We're Not As Dumb As We Think We Are: Recent Episodes
Aaron Pier
Aaron, in his 30's and Bill, let's say he is seasoned talk about theology, faith, culture and a few things in-between. Through their back and forth and conversations they find out they're not as dumb as they think they are.
We have all answered the question, "How are you doing," with the phrase, "Good, just super busy." We are all busy and if we want to faithfully follow Jesus we need to find ways to prioritize Jesus in our busy lives.
In this episode, Aaron and Bill talk about the busyness we face and give practical suggestions on how to still stay focused on living for Jesus in our busy world.
Aaron and Bill each share 5 things to do to help all of us prioritize Jesus.
We hear the phrase "spiritual disciplines," a lot in Christian circles, and they play a big part in helping grow a follower of Jesus into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
But what are spiritual disciplines and why should we care?
Aaron and Bill ask and answer questions:
What are spiritual disciplines?
Why are they important?
How do we keep them from being tasks we mark off a list and use them to transform our faith?
Which spiritual disciplines are the most important?
There have been a lot of thoughts and interest over the "He Gets Us" campaign and commercials. Aaron and Bill discuss the commercials, the amount of money they spent on Superbowl, the organization itself, and more.
Aaron & Bill discuss the question, "How do I strive to be holy without being legalistic?"
Aaron & Bill have a conversation about the Bible. Christians know the Bible should be in their life, but how does the Bible fit in the life of a Christian? Aaron and Bill talk about how to have the Bible be in our lives and transform our lives.
The podcast is back! We are excited to be back and share our thoughts on a number of things. This week we discuss what it looks like to surrender our lives to God. We talk about the difficulties we face in surrendering to God and ultimately the good that comes from surrendering our lives to God.
Aaron and Bill talk about how to love people we disagree with and stand firm in our beliefs of God's Word.
In this episode Bill interviews Aaron to ask about how he keeps his faith fresh and growing. Bill also spends time asking Aaron about fatherhood.
The Holy Spirit can be confusing to understand at times. Aaron asks Bill questions about the Holy Spirit to help people better understand who the Holy Spirit really is.
Have you ever wondered the most important thing Jesus did? Well, Aaron and Bill talk about just that. They discuss what they think is number 1.
Jesus had some teachings that we find tough. Aaron & Bill spend some time talking about some of those teachings and what makes them tough.
Aaron and Bill spend some time talking about reading. They spend time talking about why it is good to read, what books have been impactful for them and what books they would recommend for others to read.
Books we talked about
Killing The Spider by Carlos Whittaker
Stuff Christians Like by John Acuff
The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel
Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
Living By the Book by Howard Hendricks
7 Laws of the Learner byBruce Wilkinson
God Came Near by Max Lucado
Authors We Mentioned
Philip Yancey
Mark Buchanan
Carey Nieuwhof
Ted Dekker
Frank Peretti
Karen Kingsbury
With it being almost a month into the new year Aaron & Bill talk about new year resolutions. Are they a good idea? How can you be successful?
Aaron and Bill mix it up in this episode. Both are big sports fan and debate which is the best American team sport.
Aaron & Bill answer some questions about the Bible. Is it still relevant? Do you need to know what the Bible says to know Jesus, and others.
Aaron and Bill try to define what the "church" is and discuss the state of the local church, oh and a random question or two from Aaron.