The Construction Monk: Recent Episodes
J. Randall Ory
This is my last podcast episode on The Construction Monk podcast site, but not my last podcast for the world. Now you’ll have to catch me on YouTube (Let’s Talk Church), TikTok (The Construction Monk), or Instagram (The Construction Monk).
What kind of hope do we need in a world where hope for something better seems to be at an all-time low? What we need is a big hope for big change. That is the hope we can have in the salvation Jesus has planned for the redemption of the whole world. Would you like to tap into that kind of big hope for your self, in order to be able to give that kind of big hope to others around you? With Jesus, you can. Find out how in Note 42 of the long-term C.A.M. podcast series, in the section "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the true definition of what it means to love others according to the heart of God, and what does that have to do with the proper working and flow of our spirit? Find out in Note 42 of the long-term C.A.M. podcast series, in the section "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
The history of the Church reveals that no one has persecuted Christians more than Christians. Why is the Church so divisive, when the goal of Christianity is unity through One Spirit, One Lord, One Baptism, and One Father? Have we yet to learn the value of Jesus prayer for Oneness and unity, and how can Christians start to come together again in a way that leads the way for an equally divisive world? Find out in Note 41 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to be unified through the Spirit of God, versus trying to unify through a uniformity of thinking or shared ideas? How does unity and communion with God unify us through relationship with a person versus trying to be in relationship with others based on whether or not we share similar values and concepts? Find out in Note 40 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does spiritual oppression have to do with the journey of healing as God has purposed for each of us? How do we wake to our spiritual sensitivity, what does that feel like, and why would it feel bad before it feels good? And what do for CM meme's have to do with all of that? Find out in note 39 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we put our least self first and our most self last? Why did God ask me to stop looking in mirrors, and what does that have to do with distinguishing between the core part of who we are and the more manifest parts of who we are. Find out in Note 38 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is Logos? What is the interplay between the natural and the supernatural world, and how have we lost our way concerning a more real and present contact with the supernatural world? And what does an Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem have to do with all of that? Find out in note 37 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" from The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the difference between the words of God and the Word of God? Should we make a distinction between the written and spoken words of God? Are individuals today still able to hear God speak, and what is that like? Why should we still desire to hear God for ourselves when we have what God has already said to others in the past through the record of the Judeo-Christian scriptures? Find out in note 36 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Is God really present in the world. Can God really be known in a real and intimate way? There have always been those special people that heard and knew God in a special way. What if you could know God in that way as well? What is it was God's design and desire that we all could and should know Him in that way. Find out in note 35 of the C.A.M. podcast series "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
There is a core lie at the center of every person, and the lies we've built on top of that. How do we begin to uncover the layers of lies that have re-created us into a false self, in order to get back to the original design of our personhood as God intended? Find out in note 34 of the C.A.M. podcast section "Communion" from The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What would it look like for each of us to admit that we don't know, and we don't have it all figured out? What would it look like for us to become more like a child in front of God, in order to let God lead us to a better place for ourselves and our world? Find out in this first episode on the new C.A.M. section "Communion" by The Construction Monk.
“Communion” is a C.A.M. section that explores relationship with God in terms of the idea that we can know God in a real and intimate way, which can change the way we relate to ourselves, and the way we relate to the world around us. What would it look like for each of us to draw inward, and take the time to know God more deeply, and then to let that knowing change us in order to draw others around us into transforming communion? That’s what J. Randall explores in the C.A.M. section “Communion”.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to be humbled to the point of learning how to do things with God instead of for God, and how does the life of Moses point us to that truth? Find out in the last episode of the C.A.M. section "Balance" by The Construction Monk.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Jewish tradition speaks to the idea that David had the ability to confront and cast out evil spirits. What was it about David's life that made him a man after God's own heart, and what does that have to do with the ability to eradicate the spiritual darkness in our own lives? Find out in this C.A.M. episode of "Balance" by The Construction Monk.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What are the keys to the Kingdom of God. In this episode of "Balance" J. Randall explores the seven scriptural references to "keys" and what that means for each of us individually when it comes to unlocking our ability to know God.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
You may know what it means to understand, but do you know what it means to overstand? As Stevie says, "when you believe in things you don't understand, you suffer." Find out how to get out of the suffering of not understanding by overstanding, and what that has to do with the good kind of superstition in this episode of "Balance" by The Construction Monk.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to be in light? How does the light of God's life illuminate our lives in such a way as to redeem us from the darkness of fear and death? Find out in note 28 of the long-term podcast series "Calling All Mystics: Notes from the Road."
What does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit? How can we tell if we're on the road to perdition, or the highway to heaven? In this C.A.M. episode of "Balance" J. Randall Stewart is just checking in to see what condition your perdition is in. What is perdition anyway? Find out in note 27 of the long term series "Calling All Mystics: Notes from the Road."
You say you want a revolution, but what does that mean, and where should that happen most? It's true that the world is in a bad place, but if we don't realize that the external state of the world flows from our internal state, we'll never get far in making the positive changes that could bring our world to a better place. In this episode of C.A.M. "Balance", J. Randall. Stewart explores what it looks like to get back to where you once belonged inside yourself.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
They say talk is cheap, and actions speak louder than words. I think that's true. While it's good to talk about what salvation in Jesus is like, it's also important to practice it. In this episode J. Randall Stewart gives some practical ways we can practice the things we've been discussing thus far in the "Balance" section of the C.A.M. podcast series.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How is separation the core problem, and what part of our personhood does it affect the most? Find out in the week's episode of the section "Balance," as a part of the long-term podcast series "Calling All Mystics: Notes from the Road."
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three? J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
The world seems more polarized than ever. We're all on edge, in our corners, fighting for our particular point of view. How can we come back from this contentious posture to a more open-hearted stance towards others, especially those most unlike ourselves? I believe adopting a curious stance over a contentious one can help. Find out how to be curious over contentious in this Pop-Up Podcast from The Construction Monk.
