Episode 17 - Mud Optemetry

Episode 17 - Mud Optemetry

Pastors Jim and Clay discuss: 1. What is the weirdest home remedy that you have ever tried? 2. Pastor Jim and his ADD childhood, and Christian witchcraft 3. Why does Jesus heal in such a strange, uncomfortable way? 4. Why do we prefer clean miracles instead of messy ones? 5. Would you trust Jesus if His way felt embarrassing? 6. Why doesn’t Jesus heal the man instantly? 7. Why does waiting make faith harder—but deeper? 8. How do you trust God when nothing changes right away? 9. Why do the Pharisees attack Jesus instead of celebrating the miracle? 10. Why does testimony force people to choose sides? 11. Is disbelief really about evidence—or surrender? 12. Are you willing to go public with what Jesus has changed in you?

Episode 16 - God's Purpose in Our Pain

Pastors Jim and Clay discuss: 1. Pet peeves, and how dull Clay was at the staff meeting 2. Coffee intake, and how much Clay and Jeno eat 3. Why does suffering exist? 4. Why do the disciples immediately ask who sinned instead of how to help? 5. If suffering isn’t always tied to personal sin, does that make life feel chaotic? 6. What kind of suffering challenges your faith the most? 7. Why do people assume obedience guarantees comfort? 8. Why does bad theology usually surface during suffering? 9. Why are we shocked when God uses suffering instead of removing it? 10. Why does suffering remind us that this life isn’t ultimate? 11. What might God be forming in you that comfort never could?

Episode 15 - When the Son Shines

Pastors Jim and Clay discuss: 1. Clays end to ranting questions, and "are you afraid of the dark?" 2. Go. To. Bed. 3. Out of everything he could have compared himself to he chose light as the descriptor. Why? Why do you think Jesus chose light to describe Himself? 4. Satan deceives us by disguising himself as an angel of light 5. What does it mean to walk in the light practically as a christian? 6. Choosing to walk in the light 7. Clay attempting to sing

Episode 14, Part 2 - Sex, a Stone and a Savior

Pastors Jim and Clay discuss: 1. New Year's Resolutions and Clay being an old soul 2. Pastor Jim almost going broke because he and his wife took Clay and Christine out to dinner 3. How can we trust the Bible and the 66 books that are in it? 4. What exactly was the "trap" they were setting for Jesus? 5. What stands out to you with how Jesus navigates the situation? 6. 6/7 7. How Jesus deals with the sin of the adulterous woman 8. How we make lasting change

Episode 14, Part 1 - Sex, a Stone and a Savior

Pastos Jim and Clay discuss: 1. Clay's denial that he is color blind 2. Stranger Things 3. What "secular" looks like, and the liberties Christians have 4. Generational curses 5. Do we over/under spiritualize our lives? 6. What is the balance of being positive vs. being fake? 7. Our faith needs to supersede our feelings