Beyond the Box

Ray and Steve are taking the week off from podcasting to enjoy Christmas with their families. We hope that all of our listeners have a very enjoyable holiday. We’ll be back next week!

Listener Ben K. recently asked several really good questions on the Idea Submission page.  Specifically, Ben asked questions revolving around the idea of leaving the institutional church.  How does one communicate that decision to the pastor without appearing to be criticizing that pastor’s work?  In this episode, Ray and Steve discuss some of their own [...]

 

 Beyond the Box: Leaving the Institution [45:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey, listeners. Recently, the BtB site was hacked, and as part of our efforts to prevent this from happening again, we have had to upgrade our WordPress version to the newest. This, in turn, required us to change plugins that we were using for podcasting. As a result, there appears to be some [...]

While questioning institutional church practices and traditions, do we ever reach a point that should be left beyond inquiry?  At what point do we “cross the line” with our skepticism, or is there a line to begin with?  In this episode Steve and Ray respond to regular listener sidfaiwu’s idea submission regarding skepticism and the supernatural.  We would love [...]

 

 Standard Podcast [39:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In a recent idea submission, Gloria asked a question about knowing the difference between truth and trickery.  How can we determine what is actually real and what is being put in our minds by manipulation.  It’s one thing to look at a cult and see the manipulation that takes place.  But what about within Christianity? [...]

 

 Beyond the Box: Learning to Discern [36:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download