Can we find calm and peace when confronted with the skeletons in our closets? Can connection with God help us learn to see defensiveness as an opportunity to humble ourselves, rather than something we instinctively act on?
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Co-pastors Kyle and Vince "grab a drink" and talk about why Brown Line Vineyard was started, what Brown Line Vineyard dreams about, and the upcoming excitement of 2016
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Those among us who have enjoyed fast-tracks to success are often presented as role-models, but perhaps what really makes a role-model is how one responds to struggle, failure, or disappointment.
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A role-model can inspire, motivate, and encourage us the way no "good idea" can. The way the story of the famous King David was told to a rebuilding population of Ancient Israelites offers surprising insights about who it is wise to look up to.
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Story can help us follow the model of Jesus by encouraging us to put ourselves in the shoes of someone not like us (particularly those of the needy or outcasted).
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Exploring the intersection of Christopher Nolan's movie Interstellar (2014), the Psalms, and the wonder expressed by John the Apostle. "Love isn't something we invented. It's observable. Powerful. That has to mean something..."
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Whether it's the pull of social media, like Pinterest or Facebook, or it's an inner drive to be a contrarian against the mainstream, we all exhaust ourselves by going through the opinions others have of our image so we can feel valuable. Is there a more direct, effective way to feel innately valuable?
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Virtually everyone in America believes to some degree in ‘soul mate ideology’ (the belief that everyone has a soul mate out there and that true love is one’s only hope for happiness). But this belief is cruel to us! -- to single people and married people alike (and particularly to women). In our romantic/sex lives, how might we live out something less cruel and more fulfilling than soul mate ideology?
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Perhaps nothing shapes our identity more in American culture than what we "do"... Work can form who we are in healthy ways, but how can we avoid the unhealthy ways work forms who we are?
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Jesus can help us find that hard-to-strike balance between honoring and differentiating from our families of origins
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