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Reconstructing religion for the hurting with theology that doesn’t hurt.
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Reconstructing religion for the hurting with theology that doesn’t hurt.
Is the House of David TV series, currently streaming on Amazon Prime, any good? Is it closer to "The Ten Commandments" or "Prince of Egypt" or "Exodus: Gods and Kings"? Or is it just like all the other examples -- and there are far too many -- of cringey, cheap, contrived, and cloying faith-based media? What about its use of extra-biblical traditions? Can we trust the filmmakers to finally give us art that is beautiful, accurate, and moving? This is the penultimate episode in Season 1, in another bonus review. This is mostly spoiler-free, although it does get into details which are also in the biblical narrative. I turn my somewhat-jaded eye (and heart) onto this adaptation of the story of David and Goliath, and find myself pleasantly surprised and cautiously hopeful for the future of Christian media. I hope this is one more waypoint on your journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction!…
What is the center of a person? Why does our heart need to be pure? How does God heal the broken-hearted? If our heart is sick, do we have free will? How can we be more free -- by choosing what we want, or choosing well? How do we "see" with the "eyes of the soul" what to choose? Is this even possible when that "eye" is darkened? What is the difference between soul and spirit? Is the soul created at the same time as the body, and how can it exist apart from the body? What does that mean, and how does that relate to the Resurrection body? What about final judgment? How can we have a secure soul-attachment to our bodies? This is the (finally) final episode of our Anthropology of Adam series, looking at the Greek words for heart, will, mind/spirit, and soul. We will take a close look at how the nous (mind/spirit) is central the health of the soul, and what it means to love Adonai with our whole being. I hope you will join me for a journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction! The Mind and the Heart in the Christian East and West Nous - OrthodoxWiki Nathan Jacobs Podcast -- apokatastasis Saint Origen - First Things What in Tarnation? | Ancient Faith Ministries Soul, Heart, and Mind: Orthodox video Powers of the Soul: Orthodox video…
What is "nature"? Did the first Christians change this because of Greek philosophy? What is a "person"? Whom am I, underneath all the "masks"? What does it mean to be Self-led, or self-controlled? What does it mean to partake of the divine nature, and how do we do that? What are passions, and how did we get them? How do we overcome them? Do we have a sin(ful) nature? Is it even possible for flesh to seek after God? And what purpose did the Law of God serve in this goal? What does it mean for our nature -- and person -- to find its rest in God? This is the third of four in our Anthropology of Adam series. This one covers the Greek words for body, flesh, nature, being/essence, person, and individual/subject. This covers a ton of philosophical ground, but I hope it doesn't hurt your head too much. I always pray it doesn't hurt your heart. I hope that you can join me on this journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction! Orthodox Apologetics: Prosopon and Hypostases St Gregory of Nyssa: Differentiating Ousia and Hypostasis | Eclectic Orthodoxy The Christian Transformation of Greek Philosophical Concepts ---- The Distinction of ousia and hypostasis in the Formation of the Trinitarian Formula “One ousia and three hypostaseis”. Basil ousia and hypostasis Greek Trinitarian Terms in the Early Church (Part 1) – Krisis & Praxis Anthropological background: The human composite and spiritual healing Substance, Nature, and Human Personhood The "Sinful Nature" Translation Dilemma and the Upcoming NIV Revision - Jason Staples Our Heart is Restless Until It Rests in You - Augustine -…
What is the human heart, according to the Bible? Is it the seat of thoughts, or emotions? How is it related to our desires and our wills? Is it "desperately wicked"? Can we trust our feelings? What does it mean to have our "bowels moved" for someone else, and is it really as gross as it sounds? Does God feel toward us like a Father, or like a Mother? Or does he just demand blood to satisfy his anger? This is the second of three "Anthropology of Adam" episodes, where we will look at the words in the Hebrew Bible which represent who is. Along the way, we learn that our hearts are deep, murky waters with thoughts and intentions that can either incline toward or away from Adonai. We also discover that Adonai himself is inclined toward us, with a gut-level compassion that comes out of his "womb". I hope you will join us on a journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction. Podcast episode from BibleProject about the "Womb of God"…
