CHRISTIANITY WITH AN EDGE-WITH SCOTT E. ROKELY
492 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHave you ever gotten tired of all of the foolishness and religious rules that bad religion inevitably adds to New Testament Christianity? If so, this is the podcast for you. Spotting bad religion, practicing the presence of God, New Testament Christianity, relationship not religion, love instead of rules, realizing who God made you to be, being the person God made you to be, tolerance, acceptance, love, enlightened, the keys of Christianity, open-minded, unlocking the power of God inside of you,
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177-CENTERING PRAYER (PART 2)
January 18, 2020 17:27 - 28 minutes - 20.1 MBI explain how to do Centering Prayer, which I've been doing for about 30 years. This practice has revolutionized my walk with God. I pray that it will help you too.
EPISODE 177-CENTERING PRAYER (PART 2)
January 18, 2020 17:27 - 28 minutes - 20.1 MBI explain how to do Centering Prayer, which I've been doing for about 30 years. This practice has revolutionized my walk with God. I pray that it will help you too.
EPISODE 176-CENTERING PRAYER AND THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING (PART 1)
January 11, 2020 19:06 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBSt. Augustine and the anonymous author of the classic 14th Century devotional book, "The Cloud of Unknowing" both recommend a type of prayer and intimacy with God which doesn't involve using words or thoughts. Listen as I discuss this revolutionary and life changing way to relate to God.
176-CENTERING PRAYER AND THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING (PART 1)
January 11, 2020 19:06 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBSt. Augustine and the anonymous author of the classic 14th Century devotional book, "The Cloud of Unknowing" both recommend a type of prayer and intimacy with God which doesn't involve using words or thoughts. Listen as I discuss this revolutionary and life changing way to relate to God.
EPISODE 175-BUDDHISM VS. CHRISTIANITY? GUESS AGAIN.
January 04, 2020 16:48 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBI begin working through the Dhammapada, a Buddhist scripture and compare and contrast it with my faith, which is Christianity. The ethical teachings are almost shockingly identical.
175-BUDDHISM VS. CHRISTIANITY? GUESS AGAIN.
January 04, 2020 16:48 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBI begin working through the Dhammapada, a Buddhist scripture and compare and contrast it with my faith, which is Christianity. The ethical teachings are almost shockingly identical.
EPISODE 174-TAKEN ANY PRISONERS LATELY?
December 21, 2019 16:23 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBHow exactly do you love God with your mind? Start taking some thoughts prisoner as St. Paul urges us to do. Listen as we talk about how to stop allowing the devil to rent space in your magnificent creation, the human mind.
174-TAKEN ANY PRISONERS LATELY?
December 21, 2019 16:23 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBHow exactly do you love God with your mind? Start taking some thoughts prisoner as St. Paul urges us to do. Listen as we talk about how to stop allowing the devil to rent space in your magnificent creation, the human mind.
EPISODE 173-MORE "ZINGERS" FROM THE LIPS OF JESUS.
December 14, 2019 16:38 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBAre non-resistance, non-attachment, and non-judgment Christian or "Eastern Religion"? Why not go to the ultimate source, Jesus the Christ to get the answer? And what about adversity, what is the point of it all? Listen to some more "zingers" from the lips of Jesus that hardly any Christians take seriously.
173-MORE "ZINGERS" FROM THE LIPS OF JESUS.
December 14, 2019 16:38 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBAre non-resistance, non-attachment, and non-judgment Christian or "Eastern Religion"? Why not go to the ultimate source, Jesus the Christ to get the answer? And what about adversity, what is the point of it all? Listen to some more "zingers" from the lips of Jesus that hardly any Christians take seriously.
EPISODE 172-KEY TO LIFE="SELF ABANDONMENT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE"
December 07, 2019 16:24 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWhy are the New Testament, Father Pierre de Caussade, Eckart Tolle, Buddha, and the Apostle Paul all saying pretty much the same thing? Find out as I discuss the classic Christian book, "Self Abandonment to Divine Providence," and how Eckart Tolle comes clean near the end of his marvelous book "A New Earth."
