The Post-Evangelical Podcast: Recent Episodes
Unconventional Pastor Paul
What would Jesus do if he were invited to speak at a Christian college in nowhere Kansas today? it would not be what Harrison Butcher, the kicker of the Kansas City Chiefs did. And Pastor Paul has biblical proof of that.Listen to this version of Unconventional Conversations with Pastor Paul as he takes 1st century religious text and makes it understandable and relevant for 21st century spirituality.
Jeremiah 1, Psalm 139, Luke 1 contain passages often used by Christians to support their virulent anti-abortion extremism. Yet, none of these passages, nor any of the 10 Commandments emphasize banning abortion, nor proclaim that life begins at conception. Pastor Paul shares why abortion is a political issue, used to manipulate Christians for their votes, rather than one clearly commanded in scripture.#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @UnconventionalPastorPaul #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
The biblical story of Jesus gave a mission statement of opening the eyes of the blind and setting captives free. The captivity Jesus saw and condemned in his story more than all else? The bondage of religious law vs connect to god, neighbor and self. Nowhere did he condemn the clothing, presentation or loves of another person.So how it is that Christianity in our age has come to me "don't run like a girl, don't throw like a girl, don't dress like one and FOR GODSSAKE don't cry or seek emotional help, like a girl."Pastor Paul shares why this belief is a bondage that must be broken if our society is survive. #statusquosucks#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #unconventionalconversations #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
In Coaching and Mentorship, Pastor Paul awesome hears clients say "I'm chill, things don't bother me." Quite often in our culture this can be translated "I'm really good at avoiding and coping." This method works, until it doesn't. Paul teaches today that the story of Jesus is about people being set free of trying to "chill" and instead to be transformed into a new person.#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @UnconventionalPastorPaul #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
People are so quick to follow the words of leaders to call people "those people." Words like "thugs," "rioters," "terrorists" and "traitors" are thrown out to defame and avoid hearing the story of others. Unconventional Pastor Paul believes everyone who calls themselves Christian needs to read the story of Jonah of the Hebrew scripture. Could it be it is an indictment of the rightwing Christian view of war and violence? As we see conflict breaking out around the world, this challenging story of Pastor Paul's Bible story is one to consider. #InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #UnconventionalConversationsPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
Christian belief in unwavering and unquestioning support for Israel is based upon bad interpretation of the front and the end of the Bible. But why do Christians so easily believe it when it's so easily studied to discover a different story. Pastor Paul shares on lies and bad teaching in this edition of Bible Talk
Did you ever wonder why the big brother in the prodigal son story was so jealous when his wayward sybling came home? Maybe you can relate. As Pastor Paul demonstrates in this modern day version of this parable, it's a desire to withhold grace from others that is so fostered by a religious mindset - none of us should want to be that "big brother." Read the original parable for yourself in Luke 15:11-32#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
If we talk about 9/11, some 22 years after the event, from a perspective of Christianity, shouldn't we remember that Jesus was an inarguably Nonviolent person and teacher. Pastor Paul shares why he see the Bible saying a people group or country that celebrates violence and its ability to self-protect through violence, then should that group expect violence to be visited back upon it. We'll talk about those issue and why some would disagree. #InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
While many Christians adhere to rightwing philosophy pf mistreating "those people" at America's southern border, would Jesus agree with that mindset, were he incarnate today? The Bible would certainly seem to indicate he absolutely would not. Pastor Paul looks at how the Bible commands the treatment of "foreigners" to be that of generosity and treating them as yourself. And perhaps, this could provide room for solutions. Let's have an unconventional Conversation about it on this edition of Bible Talk with Pastor Paul
Paul answers a question asked by a regular viewer of his content who wondered if John 14:13 means we must say "In Jesus' Name" at the end of prayers to make them valid. Paul explains the deep misunderstanding of the Bible that is required for this belief and how some abuse this idea to live terrible lives, but feel the incantation "In Jesus' Name" compels God to answer their requests.
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Would Jesus approve of American churches singing patriotic songs? . WWJD, would Jesus be a patriotic American? Listen in for Paul's thoughts on this latest edition of Bible Talk with Pastor Paul.
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We're told marriage is "between one man and one woman," Yet, our guest shares that this is a very privileged, American view. If relationship in a marriage is suffocating for human beings, can we look at it in a different way and maybe save a marriage partnership rather than end in divorce when life becomes not so ideal?This is part two of our Unconventional Conversations Podcast w/ Pastor Paul talking to Dr. Dana Hicks. Dr. Hicks is an Amazon bestselling author who's written several books commenting on cultural change, church planting, and he's a former pastor. His book is "The Knot: How to Secure Healthy Modern Relationships While Not being tied to Marriage's Past."Marriage hasn't always been what it looks like today. And doesn't have to be. After all, would you get on an airplane that has a 50% chance it will fail to reach its end goal? Why do so for marriage? Maybe we can do it better. Join us in this conversation.Pastor Paul's Website: Pastor-Paul.comDr. Hicks Website and Book: https://www.danahicks.blog/theknothttps://www.danahicks.blog/#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #UnconventionalConversations #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
Did you know that in the past, love was an afterthought in marriage? Yeah our guest today says the RomCom idea of marriage is a relative new development in this history of marriage when in the past it was thought an emotion like love with your spouse was problematic because you didn't wanna mess up your marriage by actually falling in love with your spouseDr. Dana Hicks is an Amazon best-selling author that talks themes of culture, change, church planting, and mission. He's also a former pastor and church planting leaderHe joins Pastor Paul to talk about his book, "The Knot, How to Secure Healthy, Modern Relationships While Not Being Tied to Marriage's Past"He says the Argument for the book is, marriage has changed throughout history, so why can't we reinvent now to understand that loving the people that are closest to us in unique and different ways and not say - here's what marriage is, Take it or leave it. Is there a better form of marriage? Let's talk about it.#InspireU #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #UnconventionalConversations #UnconventionalConversationsPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
Is it OK to say Trans and Queer people don't exist. Pastor Paul answers that question with help from Dr. Seuss and a little mouse.#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
Was Jesus "woke?" Would he be an anti-woke rightwing Christian were he incarnate in America today. Pastor Paul looks at the story of Jonah and the woman caught in adultery story to show that Jesus was far more woke than many believe. Share you thoughts on the Community Chat Board at Pastor-Paul.com#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
In their usual, insightful, heartfelt conversations about religion and politics, Paul (a licensed minister and former pastor) and Ashley (former Mayor of Fresno, CA) share about seeing the story of spiritual hero Lonnie Frisbee portrayed in a movie on the big screen and reckoning with their own religious and spiritual history.It's an honest conversation about pain and joy and desiring a true relationship with heaven/divine/supernatural, rather than the exclusive, religious pathway they've known from their family heritage.#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
