No Experts Allowed

Religion EN ↓ 236 episodes

Join co-hosts Jonathan Fuller and Seth Roseman as they talk about Bible stories, laugh a little, and try to answer two fundamental questions: What's the story? What's the point? You do not have to be an expert to interpret the Bible, but you do have to open and read it. Come join us as we do just that - we hope there is something here for people opening the Bible for the first time or people who have seminary educations, like us.

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Psalm 105:1-11 25.07.2020 26:18

Praise saturates the Psalms. Since the writer of Psalm 105 roots worship in God's action, Jonathan and Seth discuss ways they've seen God move in their stories to motivate praise.

Matthew 7:15-20 18.07.2020 27:47

Returning to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we discuss how to determine whether someone is a false prophet as well as our need to address harmful ideologies without attacking the healthy parts of the tree.

Isaiah 2:1–4 11.07.2020 34:28

Jonathan and Seth discuss how God's kin-dom requires the transformation of weapons into tools that renew and reconnect people with the earth. We talk briefly about the organization Raw Tools, which literally turns guns into garden tools but also offers non-violence training. Read more about them here: rawtools.org

Jeremiah 20:1-6 04.07.2020 34:50

In this episode, Pashhur, the chief officer in the Lord's house, slaps Jeremiah and throws him in the stocks. Jonathan and Seth talk about dentists.

Psalm 13 27.06.2020 35:04

Our longest episode yet focuses on Psalm 13 and heavy, healthy lament. Jonathan reads an excerpt from womanist Hebrew Bible scholar Wil Gafney. The full text is available here: https://www.wilgafney.com/2017/07/02/a-newold-psalm-of-lament/

Luke 11:53-12:3 20.06.2020 26:01

Jesus confronts the Pharisees and religious leaders about their hypocrisy. We talk about the harmful effects of being "double-minded" and how it hurts those who are already marginalized.

Mark 7:1–13 13.06.2020 24:53

A timely text in more ways than one. Jesus is confronted because his disciples do not wash their hands before they eat.

Black Lives Matter Statement 08.06.2020 2:03

Black Lives Matter. To us. And to God.

Psalm 8 06.06.2020 25:38

Jesus quotes Psalm 8 in Matthew 21:16 as does the anonymous writer of Hebrews in 2:5–9. Join us as we talk about Psalms in general and what makes Psalm 8 so popular.

Trailer 01.06.2020 6:17

Get a taste of the No Experts Allowed Podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Fuller and Seth Roseman talk about what inspired this podcast, its format, and why you should listen.

Matthew 5:1–12 30.05.2020 31:33

In our inaugural episode, Jonathan takes the lead discussing Matthew 5:1–12, historically called the Beatitudes.