So, let's talk about the Bible. Let's chat about how we are prone to having too low or too high a view of it. Let's chat through 10 ways to know its time to rethink how you understand the Bible. And, of course, talk about a helpful way of reading it... - Website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com Blog: www.thatjohnchaffee.com/blog Podcast: www.thatjohnchaffee.com/the-ambushed-podcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/thatjohnchaffee Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatjohnchaffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/johnchaffe...
Nov 11, 2020•32 min
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Nov 06, 2020•30 min
Last week, I had a great conversation with my spiritual director, who blew me away with this singular quote from Antonio Machado: "Pilgrim, there is no path: paths are made by walking." Riffing on that, and that odd passage on "the heart is deceitful beyond all things", is it possible that we have misunderstood the place of listening to our heart's compass? So here is a chat about spiritual directors, having an inner compass and rethinking Jeremiah 17. And here is the poem by Antonio Machado, tr...
Oct 06, 2020•38 min
Let's chat about oreos, a parable, and well-intentioned religious folk missing the point about the Kingdom of Heaven, shall we? - Support at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: @thatjohnchaffee You can also check out my website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com Email me at: [email protected]
Sep 24, 2020•24 min
Building off of reflections from my own past couple months with depression, here is a chat about the process of "building a self - denying yourself - having no self - to having a Christ-self." - Support at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: @thatjohnchaffee You can also check out my website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com Email me at: [email protected]
Sep 01, 2020•32 min
Each 15th of the month will be a Q+A video, in which I will give my best try at (1) answering a question that you send in or, (2) complicating the question and thereby creating MORE questions. Let's have some fun. Three main questions going on here: Resurrection Bodies, Heaven and Violence. Feel free to send questions to be in the next Q&A episode! - Support at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: @thatjohnchaffee You can also check out my website: w...
Aug 14, 2020•22 min
Tommy and Noah make up the band Lowercase People (go check them out). They are ragtag misfits, just like me... that's probably why we have kept in touch since meeting back in 2015. These two are thoughtful guys that are navigating what it means to have Christian upbringings, and owning it for themselves now that they are in their early 20s. Check it out. It's a long one, but a fun one. We got a bit excited at certain parts. Enjoy. - If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share i...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 23 min
The book of Job is ancient wisdom... that often gets misunderstood and so glossed over. Chances are, if you have heard of this book, you have some insights as towards the plot of the epic poem of Job, but do you know what it is really about? Suing God. Yup. In this episode, we chat through God showing up to Job's "courtroom," flipping the game on him, and going through what makes Job "repent OF dust and ashes." Truly, this book is not understood for all the gold it really has within its words! I...
Aug 04, 2020•31 min
The book of Job is ancient wisdom... that often gets misunderstood and so glossed over. Chances are, if you have heard of this book, you have some insights as towards the plot of the epic poem of Job, but do you know what it is really about? Suing God. Yup. In this episode, we chat through Job's final statement, his concise lawsuit that he has against God, and... how it's pretty airtight. If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share it with a friend or consider being a patron at...
Jul 31, 2020•34 min
The book of Job is ancient wisdom... that often gets misunderstood and so glossed over. Chances are, if you have heard of this book, you have some insights as towards the plot of the epic poem of Job, but do you know what it is really about? Suing God. Yup. If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share it with a friend or consider being a patron at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: www.instagram/thatjohnchaffee www.twitter.com/thatjohn...
Jul 22, 2020•30 min
Thank you for checking out the Ambushed Podcast! If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share it with a friend or consider being a patron at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: www.instagram/thatjohnchaffee www.twitter.com/thatjohnchaffee Subscribe to my Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFWLIbWiSTQhtZvX8Ayb8A?view_as=public You can also check out my website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com
Jun 10, 2020•24 min
Matthew 25:14-30 can be problematic, especially if it keeps you up at night on a retreat like me. But maybe there is something deeper to this parable than we realize in the West... Thank you for checking out the Ambushed Podcast! If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share it with a friend or consider being a patron at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: www.instagram/thatjohnchaffee www.twitter.com/thatjohnchaffee Subscribe to my Yout...
May 24, 2020•26 min
Let's chat about John 14:1-6, and whether or not it is exclusive, inclusive or something else... Thank you for checking out the Ambushed Podcast! If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share it with a friend or consider being a patron at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: www.instagram/thatjohnchaffee www.twitter.com/thatjohnchaffee Subscribe to my Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFWLIbWiSTQhtZvX8Ayb8A?view_as=public You can...
