Journey NOW

Journey welcomed 2023 with a unique gathering last Sunday. Instead of the typical rows of seats arranged to listen to a pastor's message, we welcomed people to tables set for breakfast and conversation. If you want to know the vision of Journey, that's it: We seek to be a community where all are welcome, hospitality is extended and we know each other deeply as we seek to know Jesus together. ...

As we finished our Revelation rethink this week with a picture of a renewed Heaven, listeners asked lots of questions about people left outside the gates of the new City. Kevin Dixon welcomes Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Mike Erre to his JourneyNOW roundtable to consider the importance of Hell, how it might look, the ways in which we show hospitality to those with different views and whether we ha...

In our next-to-last week rethinking Revelation , Mike Erre , Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixon join the JourneyNOW roundtable to answer listener questions on judgement, empire, Lakes of Fire, generosity and more. Plus: With Suzie away, the boys go a little ding dong. - - - You can go deeper with us in our study of Revelation with the books on Journey's specially curated Amazon book list for the series....

As we rethink Revelation , Suzie Lind , Mike Erre and Tim Timmons join this week's JourneyNOW roundtable to answer listener questions about The Rapture and judgement . Plus: Mike and Tim share a musical sign of the apocalypse. And Suzie's supplement drawer is exposed. - - - You can go deeper with us in our study of Revelation with the books on Journey's specially curated Amazon book list for the s...

In this week's Gathering , we looked at Babylon not just as a specific kingdom but as a repeating archetype of kingdom power. That sparked plenty of questions for our JourneyNOW roundtable panel of Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , Tim Timmons and Kevin Dixon . Can we apply that archetype to our own world and cultures? And, how do we live in exile in those cultures as people who are centered on Jesus? Plus...

An online viewer of our recent Sunday teaching texts us to ask: How do Journey's pastors actually understand Revelation and in what ways have their personal views changed over time. Suzie Lind hosts our discussion around the table with Kevin Dixon and Mike Erre . Plus: Mike reveals how he removed the log in his eye, and Seth Erre takes a bite of the big apple. - - - You can go deeper with us in ou...

In our continuing Revelation rethink series, we learned this week to recognize the repeating "Day of the Lord" language that heralded God's judgement of Babylon and Rome. Listeners asked us if this pattern still continues through history and how we can recognize it. At this week's NOW table, host Kevin Dixon gathers with Mike Erre , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons to explore this question and more. Plu...

On Sunday, we learned how Revelation subverted the the Roman cult of Emperor worship. A listener asks this week's JourneyNOW panel how we can reconcile the obedience to powers on Earth mentioned in Romans 13 with worshipping only Jesus. Tim Timmons , Suzie Lind , and Mike Erre join host Kevin Dixon for the discussion. Plus: Tim brings the sauce, Suzie sees her shadow and it all gives Kevin heartbu...

This week, teaching pastor Mike Erre challenged us to consider the Revelation 5 image of a conquering lion who looks like a slaughtered lamb. Our listeners asked questions on what that looks like in their own lives. What does it mean to live in resurrection, to carry a cross or to be part of an army that's victorious through sacrifice? Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons join the table to dis...

Host Kevin Dixon and friends Mike Erre , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons gather at the podcast Table to rethink the book of Revelation we have been learning about on Sundays . This week, a listener asks how  a message to first century churches is relevant to us and individuals and as a community. What does it mean to live every day with hope for a throne where only Jesus reigns?  Plus, Suzie...

On Sunday, we discussed the letter to the church at Laodicaea ( Rev. 3:14 ), a wealthy and comfortable church with little need for God and an apparently tepid municipal water supply. This week's Journey NOW panel— Tim Timmons , Suzie Lind , Mike Erre and host Kevin Dixon— think more about their experiences resisting the impulse to live at the comfortable center of their own lives. How do individua...

We often read the book of Revelation unaware of the preconceptions that skew our understanding. Pastors Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , and Kevin Dixon discuss the hard work, open-mindedness, fearlessness and curiosity that they're seeking to cultivate in Journey's current Sunday Gathering series .  You can go deeper with us in our study of Revelation with the books on Journey's specially curated Am...