172-KEY TO LIFE="SELF ABANDONMENT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE"
December 07, 2019 16:24 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWhy are the New Testament, Father Pierre de Caussade, Eckart Tolle, Buddha, and the Apostle Paul all saying pretty much the same thing? Find out as I discuss the classic Christian book, "Self Abandonment to Divine Providence," and how Eckart Tolle comes clean near the end of his marvelous book "A New Earth."
EPISODE 171-LET GO OF THE NEED TO BE NEEDED
November 30, 2019 16:18 - 31 minutes - 22 MBWhether it's the GREAT ME, or poor me and my sad story, we run through what the EGO loves and hates, it might surprise you. I end with a cure for your wounded heart.
171-LET GO OF THE NEED TO BE NEEDED
November 30, 2019 16:18 - 31 minutes - 22 MBWhether it's the GREAT ME, or poor me and my sad story, we run through what the EGO loves and hates, it might surprise you. I end with a cure for your wounded heart.
EPISODE 170-HEAVEN IS WITHIN YOU
November 23, 2019 16:27 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBYou can have a slice of Heaven right now, on this Earth. Listen as I discuss how everything in the Universe is constantly connected and communicating, a spiritual lesson I learned from an atheist, salvation is more collective than we have ever imagined, and the beautiful way the Holy Spirit endeavors to connect everything and everyone into unity.
170-HEAVEN IS WITHIN YOU
November 23, 2019 16:27 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBYou can have a slice of Heaven right now, on this Earth. Listen as I discuss how everything in the Universe is constantly connected and communicating, a spiritual lesson I learned from an atheist, salvation is more collective than we have ever imagined, and the beautiful way the Holy Spirit endeavors to connect everything and everyone into unity.
EPISODE 169-SATAN WITHIN=THE EGO
November 16, 2019 15:59 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSome say it's a demon, some call it the ego. But whatever you call it, it's evil and it's out to control your thoughts, speech, attitudes, and behavior. Listen as I discuss what the ego wants. At the end of the podcast I give a simple way to vanquish the ego, that actually works.
169-SATAN WITHIN=THE EGO
November 16, 2019 15:59 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSome say it's a demon, some call it the ego. But whatever you call it, it's evil and it's out to control your thoughts, speech, attitudes, and behavior. Listen as I discuss what the ego wants. At the end of the podcast I give a simple way to vanquish the ego, that actually works.
EPISODE 168-THE INCREDIBLE JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI
November 09, 2019 16:54 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBI take a brief glance at an incredibly unselfish and honest person, Jiddu Krishnamurti. I hope you are as inspired by him as I have been. How meditation is misunderstood in both West and East, praying without ceasing, non-reaction, the poison of unforgiveness, and how wonderful it is to have a friendship with God are all discussed.
168-THE INCREDIBLE JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI
November 09, 2019 16:54 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBI take a brief glance at an incredibly unselfish and honest person, Jiddu Krishnamurti. I hope you are as inspired by him as I have been. How meditation is misunderstood in both West and East, praying without ceasing, non-reaction, the poison of unforgiveness, and how wonderful it is to have a friendship with God are all discussed.
EPISODE 167-ATTACK YOUR EGO?
November 02, 2019 16:15 - 26 minutes - 18.7 MBSomething has got to die. It's either going to be our ego, or it's going to be God's dream for us. Listen as I discuss: doing the unthinkable, how to avoid acting like a Pharisee, one way to attack your ego, and how St. Francis of Assisi handled his ego.
167-ATTACK YOUR EGO?
November 02, 2019 16:15 - 26 minutes - 18.7 MBSomething has got to die. It's either going to be our ego, or it's going to be God's dream for us. Listen as I discuss: doing the unthinkable, how to avoid acting like a Pharisee, one way to attack your ego, and how St. Francis of Assisi handled his ego.