We all talk about discourse and how hard it is for it to be civil, and sometimes we laugh about it a little bit, but my next guest. In part two of our conversation, he's gonna tell us this is serious stuff and we need to learn it, and he will give us tips on how to learn it. We need to regulate ourselves to be able to have civil discourse that is fiercely civil, or he says We're gonna do great damage to each other, to our planet, and a whole lot.So learning fierce civility can be a matter of life or death. Join me for this conversation, part two of our conversation with Joe Weston.JOE WESTON: Joe is an international trainer, author, lecturer, consultant, coach, professor, and—above all else—an advocate for lasting peace. With a career spanning 30+ years in the fields of conflict prevention, leadership, stress management, and communication, he is a highly sought-after facilitator for individuals, as well as corporations, government agencies and nonprofits around the world. As founder and owner of the Weston Network based in Washington, D.C., Joe and his international team provide training, consulting and coaching based on his methodology, called Respectful Confrontation®. Through a network of 30+ certified trainers, and even more allies and collaborators in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, people from all walks of life have greatly benefited from Joe’s highly effective methodology.In 2020, Joe founded the Fierce Civility Project, a nonprofit that further carries out the Weston Network’s programs and message across all sectors by helping others reclaim and reframe of concept of civility for the 21st century.Joe is a prolific writer and the author of two groundbreaking books. Mastering Respectful Confrontation: A Guide to Personal Freedom and Empowered, Collaborate Engagement (2012) has sold well worldwide to individuals, corporations, government agencies and humanitarian organizations. Fierce Civility: Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace (to be released in early 2023) provides a clear, step-by-step pathway into a dynamic new human story with hope at its foundation. Web & Social Media: Website: JoeWeston.comJoe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-weston-a6327931/The Weston Network LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-weston-network/?viewAsMember=trueThe Weston Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063512021213Fierce Civility e-book is launching for pre-order on Amazon on March 9th for 99 cents one-day promotion. Joe goes live on Zoom every Tuesday at 11:15 am ET for a 45-minute virtual gathering of like-minded individuals worldwide to cultivate the hope, intention, and implementation of Reviving the Global Heart. #InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
We all know there's a polarization and a divide in the country and in some ways I think many of us are as tired of talking about possible solutions to the divide as we are talking about the divide in polarization itself. But Joe Weston has mastered the art of discourse and shares solutions for this divide - Civility. But not a soft, weak civility - but a fierce one. Learn how civility can work in this season of our culture and society and why it has to be fierce.JOE WESTON: Joe is an international trainer, author, lecturer, consultant, coach, professor, and—above all else—an advocate for lasting peace. With a career spanning 30+ years in the fields of conflict prevention, leadership, stress management, and communication, he is a highly sought-after facilitator for individuals, as well as corporations, government agencies and nonprofits around the world. As founder and owner of the Weston Network based in Washington, D.C., Joe and his international team provide training, consulting and coaching based on his methodology, called Respectful Confrontation®. Through a network of 30+ certified trainers, and even more allies and collaborators in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, people from all walks of life have greatly benefited from Joe’s highly effective methodology.In 2020, Joe founded the Fierce Civility Project, a nonprofit that further carries out the Weston Network’s programs and message across all sectors by helping others reclaim and reframe of concept of civility for the 21st century.Joe is a prolific writer and the author of two groundbreaking books. Mastering Respectful Confrontation: A Guide to Personal Freedom and Empowered, Collaborate Engagement (2012) has sold well worldwide to individuals, corporations, government agencies and humanitarian organizations. Fierce Civility: Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace (to be released in early 2023) provides a clear, step-by-step pathway into a dynamic new human story with hope at its foundation. Web & Social Media: Website: JoeWeston.comJoe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-weston-a6327931/The Weston Network LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-weston-network/?viewAsMember=trueThe Weston Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063512021213Fierce Civility e-book is launching for pre-order on Amazon on March 9th for 99 cents one-day promotion. Joe goes live on Zoom every Tuesday at 11:15 am ET for a 45-minute virtual gathering of like-minded individuals worldwide to cultivate the hope, intention, and implementation of Reviving the Global Heart. #InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
As we rethink our faith, many ask "how do I pray now?" Dr. Mark Karris talks about connecting to heaven in "conspiring prayer," maybe less of a begging for something good and being a part of that process with God.Dr. Mark Karris is a licensed therapist in San Diego, California. He's an ordained pastor, author of several books, including "Religious Refugees: Deconstructing Towards Spiritual and Emotional Healing." https://www.amazon.com/Religious-Refugees-Constructing-Spiritual-Emotional-ebook/dp/B086BHR8QP#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
What would Jesus do at an anti-abortion rally at Planned Parenthood, were he incarnate on earth today? It's a very important WWJD question to ask because, as Pastor Paul shares in this Modern Day Parenthood, he wouldn't act like the "Christ"ians we see at these rallies today.What do you think? Share your thoughts on Pastor Paul's website at Pastor-Paul.com or on his Unconventional Pastor Paul Facebook page.
In this episode, Pastor Paul and wife Ashley share their disgust at the Republican National Committee called Jan. 6, "Legitimate Political Discourse." This episode is available only to those in the Pastor Paul Support Community. To Sign up for the Am I Still A Christian Webinar, go to Pastor-Paul.com#TikTokPastor #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #NPEpodcast #NonPartisanEvangelical #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok
We talk about deconstruction often from a theological perspective, for some of us from a political perspective, but not very often do we talk about it from an emotional wellbeing perspective, how it impacts us in our mental health and our humanness. Dr. Mark Karris is not only a pastor, but a therapist. Enjoy this Unconventional Conversation with Pastor Paul and Dr. Karris discussing the emotional impact of deconstruction.Dr. Mark Karris is a licensed therapist in San Diego, California. He is an ordained pastor and the author of several books, including Religious Refugees: (De)Constructing Toward Spiritual and Emotional Healing. He cover the idea of Petitionary Prayer in "Divine Echoes: Reconciling Prayer with the Uncontrolling Love of God." Other topics he covers are Religious Trauma, God, Shame, Self-Compassion.#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
How do we stay positive with so many bad things going on? Did God beat the hell out of Jesus to save us from it? Did Jesus say we could ignore the poor because they will always be with us? Paul answers these and other questions today.#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
Is the idea that Grace extends to all people offensive to Christians that shouldn't be. And most people who claim to be Christian would say they believe that it isn't offensive. But my guest today, the Reverend Professor David p Gushy, says It seems difficult in the actions of American Christ. To see a willingness to risk and to suffer for the marginalized and standing with them and extending grace to all cuz she says the problem in that though is not Jesus.The problem is with the Christian religion in this season. I'm excited to talk to my guest about this subject today. David Gushee.Rev. Prof. David P. Gushee is an amazing post evangelical thinker, a distinguished university professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University. He's authored, Co-authored or edited over 30 books, including his latest, which is called "Introducing Christian Ethics," from Front Edge Publishers. He's widely regarded as one of the world's leading post evangelical thinkers. That's why we knew we had to talk to him. So join me for this great podcast.Find Dr. Gushee on social media @dpgusheeWebsite: davidpgushee.comBook: Introducing Christian Ethics, Front Edge Publishers#InspireU #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing #DeconstructionU #ReconstructionU
So why do people twist themselves to make their Christian ethics fit their political ideas and political desires? Our guest today is a professor and a Christian ethicist who has literally written the book on the subject, David p Gushy, and he's talking about how. This lack of Christian ethics is actually putting our democracy in danger.And he says this authoritarian pull of Christianity. Is putting us all at risk in our culture. Rev. Prof. David P. Gushee is an amazing post evangelical thinker, a distinguished university professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University. He's authored, Co-authored or edited over 30 books, including his latest, which is called "Introducing Christian Ethics," from Front Edge Publishers. He's widely regarded as one of the world's leading post evangelical thinkers. That's why we knew we had to talk to him. So join me for this great podcast.Find Dr. Gushee on social media @dpgusheeWebsite: davidpgushee.comBook: Introducing Christian Ethics, Front Edge Publishers
Can it be true that rejecting a belief in God can help you get closer to God? Part of the theory of Dr. Thomas Jay Oord, writer and originator of a theology called Open and Relational Theology.
Can we receive supernatural hope in times of calamity? Can the Bible be a conduit for that? Pastor Paul's Bible talk discusses still looking for inspiration from the Bible & the story of Jesus in calamitous times. And how does the fact that Christians believe Republican values are "Christian" values signify we are in such times?
So does God know the end from the beginning? And if so, why would that God create souls that are going to burn in hell forever? Listen into Dr. Thomas Jay Oord says about Open and Relational Theology.
