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  • First Love: Sat 2/6 Design Summit for Lent 2021

    Lent has always been a time for the followers of Jesus to reflect and prepare for remembering Christ’s death and resurrection. This year, in light of everything that has happened over the last twelve months, I would like to take that to the next level. My dream for Lent and…

  • What if Christ was a Verb?

    I recently learned (probably from Seth Godin) that there are two types of roles: certified and performative. Roles defined by certification can be faked; for example, a man can sit in a medical office, examine patients, and give advice without really being a doctor. Conversely, the mere act of executing…

  • TGR-S6E7: Jubilee

    This Friday, 15 Jan 2021 (1PM Pacific) marks the Finale of The Great Reset, a quest for a more resilient Christianity that began six season (42 weeks) ago in the shadow of COVID-19. The Biastes and Biastas reflect on what God has done in, through, and among them, while Ernie…

  • Dream: Billionaires

    We lost. Our tour bus is heading back to the hotel. We thought we had a chance. We hadn’t known each other at all when this started. We were just a random group of strangers thrown onto a team. But something improbable happened. We fell in love with each other.…

  • The Smile on God’s Face

    In response to the recent storming of the US Capitol.
I hate it.
I hate You.

  • The Answer

    The only real answer is Jesus. The only real problem is sin. The only real work is the cross. In the end, we only have Him.

  • Dream: Prison Break (About Abjection)

    Dream: Prison Break (About Abjection)

    A story of Law and Grace Two men. Old. Ghosts. With a mule. 1897. Treasure Hunters. They capture me. Take me into a dungeon. Make me dig. I break free. Shove them into an abyss Including their little black dog. Ignoring their screams for help. I open the steel door…

  • TGR-S6E6: How to Cure Train Wrecks

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Jan 5, 2020 at 1PM PST) as Ernie pitches a framework for tying together our recent themes of discipleship, reconciliation, and loving more like Jesus. Question: Is there a single thing that both causes and sustains “train wrecks” (i.e., cascades of broken relationships)? If…

  • TGR-S6E5: Wounded Feelings

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 29 1PM PST) as we work through the revelations from last week’s episode. Question: How should we respond when we are hurt by the actions of other believers — who themselves are hurting? Perspective: Seek the…

  • TRG-S6E4: Core Concepts

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 22 1PM PST) as David Johnson pitches us on the concepts he feels we need to Love More Like Jesus. Question: What does this group need in order to function the way God intended for us?…

  • Our Covenant with Cast Members

    Dear Participants: Thank you for being part of The Great Reset [also applies to Discipling By Jesus]. We want to honor your vulnerability at participating in this live stream, so please let us know if you are ever not comfortable with: Publishing the video, Answering a question, or Deviating from…

  • TRG-S6E3: All Creation Groans

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 15 1PM PST) as we wrestle with Ted’s challenge about how to love the whole world More Like Jesus. Question: Why did God place us in a world full of brokenness and pain? Perspective: So we…

  • Prelude to Reconciliation

    Type I Response I feel pain Someone just did something I see what they did wrong I blame them for my pain It is because they are broken I try to fix them They do not let me This implies they will cause me more pain I escalate or run…

  • TRG-S6E2d3: Teach Each Other

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 8 1PM PST) as we strive to discover how imperfect people can help each other Love More Like Jesus. Question: How can the Body of Christ come together to heal relationships, when the authority structures we…

  • TGR-S6E2: Loving the World as Jesus Does

    This week on The Great Reset, our Producer Ted Hahs shares his passion for loving the world (and each other) the way Jesus does. Q. How can we better recognize the awesomeness of the many people attempting great things for God? P: Providing a platform for them to share their…

  • TGR-S6E2d1: Family Time

    Q. How should we react when other people hurt us, or they claim that we hurt them? P. Seek to Ground our identity and security in Christ, so we can respond with curiosity and compassion rather than fear or anger When I feel threatened, my natural instinct is either fear…

  • TGR-S6E1: Season’s Greetings

    This week we begin Season 6 of The Great Reset, as well as a very unusual Advent Season capping off the unprecedented events of 2020!Question: Where do we go next?

  • Are Christians better at making atheists than disciples?

    TGR Friends, we have discussed how the Christian Church is often the worse example of demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ. This article is an opinion piece that echoes that sentiment and offers some interesting insight to why Christians may be making more atheists than disciples.

  • Spiritual Kreb’s Cycle

    Human bodies run on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins & minerals, water, and oxygen. What powers the Body of Christ?

  • TGR-S5E7: Jobs to Be Done

    For this week’s episode, we wrap up Season 5 of The Great Reset by attempting to address questions from last week using an updated Challenge Question, plus a more explicit leadership structure. Questions What must we do better for the Body of Christ to more effectively make disciples of our…