Mike Erre , Suzie Line , and Tim Timmons join host Kevin Dixon to continue Sunday's discussion on understanding the genre of Revelation.  You can read more on this subject with our Amazon book list. Got your own question for JourneyNOW? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503.

The JourneyNOW roundtable team wraps up our six-week " Unbound " series. How does our view of the heart of God—truth or love—influence how we read the Bible? Kevin Dixon , Suzie Lind and Tim Timmons explore the relationship between God's heart and theology. Plus, Kevin chooses truth over love when it comes to dealing with unwanted vermin on the Journey campus. Got your own question for JourneyNOW?...

At our Sunday Gathering , Suzie Lind put our "Unbound" series' new approach to the Bible to work. She challenged us to re-experience the story of the woman caught in adultery ( John 8:1-11 ) as a story about Jesus instead of through the lenses of our own experiences, culture and bias. Mike Erre and Tim Timmons join her at this week's Journey NOW table to continue the conversation as a listener ask...

This week's JourneyNOW crew— Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , Kevin Dixon and Tim Timmons --follows up on Sunday's "Unbound" series teaching by exploring on a listener question: "Don't we use the Bible to become more Christ-like individually in order to help the community? How do we do that in context?"  Can the Bible apply to us on our own, or do we only make sense as Jesus followers together? And,...

The Journey NOW crew continues to explore questions from our Sunday "Unbound" series. We have been learning about the Bible as the result of a partnership between God and humanity. This week, Mike Erre and Suzie Lind join host Kevin Dixon (with a special guest appearance by Seth Erre) to consider the ideas that the Bible is authoritative or inerrant. Where did the text of our Bible actually come f...

On Sunday, we learned how events and rules in the Bible reflect God's accommodation to people and cultures living far from the ideals of Genesis. Tim Timmons , Mike Erre , and Suzie Lind join host Kevin Dixon to explore some of the questions we got about this new way of reading the Bible. Plus: Holy Scoby! We match kombuchas to pastor personality types.  Got your own question for us? Text us...

On Sunday, we began a new "Unbound" series : We’re learning to appreciate the Bible, not as a single, divinely received book, but as a library of works produced through divine and human partnership. Teaching pastor Mike Erre , student pastor Rob Gonzales , and care pastor Sam Barnhart join the podcast to discuss some questions they received afterwards about behaviors that can result from misunders...

On Sunday, Kristi McLelland shared the story of Moses’ mother, Jochebed . Kristi's message challenged us to think about how we give things up that are beyond our control. How do we ‘faith’ our way through these situations, surrendering with hope and not apathy? Tim Timmons and Betsy Rainey join host Kevin Dixon to explore this difficult idea, sharing their own life experiences.

On this episode of Journey Now, Pastors Kevin and Mike have a conversation reflecting on Sunday's message on common unity and racial justce. Here a list of recommended books, viewing and listening from The Public Connect with The Public on Instagram , Facebook , and via their website here.

Adam and Annie Agin share how Journey’s care team and The Refuge Center have partnered with them as they work to heal their marriage. Host Suzie Lind and Care Pastor Sam Barnhart join the conversation, following their discussion with The Refuge Center’s Amy Alexander at Sunday’s gathering. If you need to talk about mental health issues, please contact Sam at sam@journeytn.com . This episode also m...

Recently, we asked people at our Sunday gathering to consider the question: What are we willing to stop being Christian for? What fears or causes are so important to you that you would resort to pressure, manipulation, shaming and judgement? Mike Erre and Suzie Lind join host Kevin Dixon to discuss how judgmental behavior—the negative meaning of the Greek word "krino" in the Sermon On The Mount—ca...

In recent Sunday gatherings , we have been exploring the ideas of good and bad krino , the word that the Bible uses both for healthy discrimination and judgement. If we are to avoid judging others, how do we correct and disciple fellow Jesus followers? And, what does the krino concept mean for evangelism? Mike Erre and Suzie Lind join host Kevin Dixon to compare their experiences and share thought...

Welcome to the conclusion of our special, three-week series, in which host Kevin Dixon invites pastors, friends and professionals to help him explore the subject of addiction. This week, Jake Smith of the Plumline Christian counseling organization describes our spiritual systems—mind, strength and heart. He and Kevin discuss what happens when these systems aren't fully developed and integrated, as...