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Defusing destructive ideologies, unsnarling confused ideas, considering love and truth in Christianity

In evangelical Christian communities where self-deceit is prevalent, this dysfunction manifests as particular sets of expectations and codes...

Having walked through one example, in the previous episode , of how an approach that is “self-deceit-aware” can reveal that a popular, evang...

In the context of evangelical Christianity, self-deceit functions to develop and maintain the “false consciousness” that key beliefs are hel...

This episode is in some ways the culmination of all of the previous episodes on “First Steps”—the point toward which they were all building....

Module 6 of “First Steps” addresses the development of self-awareness in order to become “full selves” and thereby, for non-Christians to be...

The Foundations of Flourishing program is designed to assist Christians to recognize and overcome the entrenched dysfunction within evangeli...

“. . . in key ways, the evangelical church is neither able to help those inside become truly “Christ-like” nor is it able effectively to per...

The intention of this episode, the fifth episode on the Foundations of Flourishing curriculum 1, was for it to be a “round-up” of the previo...

This episode features content from module four of the “First Steps” curriculum, entitled: “Dialogue Skills: listening gently, speaking hones...

This is the third in a series of eight to ten episodes explaining the first curriculum (called “First Steps”) in the Foundations...

This is the second in a series of eight to ten episodes explaining the first curriculum (called “First Steps”) in the Foundation...

Legalism, fear, and ignorance: these three words represent tendencies and orientations that none of us would like to own up to, much less th...

This is the third of the three-episode series where Gregg offers his views on the Whitehorse Inn podcast, “Do all paths lead to God?&#...

This is the second episode in a three-part miniseries where Gregg offers his views on the Whitehorse Inn podcast, “Do all paths lead t...

In this episode Gregg reviews an episode from the Whitehorse Inn podcast by Christian academician Michael Horton entitled: “Do all pat...

In this episode Gregg returns to the notion of interpretation and its importance, particularly for Christians, given to the extent a central...

In this episode John and Gregg follow-up to Episode #159 , where they began discussing the process of letting go of what is old and familiar...

In this episode John and Gregg consider Anna’s comments regarding the episode Problems with the Westminster Confession (155) and how they mi...

In this episode Gregg takes up John’s challenge of episode #157 to to lay out exactly what Gregg meant in #157 by explaining that we a...

In this podcast John and Gregg team up to discuss the notion that Gregg raised in Episode #153 , where he rejects the idea that we “write ou...

This episode is the fourth of a four-part series where Gregg reads excerpts from—and comments on—an excellent conversation that took place i...

This episode is the third of a four-part series where Gregg reads excerpts from—and comments on—an excellent conversation that took place in...

In this episode Gregg continues his review of—and commentary on—a conversation that took place in the Untangling Christianity Facebook group...

In this episode Gregg summarizes–and responds to–an interesting conversation that took place in the Untangling Christianity Face...

In this episode Gregg discusses comments made in the Untangling Christianity Facebook Group regarding comments that he made in episode #149....

In this episode Gregg talks about the necessity for Christians to be pursuing excellence and the conditions for inclusivity within Christian...

In this episode John and Gregg re-connect to discuss the idea of whether we “deserve” certain things. John takes this idea from the Bronnie...

In this episode Gregg goes further regarding the Integration Project . He begins by expressing doubt that “seekers” actually exist, arguing...

In this episode, Gregg takes the discussion of the previous few episodes (on Coaching versus Christianity) as a point of departure to begin...

In this episode John and Gregg round-out their “coaching versus Christianity” discussion. Gregg begins by affirming his perspective that it...

In this episode John and Gregg record the podcast together for the first time in person in Drumheller, Alberta. In it they discuss their rec...

In this episode John and Gregg return to John’s positive engagement with coaching and his unfulfilling engagement with Christianity. Gregg’s...

This episode continues John and Gregg’s conversation about John’s excitement around coaching and lack of enthusiasm for Christianity....

In this episode John and Gregg take their discussion in a different direction. Beginning with a retrospective of the podcast, they discuss a...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss an introspection on “where John is at,” touching on John’s views about God, his career, and life gene...

In this episode John and Gregg resume their discussion from last episode of the article on apologetics in the Biola University Magazine : “Y...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss an article from the Fall 2016 Biola University Magazine entitled, “ Young People are Indeed leaving t...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss what “core values” are and how they apply to Christianity. Gregg explains that he created a questionn...

In this episode John and Gregg talk further about Gregg’s Sunday morning “Discussion Group.” John wonders: How is the “back and forth” withi...

In this episode John and Gregg return to the topic of Gregg’s Sunday morning discussion group. Gregg explains that last week, instead of pur...

In this episode John and Gregg continue to consider Gregg’s Sunday morning discussion group. John begins by returning to his uncertainty abo...

In this episode, John and Gregg again speak about Gregg’s Sunday morning church discussion group. Gregg explains that the most recent sessio...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss the morning discussion that Gregg facilitates every Sunday. John is interested in the newest developm...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss a recent session at the Sunday morning group that Gregg facilitates. Gregg explains how this session...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss two different cultures, those who find Christianity and Christian beliefs to be suspect and those who...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss a meeting that Gregg had with a street preacher. Gregg explained that he has never spoken to a Street...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss a quotation by Yogi Bhajan, submitted by an Untangling Christianity listener. John sees the discussio...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss a poem from an anonymous newspaper clipping titled “ I am a Christian .” Gregg received the poem on F...

In this episode John and Gregg again discuss Christian worship music, focusing on a listener comment about the song “Fierce” by Jesus Cultur...

In this episode John and Gregg discuss an article by Tim Lawrence, “ Everything doesn’t happen for a reason .” This post “went viral”...