.25 Sacred Marriage, Backbiting; In Vitro Fertilization; Month of Sundays, Joseph Feeds; Gifts and the Giver
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I continue our discussion on sins of the tongue, covering today backbiting. I explain why in vitro fertilization is both alike and different from abortion, explore Joseph feeding those in need and examine our call to love the Giver of every good gift, and not just the gifts.
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JCE ep 3.5.25 Sacred Marriage, Excessive Words; Principles of War; Month of Sundays, Prince Joseph; In the Beginning, Philistine Treaties; Fame
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I continue our series on the sins of the tongue, looking today at excessive words. I consider the limits of war and the value of human life. We examine how Joseph is a type of Christ, how Abraham should have asked God before making a treaty with the Philistines. Finally, the folly of our hunger for fame.
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JCE ep 2.26.25 Sacred Marriage, Lying Tongue; Get Along Little DOGE; Month of Sundays, Pharoah's Dreams; Good News, The Paralytic's Miracle; God of Our Fathers
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I begin a new series on the sins of the tongue, today the lying tongue. I defend my view that DOGE rebates are unwise, and my conservative bona fides. We consider Pharoah's dreams and the great miracle the paralytic recieved. Finally, we look at the God of our Fathers.
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JCE ep 2.19.25 Sacred Marriage, Spiritual Mothering IV; Dissident Right; Month of Sundays, Joseph's Humility; That 70s Kid, Breaker, Breaker; Reflecting His Glory
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I conclude our conversation on spiritual mothering. I consider how much leftist thinking permeates the dissident right. We admire the patience of Joseph as he undergoes trials. We remember the CB craze of the 70s and consider our calling to reflect the glory of God.
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JCE ep 2.12.25 Sacred Marriage, Spiritual Mothering III; Sea Changes and the Church; Month of Sundays, Potiphar's Wife; Appeal; Contrition
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I continue our conversation on spiritual mothering. I consider how helpless the church becomes when it follows the whims of the world, explore Joseph's response to Potiphar's wife, seek out ministry partners and consider the good and the bad of conviction and compromise.
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JCE ep 2.5.25 Sacred Marriage, Spiritual Mothering II; Tariffs and Trade Deficits; King Ishmael; A 59 Year Old Child
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I continue to discuss the blessings of spiritual mothers. I warn of the dangers of tariffs and the folly of trade deficits, remember God's promises to Hagar for Ishmael and consider what it means to be a child at 59 years old.
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JCE ep 1.29.25 Sacred Marriage, Spiritual Mothering I; Binge-EO; Month of Sundays, Tamar's Revenge; Good News, Lemming Swine; Mothering the Messiah
Jesus Changes Everything
Lisa and I start a new subseries discussing the beauty of spiritual mothering. I caution about President Trumps many Executive Orders, unpack Tamar's revenge against Judah, recount the sending of the demons into the swine and contemplate the mystery of mothering the Messiah.
info_outlineLisa and I discuss persevering through gossip. I affirm that hurricanes are controlled, puzzle over Jacob's marriage to Leah and Jesus' comment that we should let the dead bury the dead. We conclude by comparing and contrasting the Greek notion of fate, and the Biblical affirmation of God's absolute sovereignty.