Life + God Podcast

Unlearn Pride

What is the real definition of pride and when does it become sinful? How is the "sin" of pride relevant to us today? In today's episode Alyssa Robinson and Rev. Doug Meyer discuss the "Who Me?" Reading Plan that can be found in the YouVersion Bible app, which is all about pride. Access today's reading plan at https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/12533.
Next month's episode is titled Unlearn Fear, and Alyssa and Doug invite you to download the YouVersion app and join them in the reading plan called, "Not Afraid: How Christians Can Respond to Crises." CLICK HERE to access the reading plan for October.

Unlearn Faith

Rev. Doug Meyer and Alyssa Robinson are starting a monthly series called "Unlearn Faith." In this series, they will explore different faith topics like pride, fear, temptation, loss, etc. and challenge themselves to think differently about each of their faith structures. Here's how it'll work. Each month they will do a YouVersion reading plan together and then they will discuss their reading in the episode. That's it! It's almost like you get an inside look into a two person Bible study.
Alyssa and Doug would love for you to join in on these reading plans. We'll release on the first Tuesday of every month, so our next episode called "Unlearn Pride" will be available on September 7. CLICK HERE TO GET THE READING PLAN or visit https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/12533. You don't have to do the reading plan to enjoy the interesting faith conversation between two friends.
September Reading Plan - https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/12533 

The Burnout Is Real

Jacob Zachariah is a prosecutor in Dallas County's crimes against children division, and with that high-pressure job comes a great potential for burnout. He is also a first-generation American of Indian descent and has experienced burnout in often being seen as "other" in a majority white culture. Thank you, Jacob, for sharing your perspective on burnout with us. More mental health resources can be found at TMUMC.ORG/wellness.

Parenting Under Pressure

Stephanie Pippett is the Childcare Coordinator at Trietsch, and today she shares the pressures she's experienced as a parent over the past year and how it's led to parenting fatigue and burnout. At first she thought she was the only parent feeling this, but the more she opens up, the more she meets other parents who feel the same pressures. You can access more mental health resources at TMUMC.ORG/wellness.

Mental Health Roundtable | Burnout

Burnout is something that has touched almost all of us this past year in different ways, and the same is true for tonight's panelists. Stephanie Pippett is experiencing parenting burnout, Jacob Zachariah has felt career burnout, and even Rev. Daniel Humbert is running out of steam.

Full Divorce Disclosure

Rev. Doug Meyer, Rev. Wendy Curran Meyer, and Alyssa Robinson talk about loneliness and isolation through divorce and how the church can accidentally make people feel even more alone and isolated. Doug and Wendy each share times they've felt disconnected and what the church can do better to welcome people in with a huge embrace. You can get more mental health resources at TMUMC.ORG/wellness.

Becoming Known

Dr. Hannah Moussa and Dr. Vic Vines share their experiences of loneliness and isolation through divorces, addiction, and literal warfare. They are both convinced that vulnerability and openness is the only way to remove shame and take away the stigma of mental health issues. You can access more mental health resources at TMUMC.ORG/wellness.

Mental Health Roundtable | Isolation & Loneliness

Tonight's panelists, Wendy Curran Meyer, Dr. Vic Vines, and Dr. Hannah Moussa, share their personal experiences with isolation and loneliness as a result of divorce, addiction, and even war.

God Winks

Jeff Green recently fostered to adopt 7 & 8 year old brothers. There is a lot of worry and stress that comes with being a new parent, but maybe it's multiplied when adopting older children, cross-racially, as a single dad. Jeff shares some of those stresses he has encountered and some of the ways that God has winked at him through this process to let him know he's not alone. You can get more mental health resources at TMUMC.ORG/wellness.

Extreme Fear, Extreme Stress

In today's episode Le Tang shares two of the most stressful experiences of her life, coming out as gay and her sister's cancer scare. Fear took over in both of these experiences in unique ways, and the trauma from these events still linger. Today Le shares how she continues to work through her worries and stress. You can access more mental health resources at TMUMC.ORG/wellness.