EPISODE 166-AN AMAZING SECRET OF LIFE
October 26, 2019 14:56 - 25 minutes - 18 MBWhen you first hear it, you won't believe it's true. But as time goes on and you look at your life, you'll realize how true it is. The strangest secret of life, name calling, labeling others, finding the lie, undisciplined discipline, and observing the Ego are all discussed.
166-AN AMAZING SECRET OF LIFE
October 26, 2019 14:56 - 25 minutes - 18 MBWhen you first hear it, you won't believe it's true. But as time goes on and you look at your life, you'll realize how true it is. The strangest secret of life, name calling, labeling others, finding the lie, undisciplined discipline, and observing the Ego are all discussed.
EPISODE 165-THE MONSTER INSIDE THAT TRIES TO TAKE YOU OVER
October 19, 2019 14:39 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MBThere are real monsters. Every single person has this monster inside of them. One of its names is = Ego. Eckhart Tolle calls it the Pain Body. The New Testament calls it the devil. But no matter what you call it, this monster is real and if you keep playing its game, you will suffer. Listen as I talk about the only sane way to deal with your Ego, and the Ego of others.
165-THE MONSTER INSIDE THAT TRIES TO TAKE YOU OVER
October 19, 2019 14:39 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MBThere are real monsters. Every single person has this monster inside of them. One of its names is = Ego. Eckhart Tolle calls it the Pain Body. The New Testament calls it the devil. But no matter what you call it, this monster is real and if you keep playing its game, you will suffer. Listen as I talk about the only sane way to deal with your Ego, and the Ego of others.
EPISODE 164-SEEING GOD IN EVERYTHING
October 12, 2019 14:46 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat would happen in your life if you began seeing God everywhere, and in everything? It's happening to me right now and I can tell you it's the most wonderful thing. Listen as I discuss a new way of seeing Christianity, and the World, and why going outside might be a quicker way into the Presence of God than going to a religious service. I also discuss Eckhart Tolle's book, "A New Earth."
164-SEEING GOD IN EVERYTHING
October 12, 2019 14:46 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat would happen in your life if you began seeing God everywhere, and in everything? It's happening to me right now and I can tell you it's the most wonderful thing. Listen as I discuss a new way of seeing Christianity, and the World, and why going outside might be a quicker way into the Presence of God than going to a religious service. I also discuss Eckhart Tolle's book, "A New Earth."
163-FIRST BIBLE AND SECOND BIBLE
September 21, 2019 15:16 - 24 minutes - 17.5 MBWe all know about the second Bible, completed about 2,000 years ago. But hardly anyone knows about the first Bible, which is about 13.8 billion years old. I also reflect that God has a vision for the planet that is big enough to include everyone and everything. Tribalism tends to destroy what God is actively building in this Earth. The choice is simple: God's plan for one world, or unending tribal warfare.
EPISODE 163-FIRST BIBLE AND SECOND BIBLE
September 21, 2019 15:16 - 24 minutes - 17.5 MBWe all know about the second Bible, completed about 2,000 years ago. But hardly anyone knows about the first Bible, which is about 13.8 billion years old. I also reflect that God has a vision for the planet that is big enough to include everyone and everything. Tribalism tends to destroy what God is actively building in this Earth. The choice is simple: God's plan for one world, or unending tribal warfare.
EPISODE 162-TRIBALISM PART 1: ORIGINAL BLESSING OR ORIGINAL SIN?
September 14, 2019 17:34 - 28 minutes - 20 MBAfter God created the world, he looked at it and declared that it was "very good." And this original goodness which God has continually blessed must be the starting point for spirituality, not original sin or the so called fall of humankind. Because what happens when you focus on the negative is tribalism on steroids. And tribalism is destroying human society, as it always has.
