Rethinking Faith

This week, we were joined by our friends Sarey and Dan to discuss their new website project, SoYoureDeconstructing.com. "Most people who find themselves in a crisis of faith start by asking good (but tough) questions. These questions can make people around them uneasy, and are often met with only one “acceptable” answer. Often, what comes next is a difficult experience of insecurity as we doubt our commitments to our deepest held beliefs and values. But this doesn’t have to be the end of your faith journey."  Dan and Sarey hope to provide people with resources to transform this crisis into an experience of healing, renewal and learning. Enjoy! RESOURCECS: SoYoureDeconstructing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stina Kielsmeier-Cook joins us to discuss something very important and very personal. Stina's husband left Christianity several years into their marriage, and Stina was left "spiritually single". She was struggling to live the Christian life on her own, taking her kids to church by herself, and wrestling with her own questions and doubts. Stina shares her story of finding community in an unexpected place: an order of Catholic nuns in her neighborhood. As she spent time with them and learned about female Catholic saints, she began to see that she was not "spiritually single" after all―and that no one really is. Enjoy!  RESOURCES:  Blessed are the Nones: Mixed Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community (Book)    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh and Marty are joined by two of their friend for an important conversation. After spending time together working in the same toxic church environment we wanted to ask the question, "is this church redeemable"?  We hope that this will be a conversation that will shine some light into a dark situation. Perhaps you too have experienced something similar. We want to let you know that you are not alone. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh was joined by Robert P. Jones to discuss his latest book 'White Too Long: The Legacy of White supremacy in American Christianity. Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Rob delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy, and issues an urgent call for white Christians to reckon with this legacy for the sake of themselves and the nation. RESOURCES: White Too Long (book)  PRRI.org   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we were joined by Jemar Tisby to have a practical conversation about his latest book, 'How To Fight Racism'. Racism is pervasive in today's world, and many are complicit in the failure to confront its evils. Jemar believes we need to move beyond mere discussions about racism and begin equipping people with the practical tools to fight against it. Resources: How To Fight Racism (book) Jemar's Blog: Footnotes HowToFightRacism.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This conversation almost didn't happen... This week, Hip-Hop artist Propaganda joins us to discuss an important topic. Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality are two important concepts that we need to understand if we are going to move forward with racial reconciliation. By why have they been demonized? Join us as we discuss these things with Prop as he shines a light on a very real issue both in the Church and in this Country. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Brian McLaren joins the podcast once again to help us (re)think what it means to have faith following our deep doubts. Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Faith After Doubt is for the millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is falling apart. Enjoy! RESOURCES: Faith After Doubt (Book) BrianMcLaren.net   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we were joined By Rod Tucker to help us (re)think our ideas around Church. Rod says there is a better way, and it's time to start questions and rethinking our ideas. This turned out to be a great conversation, and we are excited to share it with you. Enjoy! RESOURCES: RodTuckerSays.Com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are anything like we are, you know what it's like to feel overlooked, disconnected, and ashamed. Sure we might believe in God's love in the abstract, but we often live our lives without experiencing it in any deep or lasting way. This week Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw join the conversation asking the question "Does God Really Like Me?"  The Holsclaws apply the good news of the gospel to the shame and disconnection that we all experience in our everyday lives. The truth is, God wants to be with us and we belong in God's presence. And from that place of belonging, we can bless the whole world with the message of God's love. Enjoy! Resources: Does God Really Like Me? (Book) GeoffreyHolsclaw.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we had the opportunity to hang out with Matt Carter and Toby Morrell of Emery and The BadChristian Podcast. We reached out to them and asked if they would be willing to trace their faith journey with us, from growing up to where they are today.  We cover all sorts of stuff from childhood to the starts of Emery; from Mars Hill to BadChristian. We even get down to ask the question, "where do you find yourself today?". Enjoy RESOURCES: Emery BadChristian Marriage Supply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices