{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"If we were meant to fully grasp God, we wouldn't need Him","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3851,"description":"“If we were meant to fully grasp God, we wouldn’t need Him—exploring faith, wonder, and dependence.”\n\nWith Stu out sick, Tim and Joel take a break from their mini-series on the Communications Service Team to chat about what’s caught their eyes and minds this week.\nThey explore Tim’s German heritage, wrestling with the tension between beauty and atrocity in culture, the challenge of engaging with complex heroes, and what it means for Christians to hold a non-anxious presence in a fallen world.\nThey also dive into Joel’s reflections on Augustine’s Enchiridion, helping us understand the dual nature of Jesus, the process of sanctification, and the grace of never fully grasping God.\nFinally, they discuss the impact of technology on our lives—additive vs. extractive—and how our relationship with God shapes how we consume, create, and live in the world.\n📌 Episode Timestamps:  \n00:00 – Tim on German culture, Wagner & wrestling with flawed heroes\n25:09 – Augustine, the Apostles’ Creed & why we can’t fully grasp God\n38:32 – Additive vs extractive technology, AI, and discipleship\nDiscussed on this episode:\nPuff the Magic Dragon\nKatya Hoyer's Zeitgeist Substack\nBlood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918, Katya Hoyer\nRichard Wagner\nMartyr Made podcast\nLutheranSatire's St. Patrick's Bad Analogies\nSpiritual formation and AI: A deep dive with Andy Crouch and Jay Kim\nOn Additive and Extractive Technologies, by Cal Newport\nAre Podcasts Destroying Our Brains?\nThe Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance\nHow We Work by Basecamp\nFeel Good Productivity, by Ali Abdaal\nLibero podcast\nMotorsport Magazine podcast","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xefvzfzzrkbs1GjU01qCch0kUaJzwBthG2qO_sgqCm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzg4NjYvMTU4NTEz/OTEyOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}