Can I Say This At Church‽

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Guest Bio: Danielle Kingstrom is an author, podcaster, and home-school teacher. She cohosts the podcast: BookIsh - The Canon Continues. Danielle is also a contributing writer for Patheos Progressive Christian. She lives in Olivia, with her husband Cory, and their five children. Guest Socials: Twitter: @DKingstrom , Facebook , Instagram: @D...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript This week I sit down with Rafael Polendo to discuss what it looks like to live and do things in life differently as a Christian; and what happens when we step out of comfort zones and love and engage with our family and community differently. Ultimately, what happens when we unmuzzle our faith? Guest Bio: Rafael Polendo is an award-winning...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript   My faith has grown leaps and bounds And with it so has my understanding of just how little I know about Easter.    There is no greater moment in our faith and arguably in the world than the resurrection of Jesus. In a moment in time the world swapped its axis and forever changed. So too has our knowledge of the beautiful history surround...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript I sit down with the gracious Barbara Brown Taylor to char about her latest book, Holy Envy. This convo centers around faith, honesty, and a willingness to see the best in others. Guest Bio: Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest.   Her first memoir, Leaving Church , won an Author of the Year award from...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript I sit down with Steve, via the internet, to discuss what honesty in faith looks like. How do we make room for doubts and fears? How do we see this mirrored in Scripture and in the life of Jesus? Guest Bio: For nearly two decades, Steve Daugherty has been an ordained pastor, storyteller, and counselor, and has served for 13 years at Crosspo...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript I get it, I do, we live in a world that is geared for some to start halfway down the track in the race to finish this mile. I'm a guy, happily born down the track, but this doesn't mean it is the correct view does it? So what do we do? Guest Bios: Carolyn Custis James (BA in Sociology, MA in Biblical Studies) is an award winning au...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript We have a gun problem here in America; but more importantly we have a heart problem. What could it look like for us if we possibly dealt with the trauma and pain they caused? When we realize we've idolized them and begin again, telling a new story of Jesus. Guest Bios: SHANE CLAIBORNE is a bestselling author, renowned activist, sought-...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript We all are longing and, if we are honest, looking for true touch. Not a sexual one, not a "compassionate one", but one that holds us at the core of who we were created to always be. How do we embrace this though? Luigi Gioia and I discuss. Guest Bio: Luigi Gioia is Professor of Systematic Theology at the Pontifical University of Sa...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript James and I sat down to discuss what happens when truth is used as a weapon and how we can possibly better deal with truth. Is it absolute? Is it not? Does it matter?  Guest Bio: James P. Danaher, Ph. D. is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Department at Nyack College, Nyack, NY. He is the author of Contemplative Prayer (C...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Do you ever find yourself reading the Bible and coming away going..."wait! what does this mean?"? Me too; which is why I'm so happy to release this weeks conversation with Pete Enns on How The Bible Actually Works*... Guest Bio: Peter Enns (Ph. D. Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Alexander joins the show to discuss the radiance and beauty of Christ. How does our language impact our thoughts on Christ?  Guest Bio: Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Alexander grew up as part of a large extended family that had emigrated from Lebanon a generation previously. He grew up with the ancient traditions of Maronite Cath...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript What is God like? What is salvation like? What, then, is humanity like? Perhaps we are all depraved, born this way, perhaps we are simply wounded and know not any better. Is it possible though that what we are is more? A conversation on the Beautiful Gospel Guest Bio: Chuck McKnight is a progressive Christian blogger at Patheos.com and a s...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Prayer is, at all times, more than we expect and less that we expect. Through self-reflection and communing with the Divine we see God in new ways and see ourselves through a lens of the eyes of the Divine as well. I hope you enjoy this convo with Justin and Scott. Guest Bios: McRoberts, a songwriter and retreat leader, and Erickson, an ar...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript A conversation on what it could look like to speak prophetically for today's culture, as a follower of Christ. More importantly-some honesty on how to be mindful not to become the new "christian machine" in doing so.  Guest Bio: Mark Van Steenwyk is the Executive Director at CPI. Mark is a writer, teacher, organizer, and spirit...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript Evil and all the problems it brings is the crucial point for all people. We turn away entirely angry at whatever God couldn't prevent it. But what if God Can't? Guest Bio: Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author or editor of more than twenty-five books a...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript We like to think of ourselves, Americans, as the audience of the stories of the Bible. Tending to relate to the main characters of the Bible and often glossing over the fact that the Bible is written to a people that are underfoot of oppressive, militaristic, super-powerful nations. So America...we need to begin to wrestle with the fact th...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript If we stop using the Bible as a weapon, if we literally stop throwing it at peoples heads trying to knock some Jesus into them...what would that look like? What if we were called to Survive the Bible?  Guest Bio: Christian Piatt  is an author, editor, speaker, musician, and spoken-word artist. He serves as the president and CEO for BookPro...

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Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript America is the greatest country on the planet! We are a bastion of hope and freedom! We are a Christian nation! Or are we?  Guest Bio: Jonathan P. Walton is an area ministry director for  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 's New York/New Jersey region. He previously served for ten years as director of the New York City Urban Project. H...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript This week I chat with John Dominic Crossan about Christmas and the birth of Christ. His views though are ones that in part resonate easily but at the same time hold my mind in tension. Guest Bio: John Dominic Crossan is regarded as one of the preeminent New Testament scholars especially when it comes to Jesus. Dr. Crossan received his Doct...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript As you listen and watch people discuss faith and God it always turns to "this says this!" or "you're taking that wrong". But what if we embraced the mystery? What if we reconnect to the mystical aspects of our faith?  Guest Bio: Mike Morrell is the collaborating author – with  Richard Rohr  – of the five-time best-selle...

Episode Transcript This week I chat with John Mark McMillan about what it looks like to be honest in music and how that impacts the way we think about and talk about God.  Guest Bio: JOHN MARK MCMILLAN is something of an anomaly. A singer-songwriter, bending genres and defying categorization by carving out his own unique and independent path. With an ear for melody and a poet's eye for metapho...

Support the show:  Patreon  l  Glow  l  Episode Transcript So much of what we argue about is entirely, usually, worth it. But how do we do so while actually coming from a foundation of moral ethics. What does the term moral ethics even mean?  Guest Bio:  Dr. David P Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer Un...

Episode Transcript We all want good things don't we? I know I do but here is the thing...that's not life. Life is messy, sometimes hateful, and often overwhelming. So how then do we search for God and find that God is indeed much better than good? Guest Bio:  Luke Norsworthy (MDiv, Abilene Christian University) is the senior minister of the 1,500-member Westover Hills Church of Christ in A...

Episode Transcript : https://www.canisaythisatchurch.com/transcripts/2020/4/10/52-conspiring-prayer-with-mark-karris-transcript Prayer. We are all called to do it and regardless of our religion we all do some form of it. Meditation, Contemplative, Centering, there are many methods. But when it comes to most "western church" all we do is petitionary prayer. In and of itself this may not be...