The Signpost Inn Podcast

"Not Home Yet" Part 1

In this exciting episode Matt sits down with Brandon and Liv Booth to discuss their new book, Not Home Yet: How to be human in an inhuman world. Brandon and Liv unpack the central image of being a weary traveler who is not at home in this world. They also chat about how Brandon is a hawk and Liv is a frog and how that influenced the book. The conversation turns to Jesus, the God-man, who shows us what it is to be human and what God is truly like. 

And don’t forget to check out the Signpost Inn Store to grab a copy of Brandon and Liv’s new book when it’s ready!

 

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Moving from Solitude to Community to Ministry by Henri Nouwen

In this episode Matt and Brandon discuss a short but powerful article by Henri Nouwen. They define spiritual disciplines, talk about why it’s so hard to take time to be with God alone, discuss the struggles of Christian community and how we can engage it better, and also how the call to ministry is not what we often think. Along the way they dive deep into topics like forgiveness, faith, and prayer. 

You can read the article for yourself here.

And don’t forget to check out the Signpost Inn Store to grab a copy of Brandon and Liv’s new book when it’s ready!

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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

A deep dive into cults and church abuse

A deep dive into cults and church abuse

In this episode we interview our very own Matt Boland about his deep dive and presentation on cults, how they operate, and how our churches can sometimes use similar bad practices. Along the way we discuss how unconditional love always beats conditional love and how we can learn to be leaders like Jesus. 

If you are fascinated by cults, and how church leadership can go wrong (and do better) this is the one for you!

Books we reference on the show:

Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs by Steven Hassan

When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter

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Adam Ormord: We see more of what we attend to.

In this episode, Brandon sits down with Adam Ormord, the executive director of Lifepoint Resources to discuss an article Adam wrote about attending to God—and the important insight that we see more of what we attend to. In other words, attention matters! Join Adam and Brandon for a wide ranging and fascinating discussion about how, why, and what goes wrong in our attempt to pay more attention to Jesus than to ourselves. 

Adam is a spiritual director, pastor, and the executive director and co-founder of Lifepoint Resources. Lifepoint Resources envisions a highly relational community of transforming people whose souls are set on being with Jesus and becoming people of love. So they have made it their mission to provide Christ-centered soul care to everyone in need so that each and every person can enjoy the fullness of life with God in the Kingdom now and forever.

Adam is also the host of the Being Formed Podcast and recently hosted Brandon over on his show to discuss spiritual direction and Brandon’s book Changing the Conversation: How to dance instead of fight in everyday conversation.

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Michaela Neff LPC, Attachment Theory and Our Relationship with God.

Brandon and Matt sit down with special guest, Michaela Neff to discuss attachment theory and our relationship with Jesus. Michaela, a licensed professional counselor, provides insights into how attachment styles developed in childhood affect our perception and connection with God. We also share some personal stories about our own experiences with God and ask Michaela to give us practical steps on how to change our unhealthy attachment styles and improve our attachment to God.

 

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Links from the show: 

Watch Brandon’s Lecture on Attachment Theory and Liturgy on YouTube

Check out our new Liturgical and Sacramental Spiritual Direction Newsletter

Listen to the Meier Clinics podcast

Check out Meier Clinics in Richardson Texas and connect with Michaela

Mirror Christianity

Taking a look in the mirror…

 

Hey listeners! Brandon, Matt, and Peter are on the back porch today for a conversation about looking in the mirror and embracing reality. The central idea behind today’s conversation is that God reveals the truth to us for our own good. Though sometimes the truth is convicting and uncomfortable, it shows us the way forward. On the flip side, truth can also be very comforting as it cuts through the lies and false narratives that harm us. Join us for advice on dealing with “the shoulds” as well as thinking of God, the movie director!

May our conversation today point us all to The Way, The Truth, and The Life, Jesus :) 

 

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Spam, Scams, and our Images of God

How can we differentiate God’s voice from spam and scams?

 

Brandon and Peter here on the back porch today to chat about our image of who God is and what his voice sounds like. Peter shares his experience of receiving spam messages from trinity@tryharder.net and his pursuit of sorting through the junk to better hear the voice of God. A central tension that we discuss is the desire to delete spam, but the fear that we’ll inadvertently ignore God’s real messages at the same time! Brandon and Peter discuss some “spam filters” that help us discern God’s voice and have a clearer image of God.

May this episode encourage and equip you! Jesus loves you :) 

 

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Peter article, “Getting Spam from God”

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Faith for Fiery Days: Emotional Resilience in a Burning World

How can we develop emotional resilience when the news reminds us that the world is on fire?

 

In today’s episode, Peter and Brandon sit down on the back porch to chat about some suggestions for navigating the morning news without panicking. We begin with a compassionate diagnosis for why we find ourselves pulled into the chaotic current of news and media. Our introduction centers on the concept of our attention and why it's so valuable. We then walk through 3 steps of developing resilience: Acceptance, Perspective, and Connection.   

We pray this episode graciously points you to Jesus! You matter to him :)

 

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Brandon’s article, “Faith for Fiery Days”

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States of Emergency: From Panic to Peace in a Chaotic Election Year

Life is crazy! How do I attend to the reality of Christ’s presence and love?

 

Today is a follow up episode to our podcast on “Is God Asleep in the Boat?” Brandon and Peter shift the conversation to examine 3 prayer practices that have helped them notice God’s presence and love in the midst of chaotic seasons. Each suggestion flows from the foundational truth that prayer is a response to God, not a work we need to get better at. We touch on the illusion of perfect peace and also how perfect prayer is possible (hint: Jesus does it for us). 

Thanks as always for tuning in! We pray that this podcast gives you practical ways to attend to Jesus’ love. Jesus is for you, friend!

 

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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

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Links from the show: 

- Article, “Prayer - A Personal Response to God’s Presence”

- Ebook, 5 simple prayers that can obliterate anxiety  

- The Serenity Prayer

- The Prayer of Abandonment

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Is God Asleep in the Boat?

Does Jesus care about us and the storms we are facing?

 

Living in our chaotic world makes us exhausted and angry. We often find ourselves repeating the disciples’ frantic question in the middle of the storm, “[Jesus] Don’t you care that we are going to perish?” In today’s episode, Brandon and Peter unpack this story from scripture with an eye for how it illuminates our image of God. Is Jesus the type of person who gets angry with us for our doubts? What if Jesus’ nap is actually meant to give us comfort and confidence? Join us as Jesus builds our faith and shows us that he is never inactive.

Thanks for listening to today’s conversation! We pray that it encourages you and points you to your capable savior! 

 

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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

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Links from the show: 

Rembrandt’s Painting: https://picryl.com/media/rembrandt-christ-in-the-storm-on-the-sea-of-galilee-b39d6b 

Martin Luther’s book, The Freedom of the Christian: https://amzn.to/3U45s5S 

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