From the martyr obsession of the late 90s to the culture war fighters of today, the church - especially in America - has this weird obsession with being persecuted. But are we actually persecuted? Or does the culture at large just no longer represent us in the majority? In this week's episode, we talk about how we live in the tension between a society that is no longer predominately Christian while still holding to our beliefs and convictions.__________________ Follow us on social:http://instagram.com/jonathan_caronehttp://instagram.com/ericw712 https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathan_caronehttps://www.tiktok.com/@ericw712 https://www.twitter.com/@jonathan_caronehttps://www.twitter.com/@ericw712 __________________ Tension was called Unlearning Youth Group for the first six seasons.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What does Jesus teach us about hard times, grief, and losing loved ones?

Most of life and faith is lived in the tension between the two extremes. On this show, we look at what many of us were taught growing up in evangelical churches, weigh it against what our current culture is saying, and try to find what Jesus has for us in the tension between the two.------- Tension was called Unlearning Youth Group for the first six seasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.