Pastor Paul shares from the story of Peter in Acts 10 how the spirit of heaven WILL challenge our biblical beliefs if we have a heart open to hear. #TikTokPastor #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastorPaul #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing
What is implicit bias and does it exist in Christianity? What would Jesus say about racial issues in America? Katherine Martin, author of the book, "The Colorful Image of God, A White Christian's Guide to Doing Better" challenges us on the topic.I know sometimes we're like, I just don't want to talk about race anymore, but let me encourage you to have this discussion. It's a really, very much an important one. #TikTokPastor #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastorPaul #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing
Many times Christianity will tell us "Just forgive and move on." Pastor Paul shares that anger is biblical and a natural - and important - human response to injustice. Paul also shares current events discussion about rightwing Christians who continue to believe in the lie that the 2020 election was stolen and how that reflects biblical promises when religion and politics marry one another.#TikTokPastor #evangelicalish #ReligiousRightReligiouslyWrong #PostEvangelical #PostEvangelicalPodcast #UnconventionalPastorPaul #UnconventionalPastor #GodIsNOTmadAtYou #MindRenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok #WellBeing
So should we be colorblind when it comes to race? I hear it all the time from Christians who say they don't see color. Katherine Martin has a rebuttal to those ideas and she believes we, white Christians, need to do better than that. Maybe even teach our kids.
They need to know that they are in fact white. Katherine Martin, author of the book, "The Colorful Image of God, A White Christian's Guide to Doing Better" is our Guest in this edition of the Post-Evangelical Podcast. And you may say, Oh, I'm so sick of hearing about race. I think it's an issue that is right in the center of the heart of heaven.
Katherine's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Colorful-Image-God-Christians-Better/dp/1665714034
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In deconstruction, holding our view of the Bible humbly can help us better understand it's representation of Jesus and, thus, who God is and who we are in relationship to the divine. Former pastor, author and theologian Keith Giles shares that our rigid view of the Bible in evangelicalism actually points away from Jesus, rather than to him, in part two of this special discussion.
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Why is "certainty" the opposite of faith? Former pastor and theologian Keith Giles talks with Paul about holding our beliefs loosely as we rethink our beliefs. What does the canon have to do with taking away the ability to truly seek God? Keith delves into these issues as more in an important discussion for anyone seeking to learn more of how today's Bible reflects truth.
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Jesus not only would call out a people group (a city, a nation, a generation,) he did such a thing. And the Bible does it continuously throughout the book. So, when Paul called out the Boomer generation for it's malfeasance and selfishness, he was met with great angst. In this week's Bible Talk, he explains why he did so from the books of Ezekiel and Matthew.
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In our Bonus podcast episode, available only for subscribers to the Pastor Paul community, Paul received a Tarot Card reading from Ashley Hefley, the Fairy Witchy Mama. Watch and see if the action feels "demonic" or scary as has been the description of mystic arts by the evangelical church for hundreds of years. Check out this former-evangelical-turned-mystic who believes even those who have not left Christianity can find practices, techniques, and healing in connecting with the earth through more “woo woo” type beliefs.
- Watch these two talk live on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cem5Bp1F4D-/
- Subscribe to Pastor Paul's Website to hear a bonus podcast where Ashley provides a Tarot Card reading for Paul: https://pastorpaul.podia.com/support
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Pastor Ellie dote tells the amazing story of her journey from being born a biological male, to realizing she wanted to fully embrace her female identity and to being accepted in the church - until she wasn't accepted in the church anymore. How she sees all of this theologically. Don't miss this post evangelical podcast bonus edition with pastor Ellie dote, pastor-paul.com.
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If there truly is a spiritual aspect to Christianity, if God is spirit, then the issues of how prayer is used matters. And when it's used a spiritual manipulation - as witchcraft - then it becomes a significant issue. But do Christians really believe it's mystical/spiritual? Or do they "not know the spirit they are of?" Or just not give a damn?
Is prayer about human power? Or loving your neighbor? Listen in as Pastor Paul explains from Matthew 6 and other important Bible passages on this edition of Bible Talk. #bibletalk #UnconventionalPastor #evangelicalish #religiousrightreligiouslywrong #godisnotmadatyou #mindrenewal @PastorPaul_TikTok
Pastor Paul shares how he sees the parallels between the religious collapse of Israel in the 1st century and Rightwing Christianity and it's negative impact on American culture todayl And he says we can have joy, even as the former president and his Christian followers do scary things to our nation.
Watch and listen as Paul shares about times in the Bible when cultural collapse was foretold and how people were encouraged in the midset of them.
Bible Study of Matthew 24 and Isaiah 43
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From where did Christian beliefs about trans persons come? Are they biblical? Were they crafted from knowing and understanding a trans person, or how that person is beloved and interrelates with God? Pastor Ellie Dote spent over 40 years as a father, brother, husband, and son, but came to terms with her real self, embraced it, and began the journey to become Ellie.
She now ministers to those in the LGBTQ+ community and desires to bring understanding to trans and non-binary issues to the Christian community.
Let's talk God's love for the queer community on this edition of the Post Evangelical Podcast.
As many celebrated America on our recent 4th of July holiday, many churches joined in with Sunday morning worship service presentations of the American flag, reciting the pledge of allegiance and the singing of our patriotic songs with presentations as worship music. Pastor Paul wonders, do we ever stop and ask WWJD - would an incarnate Jesus interact with, or even approve of, patriotic worship in our faith gatherings.
In today's Bible Talk, Pastor Paul examines what he believes is biblical evidence that Jesus would not - in fact, it might even be a tables-turning moment in American Christianity.
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Can a Christian explore the mystic arts without opening themselves up to 'demonic possession or a one-way ticket to hell? Ashley Hefley calls herself the Fairy Witchy Mama & the Kansas witch and speaks on social media about Tarot, Crystals, & Astrology. Come listen to this former-evangelical-turned-mystic who believes even those who have not left Christianity can find practices, techniques, and healing in connecting with the earth through more “woo woo” type beliefs.
- Watch these two talk live on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cem5Bp1F4D-/
- Subscribe to Pastor Paul's Website to hear a bonus podcast where Ashley provides a Tarot Card reading for Paul: https://pastorpaul.podia.com/support
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In homage to Pride Month, we talk about a Jesus who demonstrated a life to sit with and be an ally to those who have been historically marginalized by the power structures, in our culture.
Rev Timoth Sylva talks with Pastor Paul of how a weaponized Bible changes those who claim to follow Christ into the ones holding the rocks, rather than the ones standing with them in front of the condemners.
Rev Timoth is a creator on TikTok and a pastor and shares how evangelicalism in Western Christianity was the culprit and how we can start to see that differently when we look at how Jesus interacted with people.
What does it mean to "Decolonize" your faith? On this week’s Public Episode of the Post-Evangelical Podcast, Pastor Paul is joined by TikTok creator, biblical scholar and reluctant pastor @Jo Luehmann . Jo will captivate you with their deconstruction story and experience as a Colombian immigrant in the American evangelical church. Don’t miss Jo’s message about the beauty of a society which truly embraces biblical principles.
Also, don't miss our bonus podcast as we talk with Jo about her idea that Christianity forces us to "gaslight ourselves." You won't want to miss that episode, which only available to those signed up in the Pastor Paul Community at Pastor-paul.com (https://paulswearengin.podia.com/support.) There's no cost to sign up, but you can subscribe to help financially support the work of Pastor Paul, if you are able.
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Paul used to wonder why anti-abortion extremism never caused him to response while his fellow Christians were so animated by it. Scouring the Bible, Paul found little support for rightwing Christianity or anti-abortion sentiment. Watch as Paul shares why the verse used by anti-abortion Christians to shame others are NOT verses commanding a ban on abortion.
