Daniel discusses his journey towards embodiment, listening in to the voice of his body,  and challenges us to consider what embodiment means for Christianity.

Daniel Gettis discusses the moment when his faith began to shift and change. 

It was so great to have Rob Bell back on the show to chat through his new book Everything is Spiritual.

This isn't just a conversation. It's an unedited experience.

Enjoy.


Book Information below from St. Martins Press.

In his profound and deeply personal new book, EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL: Who We Are and What We're Doing Here, New York Times bestselling author Rob Bell explores the endless dynamic questions and connections that have shaped his life, providing powerful insight into understanding one's purpose and place in the world.

EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL is a brief history of how ideas about creation, love, and connection shaped the author—and can shape every one of us. In EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL, Bell explores the wonder and awe that comes from embracing where and who you come from, discovering in the wounds and regrets of life an invitation lurking in there to expand, much like the universe has been doing for 13 billion years.

EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL shows there is a space beyond all the parts and divisions and differences and polarization where you can see that it’s all one connected whole—and that it’s all rigged in favor of growth, expansion, and joy.

ROB BELL is the New York Times Bestselling author of ten books, including Velvet Elvis, Drops Like Stars, and Love Wins, which have been translated into 25 languages. His podcast, called RobCast, was named by iTunes Best of 2015. He's toured with Oprah, been profiled in The New Yorker, and in 2011 TIME Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He does regular shows at Largo, a comedy and music club in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife Kristen and their three kids.

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Daniel shares with us the importance of letting go. 

Andrew Wilson s Teaching Pastor at King’s Church London, and has degrees in history and theology from Cambridge (MA), London School of Theology (MTh), and King’s College London (PhD). He is an award-winning columnist for Christianity Today and his writing appears regularly in a variety of christian columns. 

I stumbled across Andrews most recent book,Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship. I appreciated his approach to valuing both the liturgical practices as well as the movement of the spirit in worship contexts.

He has also authored several other books, including, Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption through Scripture.

It was a pleasure having Andrew on the show as we talk through why the modern church has widely walked away from the sacraments and liturgical practices as well as why the high church has rejected a charismatic movement of the Spirit and why all of this matters.

You can also check out more of Andrews work here. Or be sure to follow along with him on Twitter.

Dr. David P. Gushee is a Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University.

David came on the show to chat with us about a recent book Changing our Mind where he outlines the journey he went on as he looked to scripture for guidance on how we should engage with our LGBT brothers and sisters.

He is the author and/or editor of 24 books and approximately 150 book chapters, journal articles, and reviews. His most notable books include: Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust, Kingdom Ethics, The Sacredness of Human Life, Changing our Mind, and Moral Leadership for a Divided Age.

We cover all the most quoted passages of scripture when it comes to the LGBTQ conversation. David lends his expertise in breaking these passages down and also delineating differences between Greek and Roman sexuality.

You can also check out more of David's work here. Or be sure to check out his podcast as well. 

Sleeping At Last is the moniker of Chicago-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, Ryan O’Neal. The musical genius behind Sleeping At Last joins the show to talk through his love of music and how this collided so beautifully with the enneagram. An incredibly insightful episode for all, especially enneagram type nines as Ryan is a nine. He also gives us some sneak peeks into what the nine song will entail. This episode is packed full of epicness.

Sleeping At Last can be heard frequently on popular TV Shows and Films such as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Grey’s Anatomy, American Idol, The Fault In Our Stars (trailer), Jane The Virgin, So You Think You Can Dance, Criminal Minds, Bones, Supergirl, The Vampire Diaries, The Ellen Degeneres Show and many more. (Click here for complete list)

Sleeping At Last is currently hard at work on Atlas: Year Two. 25 new songs which explore the themes of human development; senses, emotions and a song for each of the nine unique Enneagram types. We will chat at length on his Enneagram songs on our show.

Show Notes - The Big Ideas

• The Black Hole
• How did Ryan get so involved in music?
• Boundaries are needed in creativity
• The discovery of the enneagram
• Life hacks for enneagram type nines? 
• Sneak peeks for the type nine song?
• The enneagram songs?

Peter Enns (Ph.D. Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University. He has taught undergraduate, seminary, and doctoral courses at numerous other schools, including Princeton Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School, and Temple University. His books include Inspiration and Incarnation, The Bible Tells Me So, and The Evolution of Adam. His most recent book is called How the Bible Actually Works, which is the topic of our chat today

Show Notes - The Big Ideas

• How did Pete end up doing what he's doing?
• The Bible is Ancient
• The Bible is Diverse
• The Bible is Ambiguous... Pardon me? 
• Whats the deal with Wisdom
• So how should we read it?
• How should we teach others to read it?
• Common misconceptions when coming to scripture
• Bringing us to the text

Jonathan is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. Jonathan has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. As a respected voice, he regularly contributes commentary to television, print, and radio news outlets.

Jonathan is author of several critically-acclaimed books, including Learning to Speak God from Scratch, Jesus is Better Than You Imagined, and A Faith of Our Own: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture Wars. Additionally, he trains hundreds of young writers through his Write Brilliant course.

Jonathan holds a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the Wilbur Award for excellence in journalism, the Religion News Association’s columnist of the year, and the Englewood Review of Books “Book of the Year” award.

Show Notes - The Big Ideas

• Language confusion
• Why languages die?
• How can we bring them back?
• Reimagining sacred words
• Warning to progressives and conservatives
• How to speak God
• Importance of speaking God
• #blessed

So much good gear in this episode.

Greg Boyd is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher and author.

He has been featured on the front page of The New York Times, CNN and the BBC along with numerous other television and radio venues. He has authored and co-authored 22 books.

Greg comes on the show to talk through his new recent book 'Cross Vision' where he argues that it is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ which enables us to make sense of Old Testament violence.

Show Notes - The Big Ideas

• Moving from a place of justifying OT violence to looking for deeper meaning
• Is the OT God a god of genocide?
• Understanding Ancient Near Eastern context
• Cruciform Hermeneutic
• A missionary God
• How to read the OT
• The cross being simultaneously outrageously beuatiful and revoltingly ugly
• How do we preach the from the Old Testament

This episode is loaded wth some pretty incredible thoughts. Strap yourselves in.