162-TRIBALISM PART 1: ORIGINAL BLESSING OR ORIGINAL SIN?
September 14, 2019 17:34 - 28 minutes - 20 MBAfter God created the world, he looked at it and declared that it was "very good." And this original goodness which God has continually blessed must be the starting point for spirituality, not original sin or the so called fall of humankind. Because what happens when you focus on the negative is tribalism on steroids. And tribalism is destroying human society, as it always has.
EPISODE 161-WOULD YOU LIKE THE UNIVERSE TO WORK FOR YOU OR AGAINST YOU?
August 31, 2019 14:33 - 25 minutes - 18.1 MBWouldn't it be nice if the powerful forces of the Universe worked for you as opposed to against you? I discuss something I've discovered that has helped me tremendously, and I believe it will help you too. What organized religion doesn't seem to get, the destructive force of conformity, proof God doesn't care what name you call him, why life is like a simulator, and how God wants to recycle absolutely everything in your life, even the mistakes, are all discussed.
161-WOULD YOU LIKE THE UNIVERSE TO WORK FOR YOU OR AGAINST YOU?
August 31, 2019 14:33 - 25 minutes - 18.1 MBWouldn't it be nice if the powerful forces of the Universe worked for you as opposed to against you? I discuss something I've discovered that has helped me tremendously, and I believe it will help you too. What organized religion doesn't seem to get, the destructive force of conformity, proof God doesn't care what name you call him, why life is like a simulator, and how God wants to recycle absolutely everything in your life, even the mistakes, are all discussed.
160-DOES SATAN REALLY EXIST?
August 24, 2019 16:39 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBI talk about Father Gary Thomas who spends many hours a month performing exorcisms. The accuracy of the movie- "The Rite," is discussed as well as the close connection between Father Thomas and this movie. Ouija boards, the occult, exorcisms, a time I had a brush with the occult, and the Roman Catholic Church's exorcism school in Rome are all discussed.
EPISODE 160-DOES SATAN REALLY EXIST?
August 24, 2019 16:39 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBI talk about Father Gary Thomas who spends many hours a month performing exorcisms. The accuracy of the movie- "The Rite," is discussed as well as the close connection between Father Thomas and this movie. Ouija boards, the occult, exorcisms, a time I had a brush with the occult, and the Roman Catholic Church's exorcism school in Rome are all discussed.
159-DESIRE KILLS
August 18, 2019 20:22 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBKills your soul, that is. Listen as I discuss how both Jesus the Christ and the Buddha warn us of the dangers of human desires. The reason desire is so dangerous is because it replaces God's Law of Perfect Love with another law, which is the law of "I want what I want right now!" How could 7 billion people operating under this law all at the same time ever make this perverted law work? They can't. Love, compassion, desire, selfishness, and the amazing similarities between the thoughts of Jes...
EPISODE 159-DESIRE KILLS
August 18, 2019 20:22 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBKills your soul, that is. Listen as I discuss how both Jesus the Christ and the Buddha warn us of the dangers of human desires. The reason desire is so dangerous is because it replaces God's Law of Perfect Love with another law, which is the law of "I want what I want right now!" How could 7 billion people operating under this law all at the same time ever make this perverted law work? They can't. Love, compassion, desire, selfishness, and the amazing similarities between the thoughts of Jes...
EPISODE 158-THE DISEASE OF "MORE"-ITIS
August 10, 2019 15:12 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBThe problem is, nothing satisfies us for long. Listen as I discuss the disease of "More"-itis, what both Christ and Buddha had to say about this, and then as I discuss the satisfaction that never ends. American culture, politics, Thomas Merton, Nirvana, Heaven, Zen Buddhism compared to Christ's teaching, and the empty place inside all of us are all discussed.