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Paul Talks Christian Fear of Racial History with Garrison Hayes by Unconventional Pastor Paul
April and Beecher Reuning are hosts of the "Non-Binary Marriage" Podcast. Both identified as cisgender, heterosexuals and were church leaders when they were married. Now one identifies as non-binary, the other is not straight and they're still married, still monogamous and still christian. Can this be a "godly" marriage?
How does the same married couple go from being conservative evangelical darlings to a queer couple that the church doesn't know how to handle?
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Malynda Hale says no matter how much we claim to be color blind, race is in everything we do in Christianity. She wants to elevate the conversation and through her work with #WENEEDTOTALK she's doing just that. Follow our conversation about the new Supreme Court Justice nominee and how we can remove fear from conversations on this episode of the Post Evangelical Podcast.
Politics of the church is destroying the message of the church. And my wife Ashley and I believe mixing politics of right wing ideology and the theology of evangelical Christian Church are destroying our country.
As Christians, we have to put our voice in the space and said, God is not a Republican, and doesn't require you to be one. Ashley Swearengin joins Pastor Paul to discuss how emotional and spiritual well-being can impact our politics and end it as a threat to God and country.
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Rightwing Politics being intermingled with Christianity has given Christians permission to act as terrible people. These rightwing Christians are literally putting out country and our culture at risk. Too often Christians want to say "that's not me" or "that's not my Church, but Pastor Paul says that he & the Bible believe differenlty - that every Christian must be accountable for what is happening in the politics of American Christianity today.
Paul also answers the question of should we be afraid of going to hell. Don't miss the episode of the Post-Evangelical Podcast with Pastor Paul.
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In this episode, Pastor Paul and wife Ashley discuss the 5 most important things they've learned about deconstructing, or rethinking faith. Come join us for this helpful info to know that God is NOT mad at you, for asking questions and searching for truth.
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Did the Israelites have multiple gods? Did King Josiah make up the book of Deuteronomy? Dan McClellen has study the history of the Bible and its compilation and context and can tell you many things you've never known to be true. Because the only thing worse than not knowing the Bible is a person who doesn't know they don't know the Bible.
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January 6, 2021 should have been a day of reckoning and introspection for the Evangelical Church. But has it? How can a group of people who claim to follow the giver of all truth, believe deeply in lies that literally threaten democracy in America.
Paul Swearengin and Bob Prater are former leaders in evangelical churches and they struggle to know how we got here, but they debrief in this remembrance of a dark day in American history and the Church.
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Is it true that everyone either wants to be American or be as much like America as they can be? Are we God's blessed country and the carrier of all that God wants to do on earth? Is there a danger if we believe so.
Loren D'Amico is a proud American who now can look at the homeland of his youth from foreign soil and see that not all we were told about the greatness of America is true. And knowing it's not all true is important to know.
You can read Loren's blog on the subject here: https://nonpartisanevangelical.com/questioning-the-myth-of-american-exceptionalism/
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Spiritual "movements" such as the 'Toronto Blessing' and the Bethel movement out of Redding, CA have had profound impact on people's lives. For those who have left our Church communities behind, how do we look back at what we knew? Fondly? With disappointment? With a feeling we were deceived?
Maybe the answer is all of the above. Tara Jean Stevens asked all those questions in a powerful podcast called Heaven Bent. She still loves her past and the community she left behind, but is asking "what really happened?"
It's a conversation you won't want to miss.
What if the solution isn’t to throw religion out, but to create a new one, a religion that focuses on the health of people, communities and the planet. Can you look past your preconceived ideas about religion to consider something new? Could we build something fresh, to address some of the biggest challenges facing us?
This is the idea of Craig Scharton's new religion and book: Conscious Life Conscious Death. Can a spiritual life be about more than just trying to get to heaven?
How do we open ourselves to hearing the pain of others without it making us defensive or shut down? By making the choice to hear their pain and to feel our own. NPE's Paul Swearengin listens to community supporter Ashley Rojas as she shares the pain of a people group that often feels unheard in our culture.
This conversation is challenging, but it's brilliant. We are people who are called to allow our hearts to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Let some of the mind-renewal happen today as you hear the expression of pain and celebration of someone that might not fit your exact expectation of what it is to be "American."
Ashley Rojas is an expert in the field of community care and activism as the Executive Director of Fresno Barrios Unidos. She's also someone who has "put her money where her mouth is" having moved from the Bay Area where she had amazing opportunities, to Fresno, CA to really deal with the mess of caring for people who need the resources to be able to care for themselves.
Don't miss this chance to feel the pain of those around us and to understand more fully some things we might not understand on our own.
Josh Evans is a pastor, podcaster and lover of cigars. His life reflects his desire to see an authentic Christianity that reflects the truth that all of us are F*ed up in one way or another and being open about those things gives each us the power to write a different path going forward.
Josh's story is powerful, messy authentic and absolutely a MUST for every Human Being to hear!
I'm always amazed at the inability of evangelicals to look in the mirror and think, could these voices of deconstruction have something valid to say? The excuse is often - well, they're just hurt from religious upbringing and rejecting the Church of their youth! But what do you say to someone who didn't grow up in the church and loves the Church but finds they've had to walk away?
Lindsay Booker is someone who's asking the church to consider that maybe it's not us. It's you. Why would a successful entrepreneur in Birmingham, Alabama be a blue dot in the middle of a very red state and city putting livelihoods, relationships and even personal wellbeing at risk to say, "I can't be a part of that anymore."
Who is the B ham blue dot, the blue dot in the middle of Birmingham, Alabama, a red state?
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With Afghanistan as a backdrop, can Christians start to consider that we might not being displaying Christ as much as we think we are. Shouldn't the word "Christian" truly means "one who looks like Christ?"
Does our America-First, Military-worshipping view of ourselves line up with Jesus' New Testament teaching? Or are we still bringing in the parts of the Old Testament that we Pick and Choose.
Pastor Paul has a WWJD thought for Christians to consider.
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Paul and Ashley discuss why the end times views of Christians show a desire to be better than their "enemies" and proven "right" against their detractors, rather than truly following the Bible.
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They also discuss the ideas of deconstruction: View of God, View of Religious Exclusivity and Evangelism, and the View of the Bible and how to truly understand the story and purpose of Jesus.
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What does Capitalism look like from a Biblical perspective? Is it true that Jesus was a socialist or the early Church communistic?
Paul and Ashley discuss how profit can be made caring for those that understand the Bible.
Pastor Paul, and his wife Ashley, the former mayor of Fresno, CA, discuss events of the WTH (Week that happened) and their journey of spiritual and civic life. We DO talk religion and politics, unashamedly
Jay Wilkinson believes capitalism has earned a bad reputation, but he wants to reclaim capitalism for good. With societal rejection of cronyism, corporatism and Wall Street capitalism, Wilkinson believes companies that don't learn a different sort of capitalism will not survive into the next generation. Why does Wilkinson believe a movement to help companies learn to serve all of their stakeholders—not just their shareholders - can change things? Find out why as Pastor Paul learns more in this discussion about the "Do Good Movement" a movement to take back capitalism in the next generation.
Find out more about The Do More Good Movement here: https://domoregood.com/about/ and find out more about the work of Pastor Paul at Pastor-Paul.com
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Paul joins Evangelicalish partners April and Jeremy to talk to Jenna Kraft (@Gianu System . She joins the Evangelicalish show to talk about her story with having D.I.D. (dissociative identity disorder), how their system works and how she's not demon-possessed despite being accused of that. She uses her platform to break down the stigma around D.I.D. and other mental health issues. We all join to talk about where the church has got it wrong in how they handle mental health.
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This July 4 weekend, many churches will have services focused around patriotic themes. Would Jesus approve were he on earth today? Do we have any reason to believe Jesus would NOT approve.
Pastor Paul says the Patriotic Church is not a church that understands the story of Jesus and the Kingdom of heaven. And he shares why every patriotic Christians should read the story of Jonah and Jonah 4 each year and repent of racism, nationalism and focus on their own religion.
