LPCM 076: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 19: Becoming a Tree of Life: Part 1

LPCM 077: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 20: Becoming a Tree of Life: Part 2 and Capstone

This is our final podcast in or Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Series. We finish with some practical applications of the Tree of Life Concept. We define the “Trauma Healing Trinity” as the Alienated Parent/Good Shepherd/Tree of Life. We look a little closer at a parable that helps us meditate on the Alienated Parent idea. I also highlight one more time the authors who’s work were threads the the tapestry we wove in the podcast series. Please as always, like and share, but also tell us how you might have transformed even a little with hearing how God and the Bible plays a role in healing trauma. We would love to hear how HJSS is working in God’s community. Thank you for joining us on the Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture. If you would like to contact us or book a workshop, please visit www.littlepiecesclub.org The YouTube Link for this episode is: https://youtu.be/-OHTOr394S4

LPCM 076: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 19: Becoming a Tree of Life: Part 1

This week we dive into the final of our healing journeys as we contemplate becoming a tree of life. After a brief review, we spend a little bit of time reviewing the three characteristics of God that help trauma recovery. The first is The Alienated Parent the second is The Good Shepherd and the final is The Tree of Life. This week’s focus is the scriptural basis for The Tree of Life idea. With the help of BibleProject.com and their amazing video about The Tree of Life, we look at how many passages link back to this idea. We also talk about the spiritual considerations with becoming a tree of life and what that means for our trauma recovery. As usual you will have journal prompts for solitude and community and an opportunity to Test the Spirits and this week I suggest an activity to reinforce the concept: A walk in nature. Next week we will look at applying The Tree of Life practically to our walk with healing, and I will make concluding comments about the entire podcast series as we have come to the end of our Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture adventure. The YouTube Link for this episode is: https://youtu.be/beDfCbPpufE

LPCM 075: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 18: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 8

Please note if you don’t already have one, this episode is best consumed with a journal to work on the solitude prompts. This week, after a brief review, we begin to look at the second of two special skills within the Good Shepherd concept. This week we look at the process of grief. This episode is longer than usual so that we can properly give this topic it’s proper treatment. We link the neurobiology of the fighter flight nervous system and reactions to trauma. We also bring together topics of the six negative emotions and how allowing ourselves to feel all of those emotions allows us to get to a point where we grow after our grief. remember that the idea of Kavod is the weight of character born of suffering while staying loyal to God. This is in contrast to the idea of acceptance where we are stuck in ongoing negativity due to some traumatic experience or significant unfulfilled expectation. We go through a structure that begins with the greatest blessings to help us ask questions that will move ourselves through the grieving process. Each one can be contextualized or changed to fit each person‘s individual circumstances. These are just examples to help people understand the concepts. The YouTube Link for this episode is: https://youtu.be/3FqMAxgWPYg

LPCM 074: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 17: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 7

After a brief review of previous material, we are spending time on the aspect of God’s character. That is the good Shepherd. This week we asked the question are humans to be good shepherds like Jesus. In order to answer this question, we look at the life and character arc of Peter the disciple. We watch him grow and make lots of mistakes and even be called Satan by Jesus himself. But the end of all of this we see that Jesus connects with Peter after his mistakes, and then puts him in charge of his flock obviously expecting him to become the Good Shepherd. We are encouraged to see Peter‘s life in our life and the hope that it brings as we walk through our hard times, knowing that someone like us who has failed so much has the potential to grow into a good shepherd. We return to two special skills that we see reflected in the good Shepheard concept. The first we spend time on this week is fighting. It just makes sense that a good shepherd can provide both physical and spiritual safety for his flock. And we see this reflected in the life of David, as he defeated Goliath with the weapons that he learned as a shepherd. We also see Jesus providing physical safety when he calms the storm. But what we focus on most is the spiritual battle that unfolds in Mark 11 and 12. we see Jesus going into enemy territory of Jerusalem. And there he strikes blows and the leadership strikes back and he answers them with both his authority and scripture. The way for us to contemplate how we provide both physical and spiritual safety for those that we walk with. Next week, we will take a deeper dive into the concept of grieving and forgiveness that is also interwoven into the Good Shepherd concept. The YouTube Link for this episode is: https://youtu.be/LuJVpPOUne8

LPCM 073: Healing Journeys with Science and Scripture Part 16: Lost Sheep to Good Shepherd: Part 6

This week we look at the concept of ezer kenegdo, the rescuing challenging helper. In the West we have been used to hearing that the female Eve was created as a suitable helper for Adam….there is deep context and wisdom that reveals just how bad, sad and dangerous this mistranslation has been. Instead we unpack the co-equal and breathtakingly beautiful message God is giving us about how men and women should relate. On our healing journey this gives us a sharper image of our destination, and a benchmark for our relationships. When we are choosing who we spend time with, understanding ezer kenegdo’s and choosing them expresses our health and maturity. We look at three examples of ezers (one failure and two successes) to see what scripture has to teach us. Then we ask the question “what does an ezer rescue us from?” We remind ourselves about the The Good Shepherd and being a lost sheep. Our spiritual identity is what is in peril. We go through a very detailed self-examination, based on the spiritual bondage breaking of Neil Anderson, to get a sense of the degree bondage our identity is weighed down by. Now that we are done looking at our tools for the healing journey, in the upcoming episodes, we will get to know our Good Shepherd more intimately, and see how He rescues us from evil influences and manipulation. The YouTube Link for this episode is: https://youtu.be/c2oQU4wrsGo