The Church Needs Therapy

In this conversation we talk about the difference between contemplation and coping, being similar to a plant, and her new book, “Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality”

Episode 114 of The Church Needs Therapy is up! This week is a great conversation with Keith Giles.

In this conversation we talk about the wisdom and quantum dimensions of the non-canonical book, The Gospel of Thomas.

This week is a great conversation with Molly LaCroix, LMFT.

 In this conversation we talk psychology and spirituality, the various selves within, and how IFS helps us see new things within biblical stories.

In this conversation we talk about staying grounded and real, how to keep doing the work without losing our joy, and why unearthing history essential for the health and wholeness of our society and country

In this conversation we talk about risking creatively, the cost of living truthfully, and feeling the love of God through the embrace of his LGBTQ+ siblings in the church.

In this conversation we talk about why Harlem is so special, neighborhoods as ecosystems, and how the ancient concept of Jubilee affects how we think about justice and liberation today.

In this conversation we talk about his history within the church his and movement away from organized religion, a spirituality rooted in the wilderness, and his newest book, “The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering The Divine In The Untamed Outdoors.”

In this conversation we talk about disentangling Christianity from Christian Nationalism, power and fear, and his newest book, “American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays The Gospel And Threatens The Church.”

This is an Advent sermon for people without church right now (and also for everyone else too). In this sermon, I suggest that Advent might be a time of God asking you, “What do you still really want?”

In this conversation we talk about who the mystics are, why there is resistance to the word mystic, and his newest book, “The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism.”

In this conversation we talk about what gets in the way of exercising care for our sacred selves, discerning our bodies spirit-given wisdom, and Dr. Walker-Barnes' newest book, “Sacred Care: Daily Practices For Nurturing Our Whole Selves.”

In this conversation we talk about mystics, translating ancient writings for the modern era, and her newest book, “Practice Of The Presence: A Revolutionary Translation.”

In this conversation we talk about the the creative drive to write a children’s book, the difference between the power of God's presence and the presence of God's power, and their newest book, “My Love, God Is Everywhere.”

This is a walk through the experience of certainty, facing the unknown, and some things to think about while we are going through these spaces.

This is a walk through the experience of certainty, facing the unknown, and some things to think about while we are going through these spaces.

In this episode my friend Phil Wood interviews me and asks about the journey to episode 100 and what is ahead.

This week is a great conversation with Amanda Held Opelt. In this conversation we talk about her newest book, “Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, And The Myth Of The Blessed Life”

In this episode I continue talking about The Cosmic Christ, and how Jesus is what God looks like in public.

In this episode I begin talking about The Cosmic Christ, why when people say Jesus sometimes, it feels weird and out of place.

This podcast is me answering the question, "what am I doing now?"

In this conversation we talk about centering prayer, his online contemplative community “Closer Than Breath,” and his up and coming “Christian Mystic Summit.”

In this conversation we talk about his book, “Sacred Strides: The Journey to Belovedness in Work and Rest” and you will discover why you want to go out and get this book!

In this conversation we talk about his book “When the World Breaks: The Surprising Hope and the Subversive Promises in the Teachings of Jesus,” and what it means for a pastor to keep growing into the future while still honoring your past.

In this episode I talk about letting go of the need for reassurance or permission on our journey to inner authority.

In this episode I talk about the big shift from living up to people’s expectations and external authority, to deep spiritual experience and owning our inner authority.