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Maybe the Church went off track when the writings of Paul were emphasized more than the words of Jesus.
Meet Rev Brandan from TikTok! He says an emphasis on the Red Letters in the Bible give us a better perspective on who God is and what it means to be a Christian.
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Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, and public theologian, working at the intersections of spirituality and social renewal. He is the founder and spiritual leader of Metanoia, a global digital faith community. From 2017 - 2021, Robertson served as the Senior Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, CA.
A prolific writer, he is the author of eight books on spirituality, justice, and theology, including the INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist True Inclusion: Creating Communities of Radical Embrace and the best-selling devotional Strength In Faith. He writes regularly for Patheos and Progressing Spirit, and has bylines in TIME Magazine, San Diego Union Tribune, The Huffington Post, NBC, and The Washington Post. As a trusted voice on progressive faith and politics, Robertson is regularly interviewed in national and global media
Kristin Du Mez is a researcher and author and she shares with Paul Swearengin what we can learn about evangelical politics through the understanding of the evangelical view of what is a “true man.” Du Mez tells how this view has become corrupted and impacts the treatment of women, our view of politics and even endangers our country. Buy her book at your local bookstore or on Amazon.
What if the word “homosexual” was never meant to be in the Bible? Rocky Roggio has been asking this question that has been asked for many years and her research is leading her to produce a new movie called "1946 the Movie." You can see the trailer and info herehttps://www.1946themovie.com/
If consensual love of same sex partners was not being referred to in the writings of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament, then what is the impact that such a belief has become a major tenant of the Church and can we be honest and change, if so?
Listen to this conversation with Rocky and why her passion has led her on a mission to share this story.
The Church has hurt many people and Pastor Paul says he is becoming ever more aware of the abuse and trauma of religious upbringing and the religious beliefs of the American Church today.
Paul begins to tell his story of the trauma of religion in his youth to help others start to grasp pain in their own experience and begin to work it through.
Not all Christians believe in an eternal place of damnation, known as hell, and they can use the Bible to back up those beliefs. Host Paul Swearengin talks with a pastor & theologian who believes God's love will win out in the end for humanity - rather than the evangelical view of God's eternal justice.
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Christians seem particularly susceptible or willing to buy in to the deceptive echo chamber of rightwing politics and extreme conspiracy theories. Does this line up with the Bible's command to think of things that a true and trustworthy? Paul Swearengin discusses these issues from his Saturday Morning LIVE podcast.
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Many are raised in the Evangelical Church to believe that all "non-Christians" will go to hell & might even teach practitioners of eastern religions are at odds with Christian beliefs. So, is this true?
Meet Joe Weston. Joe Weston, the founder of The Weston Network, Executive Director for the Fierce Civility Project, author of "Mastering Respectful Confrontation, and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. Joe grew up in pugilistic environment and now spends his time attempting to deeply understand the roots that underlie conflict; and subsequently, ways in which it can be safely addressed, or even prevented, through processes including confrontation and collaboration. Joe also happens to be the friend of our host, Paul Swearengin.
Come meet a Buddhist practitioner.
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What should the response of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, who was convicted of the murder of George Floyd, be for Christians. In this edition of the Non-Partisan Evangelical podcast, Paul says it should be repentance.
Also, this podcast listens in to the Hearing God moment of Pastor Paul as he used the story of the woman washing Jesus feet to make the case to all humans "you are enough."
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Is it "manly" to have armed security in a church? Are we somehow weaker and "neutered" (as one pastor recently put it) if we don't have an itchy trigger finger on our weaponry?
Bob Prater joins Paul Swearengin on this NPE podcast to discuss "Faux Masculinity" and how this manmade view of Jesus has caused much trauma in the church and much damage to the message of the Bible - in fact, the issue is so egregious to our hosts, you will head a few angry, not-so-holy words slip through their lips.
This is Part 1 of a two part discussion with Bob Prater. The second half is available to our Patreon Community only. You can subscribe and access that Part 2 at Patreon.com/NPEPodcast
Pastor Paul held a discussion group with the NPE Patreon Community to discuss the "why" of his message to the world. This is the first half of a two part live from Saturday, April 10, 2021. Second half, with Ashley joining, can be enjoyed by joining the NPE Patreon community at Patreon.com/NPEpodcast
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Growing up in the family cult caused Barrett Carroll Curtis to grow up with a wary eye towards religion. And the political bent of today’s church is historically bed in his view. But how does this story, a young man, with medically diagnosed “church PTSD,” end with him speaking into the community of faith on social media - and happily searching for his own spirituality in the story of Christ?
Come meet this amazing actor, creator, thinker in this NPE conversation with Paul Swearengin.
Pastor Paul also shares why President Biden’s Infrastructure bill may be the Boomer Generation’s last hope for doing something unselfish for future generations. And why that matters to God.
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Is it OK for Christians to question? And what does the journey look like once we start going against the grain of the Christianity we've always known? When Rachel Spears found herself at odds with her church she found herself on the outs, but was not willing to give up that faith. Listen as she describes her journey today. Listen to Paul chat with Rachel Spears - TikTok Creator, Podcaster and Recovering Evangelical.
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Pastor Paul has been using the hashtag #postevangelical for some time. What does that mean? Why would God be leading us into a new season that will not look nearly as "evangelical" in the future? Paul tells why he sees God's judgment on the corporate spirit of evangelicalism and why that is good news for the future and where God might be leading those who are in a deconstruction/reconstruction season of their faith.
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Is the evangelical teaching of "just say no" and "see no evil, hear no evil" around sex and sexuality effective? Or does it cause more harm than good? And is that morality even required of us by God?
Check in the Paul and Ashley Swearengin as they share of their journey on Christian morals and the damage of "purity culture."
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Are atheists "anti-Christ" and fighting a culture war against us? Or do folks who espouse atheism have legitimate concerns about Christianity in American Culture?
David C Smalley and Michael Regilio are two atheists who want you to know - they're not as scary as you think. And they're not fighting a culture war against you!
Check out David's Podcast here: https://www.davidcsmalley.com/podcast-1
And his website:https://www.davidcsmalley.com/
A question often asked of Paul and Ashley is "Should I leave my church?" Is the "brick and mortar" church something Paul would recommend for those seeking a community of faith. Paul and Ashley Swearengin discuss these questions, as well as the Christian Clamor over the Equality Act and Beth Moore leaving the Southern Baptists in the 3/13/21 edition of Paul and Ashley LIVE on NPE
What does "spirituality" look like that's not contained only in the box of Christianity. Rev. Karla Kamstra ministers to people who may no longer be able to find a connection to a spiritual God in the church that they've known. Rev Karla is an interfaith/interspiritual minister Helping people on a spiritual journey?
Is a "Holy experience" available to us all no matter who we are, where we're born, who we love, or what our spiritual beliefs are? Come listen to a minister who has found a bigger table to draw people to God.
Watch the podcast here or listen on the NPE podcast site Pastor-Paul.com or your favorite podcast App.
Check out Rev. Karla's website here: https://www.revkarla.com/ and on TikTok at @revkarla
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Did Jesus come to bring a new set of religious rules on the people or come to turn religion upside down by setting people free from those rules.
In his weekly Saturday Morning Bible Tok, on March 6, 2021, Pastor Paul shares how Matthew 5 proves Jesus wanted to condemn religious people, not praise them.
Is Christian Nationalism a thing? And is that thing dangerous to our culture and country? Is it even a heresy? Doug Pagitt has been calling for change in the church for many years and he joins NPE host Paul Swearengin to discussion Christian Nationalism and what January 6 tells us about its impact on the evangelical Church.
Many are incensed over the theory that the conservative political CPAC conference had a stage shaped like a nazi symbol. Paul and Ashley Swearengin, in their weekly Saturday LIVE stream share the danger of outrage around such discussions.
