Reformation Podcast Bismarck Community Church

Just a couple of the things we mentioned in this episode Airpool Karaoke Jimmy Kimmel and Kanye West

Let's talk about everyone's favorite thing!  We all hate it, yet, change is inevitable.  Will it be good or bad?  

I am full of hope for the future after this conversation.  

We were surprised to find out that some of our preconceptions were a little bit off.  I hope you will be too.  

We begin to talk about the connection that young people have to the church.  You will hear the names of several people in our church who invest in the lives of young people.  

In this first part of a series of four you will start to get to know four young people who are serving in the church and showing us what it looks like to follow Jesus.  

Why is the Biblical Story a better story?  We all shape our lives around some story.  We all live within some larger framework of existence.  Why is the Biblical story a more compelling story to center our lives around?  

Who do we think we are?  In a prior episode we discussed the ways that stories shape us.  Now we talk about the stories we actually believe.  What are the stories that you are believing whether you want to or not?  Which stories are shaping your life?Mentioned in this episode: Jared's short devotional book on the life of a man named Judah, The Redemption of Judah

In this episode we discuss the ways that stories shape us.  Stories, both true and false have an unbelievable power to shape our hearts and our lives.  What are some important stories that have shaped you?  

In this episode Jim and Jared discuss the "Meta-narrative" of the Bible.  The large story that informs all other stories.  If you are interested in further reading, we recommend either:  Far as the Curse is Found Or The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story

In this episode we talk about the tools of lament and hope.  Both of these are all over the Bible and modern American Christians would do well to learn how to use them better.  Some resources we mentioned: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10Dark Night of the Soul - St John of the CrossNot the Way It's Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga Also Recommended: Prophetic Lament by Soong Chan Rah

In this episode we discuss what is called "The Problem of Evil."  But we know this isn't just a philosophical problem.  Here are some of the resources we mentioned if you'd like to go deeper. How shall we then live with Francis Schaeffer  - This isn't really about the topic, but it is an excellent (though a bit dated) video series that I HIGHLY recommend.  It was the title that came to mind, and an important question for believers in all circumstances.  If you really want to go deeper, we recommend these books: Not the Way It's Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga Glorious Ruin by Tullian Tchivijan Suffering by paul David Tripp

In this episod we discuss this important and visceral Question "WHY?" in the face of suffering.  Here are some of the resources we mentioned if you'd like to go deeper. Union With Christ by Rankin Wilbourne John 9:1-7 at Bible GatewayIf you really want to go deeper, we recommend these books: Not the Way It's Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga Glorious Ruin by Tullian Tchivijan 

Listen in as Jim and I begin our conversation on Suffering.