It’s one of the most controversial, but unavoidable topics today—living with offense without being offended. In this conversation, Chase Replogle and I talk about this important topic from the content of his just-released book, A Sharp Compassion: 7 Hard Words to Heal Our Insecurities and Free Us from Offense.
Karl and Chase talk about why offense is a necessary part of life, how to use it well, and deal with it properly.
Subjects include:
- How Jesus intentionally used offensive words in strategic situations to bring about desired results
- The importance of discipleship
- How the absence of close relationships makes us more offendable
- How church leaders can help those who struggle with being offended
- And more
Chase Replogle is also the author of The 5 Masculine Instincts: A Guide to Becoming a Better Man, and is the host of the Pastor Writer Podcast. He pastors the Bent Oak Church in Springfield, Missouri.
Links from this Episode
- Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Bonus Content
The Danger Of The Cult Of Self-affirmation
A talk with Chase Replogle about the dangers of using self-affirmation as a guide to life and truth. Recent surveys have shown that self-affirmation, and specifically “how I feel at the moment” have widely replaced universal truths in many people’s lives.
It’s also made its way into the church. While 91% of U.S. adults agree that “the best way to find yourself is by looking within yourself,” 76% of practicing Christians agreed with that statement.
As Chase wrote in A Sharp Compassion, “Religion has not disappeared from America, as so many feared; instead, it has, like everything from our entertainment to our diets, become personalized. It has shifted from the risk of offense to the affirmation of the self.”
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