The do, however, share their growing concern over the influence nationalism is having on Christianity in the U.S.
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What does it feel like when going through a "reconstruction" of one's beliefs about God and about themselves? At times if can make someone feel very lost and confused. Laci Bean, a blogger at The Deeply Rooted Mom and a survivor of a cult, discusses the process of asking God and others the hard questions and the fear of feeling you're standing alone.
Check out Laci's Blog Here: https://thedeeplyrootedmom.com/category/home/
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What do we do when we're not at the top of our game because of disappointment in our lives? Is it OK to be disappointed with God and how do we work that through. In this raw podcast, Pastor Paul walks through his own disappointing week in the 2/20/21 edition of Pastor Paul's Bible Tok which streamed like On YouTube and TikTok.
Why does Paul put together content under the moniker "Pastor Paul, the TikTok Pastor" on the TikTok platform? Because God has something to share with the world. Listen to Paul, a licensed minister and former leader of a church, and Ashley, a two term mayor of Fresno, CA, debrief life, religion and politics in this edition of "Paul & Ashley's Saturday LIVE."
Jesus was not kind to the first century Church - why? Because he saw a religious system that wanted to impose rules upon people in order to accomplish nationalistic/religious goals. Author Paul Swearengin sees this same heretical intertwining of religion and Republican politics alive today and say it is at the heart of many of the problems in our culture. And Paul's novel "Joseph Comes to Town" shares how Jesus would be just as angry today as he was 2000 years ago.
Paul Swearengin is known as "Old Pastor Paul - The TikTok Pastor" as well as serving as the host of our podcast. Enjoy this live book group discussion (pre-Covid) of the point and purpose of this novel.
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Jesus was "led into the wilderness by the spirit of God." Why do 'desert moments' happen in our lives? Is there a useful purpose that we're reading about here in the life of Jesus that can be pertinent to our lives today?
Paul reviews the idea in this week's Pastor Paul's Bible Chat as we take a look at Matthew 4 of the Christian New Testament.
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Yes, Christians do reach out to the world outside their building, but far too often, it's with the agenda of compelling those they interact with to convert to their Christian interpretation of who Jesus is and to join their religion.
Wouldn't the message be much more powerful without the agenda? Paul & Ashley discuss in their Saturday AM LIVEstream from Feb. 13, 2021. Watch them each Saturday, LIVE on TikTok and YouTube at 10:30am Pacific.
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"Abortion didn't used to be an issue that was important to the Christian Church, why is it now?" This is just one of the questions posed by former seminary student and podcaster Jordan Penner-Mattox who joins Paul Swearengin for Part 2 of their discussion about the Evangelical Church.
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Is it OK to let our beliefs be challenged? Pastor Paul and Ashley discuss what a journey of learning looks like in their Saturday AM LIVE on Feb. 6, 2021.
Why did John the Baptist tell religious people that they needed to "repent." For that matter, why was John so 'weird?' Find out answers from Matthew 3 in Pastor Paul's Bible Chat - Feb. 6, 2021
In a Two Part interview, Paul Swearengin, the Non-Partisan Evangelical, discusses the influence our religious beliefs on our political activities and the danger that exists if we don't do so cautiously. This discussion takes place with Jordan Penner-Mattox, the host of a regional podcast in Central California called, "Fresno's Best Podcast."
Penner-Mattox is a seminary grad who has journeyed with his beliefs and now loves to discuss faith in the civic realm. Captions are transcribed from AI and might not be 100% accurate.
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The idea that the Bible is clear simply isn't clear. The Bible is murky on many issues and requires us to dig more deeply to have true understanding, rather than just believing what we've always been told. And it's important to know that true Christians CAN and DO interpret the Bible differently.
In his weekly Bible chat, Paul Swearengin, or "Pastor Paul, the TikTok Pastor," shares ways to read the Bible and determine the "hills we die on" and those we hold loosely.
How much of cultural/political beliefs have become our standards in evangelicalism that we believe to be 'biblical.' Paul & Ashley share in their weekly LIVE show ways they've seen cultural and political beliefs become entangled and confused with political ones in American churches.
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Does the Bible say banning abortion is God's #1 Goal, Is it important to know if it does? Podcast from Pastor Paul's LIVE Bible Chat on Jan. 16, 2021.
He's a bearded, conservative, evangelical pastor from Oklahoma, who drives a pickup. So, it should be obvious who he voted for in the 2020 election, right? Not so fast... Why did Pastor Jeremy Coleman vote for Joe Biden and how did that vote cause 70 thousand people to follow him on TikTok?
Listen in as Paul Swearengin talks to Coleman who shares about the problems he believe Donald Trump's presidency has brought to light and what the response of the church should be.
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What did the events at the nation's capital mean to different people on the night of the events? What do those events have to say about the racial divide in our nation. The NPE Podcast host, Paul Swearengin, once again joined his friends from St. Mark's UMC Church in Wichita, KS and they begin to process the events together and share their hearts as they had watched these events unfold. This podcast will challenge you and, hopefully help you process, as well. NPEpodcast.com
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Many relationships have been disrupted by the politics of fervent Trump supporting friends and family. How do we continue to pursue relationship in the midst of this craziness? Promise Enlow grew up in the church, had parents who pastored in it and who are still powerful voices in the right-wing church today. Yet she doesn't let that stop her from loving her family well & vice-versa.
What's her secret? Listen in. Powerful message for Christians battling for relationship today.
Judas saw a God that had a thirst for political power and a nationalistic fervor. In pursuit of that, he is heralded as one of the all-time traitors to his culture. Is there any similarity in the Christian political culture of America today that would lead followers of God to make very poor decisions as they pursue political solutions to spiritual problems?
Paul Swearengin shares his thoughts about these actions in this WTH version of the Non-Partisan Evangelical - recorded live on YouTube and TikTok on January 4, 2021.
Hearts are being laid bare in the evangelical world. And it's not pretty - but it is important. The Church going forward and in the next generation may not look like the Church we’ve known. God might ask us to look at things differently than before.
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The song may say "little Lord Jesus no crying he makes" but Christmas was not a sweet night, it was a time when goodness invaded a dark world. Paul Swearengin talks about the subversive act of Jesus coming and how Jesus can not to be a sweet, non-crying baby in manger, but instead came to overturn the social and religious order of his day.
This podcast is a broadcast from a Wichita Ignite Show of 12/16/20 with the St. Marks UMC Church in Wichita, KS.
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Paul and Ashley Swearengin recently appeared on Wichita Ignite as part of a study with St. Mark's UMC Church in Wichita Kansas. They shared how it's not difficult to live in a world of religion and politics if you're seeking God's "welfare" for your city and its people.
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Jesus often used humor and sarcasm to point out the hypocrisy and error of the religious people in the first century and "@AprilAJoy" from TikTok is using her creative skills to spread a similar use of humor on the social media platform TikTok.
Listen to her spiritual journey and how it's led her to fame on the social media platform and is sharing a very important message.
What would Jesus say to the religious leaders and religious people of our day? Would he approve of our politics? Or possibly point to a better plan that God has in mind?
Paul Swearengin, The Non-Partisan Evangelical shares his perspective through on online event called Wichita Ignite with the UMC St. Mark's Church in Kansas - and Pastor Robert Johnson.
What could an authentic, community-based church that attracts millennials look like? And why hasn't it been modeled better in the organizational, evangelical Church?
Stefanie McDade and Katrina Newsham join host Paul Swearengin to discuss the experience of millennials growing up evangelical, and what the Church can do better to attract this group in the coming years.
Did you know there has been a "war" raging in America since the 1980's? The evangelical church began talking about a war to dominate culture in that decade and then Newt Gingrich effectively used it as a theme for advancing Republican causes in the 90's.
