What if there are ways of thinking about God and faith that are different than what our traditions have handed us?
Episodes
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Today we sit down with my friend Justin Lee to talk about his journey to become a bridge builder between the church and the LGBTQ community. Pastors - listen up! This is a good one.
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Supportive Community for LGBTQ People
SPECIAL MUSIC - DJ KDOT
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
This week we sit down with Amber Cantorna who helps LGBTQ people who grew up in the church overcome their shame, find their courage, and come out to the world around them to live their true and best life. I learned a lot this week and I'm sure you will too. Enjoy!
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SPECIAL MUSIC - Wes Tank
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
This week we sit down with my friend, Jennifer Mayeaux. Jennifer is a transgender woman who once identified as a male pastor and her story is one of beauty and grace and I can't wait to share it with you. Enjoy!
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SPECIAL MUSIC - Will Retherford
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Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
It's week 1 of our series for Pride, "The Church Has Been Wrong About LGBTQ People". And today we sit down with Brandan Robertson to talk about his book, "The Gospel of Inclusion", advice on how to be a better LGBTQ ally, some of the clobber verses, and the emasculation of Jesus on the cross along with the many theological applications that has for LGBTQ people today. Enjoy!
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SPECIAL MUSIC - DJ KDOT
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Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
It's part 4 of our series "Books My Friends Wrote" and today we sit down with my college classmate, Mark Karris, to talk about his latest book "Religious Refugees". If you're wandering out in the wilderness of spirituality wondering who God is, what you believe, and find yourself flooded with questions and doubts ... this book is for YOU. Enjoy.
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Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
It's week 3 of our series "Books My Friends Wrote" and today we're talking to Karl Forehand about his upcoming book, "The Tea Shop". The book won't be released for another month or so, but Karl was kind enough to give me an advanced copy and give you a sneak peak. Enjoy!
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Karl Forehand / The Desert Sanctuary
SPECIAL MUSIC - DJ KDOT
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Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
It's part 2 of our series "Books My Friends Wrote" and today we sit down with Josh Roggie to talk about his book, "Shame: An Unconventional Memoir". Have you ever felt shame? Carried the shame that someone heaped on your shoulders? Has it ever kept you awake at night? Caused you to feel like a failure? Pick up Josh's book and I pray this conversation blesses you and brings you some peace. Enjoy!
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Derek Webb
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Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
It's part 1 of our new series and today we sit down with my friend Colby Martin to talk about his new book, "The Shift: Surviving And Thriving After Moving From Conservative To Progressive Christianity". It's a game changer of a book so GO GET IT.
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SPECIAL MUSIC - DJ KDOT
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Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
It's the final installment of our series, "Women's Voices You Need To Hear" and today we sit down with Carolyn Custis James to talk about the Biblical book of Ruth and the subversion fo patriarchy. Enjoy!
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Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
This week we have Diana Butler Bass joining us to talk to us about deconstruction and reconstruction - what is it, why is it necessary, and how is it a SPIRITUAL PRACTICE? This is a conversation that I wasn't planning to have when I hit the record button, but the Spirit obviously had different ideas ... and I'm glad we ran with them. Enjoy!
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Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
It's part FIVE of (De)Constructing Easter and also part TEN of Women's Voices You Need To Hear and today we sit down with my friend Amy-Jill Levine. AJ is a Jewish New Testament scholar and we talk about Jesus, Passion Week, and the parable of the prodigal son.
Enjoy!
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Derek Webb
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Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Happy Easter! This is part FOUR of our Easter series, (De)Constructing Easter where we're looking at some of the bigger themes of Easter, taking them apart, and putting them back together again. Today we talk to my friend John Dominic Crossan about the Resurrection.
Enjoy.
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Derek Webb
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Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Welcome. This is part THREE of our Easter series, (De)Constructing Easter where we're looking at some of the bigger themes of Easter, taking them apart, and putting them back together again. Today we talk to my Matthew Fox who talks to us about the great Mystic, Thomas Aquinas, resurrection, and creation spirituality.
Enjoy.
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Derek Webb
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Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Welcome. This is part TWO of our Easter series, (De)Constructing Easter where we're looking at some of the bigger themes of Easter, taking them apart, and putting them back together again. Today we talk to my friend David Hayward (aka The Naked Pastor) who talks to us about Jesus, the cross, and atonement.
Enjoy.
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Derek Webb
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Welcome. This is part ONE of our Easter series, (De)Constructing Easter where we'll be looking at some of the bigger themes of Easter, taking them apart, and putting them back together again. Today we talk to my friend and mentor, Alexander John Shaia, who talks to us about Easter in the earliest days of the church, resurrection, and the power of ONENESS.
Enjoy.
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Derek Webb
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Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
It's week 9 of our series, "Women's Voices You Need To Hear" and we're talking to Connie Tuttle about her book "A Gracious Heresy: The Queer Calling Of An Unlikely Prophet". Enjoy!
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SPECIAL MUSIC: Denver Crites Band
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
I'm home for another month and wanted to check in with you, pray with you, and just be with you for a few moments. If you're feeling some anxiety and worry and fear, I hope this helps.
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
We're taking a break from our Women's Voices series this week to have an important conversation with Thomas Oord, theologian and author of the book, "God Can't". In this episode we talk about COVID-19 and the many memes floating around the Internet arguing that the pandemic is the latest installment of God's judgement against sin.
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SPECIAL MUSIC - DJ KDOT
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Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Friends, this week we sit down with Carol Howard Merritt to talk to her about her book "Spiritual Wounds". And since we're in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic we also talk about how some Christian's insistence that the virus is a result of God's anger and wrath has the destructive power to wound people who are in a fragile state of mind.
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Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
I'm home for 2 weeks and wanted to check in with you, pray with you, and just be with you for a few moments. If you're feeling some anxiety and worry and fear, I hope this helps.
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