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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.
Episodes
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
There are lots of questions around the Canonization of Scripture and does that process make the Bible less trustworthy. Who decided what books to include and what gave them the authority to make that call? That's what we are talking about in this episode.
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
This is the story of a little girl who has challenged my thinking in a number of areas. In this episode, I will share her tragic story and the lessons I learned in watching and loving her.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
What is there for a 66-year-old white man to learn from a little girl who was abandoned by her parents, contracted TB Meningitis, TB on the spine, and Hydrocephlis and then passed away at 15 months old? I can assure you that it is more than you can learn in a lifetime. Today I am sharing another of those things with you.
Also, I'm excited to announce that we have launched a Patreon page. It means you can for as little as one dollar a month (or more) support this podcast. Now that I'm retired and have no income it would be helpful to cover the costs of this podcast. So if you can help go to www.patreon.com/skipcollins and sign up!
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Since the beginning of the church, women have been told that they are not allowed to lead in church world. That role has been given to the men - by God himself. Personally, I believe our churches are weaker because of it. Today I talk to Mickie O'Donnell about her 4 decades in church ministry and her thoughts around female leadership in the church. Below are a number of resources that Mickie mentions in this podcast. Just click on the title.
You Just Don't Understand by Deborah Tannen
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Within Christianity, everybody pretty much agrees on the fact that both women and men are created in the image of God - but that's pretty much where the agreement ends. What is the role of the man and the women in the home and in the world? I have a feeling our wrong theology around these issues has contributed to the domestic abuse and gender-based violence in our world. In this episode, we explore the two theologies, complementarianism and egalitarianism and the impact they have in our families and our world.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
How comfortable are you with referring to God as "she" or God as Mother? Just because the Bible generally uses the pronoun "he", does that mean we should only think of God as male? And the more important question is does our view of God being only male add to a warped view of women and their role in the world and the church?
For the next 3 episodes, we will be asking the question, does our traditional Christian views of male and female add to the problem of violence against women in our world.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Brett "Fish" Anderson is a unique human being. A member of ImproGuise, the longest-running show in Capetown, and a voice calling the church and Christians to issues of justice especially in the area of race. In this episode, I sat down with Brett to hear his story and to talk about things like racism, white privilege, Black Lives Matter and more. Below are a few links to the things we have spoken about.
Books
Steve Biko - I Write What I Like
Robert Sobukwe - How Can Man Die Better
Web Pages
Blog - 40 Tips for White People
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
After last weeks episode on "Who's Truth is THE Truth" I felt like there were some things that were left unsaid. And in this episode, we ask 2 questions. Is it ok to believe anything under the guise of "my truth" or are there some absolutes in this world? And then what happens when your truth and my truth disagree?
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Where do we find answers for the tough questions of ethics and morality in our world? How do Christians decide where we stand on issues like the injustice or women in leadership or LGBTQI or the many questions that face us in our world. What happens when what I've always been taught that the Bible says, and my experience of the world don't add up? Take a listen as we try to decide who's truth is THE truth.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
From a conservative Southern Baptist Pastor to a Progressive Evangelical Christian - That's my friend Mark Baber. I had the great privilege of sitting down with Mark (on Skype) to talk about the events in his life that have shaped what he believes about life and faith and God.