In his “Pop-Up Podcasts” J. Randall Stewart explores topics from memes which come from his daily conversations and walk with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
So you wanna follow Jesus? Jesus once invited us to consider the cost of following him (Luke 14:25-35). The gift of salvation is free, but it does demand we make some changes, in order to make more room for God. In this episode of "Balance" J. Randall explores the idea of reducing some things in our lives in order to make more room for the better things of God.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three. J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What would happen if we stopped trying to force our way on the external world, and turned our focus inward, to work on what's wrong inside ourselves? I think that one action would create a lot more space for peace and unity in the world. But it's wouldn't necessarily improve our lives immediately. Facing the darkness inside ourselves is hard work, but eventually, it pays off. That's what The Construction Monk discusses in this weeks Wednesday Pop-Up Podcast.
Follow this link to read the blog-post, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/88-recreating-the-world
In his “Pop-Up Podcasts” J. Randall Stewart explores topics from memes which come from his daily conversations and walk with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Do you know where you're going to? That's a question that came up in the last episode, and continues to get fleshed out in this one. Here's a hint; where you're going isn't external, it's all about what's inside."Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three. J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the core thing we lack at the center of our personhood, what does that have to do with Matthew Perry and his big terrible struggle? Find out in this pop-up podcast episode of The Construction Monk.
In his “Pop-Up Podcasts” J. Randall Stewart explores topics from memes which come from his daily conversations and walk with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the foundation of the Church? Find out in this "Pop-Up Podcast" from The Construction Monk.
Follow the link to read the blog-post, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/85-foundations
In his “Pop-Up Podcasts” J. Randall Stewart explores topics from memes which come from his daily conversations and walk with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
The deepest and overarching reality of the world is two spiritual kingdoms in conflict for the hearts of humanity. One kingdom, Satan's, seeks to control all of humanity for his own purpose and benefit. One kingdom, God's, seeks to guide all of humanity back to our original state of perfect goodness as it was in the Garden before the Fall. These two kingdoms are intermingled and intwined in every human system and institution in which we live, and with which we interact. Do you know the difference?
Join J. Randall Stewart in a wrap up discussion of his first book in the "Church Renewal" series, as he talks about what motivated him to write about the history and development of the Church in view of two spiritual kingdoms.
Follow the link to read the blog post https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/84-conclusion
"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more content at www.moderncontemplative.com
Do you know that you are a person with three parts. Those three parts are Spirit, Soul, and Body. But do you also know that you've been programmed to think of yourself backwards. You have been taught to think of yourself primarily as a body with a mind. The least self of yourself is the self you most idenitfy with. That's a problem. A problem of perception. J. Randall Stewart discuss the problem of perception in note 20 of the podcast seried "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road," and in the section entitled "Balance."
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three. J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
The Church has been growing for two thousand years. In that time, it's changed a lot. Some of that change has been good. Some has not. In this last chapter of the book "Prostitute," J. Randall Stewart talks about the newest change God is bringing about in the Church at this time, and encourages us to keep moving forward into becoming more the Bride as Christ intended.
Follow the link to read chapter 18. https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/83-the-long-way-back
"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developedthrough its four main periods.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts TheConstruction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
WARNING!! This podcast contains explicit language, and a presentation of the Gospel like you've never heard before.
In this episode of the C.A.M. section "Balance", J. Randall Stewart shares his personal struggle with depression, suicide, and anxiety, which culminated when he was 42 in a breakdown. For the last eight years, following that breakdown, God has been doing deep healing work in his life. That work had to do with God waking him up to the hell he was in, to get him the hell out of it. J. Randall Stewart shares how the Gospel of Jesus was integral to that healing process, and how it can bring healing for others.
"Balance" is a section within the "Calling All Mystics" podcast series that explores what it really means to get saved and follow Jesus. The salvation and new life Jesus promises has to do with healing us in all three parts of our personhood; spirit, soul, and body. What are those parts, and how does the Holy Spirit bring His healing work in all three. J. Randall Stewart explores these questions in the series "Balance."
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What happens when the oppression of Satan's system meets with our God-given desire for freedom. In the building tension of two opposing forces, the result is big leaps forward into God's freedom.
Follow the link to read the chapter https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/82-big-leaps-of-freedom
"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it look like for spiritually mature Elders to mentor spiritual youngers into life with Jesus? Has the Church forgotten about discipling people into Christ in this way? Find out in note 18 of the podcast series, "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road."
"Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How did the Church grow through the Middle Ages to become more institutional, and less organic? Find out in chapter 16 of the book Prostitute.
Follow this link to read the chapter https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/80-a-mountain-that-grows
"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does Jesus mean when he said we must lose our life to find it? Can the best kind of life be found more by what we give away than by what we're trying to get? Find out in this episode of "Calling All Mystics - Notes From the Road."
___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.
__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
The Spirit and the Bride are calling the Church to unity in diversity. We are unified through baptism into the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Satan's counterfeit Church calls for uniformity through One Leader, One Truth, and One Church. How does that challenge of uniformity verses unity play out. Find out in chapter fifteen of the book Prostitute.
Click this link to read the chapter https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/79-the-true-bride
"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is heaven, where is heaven, and how have we lost a more tangible grasp of the reality of heaven in our culture.
"Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Who is the woman on the scarlet best in John's revelation, and how does the beast represent Satan's power system? Find out in chapter fourteen of the book Prostitute: Calling a Wayward Church Back to Christ.
Follow the link to read the chapter, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/78-the-woman-on-the-beast
"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How can we approach our concept of time in a new way, by understanding the difference between Kronos and Kairos time?
"Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.
J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church".
