Iron Collective

Ep. 7: Striving vs Trusting

What is God like? It’s a question we often answer with a list of adjectives, but our posture towards God says much more about what we actually believe about Him. Is our posture towards God one of striving or one of trusting? In this episode we discuss what faithfulness looks like, God’s orientation towards man, and how we can begin to lean more into a posture of trusting. Chapters: (0:00) What is Faithfulness (2:45) God’s Orientation to Mankind (9:30) A Posture of Trusting (16:53) Abundance vs Scarcity (21:45) Shifting from Striving to Trusting

Ep. 6: Who We Are + The Importance of Knowing Our True Identity

The world is telling us a story about ourselves and we believe it. We often see our identity through the lens of the story the world is telling us, and it’s not until we look at God’s story that we begin to see our true identity. In this episode we dive even deeper into understanding our identity. We examine the lies we believe and ways we can start replacing them with truth. Chapters: (0:00) What Keeps Us From Knowing Our True Identity (7:46) Our True Identity (14:18) Lies Against Our Identity (16:50) How to Begin Believe Truth (18:50) Undoing the Curse of Eden (26:41) What is Our True Identity Is

Ep. 5: The Ways We Hide + Removing The Mask

We are all in hiding. Adam and Eve tried to hide behind fig leaves in The Garden, and we have been hiding ever since. In this episode we dive into the masks that we wear, the effects of wearing masks, and how to begin helping each other remove our masks. Chapters: (0:00) What is the Mask (3:55) Examples of Masks We Wear (7:55) Getting Triggered by our Masks (14:57) Calling Each Other’s Mask Out (18:45) Places We Often Wear Masks (23:33) How the Mask Shapes Our Relationship with God

Ep. 4: The Nature of Evil + How We Combat It

Evil is real. And it pursues. And it’s a liar. We can often overlook the fact that evil is still at play, and it is constantly deceiving us. In this episode we begin to understand evil in the world by looking at its origin in Genesis. We discuss the nature of evil, how it works, and how we can begin to combat it. Chapters: (0:00) Understanding evil (5:21) What is Shame (7:04) Evil pursues (13:20) How we combat evil (25:36) Being protectors

Ep. 3: Emotional Intelligence, The Mystery of People + The Feelings Wheel

A central theme of life together revolves around our feelings and emotions. Yet, in our society, we often suppress our emotions because we highly prioritize efficiency, and emotions aren’t “efficient”. Not embracing our emotions and feelings actually sabotages our deep longing for human connection. In this episode we dive into creating a safe environment by avoiding the trap of showing up with a consumer mentality and by viewing people as Holy mysteries not problems to be solved. We talk about growing our emotional intelligence and discuss the resource of the feelings wheel.  Chapters: (0:00) People are Mysteries not Problems (6:34) Avoiding a Consumer Mentality (8:42) Emotional Intelligence (17:51) Chambers of the Heart (19:18) The Feelings Wheel/Chart (27:34) Facilitating a Healthy Group Dynamic