The Way Forward Episodes

An Introduction to Context, A Two Campfire Conversation So what is context? In this episode we will begin to explore the basics of using context in the Bible. As usual we are not using any scriptures to explain anything but taking a step back approach to understanding our shortcomings of scriptures through the way we were taught (myself included) Be sure to start with episode 1 since each of those shorter episodes build on one another to get to this point. Overview The airplane story, ...

Manipulation, A Campfire Discussion This one is a campfire discussion about how we can accidently manipulate the church. Its not for the faint of heart and to be honest, not a very fun thing to think about. However if you have listened to the first four episodes you will see a theme start to develop that makes you dismantle some narratives. To be honest hard discussions are essentially good for you at the end of the day. Find a friend and work through this one.

The Berean Project Episode 4 This is where the first three episodes come together and start to formulate how we can view our spiritual journey even if we are not sure we are on one. Again, we are emphasizing on the fact that we are not using scripture here to muddy the waters of interpretations.

Tools Episode #3 Before you study one word in your Bible, before you listen to another sermon on sunday, you should have these two tools in your toolbox so they are ready to be used. Why? Because when you start listening or reading with a couple of really good questions or tools in your mind, a whole new world opens up, and this is even before the Word of God is explored.. Curious? Start with Episode one and work your way through these short episodes. The Told Principle The Sounds Righ...

What is the Goal? Episode #2 Asking questions should be a part of any spiritual journey, yet questions are rarely encouraged. Just sit there and listen to what someone tells you is mostly the theme of today's faith gatherings. Lets start off with good questions. The first one has to be, what's the goal, or more importantly what is your goal? Everyone has a different goal, why should we be all jammed into a cookie cutter diagram of what a faith community really is? Take the challenge and as...

What are you looking for? Episode #1 Ever walk into a church trying to figure out what they are all about? You don't get much with most churches "about us" sections since they just rattle off a bunch of beliefs. Have you wondered, am I going to get fed something that I need or something that someone else thinks I need? Asking questions is the key and this episode has zero scriptures in it so that you can get to the bottom of figuring out if spiritual communities are worth your time. This e...