The Guerrilla Church Podcast

With the recent alien/UFO document dump by the Trump administration, some are suggesting that this could fundamentally disrupt people's confidence in their faith in God. Is that the case? Should or could that be the case? The Guerrilla Church Podcast dives right in.

With a new Archbishop of Canterbury being, for the first time, a woman, the issue of women's ordination in the Church is back in conversation. What does the Bible have to say about this? Doesn't the New Testament command women to be silent and not be able to teach or exercise authority? The Guerrilla Church Podcast explores...

The Nephilim from Genesis 6 have gotten a bit of attention recently. You asked for an episode on them and so you've got it! Who or what are the Nephilim? Are they the source material of what would become ancient pantheons of the pagan gods? Can spriritual beings procreate with humans? Why are they included in the text of scripture anyway? This and more in this special episode of The Guerrilla Chur...

Have you ever seen or heard of a "faith healer"? If so, like me you might be somewhat suspicious... What is the relationship between faith and healing? Do you just have to believe enough? If you or someone you know wasn't healed, did they just not have enough faith? What do the Gospels have to show us about the relationship between faith and healing during Jesus' earthly ministry...

I often hear people suspect that religion is something that humanity invented as a way of coping with the mystery of death. This episode dives into this consideration, its presuppositions, assumptions, and consequences.

Known to the Jewish people as The Akeda - the binding of Isaac - the story of Abraham's attempted sacrifice of his son by God's call has mystified and troubled people for millennia. This special episode of The Guerrilla Church Podcast explores it further.

Does this story really even belong in the Bible? "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." and "Is no one left to condemn you? Then neither do I condemn you." are famous sayings of Jesus and are etched into our cultural repertoire. They are a part of the the myth and lore that has shaped much of western culture. But do they belong and is this what this story is all abou...

Is the parable of the good Samaritan just an elaborate story teaching us to be nice and look out for people? Why would that be? Why such an elaborate story just to teach us something we already know? Surely there's more to it than that... There is! This episode explores it -- justice, mercy, and most importantly: Jesus.

Is Jesus just some frat house miracle monkey boy who keeps the party going? If Jesus won't do something for us, should we just go talk to His mom? What's the point of Jesus turning water into wine? How does the context of a shame and honour culture influence our understanding of this event? The Guerrilla Church Podcast explores this and more in episode 7.

In part 1 we looked at topics around immigration and the claim that Jesus, too, was a refugee. In this episode we think about why Matthew included this vignette in his gospel in the first place. Was it really to make a sociopolitical point that might inform immigration policy in the 21st century or is it far more profound than that?

Immigration is a hot button issue. Lately it has been quite popular to identify Jesus as a refugee with reference to Mary and Joseph fleeing with him to Egypt to escape Herod's infanticide. Is this really the text from which to derive a political policy about immigration and refugees? Is Mary, Joseph and Jesus with saddlebags full of gold, frankincense and myrrh really akin to sub-Saharan migrants...

Magicians? Three Kings? Who are these Wise Men and what are they really all about? Is this a subversive entourage from a rival empire - a threat to Rome? How political is Jesus, actually? Is this what the Gospel authors and first readers really care about?

Was Joseph just a bit of a dirty dog or Mary just a bit keen? Is this whole suggestion just a bit of fan fiction nonsense, or Christian appropriation of local myth? Or does the virgin conception and birth of Jesus of Nazareth mean far more than we could imagine? This episode of The Guerrilla Church Podcast dives in to these questions and more.

It's getting to be Christmas time! What's with all this angel stuff? Are angels for real or just a spiritualised attempt to legitimise something? How do we know? Actually, how do we know anything?

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