Episode 53 - High Low: A Deeper Cut
Jake and Brett return to a staple in the podcast and share their highs and lows of the past few weeks. They spend some time talking about navigating marriage as well as addressing the self-life.
Guiding Quotes
“whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Matthew 10:39)
Key Points
Jake decided to cancel this year’s Men’s Retreat
COVID can be a blessing to slow us down and give us room to return to what is most important
Brett is reading Be Devoted by Dr. Bob Schuchts with his wife and finding the discussions very rich
Couples can regurgitate a couple arguments over and over
Addressing the self-life is important
We can ask ourselves when faced with the self-life, “What kind of man do I want to be?”
When Jesus says “Unless we lose our lives, we won’t find them, he is talking about the self-life.”
We are called to self-gift not the self-life
The health above the surface of our hearts reveals the health below the surface of our hearts
Discussion Questions
What struck you from this episode?
What kind of man do you want to be?
Where do you notice the “self-life?”
How are you doing “under the surface” of your heart?
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