Ranked #1
To Critique Purity Culture (#22)
To Critique Purity Culture (#22)
Seattle's own Dr. Tina Shermer Sellers (psychologist and sex therapist) joins Dan for a fascinating conversation about w... Read more
20 May 2019
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1hr 50mins
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To Be Gay Affirming (#10)
To Be Gay Affirming (#10)
This is a tricky one, especially for those who have a genuine desire to take the Bible seriously. The argument for inclu... Read more
25 Feb 2019
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1hr 53mins
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Ranked #3
The Argument for Universal Salvation (#43)
The Argument for Universal Salvation (#43)
This is the episode that some of you have been waiting 40-some episodes for. Many of you know that I identify as a unive... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #4
What Comes After Purity Culture? (#37)
What Comes After Purity Culture? (#37)
What exactly is “purity culture,” and why is everyone talking about it? Was it really so harmful? Isn’t it pretty stra... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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1hr 49mins
Ranked #5
To Think Seriously About (Biblical) Patriarchy (#9)
To Think Seriously About (Biblical) Patriarchy (#9)
Does the Bible teach a soft, "kind" version of patriarchy, or was patriarchy the unquestioned cultural backdrop of the B... Read more
18 Feb 2019
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #6
"Toxic Christianity" & Its Damaging Claims (#45)
"Toxic Christianity" & Its Damaging Claims (#45)
“Human beings are primarily intrinsically sinful and evil.”“God’s truth can only be found in the Biblical text.”“The bod... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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1hr 44mins
Ranked #7
Do Muslims, Jews & Christians Worship the Same God? (#49)
Do Muslims, Jews & Christians Worship the Same God? (#49)
Plus: a working definition of “Process Theology and “Robust Christian Pluralism." Dr. Wm. Andrew Schwartz (Claremont Sch... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #8
Why "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" Is Psychologically Impossible (#20)
Why "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" Is Psychologically Impossible (#20)
Richard Beck is a psychologist, professor, speaker and author of many books, right in what I consider to be the sweet sp... Read more
6 May 2019
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1hr 42mins
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To Be Egalitarian / Ordain Women (#29)
To Be Egalitarian / Ordain Women (#29)
One of the most divisive questions in the modern church is whether or not biological sex plays a role in who should be a... Read more
8 Jul 2019
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2hr 15mins
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To Accept Theistic Evolution (#2)
To Accept Theistic Evolution (#2)
Many Christians are erroneously taught that either 1) Darwinian Evolution is true or 2) the Bible / the Gospel is true, ... Read more
14 Jan 2019
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1hr 28mins
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End Times Anxiety: Part 1 (#50)
End Times Anxiety: Part 1 (#50)
What better way to celebrate 50 episodes of YHP than to kick off a 4-part series on so-called “End Times” teaching/theol... Read more
13 Jan 2020
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1hr 6mins
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Faith Changes & Marriage, Family, Kids, Divorce and Dating (#40)
Faith Changes & Marriage, Family, Kids, Divorce and Dating (#40)
How do we parent our kids after faith deconstruction? What if only one half of a couple is going through faith changes?... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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1hr 53mins
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To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories (#6)
To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories (#6)
*How exactly* does Christ's death and resurrection make people right with God? Author and journalist Bonnie Kristian wal... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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1hr 24mins
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Liberal Christianity's Origin Story (#56)
Liberal Christianity's Origin Story (#56)
it isn't as nerdy as it sounds, but... I spoke with Reverend Doctor Catherine Kelsey about the beginnings of what today ... Read more
24 Feb 2020
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1hr 23mins
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To Consider Inerrancy, Infallibility & Inspiration (#21)
To Consider Inerrancy, Infallibility & Inspiration (#21)
Dan is re-joined by Bonnie Kristian (author of "A Flexible Faith") to talk through the various ways that Christians thin... Read more
13 May 2019
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #16
Evil, Hell, & Evidence for God at a Christian College (#54)
Evil, Hell, & Evidence for God at a Christian College (#54)
Dan sits down with friend and philosopher Matthew Benton (Seattle Pacific University) to talk through five common questi... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #17
To Question the Canaanite Conquest & Divine Violence (#30)
To Question the Canaanite Conquest & Divine Violence (#30)
Did God really command the complete slaughter of everyone living in the Promised Land (men, women and children)? Would ... Read more
22 Jul 2019
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1hr 56mins
Ranked #18
Is the “Supernatural” Actually Just Natural? (#42)
Is the “Supernatural” Actually Just Natural? (#42)
Just in time for Halloween (not on purpose actually!)... What exactly is the "supernatural"? When God does something in ... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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1hr 43mins
Ranked #19
To Be Theologically Progressive (#8)
To Be Theologically Progressive (#8)
This week (partly since I will be out of town next weekend) we are getting a doozy of an episode with Dr. Kyle Roberts (... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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2hr 15mins
Ranked #20
To Trust Your Experience (Dustin Kensrue) (#38)
To Trust Your Experience (Dustin Kensrue) (#38)
Is experience potentially a direct pathway to the God of the universe? Or is it simply “the heart [being] deceitful abov... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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1hr 32mins