Each week, we'll engage a conversation with various folks who are actively engaged in the pursuit of truth. This is a show where anything can be discussed and probably will. A podcast for the seekers, the dreamers, the restless, the hurt, and the broken. This is a podcast for you.
On this episode, Heath talks with the very funny Adam Tiller. They walk about what it is like making it in the world of comedy, and how an airplane trip to Australia changed Adam's life forever.
On This Episode, Heath talks about what he learned spending a few nights staying at an Abbey with 50 monks. What was the experience like? What surprised him the most? What did he hate?
On this episode, Heath talks with Jeremy Downs about his book "Stumbling Toward The Sacred". They talk about the experience of mushrooms, wormholes, parallel dimentions and how to make sense of God in a post-hallucionogenic experience.
On this episode, Heath talks about practicing the presence of being here now and how that has helped him with shame and the inability to forgive himself over the years.
On this episode, Heath talks about the valuable lessons we can learn about friendships and relationships via river tubing. Sometimes relationships come and go, and when you think they are dead, never be suprised if they resurface. And when relationships need to go, let them because one of the fastest ways to kill something is to squeeze it too tightly.
On this podcast, Heath talks with his friends Julie and Beth about the importance or wrestling with God. Why is this a practice that has either been forgotten or never truly taught? It is in being honest with the struggle that you become more honest with yourself.
On this episode, Heath talks about the power of bending time. How does bending time allow us to be better parents, enjoy our lives more, and take better vacations. Why start at the past or the future and let it steal the real joy of living in the moment?
In a world that seems to be increasingly backward, what lessons from the story of Noah and the Ark can we learn about protecting ourselves when life gets bad? Also, Heath shares a few thoughts about boundaries and social media that have served him really well lately.
On this episode, Heath talks with Danny Clark about how Danny was able to re-orient his faith without throwing out the baby with the bathwater. How does empathy, love, and compassion allow you to lose your faith more gracefully? And what does this mean for you when yours starts to crumble?
On this episode, Heath talks about the importance of saying "yes" in life. We are able to choose our own future and plan for the things that make us happy. Why don't we do it more? Take more chances. Say "yes" to so much more than you have in the past.
On This Episode, Heath talks with Stephanie Turbyfill. They discuss the way the body carries trauma and how to pay better attention to your body. They also discuss life after deconstruction and how to practice self care.
On this podcast, Heath shows the importance of not working with leaders who lack character and integrity. Don't sell yourself for a job if it eats away at your heart.
In this episode, Heath looks at the story of the Prodigal Son from a psychological perspective. We have all been given a lens that tells us how to see the world. Perhaps the only necessary way for us to grow, is to give up that which we have held onto for so long.
On this episode, Heath talks about the power of senses and how to engage them. Perhaps the reason that we deal with so many stresses, anxiety and depression are due to the fact that we are out of touch with our senses and how they combine to give us a more robust perspective on life.
On this episode, Heath talks about how to grieve the loss of friendships. What is ambiguous loss? How do you move on when you see someone every day? If life is a bunch of seasons, how do you look back and appreciate seasons of friendships for what they are?
On this episode, Heath takes a few minutes to talk about why it has taken almost a year to release a podcast... He also looks at the communication style of Jesus. Why did Jesus suck at asking questions? Or, was he very intentional in what he was doing?
On this episode, Heath talks with Spiritual Director, Karen Bartlett. They discuss the history of spiritual directors, what they do, who they are for, and how you could benefit from having one.
On This Episode, Heath talks with Author and Poet Paul J. Pastor about his new book: The Face Of The Deep. Why do the prophets still matter? How Does The Holy Spirit Sustain all things? What if the cross was a performance piece between God and Jesus?
On this episode, Heath talks with Matt Broweleit about the idea of a 4th place... As well as why Trump is not far off from Constantine and why preachers need to be asking much better questions.
On this episode, Heath talks with Author Kent Dobson about his book "Bitten By A Camel". They discuss the holy act or questioning God, how to disarm the loyal soldiers that hold you captive and the beauty found in the unknowing.
