The God Journey
By Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings
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Podcast Description
An ever expanding conversation of those thinking outside the box of organized religion.
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In the Midst of Pain | Do we have to go through suffering to be shaped by God? Prompted by a question on a blog comment, Brad and Wayne talk about the tension between finding God's presence in the midst of our troubles and difficulties, and thinking God brings suffering in our lives to teach us something. While God does not orchestrate our sufferings to help us grow, he does promise to be in them when they come to teach us how to live beyond the realities of this age by living deeply in his love. Rather than live in fear of future sufferings to come, we can simply live in his love every day, whether that is in easy times or painful ones. Suffering on the outside does not have to destroy us on the inside. Podcast Links: Great Joy in Kenya | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Passive Follower or Active Participant? | Brad and Wayne couldn't find a slot to record a podcast this week, but Wayne had some visitors in town over the weekend who are long time friends and frequent listeners to The God Journey. Watching their lives grow in joy and freedom over the last decade, Wayne gleans lessons from the journeys of Kevin Tupper, Kent Burgess and Mike Rea (pictured left to right). Each talk about finding their way into a real and effective growing relationship with a Loving Father by moving from being passive followers of religion to active participants in their engagements with God. You'll learn about switching your default position from God is against you, to the reality that God is for you and find out what a quiet time really is. Podcast Links: Joy from our orphanage in Kenya Previous Podcasts with Kent: The Painful Process of Transformation and In the Land of Kenya The movie Instinct | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Your Sense of Belonging | It's Super Bowl week in the States and a little romp about football turns into a wider discussion about God's intervention in sport and recreation and why people get so connected to athletic teams that they go through days of depression if their favorite one loses. Could it be a result of God wiring us for himself and our seeking it in all the wrong places? Is that why people identify with athletic teams, celebrities, and even religious gatherings that offer a false sense of belonging by connecting it to something human? A false sense of belonging will always separate us from others, but if we find our belonging in God we may still enjoy sports and other groupings of people, but they won't own us in the same way and they won't give us an excuse to look down on others who like things other than we do. Finding our worth in God's love for us will open doors to a richer kind of community and freedom to live in the world. Podcast Links: Wayne's Blog on Tattoos on the Heart Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or LifestreamИкони на светци | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeing People as People | Brad's been listen to the relationships versus religion raps on YouTube and Wayne's been reading Tattoos of the Heart and the two converge in a lively discussion about how we view people. Do we treat others as individuals and love as people even if broken or lost, or do we see them through the grid of us versus them relationships that makes us more prone to poke them in the eye with our own need for self-validation. As long as we need people to fill up something in us, we use them even if we don't mean to. By finding our acceptance and worth in him, we will not view people based on our needs, but rather engage them as loved children of a gracious Father, whether they know it yet or not. That invites us into the space Jesus enjoyed, the freedom to love people for who they were, not how they would fit into his plans. Podcast Links: The Religion/Relationship Rap Wayne's Blog on Tattoos on the Heart The Human Experience Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestreamхудожник на икони | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Relationships First | Charlie shares a wonderful story about how this podcast has opened some doors at his work. Then Brad and Wayne interact with other emails about creating community that offers a safe environment by putting relationships first, as a family does. Too many times a genuine move of God gets curtailed by those who seek to "steward" it, but only end up in a misguided attempt to control it. In the end what might have begun as God's gift ends up possessing them just like the ring of power in the Lord of the Rings. Though well-intentioned they change the dynamics from sharing real friendships to trying accomplish a task and then relationships are destroyed. This fits Marshall McLuhan observation that "We shape our tools, and then our tools shape us." Unless we put relationship first and free each other to be their own life in God we'll never discover the real joy of God's kind of community. Podcast Links: Marshall McLuhan Quote Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living Truly | Wayne and Brad revisit the Spiral of Silence Podcast through comments and emails received about it. This time the focus is on our response to this phenomenon that makes us care more about what others think of us than we do living truly. How do we help create a safe place for ourselves and others to be their authentic selves? Only God's love can bring us freedom from this false sense of belonging and when God teaches us how to live this way, we will want to extend the same freedom to others. They finish with a quote from George McDonald about how it it is more important for us to live obediently to the living Jesus rather than theorize about him. How awesome our fellowship with others would be if each of us learned to live this way and free others to do so as well. Podcast Links: George MacDonald Quote Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Spiral of Silence | Wayne and Brad explore the cultural phenomenon researchers are calling the "spiral of silence" that demonstrates the truth behind the Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Emperor's new Clothes". Simply put, people who want to avoid reprisal or isolation actually go along with the popular opinion around them even when it differs from their own. Instead of objecting, they spiral into silence so that a whole group of people can actually embrace what others want of them rather than risk the negative social judgment of their peers. The research is fascinating and helps explain why religious systems or communities can be caught up in a culture of conformity where everyone