You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How is God's source of power different from Satan's, and how can we tell which is at the root of what we are doing? Find out in chapter 13 of the book Prostitute. Follow the link to read the chapter, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/77-power-in-the-house-of-god __________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Is the separation of Holy and profane proper? Is there such a thing as secular verses religious? Find out in this episode of "Calling All Mystics".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to say that every person is a mixed field of weeds and wheat, and what were the two separate focused developing in the Church during the Patristic Period? Find out in chapter twelve of the book "Prostitute: Calling a Wayward Church back to Christ". Click the link to read the chapter https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/76-weeds-in-the-garden-of-the-soul __________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Has religion left a bad taste in your mouth? Have you been burned and wounded by "church hurt"? Despite a long history of some bad actions by religious people, religion itself can still be something good. Find out more in this episode of "Calling All Mystics".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Born in 354 CE, Augustine of Hippo was the most influential early Church Father concerning the rise and development of Theology and Christian Scholasticism. He put Christian truth on a much more solid foundation with the Faith/Reason synthesis, but how did that move the Church in a new direction? Find out in chapter eleven of the book "Prostitute". Follow this link to read chapter 11 https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/75-augustine-and-the-rise-of-orthodoxy __________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we live by embodied, whole-person rhythms more than rational thinking? Find out in note twelve of the series "Calling All Mystics".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What happens when you mix the power of nation states with Christianity? You get Christendom. Christendom is the veneer of Christianity painted onto human culture. But how is that different from Christianity? Find out in chapter 10 of the book "Prostitute". Follow this link to read the chapter https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/74-christianity-and-christendom __________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Considering how I bounce around in episode 11, I came up with a model later to help bring these three main ideas together. I hope this addendum to note 11 helps clear some things up. Thanks for listening and bearing with me as I work through these ideas, concepts and practices. To read or see the icon meme up close, follow the link https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/73-the-flow-of-principles-practices-principalities ___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
The Christian journey is more about practicing than getting it right. If we keep practicing, we'll get there eventually. If we're focused on getting it right, we'll likely give up too soon. God has a lot of grace for our practicing and getting it wrong. Find out more in this week's note from the series "Calling All Mystics".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What did a man known as Anthony the great living in the Egyptian desert do to provide a contrast to the Church being enmeshed inSatans City/Tower system? Find out in chapter nine of the book "Prostitute: Calling a Wayward Church Back to Christ." Follow the link to read this chapter https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/72-into-the-desert __________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Why is surrender central to our relationship with God, and vital to the reordering of our personhood? Find out in this episode of "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the song "Lily"by Alan Walker about, and how did the Holy Spirit speak to me through this song about my own spiritual journey? Find out in this episode of Reading the Room.__________ "Reading the Room" is an ongoing podcast series by The Construction Monk that explores pop-culture influences through the frame of the Gospel of Christ.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How is God's kingdom like a desert? How is Satan's kingdom like a City/Tower, and what does that mean for the Church? Find out in chapter 8 of the book "Prostitute". Follow this link to read chapter eight https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/71-in-the-heart-of-the-city ___________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How is power in God different than power in the world? How can we become more empowered through the Spirit in the three parts of our personhood, in order to become a giving flow to others as God flows to us? Find out in this episode of "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How was Constantine the most influential person for the church, following Jesus and Paul, and how did he shift the direction of the Church in new ways? Find out in chapter seven of the book "Prostitute". To read chapter 7, follow this link https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/70-in-the-hands-of-power ___________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we establish our space in the world in a way that doesn't surrender our God given autonomy to the control of others? Find out in this episode of "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Who was Ignatius of Antioch, and how did he change the organization of local churches in a way that played into Satan's hands? Find out in chapter six of the book "Prostitute". Click here to read chapter six https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/69-a-crack-in-the-door-of-church ___________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to know the Holy Spirit as Teacher. Can we really come to hear and walk with the Spirit in a real, practical, and present way? Find out in episode 7 of "Calling all Mystics: Notes from the Road".___________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is Satan's Plan to infiltrate the Church, and how is the first step "One Leader"? Read chapter 5 by following this link, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/68-evening-the-odds _________"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Historian, Spiritual Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
In the flow of our spirit, there is a proper limit as well. In all things limit and flow, how does the Holy Spirit help us learn what is good and best?
How is discipleship into the Holy Spirit central to Christianity? And what was Satan's plan to replace the power of the Holy Spirit with the power of his beast in the Church? Find out in chapter four of J. Randall Stewart's book "Prostitute". To read the chapter, follow this link, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/67-god-s-beauty-to-a-beast _________"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does flow have to do with our spirit, and how can we get to a better limit and flow in the function of our spirit? Find out in episode 4 of "Calling All Mystics".__________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Satan's long-term plan for the Church was to prostitute it to another lover, by slowly introducing a series of good ideas that could exclipse and dimish our reliance on the Holy Spirit. Part of those "good ideas" had to do with the organization of the Church. To read this chapter, follow the link https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/66-a-long-term-plan _________"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is spirit? How do we see through a self we cannot see? Find out in this week's episode of "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road".__________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
From the beginning of the Church, Satan has had a Plan. That Plan was to squelch the active role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian. Has the Church avoided that Plan, and how well? For the Blog post of this chapter go to https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/65-church-frog-in-a-separation-pot _________"Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods.__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How is death a gift from God that leads to new life? How can we stare death in the face in order to see that it isn't real? Find out in the third installment of "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" by The Construction Monk.__________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Most would agree that the Western Church is not in a good place. Sometimes it's hard to understand why. The Church is two thousand years old. A lot has happened in that time. A lot has changed. Have all those changes been good? Find out in this first chapter of the book "Prostitute" by J. Randall Stewart. Read the chapter here, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/64-is-it-really-that-bad__________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods,__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the great Unlearning, and what does Yoda have to say about it? Find out in this episode of "Calling All Mystics".__________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
