The What If Project podcast explores the question, "what if there are ways of thinking about God and faith that are different than what our traditions have handed us?" Each week we have a conversation with an author, theologian, scholar, or everyday person about their faith journey and their evolving ideas about the Divine.
This speaks directly to what is happening in America with the Christian zealots, which are not Christians, regarding their project 2025. They use scripture that they pervert to try and dominate us through fear but we won’t bow!
Revelation "reveals" your life, the individual; from birth to death. The spiritual battle between what you encounter as the human form, aspiring to the spiritual path from where you came. It is Dark teachings; not for children. None of the Bible is for a child. Revelation is a "Reveal" of what is actually happening; inside you. It is not external in any way. There is no destruction of the World; just your World. I is telling you what you cannot see; a reveal. It's a great conundrum.
Loved this interview/discussion! Thankyou! I am reading this book and it is transformative. So wonderful...let us not forget who we are. God bless you both.
It is easy to find contradictions in the bible if you work hard enough and especially easy if you have a mission of destroying Christianity. Bart Ehrman mentions in previous Ehrman episodes that the gospels were written years after the crucifixion…and as a result there are discrepancies comparing one gospel with the other which leaves everything that is written questionable…..even to the point of discrediting the resurrection. How utterly ignorant when you consider to reason this out in a rational way rather than a hyper biased destructive way. Example: There are three sons present at their Fathers excruciating death as a resuilt of a little known cancer at that time. All three reflect on that terrible day and the oldest son remembers Aunt Tilly visiting where she wore black and brought daisies to lay in front of the casket. The middle son remembers Tilly arriving with her oldest son and he wrote a poem to be read during the funeral He remembers the excruciating death. The youngest son doesn’t remember seeing Aunt Tilly at the funeral but he remembers someone reading a poem at the funeral and apparently written by an anonymous friend of the deceased. All three recollections are different but all would testify to the terrible death their father endured. The details are different because people are different….But all remember the terrible and agonizing death of their father. The Core Truth remains being untouched by the passage of time and the faulty memories of those present.
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This guy is just dust in the wind… not born of the Holy Spirit and thus 1 beat from the Heat, 1 breath from death…. He needs to repent and tremble before the HOLY-HOLY-HOLY LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!!!
Very dangerous man the scriptures are clear the man of sin cannot be revealed until the restrainer is taken out of the way and the strainer is the holy spirit in the Church of Jesus of Nazareth I would suggest to everyone listening to this fool go into the Bible yourself and see what Jesus has to say and to compare it to what this man says The book of Revelations is devastating on so many levels and this guy's talking like boy we're going to go through it and it's going to be fine he's going to go through it but we've got to put our faith in Christ Jesus will be raptured out of here the Lord has not appointed his bride unto wrath and if you go to Revelation 11 John talks about who are these dressed in white fine linen multitudes from every race on earth and the elder goes these are they that came out not through the Great tribulation beware of these kind of men because the devil is using them in a powerful way
had never previously heard about James Daneher - and yet today I stumble across this little watched interview that gives me the sustenance that I needed. beautiful.
Speaking on the "mis-understanding" of the characteristics of the LGBTQ community, and being over sexual or something like that. We have a Pride parade here, that is so XX rated. Theres naked men running down the street with rainbow capes. So it's a little disturbing. I know it's not right to stereo type people, but it is a little hard to take. If a straight man did that, it would be wrong.
I can understand the difficulty of understanding, which is why I find it best to ask questions - ask a friend from the LGBTQ community to explain why some Pride parades are like that and why it’s acceptable from a gay person, but not for a straight person - you might be surprised at the perspective they give you if you set out to learn from them and withhold judgement.
It was a multicultural, multilingual society. Jesus met people where they were in what ever language was appropriate. The message was simple and clear Repent and be saved Absorb that in what ever language you like The chakra chart behind says it all New age clap trap
I came across this channel looking for Elaine Pagels and the gnostic gospels. I think you should have informed the audience about Ms. Pagels academic credentials. Not only her books. That will help appreciate more the information. I think.
She is wrong about a Buddhisims and hindu Dharma .. tantra is central to our practice and is not juat esoteric.. tantra actually means technology. It was the European colonization ( our continued mental abrahamization) that demonized the tantra practice. A lot of our holidays and the practice is tantra but peope aren't always aware because it is everyday practice.
