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Historically the modern evangelical church has been pretty prescriptive about what you must believe. And if you are uncertain in those beliefs, your faith is called into question. What if you could hold spirituality and uncertainty in tension? I believe that you can. And when you do, you understand what it means to be deeply spiritual but rather uncertain.
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Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
For many that are deconstructing their traditional faith to a more progressive outlook Romans is a problem. What do you do with it? Just ignore it and hopes it goes away? This is the beginning of a series to reframe the book of Romans.
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Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
The question of the day... Do we interpret the Bible through science or science through the Bible? Is Genesis 1 and 2 to be taken literally? Does any of that have anything to do with my life here and now? Check out this episode!
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Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
If you have been around Christianity for even a very short time you probably know what the Gospel is. In Evangelicalism, it's Jesus taking our sin upon Himself on the cross and dying in our place. It's about the fact those who accept Jesus' sacrifice will have eternal life in heaven and those who don't will be eternally tortured.
What if I told you that I think that Gospel has failed us?
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Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
So often I hear people who are in the midst of deconstructing their faith talk about their struggle with spiritual practices. The practices that used to make sense don't anymore. The practices that used to help, don't anymore. In this episode, I speak of some contemplative practices that have become much more meaningful to me as I've worked through my own deconstruction.
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Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
I have been a fan of the Enneagram for 25 years! It's been absolutely transformational in my life through times of crisis as well as the journey of deconstruction. So I decided to do an episode that is an overview of this amazing tool and why I love it so much.
Below are a number of links for great Enneagram resources.
The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective - Richard Rohr
The Road Back to You - Ian Morgan Cron
The Sacred Enneagram - Christopher Heuertz
Also, check out EnneaApp. A free app for your phone
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
2 Kings chapter 5 is a story of the prophet Elisha and a guy by the name of Naaman who is the Commander of the armies of Aram. In it, we see a beautiful contrast of the Empire, with the Kingdom of God that I think is incredibly relevant for our world today.
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
God is in control. It's a phrase we hear over and over in Christian circles. But what does it really mean? Is God really in control? If so, then you can see why some people think he/she is doing a pretty lousy job of it! On today's episode, we ask that exact question and we look at several competing theological views on the subject. Don't forget to check out the Patreon page. The link is below along with a few things I mention in the show.
https://www.edify-buildingthesoul.com/
God of the Possible by Greg Boyd
A God Who Risks by John Sanders
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Disruption is a regular activity of life. Sometimes we volunteer for it - like when we have children or change jobs - sometimes it is thrust upon us without warning.
In the church, we have these regular activities like baptism, communion, and others that we call sacraments. They are these physical things that impart God's grace in our lives and that hopefully leads us to a new normal - a better normal.
What if we saw all disruption as sacramental? And if we did what could we do to lean into the new and improved normal that disruption brings?
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Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
I've been thinking a lot about my own need for certainty. These times are crazy and I really want to know when it will end. I really want to know what the "new normal" is going to look like. I really want to know if my retirement fund will come back!
What we are all learning is that the things we were certain of just a few weeks ago are no longer certain.
How about the Bible? Certainly, we can find certainty there. I'm not so sure about that actually. Check out this week's podcast as we talk about our need for certainty and control and what does all that have to do with the Bible?
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
For many years we have heard people weaponize the Bible against whatever would come against them. We quote it at the enemy and if we do that we will be protected. This wrong use of the Bible has been more prominent on Social media lately because of the Corona Virus. So does it work? Can I quote the verse, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper", enough times to keep the virus away? Is that how we are supposed to use the Bible? Does the Bible even have any relevance to the crisis that the world is facing? Check out this weeks episode.
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