Jeremiah has a conversation with his friend Seth Schoen about their adversarial collaboration on spiritual experience. Their collaboration explored the nature of spiritual experience as it is studied empirically from a number of perspectives, and was published on the website Slate Star Codex. This podcast conversation also covers such topics as psychological research on spiritual…
48 – A Relationship with the Trinity
In this episode Jeremiah delves into the mystery of the Trinity. The hypothesis is that the relationships within the Trinity are examples of the intimate relationship of unity that God wants to have with us. The experiment is to pursue a deeper relationship with each member of the Trinity.
47 – Interview with Jeremy Tate on the Classics Learning Test, Modern Education, and Christianity
In this episode Jeremiah speaks with Jeremy Tate, who is the cofounder and CEO of the Classics Learning Test. The Classics Learning Test, also known as the CLT, is a college entrance exam growing in popularity as a competitor to the SAT and ACT tests. In this interview we talked about Tate’s vision behind the…
46 – the Uselessness of Guilt
In this episode we’re talking about guilt. The hypothesis is that the emotion of guilt is not only useless but completely counterproductive in a relationship with God. The experiment is to work on replacing your guilt with actions of trust and listening.
Monday Good Stuff – God’s Family
What’s the good stuff today? You are a part of God’s family. This is one of the main messages of the Bible. In this episode, we discuss this quote from Heiser’s book What Does God Want? This is your ultimate destiny–becoming a permanent, legitimate member of God’s family. In the end, you belong in God’s…
45 – Interview with Justin Sarachik on Christian Hip Hop, Belief, and Family
Justin Sarachik is the editor in chief of Rapzilla.com, an online magazine covering Christian hip hop and rap. He’s been a journalist for many years, and has written for such publications as the Christian Post and Relevant magazine. We talked about the state of Christian hip hop, his personal perspective on Christian belief, the need…
44 – Let God Work it in You
In this episode Jeremiah discusses a spiritual mechanism of transformation. The hypothesis is that when we address our own internal reactions or problems, we must include God and His power or we will not change. The experiment is to give our problems to God and let Him work the change within us.
Monday Good Stuff – Try it Again
What do we do when we have dreams unfulfilled? What do we do when we work on something that doesn’t seem to work out? I was asking these question a lot last week, and spent a lot of time talking to God about it. Here’s the answer I got back: try it again..
Make the Lord’s Prayer Personal
The first time I really remember the Lord’s prayer being recited, I was in sixth grade. Anytime I’d stay with my friend, his family would recite the Lord’s prayer before eating. They said it so fast and monotone that it seemed almost robotic to me. It actually turned me off to the Lord’s prayer because…
43 – Hallowed, and Other Amazing Adjectives
Jeremiah discusses a simple but personal thing we can do to honor God. The hypothesis is that we can expand upon the Lord’s prayer as a powerful activity in our relationship with the Father. The experiment is to tell God how cool He is. Like, so cool.