With – Skye Jethani on SBE

Erik Guzman November 18th, 2011

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Are you a Christian who is confused and disappointed by God? You're not alone. Millions are stumbling in the darkness among forms of religion that are based on fear and control.

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Join Skye Jethani on Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about the misguided ways people try to relate to God, and then invites us to a life with God in freedom!

Skye is senior editor of Lead … (Read More)

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Is the Bible a Myth? – Dr. Tom Tribelhorn on SBE

Erik Guzman April 15th, 2011

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It's been estimated that over 65% of Christian students abandon their faith by the time they get to college. In fact, statistics show that those actively involved in Sunday school are more likely to turn their backs on Christianity. What's the deal?

Join Dr. Tom Tribelhorn on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his new book, My Professor Says the Bible is a Myth.

Dr. Tribelhorn has a Ph.D. in Judaic Studies and he almost lost his faith studyin … (Read More)

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Evolving in Monkey Town – Rachel Held Evans on SBE

Erik Guzman August 27th, 2010

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Rachel Held Evans grew up in Dayton, Tennessee, a town that epitomized Christian fundamentalism during the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925.

Join Rachel on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about her crisis of faith and how she came to a place where knowing all the answers isn't as important as asking questions.

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WT03.06 Breaking the Waves (1996)

Watching Theology June 17th, 2009

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God's Silence Series: no. 4. When Bess married Jan, it united an outsider and an insider, an oilworker and a member of a strict religious community. Their marriage was a happy one: sensual, fun, passionate. All that ended when Jan returned to his oil platform and Bess was left alone. She resumed prayers to a talkative God, a being who once was her only confidant. When Bess asked God to bring Jan back home to her, she took a significant step to a time of trial and a … (Read More)

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WT03.05 Mean Streets (1973)

Watching Theology June 6th, 2009

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God's Silence Series: no. 3. [NOTE: Explicit Content] Sometimes God is silent. Sometimes he's shut out of the conversation. In Martin Scorsese's breakthrough film Mean Streets, Charlie is trying to find his own way to stay out of Hell. He is the saint of Little Italy, just not the kind of saint anyone would canonize. Although God offers him absolution, Charlie prefers real atonement. He is the savior of the dregs, but his first priority is to save himsel … (Read More)

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WT03.04 Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Watching Theology May 7th, 2009

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God's Silence Series: no. 2. In part two of the "God's Silence" series, Watching Theology considers the profound link between ethics and God's existence. If God exists, He must care, and if God cares, He must punish. So if Martin Landau were to, say, kill Anjelica Huston, you might expect a lightning bolt or two, right? Not according to Woody Allen's masterpiece of tragedy, comedy, existentialism, and literary binaries. Join this episode f … (Read More)

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