In the books of the prophets there is one main and repeating image of faithlessness in God's people; that of a prostitute. Throughout it's history, how has the Church also been like that Old Testament image of a faithless wife? In this introduction to his first book, J. Randall Stewart explores this theme. Find the blog here https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/63-introduction-prostitute __________ "Prostitute" is J. Randall Stewart's first book in The Church Renewal series. It takes a look at how the Church has developed through it's four main periods,__________J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is it like to be seeking God from outside of the Church. How can we start to find our way back to Church when it seems so ill-ffitted to our spiritual journey. The challenge isn't that we need the Church, but that the Church needs us.__________ "Calling All Mystics: Notes From the Road" is a long-term podcast series that explores a more mystical approach to Christianity in terms of our ability to be in relationship with God.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Pop music sensation Ed Sheeran just released his 6th studio album entitled "Minus", a deep dive into a period of loss and lament in his life. In this episode of "Reading the Room" The Construction Monk looks at the deeper contemplative themes of the album, and makes a prediction about Ed Sheeran's possible path towards becoming a Christian.__________ "Reading the Room" is an ongoing podcast series by The Construction Monk that explores pop-culture influences through the frame of the Gospel of Christ.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we stay focused on the positive, even as God reveals and deals with the negative aspects of our world and our inner life? How do we see the good evening when much around us isn't? Find out in this seventh and final installment of "Calling All Mysfits" from The Construction Monk.__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we begin to turn our spiritual sensitivity out towards the world, in order to address the needs and wounds of others? This is the call of every person in community, to be a force of healing for others in the world.__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How does the internal indwelling of the Holy Spirit lead us back through all of our strongholds, to our child wound, in order to heal us. The way in is the way out, and the way out is the way back. Back to being I beloved child of God.__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is Cessationism, and how has it helped foster a suspicion of the Holy Spirit in Protestantism? Find out in this episode of Calling All Mysfits from The Construction Monk.__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is Contemplation, and why does it offer a theology of suffering? Find out in this episode of "Calling on Mysfits" from The Construction Monk. __________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is deconstruction? Some see it as those losing their faith in God, and leaving Christianity. But could it be something else? Could it be a God ordained phenomenon? Could it be the birthing pains of a new kind of church? Find out in this episode of the podcast series "Calling All Mysfits".__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the Church, and how do we hold the tension of all the Church has been in light of what God wants the Church to be in it's newer expression?__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
God is always up to something. God's Church is never on the decline. Just when it looks like the Church is faultering, behold, God does something new. God has a new Church for a new generation. In this episode The Construction Monk introduces the call of God for those who feel like the current expression of Church doesn't fit them anymore.__________ "Calling all Mysfits" is a podcast series by The Construction Monk which explores the New Church God is bringing about, and the people already fitted and hungering for that new Church.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to give up everything for God? What does it mean for our will to be crucified, and to live life closer to the will of God now leading us? Find out in this pre-Easter reflection from The Construction Monk.__________ J. Randall Stewart is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
God is doing something new. I was recently at Asbury Theological Seminary, where revival has begun. What is revival, and what does that have to do with the way God has ordered to world. Find out in this last episode of the Construction Monk Podcast series "SEASONS".__________"SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What are the 7 layers of culture, and how do we filter an objective world through our subjective experience?__________"SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution..__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How should society and government be organized, and how does an Industrial Mentality influence that differently than an Agricultural one?__________"SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution..__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is it like to be more in tune with the reality of God in our experience? Do we even have such an expectation anymore, in the modern mindset of our Industrial Mentality? Find out more in this forth episode of "SEASONS" with the Construction Monk.__________"SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution..__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is a Providential world view, and how is that different from the industrial, scientific world view of the modern western world?"SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution..__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we assess a beneficial system? The principles of permaculture offer a sure way to tell if something is working well or not..__________ "SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution..__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What's wrong with the world? How can we assess the moment we're in, in light of the larger scope of where we've been, and where we're headed? Where are we meant to be headed, anyway, and if our direction seems off, how do we know how to correct it? In this opening episode of "SEASONS" we explore the consequences of the Industrial Revolution in light of what it came out of, which was a more Agricultural World view.__________ "SEASONS" is a 7 part podcast series from The Construction Monk exploring the last five hundred years of the socio-political and cultural change that has happened in the West as a result the Industrial Revolution..__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Have you ever faced what seemed to be an overwhelming challenge? What did you do? Big things are made up of small parts, and long distances of small steps. Just keep taking the small steps, and you'll be fine. Especially when you know that God is with you, which He is.__________ For more content, go to www.moderncontemplative.com
What is faith? It's a word we often use, that can have many different meanings for many different people and many different contexts. Let's explore this word together.
As we wrap up this series on how to have more healthy habits in our body, mind, heart, soul, and spirit, let's look beyond the habits themselves to why we should do them.__________"Closer to Home" is a podcast series by the construction Monk which seeks to help ground us in good habits that can help us better thrive in our body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Even if we're healthy in all three Data Centers of our personhood, without the additional integration of those into our Soul and Spirit, we won't truly be oriented in the right way in the world.__________"Closer to Home" is a podcast series by the construction Monk which seeks to help ground us in good habits that can help us better thrive in our body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
SIN management is not your J. O. B., It's the roll of the Holy Spirit. So stop doing His job, and start helping others get to know the Spirit. Alright!!!
When it comes to group belonging, productivity and efficiency aren't the only goals. Sometimes we need to halt our progress to address individual needs and struggles.
How does the wisdom of our heart center cut through to the truth of things in a deeper way, beyond the ability of our more conscious rational mind? Learning to listen to your heart in healthy ways has many benefits. Find out more in this current episode from "The Construction Monk".__________"Closer to Home" is a podcast series by the construction Monk which seeks to help ground us in good habits that can help us better thrive in our body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the proper state of the mind? How can we learn to turn our mind off and only turn it on when we need to?__________"Closer to Home" is a podcast series by the construction Monk which seeks to help ground us in good habits that can help us better thrive in our body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
You have to go through hell to get to heaven. The question is, do you know that you're already in hell? What you do t know can kill you. What you don't know, that can kill you, you won't do anything about. Of you want to start to get our of your current hell, you got to first begin to recognize it. Sound crazy. Take a listen. You might be surprised.
