In this episode, Brandon, Linda and Rob finish their conversation on the topic of how we change and grow.The first part of the episode explores the current cultural trend toward tolerance and what we’re calling radical acceptance - this idea that no one should have to change anything about themselves if they don’t want to and, more than that, the act of asking someone to change is now considered an affront - real love would just accept people however they are.  In the second half of the episode, we turn a corner in this conversation to begin to see how  the way we’ve been designed (think neuroscience and the psychology of attachment) shape our approach to change and growth.  We also explore how each of the previous approaches - knowledge, action and power -  come together as aspects of change and growth that emerge from our attachment to God as his dearly loved children. Resources mentioned or used in the episodeThe Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. TruemanRenovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms by Jim WilderThe Connected Life: The Art and Science of Relational Spirituality by Todd W Hall and Curt ThompsonBecoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others by Ed KhouriPaul and Union with Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study by Constantine R. CampbellFound episode #3 - Freedom - What is it good for?Found episode #6 - What is love? (Baby Don’ Hurt Me)Found episode #7 -  How do we change and grow? (part 1) The Well episode: “Joy” List of philosophers/thinkers/scientists/physicians mentioned:Philip RieffCarl TruemanImmanuel KantJohn LockeJohn Stuart MillIsaiah BerlinJean-Paul SartreSimone de BeauvoirJacques DerridaMichel FoucaultCharles TaylorJames WilderDr Alan SchoreEd KhouriSaint Clair of AssisiFor updates on important events, visit https://saddleback.com/found and join the Found community!

How do we change and grow?  Seems like a pretty straightforward question…until you dig a little deeper.  This is the first of a two-part episode that explores the various ways this question has been answered by secular philosophers  as well as how the church has incorporated these ways of thinking into the approaches it uses to help people change and grow.  This episode explores three paradigms - The first is: “Information = Transformation” and it poses the question - does transformation happen as I accumulate correct knowledge?The second is: “Do the Right Thing” which seeks to determine if transformation happens as we accumulate longer and longer strings of good deeds.The third is: “Power to the People” which asserts that the ability to change and grow is tied to  having the power in a given situation. Episode two will look at our current cultural reality and then propose a Biblical perspective for change and growth that involves knowing, doing and power under the umbrella of attachment to God.   Join your hosts Brandon Bathauer and Linda Tokar and their special guest, Rob Jacobs as we seek to really understand how we change and grow.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.Books referenced in the episode:The Connected Life by Todd Hall The Solution of Choice by Dr. Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder.Early Thinkers:Tertullian AugustineJustin Martyr BoethiusPhilo Thomas AquinasClement Knowledge = Transformation DescartesLockeHumeKantDo the Right Thing HobbesEinsteinFor full show notes, visit https://saddleback.com/found and join the Found community!

Kick off this series on the Fruit of the Spirit by diving into the hotly contested, deeply forming, culturally appropriated word of all words: LOVE. Join your hosts Linda Tokar and Brandon Bathauer as they process the loves presented by our culture, in contrast with the love shown to us by God.For full show notes (books, linked articles, and more), visit https://saddleback.com/found and join the Found community!Special thanks to: Logan Tullius, Lindsey Sun, Andrew Obnial, Ryan Bathauer, Ian Greenhalgh, Scott Tokar, Doug Jones, Bethany Bathauer, and Rob Jacobs for your insights and research on this topic.

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