Theories and practices as well as beliefs from ancient cultures and explanations of “other worldly” experiences.
World Peace? Checking out the Baha'i Faith beliefs (early experiences meeting Baha'i people and attending a cool service).Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson - Episode 23: Siamak Haririhttps://youtu.be/lKuVlLi3hBc?si=p7S4vxjixU9XXgB6Sunday 7 September 2025 (1 'Izzat / Might BE182) Devotional Service on theme of "health & healing"https://www.youtube.com/live/BssO126P4p8?si=uQT48YIq5bf--a1W
Study of Jewish literature and laws and the gospels (John 7- circumcision and sabbath)
Some Recent Interests (idol worship topics, internet, beginning Avodah Zarah)A little about what I have been attempting to study lately. I have been learning off and on, skipping some days. But trying to prioritize learning before entertainment on YouTube or movies. So far the experience has been more fulfilling with studying and writing and reading, compared to zoning out. I have not found the internet to be very interesting or fulfilling lately.
Psychic experience story time (story starts at 41min, mortality, current mindset topics). Late night rambling. I had some experiences lately in my personal life, they possibly help account for some of my recent changes in interests. I have developed a brief interest in some New Age topics. I recruited a couple friends to try and explore some books at psychic shops together with me. It takes me about 41 mins to start the actual story.
Picking and choosing, Hypocrisy, Responsibility, Conviction, and Prejudice (Ego in Religion). Maybe I was a bit too annoyed, passionate and/ or irritable while recording this one guys! Sorry for the tone BUT I hope the ideas don't get turned off because of it. This is one of my favorite topics. People WILL disagree. Every spiritual or religious perspective varies. But why? (Maybe another time we can talk about how biology, life experience, and circumstances can attribute to opinions, convictions, and practices). I am not here to say that I know for certain that some people are wrong while others are correct. But I like to challenge various sides just in case. I DID get one of the Muslim comments I used incorrect and took it out of context, as they were talking about "stay at home dads" and not about "single parent dads" when it comes to spouses, marriage, and/ or raising kids. Let us see if I completely missed the mark on this one.
My Religious Dreams- Clergy SmackdownThis might be a bit intense if a topic and potentially triggering or some if they don't like to hear about violence. It had reminded me of the Amazon Prime movie “Nickel Boys”
Prayer and Jesus vs Idol Worship vs Blessings. (Why do Christians Pray to Jesus?)If you would like a lengthy episode, well here it is! Talking mostly about prayer, addressing some details as to why Christians pray to Jesus. Idol worship in Paganism, God glorified in Jesus, Jesus glorified in God, Holy Spirit in humans who keep commandments.
Why Do People Debate Scripture in a One-Sided Manner? We talk about how people like to debate the side they prefer BUT they tend to avoid listening to opposite view points EVEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE READING FROM THE SAME RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURES! We did not get into discussing how or why people do this? But examples of why people do this. For example: In Christianity, it is very common that most denominations do not follow the Jewish Laws. Those who do follow the 10 Commandments, including observance of the Jewish Sabbath times, will often avoid the verses that state the Commandments do not need to be followed. Those who keep some dietary laws (such as the laws about avoiding unclean meats) may follow those laws, may also keep the Commandments, but they then avoid all of the other religious laws. Such as keeping the Jewish Holy Day holidays. They might observe Sabbath, and not keep those other days holy. There appears to often be discrepancies and picking and choosing. This is one reason why I liked the Messianic Jewish Congregations. They tend to at least try and follow all the Jewish laws and the Commandments. But Jews also do not follow all of the Commandments. For example, the Commandments about sacrificing animals, it is not common for modern Jews to do this. I believe (maybe) it has something to do with the temple not being available, and the Most Holy Place not being available (don't quote me on any of this, but I was told Al Aqsa Mosque is on top of the area where the Most Holy Place should be and where the temple would need to be, and therefore they don't do ritual sacrifices anymore, because there are laws around how to properly perform the rituals and they are unable to do this in the correct location).
My Religious Dreams- A 2-for-1 (1. The Sales 2. The Coptic Baseball)People appear to enjoy when I post about dreams. Here I posted 2 in 1. The first is from August 8/9, 2025. About sales tasks and some random religion unknown to me.The second is from near July 21, 2025. About my friend playing baseball or cricket in a Coptic Church lobby.Please see blog post for more: https://medium.com/@theoryandtheology/my-religious-dreams-a-2-for-1-1-the-sales-2-the-coptic-baseball-9771825d21be
Religious Themes in Comic Books (Big Rig by Post Malone). Check out Post Malone's comic book "Big Rig."We discuss religious themes in this comic book free sample. Along with some other similar media that uses various form of religious Christian themes (such as "The Nativity," "Conclave," "The Devil's Playground" (the Catholic movie, not the Amish Documentary of "Devil's Playground." And "Halo" the Amazon Prime series).
