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ST15: Processing Hard Doctrines like Hell (Questions from Listeners)

Slow Theology: Simple Faith for Chaotic Times

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The Dangers of Deconstructing a God

Yup, I agree. What the ancient Jews understood is it's dangerous to try to create a perfect God in your own image. So when you walk away from the Bible or from organized religion, you say, I'm going to create it myself. Aren't you really God then? Yes. And so what the ancients understood was it's dangerous. It's dangerous to say, I could do it better. You can develop a kind of Marie Kondo theology where if it sparks joy, we keep it. And if it doesn't, we toss it. Ajay: The sign of true love is our willingness to embrace a God who has is differentiated and is not like us in

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