Journey NOW

This week's roundtable crew is talking about the meanings and intentions behind one of Journey's core practices. As Kevin Dixon explained on Sunday , we model Jesus by gathering around tables--at communion and in monthly gatherings at each others' homes. In these places, we practice inclusion and hospitality and plant the seeds for relationship and growth together. Suzie Lind , Tim Tim...

We're seeing Christmas in a new way this year--not as Jesus coming to save us from Hell but instead bringing Heaven to Earth . This week's NOW panel of Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Betsy Raney reflects on that idea and their experience praying for others last Sunday and expanding Heaven spaces on Earth. Plus: We take a cold plunge into the exercise pool, where Suzie swims in...

As we continue our advent series on the past, present and future coming of Jesus, the NOW team of Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon , Mike Erre and Tim Timmons reflect on God with us in the middle of our current darkness. Plus: Kevin goes Gran Torino and yells at the railroad workers to get off his lawn. Producer Edwin Rivera III gives the whole team a mommy boost, but it just tastes like grass clippings t...

In the first week of our advent series, Suzie Lind talked about light in the darkness. How do we wait, grief and hope in the midst of the darkness that remains in our own world? Tim Timmons , Mike Erre and Kevin Dixon share their own personal stories of light in darkness. Plus: Nick The Bug Guy anoints Journey with essential oils; Suzie forgets to stack and chat; Seth Erre reveals the real meaning...

This week, the heart of the matter is about forgiveness. Special guest Sam Barnhart joins Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons to reflect on Sunday's conversation about how hard it is to restore relationships. Plus: Mike 's iron immunity dome is breached because he didn't drink the mommy juice; Kevin shares TMI about his itches; Sam teaches Tim how to drain his bucket; and Suzie&#3...

It's a crowded house this week at Journey NOW as dear listener Brad Erre , Nate Erre and Seth Erre join regulars Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Mike Erre . On Sunday, we brought our Genesis 1 in-depth series to the seventh day with a look at rest and Sabbath. Now, a listener asks how secular self-care and mental health relate to our rest in God. Plus: "Ace" Erre wakes fro...

This week , we learned to place God's creation of humans into an ancient Middle Eastern context. Just as other religions had stone images of their gods, our God created us as his living image statues. So, if we're all His image bearers, how can we stop imaging Him and reflect other things? The NOW roundtable team of Kevin Dixon , Mike Erre , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons takes on this and oth...

Kevin Dixon and Suzie Lind reflect on a Dan Allender trauma seminar they attended this week at Journey and on the recent Sunday conversation Kevin led that looked at the Good Samaritan story from the perspective of the victim. Plus: Fo' Twizz: Kevin gets some sugar affirmation regarding his favorite candy. And, Suzie gets ready for half a Halloween party. --- Got a question or a comment for th...

This week we took a closer look at the creation of the heavenly bodies in Genesis 1. Teaching pastor Mike Erre argued that the lights in the heavens were meant as more than just giant balls of burning gas that separate day and night time. They're symbols of the spiritual beings who govern in the heavens, just as humans are later created to rule over Earth. All of which opens up a lot of listen...

A new listener asks the Journey NOW roundtable how the method behind our Sunday conversations --digging deep to understand the Bible's meaning to its original audience--fits into the spectrum of Christian teaching. Are we trying harder, or are we just weird? Rob Gonzalez joins this week's regular team of Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon and Mike Erre to explore this and other questions. Plus: Kevi...

This week, tragic current events in the Middle East overwhelm our thoughts. The NOW roundtable team of Suzie Lind , Mike Erre and Tim Timmons encourage a more humble and curious response from those who approach cultural and news items with theological or political certainty. Plus: Mike and Tim are in another Sabbath pickle and Suzie's picking up "liar" body language from them. --- Go...

Can Genesis live in harmony with evolutionary theories? The Big Bang? Aliens? The Journey NOW team says that's not the question the writer of the Bible's first book is trying to answer. So, even if it turns out that our pyramids are giant batteries for extraterrestrials, that doesn't have to rock your faith. Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Mike Erre discuss listener question...

Our continuing word-for-word Genesis 1 study is challenging us to rethink what we think about the Bible's first book. A listener asks this week's panel of Mike Erre, Suzie Lind, Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixonhow we can share our learning with others without creating conflict. Plus: Suzie gets in Mike and Tim's kitchen; Mike and Tim get pickled together; Kevin receives his crown; and speci...

In this week's Sunday gathering , we began studying the beginning of the Bible with a close look at "bereshith," the very first Hebrew word. (It roughly translates as "in beginning.") Now, Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Mike Erre are answering listener questions and thinking about what it means for our faith when we grasp the original meaning of that very first...

The Journey NOW team of Kevin Dixon , Mike Erre , Tim Timmons and Suzie Lind wraps up their Centered Set church discussion with listener questions and the realization that being centered isn't a sermon series or a declaration; it's an ongoing journey for our community to learn together and keep growing closer to Jesus. Plus: Someone's dipping Suzie's Mommy Boost ; Kevin takes a Kwi...

Is there a role in Centered Set churches to call out sin? And, when or how is that stepping over the line that we're not supposed to draw? Kevin Dixon ,  Mike Erre ,  Tim Timmons  and Suzie Lind  answer listener questions from a recent Sunday message. Plus: Kevin picks a bad week to stop quoting movies; Tim's powder blue hat is one to grow on; Mike keeps the Barbarian at his gate; and Suzi...

As we continue to learn more about what a community centered on Jesus looks like, the Journey NOW team examines a real-world example of boundaried-vs-centered counseling. Betsy Raney , Tim Timmons and Rob Gonzalez join host Kevin Dixon for the discussion. Plus: Rapper Big Rickey makes an appearance; Tim's freestyle game is 'S' for super and 'U' for unique; Kevin's sure Disn...

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 take...

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...

The idea of "centered set" church is key to Journey's identity. On Sunday, Mike Erre explained the difference s 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 midd...

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 tak...

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 J...

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...

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 a...

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. P...