Can I Say That?
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Can I Say That?
Engaging with culture as Christians in a post Christian world, asking questions we don’t normally ask in church. A project by Brenna Blain.
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What the Progressive and Seeker Sensitive churches have in Common
A closed Bible is the coin, progressives live on one side while seeker sensitives churches live on the other. Today we talk about the next season visi...
Abortion, Compassion and Conviction
Brenna Blain shares her pastoral exhortation on what it means to engage in the issue of abortion with compassion and conviction by looking to the Bibl...
A Theology of Disabilities with Evan Wickham
Evan Wickham shares his insights as a pastor with us about developing a Biblically based theology of disabilities drawing from both the old and new te...
Alcoholism with Ericka Anderson
This month we hear from Ericka Anderson on the topic of drinking, sobriety and addiction all within the context of christian community. Ericka Anderse...
Jesus Crashing Your Political Party with Joshua Ryan Butler
What does Jesus have to do with your politics? Well, if you are a follower of Christ....everything! Today we hear from Joshua Ryan Butler about his la...
The Body with Ashley Abercrombie
Today we hear from Ashley Abercrombie about how christians can engage well with the struggles of having broken bodies.
Content of Substance with Jackie Hill Perry
Today we ask the hard questions about christian content. Why is there so much shallow and theologically anemic content being circulated? How can we gr...
Bonus Episode: Remaining in Christ with Brenna Blain
Brenna Blain preaches on John 15:1-6 at Shine Conference in Vancouver Washington. The question we are asking today is "what keeps followers from remai...
The Intersection of Faith, Food and Fame with Aarti Sequeira
This episode we ask Aarti about being a christian in the secular world of TV, how food and faith have intersected in her life and what keeps her groun...
Empathy, Sexuality & Curiosity with Preston Sprinkle
Today we hear from Dr Preston Sprinkle about empathy surrounding the gender and sexuality conversation, the arguments in his latest book and some hard...
LDS/Mormonism with Jeremy Jenkins
Today we hear from Jeremy Jenkins about the main differences between Mormons and Christians, how we can witness well to Mormons and what it looks like...
Sexuality for Parents & Youth Workers with Amber Carroll
How should christians talk to children and youth about sexuality? It can feel like an overwhelming task but today we hear from Amber Carroll who works...
Spiritual Rhythms with Amy Gannet
What are Spiritual Rhythms and why do they matter? Is partaking in them simply a suggestion or a Biblical Command? How can we help others without maki...
Trans* and Christian with Kat LaPrairie
What is it like to be a christian who identifies as transgender? As more and more individuals are able to recognize incongruences in their own life wi...
Anger with Lisa Bevere
Do followers of Jesus struggle with anger issues? How can we repair the damage that our anger has done against our kids? How can we come alongside som...
LGBTQ Youth with Laurie Krieg
How can the Church support LGBTQ teens? What if they are non-affirming....is that even possible to support them? If so, how? In this episode Laurie Kr...
The Enneagram with Christian Dawson
Should followers of Christ use the enneagram? Is it harmless or harmful? Does it give us an excuse to continue with bad habits or does it point out wa...
Modesty with Kat Harris
Why does the evangelical church historically focus so much on the sensual and sexual aspect of modesty? How has this specifically affected women? What...
American Evangelicalism with Sho Baraka
Should christians still identify with the term "American Evangelicalism"? Or is it too engrossed with Christian Nationalism? Are we letting a younger...
Doubt with Dominic Done
Is doubting a sin? What even does the term "doubt" me in relation to the faith world? Why do churches struggle with welcoming doubt in their spaces? H...
Peace in the midst of Fear with Trillia Newbell
How can christians become the non-anxious presence of Christ in this world? Are there spiritual practices that can lead us away from anxiety and fear?...
The Need for Community: Online Church vs In Person Community
Today we are talking about online church vs in person community. Are both beneficial? Is there a clear Biblical mandate for followers to gather togeth...
Criticism and Judgement
Are Christians called to judge? What about to criticize? Should we enjoy correcting others? Is there a boundary when it comes to those who are not fol...
The Prosperity Gospel
What is the Prosperity Gospel? Where did it come from? Does it contain any sort of Biblical truth? Do we really just have to have faith in order to be...
Progressive Christianity
What is progressive christianity? What are some common held beliefs of those who would consider themselves to be progressive christians? What can cons...
Christians and Politics
Should christians be involved in politics? Should we let our Biblical convictions dictate how we vote? Is one party really more christian than "the ot...
When Leaders Fail
Pastors fail. They have affairs, they struggle with power, money and honesty. Ultimately they are not immune to sin, so how should the church deal wit...
Purity Culture
What is Purity Culture? How did it start? Is it even Biblical? Today we hear from Joshua Harris, writer of the book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", to list...
Racism Part 2: The Movement
Is there a Biblical mandate for Christians to pursue social justice surrounding race? Should Christians support the BLM Organization and if not, how c...
Racism Part 1: The Moments
Part one of a two part series talking about racism in America and how the church should respond. In part one we listen to POC sharing their moments of...
Lament
Why does the Bible speak to lament? How should we engage with those who are lamenting in our church communities? What does lament reveal to us about G...
Pornography
What is it like to be a woman struggling with porn in the evangelical church today? Have conservative Christians created a harmful stigma for women wh...
Music, Art & Creativity: Does God Even Care?
Does God call people to be creative? Does art actually matter in life? Can being creative be a spiritual practice? Join us as we talk with John Mark M...
The Charismatic Church and Practices
Charismatics are defined as Christians who share with Pentecostals an emphasis on the gifts of the Spirit but who remain a part of a mainline church....
Sexual Beings
Do the conversations we have about sex during our upbringing play into how we view sex as adults? Is saying that men have a stronger sex drive than wo...
Singleness
Being single within the christian community can often feel like a negative thing, but is it supposed to? Why does Paul the Apostle consider singleness...
Biblical Manhood & Womanhood
Are men and women really that different? Does the Bible promote certain gender specific stereotypes? Can men wear makeup? Are women more emotional tha...
Mental Illness: Eating Disorders
Are eating disorders a choice? Are they a sin? What classifies one and how do I get help if I am struggling? The Christian community needs to engage i...
Women: Can they say that?
Can women Biblically teach men? Is the term pastor synonymous with the term elder? Why are women's roles in ministry even a topic that needs to be dis...
Mental Illness: Is Anxiety a Sin?
When the Bible says "Do not be anxious" what does that actually mean? Is suicide selfish? Will God only heal those who have strong faith? Is Bethel cr...