064 |Beyond God: Identity Crisis Series

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SS064 Shepherd & The Shrink Beyond God: Identity Crisis Series

Welcome back to the Identity Crisis Series, in which we ask why we’re in an identity crisis and discuss what that looks like. In this episode, we talk about our fifth problematic identity: thinking we’re beyond God.

Today, we talk about the ways that we as a society think we’re beyond God. We note that many people today don’t just think of God as antiquated, but as immoral. We share a brief history of the roles of various philosophers and scientists in bringing about today’s skepticism and we explain how our consumer mindset fuels it. We discuss the reasons people don’t look to God and we list the effects of this choice. We note the importance of focusing our attention deliberately and we explain what it means to pray ceaselessly. We list the things the world needs to know about God, and we note that He is not fragile. We also explain why miracles are not far-fetched.


“God has not been nudged aside from the center of the universe; only from the hearts of men and women.”

- Dr. Matt Hook

This week on Shepherd & the Shrink:

  • How the consumer mindset affects our relationship with religion

  • Why people aren’t looking to God

  • The meaning of acedia

  • The power of a prayer spot

  • What it means to pray ceaselessly

  • Why you shouldn’t treat God like He is fragile

  • Why you don’t have to get freaked out by miracles

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Martin Fletcher