157-WHY SOME OF JESUS' WORDS ARE SO MISINTERPRETED BY FUNDAMENTALISTS
August 03, 2019 16:33 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBJesus words were for all people because they all came from the pre-existent Universal Spirit of Christ who made the entire Universe, and everything and everyone in it is filled with this Spirit. As Jesus himself said several times, he himself had nothing to say. Listen as I explain why some of Jesus' words, for example John 14:6, are so badly misinterpreted by some. Guys, this isn't hype: this understanding can change your life!
EPISODE 157-WHY SOME OF JESUS' WORDS ARE SO MISINTERPRETED BY FUNDAMENTALISTS
August 03, 2019 16:33 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBJesus words were for all people because they all came from the pre-existent Universal Spirit of Christ who made the entire Universe, and everything and everyone in it is filled with this Spirit. As Jesus himself said several times, he himself had nothing to say. Listen as I explain why some of Jesus' words, for example John 14:6, are so badly misinterpreted by some. Guys, this isn't hype: this understanding can change your life!
156-THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST BEFORE JESUS
July 27, 2019 14:41 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBUp to this point in history, the Christian Church has pretty much ignored the concept of a Pre-existent Universal Christ which is plainly taught all throughout the New Testament. Listen as I discuss an exciting way to rethink Christianity.
EPISODE 156-THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST BEFORE JESUS
July 27, 2019 14:41 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBUp to this point in history, the Christian Church has pretty much ignored the concept of a Pre-existent Universal Christ which is plainly taught all throughout the New Testament. Listen as I discuss an exciting way to rethink Christianity.
155-CHRIST IS A LOT BIGGER THAN JESUS OF NAZARETH
July 20, 2019 16:28 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBThe Christ existed before the Universe. Jesus of Nazareth existed starting around 0 A.D. The Christ created the Universe, and fills everything. Jesus of Nazareth did not create the Universe, but the Christ Spirit in him did. Listen as I talk about the drastic differences between "The Christ" and "Jesus of Nazareth." These differences have life changing global implications. And this is all easily provable by many verses in the New Testament.
EPISODE 155-CHRIST IS A LOT BIGGER THAN JESUS OF NAZARETH
July 20, 2019 16:28 - 25 minutes - 12.1 MBThe Christ existed before the Universe. Jesus of Nazareth existed starting around 0 A.D. The Christ created the Universe, and fills everything. Jesus of Nazareth did not create the Universe, but the Christ Spirit in him did. Listen as I talk about the drastic differences between "The Christ" and "Jesus of Nazareth." These differences have life changing global implications. And this is all easily provable by many verses in the New Testament.
154 - POWER VS. FORCE
July 13, 2019 14:42 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBAs a child I was traumatized by a shocking event that taught me the crucial difference between Power vs. Force. Listen as I discuss the lesson I'll never forget.
EPISODE 154 - POWER VS. FORCE
July 13, 2019 14:42 - 29 minutes - 13.9 MBAs a child I was traumatized by a shocking event that taught me the crucial difference between Power vs. Force. Listen as I discuss the lesson I'll never forget.
153-OPEN YOUR HEART
July 06, 2019 14:06 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn our own strength it is extremely difficult to open our heart to people outside of our own family. But with the help of the Spirit of Christ, you will be able to see others from God's perspective, and you will be able to meet every twist and turn of life with the overwhelming strength of God, not just your own resources.
EPISODE 153-OPEN YOUR HEART
July 06, 2019 14:06 - 24 minutes - 11.5 MBIn our own strength it is extremely difficult to open our heart to people outside of our own family. But with the help of the Spirit of Christ, you will be able to see others from God's perspective, and you will be able to meet every twist and turn of life with the overwhelming strength of God, not just your own resources.
152-GIVING TO GET? JESUS IS NOT IMPRESSED
June 29, 2019 15:37 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBYes, if you give, you will get. But such giving has never impressed Jesus. Listen as I talk about God's preferred motivation for giving, one that really impressed Jesus. Selfish Christian ministry fundraising, so called "Christian TV," and the Giving To Get Gospel are all discussed.