What if I told you we need to re-think the way we’ve understood the discussion of homosexuality? What if our interpretations and translations of certain popular texts used to discriminate and label groups of people and their actions as sinful is actually not at all what the writers were referring to when writing? What if […]

Ever hear anyone say, “Christians shouldn’t be political because Jesus wasn’t political”? Today I want to discuss how the actual writers and the audience of that time saw the message and its implications differently. We’ll look at what politics actually means and what the message of a new system of being in community meant for […]

Ever get frustrated with politics, economics, or your religious system’s conventions? Ever observe as these systems take advantage of people, abuse their power, or cause more pain than good? If so than you are not alone. Jesus’ message was actually an extremely controversial one that not only aimed at change for religious systems but also […]

What is the Good News? For some people their good news revolves around an arbitrary test in a magical garden, an angry god intent on blood sacrifices and the sacrifice of this god’s son as an act of redemption. For many – this is simply not good news. But what if I told you that […]

Did Jesus’ death finally put God in a good mood? How can we talk about the cross without using archaic language that doesn’t involve satisfying a god’s wrath, payment for my sins, or a masochistic savior? I believe there are some ways in which we can talk about the cross and find real meaning and […]

Why would God need the murder of his son to accept humanity? Why is such a gruesome murder celebrated by so many Christians all across the world? And what does all this have to do with the Easter Bunny and eggs? Join me in the first of three teachings on how the cross has been […]

Today we’ll delve into the third part of the four part journey: Crossing the Jordan. Sometimes in our journeys we come to a place where we have to choose to be fully in, put the past behind and walk fully in the new life. This isn’t always easy or comfortable, though, and the promises of […]

What is the purpose of wandering the desert for forty years? Were the Hebrews REALLY that bad at directions? Were the Israelites really even slaves in Egypt in the first place? Who really built the pyramids? We’ll delve into this and more as well as answer the deeper questions of how to re-navigate life after […]

The stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and others all share the same four elements as Israel’s story. Each story is a reflection of Israel’s struggle to find wholeness. In this episode, we’ll discuss the first common element, the idea of exile, and how it can actually be an essential part of growth and change. Sometimes […]

Ever wonder about the story of the flood? What would an actual world-wide flood look like? Was this a literal event that happened in history? Did Israel’s God really get mad enough to wipe out 99.99% of all of creation because they weren’t behaving well? Join me in this podcast about what this story really […]