Journey NOW

In our current conversation series, Social Distortion , we're arguing that life in community is the antidote for bad religion. This week, Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind and Robert Gonzalez wrestle with loving one another when some of those "anothers" aren't so easy to love. TIMESTAMPS 1:00 Mike drop with Elders lurking 1:40 The birthday of Bobby Joe 2:38 A literal birth day 4:20 ... bu...

We have been talking about how we're saved not just individually but into a community. That idea brings comfort at a time of loss for NOW regular Suzie Lind . She's joined this week by Kevin Dixon , Mike Erre and a surprise guest from Journey's staff family. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 California Elegy 21:47 The Importance of Community 22:32 Surprise Guest Arm Appearance* 23:07 Surprise Guest Appe...

Journey's community continues to wrestle with questions of individuality versus group identity in our series of current conversations called Social Distortion . So, who better to join regulars Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind and Mike Erre than a surprise guest who's one of Journey's best question askers? TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Banter Segment (if you're into that kind of thing) -- 7:27 The God Wh...

This week, we began a series of discussions called " Social Distortion ." Mike Erre argued that sin and salvation are worked out in community, not just individually. That brought up a LOT of listener questions: Can I sin in isolation? Can I have identity in a community of faith and still not experience salvation? Isn't it possible to encounter God as an individual? Mommy's little...

Jesus saved the worst of his woes to the Pharisees for last, telling them, "Look, your house is left to you, desolate." This week's surprise guest asks our regular NOW talking heads Mike Erre , Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons exactly what that means. Is there a point at which just God abandons us? Plus: She's so unusual! Discover the first surprise guest who can out-'80s Mike. TI...

Apparently, we're experts in Bad Religion , because we're still talking about it in our current gatherings. A listener asks what to do when personal values and morals conflict with religious dictums. Can bad religion harm our innate goodness? This week's panel of Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons unpack it all. Also, Tim wants to know why we both celebrate and lament...

As we continue to study the attitudes and practices behind bad religion , a special surprise guest   joins regulars Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons to explore manipulative evangelism. How can we live out Jesus-following lives that attract others without asserting power? Also: Is it ever right (or Christ-like)  to enforce power over others for a good reason? TIMESTAMPS 00:45 Let the banter be...

This week, we studied Jesus' rebuke to the Pharisees that were making followers into twice the children of Hell that they were. That prompted a listener to ask what salvation really is? And it sent this week's panel of Kevin Dixon , Mike Erre , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons into a reflection on evangelism. What has the Church done to make salvation hellish? What will future generations say we...

In the middle of our conversations on Bad Religion, Kevin Dixon took a break this week to consider the " pure religion " described in James 1:27 . Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Mike Erre join in the conversation on caring for others, restoring the humanity of those around us. TIMESTAMPS 00:50 Banter Segment: A complete load of shiva 05:00 Three women and a mike 08:56 A "bird flies in...

Special guest Tim Stafford from the Voxology podcast joins regular NOW contributors Suzie Lind , Mike Erre and Kevin Dixon this week. As we continue our series on bad religion , they discuss what evangelism looks like in the Bible. How does our modern notion of "speaking truth in love" compare with Paul's original more active exhortation to be "truthing in love?" When is it...

We're continuing to study the 'woes' that Jesus proclaimed on the Pharisees in Matthew 23 . So, this week's NOW table looks at the struggles of Christian leaders. How can they resist the temptation to crave and feed off of adulation? (Featuring Journey's own celebrities— Kevin Dixon ,  Rob Gonzalez ,  Tim Timmons  and special guest  Brooke Wanser .) TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Babble B...

We're taking a closer look at the Pharisees that Jesus rebuked and finding that they're a lot like us. On this episode, Mike Erre , Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons examine some of the harm that rules-based Christianity causes. Does relationship have to come with a litmus test? TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Karaoke's eternal flame. And: Who're you calling Pastor Dumas? 6:35 Transition fr...

Our new series of Sunday conversations, " Bad Religion ," looks at the series of woes that Jesus pronounced on the Pharisees. It's easy enough to condemn those corrupt religious hypocrites. But if we look closely, do we see ourselves? Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixon take a look in the cultural mirror. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Banter: Total eclipse of the ratings. 4:16 Bro...

