The Church Needs Therapy

In this conversation we talk about Caroline's book “Practicing The Pause: Jesus’ Contemplative Practice, New Brain Science, And What It Means To Be Fully Human” the real meaning of repentance, and what happened to Thomas Merton on 4th and Walnut.

We talk about his newest book “Dancing In The Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times” the richness of Black Spirituality, and what has been revealed in the United States the past few years.

In this conversation we talk about her newest book “Returning to Eden: A Field Guide For The Spiritual Journey,” the purpose of mythological stories, and integrating our whole journey.

In this conversation I talk about why the Bible is just like your old journals, how God “changes” his view of Eunuchs in the Bible, and also evolution, consciousness, Jesus, and Paul.

In this conversation we talk about her newest book “A “Brown Girl’s Epiphany," divine intuition, and the need to step out of old things and into new things.

One of my best friends, author, and creator of the Youtube channel “3-ology” Kevin Livermore interviewed me for his channel, and he was gracious enough to let me use the audio for the podcast. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3GdetnJ%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1iBLCYV1IPp0t-0DWqFqClU7rsWN1YN83KLpXMmYQ-yCiZJs49lZV__BI&h=AT0fW_OiGtC5TpQAp-eFG68BsDQ4M9skx_60mBAkNlXMtmD3L2G8ycoi6H40F2VoGx7w1...

In this In this conversation we talk about her newest book “God Is,” fresh images and feminine metaphors for God, and what it means that God is in the waves.

Alexander John is one of those rare elders and sages that can make you feel and know that everything is going to be okay. His vision of Jesus is one of the most profound you will hear, his heart for the world will leave you hopeful, and he can help us the beauty in the path of Jesus, and in everything.

In this episode I talk about the space between old churches and new churches, and helps us think through what to do about church now.

In this conversation we talk about her new book, “Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith.” This is such a timely book and conversation for so many right now.

In this conversation we talk about her new book, "Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice.”

In this conversation we talk about her new book, “A Hole in The World: Finding Hope in Rituals of grief and Healing” and how there is no life hack for grief.

In this conversation we talk about his new book, “The God Who Riots,” Jesus and the temple, and what we are actually saved from.

Why we can take life seriously and not seriously at all, and why we need to let go of our need for change while we are working for change.

In this conversation we talk about the book he co-authored with Ben Sternke, “Having The Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms To Cultivate a Robust Faith,” naming how whiteness works, and life beyond deconstruction.

In this conversation we talk about his newest book, "Do I Stay Christian?" what you gain after you experience relational loss, and giving Christianity permission to evolve.

In this episode we talk about Holly's book "The Soul Of The Helper," the need for helpers to know their layer of divinity, and holding space for hard feelings, complexity, and messiness.

In this conversation we talk about his newest book, “The Road Away From God,” living the cross and resurrection, and following the questions wherever they lead you.

In this conversation we talk about soul graffiti, our true self, and life beyond our trauma responses.

In this episode I talk about what we desire from our heroes, how they always fail us and become human, and why that’s necessary for owning our own voice.

By remembering the passion and suffering of Christ, we have a chance to face our own suffering, and to discover this Christ with us.

In this episode, I talk about hell (kind of, but not really), the vision of personal peace Jesus articulates, and one thing we need to let go of in order to experience this peace more.

We talk about what it means to empty ourselves like Jesus, how privilege can become a tool for liberation, and how the places we want to avoid have the power to awaken us.

In this conversation we talk about her new book, “Red Lip Theology,” how the personal is the theological, and the beauty of black faith.

In this conversation we talk about why IMAGINE is in her last chapter, how we got to this place together, and why acceptance holds all things together.