The Signpost Inn Podcast

Fixing our attention...

How do we fix our attention? What’s wrong with it anyway?

 

Today Brandon and Peter talk about the human faculty of attention, how and why it’s often hijacked, and what needs fixing. At the core of the problem with our attention is our human need for security and significance. The world is like a chaotic carnival that distracts and overwhelms us with many loud voices all trying to bend our attention to their own interests. We’re not safe and we have no idea where to turn for trusted direction and guidance. The good news is that we have a powerful ally working on our behalf. Jesus, the lord, is near. We are not alone to be harassed and manipulated, God himself is for us with the entirety of his being! Secure in his loving presence, we can finally attend to something else beyond the chaos of the world: Jesus. “Fixing” our gaze of Jesus is paradoxically what fixes our attention. 

 

May you find this episode valuable and encouraging! Jesus love you. 

 

The book Brandon referenced

• Good Judgment by Richard Davis

 

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Sitting with Simple Truths: Forgiven

What does forgiveness feel like?

 

It’s Christianity 101: Jesus died on the cross to forgive you all your sin. But how often do we brush past this foundational truth in our daily walk with Jesus? What would it look like to sit with the truth that “I am forgiven”? 

Join us on the back porch today as the guys do their best to sit with the truth of forgiveness in Christ. Psalm 103 guides us through the conversation, defining forgiveness and helping us unpack some of the resistance we have towards accepting God’s forgiveness. It gets personal and a little emotional as we do our best to actually sit with this simple truth on today’s show. Thanks for joining us :) 

 

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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

Listening for Change

How do we change?

In today's episode Brandon and Peter discuss a theory for change and how skillful listening is a major factor. We all need change, a change in how we experience and view God. We need to deconstruct our bad/wrong images of God and rebuild a true picture of who Jesus is. The question is, "How?" We often get caught in the weeds of trying to change through behavior modification or amassing more knowledge about God, but these do not work.  We change as we encounter the goodness and love of God, and listening helps us to experience God as loving and good.

 

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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

"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. 

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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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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

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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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

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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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

 

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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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: 

Peter article, “Getting Spam from God”

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