While emphasizing the idea of a "war" for the heart of America might have been good for Christian politics, it left a mark on the Christian Church and the kids growing up in it.
Zach Malm and David Lester have the scars to prove they were young people caught in the middle of the culture war and now they're talking about it on the Veterans of Culture Wars Podcast.
NPE host Paul Swearengin chats with these two to look at how the "Culture Wars" impacted a generation and how they see the future of the Church.
Author and Podcast host Bob Prater ("A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation" and "A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Studio") joins host Paul Swearengin for a Tuesday chat about Christian politics.
Why are we so bugged about a Donald Trump visit to an evangelical Church and what do we see happening to the church in this time in history that looks like a "shaking?"
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- Language of Healing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08147NTZQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
- Christian and a Muslim: https://www.facebook.com/walksintoastudio/
As a Christian, just what does it mean to live up to the command to "love my neighbor?" How should that impact my civic engagement. In our weekly discussion groups, the NPE panel discusses various ideas of what people groups today are represented by the "Samaritans" that Jesus pointed toward to his generation and how has our treatment of these people groups impacted the influence of the Church in culture and our ability to share the message of the Bible with the world?
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Why is President Trump's moving of the American Embassy to Jerusalem such a big deal to Christians? How does it tie in with some extreme "end times" beliefs? Should Christians be beholden to the modern Israeli government, or is the Bible exhorting in another way for Christians, Jews, Muslims and people of all faiths and beliefs to live in harmony together.
Listen to our NPE Discussion Groups each Tuesday night at 6pm Pacific.
We talk with Two Christian ministers about the responsibility of Christians to steward the earth.
Jesus Doesn't Look Like You Think: Five Important Things Learned in 55 Years by Unconventional Pastor Paul
During their regular Saturday podcast on Sept. 19, 2020, Paul and Ashley Swearengin share about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how Christians need to resist allowing the hypocrisy of Republican politics in this moment change their ethics and morals.
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This is segment 4 of the audiobook series for Joseph The Novel: When the Religious Right Becomes Religiously Wrong. For the entire series, check out our Patreon page at Patreon.com/NPEpodcast. To purchase the book, go to Amazon, or click the "Joseph, The Novel" tab at NPEpodcast.com.
In our regular "Saturday Morning Coffee with Paul and Ashley" the Swearengins talk about how "hope" is getting tougher to hold onto as our culture continues to darken. But, never fear; peace they have a lot of!
Listen into our weekly chat. Watch the podcast and clips on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabLAOY-w63Qn8SK37RRfhA
When talking of American Christians has the term "American" become more important to us that "Christian?" Author Katherine Stewart discusses how the rise in nationalism has corrupted the evangelical faith from her new book "The Power Worshippers.
P & A On NPE: Couch Surf & Discuss Dying Evangelical Church by Unconventional Pastor Paul
On this edition of the Non-Partisan Evangelical Podcast, host Paul Swearengin takes a look at how the word "Islam" often creates fear in Christians. Should it be so? We talk an Muslim American, a patriotic citizen of the United States who practices the Islamic faith. Hear and learn how a Muslim American views Middle East conflicts, the possibility of Sharia Law, and the threat of being viewed as a terrorist, rather than a neighbor. Watch the podcast and YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
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Paul Swearengin talks about how partisanship in the evangelical religion is turning people away from the churches and from faith, but new ways of connecting to spirituality are rising up - and they're exciting.
How does a drug become approved for use among medical professionals and why was President Trump's favorite drug HCQ not approved? We talk to Dr. Karen Hansen-Smith, a family practice physician about the scientific process by which medicine is approved for use and chose by doctors to prescribe to their patients.
Do non-evangelicals love God? Those outside the evangelical church feel discounted by those in the church. Paul and Ashley discuss why it's this way in this week's version of the Paul and Ashley podcast on The Non-Partisan Evangelical.
Tony Stoltzfus feels it's time for him to be speaking up as a Christian minister, despite the fact that it could be dangerous for his income. He's spent most of his ministry life being all things to all men, but I started to feel like if he doesn't speak up in this time, he's being complicit with some things that go on in our society - like "the mask wearing thing."
Tony calls the politics of the church a Twisted Desire and is using his voice to present a better way to think for the church.
Tony Stultzfus is an author of a dozen books that have sold over a quarter of a million copies. one, that, he really loves is heaven's perspective where he takes people's story and rewrites them, from heaven's perspective, which I love that concept. He's also a coach. That leads a large training school with 11 sites worldwide.
Jesus was often asked questions meant to "trap" him by the religious people in Biblical times. Do religious people still ask trap questions of Jesus today?
Kristin Du Mez is a researcher and author and she shares with Paul Swearengin what we can learn about evangelical politics through the understanding of the evangelical view of what is a "true man." Du Mez tells how this view has become corrupted and impacts the treatment of women, our view of politics and even endangers our country. Buy her book at your local bookstore or on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-John-Wayne-Evangelicals-Corrupted-ebook/dp/B07ZTSVLX3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1LK5GP3KB3AD&dchild=1&keywords=jesus+and+john+wayne&qid=1594708249&sprefix=jesus+and+john+wa%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-2
Is it religious persecution for Christians to be asked not to sing in Church? Paul and Ashley have their weekly conversation and review a word for people from the Christian Bible book of Hebrews in Chapter 8.
This podcast, recorded on July 3, is another chance for Paul and Ashley to process their thoughts at the current events of the world.
Is there a higher way of Love in which Christians can live - and does our response to Covid-19 indicate our hearts are hard like the Israelites in the wilderness as discussed in Hebrews 3 of the Bible.
Listen in to this important discussion.
A Change Journey In Ideology & Theology w/ Mark Scandrette by Unconventional Pastor Paul
A negative mention of conservative politics or a slight critique of President Trump brings a harsh and swift rebuke from Christians. Why the anger? Why does a questioning of our conservative Christian politics cause us to become so defensive? Is this a "testing of our hearts" moment as we saw in the days of Jeremiah and the days of Jesus in the Bible? And, if so, are we passing that test?
Listen as Paul and Ashley Swearengin process this political religious mindset of the evangelical church and ask if it's even worth trying to discuss these issues with Christians anymore.
Why is there so much anger attached to discussions of systemic racism when Christians are commanded to care about the poor and the marginalized. Jacob Henson of Mild Man Music has been writing about this and he shares his thoughts on this edition of the NPE Podcast.
Loren D'Amico is a new blogger on the NPE Podcast website and the creator of a Facebook Group named "Intersecting Faith and Politics." His initial blog on our site was called The Makings of a Liberal Evangelical.
Can there be such a thing? Listen in as Loren and show host Paul Swearengin, the Non-Partisan Evangelical discuss the recent killing of a black man by a Minneapolis police officer, a Christian singer who no longer beliefs in God and how repentance could change racism in American.
For more of Loren's Blogs, check out his Blog Page at NPEpodcast.com.
Religious Right a Moral or Political Movement: Katherine Stewart, Power Worshippers by Unconventional Pastor Paul
With pushing and shoving taking place in restaurants and the apartments of elected officials, can we raise our level of conversation before things get really ugly? How can viewing ourselves in community with one another help us talk to one another? Brice Yocum, an expert in mediation discusses how to overcome a "political pandemic."
In Part Two of our series on Better Conversations in a Pandemic, Sheri Wiedenhoefer, the Director of Fresno Pacific University's Center for Peacemaking, tells us why people sometimes take matters too far when feeling injustice and how we can work to find a better way to share our needs with each other without ugly confrontation.
There are good and productive ways to disagree and have conflict. And leaning into these ideas can help resolve our issues and bring us together, rather than create distance.
