Ideas Digest

Ideas Digest

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Ideas Digest episodes

  • My Heritage and culture is Demonic
    In this episode we speak with Sara and her experience growing up in equator as an evangelical Christian. We discuss what is it like being on the receiving end of the decades of christian (both catholic and protestant) missionaries' good intentions. 
    Topics include
    The colonialism in Christianity
    Racism in America
    Indigenous cultures being judged as 'dark & demonic'
    White saviour complex
    Paganism
    What Christianity can learn from ancient wisdom of indigenous cultures
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest
    https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Email: [email protected]    
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 12 min
  • Healing Spiritual Trauma Cause by Church
    In this episode we chat with friend of the show Thomas who grew up Baptist and in a Christian Baptist Community and has recently deconstructed some of the beliefs he grew up with.  We discuss;
    - Religious trauma
    - Eternal damnation & Hell
    - Who goes to hell & how you can avoid it
    - His deconstruction of the idea of hell
    - The Liturgist podcast that changed everything
    - Baptist beliefs
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest
    https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Email: [email protected]    
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 36 min
  • The Way the Truth & the Lie
    Ex Seventh Day Adventist pastor Matthew Gamble is open and honest about his journey into and out of being a christian pastor. When I was 15 years old I heard Matthew preach at my church gatherings growing up. Now more than 10 years later he has made the decision to not be a pastor any longer and be open and honest about his doubt surrounding his christian faith. 
    We discuss:
    - Does God change people?
    - Where Christianity & Adventism fails
    - Psilocybin, THC, & other Psychedelic drugs
    - Spirituality
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest
    https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Email: [email protected]    
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 47 min
  • My Family is Going to Hell
    We chat with long time friend of the show Sam who shares the experience of losing his dad at 14 and how this led him into and then ultimately out of Christianity. This is a raw, human & honest conversation about death, heaven, hell & healing. 
    We discuss -
    Is Hell real? 
    Salvation
    Free will
    Mysticism
    Evangelism
    Spiritual experiences
    Anti-evangelism
    Connect with Sam
    https://www.dearvincent.com/
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest
    https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull
    https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 47 min
  • Christians Assault the Bible - Brad Jersak
    We chat with Author and Scholar Brad Jersak about why he believes interpreting the bible literally (biblical literalism) leads to severe misunderstandings of Jesus & God. We explore his journey discovering a more inclusive and love based reading of the bible & how this has made him a more loving & inclusive person. We speak about; 
    - Penal substitution Atonement theory
    - Biblical Literalism
    - Is God angry or wrathful
    - The nature of God
    Connect with Brad
    https://bradjersak.com/
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest
    https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull
    https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 18 min
  • The Contagious Drift Away From Christianity - Jon Steingard (Hawk Nelson)
    We speak with the Jon Steingard, the lead singer of christian rock band, Hawk Nelson, about his recent instagram post announcing that he is no longer a christian. Jon explains the questions he had about God & his faith that led him away from believing in a God & the new found freedom he has found in embracing the uncertainty that comes after religion.
    We discuss
    - "Why I longer believe in God"
    - The questions that led away from Christianity
    - Deconstructing as a christian public figure
    Connect with Jon
    @jonsteingard
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest
    https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 44 min
  • Women Shouldn't be Pastors
    We speak with a Southern Baptist named Seth who is a regular contributor to a christian 'news' site called PNP News. We discuss why he believes women can not be pastors and what, if anything would change his stance on the issue.
    In this episode we talk about;
    - Biblical inerrancy
    - Biblical literalism
    - Women in leadership
    - Women in church leadership
    - The worst Christians of 2019
    - requirements to be considered Southern Baptist
    - Apologetics
    Connect with Seth;
    - Podcast: http://www.christiancommute.com/
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 16 min
  • In and then out of Christian Fundamentalism
    In this episode we chat with long time friend of the show, once pastor and now music producer Billy Otto. We explore his personal journey growing up in a conservative christian home, and take a closer look at some of the ideas that led him into non-trinitarian Adventist fundamentalism and then out the other side. Just some of the topics Billy explores;
    - Faith
    - The judgemental nature of fundamentalism
    - Liberal Christianity
    - Conservative Christianity
    - "Remnant Theology"
    - Sex
    - The helpful and unhelpful ideas in Adventistism
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 26 min
  • Racism & Fighting a System
    We recorded one of out Friday Night Live Chats with friend of the show Eddie Hypolite. We discuss the death of George Floyd, institutionalized racism, the church & white peoples role in all of it. 
    Connect with Eddie
    @eddiehypolite
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 35 min
  • Christians Don't Listen
    In this episode we speak with christian youtuber & podcaster Justin Khoe about the journey he took to becoming a "christian who listens". We discuss evangelism, its limits, and how relationships change when there is no "agenda of conversion" attached to interactions with non-christian people. 
    Check out Justins work
    https://www.youtube.com/user/godhasgiventruly
    Connect with us
    Tune in to our live podcast recordings on instagram @ideasdigest https://www.instagram.com/ideasdigest/
    Music: Lawson Hull https://www.instagram.com/lawsonhull/
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    1 hr 7 min

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