Wide Eyed Christianity

There's a movement to slow down in the summer and we're jumping in. Sean and Ben discuss slowing down, getting quieter, and restoring, renewing, or even rebuilding our lives in a different kind of rhythm. Take a Sabbath day more seriously and slow down with us.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

We just had our Blue Ribbon Sunday, which featured the work of the Common Cathedral this year. They minister to people experiencing homelessness in Boston, and Sean spoke with their Executive Director, Amanda Grant-Rose.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

Can we forgive ourselves, or must forgiveness be given by someone else? It turns out forgiveness is a complicated thing. Ben and John discuss it on this week's episode.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

Do you enjoy the podcast but wonder what it is like at First Baptist Church on Sundays? This episode comes from a recent sermon by Sean Witty, closing with the invitation to communion. If you are in the Newton area, come by some time and see for yourself Sundays at 10 AM.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

With the recent addition of John Boopalan, the staff at First Baptist Church in Newton has been growing. We have even been having full staff meetings lately, the latest of which Sean Witty began by handing out a line of poetry. It was from poet David Whyte, whose work on personhood Sean and Ben discuss this week.

Learn more about David Whyte on his website davidwhyte.com

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

Sean Witty is on vacation, so Ben is joined once again by John Boopalan, our new Director of Community Life and Theologian in Residence. It should not be surprising that once the two theologians got in a room with mics turned on, they had a discussion about the task of theology.

If you want to contact John about small groups, email him at [email protected] or meet him in person Sundays at 10:00 am here at 848 Beacon St. in Newton, MA.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

Sean Witty and Benjamin Chicka are joined by John Boopalan, the new Director of Community Life and Theologian in Residence at First Baptist Church in Newton. Learn a little about his background, interests, and what he will be bringing to the church community. 

If you want to contact John, email him at [email protected] or meet him in person Sundays at 10:00 am here at 848 Beacon St. in Newton, MA.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

Sean Witty discusses the infamous sign in a recent sermon.

Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.

You may know Rob Mathes as the artist responsible for the intro and outro music you hear on the podcast each week. You may not know he hangs out with Sting more than his family, and has incisive commentary about Christianity. This special longer edition of the podcast features a conversation between Sean Witty and Rob Mathes.

Learn more about Rob Mathes and find his work on his website robmathes.com

Follow Rob on Twitter to stay informed about his new projects @robmathesmusic

And, as always, thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro.

Frank Schaeffer joined us during worship on March 5 for some honest conversation. He is the author of Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God and the subject of the movie let me be FRANK.

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Thank you to Rob Mathes for letting us use his song "Wake up Wide-Eyed" off the album Wheelbarrow for our intro and outro. Find more of his work and buy his music on his website.