Following the Fire

By Following The Fire

Like many others, we (Steve & Nathan) are on a spiritual journey of deconstruction and reconstruction to find what God truly wants of us. Just like Israel followed the pillar of fire in the desert... more

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Following the Fire episodes:

November 23, 202262: Where Are We Going?: The different destinations of deconstruction
Steve talks to Josh Kaiser, former pastor turned deconstruction coach, about the different places people tend to end up at the end of their deconstruction / faith journeys (if there even is an end). Josh has a lot of wisdom and insight to this whole crazy process, so be sure to give this one your time.
Josh Kaiser’s TikTok: @theLocalHeretic
Origen
Jerome
Justin Matyr
Augustine
Mark Driscoll
Vivant Life Coaching
Brewery Vivant
Christian Mysticism
Josh’s video about mysticism
John Philip Newell
Cognitive Dissonance
Pete Enns
The Bible for Normal People
Richard Rohr
Film: “Ghandi”
Hymn: “O Sacred Head”
Vertical vs. Horizontal Morality
Annihilationism
Podcast: The Local Heretic Live
Thomas Merton
Book: “The Naked Now” by Richard Rohr
Book: “The Universal Christ”
Book:“Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps”
Books by John Philip Newell
All of our music is by Daniel Wheat:
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Special Guest: Josh Kaiser.
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1h 9min
November 16, 202261: Watching The Watchmen: Christian Nationalism isn’t going anywhere
We read “The Watchman Decree” (and even hear a disturbing recitation of it) and discuss the implications of Christian Nationalism in America. What do we do about it? Can we do anything? Is maybe just a little bit okay? (Spoiler: No. No, it’s not)
Following the Fire Facebook Group
Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ
Free Dad Hugs shirt
Free Mom Hugs (official)
Christian Nationalism
Theocracy
Sharia Law
Book: “The Founding Myth” by Andrew Seidel
The Watchman Decree
Article: “The ‘Watchman Decree’ is a scary vision of Christian nationalism in action”
The Moral Majority
Samuel Perry
Book: “Do I Stay Christian?” By Brian McLaren
Parable of the Weeds in Matthew 13
Theme music by Daniel Wheat!
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1h 14min
November 09, 202260: Make It Make Sense: Why do American Christians elevate horrible people?
The things we lift up and admire say a lot about us. Why, then, do so many evangelical Christians in America lift up the worst of us like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and others. Has Christianity always been like this? Is there any way to redeem it?
Halloween was weirdly warm
Nathan can only handle “evangelical scary”
Steve has numbed himself to everything “scary”
Series: “Midnight Mass”
Film Genre: Elevated Horror
Film: “Midsommar”
Director: Martin McDonnaugh
Film: “In Bruges
Purgatory
Bruges, Belgium
www.letterboxd.com
6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Film: “Amelie”
Film: “Rubber”
Film: “The Social Dilemma”
Elon Musk buys Twitter
Tesla
SpaceX
Ford valuation
Tesla valuation
Attention Economy
Lauren Boebert
Mark Driscoll
Colt McCoy
Series: “Knight Rider”
Film: “Doc Hollywood”
Film: “Cars”
Weird Al Yankovic
Documentary: “God Forbid” about Jerry Falwell, Jr.
The Power Team
Height of CEO’s in America
Psychology Today
Cracker Barrel
Book: “The Divine Conspiracy” by Dallas Willard
The Beatitudes
Constantine
IXTHYS fish symbol
Book: “Do I Stay Christian?” By Dan McLaren
Jairus’ Daughter
Jesus healing the bleeding woman
Theme music by Daniel Wheat!
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1h 5min
November 02, 202259: Embracing the F-Word: What is Feminism and how it can help us all be fully human
Embracing the F-Word: What is Feminism and how it can help us all be fully human
Special guest Alison Buxton joins us again to discuss that OTHER dirty f-word: Feminism. She tells us what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters. The 2 dudes on this podcast learned a LOT from Alison, including how feminism is connected to everything in ways we didn’t expect.
Friends don't have to use shortened names
Ms.
Book Club Episode: “The Making of Biblical Womanhood” by Beth Allison Barr
Rush Limbaugh
“Feminazi”
Book: “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver
Jane Fonda Vietnam War protests
bell hooks
Bra burning
Women’s March 2017
Black Lives Matter
History of Feminism
Intersectionality
Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw
19th Amendment
Jim Crow laws
MeToo movement
Tarana Burke
From “The Handmaid’s Tale” - Gilead
Clarence Thomas
Anita Hill
Book: “The Democratization of American Christianity” by Nathan O. Hatch
The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test Movie List
Nadia Boltz Weber
Article: “The Crisis of Men and Boys”by David Brooks in the New York Times
The Feeling Wheel
Kimberlé Crenshaw TED Talk
Book: “The Second Sex” by Simone de Beauvoir
Book: “The Woman’s Hour” by Elaine Weiss
Book: “The Krunk Feminist Collective” by Brittany Cooper
Book: “Feminism is For Everybody” by bell hooks
Book: “The Feminine Mystique” by Betty Friedan
Theme music by Daniel Wheat!
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Special Guest: Alison Buxton.
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1h 19min
October 19, 202258: Fruitless: Why aren't Christians showing the Fruit of the Spirit?
Nathan and Steve discuss the age-old conundrum of why Christians don’t show more of the Fruit of the Spirit than non-Christians. Spoiler-Alert! They remain frustrated.
It’s dark outside, thus Nathan is tired
Steve has been sleeping!
Everyone should go to therapy (if possible)
Steve talks about his neurological diseases in episode 28
