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Sermon on the Mount: Series Finale (feat. Ryan Dunn)

October 12, 2018#AskSteveAustin, bible study, podcast, Sermon on the Mount, steve austinbible study, catching your breath, compass podcast, rethink church, ryan dunn, sermon on the mount, steve austinasksteveaustin

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Welcome to the #AskSteveAustin Podcast. This is the 11th and final episode of the Sermon on the Mount Series, featuring Steve Austin (with Ryan Dunn).

About Ryan:

Convinced that social media is increasingly where people gather, Rev. Ryan Dunn seeks to help the church meet the world through online relationship building. He currently serves with United Methodist Communications as the chief blogger, editor, and social media minister for the Rethink Church initiative. His prior work experiences include youth pastor, sports blogger, web marketer, and radio producer.

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Things Not to Discuss at Dinner (with Andie Redwine)

October 5, 2018#AskSteveAustin, Manhood, podcast, Politics, recovery, Religion, sex, spiritual abuse, steve austin, suicide#metoo, abuse, andie redwine, assault, dr. ford, kavanaugh, paradise recovered, politics, religion, scotus, sexism, steve austinasksteveaustin

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In this bonus episode of The #AskSteveAustin Podcast, Steve Austin talks with his friend, filmmaker Andie Redwine. The two discuss all the things you’re not supposed to talk about at dinner (mainly faith, politics, and why we should listen to the women).

Show notes:

Connect with Andie on Twitter and her website.
Purchase “Paradise Recovered” on Amazon.
Music by Devin Balram.
Pre-Order Steve’s new book, Catching Your Breath
Follow Steve’s blog
Leave an iTunes review.
Listen to Steve’s latest interview on The Inglorious Pasterds Podcast
Articles mentioned in this episode here, here, and here.

Rape, Religion, & Recovery

October 1, 2018#AskSteveAustin, Catching Your Breath, church hurts, Mental Health, podcast, Politics, recovery, Religion, sex, spirituality, steve austin, suicideabuse, catching your breath, childhood sexual abuse, csa, rape, recovery, religion, spirituality, steve austin, suicide preventionasksteveaustin

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This bonus episode of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast includes a few things Steve’s written lately on the topics of rape, religion, and recovery.

Follow Steve Austin’s blog at iamsteveaustin.com today.

Pre-order Catching Your Breath.

Jesus was a Social Worker (with Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

September 16, 2018#AskSteveAustin, bible study, Religion, self-care, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, steve austin#AskSteveAustin, baylor, holly oxhandler, jesus, podcast, sermon on the mount, social work, steve austinasksteveaustin

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In Episode 79 of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast with Steve Austin, Dr. Holly Oxhandler joins Steve to talk about salt and light. This continues our series on The Sermon on the Mount.

Dr. Holly Oxhandler is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and an Assistant Professor at Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. Holly studies religion/spirituality, health and mental health, and is especially interested in whether and how mental and behavioral health therapists discuss their client’s religious/spiritual beliefs in treatment. She developed and validated the Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale, has written for numerous academic journals, and her research has been featured in the Washington Post, Consumer Affairs, Religion News Service, Baptist News Global, and more.

Holly lives in Waco, TX with her husband, Cory, and the couple has two children: Callie (2012) and Oliver (2016). She loves to read, paint, meditate, learn about others’ stories over a cup of coffee, and most of all, spend time with her loved ones.

Follow Holly at hollyoxhandler.com and listen to her every week on the CXMH Podcast.

What is Pando?

September 12, 2018#AskSteveAustin, podcast, Politics, Religion, spirituality, steve austinbuddhist, christian, claire robinson, davia rivka, ecology, ed bacon, gangsta gardener, gregory ellison, inter spiritual, jew, jihad turk, john cobb, mark sears, mona haydar, muslim, myokei caine-barrett, pando, pando clone, pando populus, pilgrimage to pando, pouria montazeri, ron finley, science, sheila mckeithen, steve austin, utah, will crossleyasksteveaustin

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On this bonus episode of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast, Steve Austin chats with participants in the Pilgrimage to Pando, sponsored by Pando Populus and the Western Aspen Alliance. What is Pando? Why does it matter? Why does everyone from an Episcopal priest to a Muslim rapper to Maria Shriver and the Gangsta Gardener care so much about 106 acres of woods in Utah? Listen to this episode to find out.

Read Steve Austin’s latest blog on Oneness & Legacy by clicking right here.

In this episode:

Find out more at PandoPopulus.com

Music by BenSound

Suicide, The Woman at the Well, & You

September 4, 2018#AskSteveAustin, church hurts, Mental Health, podcast, recovery, self-care, steve austin, suicide#AskSteveAustin, hope, recovery, restore alabaster, shame, steve austin, suicide, suicide prevention, woman at the wellasksteveaustin

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This bonus episode of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast features Steve Austin’s latest talk at Restore Alabaster. Check out this candid discussion on shame, suicide prevention, and creating a safe community.

Watch the video here.

Read Steve’s latest blog on this topic.

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Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness (with Brad Polley)

August 26, 2018#AskSteveAustin, bible study, Mental Health, podcast, Religion, Sermon on the Mount, sex, steve austin#AskSteveAustin, bible study, brad polley, inglorious pasterds, masturbation, podcast, sermon on the mount, steve austinasksteveaustin

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In Episode 78 of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast, Steve Austin talks with Brad Polley, co-host of the Inglorious Pasterds Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the Beatitudes, the meaning of “righteousness”, and spanking the monkey.

