A space for meaningful conversations about Christian spirituality, discovery, and practice.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Bonnie Kristian joins us from the Twin Cities to discuss her new book, A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today. In this fantastic book, Bonnie takes some of Christianity's most pressing and discussed subjects - Bible, sexuality, gender roles, eschatology, providence, etc. - and gives readers a concise and effective look into the core perspectives, while introducing us to Christian voices around the world. Hope you enjoy!
Bonnie's website - http://bonniekristian.com
We have officially launched our GoFundMe campaign! As we briefly discuss in the intro, we are looking to raise $500 for upgraded gear and a year's worth of service with Podbean. If you have enjoyed the podcast so far, please consider making a small (or large) donation. Thank you in advance for anything you are able to give - contribute here
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
In this episode we have Keith Giles joining us from a McDonald's in El Paso, TX (please forgive the fast food ambiance).
Joining us for this discussion around House Church, The Word of God vs. The Bible, Keith's latest book, Jesus Unbound, and much more. Thanks, Keith! Great to have you as a guest.
Jesus Unbound: Liberating The Word of God From the Bible
Thursday Aug 09, 2018
Thursday Aug 09, 2018
In this episode we're grateful to have Brian Zahnd joining us for a discussion around rebirth, transaction v. transformation, the politics of Jesus, and a taste of his newest book to be, Postcards from Babylon...
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Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
In this episode, we welcome Kurt Willems to the podcast! Kurt is a founding pastor at Pangea Church in Seattle. Additional projects include:
Hope you enjoy as we dive into his story, Anabaptism, pacifism, atonement, and more! Thank you again, Kurt, for being a guest! We look forward to future episodes...
Other Anabaptist references:
The Peaceable Kingdom - Stanley Hauerwas
Matt Baker - Recovering the Scandal of the Cross
The Naked Anabaptist - Stuart Murray
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
In this episode we go back to our roots - discussing discipleship, evangelism, mission, the Gospel, and how "the rubric" has changed over the years. As life changes, families grow, and responsibilities increase, following Jesus evolves and the old metrics don't necessarily hold up. That said, here we discuss the immense value of early seasons of life, some of our own journey, and a number of fun stories from the past. Enjoy!
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
In this episode, we joined (live!) by Cody Deese - lead pastor at Vinings Lake Church, President of Presence, and fellow journeyman in de/reconstruction.
Cody dives into his personal faith journey - how he grew up, where the "wheels came off," how he made sense of it, and what it means to move forward in a community. Oh, and he gives his top four ways to shrink a church, reduce financial giving, and cancel plans for a bigger building.
Thanks again for listening, and thank you Cody for the phenomenal conversation.
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Cody's Ignatian Spirituality quote at the end:
Above all, trust in the slow work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything
to reach the end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are impatient of being on the way to something
unknown, something new.
And yet it is the law of all progress
that it is made by passing through
some stages of instability—
and that it may take a very long time.
And so I think it is with you;
your ideas mature gradually—let them grow,
let them shape themselves, without undue haste.
Don’t try to force them on,
as though you could be today what time
(that is to say, grace and circumstances
acting on your own good will)
will make of you tomorrow.
Only God could say what this new spirit
gradually forming within you will be.
Give Our Lord the benefit of believing
that his hand is leading you,
and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself
in suspense and incomplete.
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
In this episode we welcome our second guest, Nate Gilmour. Nate is a Professor of English at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia, and is the host of the Christian Humanist Podcast. Nate has a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Georgia, with a Masters in English and Religion, with a concentration in Old Testament.
Nate has deep experience both teaching in academia and pastoring in the Church. Beyond his extensive knowledge and experience in philosphy and theology, he is versed Old English, Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, and Latin.
In this episode, Nate throws us into deep end of the women's roles debate. We discuss Egalitarianism vs. Complementarianism, Paul's vision, Biblical interpretation, and how to disagree well.
We had a few technical challenges during the recording, so thanks in advance for bearing with us!
Thank you, again, to Nate for being such a fantastic guest.
Stay tune for additional episodes on the subject - just the tip of the iceberg...
References:
The Christian Humanist Podcast
The Christian Feminist Podcast
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
In this episode we begin with a discussion around Biblical interpretation, why we disagree (politically, socially, religiously), and the mechanisms in play when we make moral judgements. We dive into the work of Jonathan Haidt, namely his book, The Righteous Mind.
Haidt gives us a glimpse into Moral Foundations Theory and how our intuitions, rather than our reason, inform our moral judgements.
This discussion covers why we disagree, the idea of conservative vs. progressive Christian interpretation, culture vs. religion, and how we sit with all of this in the Church.
For more on Jonathan Haidt, see this interesting article and his book, The Righteous Mind - Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion.
Hope you enjoy!
Sunday May 20, 2018
Sunday May 20, 2018
Join us for a follow up conversation with Doug King from Presence.
In this episode we give a brief refresher on Spiral Dynamics (see Ep. 6) and take a deeper dive into the "wilderness wandering," the space in between the stages of the spiral. Hope you enjoy this conversation as we go a bit deeper into the content, into some of Doug's particular background, and into the journey that is our walk of faith.
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Monday May 07, 2018
Monday May 07, 2018
Doug King from Presence joins us on this episode of the podcast!
We're diving into spiral dyamics, spiritual consciousness, the Biblical narrative, integral theology, and its implications today.
Stay tuned for Part II of the conversation in our next installment. Thank you, Doug, for your time and insight!
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