Exploring what a practical Christian faith looks like when we start with God’s grace instead of our own performance. Together we’ll learn how to lift our gaze from the chaos of life and attend to Jesus as he is revealed in his word. Join us for friendly conversations that cut through the BS and talk about how to actually live in the grace of the gospel.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
How can I learn to be curious instead of closed off? What if I didn’t need to have all the answers?
In today’s Bonus Episode, Brandon is interviewed by Adam Ormord, president and co-founder of LifePoint Resources and host of the Being Formed podcast. Brandon shares his faith journey and his core desire to be curious, explore the questions of life, and yet to remain rooted in what is true. The conversation centers around Brandon’s book, Changing the Conversation and the attitude of listening and curiosity.
We pray this conversation frees you up to be curious. Jesus loves you!
Links/References
- LifePoint Resources
- Changing The Conversation, by Brandon Booth
- Send us feedback! hello@signpostinn.org
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Wait, what?? The reality of our sin nature is good news!?
In today’s episode, Brandon, Liv, and Matt tackle the topic of original sin and how the Bible paints an accurate (and freeing) picture of our slavery to sin. Pulling from chapter 2 of Not Home Yet (Brandon and Liv’s book), the group unpacks the truth that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. Interestingly enough, part of our slavery to sin is our desperate attempts to liberate ourselves. The world constantly sells us various products and systems that promise to help us surpass our limitations and faults. We end up on an endless chase, always trying to find “the thing” that will enable us to break the chains that bind us. The reality of how hopeless our condition is ends up being good news because we can finally give up the chase, acknowledging that there’s no point! Then, and only then, are we able to hear God when he offers us a different way forward.
We pray this conversation blesses you with a freeing picture of reality.
Links/References
- Not Home Yet, by Brandon and Liv
- Low Anthropology, by David Zahl
- The Unexpected Way, by Paul Williams (good luck!)
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
What even is spirituality and what is Christian spirituality?
Brandon and Matt sit down to explore the modern emphasis on spirituality as opposed to religion. They connect the question of spirituality to the meaning crisis and how modern spiritualities all claim to have the answer for a holistic, fulfilling life. Is this analysis true of Christian spirituality as well? How does Jesus answer the questions of meaning and meet our desire for more? Tune in for the answers to those questions, and more!
Jesus, the god-man, really likes you (and we do too)! May this episode remind you that you are not alone in your desire for more.
Links/References
- “Not Home Yet” by Brandon and Liv Booth
- “In the Meantime” - Signpost Inn’s weekly email
- “Spirituality” by Philip Sheldrake
- “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl
- "Theology the Lutheran Way" by Oswald Bayer
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
What is scripture’s primary purpose?
On today’s show, Brandon, Matt and Peter further the conversation from last episode about obstacles to reading scripture. We take a deep dive into how we each come to scripture with expectations that impact how we receive its message. The guys discuss how the main objective of God’s self-revelation in the Bible is to show us his character, who he really is. Brandon walks us through several scripture passages that show us the compassion of Jesus and unpacks how we can hear all of scripture through Jesus’ loving voice.
Friend, today may you know the heart of Jesus who loves you enough to die for you!
Links/References
- Passages of scripture
- Matthew 5 (The Sermon on the Mount)
- Mark 1:4-0-42 (The man with leprosy)
- Luke 7:11-17 (The widow of Nain)
- Exodus 34:5-8 (God reveals himself to Moses)
- Deuteronomy 10:12-15 (Fear the Lord, keep his commandments)
- Send us feedback! hello@signpostinn.org
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Is God truly present in his word?
Today’s conversation is centered around our shared desire to read more scripture and some of the common obstacles that get in our way. Brandon, Matt, and Peter tackle questions like, “How do we experience God’s presence through the Bible?” and “Is academic study the best way to encounter God in the Bible? We wrap up with thoughts about what it means to “stand under scripture” and let its story shape us.
May this podcast be enjoyable and equip you to dive into God’s Word!
Links
- Matt’s sermon
- Sign up for In The Meantime, our weekly email :)
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Why is the present moment so important?
Inspired by a chapter from C.S. Lewis’s, The Screwtape Letters, Brandon, Matt and Peter discuss the importance of the present. Satan wants nothing more than to distract us with anxious thoughts about the future or trap us in unhealthy rumination upon past events. But God only ever invites us into the present, where we can encounter his presence and grace. The guys shift gears a bit and explore how our perception of who God is directly impacts our willingness to receive his invitation in the present moment.
We pray you enjoy the conversation and that it benefits you! Thanks for listening!
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
What does it mean to practice gratitude?
In today’s episode, Brandon, Matt and Peter explore the topic of gratitude and how we become grateful people. The conversation centers around the idea that “you see more of what you attend to.” With some wisdom from Kurt Thompson to further guide the discussion, the gang then wraps up with how to practice gratitude and teach it too!
Thanks for listening! Jesus likes you :)
Links
- Kurt Thompson “Giving Thanks, Part 1”
- Kurt Thompson “Giving Thanks, Part 2”
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
What is the way of Jesus and how can we practice it?
In today’s episode, Brandon and Rachel sit down to talk about John Mark Comer’s book, Practicing the Way. The conversation is guided by the book’s subtitle, Be with Jesus, Become like him, Do as he did. After sharing some of the helpful insights from the book, Brandon and Rachel note a few key distinctions that need to be unpacked. What makes one a saint? What is the gospel message? What did Jesus do in the first place? Come join the conversation and learn more about the way of Jesus!
Thanks for listening! May you experience the presence of Jesus with you today :)
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Today Brandon sits down to chat with his long time friend, Luke Wall, Executive Direction of Only7Seconds, a non-profit addressing the loneliness epidemic. Together they discuss the status of our collective social health in this modern era and why we feel so lonely. A central truth soon emerges: no one person, or organization can fix the loneliness epidemic...but, no one needs to!
Check out Only7Seconds and the work Luke and his team are doing!
Read Abandonment to Divine Providence, by Jean Pierre de Caussade.
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
What can we learn about Christian discipleship from The Chronicles of Narnia?
In today’s episode, Brandon and Matt interview Joe Rigney, author of the book, Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis’s Chronicles. Joe shares his perspective on Christian discipleship as whole person formation and how he believes C.S. Lewis’s books directly further this formation. The conversation then turns towards specific characters and scenes from the books and how they shape our thinking and desire to align with the true, good, and beautiful. Stick around to hear about how books are like friends and why contrasting the books against the movies can be helpful!
Thanks for tuning in! May this show awaken you to the reality of beauty in our world! Jesus loves you.
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Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme music for this podcast. He's an award-winning artist and you can check out more of his work at rex-daugherty.com