058: When Jesus Changes Everything Part 1 with Shannan Martin

<p>Shannan Martin is wife to Cory, the chaplain at their county jail, and mama to 4 adopted kiddos. She is also an author of two amazing books, "Falling Free" and "The Ministry of Ordinary Places". She is a passionate follower of Christ who desires to equip believers to better serve the Lord by loving well the people around them.</p> <p>What we Chat about in This Episode:</p> <p>~Shannan's books</p> <p>~Her journey and their family's life story (as touched on in Falling Free!) of going from living a simple, safe, and peaceful life on a picturesque, sprawling farm to choosing to move to a lower income part of the city in order to enter into the lives of others with the light and love of Christ<br /> ~The importance of loving our neighbor and also being loved by our neighbor</p> <p>~What day-to-day life looks like now in the Martin's new town (as shared in The Ministry of Ordinary Places)</p> <p>~What it looks like to draw near to people who don't look, believe, or live like us (just as Christ did!)</p> <p>~Slowing down to notice the people around us; the importance of the ministry at our finger tips right here and right now</p> <p>~Shannan having her perspective changed on whether or not our aim in life ought to be to live safe, secure, comfortable, "common sense" lives</p> <p>~Prejudices and wrong ways of thinking Shannan had to get past in order to live this new life of being a good and intentional neighbor to people who are very different from her</p> <p>~The problem of living blindly under a bubble, insulated by people who are only just like us</p> <p>~The reality that we are all actually not that different from one another after all - we are all image bearers of God who want to belong and be loved and trusted</p> <p>~Tackling the dark, quiet places inside of us and coming face to face with wrong, judgmental viewpoints we harbor towards others</p> <p>~How to start this new lifestyle of being a good neighbor to others and seeing people as Christ sees them</p> <p>~The importance of learning and listening to other people's stories; the impact this can have on our hearts and views of others</p> <p>~Shifting our perspective from "What?" to "Why?"</p> <p>~Leveling the playing field by humbly dismantling the myth that we commit "ok" sins, while others commit far worse sins</p> <p>~Our journeys out of legalism and judgementalism; Christ's disdain for legalistic Pharisaicalism; the damage it does to the kingdom</p> <p>~God rescuing Shannan from the life she always wanted</p> <p>~What to say to others who are accusing us of living unwise or unsafe lives</p> <p>~Surrendering the idols of people-pleasing and the approval of others</p> <p>~The reality that "living the American dream with a side of Jesus" is not Biblical Christianity</p> <p>~Living with surrendered, open hands</p> <p>~The importance of acknowledging our need for and dependance on Christ</p> <p>~Our unfortunate practice of regularly parroting familiar Christian phrases from a place of theory rather than practice</p> <p>~Entering into the pain of others as Christ did</p> <p>~The significance of suffering</p> <p>~And more!</p> <p>For full shownotes, head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a></p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>