Progressive Christianity with Pastor Adam

Pastor Adam and Biblical scholar Kate Common discuss her book, "Undoing Conquest: Ancient Israel, the Bible, and the Future of Christianity." The conquest narrative in the Book of Joshua is one of the most troubling parts of the Bible. But what if it never actually happened? Dr. Common separates fact from fiction and provides a deeper understanding of the conquest narrative. To purchase Dr. Common's book and learn more about her, check out her website at https://www.katecommon.com/.

Pastor Adam sits down with Fr. James Alison to talk about his upcoming book, "You Can If You Want To," which is a primer on Basic Christianity and inclusion of our LGBTQ siblings.

Pastor Adam and Brian McLaren discuss Brian's upcoming book "Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart." We are facing multiple doom scenarios - war, climate change, economic exploitation, just to name a few. Is there a way out of this doom? Should we feel hope or despair about our future? These are some of the topics discussed in this episode of One Question with Pastor Adam.

In this episode of One Question, Pastor Adam talks with Rev. Dr. Julia Robinson Moore about the Equity in Memory and Memorial Project. Along with her husband Ricky, Julia leads the project that brings together descendants of slaves and slaveholders to reflect on their experiences. Julia talks about the successes and challenges of the project, including confronting the effects of continued racism. Julia joins Pastor Adam as one of the plenary speakers at the 2024 Theology and Peace conference being held near Chicago. The dates of the conference are June 10-13.

Sophia is going through the dark night and wants to know if there is a way out. Have you been through the dark night of the soul? Let's explore in this episode of One Question! "The Rapture Exposed : The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation" by Barbara R. Rossing and  "Changing Our Mind" by David P. Gushee are books mentioned in this episode.

Jesus says that we are to forgive 7 times 70 times, but forgiveness is hard. What if we just can't forgive? And what does forgiveness mean, anyway? Join Pastor Adam as he discusses forgiveness in this episode of One Question.

The Christian religion claims something that other monotheistic religions don't - that humans have killed and wounded God. The Resurrection of Jesus reveals that even when we wound God, God offers us peace. Check out this episode of One Question for more!

Have you ever been asked the question, "When were you saved?" Well in this episode, Pastor Adam gives you the definitive answer! Check out this episode of One Question for how to answer this question whenever anyone asks it!

Have you ever wondered what the voice of God sounds like? Can you distinguish between God's voice and other voices? Pastor Adam helps us understand the voice of God in this episode of One Question.

The Gospel of John is an explosion of wokeness from beginning to end. John starts with describe the Word of God that became flesh in Jesus. If we understand the historical and philosophical context of the Greek term for "Word," we discover that the Christian understanding of the Word is woke. Pastor Adam explores the wokeness of Jesus in part 4 of this series! Check out the new sermon series, Pastor Adam Preaches, wherever you get your podcasts.