Can I Say This At Church‽

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript What is the problem with the Church and organized religion? I bring on Hemant Mehta of The Friendly Athiest Blog to discuss. He's such fun! Guest Bio: Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of  FriendlyAtheist.com , a  YouTube  creator, and  podcast  co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs of Chicag...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript The Lords Pray calls to us...perhaps we pick up the call and listen. What will this change for us? Guest Bio: Aaron a liturgist, writer, and pastor currently living in NYC. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Willow Creek Church (Barrington, IL), I created A New Liturgy - a collection of modern liturgical worsh...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript We could all stand to have a bit more prayer in our lives but how cool is it that prayer is bigger than we thought? Guest Bio: Sarah Bessey is the author of the popular and critically acclaimed books  Jesus Feminist ,  Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith , and  Miracles and Other Reasonable Things . She is a sought-after spea...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l Episode Transcript I hate that this is even a topic that needs discussed; but here we are discussing sex trafficking and the role of the church. May we begin to care less about power and money and more about one another. Guest Bio: The Exodus Road began through the work of co-founders Matt and Laura Parker who, in 2010, operated a children’s home in rural Nor...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l Episode Transcript I thought I had even a tiny understanding of race in America and how the Church had a role in it. I didn't even understand a tiny bit; I still don't Guest Bio: Joel Edward Goza is a writer, minister, and advocate working from Houston's 5th Ward. When not working, Joel spends his time pestering his wife Sarah, daughter Naomi, and...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript What would it look like for us to learn to possibly hear, and learn from, and grow, when we interact with spirits; especially the Holy Spirit? Guest Bio: Since writing his first spiritual punk rock zine at the age of sixteen, Bob Doto has continued writing and speaking on the intersection of spiritual margins and society for the past twent...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Clay was a joy to have on the show. He's working on finishing his EP now but I'm telling you these songs are flipping amazing and I think give voice to much of what many of us have felt these past years.  Guest Bio: Forrest Clay is a singer/songwriter from Clyde, Ohio, whose musical journey has taken him from his small town roots t...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l Episode Transcript Keith joins the show again. This time he and I go at what happens at the end of the world. Guest Bio: Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit to follow Jesus over 12 years ago and started a church where 100% of the offering was given away to the poor in the community. Today he's the author of the best selling "Jesus Un&#3...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow Each episode this year has brought an answer to a question that I think is so big. That question..."when we say God what are we actually trying to say?". Here are those answers, in part. Guest Music by Forrest Clay You can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our  Spotify  Playlist.  Check out all the things over at the store...i...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Patrons are the best. These conversations with them are even better. Jennifer is one of my favorite people and she's full of such wisdom. Guest Bio: Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, PA, Jennifer has spent her adult life in TN. With a bachelors degree from East Tennessee State and a masters degree in Christian Spirituality from...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Incarnation is bringing a new thing, a wondrous thing. Now it’s on us to get the heck out of the way to watch it. Guest Bio: Scott Erickson is a touring painter, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. Additionally Scott is...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript The whole world is dancing to a song we can't hear. But for those of us that has ears to hear we hear the dirge and we hear Christ's critique of our inability to enter into it. Guest Bio: Lo The Poet (Lo Alaman) could be considered an artist, speaker, minister, and Laker fan most days of the week. But there isn’t a day he doesn’t c...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript "I’m pleading! American Christians, if you call yourself a Christian, consider not being patriotic; consider just weaning yourself off of patriotism. Because when it really comes down to it that is the idol for today." - Dr. Stephen Backhouse Guest Bio: Stephen Backhouse is the director and primary teacher of Tent. He is an interna...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l Episode Transcript Patriot Churches? White American Folk Religion? What do these things mean and what do they have to do with us? Guest Bio: Jonathan Walton, author of Twelve Lies that Hold America Captive and the Truth that Sets Us Free , is an Area Director for InterVarsity. As one of Christianity Today’s 33 Under 33, he has been featured in multiple outlet...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript It's not about what we say...it is entirely about our way of BEING.  Guest Bio: Jon Steingard is a director and filmmaker from San Diego, California. Canadian by birth - Californian by choice. Jon also used to front the band Hawk Nelson. He specializes in music videos, promo videos, text animation and effects. Really anything that need...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript It will take each of us raising our voice in our own circles...this matters... Guest Bio: Kerry Connelly  is a writer; Certified Life Coach; author of the no-nonsense blog  Jerseygirl, JESUS ; and host of the podcast  White on White , which reimagines white identity apart from pseudo-supremacy. She is currently pursuing an MDiv at Christia...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Dipping our toes back into thoughts around a God that “can’t”. Guest Bio: Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and multidisciplinary scholar who directs a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary and the Center for Open and Relational Theology. He formerly taught for sixteen years as a tenured professor at Northwest Naza...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript What happens when we begin to consider that those that do "bad things" might not have necessarily though they were doing so? What if it had been you? What would we do? Guest Bio: JR. Forasteros is on an eternal quest to smoke the perfect brisket. He pastors Catalyst Church in Dallas, TX. He is the author of  Empathy for the Devil ,...

Episode Transcript We’ve caused a turning point in the Earth’s natural history. Everybody Now is a podcast about what it means to be human on the threshold of a global climate emergency, in a time of systemic injustice and runaway pandemics. Scientists, activists, farmers, poets, and theologians talk bravely and frankly about how our biosphere is changing, about grief and hope in an age of social...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l Episode Transcript Stand with me. Keep the faith.  This collection is for anyone who has ever looked at the religious pageantry propping up the Trump administration and said quietly in their heart: This is not my Jesus. We’re with you. And we’re saying it from the chest, for the people in the back. Guest Bios: Jonathan Walton, author of Twelve Lies that Hold...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Christian Nationalism is a drug and the Church, as well as all of us, are hopelessly addicted. But there is another way, The Way. Guest Bio: Stephen Backhouse is the director and primary teacher of Tent. He is an international speaker and teacher. For over two decades he has been delivering real theology to thousands of Christians around t...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l Episode Transcript I have only begun to finally realize just how little I understand of the faith of others; and that realization has made God so much bigger for me.  Guest Bio: Dalsher has lived in central Pennsylvania for the past 24 years, and has become very comfortable with creating dialogue with people he comes across who are curious to know about the d...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Do we really understand the history that we are speaking of when we think on The Christ? Paul is an author, poet, writer, and all around wonderful human. You should get to know him. Check out his info at https://www.paulthomasauthor.com Guest Music by The Salt of The Sound You can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript So now that we have love and we begin to understand it and the relationship it has with us and us with God...what of The Satan?  Guest Bio:  Brad Jersak is an author and teacher based in Abbotsford, BC. He serves as a reader and monastery preacher at All Saints of North America Orthodox Monastery. He also occasionally teaches at The Bridge...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript We all argue, we all want to be right. But what matters isn't being right. What matters is love.  Guest Bio:  Jared Byas is co-host of the popular podcast  The Bible for Normal People  and co-author of the book  Genesis for Normal People . As a former teaching pastor and professor of Philosophy & Biblical Studies, he speaks regular...