Decolonizing faith and the liberating gospel of Jesus are the themes of Fr. Joash p. Thomas' wonderful book The Justice of Jesus. Fr. Thomas sat down with us on the God Squad Pod to talk about his book and how we can enact the justice of Jesus by decolonizing Christianity. His book is thought provoking …
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Breaking news and broken theology: highlights from the God Squad Pod
We just recorded our 100th episode of the God Squad Pod last Thursday night. Topics include: Graham Platner, Trump's gaffes, Doug Wilson's NPR interview, Dale Partridge's vile racism, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Nolan Wells. Full Episode https://youtu.be/XT1C1YvYLyY?si=FcOzvQxk7dGVl46O https://youtu.be/5l2x242aTP8?si=e0ug-kToUGAssWW3 https://youtu.be/ZjKy_THwUPs?si=Qgc1UtssZ4pKRMqz https://youtu.be/Ny5HME754iA?si=5ui89NT2gWqY_CpD https://youtu.be/gP4p_R2tjws?si=92QpQVOHPkrVjAFr
Major league irony and cognitive dissonance
I always find it interesting when professional athletes who are also Christian start talking about their faith. Sometimes they dedicate a win or offer praise to God for a victory for their team as if God has a vested interest in the outcome. I’m pretty sure God has better things to do than rooting for …
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Knock at the Sky: Liz Charlotte Grant on the God Squad Pod
Author and columnist Liz Charlotte Grant sat down with me on the God Squad Pod to talk about her book Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible It's a wonderful look at Genesis through a creatively interpretative lens. Full episode: Liz Charlotte Grant on the GSP Video highlights: …
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Sick.
I went to bed on the night of Friday May 15 feeling fine. At about 1:30 in the morning, I was awakened with painful abdominal cramps and a sinking feeling came over me. My digestive health has not always been optimal. Mental health can play a big role in this with stress and anxiety being …
Celebrate love like Heated Rivalry does
People who know me know that I am a completely hopeless romantic. My favorite movie is Love Actually. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen the Collin Firth - Jennifer Ehle version of Pride and Prejudice, but I cry every single time I watch it when Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett finally get together. …
Our collective nightmare
Last week, the incompetent and woefully unqualified Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went on a firing spree as he fired top generals in the Army. Last night, the Predator in Chief threatened to commit genocide against the Iranian people. Clearly these two things, the mass firing and the threat of genocide, are related. Hegseth wants …
Accountability and justice are what I want for my birthday
It’s my birthday week and instead of celebrating so far, I’m reliving the GenX anxiety of an impending nuclear war because Donald Trump decided to bomb Iran. Years ago, Epstein made a prediction that Trump would bomb Iran if he “was cornered like a rat.” That prediction seems to be coming to fruition this week …
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Dr. Kevin M. Young on the God Squad Pod
Dr. Kevin M. Young was a pastor in distress as doubts plagued him. A spiritual retreat at a Cistercian monastery in in New York helped change all that as he engaged ancient faith practices from The Way. That experience is detailed in Dr. Young's fantastic book Reconstruct Your Faith: Ancient Ways to Make Your Relationship …
Jesus or I.C.E.?
Stephen Miller’s rabid hatred of immigrants who aren’t “white” is playing out on America’s streets with devastating effect. DHS goon squads from I.C.E. and the Border Patrol have been given license to racially profile people as they wreak havoc in cities across the country. Regardless of the legal status of many immigrants, they have been …
The Tattooed Theologian 