Holy Heretics: Losing Religion & Finding Jesus
The EXvangelical podcast that addresses your questions about faith, politics, how we got here, and how to move forward. No topic is off-limits as we have conversations with scholars, spiritual seekers, and activists in our quest to uncover the heart of faith.
Ep 93 Silence, Stillness & Spiritual Unfoldment W/John Butler
Today, I sit down with 88-year-old mystic John Butler, aka “Mr. Nothing.” A British author, retired farmer, and lifelong seeker whose gentle presence has become a sanctuary for millions. Formed by silence, shaped by prayer, and seasoned by decades of wandering across continents and inner landscapes, Mr. Butler speaks from a depth rare in our dopamine-driven age. Join us for a meditative conversation about silence and stillness as our ever present doorways to God.
Ep 92 Inner Christianity: Returning to Our Roots W/Mark Vernon
Growing up evangelical required a preoccupation with external behaviors and moral performance, or what I now understand as sin management. The more you controlled, hid, or projected your external behaviors onto others, the closer you were to God. Leaving evangelicalism meant finding deeper streams of spiritual wisdom. Instead of this hyper-fixation on what I was doing, inner Christianity helped me recognize God’s eternal presence at the core of my being.
Ep. 70 This is the Way: Contemplative Christianity w/ Father Brendan Williams
The end goal of Christianity isn’t to sin less, it is to become just like Jesus. Theosis or deification is the transformative path we are asked to walk, its aim is nothing less that complete union with God.
Ep. 68 Finding Your True Self w/ Heather Hamilton
Who are you under your mask, under your ego, under all the lies you think are true? And, how do you find the real you?
Ep. 67 What is Christian Mysticism? w/ Keith Giles
Mystics have a thirst to taste both the holy and the human with unmediated directness.
Ep. 50: The Making of a Mystic with Kevin Sweeney
In the 1960's, Jesuit priest Karl Rahner stated, "The Christian of the future will either be a mystic, or nothing at all." Sixty years later the deconstruction community is turning his statement into reality.
Ep. 40: How Buddhism Changed My Evangelical Mind w/ Danielle Shroyer
The Eightfold Path of Buddhism, as well as the daily practice of mediation, just might make you a better Christian as you begin your deconstruction journey.
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