Latest Egalitarian Podcast Episodes
We Are Fighting a War to Keep Our Hearts Alive
Fight Like An Animal - May 25, 2024 01:00 - 2 hoursIs it time to give up? Was it already time to give up in 2020, or 2012, or perhaps even 1999? We usually justify our answers to these questions purely in terms of their rational foundations. But our reasoning is embodied, and variation in the details of our embodiment produce very different rela...
Vivimancer pt. 2: Brain Waves
Fight Like An Animal - May 25, 2024 00:00 - 3 minutesIn 2015, Thorstein Grunwald began a mythic undertaking. He sought extreme states of consciousness for the purpose of making scientific discoveries about the earth's carbon cycle that would allow for interventions in runaway climate change. Science already had a very long legacy of progress throu...
Honoring Others with Our Power
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - April 25, 2024 13:34 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWhat happens when we use our power and authority to honor others, especially those on the margins? What is possible when we serve the "we" instead of the "I?" Join me in conversation today with Loren Romeus as we discuss stories in which we've been called to steward our power for the sake of t...
How Does God Steward Power?
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - April 18, 2024 09:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIt stands to reason that Christians would want to model their leadership styles/stewardship of power after the example of Jesus. Yet, the One who taught us to wash feet, to use our power in service of others, to sacrifice the "I" for the sake of the "we" is often disregarded in churches, Christi...
Servant Leadership
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - April 11, 2024 09:24 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWe all agree that servant leadership is the kind of leadership style that values the goodness and well being of all people within an organization. It's the goal, the aspiration, and the gold standard of leadership styles. Yet, we rarely see it sustained. We most often default to styles of lea...
Love Is Stronger Than The Grave
First Love Church - April 05, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin us as we journey through the transformative power of love and resurrection, drawing inspiration from the Easter narrative. Mary Magdalene's unwavering love and her poignant vigil during Holy Saturday serve as our backdrop for a conversation about enduring hope and love's capacity to tran...
What is the Purpose of Power?
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - April 04, 2024 09:18 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsGod gave humans limited power -- over self, the earth, and one another. What is the purpose of this power? What did God have in mind for its use and what can we know about how God sees its misuse? Christian dominionism is a popular teaching, growing more popular as our nation is further polar...
Deciphering the Libertarian Party's Position on Abortion: Key Points Unpacked
Dare to Think | Mere Liberty Podcast - April 01, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsmereliberty.com/042 On this episode of Dare to Think, host Kerry Baldwin delves into the complex history of the Libertarian Party's stance on abortion rights. In her exploration, Kerry highlights key shifts in the party's platform over the decades, shedding light on the diverse perspectives wi...
The God of Power
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - March 28, 2024 13:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsJoin me today in conversation with a favorite guest, Loren Romeus, as we begin Season 13. This season is all about power/authority/dominion and how it intersects with American Christianity. What is the purpose of power? How does God steward power and provide an example for us? What is with ...
Pain and the Plan
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - March 21, 2024 13:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsPhilosopher and theologian Cornel West posits that the condition of truth is to allow suffering to speak. That resonates, doesn’t it? What is our suffering saying to us? What truth is it offering? Far be it from me to attempt to explain why things couldn’t have been different or how a good and...
Sub-Self, Meet Meta-Self: Notes on The Emerging World Mind
Fight Like An Animal - March 21, 2024 03:00 - 2 hoursYou've heard a million times that the history of life on earth is one of systems tending toward ever-increasing complexity, but in this episode, we argue evolutionary history is best conceptualized as one of ever-expanding boundaries of selfhood. In so doing, we apply a unique lens to questions ...
Ravaged Beauty
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - March 14, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNow, though, I feel an invitation to look at something else, particularly those things that we never see repaired in this life, those things that stay ravaged no matter what we do. Those disproportionate, unharmonious, impaired things which bring us the exact opposite of pleasure. What am I ...
What if LOVE gets the last word?
First Love Church - March 12, 2024 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHave you ever found yourself at a crossroads, faced with the choice between retaliation or forgiveness, anger or love? Our Lenten journey takes us through these very human experiences, weaving a tapestry of stories that illustrate the transformative power of choosing love, even in the most tryin...
God and Sensuality
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - March 07, 2024 13:45 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAfter decades of this self-abandonment in the name of holiness, I am disappointed with the results. I really thought that if I prayed enough, read my Bible enough, and worked on my marriage enough, I would be made healed and whole. When I survey the damage done by piling all this rock between me...
Nancy Pearcey Explains The Toxic War on Masculinity
Dare to Think | Mere Liberty Podcast - March 04, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings| SUMMARY - Nancy Pearcey Explains The Toxic War on Masculinity | TIP JAR: https://donate.stripe.com/aEUdUE5YodhZgkUeUV In this episode of Dare to Think, Kerry Baldwin interviews Professor Nancy Pearcey about her book, The Toxic War on Masculinity. This book is not intended to take sides i...
When Boundary Maintenance Fails
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - February 29, 2024 13:45 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIt’s disappointing to get to the middle of one’s life and realize that so much of our First Act was spent maintaining boundaries around things that simply don’t matter, isn’t it? Meanwhile, we never got around to maintaining the fences meant to protect our love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, g...
