Tension

As we begin to take a fresh look at our faith, it's easy to go from the religious fundamentalism we grew up around and turn that into fundamentalism against Christianity.

In the first episode of our new format, we look at the tension between deconstructing our faith and deconverting from it and how we have to decide if we’re deconstructing the toxic parts we grew up around while trying to find Jesus or are we trying to leave the people who hurt you and are doing things we disagree with.

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Tension was called Unlearning Youth Group in the first six seasons.

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After our episode on Christians and alcohol last season, we got a lot of questions about cannabis use as Christians. Today we attempt to tackle that topic while also giving you a gigantic, life altering announcement about the show.

If you don't care about weed but want to hear about the announcement, fast forward to 24 minutes.

Love you, bye.

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The church is supposed to be a place of refuge - one where we can follow Jesus together with other believers.

But unfortunately that isn't always the case.

This week we give four responses for you to walk through as you begin to process the hurt you've experienced.

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PS - a couple four letter words slipped out in a phrase towards the end. Nothing major - and none of the *bad* ones - but wanted you to be aware before you jumped in.

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It seems like everywhere we look, people are talking about how they've been hurt by the church. Many of us have experienced it ourselves.

But how should we respond when someone tells us the church has hurt them?

This week we give you three ways to respond when you're having those conversations.

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Some call it the Billy Graham Rule, others the Mike Pence Rule. Regardless of the name, there's an idea amongst Christians that married people can't be friends with someone of the opposite gender. It even got Matt Chandler suspended.

But is a hard rule against it really the way it should be? This week we talk about the friendship dynamics with the opposite gender when you're married.

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Show theme song: High School - 90's Kids

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One of the most damaging thing of youth group in the 90's and 00's was purity culture. But that doesn't mean we don't teach biblical sexual ethics to our kids and students.

This week we talk about the difference between teaching sexual purity and what became purity culture before offering what we believe is a better way moving forward.

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It's the age old debate: can (or should) Christians drink alcohol?

This week we look at the three main views on how American Christians have approached alcohol, look at what scripture says about it, and give you a game to play for the next time you think about drinking.

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Show theme song: High School - 90's Kids (used with permission)

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Women make up half our population but only 20% of pastors are women. Is that by design? Are we not ordaining women when we should be? What is the role of women in ministry?

In this week's episode, we dive into the distinctions between complementarianism and egalitarianism, discuss the Biblical examples of women serving in ministry, and try to figure out how we should view women in ministry as we move forward.

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Did you grow up reading the Left Behind books? Or do memories from A Thief in the Night still haunt you?

This week we talk about rapture theology, the anxiety it caused, and how we should approach that topic moving forward.

Plus Eric leaves a little treat at the end.

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You've heard the phrase love the sinner, hate the sin. But is it even biblical? Should we be using it? This week we talk about the origins of that phrase, how it's harmful to those around us, and what a better way forward would be.

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