5. Does God Care What We Eat?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
Release Date: 01/08/2020
62. What Does the Parable of the Sower Teach Us?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
In this podcast, we discuss the 4 different types of soils that Jesus refers to in Matthew 13 and Luke 8. It helps us understand the difference between the unbeliever (1st soil) and the believer (other 3 soils). Further, it explains what keeps believers from producing fruit in their Christian lives (2nd and 3rd soils).
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61. Can The Family Survive When The Nation Falls?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
In this podcast, we'll discuss the importance of family and seven divine purposes: 1) fellowship and community; 2) leadership; 3) a proper place for sex; 4) financial provision; 5) spiritual instruction 6) loving discipline, and 7) a place to model Christ to the unsaved world.
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60. Time To Say Goodbye?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
In this podcast we discuss how and when we need to separate ourselves from other people in order to grow closer to God. Also, we discuss the importance of separating ourselves from false Biblical teaching.
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59. Do "Tongues" Still Exist?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
Does the gift of Tongues still exist, or has it ceased? And what about the gifts of prophecy and knowledge?
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58. What Does It Mean To Be A Stumbling Block?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
How do we balance our liberty as Christians while meeting people where they're at? And in a politically sensitive world, is it always wrong to offend someone else?
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57. Do Bad Decisions Change God's Plan For Us?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
When we make mistakes in the Christian life, it's easy to underestimate the grace of God and believe that God's plan for us has changed. For example, we may think that we're no longer qualified to go into the ministry based upon bad choices we've made in our past. However, a Biblical study of Abraham shows that even when we struggle with faith and obedience, God doesn't quit on us.
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56. Down By The Juniper Tree
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
The story of Elijah at the Juniper Tree is an encouraging reminder that all believers struggle and have setbacks. It's also a humble reminder that our expectations and plans for bringing glory to God can sometimes lead to discouragement when things don't go as we planned.
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55. Calm Under Pressure
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
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54. Do No Harm: A Christian's Philosophy In A Pandemic
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
What does it mean to "do no harm?" Are our best intentions actually causing harm to one another? Is it okay to sacrifice one person for the "greater good?" In this podcast, we get more specific regarding how Christians should think and act in an environment of mask mandates and vaccines.
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53. How Much Do We Choose Our Own Destiny?
We are the One: Christianity and Mental Health with Travis Reinold
In this podcast, we'll discuss the difference between Freewill and Predestination. And we'll explain the significance to our relationship with God.
info_outlineWe welcome back my wife, Stefani, a Psychiatrist and Mental Health Expert to help us discuss food and the Bible. Stefani shares her personal story surround food and eating disorders and shares lessons learned from years of counseling patients with eating disorders and food/body image issues.
We also go over what the Bible really has to say about fasting from the grace perspective.
1. There is no Biblical mandate to fast.
a. Biblical context: people didn’t have modern day kitchen appliances, processed foods, and a grocery store near every neighborhood. So, food preparation took a lot of time.
b. In Biblical accounts of fasting, people fasted when something very serious or tragic happened.
c. Fasting in the Bible is descriptive, not prescriptive.
d. Fasting, in its true Biblical meaning, is taking time from normal, everyday things and using that time for prayer and Bible study.
e. We shouldn’t make a show out of fasting. Matthew 6:16.
f. We shouldn’t turn fasting into mysticism.
2. Every time we add to the Bible, we subtract out someone else who can’t measure up.
a. Give great consideration and thoughtfulness to the weaknesses of others.
b. When we project our insecurities onto others, we can become a stumbling block. Matthew 18:5-6
3. Place greater emphasis on what we spiritually eat rather than on what we physically eat.
a. Matthew 4:1– Rely on the Spirit.
b. The Word of God is the Bible. Matthew 4:4; 2 Timothy 3:16
c. If fasting causes us to think more about food and less about God, then we’ve missed the concept of fasting.
d. It’s our thoughts that make us who we are. Proverbs 23:7.