When Evil Tends to Look Like Us | Episode 26

by Daisy Reynolds | Jan 19, 2022

Barry begins the episode by pointing out that evil is more normal than we like to think. In honor of Sanctity of Life Day, he teases this out in our culture with issues like abortion and women’s rights and the ways in which the structures in our culture will continue...

The Danger of Earplugs Outside the Echo Chamber | Episode 25

by Daisy Reynolds | Jan 12, 2022

It is easy only to listen to voices that agree with our own. Barry suggests that fear and a desire for comfort keep us content with our current opinions, and yet growth requires the interjection of something new, something different. Let’s remove our earplugs and...

Perfectly Normal and Totally Strange: Part 2 | Episode 24

by Daisy Reynolds | Jan 5, 2022

Who knew we could mix culture and religion in so many ways! Barry describes extraordinary religion in this episode and challenges us to begin exploring what may be silly hills on which to die.     Book: America: Religions and Religion, Catherine Albanese...

Perfectly Normal and Totally Strange: Part 1 | Episode 23

by Daisy Reynolds | Dec 29, 2021

Barry starts a conversation about how we mix culture and religion. All groups and nations do it but being aware of it is important for us to live our Christianity.     Book: America: Religions and Religion, Catherine Albanese Poem: “The Gift Outright”,...

Merry Torn Veil Day! | Episode 22

by Daisy Reynolds | Dec 22, 2021

The good news of Christmas Day sweeps through the countryside and temple, past and present, and brings with it a promise as old as our wildest dreams—Emmanuel.     Scriptures: Genesis 12:1-3 Ruth 1-2 2 Chronicles 3:10-17 Luke 1:76-79, 2:4-14,...