Today I want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a long time. As a young child, I was fascinated with Native American culture. Like most Americans in my generation, we played a lot of cowboys and Indians, I always wanted to be the Indian. The one who lived off the land and made cool things like tomahawks and bows and arrows. I was told these people were savages, they were violent, pagan and that our European ancestors came to civilize them. As I grew older, I realized these things didn’t line up with the truth. The sad thing is history is written by the winners.
I began to ask difficult questions like: What is the price we have to pay when Christian people justify the genocide of a whole people group? What can I learn from these oppressed people? How can these wounds be healed? What is God doing to redeem and bring healing to the Native people? Today I interview Jeff Yellow Owl where we explore some of these questions. Jeff serves as a pastor, therapist, and conference speaker. Jeff is a Native American who is reaching the Native people with the Gospel.
If you want to get in touch with Jeff Yellow Owl, you can email him at: Jsyellowowl@gmail.com.
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Today I want to ask a question. Do dead theologians matter today? We hear about being the church of now and being cutting edge, and a lot of stuff today that frankly, overtime makes me wonder, should we listen to our ancestors? I love this quote from G.K. Chesterton. “Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is a democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who nearly happen to be walking about.”
Today we’re going to explore why dead theologians matter. We’re going to do a deep dive into one of my favorites, Maximus the Confessor. And I could think of no one better to talk about this topic than my good friend Steve Overman from Eugene Faith Center.
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The Bible says in Proverbs 16:9 (ESV), “The heart of the man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Every one of us starts on a journey thinking “man, God is going to do this, and He’s going to do that.” That’s kind of how God hooks us in. But what I’ve learned is that God never gives us the fine details because if we would have known the details we probably would have backed out. This week we’re going to explore some of that.
If you’ve been part of this podcast for a while you’ll know Jonny and Sarah Griffiths, they have been our “guinea pigs” for what it means to go on the missions field. In Episode 35, Episode 36, Episode 52 and Episode 76 we talked about various processes they went through along the way. This week I’ve asked them to come back to talk about what they have learned until now.
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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick claims the elderly are perfectly happy to sacrifice themselves so everyone can go back to work in order to minimize the damage Covid-19 is having on the economy.
President Trump tweeted, “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF.” White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow agreed, saying, “We’re gonna have to make some difficult tradeoffs.”
Seems like Moloch worship is back in style. This time, rather than offering children for sacrifice, some are advocating we offer the elderly as an acceptable sacrifice to Moloch and Mammon. I never knew senicide was a family value.
Covid-19 is pushing the boundaries of our health-care systems, our global economy, and our personal sense of security and connection. It is also laying bare our idols. My prayer during this season is that we, the Church, rise above what we fear and embrace Him whom we love and who has revealed Himself as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He has called us to choose life.
Word of the day, Senicide: The abandonment to death, suicide, or killing of the elderly.
Can you believe we are at episode 100! The average podcast only lasts about seven episodes. I feel so privileged to be here, at episode 100. People ask me why I do this podcast. And really, there are two main reasons. I want to pay it forward to the young leaders and I want to expose key leaders and people to the broader arena of people I know. Today, I reminisce about past podcasts and dream about the future.
Moving forward, I want to provide rich content for you. So if there is something or someone you would like to see on the podcast, send me a note: jroper@foursquare.org.
If you’re enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at jroper@foursquare.org, or direct message me on Facebook. You can also submit any feedback or questions here. Don’t forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts or Stitcher so you don’t miss an episode.
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Debbie and I serve as the FMI Global Associate Director for MENACA and Europe. We focus on cultivating disciples, leaders, and church planting movements.
Debbie and I serve as the FMI Global Associate Director for MENACA and Europe. We focus on cultivating disciples, leaders, and church planting movements.