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Pretend...? Razor Sharp Two Edged Sword of Truth.... There are at least 3 levels of Truth in the Words. Patmos. Who judges and makes War? How does he win? The Truth slays. Angels enforce. ........ Left Behind.... Lol. The Tares are taken first.
Considering the Beginning of mankind, Adam & Eve were Created and told to WORK-TEND TO THE GARDEN AND LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY WITH ONE ANOTHER. *IF GOD IS COMING BACK, ITS BECAUSE MANKIND FAILED- CHOSE TO CREATE A HELL HOLE*
Great!🎉 I am RC and also deconstructed quite a bit. You cant just gloss over the failures of my Church and stick to old believes, that we got it all right and that all men who leave the RC Church or know of it and dont join, will suffer ECT. How Jesus does that sound to all Protestants? All the absurd violence, the forgeries (like the Constantinian donation), the weird dogmas (Unfallability of the Pope, the Immaculate Conception of Mary, etc.), all the fearmongering, the limbus, the waste of miney have to be rejected. I would expect the same from Protestants when talking about their Luther, an antisemitic man, who rejoiced in the burning of witches (mainly poor ill women) and the brutal killing of peasants. Great guy. I am sure😢 I one day stopped believing in all of these cherry pickers, these bigots on both sides. They missuse the bible. Suddenly you dont hear much of Mt 7,22; Mt 25 and MK 10,25. Of course. We rather keep the money within the family. I admit. I was that way too. Trans: No way. SSA: no way. Huge cars: of course. Wars: of course. It's a pattern: What the Churches dont like and if they arent affected by the issue it is condemned mercilessly. Yet if it serves their purpose, they are surprisingly a lot more generous. They will find any justification in the bible and determine what is an allegory and what has to be taken literally, funnily always according to their own preferences. The two of you have shown hearts and guts! I am not there yet and probably will never make it with my primary coining as a Conservative RC. I know Jesus is with you. The real victims and the suffering depend on guys like you! Stay on track.❤
I love listening to Bart Ehrman…he truly knows everything, seems like….so smart, so knowledgeable…..what a gift to us seekers. We get to reap the fruits of his years and years of searching for truth. I am going to listen to everything he’s ever said….im about half way there…so thankful he’s prolific.
I really loved the conversation. Also the sensitive and tactful "sures" and "yeahs" from the interviewer. A plea for a more open-minded, Jesus centered spiritual approach and less dogmas. More trust in growing and developing. Thx!❤
Thanks Randy! I try to be a human when I talk to my guests like I’d be if we were out for coffee, and not a robot. I appreciate the feedback and am glad you found the convo helpful! ✌🏻&❤️
250 years after Hume and Kant we should all moderate our certainties. Not to embrass an agnostic view would be an anachronism. Thats how science works. Yet we all know many people need certainty. Their ego is just not strong enough to embrass and to accept the diversity of life and the temporaryness of truth. Thats why all these snake oil salesmen make good money. These people will always be the favorite of the masses😢
Ju,st started watching,,,I am a seasoned citizen who grew up without knowledge or contact with my extended family and I found myself on a geneological research project a few years back,,,and Wow,,,,do I have a family,,,all the way back to the mayflower and beyond,,,,looking forward to watching this video and your online event July 11,2024😊
Alexandria was the center of world gnostic teaching prior to Christ even. Anything that comes out of Egypt is filth. What Christ was bringing was "new wine" not repackaged gnoticism. The gnostics infiltrated the early church to bring her down. The flavor of gnosticism in these alexandrian writings smacks of Talmudism today. The problem with acedemics is that they don't believe in the miraculous or paranormal spiritual forces called demons. For them, It is all man centered. There are no spiritual enemies! That's the reason nothing is ever off the table according to them. Jesus scorned the acedemics didn't He? Spoiled food is spoiled food. Don't eat it. Many of those who called it spoil food actually suffered martyr's deaths. They lived virtuous lives and made it possible for the cannon we have to exist thus far. Acedemics are just enthralled with something new because they never got the message of Jesus teaching due to their carnal. nature. What we have in the Canon is a challenge to love God and love your neighbor as yourself and do it in a way that Jesus exemplified as if that is not enough. The acedemics say, "Nevermind that, let's scratch that itch for something new and exciting. Maybe we've been lied to". That's exactly what happened to the priestly jews during the Babylonian captivity. They got filled with demons mining rabbit holes of darkness when the God of truth was beckoning them to an obedient posture. When they returned to the holy land the religious system had become under the ownership of the Devil. So here we are once more near to the time Jesus comes again, the church is being filled with demonic ideas magnifique! How exciting. Tickle my ears won't you please!