What is "the flesh"? What is the best way to think of and treat our bodies? What is the relationship between the spirit and the body? Is our spirit the essence of who we really are? Or is that our soul? Is that something other than our body? Do we have souls or not? And will our bodies be part of the new heavens and new earth? This is the first of three "Anthropology of Adam" episodes, where we will look at the words in the Hebrew Bible which represent who is. Along the way, we learn that we are souls, composed of body and spirit, who are created good and despite the falls of humanity are still able to desire and seek out Adonai. I hope you will join us on a journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction.…
What are spiritual beings? Are they some kind of ethereal substance, or just in our minds? Are things in our minds real? Where do our thoughts come from? What about ideas? Can spiritual beings influence us, and in what ways do they do so? Is that the same as being "possessed"? What does it mean to conform our wills to theirs? And what does it mean to actually have "free" wills? In this episode, we take a look at what it means to be human, and what it means to be a spiritual being, and explore the overlap of the two. Along the way, we discover that humans are permeable creatures: designed to have our wills interact with the wills of the spiritual realm. In the end, we try to understand how all this relates to everyday life and becoming better "spiritual beings" ourselves. I hope you will join me on the journey of finding resurrection on the other side of deconstruction! But We Have the Mind of Christ | Ancient Faith Ministries The Most Important Question -- Nathan Jacobs Podcast What's a Spirit When It's at Home? | Ancient Faith Ministries Bible Project video on spiritual beings Stimulus - Reaction - Response graphic…
What is the third "fall" of humanity? Why is it so bad for people to build a tower? Does it actually reach to the heavens? Why does God confuse their language and scatter the people? And who are the gods of the nations? Do they exist at all? What is their purpose? Is there anything we can learn from the Babel narrative about what God wants for his human family? In today's episode, we take a closer look at the Genesis 11 Babel event and its connection to the redemptive plan of God: to lovingly shepherd his children back to him, in order to unite them in their diversity, so that the unique glory each possesses can participate in his life once more. I hope you will join us on a journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction! The Gods of the Nations | Ancient Faith Ministries Pentecost and the Ziggurat — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick The Human Desire to Be Godlike - TheTorah.com Language Is Baffling – The Story of the Tower of Babel - TheTorah.com What-is-spiritual-warfare-from-Heiser-DEMONS-MS-unedited.pdf The Angels Who Left Their Former Estate - The Whole Counsel Blog The Unseen Realm Collection (10 book series) Paperback Edition…
What the heck is happening in Noah's tent after the Flood? Why is Canaan cursed, and not Ham? What is the meaning of Ham's genealogical line? Does it mean that biological descent curses people? How much does God actually care about ethnicity, anyway? Isn't that what Israel being his chosen people is all about? What is the "table of nations", and why do the nations matter? In this episode, we take a closer look at the relationship of the chosen seed and the sons of promise to the rest of the family of God -- the nations of the earth. We challenge the idea that ethnicity plays a major role in salvation history, and examine what the vocation of the "firstborn son" was supposed to be. Namely: to be a light to the nations. I hope you will join us on a journey to find resurrection on the other side of deconstruction! Naked Bible 159: Noah’s Nakedness, the Sin of Ham, and the Curse of Canaan | The Naked Bible Podcast Sukkot's Seventy Bulls - TheTorah.com israels-early-inhabitants1_2021-12-01-174244_jgmx.jpg (700×993)…
What does it mean to find "rest" in the Flood narrative? What does it mean for God to "remember" Noah? What about "remembering" our sins, or forgiving our sins? Does forgiveness like God forgives mean "forgive and forget"? Does Adonai need death or blood in order to forgive? What was the function of the sacrifice Noah offered after the Flood waters receded, and what is the deal with the "covenant" God makes with all flesh? Does the rainbow have a different meaning than just a pretty sign of that covenant? Today we take a good long look at the consequences of the Flood, and what it means to search for rest in the midst of a world drowned in sin and needing purification. We explore the symbolism of the ark as a mini-cosmos and examine how the God we see in the Flood is a God whom we can trust to always bring justice -- just perhaps not in the way we think, or demand he should. I hope it is helpful for you in your process of finding resurrection on the other side of deconstruction! Noah and God’s Rest in Hebrews 4 – Citizens & Sons Why did God flood the world? (Bible Project) A Cup of Wrath? (Bible Project) Are We Really Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God? - N.T. Wright Online Zakar: REMEMBER… and pass it on. – Hebrew Word Lessons What Is the Rainbow Really Teaching Us? - Jewish Theological Seminary…
