Reclaiming Reality

Wondering under what Rock the Reclaiming Reality Team has been hiding? Here is a quick (and somewhat sappy) message on what keeps us going and why we are super excited for the release of Season 2! 

You stand naked, stripped of all your group memberships and roles...what do you have left? That's right. Today we are talking about Collectivism vs Individualism, two competing ideologies for how you determine your own value as a member of society and/or as an individual. You might find yourself between these two ideas more often than you think.

What is the one thing that humanity knows that not even angels understand?I wish someone had pressed me harder about my own forgiveness or lack there-of. I spent all my time holding resentment against others that I forgot to forgive myself. I didn't realize how badly I was hurt until someone pointed it out. Now that I see it, I can't be the same.

If we want to be fair judges of all matters, let us convince ourselves first of all of this: None of us is without Guilt. -SenecaFirst, let me say that Christ is not guilty of any of the things discussed here. We, sinful men, are guilty. An apology is in order. I cannot speak for all of the church, but as a student of the bible, I can tell that we have messed up in some ways. There are things that the church has done that are not reflective of Christ and we need to discuss that.

Ben moves on to tackle Neo-Marxism as well as Identity Politics.

Have you noticed how pornography seems to just "show up," even if you are not a usual buyer? Have you noticed how accessible pornography has become? Have you ever stopped to think about why our society seems to condone porn much more than it condemns it? Let's talk about pornography and investigate its role in our everyday lives...and brains.  

FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR.You wanna know what's wrong with the world?I am. Let me tell you why.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, are classic characters form Childhood bible stories. Let's take a second to look at, and we will see that the story is just as much about Nebuchadnezzar as it is about our childhood heroes. But if that's the case, then our lives cannot be about us alone.

Who are you? What makes you up as a person? With rhetoric about 'identity' everywhere, Ben begins to tackle this massive topic by giving a brief overview of Karl Marx's philosophy.

What does your church's Sunday worship look like? After discussing how everyone worships something/someone, regardless of faith or religion, we turn our conversation toward the American Christian Church. If you have been to a church in America, you may want to explore why we sing, dance, and praise God every Sunday morning...and what God thinks about it all.

Do we really think about the words we use, or do we just repeat a good sounding slogan? Some words are repeated so often in our society that they lose their original meaning at the hands of politics. Has this happened with our understanding of diversity? Join me in conversation on this beautiful word and what it means for you.

Y'all know I'm all about authenticity. But do you think that being authentic means you can get away with whatever you want? Lets talk about it. Furthermore, lets talk about worship.

Ben breaks down the polarization of our country by analyzing a popular news article before he offers some solutions for how to stay unified.

What is worship? Is it just a "Christian" word, or does everyone do it? This episode may leave you wondering whether you need a bongo drum or a piano, whether Ben really did sunburn last weekend, or whether your worship tells you a lot more about yourself than you thought. 

Have you ever wondered why people think differently than you? In a world full of knowledge and fast facts, we must realize not all information is helpful, and asking the wrong questions will waste our time and energy. In this conversation we go straight to the source: what we are learning. 

You know what doesn't make sense? "Earning" your salvation. If the best we can do is not good enough to earn God's favor, then what's the point of working so hard to be so correct?

Are you bored while you sit in pews? Ben tries to understand how church became a little dull and offer some solutions for how to get back to an adventure.

We return to our discussion on the documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone (2020) to uncover some truths we would like to explore further. Part 2 of our discussion leads us to a conclusion we believe will be helpful for all of us in our everyday lives.

Does unity begin with "u" for a reason? Where does the fight for unity truly begin? Of course, you have an important role in this conversation, but maybe not the role you envisioned. 

Have you considered the Law of attraction? In concept, If you believe something hard enough, it will find its way into your life. This is the making of the "name it and claim it" Theology. If so many preachers teach this, can we prove that it works biblically?

Are you perfect just the way you are? Ben explains why not while showing a road to becoming better than you are now.

We decided to dig through some of the questions and issues raised by the popular documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone (2020). This documentary compels Americans to evaluate our understanding of Christianity and the gospel as they are portrayed in our society. Tackling the controversy head-on, we hope to open the door for future conversations about American churches, the gospel, and miracles...in a "Reclaiming Reality"-kind-of way. 

What exactly are you getting yourself into by teaming up with us? Here are a few of the Reclaiming Reality Team's foundations for moving forward in our truth-seeking journey together! 

Before you question your beliefs, think about how they shape your life. If you don't know what you actually believe, do you know how you will behave?

Have you noticed how complicated thinking has become? We have! Ben discusses how we get back to a place of simplicity of thought and why it's practical and possible for all of us to do.

Welcome to Reclaiming Reality's first podcast on RACE and RACISM. In this video, we discuss these topics from a Christian perspective. We believe conversations, such as these, are the first step to addressing and fixing issues in our society and culture.