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What If Project

What if there are ways of thinking about God and faith that are different than what our traditions have handed us?

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Episode 3: What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality w/ Dr. Phil Snider

Episode 3: What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality w/ Dr. Phil Snider

In this episode I sat down with pastor, professor, and LGBTQ rights activist Dr. Phil Snider to talk about how to read s... Read more

10 Sep 2018

1hr 8mins

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Episode 85: Barbara Brown Taylor Talks To Us About Leaving Church And The Beauty Of Holy Envy (Women's Voices You Need To Hear, Part 7)

Episode 85: Barbara Brown Taylor Talks To Us About Leaving Church And The Beauty Of Holy Envy (Women's Voices You Need To Hear, Part 7)

It's part SEVEN of our series, "Women's Voices You Need To Hear" and I'm super excited to share with you my conversation... Read more

16 Mar 2020

57mins

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Episode 81: Libbie Schrader Teaches Me Things I Never Knew About Mary Magdalene (Women's Voices You Need To Hear, Part 3)

Episode 81: Libbie Schrader Teaches Me Things I Never Knew About Mary Magdalene (Women's Voices You Need To Hear, Part 3)

This week we're sitting down with Libbie Schrader who spent 12 years in the music industry in NYC and LA before moving i... Read more

17 Feb 2020

1hr 5mins

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Episode 39: Brandan Robertson Talks To Us About Being A Gay Pastor And What It Means To Be A Truly Inclusive Human Being

Episode 39: Brandan Robertson Talks To Us About Being A Gay Pastor And What It Means To Be A Truly Inclusive Human Being

In this week's episode I sit down with pastor, author, activist Brandan Robertson.  Brandan pastors Missiongathering Chr... Read more

29 Apr 2019

48mins

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Episode 23: Brian McLaren on Hell, The Bible As A Constitution, And Why Jesus Was Really Bad At Representing An Exclusive God

Episode 23: Brian McLaren on Hell, The Bible As A Constitution, And Why Jesus Was Really Bad At Representing An Exclusive God

Welcome to Season 2 of the What If Project podcast!  This week I sit down with one of my favorite authors and thinkers, ... Read more

7 Jan 2019

45mins

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Episode 67: Austen Hartke Talks To Us About Reading The Bible Through The Eyes Of A Transgender Christian (Setting The Bible Free, Part 8)

Episode 67: Austen Hartke Talks To Us About Reading The Bible Through The Eyes Of A Transgender Christian (Setting The Bible Free, Part 8)

It’s part 8 of our series, “Setting the Bible Free” and today we’re sitting down with Austen Hartke to talk about his bo... Read more

11 Nov 2019

46mins

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Episode 24: Thomas Oord Blows Up Your Theology And Says God Can't Prevent Bad Things From Happening

Episode 24: Thomas Oord Blows Up Your Theology And Says God Can't Prevent Bad Things From Happening

Today we talk to theologian and author Thomas Oord about his new book, "God Can't".  If you've ever wondered WHY bad thi... Read more

14 Jan 2019

1hr

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Episode 31: Dr. James Danaher And The Spiritual Journey

Episode 31: Dr. James Danaher And The Spiritual Journey

In this week's episode I sit down with my philosophy professor from Nyack College, Dr. James Danaher, to talk about his ... Read more

4 Mar 2019

53mins

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Episode 48: Colby Martin Talks To Us About Getting Fired From His Church, Leviticus, And Becoming An LGBTQ Ally (Glenn's Friends, Part 1)

Episode 48: Colby Martin Talks To Us About Getting Fired From His Church, Leviticus, And Becoming An LGBTQ Ally (Glenn's Friends, Part 1)

Welcome to week 1 of Glenn's Friends, a series for July 2019 where every Monday I'll be sharing a different conversation... Read more

1 Jul 2019

1hr 22mins

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Episode 7: Go Chuck A Pig Into The Sea

