Talks of Outkasts
Welcome to Talks of Outkasts. This is a place where we fearlessly discuss life's toughest topics. Get ready for candid conversations and insightful reflections on a journey toward Biblical clarity. We are two ministers of the gospel, one pastor and the other a collegiate minister.
Talks of Outkasts
What Is Wrong With Me?
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What if the thing keeping you stuck is not your schedule, your stress, or even your circumstances - but the way you keep misdiagnosing what is really wrong?
Chris and Miles Harris get brutally honest about the inner life of pastors, Christians, and anyone trying to make sense of spiritual dryness, burnout, self-pity, and that nagging question: What is wrong with me?
Chris and Miles come at the problem from opposite angles. Miles tends to under-spiritualize - staying busy, fixing things, and masking deeper issues with activity. Chris tends to over-spiritualize - assuming every hard season means something is deeply broken. Together, they unpack why both instincts can keep you from the truth, and why the real answer is often much closer, and much harder, than you want to admit.
You'll discover:
- why Christians so often hide, excuse, or overcomplicate their own sin
- how to tell the difference between conviction and condemnation
- why “burnout” can sometimes be a symptom of something deeper
- what Augustine, Luther, and Genesis 3 reveal about the human heart
- how the gospel confronts both pride and self-loathing
- why honest self-examination is impossible without grace
- what to do when you finally identify the real issue and still do not know how to move forward
Chris also shares the pastoral counsel he returns to again and again: ask the hard questions, confess without making excuses, and keep coming back to Christ when your heart wants to spiral into shame or denial. Miles presses into the practical side too, asking what this looks like for ministry, family, work, and the tension between giving your all and learning to rest without guilt.
This episode lands in a place every listener needs - whether you are overloaded, spiritually numb, trapped in self-criticism, or simply tired of pretending you have it together. If you have ever wondered whether your problem is sin, exhaustion, idolatry, or just plain weakness, this conversation gives you a better starting point: the cross, the gospel, and a sober look at yourself in light of both.
Essential listening for pastors, ministry leaders, and any believer who wants to stop band-aiding the symptoms and get honest about the roots.
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