Nathan needs more "crunch"
Sleep makes everything better
LGBTQ+ Listener update
Conversion Therapy is bad.
Documentary: “Pray Away” on Netflix
Book Club Episode 45: “Heavy Burdens” with author Bridget Eileen Rivera
Article: “The Four Sides”Christian perspectives of LGBTQ+ relationships as “sides”
Fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23
Fishbone Diagram
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Theme music by Daniel Wheat!
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1h 11min
October 12, 202257: Your Biggest Heresy: How do your beliefs align with popular evangelical theology?
Nathan and Steve go through the survey "The State of Theology" which was published recently and find that, not only are they both wildly heretical, but that the Ligonier group writes REALLY bad questions.
Steve and Nathan are both exhausted because they’re privileged
Nathan is overly concerned with the Trump Mar-a-Lago case
Pep Band is fun
Church is weird
“Do I Stay Christian” by Brian McLaren
The State of Theology Survey
Ligonier Ministries
R.C. Sproul
Reformed Theology
Martin Luther
Calvinism
Doctrine of “Original Sin”
Survey Data Explorer
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1h 23min
July 20, 202256: Stuck in a loop: The struggles of faith when politics and people never change
The USA Supreme Court keeps throwing us curveballs, the folks in Trumpland are still doing the same-ol', everything's burning and most people just want to watch. How are we supposed to handle this kind of crazy and still, somehow, follow God?
It’s been a rough few weeks in the news
Nathan is nervous about his opinions
Nathan, however, has a lot of opinions about opinions
Somehow Steve & Nathan have become pro-choice
Both-sides-ism is dangerous
Steve's not feeling the USA love
The world has always thought of America like we now think of Trump
People don't make good decisions
Empathy requires engagement
Russia needs to GET OUT!
Is rural America the danger zone?
Documentary: "Fantastic Fungi" on Netflix
Book: "How to Change Your Mind" by Michael Pollan
Documentary: "How to Change Your Mind
Steve needs shrooms
Theme music by Daniel Wheat!
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1h 41min
June 22, 202255: Book Club: “Love Matters More” with the author, Jared Byas
Love matters more… than what? How about EVERYTHING? Even being right? Yup. We had the privilege of speaking with Jared Byas (the author of “Love Matters More” and co-host of “The Bible for Normal People”) about his fantastic book. We discuss how to move from a faith focused on knowledge to one focused on love.
Book: “Love Matters More” by Jared Byas
Podcast: “The Bible For Normal People”
Book: “Genesis For Normal People” by Jared Byas & Pete Enns
Book: “Faith After Doubt” by Brian McLaren
Book: “Misreading Scripture Through Western Eyes”
“The truth shall set you free” - John 8:31-32
“I have come to set the captives free” - Luke 4:18-19
Burning Man
Scholar: Jon D. Levenson
“I have plans for you…” - Jeremiah 29:11
Book: “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?” - John D. Caputo
Our theme music is by Daniel Wheat!
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Special Guest: Jared Byas.
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1h 2min
June 15, 202254: What is Truth? : Turns out that facts aren't important as the truth
What is Truth? : Turns out that facts aren't important as the truth
Pilate asked Jesus a question that never got answered: "What is truth?" In this episode, Steve & Nathan discuss the kinds of truth, if it's relative, if it's meaningful, and how all of this fits in to our faith. Don't worry -- ALL of your questions will most definitely be answered in this episode. WARNING: This one is pretty heavy on philosophy, so you might not want to listen while you're driving.
Hannah got a leopard gecko
Kristi hates snakes (not Garden-of-Eden-related)
Next episode is our book club reading “Love Matters More” by Jared Byas
“What is truth?” - John 18:28-38
Book: “Faith After Doubt” by Brian McLaren
Knowledge vs. confidence curve
Book: “Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul” by John Philip Newell
TikTok video by user @fatalprosellc
Bhagavad Gita
Book: “Do I Stay Christian?” By Brian McLaren
“The truth shall set you free.” - John 8:32
Tone indicators
“I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” commercials
John Hodgman
Book: “The Areas of My Expertise” by John Hodgman
Film: “Twelve Years A Slave”
Nathan needs bees!
He also has no honey
Get a Daniel Wheat T-shirt!
Listen to Daniel Wheat’s new album, “The In Between” on Spotify
Our theme music is by Daniel Wheat!
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1h 24min
June 08, 2022The Lord's Prayer: Practicing the Standards
This episode is an introduction to an ongoing series on the Lord's Prayer. This episode will take a very high-level view of the prayer and invites experience over information!
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13
Jazz Standards and Improvisation over a simple tune: "Salt Peanuts" and "Blue Train"
Video: The universe is amazing
This mini-series is a chance for listeners to connect and contribute! Please submit your thoughts and ideas HERE.
The next mini-series episode will feature the prayer in context, differences between the two prayers, and then a dive into the first line!
By the way! Daniel's album featuring our theme song has officially been released! Check it out HERE!
Our theme music is by Daniel Wheat!
Find more music and merch at his Bandcamp
Follow his Instagram
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24min

FAQs about Following the Fire:

How many episodes does Following the Fire have?

The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.