May 15, 2020•27 min
Just wrapped up a very fun convo with Rev. Dr. Deborah Watson. We often riff on pastoral and theological things at the church where we both work... So why not record one for y'all to enjoy on your next walk? Also up on iTunes now. Have a great day, y'all.
May 01, 2020•58 min
Ep. 89 | The Book Of How Pt. 5 - Prayer by John Chaffee
Apr 24, 2020•25 min
The book of Lamentations is actually titled "How." How... brilliant is that? Here we chat through chapter 4, which has the author-poet give a perspective of the fall of Jerusalem that resonates with our lives today. Don't worry, there is some hope sprinkled throughout.
Apr 17, 2020•23 min
Lamentations 3, is a chapter all about hope and despair over the loss of home. Here, we break it down, read the whole chapter, and try to make sense of some of the TIMELESS wisdom of this brutal chapter. Enjoy. If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: www.instagram.com/thatjohnchaffee www.twitter.com/thatjohnchaffee
Apr 10, 2020•32 min
The OT book of Lamentations could also be called "How." In pt. 2 we chat through how there is such a thing as angry-lament, read Lamentations ch. 2, and tie it all together and put a nice bow on it... Actually, no, we don't. And here is the link the NT Wright article on Lament: https://time.com/5808495/coronavirus-christianity/
Apr 03, 2020•27 min
The book of "How?" is also known as "Lamentations." You probably know it by that name, and boy is it a doozy. This is the first in a series that looks at it chapter by chapter for the next 5 weeks. Buckle in, because it is a tragic, brutal, hopeful, angry, dejected, faithful book... No wonder it is often avoided by most churches.
Mar 27, 2020•32 min
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Mar 20, 2020•7 min
Thank you for checking out the Ambushed Podcast! If you like what you heard and found it helpful, please share it with a friend or consider being a patron at: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee If you want to follow me on Instagram or Twitter: www.instagram.com/thatjohnchaffee www.twitter.com/thatjohnchaffee Subscribe to my Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFWLIbWiSTQhtZvX8Ayb8A?view_as=public You can also check out my website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com And sign up for occasional emails here: m...
Nov 15, 2019•23 min
I think the title says it all. Instagram and Twitter: @thatjohnchaffee Website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee Mailchimp: https://mailchi.mp/0522e0e89d5c/musings-of-a-holy-fool-491271
Nov 02, 2019•26 min
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Oct 18, 2019•28 min
So here we go... into Exodus 33, one of the most brilliant and bewildering passages of the Hebrew Scriptures. We talk about two ideas that stretch from the Hebrew to the Greek Scriptures, as well as how Moses is experiencing something that all of us experience, frustration and bartering with God. Here is the link to the YouTube Playlist I mention: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVQtFZwv79arC0vZqNF4AgJkYAp2QIZKL As well as some of my online accounts and weekly email signup: Instagram and ...
Sep 10, 2019•31 min
From August 18th to the 26th, I did a solo road trip down to Kentucky to stay at the Abbey of Gethsemani. This is the same Abbey where Thomas Merton lived and wrote so many of his books. This is a recap of that experience and some of the insights I personally got out of a week long silent retreat in the hills of Kentucky. Here is a youtube video I made of the trip: https://youtu.be/v93zvKmvBYo
Aug 30, 2019•28 min
In seminary we are taught "Orthodoxy leads to orthopraxy." Well, that isn't always the case, is it? So here I propose an update to the phrase by inventing a word. Buckle in.
Aug 13, 2019•25 min
I didn't know it when I started writing the notes, but this one ended up being the opposite of a previous episode... Plus, can we all just talk about how we get uncomfortable when some people talk about the devil?
Jul 16, 2019•28 min
Soooo, how about that title, huh? Does that intrigue you or not? My understanding is that we misunderstand the word "apocalypse." And so, even if you are religious or non-religious, I guarantee you, you want to have not just one but many apocalypses happen to you in your life. Enjoy. - Instagram: @thatjohnchaffee Twitter: @thatjohnchaffee Website: www.thatjohnchaffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/johnchaffee Mailchimp: https://mailchi.mp/56532be6894a/getemailsfromjohn
Jun 10, 2019•18 min
Part 2 in a series of trying to "reframe" different parts of the life of faith, this is all about understanding immature religion, mature religion, the place of nature, the place of soul, and the importance of mystery. All of which, of course, inspired by the writing of St. Bonaventure's The Soul's Journey into God.
Jun 01, 2019•32 min
What do Rafiki, Yoda, Gandalf and Jesus have in common? Well, more than you may think. Plus, they all have something very important in common...
May 24, 2019•26 min