Is Noah's Ark and the Flood a children's story? Was it a local flood, or a global one? What is the emotional response we see God give to human wickedness? Why was the Flood necessary, and how can that possibly be justice? Was there any chance for repentance or salvation? What does God require in order to offer forgiveness and purification? And what does it mean to be "saved through the waters" (1 Pet 3:20)? This is a meditative episode, focused on the nature of God's judgment and his mercy. In it, we find a God who always deals with sin... but not always in the way we think. We also find a God who always provides a way out... but not always in the way we want. And through it all, we discover that we all must go through the waters of purification. The Deluge as a Biblical Symbol - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY Noah’s Ark: Josephus, Earlier Historians, & Church Fathers | Dave Armstrong Coming to Grips with the Early Church Fathers’ Perspective on Genesis, Part 1 (of 5) - Reasons to Believe (the whole series is worth a look)…
Who are the Nephilim? What is the story in the Bible about how they came to be? What is the "second Fall"? What does it mean to be a spirit in "conjugation" with the material realm? How does metallurgy, mercantilism, and music connect to the Nephilim? How does this connect to demonosis? Are there really giants as tall as the Pyramids in the Bible? And what is the connection of all of this to trauma -- spiritual or otherwise? This is an episode where we get mystical, taking a look at ancient near east mythology and its connection to our lives today. Along the way, we survey a lot of disputed scholarship, understand more about where human depravity comes from, and learn about what "shrinking the giants down to size" looks like in recovery from trauma. I hope you enjoy it! Here There Be Giants - The Whole Counsel Blog The Five(ish) Falls of Angels | Ancient Faith Ministries Herodotus' narrative of the Nephilim ritual Etemenanki - Wikipedia Daijosai ritual Story of Gilgamesh (YouTube video) Genesis Marks the Spot (episode 1 of the series on reception history of Genesis 6) Article about Og, the Rephaiim and other giants The Ancient Near Eastern Context for Genesis 6:1-4 - Dr. Michael Heiser Cross-referenced posts from Dr. Michael Heiser (Nephilim)…
Today, I will give you a bonus holiday episode where I will be reviewing a book I have read recently: Anthony Delgado's The Gospel Is Bigger Than You Think. In this book, Delgado examines the "gospel of Middle America" that is focused on a moment of decision and conversion, often at the expense of discipleship and spiritual transformation. He presents a (biblical) alternative to this "cultural folk religion" that is deeper, broader, more enchanting, and "bigger" than we might have thought. Hope you like it! (disclaimer: I was given a free copy of the Audible book for review purposes) Amazon link to buy the book…
Today we sit down for "tea" with Dr Timothy Patitsas, who quite literally wrote the book on a beauty-first approach to healing from trauma. In our discussion today, we embark on a bit of a mystical journey: attempting to grasp with words the ineffable power of beauty to heal the soul. What is beauty? How does it impact the soul? How can it undo the intra/interpersonal excommunication, schism, and heresy caused by trauma? Why is beauty the foremost of the three transcendentals (beauty, goodness, and truth)? How does the modern psychoanalytic approach to counseling fail trauma sufferers? And how can we recapture a beauty-first approach to healing? This is an interview I have been looking forward to having for a long time, and I am delighted to share it with you now! Please forgive the audio quality issues; I hope it will not detract too much from the important information we explore here. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this content to get the word out! The Ethics of Beauty — St Nicholas Press Home | beauty first films Some emerging research on how beauty, wonder, awe, and other ventral vagal states are being recognized as essential factors in the healing process Research Reveals the Healing Power of Beauty and Awe | Psychology Today Awe as a Pathway to Mental and Physical Health - Maria Monroy, Dacher Keltner, 2023 Awe: A Systematic Review within a Cognitive Behavioural Framework and Proposed Cognitive Behavioural Model of Awe | International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Awe_FINAL.pdf…
