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Testimony Is Evidence

Several years ago, when we lived in Ohio, I opened the mailbox and found . . . a jury summons.

Ugh. I had never been on a jury before.  It was a super busy month at the church where I was serving, and with my family, so the timing wasn’t great. But I wasn’t too worried . I had heard from several pastor friends that no one wants a pastor on a jury.  The day of the summons came and after just a few minutes of waiting they called my number to come to the jury box to answer a few questions.

What is your name? Megan.

Is it correct that you are a pastor? Why yes, yes it is.

Can you state the name of the church where you serve?  Sure.  No problem.

At this point I started gathering up my things, thinking about what was next on my schedule, now that I was almost done at the courthouse. 

But then they asked one more question: Is there anything about your role as pastor that would keep you from being a fair member of a jury? 

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Podcast Episode 21 (Truth 2)

Here is Megan and Dave’s 21th episode of the Everything Jesus Taught Podcast!

In this 16 and a half minute long podcast episode, we talk about Truth and Evidence. We also chat about:

  • Jury Duty
  • How the Bible is like testimony
  • Alligators
  • Why people don’t like good news
  • Dave gives a retraction about something he said last week

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Podcast Episode 20 (Truth 1)

Here is Megan and Dave’s 20th episode of the Everything Jesus Taught Podcast!

In this 21 minute long podcast episode, we talk about Truth and How and Why We Believe What We do. We also chat about:

  • Our Questionable Leadership
  • Caveman Brains
  • Car Magnets
  • The comforting lies of Disney World

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Truth and Being Social

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I remember the first time I disobeyed a posted sign. I felt like such a rebel.

I felt like this guy right here.

Signs are really powerful for us. But the signs I want to talk about today aren’t the flat signs with words and warnings printed on them.

I want to talk about the kinds of signs we look for, and listen for, that let us know if someone else is a part of our tribe, or not.

Like the way people dress.

Look at this picture. You instantly know if you can, or want to, hang out with these guys, right? You don’t need to think about it. You just know.

There are all kinds of signs that are indicators, that create an in-group and an out-group. There are all kinds of signs that say, “You’re either with us, or you’re against us. And they’re not always physical signs.

The way we dress, or talk, what we talk about, who we listen to, who we hate…all of these things are signs that say what group we belong to. All of these things are signs that tell us who we are.

Signs and the belonging they signify are powerful, so powerful that they short-circuit our ability to reason and they short circuit our faith.  Signs pre-determine what we believe to be true.

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Podcast Episode 19

Here is Megan and Dave’s 19th episode of the Everything Jesus Taught Podcast!

In this 17 minute long podcast episode, we talk about the Holy Spirit and our new topic Truth. We also chat about:

  • Lies told to children
  • Cynicism
  • How Dave is unable to be wholesome for long
  • Unforgivable actions

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