What if God required that we get our truth right in order to be in relationship with Him? This is the idea we explore, in light of a quote by Carey Nieuwhof. For the conversation with Carey, go to https://youtu.be/Hf0AGuPD8Ug
How can we develope good daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly habits to help keep our body system healthy. And how does the spiritual affect and interest with our body healthy?__________"Closer to Home" is a podcast series by the construction Monk which seeks to help ground us in good habits that can help us better thrive in our body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we begin to tiptoe into spiritual reality, and a greater spiritual sensitivity to the things of God? We have to face the things we don't want to look at, we have to see through our fears to the resurrection on the other side.
The promised of God are like points on a map, leading the way in helping you discover who you are, and what God has put you hear to do.
Welcome to a New Year! In this new series we talk about how to form good habits. We need daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly habits to help us be more healthy in all the parts of our personhood. This first episode is an introduction to that idea.__________ "Closer to Home" is a podcast series by the construction Monk which seeks to help ground us in good habits that can help us better thrive in our body, mind, heart, soul and spirit.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
In this 200th episode of the Construction Monk Podcast, on the final day of 2022, we discuss three aspects of our God-given story. Those three aspects are Hidden Life, Hidden Treasure, and Hidden Story.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to humble yourself before God, to be a little child in the Kingdom, to understand you never get out of kindergarten when it comes to your standing before God?
What does cold weather have to do with the favor of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit? And how does God use a spiritual temperature drop to reveal problems in the Church? And if you're interested, check out that Rich Mullins song here; https://youtu.be/oKnm1StIrXE
God is always doing new things. Sometimes it's hard for us to step into those. Sometimes we are prepared for those new things through hard steps, through suffering. Birth pains and growing pains are part of the process of stepping into the new things of God.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Who are you, and what do you want? The two driving questions that can haunt us throughout our lives, and the thing God-cemtered communities are meant to help us figure out.
Ever the same, always new. That's who God is. But how do we balance the new things God wants to do with the old things He's already done in a way that doesn't reject either. What we're talking about is balance in the midst of a God always moving His people forward in His overall plan to redeem all of humanity.
One of the joys of Christmas is partaking of the traditional things we all remember from the time we were little children. One of those joys for me is reading this poem by Clement Clark Moore, known as "The Night Before Christmas" to many. Here's my rendition of that poem. Consider it my Christmas gift for you; the gift of Christmas joy and tradition combined.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Life is an adventure! But how do we begin to step into it? God has designed us with a special purpose, and locked it inside us to discover. But we need God's help. That's what our own personal adventure is about.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "Let's Talk Church". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Am I a Radical? Are you a Radical? Was Jesus a Radical? Is the Church meant to be a Radical element in a worldly society. Has the Church grown too little in it's Radical stance? Find out in this Pop-Up Podcast by the Construction Monk.
Truth can be a bitter pill, but it doesn't have to be. In his letter to the Church in Ephesus, Paul gives some sound advice for dealing with bitterness in a truthful, and loving way.
In this episode of "Reading the Room" we explore two songs. Both songs have Christian influence. Both songs use Christian themes and Christian words. One song exemplifies Christian truth, and the other distorts it. Which is which? Here's a clue, it's probably not the one you think. Take a listen to this episode of "Reading the Room" find out which song communicates good values, and which one does not.
Why can't everyone just get along!! Most people agree that we live in a very polarized and segregated time. Most people can't agree on the cause or the solution to that problem. What can help change people's minds? I have a few thoughts on that.
What is Novelty, and why is it such a bad thing when over-indulged in, and how is it a good thing in it's proper place? Find out in this Construction Monk Pop-Up Podcast. For more thoughts on novelty, go to https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/51-novelty
Church is crazy. Church is messy. Sometimes, we don't like the mess. Sometimes, trying not to be so messy, we make more of a mess. Here's some light-hearted reflections on my own experiences with Church. For more on this topic go to, https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/50-messy-church
What does life on the other side of the Looking Glass look like? What is it like to become more the person God created you to be. Find out as we wrap up this last episode of the podcast series ELEMENTARY._________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Have you ever felt like those above you weren't sensitive to your situation? It's important that those with great strength have a balancing amount of sensitivity to understand how the power and influence they hold affects those around them. And, it's also good for those with great sensitivity to have a great strength in order to bear it. That's what this podcast is about. For a different take on the same topic, go to https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/49-great-strength-sensitivity
What does Harry Potter have to do with God's idea of goodness. How does Satan trick us with what seems good, but isn't? Find out in this seventh installment of the podcast series ELEMENTARY._________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to be a good, thriving, healthy person in the midst of a not so healthy system. How do we balance our own personal pursuit of growth as an individual, in light of larger systems that may or may not be as healthy as we are? That's the topic of conversation in this podcast by The Construction Monk. For additional thoughts on this, go to the blog post at https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/50-the-good-in-the-bad
When it comes to trauma, we have to feel it to know what it is, to know it's even there, in order to deal with it, in order to start to heal from it. It's a hard journey, and it doesn't make it easier knowing that it was unintentional from the person who caused it. And don't forget to check out the correlating blog post to this episode on my website. Here's the link! https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/it-all-feels-the-same
How is God's Kingdom backwards from Satans', and how is that defined most clearly? It's most visible in how both kingdoms operate in their power._________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
To get what you want the most, you have to go where you at least want to find it. That's the principle of facing the dragon to get the gold. That's the idea of facing the darkness within in order to overcome what is keeping you from a growing relationship with God, from passing through the looking-glass to the other side. Part of this episode explores a lecture by Jordan Peterson. The link to that lecture is, https://youtu.be/io5IsuoLHuc. _________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Why are you here? What is the purpose of life, and what does Quantum Entanglement have to do with that. Find out in the 4th episode of Elementary!__________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