Is there a systemic issue of racism in the 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States? Or, does that data prove differently? On this episode, Heath talks with Jeff Stine (retired police officer and "use of force" expert) to discuss what happened in the #GeorgeFloyd incident. What the charges against the officer mean, and what might really be going on underneath the surface.
On This Episode, Heath talks with Dr. Sandra Richter on the call for Christians to care about environmental concerns. Is heaven about us going somewhere or about things being restored here? How does Levitical law have so much more to do with us today than we ever have expected?
On this episode, Heath talks with Brian Jennings about how to be a better listener and how to have better engagements with people who disagree with you. What were the priorities of Jesus? What did He fight for? Who did He fight against?
In light of COVID-19, Heath Hollensbe takes us through various pandemics to discuss how Christians have responded throughout the years... Is hoarding toilet paper a sign that we are true followers of Jesus, or are we being called to enter into the tradition of the saints that literally lay their lives down for their neighbor? Early records dating to less than two hundred years after Christ lived on earth document Christians, at risk to their own lives, caring for sick and dying people during extreme epidemic and pandemic conditions. Followers of Christ took seriously the words of Jesus. During each pandemic, government officials and the wealthy fled the cities for the countryside to escape contact with those who were infected. The Christian community remained behind, transforming themselves into a great force of caretakers and as a result, Christianity grew!
On this episode, Heath Hollensbe talks with Jennifer Martin about what it is like being a bisexual polyamorous follower of Jesus. What do the dynamics of a polyamorous family look like? Will this be the next big conversation that the American church will need to have?
Was the Tree in Eden that Adam and Eve ate from actually a mushroom? Did Jesus prescribe his disciples doses of magic mushrooms? Why does so much of the early church art reflect hallucinogenic mushrooms? Perhaps mushrooms were placed on earth by a Divine Being to give us secrets to the supernatural?
This week, Heath looks at various methods of dealing with bodies after death. By taking a tour around the world and how different cultures deal with dead bodies, he gives insight as to how various religions handle the body after death. Also, should people of the Christian faith bury bodies or cremate them? And why that decision matters.
On this episode, Heath talks with Dr. Swamidass on how science and faith could go hand-in-hand if done well. They discuss how people "outside the Garden Of Eden" would have arrived and they discuss what the "Image Of God" might mean. They also unpack whether or not the consequences of sin would translate to life on other planets.
This week we talk with Carmen Joy Imes (Associate Professor of Old Testament at Prairie College) on why the Old Testament is still important for the lives of Christians. We discuss why we need to stop looking for heroes in the text and we chat about the implications of God repenting.
On this episode, Heath walks through the pagan roots of what we now celebrate as Christmas. He talks about how Constantine pushed Christmas into bed with Saturnalia and how we got to where we currently are. He also talks through the roots of many of our Christmas "traditions".
On this episode, Heath talks with Rev. Doc. Amanda Zentz-Alo about how her strategic actions were able to reverse federal charges for thousands of individuals with federal convictions against them.
On this Episode, Heath talks with Jim Payton on the various ways we can learn from the Eastern Orthodox faith. They discuss how that faith can better inform subjects like Creation, Adam and Eve and ultimately the Cross.
On this Episode, Heath talks with Amanda Benckhuysen about what it would be like if we took a different approach at the posture of Eve in the first 3 chapters of Genesis. Are women supposed to be allowed to preach and teach in the church? How do we restore worth to women who for so long have been treated like second-class citizens in the institutional church?
This week Heath talks with Albert Haase about his recent book, Becoming An Ordinary Mystic. They discuss what mysticism is all about. How to forgive God. How to pray from the neck down and various other topics.
On this Episode, Heath interviews William Turbyfill about his new book "Thoughts Of A Dying Believer". They discuss an alternative approach to the book of Genesis. As well as how the hope of an "eternity" may be one of the most harmful teachings every concocted by the church.
On the introductory episode, Heath does a quick overview of who he is, where he is from, and what his hopes are for this show.
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