Internet Asifa, Internet Decreasing (spirituality focus and internet interference)INTERNET ASIFAPod-34min mark (began internet asifa topic)VID LINK FULL: SEE FULL LINK CLICK HERE https://youtu.be/DKAbpAhUsh8?si=hYraijzs0s3ozC07https://youtu.be/DKAbpAhUsh8?si=hYraijzs0s3ozC07Below see the time stamps for the YouTube vid topics:17:28 English intro (not to be uncomfortable about the language barrier, the primary importance is that they came together)25:49 second speaker (after the bad satellite connection) nase koidim Lnishma- in total trust to kodosh barchu. For some, realities require use of internet, asking leaders about protection. Spiritual suffering, pain, health. We must introspect.33:15 third speaker.37:08 purpose of asifa- guidance needs to be in place1:23:45 when enemy threw arrows at Moses it became straw and when he thew earth it became arrows. 20k Jews gathered equals the strength of moses.1:33:50 being trapped by a web1:35:14 perseverance, endurance, coping (internet usage leaves no room for these). Threatens survival as a people and qualities a Bochum needs to become a talmid chochum. “Ability to wait is a Jewish secret.”Shomer einov1:43:16 instant is dangerous1:46:28 age 11 having blackberries and iPhones Kedusha and Tehara: sanctity and purity.
Adventism and Internet, article about the 90s (Adventist World Included)Article from adventist World Included. Talking about an article written by nadadventist.org https://nadadventist.org
Are People Secretly More Hateful Lately? (KNOW propaganda online). They want us sick and stressed and filled with hatred. When was the last time lived hatred because of politics? (Unkind speech, gossip, anger and yelling and name calling towards others, spreading lies or white lies, sitting in judgement).
Sacrifice and Blood (some of Parshah Acharei Kedoshim) note, the Chabad.org English translations add traditional interpretations. But as for the Hebrew, it remainsAccurate to the text. And the Adventist quarterly also adds in their own interpretations of Bible passages to fit in with traditional Christian thought. Be very careful. In the texts read here, some is Bible, and some is interpreted. And the interpretations appear to be contradictory.
The Bible and Discrepancies (how to approach them, what to do with them, what do they mean?) Begins after about 10 minutes of intro on a separate ramble.
Today's Chofetz Chaim and some of Adventist Lesson (back logged from yesterday)
Studying Adventist Lessons (sacrifice, offerings)LESSON PDF LINK:
Studying Adventist Lessons (but from other religious perspectives)Adventist quarterly lesson (see dates for May 3 Sabbath Afternoon)https://www.adultbiblestudyguide.org/assets/public/files/lessons/2025/2Q/SE/PDFs/EAQ225_06.pdfThe creation of the Ginza Rabba (Manadean scripture)https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1444088/1/U591390.pdfGinza Rabba (Mandaean scripture, English translation)
Creepy Story (asking more questions)(are dreams related? How did I shake off the entity? How did I perceive it? Is it possible to listen to content that opens gateways to other beings? What was the being? Was it good or evil? What did it want with me? And why are things going on while I sleep?). The next episode I'll explore these things. I'll look at basic relevant scripture from Bible references (I probably won't read it all but I'll give the verses). And I'll compare my past understandings through Christian upbringing, and try and compare to some of the stuff Lincoln talks about.
My Creepy Real “Ghost” Story (Spiritual Content Summon Bad Spirits?) But the main interest are these vids by Lincoln of Channel Higher Self on yt. Who is he channeling? Is it really his higher self? And even though I received a conscious mental alert to take caution consuming his content, I still had a weird experience after consuming just some of his content. Was there some form of opened gateway that let something try to access me? And questions for next time (are dreams related? How did I shake off the entity? How did I perceive it? Is it possible to listen to content that opens gateways to other beings? What was the being? Was it good or evil? What did it want with me? And why are things going on while I sleep?). The next episode I'll explore these things. I'll look at basic relevant scripture from Bible references (I probably won't read it all but I'll give the verses). And I'll compare my past understandings through Christian upbringing, and try and compare to some of the stuff Lincoln talks about.
Passover 2025 (see Chabad link) https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/default_cdo/jewish/Passover-Pesach-2025.htm
More about Yentl (second discussion of the movie, Talmud and Naichmonides topics)Yevamot 63a&b: Link https://www.sefaria.org/Yevamot.63b.1?lang=biNaichmonides “Holy Letter”: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/4013413/Marienberg-Holy-Letter-Pop-Culture-HEC2010-01-libre.pdf?1390835693=&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%3DThe_Holy_Letter_and_Pop_Culture_Represe.pdf&Expires=1742803951&Signature=E4WJVfhsNFP48CIzYQz6IsNoIc3RSZYWNJE2EGGe4zhXdVSHbl20Vu5ciYj95LmDrvT0aT3OqcJGbaaMtRAJL-EUUaSVrqosnWlKPZaBSKB4ItjxJSVTf7YcikjKOUXOwpLBflTb8OWqQ5m6zCHQzQS~tg-owbOIt30m7~lW1cLEJA8ji7mmtGHbLMALdLaPH2J9-1mu3zfQFNg27XQ1u81ko3zsv~8kSK0hwwSPOJQ9GN62HJMPfGjcGZtZ-BTA5AWbyOJzi5dohMTv4uC0UlU6DNzfeogIGBxuzIptrggVE6bkcbwhlOItnBccfs8mlrDXDQ~QWwEUFLyQf7Adgg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
Yentl- the movie (spoiler alert, synopsis begins at minute 30)Movie link: https://youtu.be/oGjPhV2Hn_I?si=Rr470_pOamR7XigRThis is the first part and I'll post the more niche second part right afterwards. If you want the second part created for other noches, the email to message me for the link will be provided at the start of the second part. Enjoy!!