The amount of vitriol against elected official who have made decisions to keep people sheltered in place is alarming. We've adopted a "victim mentality" in our country that is hindering our ability to interact well as a culture and perhaps will be the mindset that takes us from our place as a world leading country. Listen as Paul describes how Jesus was empowered even in the face of injustice.
Kevin Miller is the director of the J.E.S.U.S.A. Film. He discusses American Christianity. The desire for power and weaponry. Would Jesus have been part of it all in the Evangelical Church? Don't miss this fascinating and challenging conversation.
Is salvation simply a tool to get people to heaven one day? Or does the greek word "sozo", which we commonly translate as "being saved", mean good things can happen for people in the here and now?
Randy White is a man who has professionally and personally put his efforts towards ensuring 'shalom' is available for people today. Listen as he talks about a Christianity that is based on impacting people's lives and not simply on trying to convert them to a religion.
Should Churches be meeting during our days of Shelter-in-Place? A member of the administration says again that the Coronavirus was a 'surprise.' Why that misleading information is dangerous and needs to be called out!
Homelessness has become such a big topic of discussion, but is the heart of Christianity proper in a desire to have the homeless be "out of sight, out of mind" or could there be a solution to the problem if we had a different view.
Adrianne Hillman of Salt and Light in Tulare, CA is following the innovative paths of others in treating the homeless with value, dignity, and even spent two nights sleeping outside herself to be able to give as much empathy as possible.
Could wisdom come to assist us if we change our view?
How do we open ourselves to hearing the pain of others without it making us defensive or shut down? By making the choice to hear their pain and to feel our own. NPE's Paul Swearengin listens to community supporter Ashley Rojas as she shares the pain of a people group that often feels unheard in our culture.
This conversation is challenging, but it's brilliant. We are people who are called to allow our hearts to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Let some of the mind-renewal happen today as you hear the expression of pain and celebration of someone that might not fit your exact expectation of what it is to be "American."
Ashley Rojas is an expert in the field of community care and activism as the Executive Director of Fresno Barrios Unidos. She's also someone who has "put her money where her mouth is" having moved from the Bay Area where she had amazing opportunities, to Fresno, CA to really deal with the mess of caring for people who need the resources to be able to care for themselves.
Don't miss this chance to feel the pain of those around us and to understand more fully some things we might not understand on our own.
Pastor Alex Vaiz joins us to share of his experiences of working with asylum seekers and those called "illegal" at the border and encourage Christians to think differently about border policy - a new way Pastor Vaiz believes is in line with the Bible and the life of Jesus.
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I like to write "Modern Day Parables." I take First Century, Middle Eastern Bible stories and put them into Twenty-First Century American context. This one is from the story of the Rich Young Ruler of Mark 10 and Matthew 17. To read more of the Modern Day Parables, go here https://nonpartisanevangelical.com/?cat=42. And to join my Old Pastor New Conversations Millennials discussion of Faith, Politics and Religion https://mailchi.mp/77613402904b/oldpastorgroup
I believe understanding who people are is important. When we hear they are human beings, just as ourselves, understanding and co-living become possible. Today's guest is Nikiko Masumoto, an amazing young woman who is active in her cultural heritage, in local farming and in the LGBTQ+ Community. She shares her story of pain growing up in the church - and gives us some insight and understanding into how we can better interact with one another as human beings.
Recorded Friday, January 31, we just found out the Senate will vote to not have witnesses and will likely acquit the president tonight. The explanation given by Senators and the president's lawyers has shaken me - and is making me consider who I am and what ideology I follow... Some RealTime processing. Love to hear your thoughts and comments.
Sergio is a tax payer, a business owner, an employer with an American wife and an American baby. He's active in his community to make it a better place. Sergio is living the American dream! Except, he's not an American. He feels like an American. It's the only home he's really ever known. But, there's currently no path for him to become a legal citizen of the United States since the actions of the current president and administration has made it impossible for that to happen.
Illegal immigration. You've heard about it, discussed it, been angry about it, perhaps. But have you ever actually heard the story of someone who's lived it. Come join us as we talk to one of those "horrible," "scary" illegal immigrants on this edition of the Non-Partisan Evangelical.
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Many Christians say, or at least seem to believe, that a 2020 vote for President Trump is what God requires them to do.
But is it? Or could God actually see the 2020 election very differently? And how do we even have that conversation in a civil manner?
Pastor Doug Pagitt and his friends at a group called Vote Common Good see things very differently and believe there is an opportunity to change things when one considers what a vote based on 1 Corinthians 13 can look like.
In what can be an uncomfortable - but vital - discussion on the state of Christian politics, Doug and our NPE Host Paul Swearengin discuss the upcoming election and some ideas for a biblical basis for Christian voting.
Don't click away before the end, the discussion is too important!
Phil Skei is a neighborhood development worker in Fresno, CA and pastors a multi-racial church in the inner city. Phil and Paul Swearengin, our NPE host, discuss ways Christians should view and react to the important cultural issues of racial inequality and American military action. In light of the American tensions with Iran and the presidential administration's decision to kill an Iranian military commander in Iraq, should Christians celebrate the death of this man we know as an enemy? Or is all death terrible, even if justified?
Listen in to this fascinating discussion.
How do we not see it? The treatment of President Trump by Evangelicals vs. how we treated President Clinton is a stark contrast and it's hurting the gospel! We can do better. A WTH (Week That Happened_ podcast!
The biblical prophet Jeremiah is the supposed author of a book called "Lamentations." Is there a time to "lament" if we see things being off track in our culture.
Our discussion today is with Jene' Huffman Gilreath, a candidate for office in the Arkansas District 94 race. Jene' shares her concern for what she sees as a time when the evangelical Church seems to have forgotten or laid aside its values in pursuit of political power.
It's a tough conversation and a hopeful one - I hope you enjoy it!
We talk about Bob’s New Book – A Language of Healing. How do we have these tough and honest conversations as controversy swirls around us in our world.
We talk about impeachment, searching for truth and ways in which some might be trapped in old mindsets and be able to get out! Love for you to listen in.
Where we land on the impeachment hearings can say a lot about where our heart is in the season. Listen in as Paul Swearengin challenges us to “search like Kings” for truth.
And he shares the Core Values of the Non-Partisan Evangelical.
How to Avoid a Political Spirit: A Conversation with Oliver Baines by Unconventional Pastor Paul
Where we land on the impeachment hearings can say a lot about where our heart is in the season. Listen in as Paul Swearengin challenges us to “search like Kings” for truth.
And he shares the Core Values of the Non-Partisan Evangelical.
Ears to Hear Things We Need to Hear: A Conversation with Kyland Hall by Unconventional Pastor Paul
Tyra A. Mariani is the President & Chief Operating Officer at New America, a think tank/action tank working to find solutions to the issues of today's American culture. Prior to joining New America, Mariani worked in Washington as Chief of Staff in the U.S. Department of Education under the Obama Administration.
Tyra also sees the dangers of Christianity that preaches division and opportunity to change things for the better. Listen to this interesting discussion of fear and empowerment in America today.
Tyra Mariani, President and COO of the New America think tank and action tank talks about how faith can impact the economy of America by helping see they are not victims of the circumstances around them. A former member of the Obama Administration, Tyra shares the pain of seeing the current administration unravel some their work and shares the struggle to understand how people of faith can be so divisive in today's world.
How can people of the same religious beliefs, denominations and traditions disagree so much on politics and partisanship? Are some deceived? Or are the evil? Bob Prater, author, podcaster and minister joins our Paul Swearengin to discuss how we can differ in opinions without calling each other names over the disagreements.
How should Christians look at the Impeachment inquiry announcement from Speaker Pelosi? How do we keep this from dividing our culture all the more? Paul bravely wades into the discussion that might not make either side very happy!
Paul and Ashley Share a podcast discussing the idea that Christians seem to think God is Republican or, at least, requires his people to be.