E229 Demystifying the Spiritual Realm | Special Guest Nate Westwick

The Debrief Podcast with Matthew Stephen Brown

Sandals Church

Deconstruction, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Culture, Faith, Christianity

5 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This episode we have author & coffee roaster Nate Westwick on our show! Nate recently published a book, 'Clearing the Path' that Matt actually wrote the foreword for. This discussion explores the demystification of spiritual life, emphasizing Jesus's extensive use of questions throughout the Bible. It underscores the importance of small groups in fostering spiritual growth and community. Differentiating between podcasts and pastoral roles, it delves into the soul's deepest longing for connection and belonging. The church is portrayed as a model of familial love, transcending biological ties. Addressing contemporary challenges, it confronts misconceptions perpetuated by platforms like TikTok and societal judgments against the church. The conversation also touches on healing from church-related wounds, contrasting the destructive influence of Satan with the redemptive power of God's love.

Clearing the Path: Connecting with God in a Cluttered World
by Nathan Westwick (Author), Matthew Stephen Brown (Foreword)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the debrief podcast with Matt Brown.
0:10.2	The podcast where pastor and author Matt Brown
0:12.7	debriefs your questions about Christianity and current issues shaping our culture.
0:17.4	Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.
0:28.6	Well, hey, everybody. Welcome to the debrief. And I am super excited to have my buddy Nate Westwick here, joining us for the first time. First time. Yes, long time listener,
0:33.5	first time guest. First time caller. Yes. Okay. So we're going to do like when we talk about our
0:39.6	wives, how we met. Yes. So we're not married for the record. Never even gone on a date.
0:44.0	But not too much. We are not married to each other. Never even been on a date. True. With each other.
0:47.6	How did we meet? I'm curious what your story is. Yeah. What is my story? So we first started attending sandals in the VCC days. Wow. Okay, wow. So that's been like
0:56.1	1999, 2000. Let's call it 2000. Okay. Because I had married my wife in 1999. I think we started attending
1:01.7	sandals in 2000. So that would have been a while ago. When we actually met, it's a good question.
1:07.8	I don't know, sometime after 2000. I have a memory of us sitting on a sidewalk talking. I don't know. Sometime after 2000. I have a memory of us sitting on a sidewalk talking.
1:14.4	I don't know if that's real or I dreamt it or it's a vision from the Lord.
1:18.2	But yeah.
1:19.5	Could be in the future.
1:20.2	After this, we can say on the sidewalk.
1:21.5	And then I remember talking about church hurt.
1:23.3	You were a part of another church and that went south.
1:27.3	And, man, I just remember praying for you. you were a part of another church and that went south.
1:30.4	And, man, I just remember praying for you.
1:31.6	Like, man, I'm so sorry.
1:31.8	Yeah.
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