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As we inch towards Season 2 of AllIn Pod, here are some insights into the stages of faith development, moving from Simplicity to Complexity, then deconstructing to Perplexity and ultimately resolving to Harmony.  Brian McLaren might have the best work on these four stages in his book, "Faith After Doubt". Listen to his discussion with Pete Enns and Jaryd Bayis on "The Bible for Normal People" here:  https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-174-brian-mclaren-the-four-stages-of-faith/ [https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-174-brian-mclaren-the-four-stages-of-faith/]

This is the second half of Part 2 of our series on LGBTQI inclusion. Please listen to the first half before this one - it gives important context about how I believe we should read and understand the Bible. It should be in your podcast feed just before this episode. This was recorded at the We Are Church gathering on 28 August 2022 in Waverley, Johannesburg, and focuses on what the Bible says about marriage. This second half looks at what Jesus and Paul (and the rest of the Bible) actually say about marriage. It's way less - and a little bit more - than you think. It's not as obvious as it is made out to be, and it definitely does not exclude same sex marriages. For more information about the We are Church faith community, email Jane : jane (at) codrington (dot) biz

This is the first half of Part 2 of our series on LGBTQI inclusion. Please listen the first part of this series before listening to this podcast episode - it should be the previous file in this podcast feed. That looks at the seven "anti gay" passages in the Bible, and shows clearly that we have misinterpreted them. This podcast is the audio feed of a video  that was recorded at the We Are Church gathering on 28 August 2022 in Waverley, Johannesburg, and focuses on what the Bible says about marriage. This first half looks at how we use - and misuse - the Bible, and the importance of looking at the character of God (as revealed in Jesus) for our theology. The second half of this message focuses on what the Bible says about marriage, and will come into your podcast feed next.

I know this podcast has been quiet for a long time. Covid has taken it's toll on the amount of time I can commit to this work. We will be back at some stage with Season 2.  For now, here's a surprise bonus episode for Pride Month 2022. I was asked to speak at our faith community about the seven verses in the Bible that have been used to say that God is against gay people. For more information on 'We Are Church' faith community, contact Jane Codringon at jane at codrington.biz For more on the work I have done on this topic, see my blog at http://www.futurechurchnow.com

A look back at the key Bible verses that talk about homosexuality and why they don't apply to loving LGBTQI relationships today, with a positive reading of the book of Romans. This ends season 1 of the ALLin Pod. Season 2 will focus on what the Bible says about marriage, and whether LGBTQI people can get married.