More to It: Reframing Emotions

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Reframing Shame Jun 21, 2022

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When we experience shame, we sense we are not as we were meant to be. This is a normal feeling and part of the human experience. Shame becomes problematic when we respond as Adam and Eve did, hiding behind fig leaves and thus, hiding from ourselves, each other, and God.

We experience freedom from shame through living in Christ, who loves us and gave Himself for us (Galatians 2:22). Jesus doesn’t cover our sin and shame with better “leaves.” He gives us a new life and a new name. We are no longer slaves and orphans but beloved sons and daughters of God.

Presented by The Austin Stone Institute and Austin Stone Counseling

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Recommended Resources

Episode Resources from The Austin Stone Institute
Untangling Emotions, by J. Alasdair Groves and Winston T. Smith
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, by Mark Vroegop

Podcast Production Team

Producer & Host: Lindsay Funkhouser
Content Experts: Shanda Anderson, LPC-S; Brittany Beltran, LPC; Andrew Dealy, LPC
Technical Producer: Aaron Campbell
Podcast Art: Stephen Mancha
Podcast Music: Matt Graham
Liturgy Writer: Brittany Beltran
Liturgy Reader: Alex Espinoza
Groups Guide Writer: Erin Feldman

Reframing our Foundation Jun 14, 2022

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In the first episode of More to It: Reframing Emotions, The Austin Stone Institute and Austin Stone Counseling introduce emotions and consider the different ways people relate to them. The counselors invite us to “reframe” our foundational beliefs regarding emotions. We will recognize and receive our emotions as signposts in our lives rather than rejecting them or being ruled by them. If we do, we might discover a “whole, put-together life” (Romans 6:22–23, MSG).

Presented by The Austin Stone Institute and Austin Stone Counseling

Episode Transcript

Recommended Resources

Episode Resources from The Austin Stone Institute
Untangling Emotions, by J. Alasdair Groves and Winston T. Smith

Podcast Production Team
Producer & Host: Lindsay Funkhouser
Content Experts: Shanda Anderson, LPC-S; Brittany Beltran, LPC; Andrew Dealy, LPC
Technical Producer: Aaron Campbell
Podcast Art: Stephen Mancha
Podcast Music: Matt Graham
Liturgy Writer: Richard Wilson
Liturgy Reader: Alex Espinoza
Groups Guide Writer: Erin Feldman

On September 1, The Austin Stone Institute and The Austin Stone Counseling Center will conclude More to It: Reframing Emotions with a live Q&A! Ask a question in advance of the event here.

Introducing More to It: Reframing Emotions May 27, 2022

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All of us have personal experiences with and perspectives of emotions. Whether we view them as unimportant or all-encompassing, we all uniquely wrestle with emotions in one way or another. But more often than not, our perception of emotion is skewed—malformed by culture and distorted by our experiences. As believers, Scripture is our ultimate source of truth—so what does God’s Word say about human emotion?

Join us as we untangle misunderstandings surrounding emotions and examine their biblical purpose in the new podcast, More to It: Reframing Emotions. Throughout the episodes, we’ll cover topics like grief, shame, anger, pride, joy, anxiety, and more as we look at how those emotions are talked about in Scripture and introduce tools to help us live out its truth.