This is the last of our series “Framing the Divine.” Today we’ll consider how the process of becoming, growing, evolving has helped shape and move us as a culture. We’ll consider the positives and negatives of this and how we as individuals and culture can slowly begin to use the Divine as a process in […]

Today I want to delve into how I’ve personally learned to navigate the changes and pain of breaking up with my former church community. This has been a hard journey but I’ll start the conversation with sharing some steps I’ve learned to take through the journey that you may find helpful in your own breakups […]

Today I’ll share a scary experience I had over the weekend involving a plane, smoke, and near death conversations. We’ll discuss ways to live and ways to move through discussions of death and grief. We’ll discuss some of the unhelpful ways in which religion often views death and reconstruct better vantage points to bring about […]

Where did the idea really come from that when you die you will be eternally burned for the 60-80 years of your life? And with that, what kind of frame does this place you and I and the Divine in? Today we’ll discuss the history behind this, how it’s affected culture as well as our […]

Today I’ll attempt to tackle the growing number of questions you’ve sent in over the months. Today we’ll look at three questions revolving around fear, stepping out, and the journey toward true community. In order to help us continue this podcast please consider giving a one time donation or a monthly one at http://www.patreon.com/tonywuerfel Also, as […]

For many of us it’s easy to see the Divine in outward images and ideas but deep within most religious constructs is a different framework that observes the miraculous deep within one’s self. From the ancients to Jesus, this idea is found everywhere. From the music we sing communally to the words spoken over us; […]

I had the opportunity to interview a friend at our Ethos gathering who’s wisdom, stories, and openness makes her an absolute rockstar to everyone who knows her. She’ll share her story of growing up in a divided religious family, struggle through addiction, evolving view of God, and lots of wisdom on how to steer life […]

Today we’ll look at how the ancients moved from a single image to a duplicitous one. We’ll discuss awkward families, the difficulty of leaving our tribes and how to make new friends all while learning another way in which to view the large unfolding mystery we call the Divine. To continue supporting this podcast and […]

This podcast was recorded live at Ethos with my friend Terry Rice, chaplain, speaker, and growing voice for the LGBTQ community. Terry and I talk about everything from accepting vs affirming communities, how to forgive people and systems that turn you away, and much more. This is a long podcast so sit back, relax, and […]

Our understanding of God often says more about us than it does the Divine mystery unfolding all around us. Today well look back and understand where this tendency to mold the Divine in our image came from, some of the dangers, and some ways in which we can learn to be in conversation with others […]