In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia discuss their approach to engaging each other in theological conversation and offer some tips and encouragement for listeners hoping to find their own “soul friends.”Charlotte: Regardless of where either one of us might go in a conversation there’s a presupposition that I’m trying to come from a...
As we enter Allhallowtide Charlotte Elia offers a reflection on Romans 8:31-39. “Our God chose death, destroyed death by occupying death. Our God chose that, chose that out of such a great love for us. God chose to die so that even the terrifying, unknown spaces between worlds would be filled with God’s love, and...
In this episode Chad Rhodes gives Charlotte Elia some space to rant about the hate being spewed online by the so-called Christian Right, and then your hosts discuss both the wisdom of trying to respond to it and some tactics should one choose to witness against it. “Ultimately, beyond scriptural evidence, the tradition, what Paul...
In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia return to one of Chad’s blog posts on Osuna and the apophatic way or via negativa. While the kataphatic approach seeks to define God in positive terms, by affirming what God is, the apophatic way seeks the divine by dismissing those things which are not God. The...
“If the faith is not a journey toward union with God and it’s not transformative, then it’s trash.” -Charlotte In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia take a look at a popular meme featuring a quote from Richard Rohr. The quote reads as follows: “We worshipped Jesus instead of following him on his same...
In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia talk about aliens and what impact an encounter with extraterrestrial life might have on the Christian faith. Your hosts also discuss the impact of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection on the entire cosmos and wonder if aliens even need salvation. Will the story of a 1st century...
In this episode each of your hosts brings a topic to the table. Chad starts things off by discussing the relationship between Lectio Divina and Christian mysticism. Charlotte then introduces Chad to the pastors who have confused Jesus’ teaching and example with the very worst of hyper/toxic masculinity. From Part 1: Chad: One way to...
Charlotte Elia offers a sermon on a passage from Luke 15, commonly referred to as the Parable of the Prodigal Son. “There was a man who had two sons…” It’s one of the most repeated stories in the Bible, bringing to mind Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob. The younger son is...
In this episode Chad Rhodes and Charlotte Elia discuss the issue of “re-baptism.” Why would someone seek that for themselves and why would some demand it of others? What’s the worry there? What happens to the sins you commit after baptism anyhow? Are they forgiven too? What are some alternatives for folks seeking to mark...
Charlotte Elia offers a reflection on Luke 14:25-33. “You see, too many of our churches and far too much of American society are filled with nominal Christians, those who are Christian in name only. Those are folks who have aligned themselves with this faith for friends, power, social networks, and warm, fuzzy feelings rather than...