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Millions of Christians in America are living in alternate realities.  The church has been contaminated by tribalism and individualism.  How do we move forward in a moment like this without

Continue readingThe Four-Fold Path: Real Christian Life in a Land of Alternate Realities (w/ Pastor John Hallowell)

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Sometimes it’s just good to take a moment to be thankful.

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My friends, this is such an honest and important conversation I think many Christians will be able to resonate with and draw encouragement from. Ms. Laura Batstone (now Mrs. Hashimov!)

Continue readingLove, Dating, and Getting Married in a Pandemic: A Candid Conversation with the Affianced Laura Batstone!

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Trained as voyeurs, consumers, and addicts of images from ever-younger ages, how do we (re-)learn how to see one another and the Lord Himself in a way that deepens our

Continue readingThe Image of God in a Pornographic Age: A Conversation w/ Rev. Butler on (Re-)Learning How to See God and One Another

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Easter is the hinge of all reality.  But how do we enter into a deep observance and transformative remembrance of Easter (and Holy Week itself) when we have, we often

Continue readingHow to Enter Holy Week: A Conversation w/ Rev. Butler on the Integration of Ritual and Reality

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Self-awareness. Self-improvement. Personal growth. Personal development. Personal progress. Personal productivity. What happens when the paradigms and strategies of self-improvement that have saturated our culture find their way into the church?

Continue readingNow We See In An Enneagram Dimly: A Conversation on Self-Reflection and Spiritual Growth w/ Rev. Hayden Butler

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“In spite of the pain and its failures, I love the church.” On this episode of the pod, I am joined by my friend, Pastor Cole Beshore, a third-generation pastor

Continue readingTo Love the Church: A Conversation w/ Pastor Cole Beshore on Loving and Serving the Church without Growing Cynical

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In lieu of some technical difficulties with our previously scheduled episode this week (don’t worry, it’s still on the way!), I am rolling out an episode that was released previously

Continue readingLove in the Ruins: John Donne and the Skeptical Crisis

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Every year, Rev. Hayden Butler teaches Dante’s Divine Comedy to teenagers. Why? What does a 14th-century poem that very few adults have ever read in full have to teach teenagers–or

Continue readingFinding the True Path When You’ve Lost Your Way: A Conversation w/ Rev. Hayden Butler on How Dante’s Divine Comedy Can Change Your Life