To move closer to the looking glass, and God, requires becoming a certain kind of person. What is that kind of person like? That's the question we'lll be answering in this third episode of "The Construction Monk" podcast series called "Elementary".__________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the essential energy behind these two kingdoms, Gods and Satan's, and how does that affect our everyday lives?__________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What side of the Looking Glass are you on? We are all born into a world apart from God. The struggle is to see that enough to start to move towards the world as God desires it to be. That's a bigger struggle than we think.__________ "Elementary" is a podcast series that explores two spiritual kingdoms with two competing views on how the world should be ordered, and the two sides of the natural and the supernatural reality in which we live.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What happens when a guy leaves his girl alone at a club, and another girl tries to steal her? What happens when Dove Cameron turns that into a hit song? In this episode J. Randall Ory gives his reading of Dove Cameron's song, "Boyfriend."__________ "Reading the Room" is a Construction Monk podcast series that looks at pop culture influences through the lens of Christianity.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Getting to greater freedom as we draw closer in relationship with God not only brings all the good things of God, it also brings us into a fight. The question is, are you prepared for the fight?__________ "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it look like to walk in freedom with God? After we've gone through the refining process, and been draw back under God's sovereign will, how does that release us to greater freedom?__________ "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is the purpose of your life? How do you find out, and how do you resist the driving current of Western culture which doesn't seem to allow us the time to slow down and figure these things out? Through the lens of a Robert Browning poem and Ecclesiastes chapter 12, The Construction Monk considers the important questions of life, meaning, and purpose. For more content go to, www.moderncontemplative.com
Part of Augustine's premise for why we have free will concerns God's right to punish sin. But what does scripture say about the punishment we deserve? That's what we discuss in episode 3 of "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel."__________ "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
In this exploration of God's sovereignty and are free will, just how free is our will? Find out in this second episode of the podcast series "Jesus Don't Take the Wheel.__________ "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Are we culpable in our own sin, and therefore deserving of punishment, or are we helpless in our sin-sick state, and needing God's rescue through Jesus Christ? Which road are we on concerning the balance between our will and God's?__________ "Jesus, Don't Take the Wheel" is a podcast series that explores the balance between our will and the sovereign will of God. Just how free is our will independent of God, and what does it look like to come back under the direction of God's will in a way that doesn't compromise the sovereignty of our personhood? These are the issues that we'll explore in this new podcast series from "The Construction Monk".__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it mean to enter into new life with God? In this final episode of the series "Vessel", we learn how to begin to hear God, and take chances like a mad scientist experimenting in the lab of life.__________"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Why is the Kingdom of God inside out and upside down? Because the reality of the Kingdom has to do with what's inside us, which then flows outward to affect the world around us.__________"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
As God does the work to purge and purify our vessel, how does death, burial, and resurrection play a part?__________"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
We are the temple of God. We have an inner sanctuary that God wants to make His own. We are vessels meant to be filled, more and more, by the indwelling presence of God. __________"VESSEL" is a 4 part series that explores the process God takes us through in order to cleanse and prepare us for His dwelling in us.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does the church look like in the Tower/City system, versus the Garden/Mountain paradigm of God?__________"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Going into the desert to encounter God's reality of Garden/Mountain __________"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does heaven look like on earth, and how can we be a part of making that happen?__________"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
In our journey to the land of God, our concept of time also needs to be transported from the Tower/City to Garden/Mountain. We need to learn to enter Mountain Time, and leave behind the totalitarian constraints of Tower Time.__________"Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it look like to walk with God through the world? It looks like walking from the City/Tower to the Garden/Mountain__________ "Sojourning" is a podcast series that explores and contrasts the two systems prevalent in the world, God's and Satan's. The more we can recognize both, the better we can learn how to enter into life with God.__________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "The Construction Monk". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What does it look like when our understanding of God begins to grow, being informed by a long and faithful journey of walking with God? In this four-part podcast, we explore the formula for proving God's existence. The formula is: FAITH + ACTION + EXPERIENCE + UNDERSTANDING = PROOF. --------- The "Burden of Proof" series explores the idea of how we come to know God and prove God is there for ourselves, from a Biblical, Christian perspective.----------J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What is it like to begin to grow in our experience of the Christian life, after faith in action has begun to produce greater maturity? In this four-part podcast, we explore the formula for proving God's existence. The formula is: FAITH + ACTION + EXPERIENCE + UNDERSTANDING = PROOF. --------- The "Burden of Proof" series explores the idea of how we come to know God and prove God is there for ourselves, from a Biblical, Christian perspective.----------J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How do we put our faith into action, and show our belief by what we do? In this four-part podcast, we explore the formula for proving God's existence. The formula is: FAITH + ACTION + EXPERIENCE + UNDERSTANDING = PROOF. --------- The "Burden of Proof" series explores the idea of how we come to know God and prove God is there for ourselves, from a Biblical, Christian perspective.----------J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
In this four-part podcast, we explore the formula for proving God's existence. The formula is: FAITH + ACTION + EXPERIENCE + UNDERSTANDING = PROOF. Today's episode will be about faith. This episode mentions a conversation by Elon Musk concerning the monkey brain\limbic system and the cerebral cortex. https://youtu.be/4Ei7MQjRK0U --------- The "Burden of Proof" series explores the idea of how we come to know God and prove God is there for ourselves, from a Biblical, Christian perspective.----------J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What happens when we start to living out the Living Truth of God? Then we see how a Living God = Living Truth = Truth Living in People = People Living Truth __________ "TRUTH" is a Construction Monk Podcast that explores the theme of authority in the truth, and whether it comes from God Himself or the revealed truths of God through Scripture. __________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com _______ Jordan Peterson "The Ultimate Story of Suffering" https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/46-the-ultimate-suffering-story-jordan-on-job
What is the Rock upon which the Church is built, against which the Gates of Hell cannot prevail? And why does Satan prefer truth as a system?__________ "TRUTH" is a Construction Monk Podcast that explores the theme of authority in the truth, and whether it comes from God Himself or the revealed truths of God through Scripture. __________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com _______ Jordan Peterson "The Ultimate Story of Suffering" https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/46-the-ultimate-suffering-story-jordan-on-job
What does it mean to come to the Living Word of God, through the written words of scripture, and how did the Gatekeepers often shut the door to this whole process?
