Wage War

We welcome Dr. Michaela Fulk to discuss how we Wage War against trauma.

• What is trauma? Is trauma a Biblical concept?
• Marcus Warner definition of trauma
• Types of trauma (acute, chronic, complex, secondary)
• How and why do we distract ourselves from engaging with trauma we carry in ourselves?
• CBT and TF-CBT.
• Our need for authentic community.
• Sanctification and being "set apart."
• Forgiveness.
• Genesis 50:20.
• The choice to step into a healing journey.
• Part of God's plan is for us to be in healthy community for the sake of healing.
• Being supportive of others and the Book of Job.

Blessed to be joined today by Worship Leader and Pastor, Derek Brown, of Crossroads Church of Aspen Colorado.

Jon and Dan discuss the concept of sanctification with Derek.  

To follow Jesus is to deny ourselves daily. -Matthew 16:24-26

Denying our will but not our humanity.

The good and evil of donuts?

Sanctification in marriage.

Spiritual maturity and emotional maturity.

Emotionally Health Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

“…Everyone paints devotion according to his own passions and fancies…” - Francis de Sales (1567-1622).

Loving discipline.

Growth mindset and the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30)

• We welcome Pastor Daniel Self from The Orchard Church in Carbondale, CO.
• How comfortable should we be following Jesus?
• Our greater culture promotes and encourages the concept of comfort, while the call to be "bold/strong and courageous" (Joshua 1:9) is a call from beyond our comfort zone, and an invitation to embrace challenges.
• Do we want God to "come through for us" by providing comfort?
• The gentle art of Jiu Jitsu
• "Is my goal comfort or maturity?" -Daniel Self
• James 1:2-4
• Genesis 50:20
• "If our American Christian prayers were answered, we would have no need for faith." -Daniel Self
• Pursuing intentional discomfort is good for our faith!
• Sometimes the thing is not the thing.
• Start praying about how to get intentionally uncomfortable in your faith.
• Jesus isn't a program. He's a relationship and a process.
• Prayer challenge: Ask God (and others) about how to be intentionally uncomfortable.

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Venn Diagram for Career

Here is a short clip on YouTube that Chad created back in 2020 discussing the discipline of solitude.

Chad is a Pastoral Counselor and Coach at Trailhead Christian Counseling.

Check out Chad's book, "Once Upon a Promise Keeper."

Deliberate Cold Exposure and the Huberman Lab Podcast.

In this episode, Jon and Dan talk with Pastor Matt Shedden of Defiance Church in Glenwood Springs, CO about the good, the bad and the ugly of technology in today's culture. How do we approach technology as a resource, and also discipline ourselves with all that is at our fingertips (literally) in a manner that is mentally, physically, mentally and spiritually healthy? Are we becoming "better Christians" simply because we have more content and information?

REFERENCES:

• IGNITE40 and 40+40
• The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
• Lectio Divina
• Deep Work by Cal Newton
• The World Beyond Your Head by Matthew B. Crawford
• Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford
• Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
• Alone Together by Sherry Turkle

Thanks for listening!