The Curse of Christianese: Episode 867
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Weird things Christians should stop saying, plus trusting God in a waiting season, and how to own your behavior in a world that shrugs responsibility.
Featured musical artist: About a Mile
Roundtable: Enough With the Spiritual Platitudes
God helps those who help themselves. I’m praying a hedge of protection. God will never give you more than you can handle. Some of our Christian clichés, while well-intentioned, can actually do more harm than good. Our guests share their least-favorite Christian cliches — plus ones they’re guilty of. They’ll also suggest better ways to encourage, exhort, and instruct others with our words.
Article: 5 Christian Clichés that Need to Die
Culture: Waiting (Well) on God
So much of life is spent waiting. Not just waiting in line or for your next Netflix series, but waiting to find a spouse, to have kids, to achieve your career goals and more. When your patience and even your faith is tested, how do you wait well? Pastor Mark Vroegop reminds us that waiting is a normal part of life and something that God uses to refine us. It’s not easy, though, so this conversation will give you things to cling to as you sort and struggle through your next wait.
Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life
Inbox: Owning My Decisions and Behavior
As a Christian, how do you stay accountable for your thoughts and actions in a world that would rather make excuses? Counselor Kari A weighs in.
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| 1:00.1 | Well, folks, hello and welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 1:15.7 | This is Lisa Anderson here with you. We are now into September. And so I hope you're with us. |
| 1:22.8 | I mean, quite frankly, we should all be in September at this point here. So that's good. |
| 1:27.4 | Also good is what is coming up later on in the show. For our inbox, we should all be in September at this point here. So that's good. Also good is what is coming |
| 1:28.9 | up later on in the show. For our inbox, we have a listener who wants to know, how can I be |
| 1:34.1 | accountable for my thoughts and actions in a culture that wants to blame others? And that's kind of |
| 1:39.8 | the common script. So one of our counselors is going to weigh in on that. And then for our |
| 1:44.1 | culture segment, |
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