Seeing Progress (my life hacks, tracking, data)
Christian Bible BEFORE The Catholic Church Manipulated (brainstorming early Bible project)David Litwa on Marcionite churches: https://www.youtube.com/live/7mYsO2R3tGA?si=ZeP4Z4i52BBCPghE1996+ or Jason Badoon (sp?) English or Greek.Vs very first Bible- doesn't show how they derived. 19th century are flawed.Don't want to depend on Catholic edition with Marcion, Romans 15&16 didn't exist, this is a Catholic fictional PaulNina Livesey: https://youtu.be/S4zDfTawiCQ?si=nqesgojg31brQQ7J
Ramadan night 5 (reflections, all of balance, schedule, state of the world, anxieties, first attempt at scheduling)Live Online Service Resource for Isha night services (JSMC Tampa) https://www.youtube.com/live/HgglHNrCNFk?si=k-RlY4dvqLq0yfdSQuran Link Resource English Audio with written English and Arabic Text on Screen (Peace Through Understanding) https://youtu.be/2YSeHyei8u0?si=ledFpUauYjAcuNxi This is about as far as I have gotten within the Quran so far for Ramadan 2025.
Health Insights From Ramadan (sodium and sleep)
Ramadan Quran Study 2025 A Resource Virtual Live StreamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iqracommunity
Ramadan of Last Year 2024 Recap Story and New Ramadan 2025 (Brainstorming and Experiences)
Happy Ramadan 2025! (Surahs Al Qadr and Baqarah Ayah on Ramadan, Some learning)Dar Al Maarifah Quran Link: https://easyquran.com/ar/YouTube not in English: https://youtube.com/@daralmaarifah?si=zj81BpEnR8EZ9AxuMy fave recitation (I'm not super into the meaning, just the melody, the meaning is a bit negative in my personal opinion): https://youtu.be/sT3rVnl8G7Q?si=YzxH-DQYyI9zLobq
Social Media Fakes (Calling Out Inactive Incels)
Bible Camp, The Holier People, Jealousy (looking back on weird religious experiences)
Politics and Division in Communities (Trying to understand my social goals)
Finance Journal (finances and spirituality)
Disconnecting from Social Media for Mental Health (avoiding news and current events, backlogged ep from 2/1/25)
(Back story ends near minute 14) A Weird Dream about Religion, Talking about Early Churches, Catholicism vs Orthodoxy vs Protestantism Terrence McKenna about Jesus:https://youtu.be/zV84ou1NbSA?si=rwSeMRF-lIJ07F0cDavid Litwa vid on proof of Jesus (at time of posting I have not yet viewed this specific video)https://youtu.be/UbMyRHnpGZY?si=QBgK-RbHrG-URlkHAlso check out Henry Abramson's content, a modern Jewish historian.
Human Rights Rant vs. Current President vs. Religion
My Internet Evolution (Media and Religion)
Internet!? Information Control, Disconnecting, Addiction (nice long rambling)Talking some more about censorship, about some hesitations for posting content, experiences in past religion where mainstream media was more limited. What constitutes addiction with internet and social media?
LA Fires hang in there fellow Angelinos (volunteering, views of poverty vs wealth, self care)
Happy 2025! Happy Imani! Happy Kwanzaa and Hanukkah!
About Joseph Kraus his story of leaving the New York Krias Joel Hasidic community at age 17Note: I incorrectly stated this creator's name as “Joseph Straus.” His name is actually Joseph Kraus.Andrew Gold's video where I initially saw Joseph Kraus Interviewed: https://youtu.be/TK8q9f3nGfQ?si=7Ilh-V1micF8qUA5Joseph Kraus: One of his videos explaining some reasons related to leaving the community https://youtu.be/8F_FN9pwIXs?si=kjaQdiFrSpfYFzwW
Voting, Weight Gain, Exercising, Negative Self Talk (a general health update)
Jesus and Sukkot and Pharisees and Oral Law (Gospel of John and tractate Shabbat)
Jesus in the Talmud? (Sanhedrin 43a 20 & 21 w/ notes). View notes (also apologies, I dropped my phone at the very end but THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR LISTENING)! Tractate Sanhedrin 43a: about Yeshu hung on eve of Passover. Guilty of witchcraft. Talmud passage online (see 20&21) https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.43a.21?lang=bi Rabbi of Jews for Judaism link: https://youtu.be/jVr6ouBA-3Q?si=tJR65CL7sdRtSzu- Book about passages removed from Talmud: חסרונות הש׳ס = hesronot ha shas https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tm_JNxeRL-NVbGpRorfArWsoZ1s_ZAso/view?usp=sharing
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
