The 180 Church Podcast with Dr. Sammy and Friends

Self-Talk: “B.A.R.” Being Always Right

Believe it or not, Being Always Right is one of the Cognitive Behavior Distortions. Learn the affects of this maladaptive thinking and how the gospel plays a crucial role in helping us out of it, saving us and our relationships.

Self-Talk: Blame

This week's podcast covers the Blame distortion and the deep insights found in the gospel through the Parable of the Talents. The discussion covers a wide range of insights, from what the distortion looks like to how one can identify it, as well as how taking ownership of mistakes and even misfortune can bring much freedom and empowerment resulting in healing and growth.

Self-Talk: Personalization

In today's podcast, the whole crew is back together to discuss the cognitive distortion of personalization. This distortion causes us to misplace blame on ourselves for events out of our control. Not dealing with this self-blame can skyrocket anxiety and depression within us and cause us to lose sight of what is in our spheres of concern and what is of our influence. Through the Sunday message, we unpack the insights found through the nuances in life and discuss how we can partner with God to flourish this year.

Self-Talk: Fallacy of Change

In today's podcast, Joe and Pastor Lydia team up to unpack some insights on how difficult it is to develop a character of gratitude. They tackle the Fallacy of Change distortion in which we think that changing the people or circumstances around us will prospectively provide happiness and how breaking through this distortion brings clarity about the blessings in our lives and the one who is the giver of them all.

Competing Commitments

As we enter the new year, we reflect on the resolutions we’re making for next year. The fact is, changing ourselves for the better is hard. There tends to be an implicit aversion to change because we do not know the values that drive the actions that cause us to fail when we’re trying to make progress. Even though we say we “know” our values, it’s really our behavior that exhibits them, showing us what the foundation is on which we base our actions. To truly change then, we must be willing to be honest with ourselves and allow the spirit of God to transform us so that we can become people of substance.

(Advent) A Christmas Story Retold

Christmas can often be reduced to a religious holiday for many people. However, the meaning of Christmas is much bigger than that. It is a narrative comprised of three elements: a star foretold, a few seekers from afar, and a calling embraced. The birth of Christ is a partnership between God and man that changed history and, even now, invites us to a great call to change the world.