Snarky Faith

On April 14, 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his speech at Stanford University entitled, "The Other America." It's a call to action that is as relevant today as it was back then. It's also a stark reminder that we've got lots of work left to do.

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Deconstruction can be a pastime, heck we do it on this show fairly often. The real work begins once you've walked past the wreckage and begin to build something out of the chaos. Brandon Carleton is a pastor from Rock Island, IL who tore it all down but did the hard work of building his faith back up again. Join us today as we talk through what it looks like to deconstruct one's faith and the long road to build it back again. Brandon has written a new book, Meaningful Again: How one Pastor Questioned Everything & Found Comfort and in Uncertainty. We'll talk about his journey and why doubt is an essential ingredient in faith.

You can find Brandon's book here.

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Drug-overdose deaths set a record in 2017 with more than 70,000 Americans losing their lives to addiction.

Jessie Harvey is the founder of Church of the Safe Injection. It is a coalition of harm-reduction advocates working to distribute thousands of syringes as well as hundreds of doses of naloxone in cities across the country. They create a safe space handing out clean drug-using supplies in areas known for their drug use.

Our society has a 'get sober or die' response to addiction with no middle ground on the road towards help and healing. The church in America is no different. Praying the addiction away isn't the answer. Through the Church of the Safe Injection, Jessie is seeking to create a path towards sobriety and harm reduction. This is the first step.

Join us as we talk about this epidemic and how Church of the Safe Injection is creating a difference within a system that doesn't want them to exist.

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Dr. Darrell Smith is a teacher, writer, and an aspiring integral theologian who has served in the Alamo Heights United Methodist family of churches since 1999. He founded and serves as a director of C3—a non-profit organization committed to conversations and connections that serve people and the common good.

Join us today as Darrell talks about his new book, Faith Lies: 7 Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them. It's a fascinating look into the lies we believe and how they affect the way our faith grows and progresses. We'll talk through the importance of wrestling through issues and why dialogue is essential for a healthy community.

You can find out more about Darrellhere. 

Faith Lies is available on Amazon. 

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“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.” ― Barry Goldwater

Living in an age where we're being told that truth isn't the truth. It's hard to know what's actually going on when the goalposts are constantly changing. How far can you stretch the truth and still get away with it? Well, if you look at American Christianity, you can stretch it pretty far and no one seems to notice.

Christianity has a big problem with the truth. It's traded timeless truths for prestige, power, and platform and lost the message of Jesus in the process.

We've swapped the mission of God for a terrestrial power grab. When faith becomes obsessed with politics, wealth and influence we've certainly lost the plot.

Christians say the word 'love' but when they say it, the meaning of the word is lost. The 'love' they speak of isn't the same 'love' Jesus talked about. To look at Conservative Christianity, do we see love? The word has become empty and inert.

American Christianity has become a con where it only seems to care about itself. The mandate to love has been lost. If we've lost that message of sacrificial love, then we've lost Jesus. We've lost his truth. We've lost it all.

It's not too late, but we need to stop buying the lies and remaining silent.

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