“Is religion basically good for humanity? Or are these institutional authorities obscuring something far better? In today’s podcast and post, we witness Jesus giving five more curses to religion. I’ll share a few examples of our common experiences with religion which indicate that after two-thousand years, very little has changed. Join me now as we […]

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Hello everyone, I’m Keven Winder and thanks for tuning into another Podcast of Beyond Everything Radio and as always, I have a question for you. “Is Jesus on the side of religion? Or only one religion? Is the Christian religion, replete with 45,000 denominations, the institution Jesus was trying to inaugurate?  In today’s podcast and post […]

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“What does the questioning of Jesus by the religious authorities have to do with the Easter story?” In today’s podcast and post, Jesus faces three more temptations prior to his crucifixion. Just like my question, they are tests, and just like our story today, our ability to answer reveals something about the resurrection. Join me […]

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. “Have you every prayed the prayer asking God to ‘Remember me?’ It’s sort of amazing how these two words can say so much.” In today’s podcast and post we return to our ongoing series entitled “Psalms Greatest Hits” staying with the 119th Psalm, and looking at the seventh section of this chapter. The Psalmist draws upon […]

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“Have you heard the phrase: ‘Many are called, but few are chosen’? If so, do you think the chosen refer to the Jewish people, or perhaps the special elect of God?  In today’s podcast and post we look at the third Easter parable that was given to the religious. I’m sure most of you have […]

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“Why does Jesus tell religion that the Kingdom of God is being taken from them and given to the heathens? Specifically, why does he say this in the midst of the Easter story?” In today’s podcast and post we visit the second of three parables Jesus gives to religion prior to his crucifixion. These texts […]

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This Easter, pastors and teachers are going to offer outsiders a way to reconnect with God because that is essentially the business of religion. But what if access to God is outside of religion? What would your pastor say about that? In today’s podcast and post we consider our first of three Easter parables which […]

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During Easter, we are a familiar with the stories of Jesus riding into town on a donkey, his arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection, but did you know there are twenty more parts to the story? What about all of those? In today’s podcast and post we continue to look over Christ’s shoulder as we follow him […]

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“Why do you suppose that the story of Jesus throwing out the moneychangers in the temple has virtually no impact on pastors and running the church like a business?” In today’s podcast and post, we continue following Christ into one of his most subversive acts toward religion. I’ll provide the historical context and compare it […]

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“Does it really make a difference if the Bible isn’t interpreted correctly? When a passage doesn’t make sense, or seems impossible, how many people just move on from it as if it doesn’t really matter? In today’s podcast and post I will offer an interpretation that I hope will help you, and that will free […]

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