The Pink Elephant

Holiness can be confusing! In this episode, Mel discusses her first exposure to holiness and how utterly strange it was. So strange in fact that she decided not to think about it. Until last year when she started reading more extensively about the holiness movement. What was it about the message of holiness that caused such a stir? What is holiness? What isn't it? 

Find out in this months episode!

As a special feature episode, please help yourself to this FREE audio-version of Chapter 1 from Deep Faith, Resilient Faith. 

In this month's episode, Mel shares her most recent learnings about false humility. False humility can be deceptive. We often put our trust in people who appear humble, only to find out that they aren't really humble at all. In this episode, examines the goals and the gains of a false humility mindset and how we can prevent it

In this months episode, Mel spends some time considering what power and witness might be, and how we often interpret them within the context of Acts 1:8 which says:

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth"

There might not be any relationship that is more influential on the person you become than that of your parents. Even if they are absent, they still influence the person you turn out to be. There are some pink elephants in the Christian world when it comes to our parents...tackling these is the goal for Mel in this months episode.

In this month's episode Mel speaks with Author & Speaker Annette Spurr on the topic of Gratitude. Annette is the author of "The Simple Joy of Seeing God" where she shares many stories and thoughts on joy and gratefulness, and its relationship. 

You can find her on Instagram and Facebook. 

In this episode, Mel addresses a topic that is rarely taught about in church...despite Jesus' frequent teaching and warnings on the subject - prepare to have your mind opened!

Emotions are a tricky business in the church. At one extreme we can suppress emotions. At the other, we can be ruled by them. In this episode, Julani Potgieter joins Mel to discuss the role of emotions in the life of a believer.

 

You can follow Julani at on Instagram at Sound Mind Mentoring

When Jesus told Paul "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness"...He assured us centuries of confusion. It would be tough to find a concept more counter-cultural than this one. 

In this episode, Mel delves into the concept of weakness. What was Paul meaning when he claimed to boast in his weaknesses? How and why would we ever want to do that? 

Discover the immense power in weakness, in this first episode of Season 3

 

Mel refers to the following book in the episode: "Paul, Apostle of Weakness: Astheneia and Its Cognates in the Pauline literature" by David Alan Black...PURCHASE HERE

Continuing in the legacy established in Season 1, this final episode is another examination of "Statements We Could Do Without"...but with a twist! Tim Whittaker from the New Evangelicals contributes his thoughts about the following statements we make that might need some evaluation:

 

* "Your not a Christian if you...."

* "The Bible is clear"

* "Hate the sin, but not the sinner"

* "They're only human"

 

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