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Mortification of Spin

The Hidden Strength of Weakness

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4853 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2014

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Dubbed the reformed Harry Styles, William Shatner, and Cruella De Vil, Carl, Todd, and Aimee set out on another spinning adventure. The MoS posse toss around ideas about the biblical concept of finding strength in the midst of weakness. As Christians, we must draw our strength from our brokenness, sinfulness, and weakness. How can pastors shepherd their flocks of weak, broken people as weak, broken people themselves? On a different note, how is Carl similar to Harry Styles? Will he be able to compete for some of Harry's fan girls?    Enter the giveaway for your chance to win the audio series "Overcoming Adversity" by James Boice!This study from the book of Genesis focuses on the early life of Joseph. As a young man, Joseph experiences hardships of all kinds, from betrayal and rejection to temptation and loneliness. Through these dark years, Joseph kept his eyes on God, and his faith was strengthened. From studying Joseph’s life, you can learn how God is working in your own difficulties. You’ll see why God allows his people to suffer at times, and what he is doing through our pain. This six-part series is taken from Dr. Boice’s study on the 39th chapter of Genesis.Enter our giveaway now!

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0:00.0

Having been dubbed the Reformed Harry Stiles, William Shatner, and Cruella Deville,

0:23.8

Carl, Todd, and Amy set out on another spinning adventure.

0:27.7

The mortification of spin posse toss around ideas about the very biblical concept of finding strength in the midst of weakness.

0:35.1

As Christians, we must draw our strength from our brokenness,

0:38.4

sinfulness, and weakness. But how can pastors shepherd their flocks of weak, broken people

0:43.8

as weak broken people themselves? And on a different note, how is Carl similar to Harry Stiles?

0:51.0

Will he be able to compete for some of Harry's fan girls? Well, today we're broadcasting

0:59.8

from a top secret nursery in an OPC church somewhere in darkest Virginia. I'll give you a clue

1:08.3

if you're passing through. It's the nursery with the psychedelic pink windows.

1:12.6

Todd, what do you think of those windows? I love it. It turns everything in here, slightly pink.

1:17.9

No, you're a big pink guy. I'm a big pink guy. I'm very, very secure in my masculinity.

1:23.3

Carl, I mean, I don't know if you are now that we've found out something about you and the boy band One Direction.

1:30.7

Painful.

1:31.3

We do know a little bit of information here.

1:34.1

Amy Bird, an honorary man and honorary one of the guys here with us.

1:39.3

She has a daughter who listens religiously to mortification of Spin because a certain member of the

1:47.6

hosting team on Mortification of Spin when he speaks apparently sounds just like a member of

1:53.9

One Direction, a young man named Harry Stiles. And with Carl's proclivity for all things musical, particularly his love for boy bands, I think that he's quite honored with that distinction.

2:09.2

So for now on, Carl is the Reform Theology's answer to Harry Stiles of one direction.

2:16.9

It's Harry Stiles.

2:18.8

I'm just wondering, I need to have a word with you, because basically I want to shave my hair off,

2:24.3

and no one really let me, and I just want to take it all off, because I know you have a skinhead, and it looks like cool.

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