The sheep discuss “quiet quitting", misunderstandings regarding the prudent steward, the negative impact of careerism, and religion without justice in this week’s episode. We encourage you to read the scripture we are discussing here! Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES
1:37- Have you ever heard of “Quiet Quitting”?
2:49- “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters, is also trustworthy in great ones.”
4:14- “If you are doing just the bare minimum, it’s really going to negatively impact the people you see.”
6:22- Work/life balance… “Where our efforts are coming from probably show a lot about where we are inside.”
8:32- A joyful airport story.
10:20- Chris cries a first time!
12:37- Being stewards of our stewardship. “You’ve been given something, what are you going to do with it?”
14:37- Our misguided tendency to focus on what responsibilities are assigned to us versus concentrating on doing the best with what we are given.
15:24- The misunderstanding of the prudent steward’s commendation.
19:50- You can’t have two God’s. You have to have God as your center or the world. You can’t have both.
21:03- Chris discusses the patheticness of trying to compare himself to peers career wise after devoting 14 years to the priesthood.
22:34- Chris cries a second time!
27:10- God’s value based on how we treat others in comparison to worldly values.
28:45- Careerism in the church. “There’s worldliness in the church and there’s churchiness in the world.”
“Jesus never said, Amen Amen I say to you, focus on risk management!”
32:55- St. Paul’s voice seems different in 1 Timothy than in other letters. Why?
34:10- The importance of praying for religious leaders even if you are frustrated with them.
36:52- “Religion without justice can only provoke divine wrath.” What does divine wrath look like in our modern time?
38:49- Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds steroids and divine wrath?
43:20- “God’s wrath will never be worse than it was on Good Friday.” The unleashing of wrath it took to allow God the son to be killed for the sake of human beings.
46:27- Things have to be righted because of the way God has designed things. “You can only use a three-wheeled, mobile office chair as a ladder so many times until it breaks.”
47:55- “40 lashes minus one”.
49:31- Is St. Paul asking leaders to just leave us alone?
53:50- Public Service Announcement! Dig in when you don’t understand and seek the truth. Own the process of attempting to understand meaning.
“I consider myself a plodder when it comes to knowledge. I am just going to keep asking until I understand.”
56:40- “Welcome back to Indiana Chris!” “I’m done dug in!”
57:20- Jesus gave himself as a “ransom” for all. Something had to be paid.
