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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...

Welcome to a special, three-week series, in which host Kevin Dixon invites pastors, friends and professionals to help him explore the subject of addiction. This week, Suzie Lind and Sam Barnhart join the discussion to examine the spiritual side of addiction. Part 3 focuses on the spiritual and pastoral side of battling addiction. In Part 4, they explore resources for others affected by an addictio...

Welcome to a special, three-week series, in which host Kevin Dixon invites pastors, friends and professionals to help him explore the subject of addiction. This week, Suzie Lind and Sam Barnhart join the discussion to examine the spiritual side of addiction. Part 3 focuses on the spiritual and pastoral side of battling addiction. In Part 4, they explore resources for others affected by an addictio...

Welcome to a special, three-week series, in which host Kevin Dixon invites pastors, friends and professionals to help him explore the subject of addiction. This week, psychologist Dave Verhaagen offers a framework for identifying addictions, and he helps us differentiate addiction from other problematic behaviors. In part two of the conversation, Dave suggests actions that those with addictions, a...

Welcome to a special, three-week series, in which host Kevin Dixon invites pastors, friends and professionals to help him explore the subject of addiction. This week, psychologist Dave Verhaagen offers a framework for identifying addictions, and he helps us differentiate addiction from other problematic behaviors. In part two of the conversation, Dave suggests actions that those with addictions, a...

In Sunday’s message , Mike Erre introduced to the idea of “mine-ing.” It's the corrupting energy that it takes to cling to possessions—strength we no longer can use to follow Jesus. Mike and Journey’s Student Pastor, Rob Gonzalez , join host Kevin Dixon to examine this difficult teaching from the Sermon on The Mount and to examine their own relationships with money, things and generosity. Got comm...

How does it redefine our image of a good parent--and our prayers--when we pray to God as “our father?” Betsy Raney , Tim Timmons and Mike Erre join host Kevin Dixon to examine what we can learn from Jesus’ model prayer from the Sermon On The Mount. And, how does it change our image of God as a parent when Jesus says in John 14:9 that "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father?" Got comments or...

Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , and host Kevin Dixon explore individual and collective prayer. How do we move beyond the structure of the words and fill our prayers with meaning and intimacy?  Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation. This season’s conversations are inspired by the book, " Upside Down Kingdom ," by Donald Kraybill,...

Jesus tells his followers not to pray, give or fast in public where their actions will be seen by others. Instead, they should be done in secret where only God will see. Mike Erre , Suzie Lind , and host Kevin Dixon answer questions from a recent message on this subject explore what this means for how we live our day-to-day Christian lives in public and in private.  Got comments or questions?...

To understand Jesus’ Upside Down Kingdom, we have to start with what the phrase "Kingdom of God" actually means. Is it something that’s coming in the future, or is it already here? Is the Church God’s Kingdom? Mike Erre joins host Kevin Dixon to consider different views of the Kingdom of God and how that affects the way we read the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Got comments or questions? Text...

Suzie Lind and Kevin Dixon share their practices, life experiences in the week leading up to Easter—and the significance of pausing and living completely into this time. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation.

Kevin, Mike, and Suzie have a conversation around grace in response to a question from the Gathering on Sunday: "What would you say to one who has worked to tear down their 'tower' through counseling/spiritual healing in order for them to build it back up in a healthier way?' Also, what is grace, anyway? Are the definitions we have sufficient for grace? How do we live into the grace we've been giv...

With apologies to classic rock fans, Jesus' Sermon on The Mount teaches us that love is more than a feeling.   Suzie Lind and Mike Erre join host Kevin Dixon to explore questions from our current teaching series , the Upside Down Kingdom. This week, a question about love and shame leads them into a discussion of how different Jesus' idea of love is from our common, pop-cultural understanding....

Suzie Lind and Alyssa McNally join host Kevin Dixon to share their own personal journeys of discovering—and re-thinking—their own faith. This season’s conversations are inspired by the book, " Upside Down Kingdom ," by Donald Kraybill, as well as our current teaching series . Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation.

What does it mean when Jesus cautions us in his " Upside Down Kingdom " not to attach God's name to empty things ( Matthew 5:33-37 ). As we learned in Sunday's Gathering , it's easy--and tempting--to invoke God when express our own opinions and desires. Phrases like "I have a word for you," "God told me" and "we are being led" can become tools of religious power and manipulation. Where does that l...

Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Mike Erre take a deeper look at the first of three world power structures that Jesus flipped: Economic power. If you're interested in learning more about the Upside Down Kingdom, join us for our Sunday gatherings and for Kevin's 11am Sunday discussion groups. You can also read the book, " Upside Down Kingdom ," by Donald Kraybill, which has been the inspiration for all...

Journey NOW debuts its fifth season with a companion series to our study of the Upside Down Kingdom in current gatherings and in Kevin Dixon's 11:00am class. Understanding Jesus' radically reversed reality is hard. It's even harder applying those principles to every part of our lives. In this premier episode, Mike Erre, Suzie Lind and host Kevin Dixon examine the three right-side-up worldly power...

Fresh off a songwriting retreat, Worship Pastor Tim Timmons is rethinking prayer with the NOW roundtable team. So often, our worship and prayer becomes rote. What should the Church really be praying about together in this time? How would that change our hearts, our community and the world? Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation...

Meet Journey’s newest staff member, Betsy Raney, as she joins youth pastor Rob Gonzalez and host Kevin Dixon to share how they each have been formed by their backgrounds and generational differences. How do those factors, along with recent culture shifts, shape their worldview and their hospitality towards others? Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com...

The NOW roundtable panelists welcome 2022 with resolutions to find new ways to welcome all to their tables in the coming year. But, how do you establish unity amid disagreements. And, when is it okay to give up on relationships? Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation.

On this special episode of JourneyNOW, Krista Barre joins host Suzie Lind. As Krista begins serving as a Journey Elder, she reflects on her family’s nine years at Journey and what she has learned about the love, wonder and grace of God. You can email Krista at kristabarre@yahoo.com . Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation.

On Sunday, we explored Mary’s cost for saying ‘yes’ to God. Journey’s roundtable discussion panel brings that calculation to their own lives: Is God truly safe when saying ‘yes’ to Him can wreak chaos? What does it mean to say ‘no’ to God? Can we truly thwart His plans for us or others? And, how do our plans and will relate to God’s plans, anyway? Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-95...

What can we learn from Matthew’s lineage of Jesus, which Pastor Mike Erre explored at last Sunday’s gathering? The Journey NOW panelists look more closely at Jesus’ family tree in the light of an ancient patriarchal culture. Those surprising stories of sin, redemption and surprising honor help us re-imagine our own stories of adoption into that family. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 8...

So often in life’s painful moments, we feel at a loss for understanding. On Sunday, we explored three possible explanations for unanswered prayer , the most satisfying of which is: “We don’t know.” The JourneyNOW roundtable panel continues that discussion, asking how and why we pray when God holds the outcome of our lives. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journ...

In a world where strength is valued, scripture tells us that God does his best work through human weakness. The JourneyNOW roundtable panel takes a closer look at how weakness lives in all of us and what it means to embrace that reality.  Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.