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You Have Permission

So many of us have been given bad answers to good questions -- questions about God, suffering, prayer, fate, science, justice, and more -- often by people with pure intentions. But we needn't stop wit... Read more

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To Critique Purity Culture (#22)

To Critique Purity Culture (#22)

Seattle's own Dr. Tina Shermer Sellers (psychologist and sex therapist) joins Dan for a fascinating conversation about w... Read more

20 May 2019

1hr 50mins

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To Be Gay Affirming (#10)

To Be Gay Affirming (#10)

This is a tricky one, especially for those who have a genuine desire to take the Bible seriously. The argument for inclu... Read more

25 Feb 2019

1hr 53mins

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The Argument for Universal Salvation (#43)

The Argument for Universal Salvation (#43)

This is the episode that some of you have been waiting 40-some episodes for. Many of you know that I identify as a unive... Read more

4 Nov 2019

1hr 30mins

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What Comes After Purity Culture? (#37)

What Comes After Purity Culture? (#37)

What exactly is “purity culture,” and why is everyone talking about it? Was it really so harmful? Isn’t it pretty stra... Read more

23 Sep 2019

1hr 49mins

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To Think Seriously About (Biblical) Patriarchy (#9)

To Think Seriously About (Biblical) Patriarchy (#9)

Does the Bible teach a soft, "kind" version of patriarchy, or was patriarchy the unquestioned cultural backdrop of the B... Read more

18 Feb 2019

1hr 33mins

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"Toxic Christianity" & Its Damaging Claims (#45)

"Toxic Christianity" & Its Damaging Claims (#45)

“Human beings are primarily intrinsically sinful and evil.”“God’s truth can only be found in the Biblical text.”“The bod... Read more

18 Nov 2019

1hr 44mins

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Do Muslims, Jews & Christians Worship the Same God? (#49)

Do Muslims, Jews & Christians Worship the Same God? (#49)

Plus: a working definition of “Process Theology and “Robust Christian Pluralism." Dr. Wm. Andrew Schwartz (Claremont Sch... Read more

6 Jan 2020

1hr 38mins

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Why "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" Is Psychologically Impossible (#20)

Why "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" Is Psychologically Impossible (#20)

Richard Beck is a psychologist, professor, speaker and author of many books, right in what I consider to be the sweet sp... Read more

6 May 2019

1hr 42mins

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To Be Egalitarian / Ordain Women (#29)

To Be Egalitarian / Ordain Women (#29)

One of the most divisive questions in the modern church is whether or not biological sex plays a role in who should be a... Read more

8 Jul 2019

2hr 15mins

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To Accept Theistic Evolution (#2)

To Accept Theistic Evolution (#2)

Many Christians are erroneously taught that either 1) Darwinian Evolution is true or 2) the Bible / the Gospel is true, ... Read more

14 Jan 2019

1hr 28mins

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End Times Anxiety: Part 1 (#50)

End Times Anxiety: Part 1 (#50)

What better way to celebrate 50 episodes of YHP than to kick off a 4-part series on so-called “End Times” teaching/theol... Read more

13 Jan 2020

1hr 6mins

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Faith Changes & Marriage, Family, Kids, Divorce and Dating (#40)

Faith Changes & Marriage, Family, Kids, Divorce and Dating (#40)

How do we parent our kids after faith deconstruction? What if only one half of a couple is going through faith changes?... Read more

14 Oct 2019

1hr 53mins

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To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories (#6)

To Consider *ALL* the Atonement Theories (#6)

*How exactly* does Christ's death and resurrection make people right with God? Author and journalist Bonnie Kristian wal... Read more

28 Jan 2019

1hr 24mins

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Liberal Christianity's Origin Story (#56)

Liberal Christianity's Origin Story (#56)

it isn't as nerdy as it sounds, but... I spoke with Reverend Doctor Catherine Kelsey about the beginnings of what today ... Read more

24 Feb 2020

1hr 23mins

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To Consider Inerrancy, Infallibility & Inspiration (#21)

To Consider Inerrancy, Infallibility & Inspiration (#21)

Dan is re-joined by Bonnie Kristian (author of "A Flexible Faith") to talk through the various ways that Christians thin... Read more

13 May 2019

1hr 39mins

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Evil, Hell, & Evidence for God at a Christian College (#54)

Evil, Hell, & Evidence for God at a Christian College (#54)

Dan sits down with friend and philosopher Matthew Benton (Seattle Pacific University) to talk through five common questi... Read more

10 Feb 2020

1hr 35mins

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To Question the Canaanite Conquest & Divine Violence (#30)

To Question the Canaanite Conquest & Divine Violence (#30)

Did God really command the complete slaughter of everyone living in the Promised Land (men, women and children)? Would ... Read more

22 Jul 2019

1hr 56mins

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Is the “Supernatural” Actually Just Natural? (#42)

Is the “Supernatural” Actually Just Natural? (#42)

Just in time for Halloween (not on purpose actually!)... What exactly is the "supernatural"? When God does something in ... Read more

28 Oct 2019

1hr 43mins

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To Be Theologically Progressive (#8)

To Be Theologically Progressive (#8)

This week (partly since I will be out of town next weekend) we are getting a doozy of an episode with Dr. Kyle Roberts (... Read more

11 Feb 2019

2hr 15mins

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To Trust Your Experience (Dustin Kensrue) (#38)

To Trust Your Experience (Dustin Kensrue) (#38)

Is experience potentially a direct pathway to the God of the universe? Or is it simply “the heart [being] deceitful abov... Read more

30 Sep 2019

1hr 32mins

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