JourneyNOW's panel of Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons reflect on a meaningful Easter weekend, when our community celebrated the death of death and Tim shared how he feels living with a cancer diagnoses for more than 20 years. Also: A listener asks about the "why" behind Jesus' suffering and death. Plus, eminently skippable banter. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Echo chamber...

At the beginning of Easter week,  we’re pausing  to consider Jesus as he weeps over Jerusalem. Why was he filled with lament? What were the people of Jerusalem missing as they hailed him one day only to call for his execution a few days later? And, what are we missing as we try to accept Jesus on our own terms? Also, a listener asks  Suzie Lind ,  Mike Erre ,  Kevin Dixon , and  Tim Timmons  where...

In a world filled with lament, Kevin Dixon has been asking what fills us with hope? After our Sunday conversation on the parable of the persistent widow, listeners are asking why God needs us to be persistent in our hope and prayers? And why would he wait or refuse to answer prayers? Mike Erre , Tim Timmons and Suzie Lind join the discussion. Plus: Does our podcast content flow backwards in the So...

In case you missed our Sunday livestream (someone broke the Internet), we snaked out the roots of the Genesis serpent whose seed will fight the seed of the woman for the rest of the Bible. That seed of thought sprouted questions from our listeners about who the Nephilim actually were, whether they survived the flood, how the Bible reflects ancient Middle Eastern flying-snake motifs and more. The w...

We’re learning to examine Bible translations more deeply as our recent Sunday conversation about Genesis 3 showed. So, a listener asks why bad and biased translations of the Bible persist. How do we trust what we read, and is there a better way to study God’s word? It’s an all male panel this week as Mike Erre , Kevin Dixon , Sam Barnhart and Rob Gonzalez untangle the subject of translation philos...

A listener asks the NOW team whether the Eve of Genesis was more vulnerable to deception because of her gender. Mike Erre , Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind and Rob Gonzalez look harder at what the Bible is (and isn't) really saying about gender roles, equality and differences. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 It's sort of what bank music would sound like if it were a podcast  16:30 Listener question and Genesis 2...

Our Sunday conversation explored how it was not good for the Adam of Genesis 2 to be alone and God’s creation of an “Ezer Kenegdo” as Adam's opposite, ally, rescuer and mirror image, but not his subordinate. With this reading in mind, the Journey NOW table team— Mike Erre , Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons —takes on listener questions about traditional ideas of gender roles, Biblical m...

It's down to Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons this week, as Kevin reflects on a recent loss. Then, Kevin and Tim consider the loss of relationship in Genesis 2 as the original readers would have understood it. Plus: Tim's back from serving a second stint at San Quentin and Kevin gets pickled. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 28:55 Genesis 2 discussion begins. --- Got a question or a comment for the Journe...

Can we trust our pastors and other leaders? Or is trust something that's built in community, outside of any single person's shortcomings and authority? Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind , Mike Erre and youth pastor Rob Gonzalez share Journey's goal to create a group culture that's safe, welcoming and unafraid of questions. Plus: Kevin's all about that bass in his convertible; Rob's...

We wrap up our discussion of what it really means to bear witness , what author Alan Kreider called The Patient Ferment of the Early Church . What does it look like to live a life of patient hope, and how does that differ from the vocal evangelism we've been taught? Journey Youth Pastor Rob Gonzalez joins regulars Suzie Lind , Mike Erre and Kevin Dixon. Plus: Suzie's fit is on point; Kevin...

As we consider what it means to bear witness , a listener asks about diversity. Many churches talk about "unity without uniformity," but what does that mean at Journey? Are we pursuing ethnic diversity? Different opinions and backgrounds? A variety of ages and a mix of genders in the conversation? What steps have we taken, and how's that all working out in our community? Mike Erre jo...

How does God meet us in our imperfection? And how can our interactions with others mirror that connectedness—even in the middle of shame and disappointment? Plus: Mike Erre starts scheduling his meetings a year in advance; Suzie Lind gets messages from the (very near) future; and Tim Timmons dips deeper into the Purple Elderberry Drank (not that he believes in that stuff). --- Got a question or a...