Where does the authority for truth lie, with God or in scripture? What does it mean to say that truth is a person? __________ "TRUTH" is a Construction Monk Podcast that explores the theme of authority in the truth, and whether it comes from God Himself or the revealed truths of God through Scripture. __________ J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk Podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
When our identity is rooted in Christ, and we're following Christ as the Way, then we'll live life in The Way of Love. ---------- "Authentic" is a Construction Monk Podcast series that explores our identity rooted in Christ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
Discovering your own purpose and calling in Christ, as a part of your innate, God-given Indentity.---------- "Authentic" is a Construction Monk Podcast series that explores our identity rooted in Christ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How can we turn our broken cisterns into the living water Jesus promises to be, welling up inside us?---------- "Authentic" is a Construction Monk Podcast series that explores our identity rooted in Christ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
How is a church body meant to help individuals find their identity in Christ, before they form their identity as a part of the community? ---------- "Authentic" is a Construction Monk Podcast series that explores our identity rooted in Christ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com
What are some practical ways we can begin to incorporate practices which lead us more into relationship with God?---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". You can find more at www.moderncontemplative.com https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
How do we begin to operate in all our 6 parts properly, as led by the Holy Spirit?---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
What is the Flesh, how is it effected by our core wound, and how do we find healing in this 6th part of our personhood, and the 3rd Being Center.---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
What is our Spirit, and what part does it play in leading us to God, as one of our Being Centers.---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
What is Soul space, and why are the Being Centers where we should ground our identity. ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
The Body Data Center is the most grounded in the present, but how does it fit with the other three Knowing Centers, and how is it often too dominated by the mind? ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
What part does our Heart Center play in filter data from the world, how does our Heart help us connect to God and others. ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
What is our mind, what function does it have in all our parts, and how does God heal our core wound as it gets expressed through the mind? ----------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory". https://www.moderncontemplative.com/post/six-centers-of-being-knowing
What are the six parts of our personhood, and how are those affected by our core wound and God's core remedy.---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound, God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory".
What is our enemy, according to Scripture, and how is that enemy three, and also one?---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound, God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory".
When it comes to our core wound, what is the main obstacle for us in surrendering to the healing work of Jesus. ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound, God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel at "J. Randall Ory".
What is the main idol, which has plagued God's people all along, and how does that effect our core wound and God's remedy? ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound, God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory."
Is the core wound sin? Is our perspective on sin correct? How does Jesus and scripture address all this? ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory."
What is our core wound? What are the two arenas in which we live, which are affected by that wound, and how does God through Christ resolve our woundedness. ---------- "Wounded" is a "Construction Monk" podcast series that explores the core wound and God's healing through Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory."
Sit down and sit in on a conversation with my good friend Adam Coffman, pastor of Daily Chapel Christian Church, as we discuss the health and direction of a Church in crisis.
How are we called to assess the culture of the Church, and what are we called to do about it? ---------- In this episode we discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding the life of the Church, what Jesus has to say to the Apostle John about the 7 churches in Revelation, and what all that means for us today ---------- J. Randall Ory is a Church Anthropologist, Activist, Teacher of Contemplation, and Carpenter. He hosts The Construction Monk podcast, as well as writing books, and producing videos at his YouTube channel "J. Randall Ory."
We wrap up this 14th episode series, exploring the DNA of Church, with a discussion about the shallow and deep things of God.------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing on Church development through The Middle Ages and into the Modern Era, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
Reformed theology, humanism, Puritans and Quakers all collide in an era where a totalitarian Church and State begin to give way to greater freedom ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing on Church development through The Middle Ages and into the Modern Era, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
During the 16th century, in the premodern era, as the Renaissance is just getting started, the Swiss Reformation is also heating up.------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing on Church development through The Middle Ages and into the Modern Era, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
With a stroke of a pen and his 95 theses, Martin Luther challenges the Catholic Church and sparks the beginning of the pre-modern era. ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing on Church development through The Middle Ages and into the Modern Era, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
Remember that time there were 4 Popes of the Roman Catholic Church? Where does our authority in Christ come from? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing on Church development through The Middle Ages and into the Modern Era, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
At the height of the High Middle ages, when European monarchies are at their peak, what does the Church do with all its influence over government? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing on Church development through The Middle Ages and into the Modern Era, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
Are we the Bride of Christ, or a Harlot on a Beast, and how can we tell the difference? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
What happens when the two biggest churches of the Early Middle ages can't get along? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
Can we call the Gospel a core Orthodoxy, and what is the Gospel? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
What happens when Orthodoxy takes center stage in the Church, during the patristic period of the early Middle Ages. ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
What does it mean for the hired hand (your pastor) to lead you to the Good Shepherd (Jesus). ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
How does the Council of Nicea and Constantine forever changed the course of Church culture? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
What does it mean to say that the proper hierarchy in Church is a lowarchy! ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
What was Jesus model for Church leadership, and how did it change? ------------ "On Being Church" is a multi-series podcast that looks at what the Church is meant to be in light of how it started and where it's been. This series balances a Biblical and Historical approach, focusing mainly on Church development through The Middle Ages, in concert with the geopolitical states it became identified with. ---------- J. Randall Ory, the host of "The Construction Monk Podcast", is a Church Anthropologist & Activist, a Teacher of Contemplation, and a Carpenter who's focus is drawing attention to areas in the Church that need reform.
What does it mean to set our mind on God in a way that brings stillness in every part of us?
How do we begin to see beyond the illusion of the world around us to the reality of God's ordered system?
