The Unintentional Heretic

Who is my neighbor? Immigration and the way of Jesus

In this episode of The Unintentional Heretic, Greg explores immigration through the lens of Scripture, history, and the teachings of Jesus, tracing the Bible’s evolving relationship with outsiders, strangers, and the vulnerable. Challenging the rise of Christian nationalism and the dehumanization of immigrants, the episode asks whether Christians will choose fear and exclusion—or recognize Christ already present in the stranger at the border.

The Evolution of LGBTQ Doctrine: Jesus, Scripture, and the Expanding Circle of Grace

In this episode of The Unintentional Heretic, Greg explores the long and complex evolution of Christian doctrine surrounding LGBTQ inclusion, tracing the conversation from ancient purity codes and Greco-Roman assumptions to modern understandings of sexuality, human dignity, and the radically expansive love of Jesus. Drawing on Scripture, church history, theology, and lived human experience, the episode asks whether Christianity is ultimately about protecting boundaries of exclusion—or participating in the ever-widening circle of grace revealed in Christ.

Evolution and Christianity: Darwin, Teilhard de Chardin, Ilia Delio, and the God of Becoming

In this episode of The Unintentional Heretic, Greg explores the often-contentious relationship between Christianity and evolution, tracing the journey from Darwin and the Scopes Trial to the visionary theology of Teilhard de Chardin, Ilia Delio, and process theology. Rather than seeing evolution as a threat to faith, the episode reframes creation as an ongoing sacred unfolding in which God is not preserving a static universe, but continually drawing all things toward deeper consciousness, compassion, communion, and love.

What Does it Mean to Trust God? The Illusion of Control and the Promise of Presence.

In this episode of The Unintentional Heretic, Greg explores the illusion of control, humanity’s deep evolutionary longing for certainty, and why Jesus consistently offers presence instead of predictable answers or guaranteed outcomes. Drawing from Scripture, philosophy, mysticism, and personal experiences of crisis and transformation, the episode reflects on how suffering, uncertainty, and even our wounds can become the very places where grace reshapes us into deeper compassion, courage, and Christlikeness.

Heaven: Escaping Earth or Healing Creation?

In this episode of The Unintentional Heretic, Greg explores the evolution of heaven through Scripture, theology, Greek philosophy, mysticism, and church history—challenging the common assumption that Christianity is primarily about escaping earth for a distant afterlife. Drawing on the Bible, other faith traditions, contemplative spirituality, and modern near-death research, the episode reframes eternal life not as somewhere we eventually go, but as a deeper participation in divine reality already breaking into the present moment.