Journey NOW

We're learning to center our community on Jesus. That means looking to him when we're trying to discern between loosely-held beliefs and non-negotiable convictions. What happens, though, when you see my ride-or-die conviction as just another opinion? Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons consider how we resolve the conflicts at the very center of our faith. Plus: Suzie takes the primrose path, Mike is high on potenuse, Kevin searches for merch and Tim's got nothing but crickets. --- If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠⁠Mark Baker book⁠⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

As we continue exploring what it means to be a "centered set" church, this week's panel of Mike Erre, Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons answer listener questions. What happens if my center and yours are different? How can we work well through our disagreements, and which elements of our faith our non-negotiable? Plus: What three words would be on your t-shirt? And it's a rush when Mike's daughter Hannah calls from college during the podcast, even though it's all Greek to the others. --- If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the ⁠Mark Baker book⁠, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

The idea of "centered set" church is key to Journey's identity. On Sunday, Mike Erre explained the differences between "bounded," "fuzzy" and centered groups and why we choose to define ourselves by the Jesus who is at the core of our community instead of through rules or unrestrained tolerance. Mystery guests Howard, Carl, Zara and Bobby Jo play their own middle game as they join Mike to think more deeply about centered sets and to answer a listener question: What happens when people define their center in different, individual ways? --- If you want to read more about "Centered Set Church," check out the Mark Baker book, which has become a touchstone for this series and to the Journey community. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

We're called to love God and others with all our strength, but do we really know what that means? On Sunday, Suzie Lind explained that the Hebrew word me'od means something much, much closer to "muchness." It's an intensifier, the idea that we bring all that we are to loving. Suzie examines what this really means with Kevin Dixon, Mike Erre and Tim Timmons. Plus: Kevin takes a trip while Mike takes a vacation; Tim hits the skids at youth camp; and the muchness of camp is much too much for Suzie. --- Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

As we continue to explore how we can love God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength, this week's panel of Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixon discuss soul. What does it look like to rest our soul, and why is that so important? Plus: Mike Erre has gone Cali (or maybe Cinnamon Beach?) and Tim and Sam pitch a new show idea. --- Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

What does it look like to love God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength? The whole JourneyNOW team is back at the roundtable to discuss Suzie Lind's recent teaching on heart. Mike Erre, Kevin Dixon, Tim Timmons and Lacy the dog join Suzie to discuss. Plus: Mike has rose hips, Tim calls a different kind of B.S., Suzie shows a face to match her heart and Kevin takes a ride on the soul train. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

Why does it seem that faith and psychology are at odds? Do they have to be, or are there ways of integrating our relationship with God and clinical approaches to mental health? On Sunday, Kevin Dixon and psychologist Dave Verhaagen ⁠explored these questions⁠. On this week's NOW episode, Kevin continues the conversation with Suzie Lind, as they share their own experiences with mental health and as pastors. - - For more discussions at the intersection of psychology and spirit, you can subscribe to our new podcast, ⁠Journey On My Mind⁠. You can also talk with our Care Pastor, contact Sam Barnhart by contacting him at ⁠sam@journeytn.com⁠. Got your own question or a comment for the JourneyNOW team? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

On Sunday, we rethought the idea of "eternal life." Instead of the Old Testament idea of a messiah who ends the present age and introduces the age to come, Jesus brings his Kingdom into the midst of our messy present time. NOW roundtablers Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind, Mike Erre and special guest Seth Erre unpack the now-and-not-yet overlap between our evil age and the coming Kingdom age. Plus: Suzie tries to save face, Mike loses the "Most Christ-like" competition, Kevin is practically pluperfect and Seth has left the building. - - Got your own question or a comment for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

On Sunday, Mike Erre broke out his tech drawing tools to illustrate the difference between the Earth that perishes and an eternal life temple space. We're still trying to figure out what the hair on his globe means, but the discussion yielded questions on how people live in one space but still show behavior from the other one. Grant Opperman joins regulars Mike and Kevin Dixon to dig deeper. Plus: Mike previews his upcoming drawings of time and the multiverse , Grant shouts out Mike's brother Brad Erre in the show notes and Kevin just wishes he had gone to Honduras or California this week with the rest of the Journey crew. - - Got your own question or a comment for JourneyNOW? Don't let that thought perish; join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

It turns out there's a difference between allegiance and personal commitment. As we learned this week, understanding the meaning of "pistis," the original Greek word for belief, makes all the difference. Rather than behavioral allegiance, it signifies active, committed loyalty to a person. So, how do we get it wrong when we say we believe in Jesus? The full NOW panel of Mike Erre, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixon returns this week to discuss, along with special guest Seth Erre,. Plus: Suzie gets a sponsor, Seth uses two straws, Mike tries on his cranky pants, Tim shows how to hug with your eyes and Kevin picks up what the zoo animals leave behind. - - Got your own question or a comment for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.