Episode 132 - The Fine-Tuning of Joy and Discontent

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  • Philippians 4:10-13 [10] I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. [11] Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. [12] I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. [13] I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

  • Philippians 3:12-14 [12] Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. [13] Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

  • Matthew 5:6 [6] “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied/filled

Episode 129 - The Power Game

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  • Philippians 2

  • 1 Peter 3

  • 2 Corinthians 4:1-5

  • Mark 10:42-45

Episode 128 - What Sacred Games?

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  • The Human Condition Hannah Arendt

  • Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton

  • The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche

  • What it Means to Human by O Carter Snead

  • The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  • Strange Rights: New Religions for a Godless Age Tara Isabella Burton

Scriptures Referenced

  • Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

  • 1 Timothy 6:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Episode 127 - Men Revisited

Episode 125 - Game Planning for the Podcast

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"How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it? There has never been a greater deed; and whoever is born after us -- for the sake of this deed he will belong to a higher history than all history hitherto."

The Parable of the Madman by Friedrich Nietzsche, found in Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science (1882, 1887) para.125; Walter Kaufmann ed. (New York: Vintage, 1974), pp.181-82.

Episode 124 - Who's Your Hero?

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Proverbs 30:32-33

[32] If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. [33] For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

Romans 1:5-7

[5] through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, [6] including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, [7] To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 John 1:5-8

[5] Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, [6] who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. [7] For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. [8] Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

Psalm 115:1–3

[1] Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! [2] Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” [3] Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.

Matthew 6:30–34

[30] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? [31] Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ [32] For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. [33] But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. [34] “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

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Episode 123 - Embodied Carnage, Embodied Hope

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  • 1 Corinthians 15

  • Matthew 22:37, 38

  • Revelation 21

Episode 122 - Revolution of the Body

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  • Genesis 1& 2 

  • Judges 21:25

  • Ephesians 5 - whole chapter is worth your time

  • Romans 12:14-21

Episode 121 - Honor God with Your Body

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Sam Allbery What God has to Say about our Bodies, https://www.amazon.com/What-God-Has-about-Bodies/dp/1433570157/

Reid S.Monaghan, Dream a New Dream about Sex https://www.powerofchange.org/s/dream_web_jw.pdf

Scriptures Referenced

1 Corinthians 6:18-20

[18] Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. [19] Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, [20] for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Timothy 4:12,15  [12] Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity...[15] Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.

Ephesians 4:29

[29] Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Romans 12:1

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Episode 120 - Feeding and Caring for the Body

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Ephesians 5:28-30 “In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.”

1 Timothy 4:7, 8 “Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for whole bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”

Proverbs 23:20-21 “Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.”

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Episode 119 - The Embodiment of God

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Luke 2:8-14 (ESV)

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest,
    and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!

Philippians 2:5-11 (ESV)

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Episode 118 - Embodied

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Our bodies are instruments to be played in honor of the King, not weaponized to dishonor God and debase other human beings

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Scripture Referenced

  • Genesis 1 and 2

  • Romans 6:10-12

  • 1 Corinthians 6:20

  • Ephesians 5:28-29

Books Referenced 

  • Embodied by Gregg Allison

  • Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey

  • What God has to Say About Our Bodies by Sam Allberry

  • What it Means to be Human, The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics by O. Carter Snead

Episode 117 - Home Team Culture

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Deuteronomy 29:29 

The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

1 John 4:16–19

[16] So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. [17] By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. [18] There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. [19] We love because he first loved us. 

Monaghan Home Team Values

  1. Family Mission - follow Jesus to love and serve others, and have him use our lives to seek and save the lost 

  2. Leadership and Influence - We desire to influence others and stand on our own if and where need be. God has gifted and called us so why not lead!?

  3. Life of the Mind - We value logic, thinking, reading, questions and thoughtful engagement with people in culture.

  4. Theological convictions, yet never have lived in a church/Christian bubble - Our kids grew up in NJ in an ideologically and religiously pluralistic culture. We want to resist being captured by the culture but not live in fear of it. We do not think we must hide in a Christian subcultural world. This is ineffective and contrary to our missional calling in Christ.

  5. Excellence and Achievement - Try Hards! Just be Awesome! We are loved by God so we are free to try hard yet fall hard into the sea of grace. It’s OK to fail forward so why not swing hard. If things go wrong we have each other and the deep ocean of the grace of God to catch us.

  6. Openness and Conversations - We are willing to be around for one another in order to listen when we need to vent, bounce ideas off of someone, etc. This has built understanding and friendship in our family.

  7. Humility and Service - We believe that nobody is a big deal but everybody is a big deal. There are no people who are too lofty or too low to love love. We want to have humble, sober judgment of ourselves and be willing to connect with anyone.

Episode 116 - A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Question of God

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Hitchhiker’s Guide - Recommended Resources for the Road

Scripture Referenced

Mark 8:27-29

27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.”

Episode 115 - Mere Evangelism with Randy Newman

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Today's Guest

Randy Newman is the author of Mere Evangelism and the Senior Fellow for Evangelism and Apologetics at The C. S. Lewis Institute in the Washington, DC area. He has also taught at numerous theological seminaries and colleges. After serving for over 30 years with Campus Crusade for Christ, he established Connection Points, a ministry to help Christians engage people’s hearts the way Jesus did. He has written a number of books and articles about evangelism and other ways our lives intertwine with God’s creation. He and his wife Pam live in Annandale, VA and are grateful for their children and a growing number of grandchildren. He is also the host of Questions That Matter, a podcast of the C. S. Lewis Institute

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Newman/e/B001KI1W0S/

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Mark 10:17-22

17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 21And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

1 Peter 3:13-15

13Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 15but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.

Episode 114 - He Kindly Stopped for Me

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:1-6

  • John 11:17-44

Links Referenced

  • Because I could not stop for Death (479) by Emily Dickinson - Poems | poets.org. https://poets.org/poem/because-i-could-not-stop-death-479.

  • “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”– Søren Kierkegaard Source info https://homepage.divms.uiowa.edu/~jorgen/kierkegaardquotesource.html.