In this episode, Danica talks about the importance of boundaries, in relationships, and in life in general. 

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In this episode, Shaniece Wise talks about the concept of forgiveness, and deconstructs the idea of "forgive and forget" to offer up a new way of practicing forgiveness that is healthy. 

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This podcast begins a four part series on what to do in those times when relationships fall apart. And how to pick up the pieces. The first episode begins with some focus on the interior work that we can do in those times. And as a bonus it's a reframing of the practices of "confession" and "repentance". 

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In this episode, Richard compares the Bible to a coconut. And we wrestle with the question, what would reading the Bible feel like if we set aside the question of eternity?

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You are in for a treat with this episode. A wonderful dialogue between 3 people ensued. It brings the feels, and some helpful lessons as well! 

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In this episode, Becca and Fabian dialogue around literary analysis of the bible, and how that can be helpful when diving in. Also they chat a bit about how the bible has been used to exclude or hurt people who are lgbtq. 

How did we even get here? With the Bible. With our understanding of God. This episode scratches the surface, but gives some insight into a way to read the text and the progress it seems to show. 

One of the labels that's given to the Bible is "wisdom text". And it's this idea that the purpose of the text isn't a straightforward reading and direct application, rather that the point of the text is to wrestle with it, challenge it, disagree, bring it into conversation with others, understanding that it's in that process that you might learn some really helpful wisdom! Hopefully this is a helpful tool to approach the Bible knowing you can still bring your questions, concerns, and even hurt, and to see the helpful parts of it, even behind all the non-helpful ones.

As a part of the Why the Bible series of conversations, we'll be having some bonus episodes for people to share their experience with the Bible and how that's changed over the course of their life. In this episode, Mike shares his experience of the Bible becoming "generative"! Hope it's helpful for your journey!

This is part of a series where we are dialoguing around the question, why the Bible? Because for many the Bible is a crucial text, for others it's useless, or even harmful. And yet it's full of good parts, even in the midst of the ugly. It's a library full of stories, told by storytellers, trying to process and understand the sacred, what it means to be human, and how to live a fulfilling life. So what does the nature of storytelling tell us about how we might approach the Bible?