What does it mean to be sons of the promise, or sons of perdition? Does this mean that generational curses are real? What does it mean to be "elect"? Are they always the "good guys" in the story? Why does Cain build a city, and what is the relationship of a city to "empire"? What role do divine beings (elohim) play in the descent of humanity into depravity? How does that relate to the mythos of the surrounding ANE cultures? Are things like music and dancing and makeup bad in and of themselves? And what does it mean to be a "father" to someone, in the biblical text? Is there any hope for rebellious sons? Here, we spend an entire episode on genealogies! (don't leave!) We take a look at the parallel yet inverse lines of Seth and of Cain, and dive deep into both the physical and spiritual dimensions of that "sonship" and "fatherhood". Along the way, we discover that we are all in one way or another prodigal sons of God, and that Adonai our Father is longing for our return to receive the inheritance he has promised us. Join us on the journey of searching for resurrection on the other side of deconstruction. Two Themes, Two Days, Two Goats; with Caleb Lewis - Episode 083 (Genesis Marks the Spot podcast) Through the Waters: A biblical theology of the book of Genesis (Caleb Lewis) Naked Bible Podcast transcript: Episode 262, Exodus 3, Part 2b (Dr Michael Heiser) Article about the book of Enoch and the Watchers Dr. Michael Heiser's graphic on the parallel genealogies of Seth and Cain Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple? | Smithsonian A YouTube video about the Apkallu (Seven Sages), using AI The Five(ish) Falls of Angels | Ancient Faith Ministries Technology and the Story of Redemption: Being the People of God in a Mechanized World - The Symbolic World…
Why was Cain's sacrifice not accepted? What even is a sacrifice, and what makes it acceptable? What does it mean to master temptation? What does it mean to be mastered by temptation? What does it mean to be cursed by God? Who needs to repent: only the oppressors, or all of us? And what does repentance look like, for both? Does God actually hear the cries of the victims, and how does he bring justice? In this return to the text of Genesis and our walkthrough of the Scriptures, we see that each of us can at any time become either Cain or Abel. We look at the ways in which some portions of this narrative have been used to cause hurt, and we examine what it means for God to call both the innocent and the guilty to master the crouching sin-beast in at the doorway of their own hearts. A Demon at the Door? | memoirandremains Genesis 4 – What History’s First Criminal Report Can Teach Us - Cerebral Faith Cain, the Sinner - The Whole Counsel Blog…
What is gehenna? Is it the same as hell? What is the Age to Come? Is it only something for the far-off future, or is it something for here and now as well What is the second death? Is that the Lake of Fire? What does it mean for a human being to experience the second death? Will all be saved, or only some? Is this something we should be afraid of, and to whom are these warnings directed? Can we really trust that Adonai is merciful and gracious, when all this threat of punishment is hanging over us? Today, we explore one of the thorniest, most shadowy, and least certain topics we've encountered so far. It is also the source of much of the pain, hurt, and loss of trust that has caused deconstruction. In this episode, I try to take a slow walk (almost double-length!) through the biblical language surrounding final judgment and the Age to Come. My hope is that you are able to hear within these stumbling words a picture of a Father who desires that none should perish, and that all should be brought to repentance. Was “Gehenna” a Smoldering Garbage Dump? – The Baker Deep End Blog NB 441 Transcript What Is It Like to Be a Bat? Hades is Embittered — Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (ancientfaith.com)…
As we've been walking through Genesis 1-3, a few "plot holes" have emerged. What is life? What does it mean to be "alive" or a "living being" (nefesh)? What then is death? Did Adam and Eve actually die the day they ate of the Tree of Knowing? And what happens after death? What is Sheol? Abaddon? Abraham's Bosom? What is the Old Testament idea of what happens when we die? Are we talking about heaven and hell here? In this episode, I give some trauma-informed and biblically/traditionally grounded responses to these questions. Along the way, we discover a God who is himself the source of life, who laments over the death of his children, and who will enter as deep as possible into enemy territory to rescue and redeem his children. Naked Bible 440: The Afterlife Part 1 | The Naked Bible Podcast An image of the Old Testament cosmology, including the Underworld Azazel and the “Scapegoat” (Leviticus 16) | Zondervan Academic 1 Enoch (earlyjewishwritings.com) Naked Bible 347: Jonah and the Chaos Dragon | The Naked Bible Podcast Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud | The Poetry Foundation Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - Psalm 24 and the Harrowing of Hades - The Whole Counsel Blog (ancientfaith.com)…
In this episode, I tell my story of how I grew up without a clear sense that God liked me. I discuss my encounter with God up in the mountains, using contemplative prayer as a vehicle for that experience, and what that taught me about the heart of my Heavenly Father toward me. I dig a little bit into attachment science, discussing how it works in our relationship with both people and with God, and explore how experiencing "vertical" attachment repair affects our ability to also experience (and give) "horizontal" attachment repair. This episode is meant as a follow-up to the previous one: the Expert-Teas episode with Nicholas Soellner on contemplative prayer. Attachment patterns infographic Anatomy of the Soul (Curt Thompson) There is an excerpt of a contemplative prayer exercise from that book HERE Attached to God (Krispin Mayfield)…
