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Episode Notes [01:14] Unexpected Email from Employer [05:49] The Deferred Resignation Program [06:34] Initial Reactions and Concerns [08:01] Evaluating the Offer [08:21] Enhanced Standards of Conduct [08:55] Personal Reflections and Concerns [12:21] Seeking Advice and Making a Decision [13:01] Option One: Do Not Resign [14:56] Option Two: Resign [16:44] Insights from Conversations [21:30] Making The Decision [23:51] Final Thoughts and Gratitude Resources Mentioned Sebastian Junger The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson Donald Trump Elon Musk Steve Bannon Russell Vought Derek Sivers Sumner Crenshaw Brian Fretwell at Finding Good Chad Littlefield The Thought Leaders Practice by Matt Church Simon Cowell Beauty Pill Producer Ben Ford Questions Asked Is it legitimate, and can it be trusted? How are you feeling? What questions come to your mind? Where does your mind go? Are you seeking safety? Would this have been an adrenaline rush as you raced to send the resignation response? What an "enhanced standard" regarding loyalty and trustworthiness was? What are these new "enhanced standards?" Are they beyond what my Constitutional oath requires? If I don't resign, how bright will the target on my back glow? My leadership has supported all my work, but would termination direction come from higher up the chain of command? What would you recommend if we talked over coffee? What questions would you ask? How would you use listening? How would you use silence? How is this scenario playing out in your mind and body? What is coming to the surface for you? How might that influence what you are about to say to me? What are the chances of my name popping on a list and getting fired? How about the chances of being part of an official Reduction in Force and early retirement? Would the administration make a better offer? What do I know about the pending job market? What did I expect the workplace to be like and did I want to be there as the contractions took place? Will the administration pay me through the end of September or will they renege? Can I sufficiently build the Curated Questions business to transition by 1 October? - Do I have the faith or confidence to step into this future as a sole practitioner and grow Curated Questions into all I envisioned? Was this purpose calling? What would I expect the job market to look like at the end of summer if I hadn't developed the income streams to maintain our lifestyle? What is your recommendation? Did it change from your initial recommendation? Where in your body are you feeling the uncertainty? Are you processing this scenario in parallel with your decision as if you had received the email? What additional questions should I have considered? Who else should I have consulted with? How would you have changed my risk rating? What is the correct length of the pregnant pause before making an important announcement? What processes would you use in my circumstance, and what would be different? What questions are at the top of your list to get to a decision? Who would be the members of your pantheon you would counsel with to gain clarity? Apart from the heady analysis, what other key practices would you include in your journey through a similar situation?…

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Run from Sexual Sin

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All sin is destructive, but sexual sin is particularly damaging. It’s for this reason that God puts very specific guardrails around sexuality. As followers of Jesus, honoring God includes resisting the temptation toward sexual sin, running to Jesus...

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Conflict and Christ Followers

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Conflict is an inevitable part of life in this broken world. When conflict arises between followers of Jesus, the way we resolve that conflict says a lot about whether or not we follow the example of love to which Jesus calls us. The world tempts us...

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Protect the Integrity of the Church

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God takes the integrity of His church seriously. When we encounter someone in sin within the church family, our responsibility is to call it out in love, praying always for repentance and restoration. But our first look should always be inward, asking...

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Servants and Stewards of God

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The Gospel is an amazing message of hope to share with the world, and the responsibility to share it rests on every follower of Jesus. While the gospel message can sometimes be met with pushback or even persecution from the world, ultimately it’s only...

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Whose Kingdom Are You Building?

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Whose kingdom are you building? The pursuits of this world like wealth, success, popularity and influence can make us feel good in the moment, but none of those things will last. Instead of building our own kingdom, God calls those who are in Christ...

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The Challenge to Grow

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What does it mean to be spiritually mature? The Apostle Paul calls out some in the Corinthian church for their immaturity and encourages them to keep their focus on Jesus. It serves as a reminder to us all that preachers and ministry leaders are...

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True Wisdom

7 weeks ago

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The gospel message is beautiful in its simplicity, but we can often overcomplicate it in our efforts to share it with others. We can convince ourselves that we need to use just the right words or have complex knowledge, ready for every possible...

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The Simplicity of the Gospel

8 weeks ago

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The gospel message - that God sent Jesus to save us from sin - is powerful in its simplicity. To a world that values power and influence, the idea that Jesus would sacrifice himself for the sake of others can seem like foolishness. But for those who...

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Unite Around the Gospel

9 weeks ago

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What happens when division comes to church? From having a favorite pastor to preferences in music, divisions can rise up quickly when we take our eyes off of the main thing: the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul calls out those divisions and...

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Lead with Love

10 weeks ago

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1 Corinthians is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to a church in the city in Greece called Corinth. It’s full of both encouragement as well as loving correction as Paul reminds the church of who they are in Christ, the importance of love and...

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The Way of the Wise

11 weeks ago

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The Bible provides simple truths for living the Christian life that have stood the test of time. The wisdom God gifted to King Solomon was recorded for our benefit in the book of Proverbs - a treasure-trove of God’s principles for how to navigate the...

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Can I Trust the Bible?

12 weeks ago

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The Bible is God’s Word given to us through its 66 books by over 40 authors all inspired by the Holy Spirit. It stands alone as the most important book in all of human history, but many have also called the Bible into question. So why do we believe...

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Jesus Pursues the One

13 weeks ago

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Sharing the Gospel starts with identifying a person in your life to intentionally come alongside and simply point toward Jesus. God will continually put people in our path to love and care for, but it takes shifting our eyes off of ourselves and being...

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The Arrival of Peace

14 weeks ago

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Everyone wants peace, but why is it so hard to find? The world attempts to find peace by trying to remove conflict, hardships or enemies, but the nature of our broken world means that those things will always exist. True peace in life only comes from...

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The Arrival of Joy

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