What if there are ways of thinking about God and faith that are different than what our traditions have handed us?
Episodes
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Hello friends, today we talk to Pastor Rodney Reeves about his book "Spirituality According to John". We talk about the Gospel of John, Mysticism, following the Way of Christ, and Deconstruction ... and he pastors a baptist church - go get it!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
RODNEY REEVES - http://fbcjonesboro.org/about/staff
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN):
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
In this week's episode Dr. Richard Beck talks to us about his book "Reviving Old Scratch" and what to do with the topic of Satan and Demons when you're deconstructing your faith and rethinking ... everything. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
RICHARD BECK - http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com
REVIVING OLD SCRATCH - https://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Old-Scratch-Doubters-Disenchanted/dp/150640135X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=reviving+old+scratch&qid=1647283496&sprefix=reviivng+old+s%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-1
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN):
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Today we talk to Brian Allain who helped edit a book of 33 essays revolving around the idea of healing the divides in our world. What better time in our lives than to have a book like this? Go get it! And enjoy the show.
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
BRIAN ALLAIN: https://writingforyourlife.com/brian-allain/
HOW TO HEAL OUR DIVIDES: https://howtohealourdivides.com/book/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN):
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Friends, this week we sit down with Scott Erickson (aka Scott The Painter) to talk about the death of dreams and his new book, "Say Yes". Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
SCOTT ERICKSON - https://www.scottericksonart.com
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN):
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
In this week's episode we sit down with Oren Jay Sofer who is a meditation teacher and author of Say What You Mean. We have an amazing talk about how to communicate with people you disagree with in ways that foster an environment of peace and mutual respect. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
OREN JAY SOFER - https://www.orenjaysofer.com
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN - https://www.orenjaysofer.com/book/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN)
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
In this week's episode we sit down with Matthew Fox to talk about one of his latest books, "Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic and Beyond". We talk about the Bubonic Plague, COVID-19, the Cosmic Christ, and so much more. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
MATTHEW FOX - https://www.matthewfox.org
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN)
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
In this week's episode we sit down with John Philip Newell to talk about his amazing book "Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul" where he gives us a peek into the lives of some of the greatest Celtic thinkers the world has ever known. If your soul is longing for a different perspective on God and faith and all of the things ... look no further. Enjoy!
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PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
JOHN PHILIP NEWELL - https://www.earthandsoul.org/john-philip-newell
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN)
- APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
- WEBSITE / MERCH - https://www.yungcitizen.com
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
In this week's episode we sit down with my friend Amber Cantorna to talk about a virtual gathering she hosts called the Unashamed Love Collective. It's a place for LGBTQ people and their allies to gather and connect about all sorts of things. Check it out and sign up at the link below!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
AMBER - https://www.ambercantorna.com
UNASHAMED LOVE COLLECTIVE - https://www.ambercantorna.com/book-club
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
In this week's episode we talk to my friend Anita Grace Brown who wrote a wonderful book about Yoga, Deconstruction, and all sorts of things. Enjoy, and here are all the links:
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
ANITA - https://www.facebook.com/anitagracebrown2021
KAMIKAZE YOGI - https://www.amazon.com/Kamikaze-Yogi-Christ-Courage-Emerge/dp/1734823437
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Friends! What week is complete without hearing from Alexander John Shaia? Today we chat about his upcoming virtual course with The Shift Network and extend a special invite to our What If Project listeners to sign up. All the links are below.
SIGN UP: https://www.quadratos.com/alexander-john/training/
ALEXANDER'S WEBSITE: https://www.quadratos.com/alexander-john/training/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
YUNG CITIZEN: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Short and sweet, coming in at 12 minutes. Grab a cup of coffee and lets talk a bit about my book that releases TOMORROW - January 25, 2022. It's my 40th birthday and I'm super excited to share some of my deepest and most personal thoughts with you as we "(Re)Think Everything" together.
SHOW NOTES:
(RE)THINKING EVERYTHING: https://www.amazon.com/Re-Thinking-Everything-Spiritual-Journey/dp/B09QNV8QX7/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1643081473&sr=8-2
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Welcome to SEASON FIVE of the show! Today we're sitting down with Dr. James Danaher to talk about his new book, "Jesus and the Bicameral Brain". Dr. Danaher was my philosophy professor back in college, but these days we connect outside of the classroom to cook up some heresy. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
JESUS AND THE BICAMERAL BRAIN - https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Bicameral-Brain-Knowing-Being/dp/1557789479/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VBCYWSWTU1WV&keywords=james+danaher&qid=1641224615&sprefix=james+danahe%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
This is the final installment of Instant Replay - new episodes begin next week! This week we look back on a conversation I had with one of my fellow seminary students, Shawn Garan. We talked about all sorts of heretical things. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
SHAWN GARAN - http://www.shawngaran.com
SHAWN'S CHURCH - https://www.uccsouthbury.org
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (DJ KDOT) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dj-kdot/1297734140
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Today we replay our 2 years anniversary episode with my friend, mentor, and partner in heresy - Bo Sanders. Enjoy!
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SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
BO SANDERS - https://bosanders.wordpress.com
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Today we look back on a conversation I had with one of my best friends - December Wells. December is a gay black woman who has taught me an IMMENSE amount about how to be an ally and she talks all about it with me in this episode. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
This week we look back on my conversation with Elaine Pagels who talked to us about the Gnostic Christians and how her studying of the Gnostic texts has deepened and widened her own spiritual journey. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
ELAINE PAGELS - https://www.elaine-pagels.com
READ THIS BOOK - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062368532/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_v5nPCbQ4HF4FB
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
This week we look back on a convo with David Brakke who is a professor at Ohio State University and an expert in early Christianity, Gnosticism, and all the things. Enjoy!
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SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
DAVID BRAKKE - https://history.osu.edu/people/brakke.2
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen/945553400
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Friends, today's guest needs no intro - the one and only Bart Ehrman. He's one of the most well-known (and controversial!) Bible Scholars in the universe and it was my great honor to sit down with him on the show. This was easily one of my top 5 favorite episodes and so open the notes app on your phone and get ready to take some notes!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
VLOG - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatifprojectpodcast
BART EHRMAN - https://www.bartdehrman.com
BART'S BLOG - https://ehrmanblog.org
THE LOST CHRISTIANITIES - https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Christianities-Battles-Scripture-Faiths/dp/0195182499/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+lost+christianities&qid=1623437787&sr=8-2
THE NEW TESTAMENT - https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Historical-Introduction-Christian/dp/0190909005/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bart+ehrman+new+testament&qid=1637617670&sr=8-1
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
SPECIAL MUSIC (DJ KDOT) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dj-kdot/1297734140
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
This week we look back on my conversation with Cindy Wang Brandt and in the intro I reflect on the part of our conversation where she gave me some very helpful advice regarding a question I had about my daughter. This is a good one!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatifprojectpodcast
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
CINDY WANG BRANDT - https://cindywangbrandt.com
PARENTING FORWARD - https://cindywangbrandt.com/parenting-forward/
SPECIAL MUSIC (FORREST CLAY) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/forrest-clay/1488272740
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Friends! In this week's episode we look back on my convo with Colby Martin who wrote a book called "The Shift". We talk about the shift that takes place when someone moves from conservative to progressive Christianity and some of the nuts and bolts of what it means to be a "progressive thinking Christian". Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES:
PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject
BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatifprojectpodcast
HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity
COLBY MARTIN - https://www.colbymartinonline.com
SPECIAL MUSIC (FORREST CLAY) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/forrest-clay/1488272740