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Humanity needs connection, but we struggle to make a connection with others. Through the story of our first parents, Kevin and John discuss why human connection doesn't come naturally. 

To be human is to recognize our need for meaningful relationships. While they take effort and will lead to some hurt, failing to connect with others has drastic consequences. In this episode, John Skelly and Kevin Thompson discuss what characterizes meaningful connection.

Lies kill trust, frustrate relationships, and damage intimacy. While no one likes when they are lied to, few of us realize how often we lie to ourselves. The lies we tell ourselves wear on us, isolate us from others, and distract us from productive behavior. Rest, connection, and engagement are found through the truth. 

Worry is an app that runs in the background of many of our lies zapping our batteries. It exhausts us without any benefit, isolates us from a healthy community, and distracts us from meaningful work. We can take practical steps to worry less and enjoy more.  

We were created to be human. In our humanity, we can recognize the character of God, understand our need, and be in a relationship with Him. Yet, we are tempted to deny who we were created to be. We either overestimate ourselves and believe we are God or we undervalue ourselves and assume we are just an animal. Modern society has created a third temptation, we can deny our true natures and assume we are machines. We aren't God, an animal, or a machine. We are humans. When we recognize our true nature, we connect better with others, this world, and ourselves.  In this episode, John Skelly and I discuss why we are tempted to deny our humanity, what the consequences of those denials are, and how we can better appreciate who God made us to be. 

Be Human: Rested, Connected, and Engaged. In episode 1, Kevin interviews John Skelly from Fresh Roots counseling about three characteristics of our times--exhaustion, isolation, and distraction.