Episode 255 | Deconstruction, Reconstruction and Human Flourishing
In this episode, I explain why I believe deconstruction and reconstruction are a healthy part of human development, how we see many examples...
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20 of 255 episodesEpisode 254 | Original Sin or Original Blessing?
Are humans born with "original sin" or "original blessing?" How you understand where you come from (your origin story) drastically affects h...
Episode 253 | The Shape of Reality
How do you perceive reality? Is life basically a system of scarcity, where it's all up to you to crank it up, make it happen, and dig deep?...
Episode 252 | Brave Church with Elizabeth Hagan
Reverend Elizabeth Hagan is a graduate of Duke Divinity School, a multi-published author, and has been a pastor for 15 years. She saw the is...
Episode 251 | Staying Awake with Tyler Sit
Tyler Sit is a pastor, author, and church planter of New City Church in South Minneapolis, a multi-racial church focused on environmental ju...
Episode 250 | A Burning in my Bones with Winn Collier
Winn Collier just released A Burning in My Bones, the authorized biography of Pastor and author Eugene Peterson. It's a brilliantly written...
Episode 249 | Rescued from Shame-Based Religion with Kevin Butcher
Kevin Butcher is a dear friend of mine, and I loved this conversation. He just can't stop talking about God's expansive love, and I can't ge...
Episode 248 | Echoing Hope with Kurt Willems
Kurt Willems is the founder and pastor of Pangea Church in Seattle, Washington. Also a writer, blogger, podcaster and speaker, he maintains...
Episode 247 | Sarah Bessey Returns
Sarah Bessey is the author of the popular and critically acclaimed books Jesus Feminist , Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith...
Episode 246 | 3,000 Miles to Jesus with Lisa Deam
3000 Miles to Jesus follows the adventurous journey of three pilgrims who set off for Jerusalem in the 1400s. We’re invited to grab our staf...
Episode 245 | Queer Prophets with Greg Paul
Greg Paul is a pastor and member, as well as the founder, of the Sanctuary community in Toronto. Sanctuary, a community in which people who...
Episode 244 | Your Life is Your Curriculum, Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part series that I created to help people engage in life as it really is, rather than life as we'd prefer i...
Episode 243 | Your Life is Your Curriculum, Part 1
Most of us are well aware of the things we'd like to change in our lives: maybe it's a number on a scale, or something about our job, or how...
Episode 242 | Honest Advent with Scott Erickson
Scott Erickson is a painter, artist, and author of several books, including Honest Advent . We had a wide-ranging conversation about Advent,...
Episode 241| Four Practices For Staying Alive Until November 3rd (and long after)
Is it possible to hold strong opinions and beliefs AND learn to express them without alienating and dehumanizing those who disagree with you...
Episode 240 | New Records and New Theology with Latifah Alattas
I met Latifah Alattas last year when we started collaborating on a new project (The Fun Parts Podcast). I was immediately drawn to her creat...
Episode 239 | LGBTQIA+ Church Trauma and Recovery with Rebecca Bowers
I loved this conversation! Rebecca Bowers is an LGBTQIA affirming and inclusive therapist and advocate, living in southern Louisiana. She pr...
Episode 238 | An Ode to Women Who are "Too Much"
I recorded this episode based on a blog post I wrote a few years ago when the Me Too movement was just getting started. The blog was titled...
Episode 237 | Born Again and Again with Megan Westra
Megan Westra is the host of a great podcast called The Podluck , and she's the author of a fantastic new book called Born Again and Again ,...
Episode 236 | Listening to Your Inner Wisdom
Why is it that most of us listen to everybody else but neglect our own inner wisdom? Why don't we trust that voice? Is the heart (as the bib...