American Theocracy

The conservative religious right is on the verge of legislating their view of God’s will and forcing Americans to capitulate to their faith.   As America progresses toward what appears to be a theocracy, we discuss what that means, why it is a problem, and what can be done to counteract the inertia.

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Suffer the Little Children

We have a problem. Gun control is back in the political fore. This week, we revisit our thoughts from the Bible and Guns episode and discuss what has changed since that initial discussion.  To hear the original episode, listen here: http://faithuncut.com/2018/03/11/bibles-guns/

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Dystopia Rising (The Brown Liquor Report & Faith Uncut)

This week, Mike and Amera join the family over at The Brown Liquor Report podcast to discuss dystopia. Who defines dystopia? Are we in it? How do we navigate this moment in human history? This episode is full of helpful information, sobering truth, and dystopian laughs. We always have a good time when the family […]

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God is Good…Some of the Time

We give God credit when something good happens but when something bad happens, we don’t acknowledge God’s part in it. Is this inability to credit God  for all of it for our comfort or some other reason? Is the problem God or is it how we think about God?

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Survival of the Fittest Churches

Churches are looking to return to normal but the world has changed so much since the pandemic began. Is a return to normal possible? This week, we explore what a return for churches could look like. What would a church need to do in this new world to be successful? This is a challenging look […]

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A Climate Change is Gonna Come

“All that you touch, you Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change.” (Octavia Butler, Earthseed) The world has changed. We changed it. This week, we discuss the theology that contributed to this current climate crisis, what we can expect, and what we can do about it.

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The Return

Guess who’s back!! We’re alive! Wonder where we’ve been? This is that episode. We discuss what we’ve been into, what happened, and where we’re going. Hopefully, we’re all going together.  Join us!

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A God Who Heals…And Does Not

I scrolled through my Facebook timeline and saw a post about a man who had a stroke as recently as three days ago. That man was coming home today. Three days later. The poster proclaimed, “God is so good and such a healer!” Earlier the same day, I took my family to the Covid-19 memorial […]

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Lenten Reflection: A New Day

Christendom is old, and arguments about who Jesus was, what he did, and why are just as old. Each of the gospel writers focuses on different elements of Jesus’ life and ministry. Unfortunately, for much of the history of theological discourse about Jesus, women and other marginalized groups were excluded from the conversation. That began […]

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Be Healed with Nickolas Gaines

Healing is difficult, messy, and necessary work. It is work we do in community. When done right, we are made whole and we have the same impact on those around us. Nickolas Gaines joins us this week to provide a roadmap toward healing. This is a journey for all of us. Let’s begin together. 

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