Snarky Faith

The year 2018 will be known as the year of outrage.

It's been filled with atrocities at home and abroad, protests, scandals, and mass incompetence. With the Trump administration at the wheel, America's heading off a cliff at full speed.

It's easy to get caught up in the cloud of outrage. We rage on social media. We rage as we read the news. We rage as we protest. Sometimes, it makes a difference but most often, it doesn't. It just becomes a cloud of anger.

Adam Mclane is someone who couldn't take it anymore, so he took his outrage and thrust it into action. Living in San Diego and reading the reports of the migrant caravan approaching the US Southern border, Adam couldn't stand idly by and do nothing. He decided to get involved and do what he could. What resulted has been an incredible story of what it looks like to turn your outrage into action.

We'll talk today about what it takes to make that first step towards making a difference. So, let's get involved!

If you want to help out and donate to Adam's deliveries to Tijuana, you can click here to buy items for aid via Adam's Amazon Wish.

By Christmas, about 9,000 people will need shelter at the border. Right now, most people are sleeping on cardboard at a park in a government-run shelter. If you're interested in donating to Praying Pelican Missions and their work with asylum seekers in Tijuana you can click here.

www.SnarkyFaith.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"All art is kind of a confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up."

– James Baldwin

David Hayward is a pastor, artist, and coach. He's also known as The Naked Pastor; a graffiti artist on the walls of religion. His art has been seen by millions of people and his voice is undeniable.

David was baptized Anglican as a baby, came to faith in a Baptist church when he was a teenager, and changed to Pentecostal in his late teens. Then, he married another Pentecostal named Lisa, was ordained Presbyterian, pastored a Vineyard church, went Independent, and planted other churches before he left the church completely.

Join us as David shares his journey and the wisdom he has found along the way. David's art continues to speak as a confession to the dystopian landscape that is the American church. He speaks not as an outsider, but one who deeply loves his faith and can't stand seeing Christ's ministry hijacked. We'll talk about leaving the church, art as activism, and finding hope in a crazy world. It's certain to be a wild ride.

For more from David and his art visit his website: https://nakedpastor.com

www.SnarkyFaith.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh, Christianity, what has become of you? It's been some two-thousand years since your beginnings and you've strayed so far from your roots. You don't even look the same anymore.

There's plenty of blame to be had, but where to begin? We could speak of so many issues like capitalism, materialism, greed, misogyny, racism, or bigotry but those would just be the beginning of a long list. There are so many things that have blown you off course, but one sin seems to pervasively rot your roots and taint your message. The gospel of Jesus has been hijacked. It's been usurped. To look at Christianity now, it's become evident that it's all about the gospel of selfishness.

Does the church care anymore about being Christlike or is more about winning a culture war? Since when did Jesus' message of love, hope, compassion, and grace become about control, and grasping for power, and influence? Furthermore, how did anything associated with the servant Jesus become so damn selfish?

Join us today as we begin to scratch the surface of this insidious cancer that moves forward in plain sight. At first, the church seemed to acquiesce it with little changes here and there, but now, they've practically rolled out the red carpet to welcome it in. You see selfishness in their mission statements and programs. The sanctuaries are decorated in it. Even the Sunday morning service has now become a full-blown show of self-worship. Sure, Jesus is name-checked for good measure, but don't be mistaken, the church is all about you. Don't believe me? Well, then, join us as we embark on this journey of discovery into the maddening reality that the American Church no longer cares for the ways of Jesus. They're much more concerned with self-gratification than the ways of Jesus.

www.SnarkyFaith.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In times of crisis and calamity, it's always helpful to have an honest talk with a good friend. You know, those talks when you're just able to let things go and get to the heart of the situation. Justin Meier is one of those people in my life.

A few weeks back, I sat down with Justin to chat about the state of the world and the American church. We'll talk through the general areas where the church is missing the mark and then dial down deeper to talk about how ill-equipped they are to help individuals and families dealing with mental illness. The church has struck out in this area. Sadly, many churches are often a breeding ground for mental health issues too. This needs to change. 

So what can be done to change this? Is there a way churches can change their approach and also engage better with community health providers in order to help give a holistic approach for the support and healing process? Join us for the conversation to find out more!

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In times of stress and chaos, we can easily lose ourselves in the onslaught of information and misinformation. It hits us like waves. We're told how to think. We're told how to believe. We learn to be reactionary and respond to whatever comes our way. Piece by piece, our humanity slowly strips away. We begin to forget who we are and what we're made of. We lose the plot of our own stories. It's in these times that we must remind ourselves of the truth of our own journeys. Our story matters.

The power of our own stories serves to be a memorial of who we are and where we've come from. It's in these places that we gain perspective to remind us of what is important and what drives us. We return to our own story because it is our own. It tells us who we are, what matters to us, and where to go next.

I've had the pleasure and honor of hearing people's stories in my own life. Through this radio show, I also receive letters from listeners where I hear tales of hope and courage but also of pain and loss. It takes bravery to tell your story. It takes even more to own your story and live it out with intention and purpose.

Today, I'll share my story (or at least part of it) and how that story led me to start this radio show. It's not an epic tale of legend, but it's still mine. There are wonderful parts, but it's also filled with loss and pain. It makes me who I am. I own it and honor it as I continue to journey forward into an uncertain future. Like your story, mine is still evolving. I've personally been on this journey for over forty years. I hope to meet you along the way.

Safe travels.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.