Happiness Questing

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2013

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As Todd and Carl report from "The Batcave" to offer a solemn critique of Andy Stanley's book, Deep and Wide, the hosts discuss the biblical role of the church, Jesus' example and the definition of happiness. While both the topic and their critique are serious, the musical interludes certainly are not. If you've ever wondered how the church should relate to the culture around it and what the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" could possibly have to do with it, you'll love this episode of The Mortification of Spin! Free resource from the Alliance of Confessing EvangelicalsHappy, Though Poor by Dr. BarnhouseJoy is the blessing of being at peace with God, and this is by believing in Jesus Christ as one's Savior and having Him remove the burden of sin and guilt from one's life. One may be poor by the world's standards, but belonging to Jesus now and for eternity is true wealth. Mentioned on Happiness Questing Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend by Andy Stanley Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel [IX Marks] by Mark Dever

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0:00.0	To the Batmobile. Let's go.
0:03.7	Atomic batteries to power. Turbites to speed.
0:07.8	Roger. Ready to move out.
0:13.5	Welcome to Mortification of Spin, the regular podcast of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:22.6	We're broadcasting from the Batcave, deep in the ground under a mansion in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
0:30.0	I'm here with the team, the puppet master, Aaron and Michael, who are to us what Sir George Martin was,
0:36.1	to Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band,
0:38.5	and as always my partner in crime, the boy wonder, Todd Pruitt, pastor of Church of the
0:44.7	Saviour in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Todd, how's it going? Well, it's going well, Carl. Thank you for
0:52.2	the gracious introduction. I always picture myself as Robin to your Batman.
0:57.4	And so you should.
0:58.5	Absolutely.
1:03.5	Now, Carl, you are quite the connoisseur of all things, Mega Church.
1:13.8	Anytime you have a chance to come out here to the campus of Church of the Savior, you seem to have a bit of wonder on your face.
1:22.0	I do, I do.
1:23.2	Yeah, and you treat me with the respect that is requisite, I think, for a pastor of a church of this size.
1:34.3	And I've always appreciated the deference you give to me because of that.
1:39.7	I find your critique of mega-churches actually quite interesting, usually quite accurate.
1:50.0	And you wrote a piece for Ref 21 that by the time of this airing is probably a few weeks old,
1:58.0	but very relevant.
2:00.0	You're commenting on a book that you have spent a little time in
2:05.8	by Andy Stanley. Now, Andy Stanley is the pastor of North Point Church in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
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