DRIVING THEOLOGY

A stream of consciousness roughly aimed at why I like to ride mountain bikes... and how it can be a good metaphor for life. Also, what is the difference between final salvation after death, and being saved now?

How old is too old to achieve greatness? Some people, Tom Brady, for instance, seem to be ever surrounded by success. Others, not so much. Some live near lifetimes before achieving success. Take Moses, for example...

Half of this podcast is dedicated to the new political situation in the US with the presidential changing of the guard. The other half is about the word "Knowledge", in relation to having knowledge of God.

What is the significance of naming? What part does bringing order to chaos bring play in the human experience?

Are you a follower of Jesus, or are you a follower of Christians? Is there a difference? In my opinion, many of the troubles in the history of the Christian church can be traced to this difference.

After an especially hard week, this is my first recording of the New Year. My challenges this week, led me to explore the idea of depression in men. Sometimes, things happen in threes, in this case more like sixes, and bring you to a low dark place. This is my experience.

In this episode, I start with Joy, which is a prevalent theme in the first two chapters of Luke, experienced by Mary, Elizabeth, and the shepherds, and ponder how JOY leads us to a place of PEACE.

In this episode, I meander around for 14 and a half minutes, talking about some stuff that is going on with me. So begin at 14:30 if you want to start right at the main course.

The second week of Advent celebrates the role of LOVE in Christmas. When you take into consideration that the birth of Jesus culminated in his death on the cross, what conclusion can we come to other than, "Jesus loves the world"? And how does LOVE operate in the world

As we enter the season of Advent (The Coming), we contemplate HOPE, the traditional first theme of the season. What does HOPE mean to you? Have you considered what life would be without hope? What or who have you put your hope in? What is the consequence of those choices?

This one took a while to get out. Even tried to re-record it, but had the recording level on 0. So, this is the original with a slight bit of editing where I zoned out for about 1 minute. In this episode, I explore some of the myths around Thanksgiving, trying to better understand why some native Americans may not feel the same way about the holiday as I do.

One man's chaos is another man's order. Right? The election 2020 as seen through the eyes of open theology, Jordan Peterson, mixed in with some of my own thoughts about current events.

Are you confusing this year's election with being one of the elect? Also, containing an exploration of open theology, using The Lord Of The Rings as an illustration.

In this episode, I struggle to make sense of some of the issues of current US politics in light of the Gospel of Jesus.

The first sixteen minutes I talk a bit about coffee roasting, then transition into a talk about Colossians 1, one of the densest chapters in the New Testament.

We climbed a mountain in order to help my friend, Pat, prepare for a vision quest. The mountain was rough and treacherous, and beautiful at the same time, perhaps what you are looking for in a good vision quest. Our culture seems to have given up on rites of passage as gateways into greater maturity and intentionality, and replaced it with education and certificates. Once upon a time, it was not s...

Unless I had moved away from America, I don't think that I would have noticed how idolatrous America has become. Today, the most prevalent religion in America is Americanism, a bastardization of Christian beliefs and American nationalism. Pride is one thing, I believe, that negates the possibility that Americanism is of God. All of the good we might do is Christ in us. And what does that mean? And...

What has been the lasting effect on America from slavery, racism, and the civil war? Could it be that we have not, as a nation, dealt with it? Are we still suffering from it?

What does it mean to be human? How can pain become a tool to help us uncover our true, best selves?

This is a very informal conversation with my friend and frequent partner, Pat, and Cam, a Driving Theology first timer, on our way to the river for some raft guide training. This recording runs from the last podcast on pain. I started recording mid drive because the conversation was going deep. Unlike my usual style, this begins with the meat and then after around 10 minutes just gets into some ge...

I had some really bad tooth pain (still do somewhat) for a few days. Through this experience, I learned a lesson of what can be a cause for self-centeredness in myself and perhaps others: Pain. How can we use pain to understand others?

How to describe the phenomenon that is the American church? Not sure. But here is my attempt!

A little NBA talk to start this podcast. If you didn't know, I am a near lifelong fan of basketball and the Boston Celtics. FF to around 8min. to skip this part. Other than that, I cover what is going no in our gathering in our home, changed we've made since COVID, etc.

Reading a new book, "Atomic Habits", a self-help book. I haven't read any of the self-help literature in a long time, and in fact, am highly skeptical of nearly all of it. All of it except this book, in fact. This one hit me close to home and just rings true to me. Timing? maybe. Listen and see how I try and connect the concepts in this book to Jesus.

Yes! The title is for shock value! Jesus lived long before Marx, therefore Marx would have to be a Christians! But seriously, what are some of the similarities between Jesus' views on family and Marx's?