seems to agree, rather than making people feel safe especially where they might have questions and disagree. Podcast Links: Chuck Colson's Breakpoint on The Spiral of Silence Wikipedia on The Spiral of Silence | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Messyness of Truth | For the last podcast of the year Brad and Wayne spend some time in the old mailbag to let their listeners add their input. The conversation eventually settles on how truth does set us free, but not before it messes with us and our illusions. The process of opening our eyes to God's reality often involves the unraveling of lies that we've used to navigate through life. As they implode we can be overwhelmed with anger or frustration. But of those signal the very end of a process that allows the light and love of God to win our hearts into his reality. It is a marvelous, if sometimes painful process, but if we can appreciate it we can relax easier when it happens to us, and cheer others on when its happening to them. Podcast Links: Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestreamikoni | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations that Matter | Teebowing is in the news these days and Brad's a fan. Wayne is a little more concerned about how that kind of in-your-face demonstrations of personal faith alienate some people from the greater reality of the gospel. That leads them into a conversation about how we can find ourselves in conversations with others about their spiritual journeys that can offer insight and encouragement in the spiritual journeys of others. Why is it that our conversations mostly stay in the safe conversations of superficiality at the shallow end of the pool, rather than find real depth of spiritual engagement than can allow people to share the resources of their journeys with each other? Podcast Links: Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Always Faithful | What begins with Wayne's disillusionment about sports success and its hidden costs, ends up in a conversation about the hurt and anger that often comes from people who start to see through the religious lies they were taught. What allows us to live freely in the moment, even when things aren't turning out the way we want or hope? Brad and Wayne find peace in the simple reality that God is always with them in whatever mess they are in, whether or not it comes out the way they desired. Without certainty that God always remains faithful, even if we are unfaithful, we are left to live by our own performance, which will never be enough. Podcast Links: Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Secure in His Love | This one begins with sexual orientation politics in California and the ongoing debate in Christianity over the reality of hell, but soon Brad and Wayne settle into a conversation about how easily our insecurities can be manipulated by religion. Instead of inviting us into a transforming relationship with Jesus it provokes our guilt and sense of responsibility to drive us into a variety of activities that weigh us down and undermine what God really has in mind. People driven by religion are usually obnoxious in human relationships instead of being as endearing as Jesus was to the people around him. Only by finding our security in God's love for us, can we find the freedom to truly be his light in the world simply by the way we live and love. Podcast Links: Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rise and Shine | The chaos of human governments seems to be on the rise, and many grow hopeless about the world's future. Prophecies abound about the doom and gloom to come as God judges our world. Can this be the end of the age? What should we do in the face of such dire circumstances. Brad and Wayne talk about how this season is a great opportunity for those who really know God to rise and let his light shine through the simple way they live their loves each day, not only caring for themselves, but also looking out for the welfare of others. In a time when many are staking out what they feel entitled to grasp for themselves, we can have a profound impact on the world simply by responding to God's voice each day as we love those around us. Podcast Links: Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Life of Growing Trust | Can we trust God to watch over us even if you're not doing all we think you need to do, or even if things don't turn out the way we hoped? Because Wayne and Brad couldn't get their schedules together, Wayne invites Renee Lockey, an OB-GYN from Austin, TX and a previous guest on The God Journey, to be the guest co-host for a conversation that began in Wayne's living room about growing to trust God in the real issues of and opportunities of life. The conversation explores the joy of finding community with other brothers and sisters in less managed environments, how busyness an distract us from what's most important in our lives, and dealing with the nagging accusation about whether or not we are "doing enough" to be part of what God is doing in the world. Podcast Links: Renee's previous appearance on The God Journey Renee's Blog Lead Me On Resources that helped Renee deal with sexual brokenness. Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. You can order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 11/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith and Healing | What do you do when your dad is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease? Will his healing hinge on your faith or prayers? In a romp through their recent emails, Brad and Wayne bite into these questions and a few more. Why do we have a difficult time living in uncertainty and going on a daily adventure with God and instead seek false security in some pat answer, ritualized technique or immutable principle? The truth is we are more secure in him than any of those things can offer, and learning to live there allows us to be part of an unfolding adventure in our lives rather than grasping at illusions of security that only disappoint in the realities of this broken world. During this conversation they talk about physical healing, inner healing, and the prayer of faith that we can engage with God as his work unfolds in our lives. Podcast Links: Contributions are still needed to help establish an orphanage in Kenya. