In this episode Russ and Alex talk about giving up things for God to find the freedom it provides. Alex asks Russ about his article "He Stood Before the Judge" a narrative take on the crucifiction of Jesus. The fellows discuss Andrew DiNardo's article "There is a God and I'm not Him." It is a great read and includes quotes from the movie "Rudy." We discus our most popular article on the web from the Gospel Coalition, "Stop Overspiritualize Calling." We then wrap up with several jokes and a shout out for what is coming up in the next week.

Episode 6 - Rudy's Lesson About God's Sovereignty

In this episode of the podcast, Russ and Alex talk about the renaming of the podcast, the podcast word of the day, and other fun things. The question of the week was "why do we need accountability," which sparked some great conversations about the need for it and what it looks like in practice. Russ interviews Alex about his article this week, "War to be God." Alex and Russ talk about Freddy from Men of Meanz's article "Beware of the Swiss Cheese Gospel." And they end on the Gospel Coalition's article "Don't Hide Behind a Smiling Emoji." Tune in next week to listen for the Podcast Word of the Day!

Episode 7 The War of Emojis and Swiss Cheese

In this episode, Alex and Russ are back together in the same geographic space for the first time in a month. As a result Alex makes fun of Russ's cell phone voice. 

This week on the Ascending Word:

Alex and Russ discuss our Question of the Week, "how do you stand against sin and for people?" (1:27)

In the Word Russ and Alex reflected on the must read article of the week, Andrew DiNardo's "Were you There?" (13:30).

Alex starts us off with our Popular on the Web segment with Russ Ramsey's "The God Who Broke My Heart" on the Gospel Coalition. (26:30)

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Episode 8 - Haters and Heartbreak

We're just a bunch of young people writing about the things we know and telling our stories of what Christ is doing in us.

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