Alternate Titles:

The Beatitudes and Masturbation
Spanking the Monkey with Brad Polley
The REAL Reason Paul went Blind
The Beatitudes: Who Cares?

Show Notes:

I don’t think Joel Osteen preaches on this very often.
What’s about to come after this is completely upside down and backward. Nothing about this is how society works.
Blessed are the poor in spirit? Blessed are those who mourn? The modern church doesn’t believe any of this.
“There’s more opportunity for God when you’re at the end of your rope.” What are you even talking about?
The Kingdom of God is a completely upside down reality. The path of Jesus is the path of downward mobility.
Grace is a level playing field, whether you like it or not.
“Grace isn’t opposed to hard work, but it is opposed to earning.” Dallas Willard
You can’t buy or earn your way into God’s Kingdom.
When you’re poor, you don’t have much to defend.
When you’re mourning or meek or a peacemaker, you aren’t trying to defend things.
We mentally ascent to these words, but we keep them at arm’s length.
What does “righteousness” mean? I think Jesus is talking about an inner posture.
If you deal with the internal life, the external life will take care of itself.
Prohibition just increases the temptation.
When righteousness is your posture, everything else takes care of itself.
“To the extent that you live in fear, that is the extent to which you don’t know that you are loved.” -Paul Young
Sometimes hungering and thirsting for righteousness might be calling the therapist.
IngloriousPasterds.com
Music by: Act of Congress

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The Beatitudes, Scandal, & Queerness (feat. Liz Edman)

August 17, 2018#AskSteveAustin, bible study, book, LGBTQ, podcast, Politics, Religion, Sermon on the Mount, steve austin#AskSteveAustin, beatitudes, bible study, lgbtq, liz edman, podcast, queer, queer virtue, scandal, sermon on the mount, steve austinasksteveaustin

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Welcome to episode 77 of the #AskSteveAustin podcast with Steve Austin, featuring Rev. Liz Edman. In this episode, we’ll be talking about The Beatitudes, Scandal, and the Queerness of God. The Reverend Liz Edman is a New Yorker, by way of Arkansas. She’s a political strategist, Episcopal Priest, and author of Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity.

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The Big Problem with Your Arrogant Religion (feat. Arthur Harrison)

August 12, 2018bible study, podcast, Religion, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual abuse, steve austin#AskSteveAustin, arrogance, arthur harrison, fumc alabaster, methodist, podcast, prayer, religion, restore, sermon on the mount, steve austinasksteveaustin

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Episode 76 of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast with Steve Austin continues the Sermon on the Mount Summer series, with an interview with Steve’s friend and pastor, Arthur Harrison. In this episode, the guys discuss the problem with arrogant (showy) religion. The Biblical text featured in this episode is from Matthew 6:1-18.

Show notes:

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About Arthur:

Rev. Arthur Harrison is a father and a husband before he is anything else. It is his highest and favorite calling in life. In his other time, he is the executive pastor at Alabaster First United Methodist. Before serving in Alabaster, he served congregations in Pell City, AL; Front Royal, VA; and Huntsville, AL. in youth ministry, children’s ministry, and pastoral ministry. He has a Masters of Divinity Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelors of Arts in History from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In addition to local church ministry, Arthur previously served as a chaplain intern for UAB University Hospital, currently serves as a chaplain with the United States Army Reserve, and is in the process of completing his certification to serve as a law enforcement chaplain with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department.

Catching Your Breath: Chapter 1 (feat. Steve Austin)

August 1, 2018#AskSteveAustin, book, Catching Your Breath, Mental Health, podcast, Religion, self-care, spirituality, steve austin#AskSteveAustin, #catchingyourbreath, anxiety, catching your breath, self-care, spirituality, steve austin, stress managementasksteveaustin

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Episode 74 of the #AskSteveAustin Podcast is a bonus episode! This episode features Steve Austin, reading Chapter 1 of his brand-new book, Catching Your Breath: The Sacred Journey from Chaos to Calm. The book is available for pre-order now on Amazon, in both e-book and paperback format. Click here to order yours today!

Endorsements:

“In Catching Your Breath, Steve offers himself as a companion to those who feel like they are drowning, not as a lifeguard but as a coach saying ‘Hey. You can swim!’” — Andre Henry, Managing Editor, RELEVANT Magazine
“…uncomfortably honest, remarkably compassionate, and beautifully rough around the edges. Thank you for your friendship, Steve. And thank you for this book. Page after page you reminded me that ‘It is finished.’”— Tullian Tchividjian, author of One-Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World and Jesus + Nothing = Everything
“As I was reading Catching Your Breath, I was convinced that Steve had been reading my mind. Thankfully, he had just the words I needed to hear. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.”— Michael Baysinger, host of The Inglorious Pasterds Podcast

Tweetable moments:

I’m not here to argue sacred vs. secular or Sunday vs. Monday. I’m less concerned with a need for theological rightness and far more passionate about kindness.
In the midst of a sometimes-chaotic life, it’s normal to feel breathless.
The harsh reality is this: sometimes, even good eggs crack. In those moments, friends and loved ones get the chance to pad the carton with an extra layer of love.
Beneath all the different things we think we need permission for, I believe what we need is permission to be ourselves. Permission to belong, just as we are.

Show notes:

Pre-order Catching Your Breath Today (click here)
Read Chapter 1 at iamsteveaustin.com (click here)
Music in today’s episode by BenSound