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Oh Wow! Oh Wow! Oh Wow! | Steve Jobs' last words before his death and a recent clip from "Through the Wormhole" has Brad and Wayne talking about the joy of living in wonder at the reality of God that easily transcends all of our powers of reason. If our scientists can't see, measure, or understand 95% of what makes up our universe, then maybe God is more intimately involved in his creation each day than we know. Embracing his mystery beyond our own ability to understand, is a far more freeing way to live than getting stuck in our frustrations when God doesn't do what we want or expect. They also talk more about prayer and how Jesus said we can connect with this transcendent God in the simplest expressions of our love and desire for him. Podcast Links: Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeking and Finding | The podcast we did on "Letting Go" with Mike Steele, started a wonderful conversation in the comment section of the blog. Brad and Wayne pick up some of that conversation as they talk about what we might do if God seems elusive to our heart-felt desire to know him. How does he make himself known in our world and what is our part in asking, seeking, and knocking, without lapsing into the religious performance traps? God wants each of us to enter into a vibrant relationship with him. That assurance allows us to grow in learning how we can participate in that relationship and live transformed lives in the world. Brad also shares about his latest project, a book and DVD collection of the inspiring film, THE BUTTERFLY CIRCUS. Podcast Links: See the movie The Butterfly Circus, or order the new book/movie combination at Windblown Media. Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Other Side of Grace | What do you do when you realize you've climbed the ladder leaning on the wrong wall? A comment Mike made in our last podcast about his "feeling lied to" by those he knew who helped him learn how to run the religious treadmill, opens a discussion with Brad and Wayne about how we think of the people and places that were part of our lives while we trying to serve God religiously. To many it does feel like they were duped or lied to. For others it felt like they had too much invested in the old ways to even consider another alternative. In time, however, grace does its work in us and we find ourselves thinking very differently about those who are still caught in the system of religious obligation. Podcast Links: Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream Order In Season: Embracing the Father's Process of Fruitfulness from Lifestream | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Letting Go | Sometimes the best way to find what you're looking for is to let go of what you already have. Mike Steele, a former computer entrepreneur and then a major facilitator for the house church movement in North America joins in a conversation with Brad and Wayne about the transformations in his life. In the busyness of his high-profile "ministry", Mike was able to recognize the emptiness on the inside and instead of grasping for what he thought he wanted, he let God unravel his life in a most amazing way. Now, no longer fitting anyone's expectations for his life, Mike has gone on an amazing journey to discover what a real relationship with God looks like. He and his wife, Chris, live in Colorado Springs. Podcast Links: Email Mike Order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Man Like No Other, Part 2 | Wayne and Brad continue their conversation with Murry Whiteman, the artist of their newest release: A Man Like No Other: The Illustrated Life of Jesus. Their words were added to the artistic brush of Murry Whiteman to conclude a project that has been in his heart for twenty years. The result is a 128-page, full-color art book containing panoramic images drawn from the gospels with stories to help you think through the life of Jesus with all the religious garb we usually add to the story. In this podcast, you'll hear the passion for Jesus that each of these three brought to the project and how they wanted others to stop and see the reality of Jesus in a way that they may not have done so before. The book will be available in early November. Podcast Links: Pre-order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Man Like No Other | Wayne and Brad have just finished their most recent book, A Man Like No Other: The Illustrated Life of Jesus. Their words were added to the artistic brush of Murry Whiteman to conclude a project that has been in his heart for twenty years. The result is a 128-page, full-color art book containing panoramic images drawn from the gospels with stories to help you think through the life of Jesus without all the religious garb we usually add to the story. In this podcast, they wanted to introduce you to Murry and let him share a bit of his story in coming to know Jesus himself and what inspired the paintings in this new book. Murry talks freely about his story learning to live in the love of Jesus and some of the trouble he encountered with some of the naysayers in his life. And, no, Murry is not the man like no other, Jesus is! Though Murry is a pretty unique character. Podcast Links: Pre-order A Man Like No Other from one of these three websites: Murry's website, Windblown Media, or Lifestream | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Two great guys talking about real Christianity
The God Journey is a great podcast! The practical and real conversation about relational Christianity will induce a hunger for the living relationship with our Father outside of the lure of religious practice. If you are someone seeking God but have given up on the "Sunday Morning Clubs", here are two guys who don't have a formula or a program for you to follow. However, they have a love and a desire to follow Jesus right to the Father's heart.
If you're interested in Jesus and the Church, don't miss this one
I've been listening to Wayne and Brad from the first issue of The God Journey. This podcast has done more than any other to open my eyes to a world of people learning about Jesus, relating to each other, and sharing their struggles and joys in that journey. There's a nice balance of humor, serious discussion, getting to know the hosts, and hearing interviews and stories from all over the world. This podcast really captures a lot of information about what God is doing in the world, without being preachy or dry. This is a podcast you don't want to miss... there's nothing else like it.
Meaningful Life on Life Discussion
Two opposite natured men brought together by The Lord for such a time as this that they would converse about real life issues in a conversational manner that reaches right to the heart of the matter without being offensive toward people while standing firm about real, daily, personal relationship between Jesus and man within an "outside the box" format. As the podcast rolls on, the warm tone opens up, the life changing material is bantered about as God blends tow heart voices into one beautiful expression of His current heart for a bonding relationship with mankind, and the listener is left knowing God just broke through the natural barriers in our minds in a subtle and lasting way, through the invisible power of His Holy Spirit.
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