Today we sit down for "tea" with Nicholas Soellner! He is a friend of mine online who I collaborate with frequently on the Cosmic Corner, hosted by the Faith Unaltered YouTube channel. Find the playlist for that segment here: Cosmic Corner (FAU, hosted by Joshua Davidson) In this episode, we look at the practice of contemplative prayer. This connects back to what we have been discussing with the human experience "in Adam": slavery to death, through sin. What does it mean to invite the presence and light and love of God into ALL the spaces of our lives, with one foot in the "already" and one foot in the "not yet" of redemption from that slavery? How can we build up a relational connection with Adonai through contemplative prayer? How does contemplative prayer purify and illuminate our minds (nous)? How can it bring healing to our memories -- not just our cognitive memories, but our somatic and emotional memories as well? What shaping effect does that have on our embodied identity? What is the hope of the resurrection and full redemption of our bodies? And what does it mean to be "possessed" by that hope? This is an episode that had deep resonances for me in my life; I hope you enjoy it! Below are some resources to look into for contemplative prayer. As always with resources like this, these are suggestions for your own exploration: not a burden to tie up and place on your shoulders. Do what you can, when you can, in whatever way you can... and always seek to give yourself as much mercy and grace as Adonai does. What is Contemplative Prayer and How to Do a Contemplative Prayer Practice (guidedchristianmeditation.com) Centering Prayer - The Contemplative Society An example of contemplative prayer A good video that explores the uncertainty and mystery of contemplative prayer…
This is the edited audio from our very first live Q&R episode taking questions from the live audience as well as the Facebook discussion group. In this episode, we dive very deep into a challenge from one of the listeners who sees "hierarchical headship" in Genesis 1-2 before the Gen 3 fall. We also look closely at the incarnational nature of the Scriptures as a joint divine-human revelation and work, and explore the extent to which we should adopt or privilege the cultural norms of the biblical authors. The audio is somewhat warbly due to the live recording; please forgive the quality. Hope you enjoy!…
What does it mean to be slaves of sin and/or death? Who is paying "wages of death"? What, or who, exactly is the serpent-stomper promised to be? Do we possess a "sinful human nature" now, and what does that mean? What does it mean to have our natures "justified"? And who gets this gift? What does it mean to be "saved"? Who gets that reward, and how? We've been looking at the Genesis 3 fall narrative and its consequences for the sons of Adam. Now, we step away from Genesis 3 and look at how this passage of Scripture is interpreted by Paul in Romans 5-6. Along the way, we survey the apostolic witness (in the rest of the New Testament) as well as the Patristic witness (in the early centuries after the apostles) to uncover a way to respond to all of those questions above. In order that we might reconstruct religion for the hurting, with theology that doesn’t hurt. Instead of original sin and inherited guilt, we find ancestral consequences and personal guilt. Instead of a master demanding obedience upon pain of death, we see a Father who freely gives to all the gift of his own life, if only they will trust him enough to shema his voice. Instead of an implacable Judge demanding death, we see a gracious Son entering into death on our behalf: to turn the prison of Hades from a tomb into a womb. Jesus and John Wayne (Kristen DuMez) Romans 5-6 (NKJV) Verses discussing the scope of justification (NKJV) Library of Church Fathers (search to find referenced quotes)…
What happens after the humans eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowing? Who is to blame for eating the fruit? Are they cursed by God? Is he nothing more than a wrathful deity, punishing them for a tiny infraction? What does it mean to have "garments of skin", or to be mortal? And why block the way back to the Tree of Life? In this episode, we unpack the Genesis 3 fall narrative and its consequences. Along the way, we look deeply and closely at all the ways this passage has been used to cause hurt. Through it all, we aim to reconstruct a different picture of Adonai which emphasizes his kindness and mercy -- severe though it may be -- as well as his unfailing commitment to restore his defaced images. Women, Eve, and Deception - Marg Mowczko The Tree of Knowing Good & Bad (bibleproject.com) Against Heresies, III.23 (St. Irenaeus) Tractate Sotah (sefaria.org) On the Incarnation (St. Athanasius) The Day the Revolution Began (NT Wright)…
