The Daniel Rogers Podcast

Many of us carry a lot of religious baggage. From questions about other believers to strict legalism, there is a lot to critique in my own tradition, but there is a lot to love! One of the things I’m most grateful for is my love of Scripture.  Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tI4uoC4...

Julian Norwich argues that everything happens in a "point" of time. This is what Paul would call "in the twinkling of an eye." David Bentley Hart explores this concept in his book “You are Gods.” Today, we explore sequences of events from the perspective of time, logic, and experience.  Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spo...

In this episode, Daniel explores a popular passage used in the instrumental music debate within the Churches of Christ to demonstrate how religous debate serves as a distraction from practicing justice as Jesus called us to do. Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tI4uoC40050KyRwUEigm7

In this episode, I talk about the difference between a lateral and forward shift. With the help from Wendell Berry, I talk about what the lateral shift looks like before exploring what a community of faith might look like that takes a forward step. Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tI...

In this episode, I explore Jesus' statement that "the first will be last, and the last will be first." Taken at face value, is Jesus suggesting moving the oppressed/oppressor around while maintaining the same system? And how does this relate to who gets to be king? Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spo...

In this episode, I talk bad words, boundaries, and parenting. Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tI4uoC40050KyRwUEigm7

Worship isn't a light switch we cut on during a one-hour worship service and cut off when we leave. When we understand Jesus' answer to the Samaritan woman, our entire concept of worship and sacred spaces is challenged. Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tI4uoC40050KyRwUEigm7

Have you ever considred how positively answered prayers might negatively affect others? For example, if you pray for your team to lose, then you're praying for the other team to win. If you pray for the hurricane to change directions, it might just go towards a different region. In Mark Twain's challlenging piece "The War Prayer," he explores what happens when we pray for victory in war. Substack:...

Have you ever seen a goose bubble? I have, and today I'll share that story. But first let's talk certainty, faith, ignorance, and the infinite love of God. Substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1895043911 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tI4uoC40050KyRwUEigm7

Should we feel guilty about our hobbies? Are some jobs secular and others sacred? In this episode, we explore how the incarnation dissolves the sacred/secular divide. Follow my substack: https://danielcrogers.substack.com