Jesus came and tore the veil separating us from God, but sometimes others have worked to put it back.
What do we need to recover from our ancient Christian roots, how do we need to recover it, and how will that recovery transform the modern Church?
How can scripture lead us to know God, and what's the difference between the Word and the words?
I sit down again with Richard Lewis and discuss chapters 7 and 8 of his book "Sitting With God."
What is true Gospel evangelism, and how do we come to know and show the love of God more fully?
Do we have a surface understanding of Christ and the gospel, or do we understand the deeper things of God?
Join us in our third conversation with Richard Lewis as we discuss chapters 5 and 6 of his book "Sitting with God".
What does it mean to be present to the presence of God, and how is that central to Christianity
We join Richard Lewis in discussing chapters 3 & 4 of his book "Sitting With God: A Journey to Your True Self Through Centering Prayer"
True freedom moves us out of petty individualism and fear, into a love of the greater good.
Good things grow slowly. Can we be faithful to the process of the good things God is growing in our lives?
How do we overcome sin and struggle in our lives, confession not repression is the key.
Understanding how the macro and micro are connected helps us break the cycle of oppression and injustice?
Today we're Joined by good friend and fellow Contemplative Richard Lewis as we discuss the first 2 chapters of his book, "Sitting With God".
If walking the path with God is the point, it doesn't matter how well you do it, just that you keep going.
We all have a story written out just for us to discover and live out of. What's your story?
How do we as many parts come together as one body of humanity, how do we overcome division and move towards greater unity?
What does it mean to be a Christian? What does it mean to be a son and daughter of God?
What does it mean to establish your space in the world, and do we have this whole boundaries thing backwards?
Where are you going, what is your view of the good life, and how can you bring that about?
Are we more than a mind and a body? What does it mean to have a mind dominated by the Holy Spirit? Let's find out!
There is a rhythm to life, which God has established in the world as a reminder to us about how we are to live.
What does the broken body of Jesus really mean? Is it payment for God's wrath, or a symbol of God's willingness to suffer with us?
How can we know God truth? Are we limited to human words and ideas, or does God have a better way to teach us?
How does a God who is ever the same and always new challenge us to keep growing and expanding our consciousness in relationship to him.
How do we learn to follow the path God has for us? How do we let go and give God the lead? It has to do with our will.
What does it mean to be a sensitive, kind, compassionate heart and an insensitive and heart-hearted world?
How does culture influence the way we see the world, and how can we expand our cultural seeing?
What kind of table are you setting for others in your heart, and how have you imagined the table that God has set for you? Both of those will determine how you reflect God in the world around you.
There is Wonder and awe in the life that God has purposed just for you. But you have to be blind and deaf to find it.
Oppression abounds all over the world, but what if it had more to do with your internal experience than external circumstances.
Is God good? Is God for us? How does God deal with evil and injustice, and can a loving God truly hate anyone?
The counterbalance to our perishing physical self is a spiritual self that is being renewed day by day.
What were the core truths that Jesus emphasized as a part of knowing and following him, and being one with the Father?
There are two systems at work in the world, and two minds behind those systems. One is God, and one is Satan. Which one has more influence in your world?
What is the good life, what brings joy and contentment? How do we find the life meant just for us?
What is truth? How do we know what we know? Here's two good models for an expansive epistemology.
Is capitalism and industry good or bad? Or is it both, depending on how we let it define our human experience?
Is being known the fulfillment of life, and how can we invite everyone into the space of deserving to be known.
How we value things determines how we treat them, but are we valuing things in the proper order?
Have you ever asked God for something, been so desperate, but got nothing but silence? Want to know why? Here you go!!
What If Heaven & Hell have to do with the state of our world right now, and not some far-off place we go to later.
What do Justin Bieber and Jesus have in common, and how can our heart lead us to love like God?
How did we get such a rationally based Christianity which doesn't value the Holy Spirit's leading through personal enter experience
Marking the difference between Mystical and Institutional Christianity, and Physics and Meta-Physics.
What does mercy over sacrifice mean when it comes to religious freedom and equal rights.
In my first interview, I bring my ten-year-old son Aiden on the trail, where we talked about slavery, freedom, and 4th of July.
How does our experience of positive and negative energy reveal the reality behind surface words and actions
How can we move from the suffering of Love's absence, to suffering for the sake of loving well. Find out in the second part of this podcast on the Essentialness of Suffering.
How does suffering deliver us from suffering? Find out in this podcast on the essentialness of suffering.
In this podcast we wrap up our discussion on the autonomous self and surrender, by discussing some good practices to help get us in the flow of this God energy.
In this podcast we explore the idea of how we listen, and how we can make space for every voice to be heard, and every human to have the dignity they deserve.
In this podcast we talk about lenses. how we see reality, and how to get at true reality.
In this podcast we wrap up our discussion on integration by exploring the meaning and purpose of life.
In this podcast we talk about how to reconnect with the energy that reconnects us back to our fullest, whole self.
Gain a better understanding of how your heart, mind, and body work, how the data that they produce can be understood and measured in a better way that doesn't overwhelm us.
In this podcast we explore the reality of our spirit and how it connects us to others in a unique and life-giving way.
Some of my own musings on how we can move away from being such a reactionary society to being people of Peace, who promote peace in the world, and bring peace to the lives of others.
Do you have a soul? If so, what is it for. Let's explore these ideas in this next podcast on our Soul Center of Being
In this podcast we'll explore not only the three Centers of Being, but how being matters more than knowing or doing.
In this podcast we talk about the difference between external and internal transformation, and how to be grounded in a more true sense of ourselves
In this podcast we explore more ideas about what makes a contemplatively, and why contemplation still matters in today's world.
In this podcast we'll cover in more detail the rise of traditional contemplation as a subculture of protest and spirituality within the Christian Church.
As a way of introduction to contemplation, I share the story of how I came to be a contemplative myself, which entails a 20-plus year journey of trying to know and experience God for myself.