{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Church is Messy","title":"Church Is Messy: A Response to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2893,"description":"We begin a new season of Church Is Messy on a very serious note: A response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.\nTopics discussed in this episode:\n00:00 Intro - welcome back after Rick's sabbatical.\n01:46 A renewed sense of identity as a part of sabbatical.\n08:05 The assassination of Charlie Kirk.\n10:09 An email we received.\n12:22 We're a church that values questions - from everybody.\n14:40 Something Rick would do differently if he could.\n15:36 Rick's intent in the weekend services.\n16:40 At least three broad categories of people regarding Charlie Kirk among those who attend Autumn Ridge Church.\n19:55 Sunday morning is not a time to say what can be said, it's a time to say what must be said. What must be said is we are grieving and we need to turn and look to Jesus.\n26:04 \"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.\" -Tertullian\n30:16 The view that this is a wakeup call for Christians to rise up.\n31:46 A question that hasn't been asked yet.\n35:05 We owe it to ourselves to slow down and get really honest with ourselves about our demands, wants, and responses.\n35:54 It's tragic that empathy has been downplayed, disparaged, and kicked to the curb. Too many Christians see empathy as a negative.\n37:11 This is a time to engage in empathy. Empathy is necessary for understanding.\n41:04 Who do I trust? Beware of false prophets.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eGW0GjLFQWz3qpPjio-ji_5x5MOSNJlW79nf4VSHKIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4Mzk3LzE2ODMw/MzYzMDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}