Humanity is firmly planted in the Garden, but why is there a serpent there? Is this a divine setup? Who or what is this serpent figure, anyway? Why would God put a tree there that they couldn't eat from? And what is the deal with the Tree of Life? Is humanity created to be mortal, immortal, or something else? Today, I take a closer look at all these questions out of the first portion of Genesis 3, and attempt to give some responses that don't hurt either your head or your heart. Article about elohim/the gods (Fr. Stephen DeYoung) Article about s/Satan and the serpent (Dr. Michael Heiser) Against Heresies (Irenaeus) Against Autolycus (Theophilus of Antioch) Tree of Life video (Bible Project)…
Today, I sit down for tea with biblical scholar Dr. Carmen Imes to discuss the image of God, male and female, the importance of our bodies and embodiedness to our identity and resurrection, diverse embodiment and disability, the ways in which trauma is felt (and healed) in our bodies, and how to approach the Old Testament in a trauma-informed way. See Dr. Imes' bio HERE See Dr. Imes' author page on Amazon HERE See an article she wrote about creating a trauma-informed classroom HERE…
How has the Church treated LGBTQ+ folks? What should our responsibilities and duties be to the vulnerable and the hurting? What does it look like to love others, even when we disagree with them? How can we "become the gospel" to a world that sorely needs to hear good news? In this bonus mini-episode, I speak only to my Christian brothers and sisters. I take a look at how "male and female he created them" in Genesis 1-2 has been used to cause harm, and what we might be able to do to begin a long repentance. Spencer's Sermon on John 8…
How should we think about the fact that there are two creation accounts? What does it mean to be the image of God? Are humans to be servants of Adonai, or something else? Are men and women images in the same way? And what do we do with the fact that women are created second, and "from man"? Does the Bible teach that bodies are bad, and naked bodies are particularly bad? In this episode, we take a closer look at Genesis 2, and walk through how the Hebrew narrative subverts some problematic views of humanity, gender, rulership, and nakedness. This Genesis 2 narrative gives us a glimpse of theology that doesn't hurt -- one that affirms the value of women, that pictures a different kind of ruling over creation, and that views bodies as good. Come join us on the journey of reconstructing religion. Resources for Further Study: Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (Carmen Imes) The Lost World of Adam and Eve (John Walton) Dr. Imes' article on (Christianity Today) Bible Project Classroom series (Adam to Noah)…
What does it mean to say that God created everything? What about all those other creation myths that look a lot like Genesis 1? What do each of the "days" of creation mean? What does it mean to be human, and what does it mean to "rule and subdue" creation? Besides, why does it all matter -- isn't this world just doomed to destruction, and isn't everything about this world "bad"? How in the world can Christians seriously call creation "good", given all the ways they have undermined its supposed "goodness"? In this episode, we take a closer look at Genesis 1, and walk through how the Hebrew narrative subverts the ancient near east way of understanding the Most High God, the gods, creation, being, images, and humanity. This Genesis 1 narrative gives us a glimpse of theology that doesn't hurt -- one that affirms the glorious vocation of humanity, displays a very different kind of God than the pagan nations, and which loudly proclaims that everything he creates is good. Come join us on the journey of reconstructing religion. Resources for further study: The Lost World of Genesis One (John Walton) Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (Carmen Imes) The Biblical Cosmos: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Weird and Wonderful World of the Bible (Robin A. Parry) Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A Manual for Recovering Gnostics (Robin Phillips)…
The very first full episode of the Trauma-Informed Church Kid podcast! This is audio edited from our live launch party on social media. If you like what you hear, please subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and take a brief moment to give a 5-star review. In this episode, I cover why this podcast exists, what spiritual trauma and religious abuse is, and what content I will cover over the course of our journey together. I hope you will join me on the journey of discovering resurrection on the other side of deconstruction. Podcast HQ (hosted by Podbean) Facebook Discussion Group YouTube channel X (formerly Twitter)…
Come join us on a journey of reconstructing religion for the hurting, with theology that doesn't hurt
مرحبًا بك في مشغل أف ام!
يقوم برنامج مشغل أف أم بمسح الويب للحصول على بودكاست عالية الجودة لتستمتع بها الآن. إنه أفضل تطبيق بودكاست ويعمل على أجهزة اندرويد والأيفون والويب. قم بالتسجيل لمزامنة الاشتراكات عبر الأجهزة.