I thought about reading this book, but I will have to pass. Their discussion about Chapter 2 signaled a warning in me that said to stay away as I have enough deep concerns right now about the state of the world. Equipping my psyche with more factual evidence of impending doom is not a task I can take on right now. Life as an Enneagram 2 is never easy…
Sorry my friend, but good job listening to your inner voice. No need to read it if it’s going to trigger you in any way. Thanks for sharing, much love to you.
This was an awesome conversation! I have been struggling to understand how to talk to my Christian friends about our planetary situation and this conversation (and Brian's book) offers so many helpful suggestions. Thank you for this pod cast!
As a recovering Mormon and as a student of Sara’s, I can attest to Sara’s great advice! Ritually undoing your vows / oaths to Jesus, your Church, and other Christian powers is a worthwhile experiment! If you are super nervous about it, just experiment and see what fruit is born! After a couple months, just see what fruit there is and then reevaluate.
Lots of people are raised with it, which makes it harder to let go of. I was introduced to it as a 4th grader and learned about it daily in school/church (I went to a Private Christian School). Then I learned about it some more in Bible College ... it was super ingrained in my head and hard to let go of because the whole idea was so laced with fear.
I found the tenor of her voice challenging as well and realized what a privileged position that is. We can cherry pick what brings us comfort. I needed to push myself to be uncomfortable for a period of time to take in information I may never have been exposed to. I am profoundly grateful for Glen’s willingness to bring us so many perspectives. 🕊
Dear Glenn, I practiced evangelical Christianity for 14 years. I was very sincere and devout. I studied my Bible hardcore, but even then, I didn't like Paul. Of course, I couldn't express that openly, since Paul is the strongest influencer of evangelical Christian doctrine. Eventually I realized I simply couldn't hold up my end of the bargain. I had to leave the church, and simply BE who I am without fear. Let me tell you, I was so scared of going to hell when I left. It took me a while to shake off the fear. I still feel convinced there is some kind of Divine Force and possibly a Divine "Person." I have seen and experienced too many things to doubt that. I returned to who and what I truly am, which is, a believer in the Divine, but my practice is a personal private one. I kept God/Spirit, but let go of religion. I am a Witch at heart(NOT wiccan). I don't even adhere to "Witch- type" beliefs. I didn't become a Witch, I simply realized that I was one (and always had been). I am an "army of one." My faith is a personal and private one. If God truly loves me, I don't think God would truly let my eternal wellbeing hang in the balance simply because I didn't have the human strength to do the mental gymnastics to believe all the "right" things and adhere to some kind of formulaic "faith." I believe in a Divine force or being because of how the Divine has interacted with me personally. I can say now with a full heart, that God is good. And my connection to the Divine is intact. Brightest Blessings to you and your dear family. I wish you the utmost Peace and abiding Love in your heart. ~🌟~
I'm fascinated by the many ways people are exploring Christian theology and life today. Some of it I find myself agreeing with. Some of it I strongly disagree with. Then there is a lot that I just don't have an answer for. It's interesting to hear you refer to yourself as a panentheist. My concept of God has changed over the years as well. I too would call myself that, at the very least, a modified theist. Good conversation!
I see the miracle stories as complex and multifaceted. First they serve the purpose of being very much like parables, they teach a lesson. Second, most religions that claim a personal God that loves you also claim miracles because they reassure that God is interested in you as an individual. It shows God is in control and can change or mold life’s chaos into something useful. Many people, even if they don’t believe that God outright heals people will talk about God working in their lives and giving them purpose. It’s a psychology that isn’t intended to be deceptive at all. Those who teach it believe it just as much as those they teach. And lastly, they are intended to show Jesus as fulfilling Jewish scripture and having power over chaos, sickness and death which were not seen as natural forces by those of that age but as demons, angels or gods. And Jesus is spiritually a king of kings having power over the gods, or angels, as spelled out in the book of the revelation where the seals to open the land deed scroll are followed by the trumpets that announce the fulfillment of the transfer as the contents of the scroll are acted on. Then that power is used to punish the wicked by pouring out the bowls. These are directly related to the miracles and the struggle of who has the real power which is tied to the second point, reinforcing both.
