ReThinking Christianity

The podcast explores the personal journey of Blake as he rethinks Christianity, reflecting on his upbringing in a Christian home and the influence of different experiences. They also discuss the complexity of understanding the Bible and the importance of deeper exploration

This week, we hear from Caleb about what led him to begin rethinking Christianity. If you grew up in the evangelical tradition, you might relate to his story.Follow us on Instagram at ReThinking Christianity Podcast

The podcast explores the reasons behind the increasing exodus from the American evangelical church, addressing topics such as the hijacking of Christianity by various ideologies, the intertwining of politics with faith, scandals within the church, the need for healing and reconciliation, and an alternative perspective on traditional Christianity.

We are so excited to bring you this conversation as we look back at this season, reflecting on where we have been and where we are going. We have some great things coming up and you don't want to miss it.Follow us  @rethinkingchristianitypodcast

On this week's episode I interview Ed Litton, Pastor & the current Southern Baptist Convention President. He spoke from his heart on his convictions about what he hopes to see within the church as a whole and within the Southern Baptist Convention. I hope that this interview can be encouraging for you and presents his perspective. 

Joan Chittister is one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time. For 50 years she has passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women’s issues, and church renewal. A much sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges across all religions, she is also a best-selling author of more than 60 books. This interview was focused on her newest title "The Monastic Heart." This book is all about bringing life and contemplation of the monestary to the everyday life of people. As I have personally been reading through this book and finding new challenges from my own spiritual walk and practiceFind Sister Joan's New Book through the link below:The Monastic Heart

I had a great time talking with Alan Noble  on his new book coming out with InterVarsity Press titled "You Are Not Your: Own Belonging to God in an Inhuman World."We discussed the ideas of how society, culture, and the world is shaping how we operate as humans. In the book Noble explores how this simple truth reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, our society, and God. Contrasting these two visions of life, he invites us past the sickness of contemporary life into a better understanding of who we are and to whom we belong.Get Alan's Book Here"You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World."You can find more of Alan's content at his website www.oalannoble.com

I had a great time speaking with Josh Mcnall about about his new book titled "Perhaps" coming out on September 21st. The Christian life requires faith. That means that believers are sometimes faced with uncertainty. But is all uncertainty bad?  Josh encourages readers to reclaim the little word "perhaps" as a sacred space between the warring extremes of unchecked doubt and zealous dogmatism. In this day especially, it's time Christians learned to say "perhaps.Josh's Blog & Website: https://joshuamcnall.comJosh's Book| Perhaps: Reclaiming The Space Between Doubt & Dogmatism

Could the Church and the systems that it operates within potentially be more American than actually Christian? I sit down with Drew Anderson author of "No Longer Self Evident"  to discuss this question.You can find Drew's book No Longer Self Evident here. Along with some of Drew's writings at the blog Jeremiah's VowFollow us on Instagram @rethinkingchristianitypodcast

What if our first response to the world around us—to the angry Twitter threads, the fear mongering headlines, the pains of our brothers and sisters—was love? On this episode of ReThinking Christianity I talk with Ashley Abercrombie on the subjects of her new book "Love is the Resistance. In addressing the heated public discourse that we absorb daily, Ashley observes that we, as Christians, have joined in “the ruthless pursuit of being right and destroying adversaries.” The conversation with Ashley was all centered on the issues around handling disagreements  and conflict as Followers of Jesus. Go buy Ashley's new book Love Is the Resistance here. You can also find Ashley's content and social media through her website https://www.ashabercrombie.org