We Need To Talk About Trauma pt. 1

We Need To Talk About Trauma Pt.2

Join us as we continue our conversation on trauma and mental health with our favorite mental health professional, Angie Ridings!

We Need To Talk About Trauma pt. 1

This season Matt Toney & Ashley Engle are back with some new voices to join in the conversation! This episode we're joined by Angie Ridings, a certified mental health professional who runs Tensegrity Counseling Associates here in Edmond, OK. Listen in as we talk about the questions you asked over the last 3 weeks dealing with the trauma of fear-based evangelism, the Patriarchy, and breaking out of the "schemas" you were handed. You can also check out the in-depth teaching on those topics at youtube.com/thewellchurchedmond

We Need To Talk About The Truth About Judgement

What does the flood narrative teach us about God? Does God love creation or is he angry and quick to destroy? And what does the flood say about the state of humanity? Are we precious image-bearers or subjects of wrath? While it is one of the more challenging stories in Genesis, the flood tells us the truth about God’s judgment and how the hope is always that it will result in salvation.

We Need To Talk About The Truth About Hatred

When Cain kills his brother he unleashes the power of hatred into the world. And while we may not relate to the impulse to murder, none of us are immune to following the way of Cain. Once we make someone an enemy we naturally fall into blame and eventually we begin to give ourselves over to hateful thoughts and hateful actions. But Jesus has come to set us free from the power of sin so it is no longer our master. As he does this he teaches us that yes, we are one another’s keeper, and when we remember this we stop seeing others as enemies.

We Need To Talk About The Truth About Sin

The idea of sin has become highly individualized in the Western Church. Many believe that sin is all about the bad choices individuals make and the consequences that come as a result. But the truth about sin is that it is cosmic. Its effects can be seen in all of creation. God is the initiator of our salvation. Because of Jesus, we are free from the bonds of sin. In Jesus, humanity is restored.