Once a year the institutional church celebrates Easter, successfully turning a life filled reality into a lifeless ritual. They always make the point about celebrating Easter every day, but something’s missing. How does one experience resurrection daily?

It's been awhile since Loren's been on the podcast. So today we have a chance to catch up with him since he's moved to Texas.

How do believers outside the traditional church influence their culture? How does God influence others through us?

Has religion stifled creativity?

Quite often in the institutional church, how you perceived your value to your church community was based on how much you did, or how well you performed.

Ever notice how we treat the Bible as a contract between God and us? "Now God we do this, and you promise to do that...." Sound familiar?

Loren shares about a trip he made back to Virginia to attend his Grandmother’s funeral. He came away with the some interesting lessons that he learned while being immersed in the Bible belt culture there.

Someone asked our friend Steve Crosby if they should allow people who are gay to attend their Christian gatherings.

Wayne Jacobsen joins us today in our discussion.

For a few years now, David has traveled to gather with a variety of leaders to encourage, strengthen relationships, and to hear about the journeys of other leaders in different parts of the world.