Episode 7: Go Chuck A Pig Into The Sea

This week's episode is an audio version of the blog post at WhatIfProject.net where we talk about an odd story from Mark... Read more

8 Oct 2018

19mins

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Episode 74: Philip Jenkins Talks To Us About The Lost History Of Christianity

Episode 74: Philip Jenkins Talks To Us About The Lost History Of Christianity

In this week's episode we wrap up 2019 by talking to Dr. Philip Jenkins about his book "The Lost History of Christianity... Read more

30 Dec 2019

43mins

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Episode 50: Brad Jersak Says The Idea Of An Eternal Oven Is Ridiculous And I Think He's Right (Glenn's Friends, Part 3)

Episode 50: Brad Jersak Says The Idea Of An Eternal Oven Is Ridiculous And I Think He's Right (Glenn's Friends, Part 3)

In this week's episode we sit down with former church planter, author, theologian, scholar Brad Jersak to talk about his... Read more

15 Jul 2019

59mins

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Episode 4: Adam & Eve, Noah's Ark, the Rapture, Hell, and Other Things I'm No Longer Certain About

Episode 4: Adam & Eve, Noah's Ark, the Rapture, Hell, and Other Things I'm No Longer Certain About

Today's episode is an audio version of this week's blog post where we explore the story of the 4 guys who were trying to... Read more

17 Sep 2018

24mins

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Episode 30: Pete Enns Tells Us How The Bible Actually Works

Episode 30: Pete Enns Tells Us How The Bible Actually Works

In this week's episode I sit down with one of my favorite Bible scholars to talk about his new book, "How The Bible Actu... Read more

25 Feb 2019

47mins

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Episode 89: Alexander John Shaia Talks To Us About Resurrection And The Power Of Oneness ((De)Constructing Easter, Part 1)

Episode 89: Alexander John Shaia Talks To Us About Resurrection And The Power Of Oneness ((De)Constructing Easter, Part 1)

Welcome. This is part ONE of our Easter series, (De)Constructing Easter where we'll be looking at some of the bigger the... Read more

9 Apr 2020

58mins

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Episode 73: Alexander John Shaia Teaches Us How To Decorate The Dark (Keep Christ In Christian, Part 3)

Episode 73: Alexander John Shaia Teaches Us How To Decorate The Dark (Keep Christ In Christian, Part 3)

In this week's episode we talk to Alexander John Shaia about the origins of Christmas.  We talk Celtic Christianity, Win... Read more

23 Dec 2019

53mins

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Episode 49: Kent Dobson Tells Us Why He's An Ex-Megachurch Pastor And Why Faith Isn't About The Quest For Right Beliefs (Glenn's Friends, Part 2)

Episode 49: Kent Dobson Tells Us Why He's An Ex-Megachurch Pastor And Why Faith Isn't About The Quest For Right Beliefs (Glenn's Friends, Part 2)

Greetings!  It's week 2 of our series "Glenn's Friends" and today we're sitting down with former megachurch pastor, Kent... Read more

8 Jul 2019

39mins

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Episode 87: Thomas Oord Says COVID-19 Is NOT God's Judgement On Humanity

Episode 87: Thomas Oord Says COVID-19 Is NOT God's Judgement On Humanity

We're taking a break from our Women's Voices series this week to have an important conversation with Thomas Oord, theolo... Read more

30 Mar 2020

48mins

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Episode 15: Church - Stop Making People Tithe

Episode 15: Church - Stop Making People Tithe

In this week's episode we talk about the story of the widow who threw her last 2 coins into the offering plate in the Te... Read more

3 Dec 2018

16mins

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Episode 60: The Bible Has Been Hijacked; Let's Set It Free (Setting The Bible Free, Part 1)

Episode 60: The Bible Has Been Hijacked; Let's Set It Free (Setting The Bible Free, Part 1)

This is part 1 of our 11 part series, "Setting the Bible Free".  In this episode I give some background and context to t... Read more

23 Sep 2019

33mins

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