Wonderosity

In this minicast I comment on the thoughts & images lingering in my mind after the interview; I play and read some comments and emails from listeners; and I share a few other random announcements.
Stay tuned for some exciting new interviews, musings, and audio experimentation (ever heard of a showercast?)

From this point on, I plan to only include music on the show from people I know or have met at some point.

Music: Mandy Troxel

For some reason audacity was stealing chunks of audio and no matter how many times I recorded, the thief snuck back in.
So, I offer this as is. Sorry.

Check out the v. interesting purple discussion this has sparked over at “The Ooze” Forum.

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Part II
Note (Edit, 3/18/2006):
I just noticed from a spike in my web stats today that a mass mailing went out to what looks like a group called “light house trails”. I feel sad and somewhat frustrated that the ‘marketing’ of that post seems to dramatize and (intentionally?) misrepresent the issue, but I know I have fallen to the same temptation myself, so I can’t get too upset. However, to those of you visiting this site and listening to the interview with ‘heresy hunting’ pre-motives, I ask that you please:

1. Start with an open and thoughtful mind, as well as a humble and loving spirit. As mentioned in the interview, their are ~35,000 christian denominations –its really time to start humbly listening and learning from each other.
2. Try to let God’s “perfect love” cast out all fear, for fear is the root that gets us all divided and judging each other. A deep trust in God’s perfect and unconditional love is the only way out.
3. Check out a conversation like this one, in which both christians with more conservative and liberal views have been talking about the same “false advertising” quote and having a mostly respectful dialogue.
4. Despite what I said in the blog of the first interview, I’d encourage you to start from the beginning.

In Christ’s peace,
Leif

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Here’s the second half of the interview with Brian. This half we continue the hell-busting, as well as consider question like:

• Is Christian exclusivism unavoidable with a high view of Jesus?
• Why is evil evil?
• Does an after-life focused theology contribute to earthly injustice?
• How can someone like myself start to trust/believe things about God again when so many beliefs seems to continue changing?
• Do our human concepts of God innately become idols?
• How many people really feel God’s presence daily? What to do if its a “dark night of the soul”

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Shownotes:

• See Previous Podcast Shownotes
• Pete Rollins, on How (not) to think of God (Mclaren’s 4ward)
  
• The Last Week, Borg & Crossan
• Image above taken from the “Suddenly Seminary” conversation with Brian Mclaren

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Overall, a great interview! Thank you Brian. I hope the rest of you enjoy the show and leave some feedback here or call in using the toll free Gcast number below.

Edit: I suggest that those of you who are limited on time, or who want to jump into the best of the interview –skip this first one and listen to #2.

In this show we talk about:

• Criticism Brian has received since writing A Generous Orthodoxy and The Last Word… and how to respond ‘in purple’ fashion.
• What to make of the violent imagery Jesus occasionally makes use of in the NT (ie Mt 24:51)
• The importance of having an hermeneutic of love
• Fear and the toxic doctrine of hell
• If hell is true, is the meaning of the cross false advertising?

On your right is the new listener feedback player, and the RSS feed as well.

Some of you may also be interested in the paper I wrote and shared with Brian. Its written as a dialogue between four different positions on topics ranging from divine justice, the nature of scripture, and the meaning of hell. As many of you know, this project was foundational to my coming to the conclusion of truly good news, of the hope of the universal reconciliation of all to God.

Authors & Books mentioned:

• The Coming of the Son of Man, Andrew Perriman
• The Secret message of Jesus, Brian Mclaren
• A Generous Orthodoxy, Brian Mclaren
• The Last Word & the Word after That, Brian Mclaren
• The Last Week, Borg & Crossan

Other Notes:

• Sojourners Network
• N.T. Wright

Technical notes:

• Gizmo Project (How Brian & I did the interview)
  
• M-Audio MicroTrack (My new portable recording studio, see below)
• Podcast 411
• Gcast

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