Thriving in Divine Love: Sacred Acts, Radical Compassion, and the Path to Resurrection
First Love Church - February 26, 2024 17:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsImagine uncovering the profound truth that you were not only created out of love but also designed to thrive in it—this revelation is what we unpack at First Love Church. As we navigate heartfelt discussions on divine love, our congregation's spirit radiates warmth and acceptance, reinforcing th...
The Crushing Disappointment of Middle Age
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - February 22, 2024 13:36 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsI turn 43 in a few weeks and, I must admit, I’m feeling some kinda way about life. It’s widely known that middle age folk experience weirdness for about ten years between the ages of 30-ish and 50-ish. Mid-life crises have long been the go-to fodder for movies, books, songs, and TV series. Stere...
Transfiguration Sunday: How Belovedness shapes us
First Love Church - February 16, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs the veil thins between the divine and the everyday, we find ourselves on the cusp of Lent, a season ripe with potential for transformation. Imagine shedding the weight of shame and negativity, the way one might peel away layers of old paint, to reveal the original masterpiece beneath—that is ...
The Bad News is Everything is Complicated
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - February 15, 2024 21:27 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsEvery day, we are bombarded with sensory input which, if we were “awake” to all of it, would render us incapacitated in a corner somewhere. Our brains do us a big favor by quickly sorting all our experiences into neat categories so we can efficiently navigate the information-pandemonium that is ...
Nothing Can Separate You From LOVES Love
First Love Church - February 05, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsRomans chapter 8 and the shaping of our prayers. This Sunday as we gathered, we delve into the spiritual tapestry woven by wisdom, love, and selflessness. We ponder the parable of the pearl of great price, reflecting on the pursuit of spiritual wealth over material gains. We also touch on mat...
Nurturing Thoughtful Minds: The Socratic Method and the Liberty Seminar for Critical Thinking
Dare to Think | Mere Liberty Podcast - February 03, 2024 21:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsmereliberty.com/040 TIP JAR: https://donate.stripe.com/aEUdUE5YodhZgkUeUV Summary Welcome to Dare to Think, where we challenge & and rethinking prevailing paradigms. In today's episode, we delve into the relaunch of the Liberty Seminar, a course designed by Kerry Baldwin to cultivate the ...
Rooted In Transforming LOVE
First Love Church - January 31, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEmbarking on a reflection of nature's grandeur, we find a connection between the steadfastness of trees and our spiritual growth. Our conversations take us from the Garden of Eden to the Tree of Life in Revelation, finding solace in the roots of love and patience. As Lent draws near, we're inspi...
Practicing Your Innocence-and why Jesus' call to Nathanael matters to you.
First Love Church - January 15, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThis morning our conversation orbits around the often overlooked spiritual practice of rekindling our awareness of love's persistent presence. We navigate the transformative power of Epiphany, Together, we consider how the light of Christ beckons us towards living renewed with hope and a sense o...
Epiphany- Worshiping Jesus, and Finding Another Route Home
First Love Church - January 08, 2024 21:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs the new year unfurls its wings, we embark on a voyage through the Epiphany, guided by the starlit musings of poet Malcolm Guite and the universal embrace of the divine. The First Love Church podcast welcomes you to a space where the sacred meets the stars, and the journey of the wise men unfo...
Simeon, the prophet Anna, and the voices that bless.
First Love Church - January 01, 2024 18:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs the clock ticks towards a new year, we're leaving the chase for 'more' behind, instead wrapping ourselves in the restful embrace of love. We ponder over the Christmas spirit, not confining it to a single day but rather as an invitation to co-create with God, infusing love into our earthly jou...
Jesus of Nazareth and the Biology of Defeat
Fight Like An Animal - December 31, 2023 04:00 - 2 hoursWhat does it say about a society if it venerates the image of someone being executed by the state for sedition? In this episode, we trace the improbable evolution of Jesus of Nazareth from fervent revolutionary to apolitical, transcendental being. We situate his trajectory in the cross-cultural ...
Hell's Terror: How Advent Heals Our Image of God
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - December 22, 2023 18:52 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAdvent helps to heal our blurred and bungled image of God. Suddenly, we see a God who is the exact opposite of the image that Hell Lovers have conjured. Indeed, as Charles Spurgeon so powerfully reflected on the meaning of Advent: “God with us. It is hell’s terror. Satan trembles at the soun...
The Lowly Made Lovely: The Soul was Created to Feel Its Worth
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - December 15, 2023 16:33 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe truest thing about God and us is that God lifts up the lowly, nourishes the hungry, adopts the orphan, and goes back to find the lost. Because God loves us, we lowly are made lovely. The greatest malady this world suffers is our inability to comprehend the worth of the human soul. This i...
God-Bearers: The Offensive Advent Invitation
Gold Digger Show: Finding God's Gold in Every Story - December 08, 2023 00:32 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsLike so much else in Christianity, Advent is offensive. Perhaps we’ve grown numb, over the span of millennia and from the re-telling of this narrative and from the commercialization of Christmas, to the shock of incarnational theology; but, today, let’s sit with Advent afresh and attend to th...
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