Religious Trauma, Deconstruction, and the Meaning Crisis with Jim Palmer, Pt. 1

Religious Trauma, Deconstruction, and the Meaning Crisis with Jim Palmer, Pt. 1

This episode of The Sacred Everywhere features Jim Palmer. Jim and I met a couple of years ago at ORTCON (Open & Relational Theology Conference), and I’ll be speaking there again next week. We covered a lot of ground in part 1, including: * Jim’s journey from megachurch pastor to an expert on religious trauma and deconstruction * Meaning and existential health * What are the core components of existential health?   Watch the Full Conversation: https://sherikling.substack.com/p/jim-palmer-full [https://sherikling.substack.com/p/jim-palmer-full] * * * * * Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here:  http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] * * * * * Jim Palmer is a writer, teacher, and founder of the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. A former megachurch pastor, certified spiritual director, and existential health counselor, his work explores meaning, identity, purpose, belonging, mortality, and the challenges of being human in a rapidly changing world. He is the author of six books and writes extensively on non-religious spirituality, religious deconstruction and reconstruction, and existential health. Through his writing, teaching, and public engagement, Palmer helps people navigate life's deepest questions without outsourcing their authority to institutions, ideologies, or inherited belief systems, fostering greater self-authorship, reality contact, and human flourishing.  Read “10 Religious Ideas We No Longer Need to Believe” at https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/p/10-religious-ideas-we-no-longer-need [https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/p/10-religious-ideas-we-no-longer-need] See Jim’s work on Substack: https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/ [https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/] Visit the Center for Nonreligious Spirituality: https://www.nonreligiousspirituality.com/ [https://www.nonreligiousspirituality.com/] * * * * * * **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals. * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Was Jesus’ Resurrection Real?

Was Jesus’ Resurrection Real? From Empty Tomb to Living Transformation What if we’re asking the wrong question about Jesus’ resurrection? Maybe the real question isn’t “did it happen?” but “what does resurrection actually mean?” It was watching a video with Paul Wallis about the possibility that Jesus spent time in India before beginning his ministry that led me down today’s recorded rabbit hole. Of course, it’s a rabbit hole I love to explore and a question that I think a lot of people – Christians included – wonder about.  In this video and podcast, I explore a wide-ranging territory, including: * Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-19) * Was what happened to Paul both a near death and a shared death experience? * What does scripture say about Jesus’ resurrected body? * What about the effects on Paul’s life? * How did the Jesus event radically change the people around him? * Does this connect with the idea in process theology about Christ as creative transformation? * What does resurrection mean for us today?   * * * * * * *  Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here:  http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD]  Watch Paul Wallis talk about Jesus in India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5imgmomcgRo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5imgmomcgRo] .  **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals.  * * * * * * *   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Sacred Listening, Asking, Healing

For those of us who have lived alone for a long time, it’s often hard to ask for help. Asking for help makes us vulnerable. It can feel frightening. But what happens when we listen to what we need, move into how we feel about it, and ask for help from the people we know and love? Sometimes, the results can be surprising. In this video and podcast, Dr. Sheri Kling talks about projection, synchronicity, feminine vs. masculine (or lunar vs. solar) power, questioning our trauma-based lies and illusions of separation, and about sacred listening, asking, and the healing she received. Asking for help can be a radical act of self love. Do we love ourselves enough to ask for what we need? Even when it’s scary? * * * * * * * Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here: http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] Watch Kyle Cease talk about How Complaining Blocks Healing: . **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals. * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Loving Self, Embodying Soul with Jane Kennedy, Pt. 1

Isn’t it funny how something so small as a laugh or a gesture can spark a friendship between people on different continents? This episode of The Sacred Everywhere podcast and video series features Jane Kennedy. I first encountered Jane through a short film on the YouTube channel Reflections of Life, and immediately felt a kinship that led to this conversation.  Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here:  http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD]  Jane Kennedy has been using storytelling for a long time as a path of integrity and authenticity. Her work journey began in the early 80s with photography. Over time, she expanded her skills across various mediums, including audio-visual, video, filmmaking, documentaries, and television production.  For 30 years, Jane’s professional life was primarily focused on directing and producing reality television and factual storytelling. In the latter part of her career, she honed in on directing food shows — and as a result, she is a pretty accomplished cook! Within that context, she interviewed hundreds of people about their emotional states, their dreams, fears, and hopes for their lives. Through these experiences, Jane came to understand and deeply appreciate the gift of inquiry — essential both for storytelling and for understanding the human condition.  Now Jane continues to refine and extend these skills in new and meaningful ways. Her background in visual storytelling enables her to assist others in understanding — and sometimes transcending — their own narratives. Jane holds space for others and is also currently in training to become a Somatic Experiencing practitioner.  Jane Kennedy: https://janekennedy.co.za/ [https://janekennedy.co.za/]  Jane is featured in two films with Reflections of Life: What Happens When You Stop Forcing Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMpOSBsjDI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMpOSBsjDI]  Why I Chose to Not Panic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7fMHtPkh0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7fMHtPkh0]  **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals.   * * * * * * * This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Science and the Sacred, Pt. 1 with Philip Clayton

Can science and the sacred be in relationship? This episode of The Sacred Everywhere podcast and video series features Dr. Philip Clayton discussing his new book, Science and the Sacred: Beyond the Gods in Our Image. He and Dr. Sheri also dig into everything from mystical experience to the differences between panpsychism and cosmopsychism, why theology is important, and how spiritual practices can offer us meaning, belonging, and transformation. Watch the full episode here [https://sherikling.substack.com/p/science-and-the-sacred-with-philip]. Did this resonate with you? Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here: http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] * * * * * * * Dr. Philip Clayton works at the intersection of philosophy, theology, and science. He has published several dozen books and some 350 articles. Most recently, he and C. S. Pearce co-authored Science and the Sacred: Beyond the Gods in Our Image. Although he continues to work on fundamental questions that arise within each of these fields and at their intersections, his more recent focus has turned increasingly to the intersection of climate science, ethics, religion, and social philosophy, or ecotheology. He is the Ingraham Chair (emeritus) at Claremont School of Theology, where he founded the PhD program in comparative theologies and philosophies. Philip is also the founding president of the Institute for Ecological Civilization, now known as the EcoCivilization Coalition (EcoCiv.org [http://www.ecociv.org/]) and served president of the Institute for the Postmodern Development of China, which works with universities and government officials to promote the concept of ecological civilization through conferences, publications, educational projects, and ecovillages. He has previously served as a Dean, founding Provost, and Executive Vice President of a multi-religious university, Claremont Lincoln University. Philip enjoys cycling, sailing, refereeing competitive soccer, and wilderness camping with family and dog. You can learn more about my work at https://sherikling.com/ Download Dr. Sheri’s FREE guide, “Awakening to the Sacred,” here: http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD [http://subscribepage.io/jaCwFD] You can also follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheriDKling [https://www.facebook.com/SheriDKling] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherikling/ [https://www.instagram.com/sherikling/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherikling/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherikling/] X: https://x.com/sherikling [https://x.com/sherikling] * * * * * **NOTE: All videos, podcasts, services and products are for education, spiritual growth, and entertainment purposes only and are not intended to replace the work of medical, legal, or psychological professionals. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sherikling.substack.com/subscribe [https://sherikling.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]