The Exiled Theologian

Jonah, a heroic fish and a story with no villain.

In this episode Samuel French and I explore the story of Jonah. We chew on the possibility of it being a parable designed to reveal a deeper wisdom about ourselves, our relationship to each other and God. This is my favorite book in the Old Testament with the most radical and progressive message concerning the universality of God's love and grace. I highly recommend reading "Jonah for Normal People" by Jared Byas if you're interested in exploring this innovative piece of ancient literature further.

Depression, fitness, faith and absurdity.

In this episode Samuel French and I chat about our experience with depression. We explore why our obsession with fitness helps temper it's effects and discuss how all of that intersects with our faith and underpins the absurdity of life.

Joy, death and some meta physics of quality.

In this episode I chat with my longtime friend Josh Mason about joy, what it is and where it comes from. We look at the religious and non-religious perspectives and find ourselves down a few more rabbit holes that take us into death and some meta-physics of quality. Josh is a musical artist and graphic designer. We have been meeting for breakfast every week since 2015 to chat about life and how we derive meaning within it. Everyone should have a friend like Josh.

What's the deal with hell?

In this episode I explore the doctrine of hell with my good friend Samuel French. It's not a theologically technical unpacking of it but more so an honest chat. We ask questions and give our personal assessments as we search for the unorthodox perspective.

You are what you eat.

In this episode I explore whether the soul gets hungry and what to feed it by considering a set of strange comments from Jesus referring to himself in John chapter 6.