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Encouraging Others Through Christ

Cliff Ravenscraftwww.cliffravenscraft.com
Launched in 2006 as About The Church, this podcast has evolved over nearly two decades into a sacred space for authentic spiritual exploration, transformation, and awakening. Hosted by Cliff Ravenscraft, Encouraging Others Through Christ speaks directly to those navigating deconstruction, spiritual awakening, and the deep remembrance of divine truth. This isn’t a Christian podcast in the traditional sense. It’s a Christ-centered transmission rooted in Presence, not performance. Here, no question is off limits. No belief is untouchable. And no path is too unconventional to be holy. A note about the archives (Episodes 001–134): These earlier episodes were recorded during Cliff’s time within evangelical Christianity. While they reflect a different theological lens than the one he holds today, they are preserved in full as sacred breadcrumbs, a living record of his evolving relationship with God. What you’ll hear is a heart that was always seeking truth, even when the language was different. These episodes are not outdated, they are foundational. They reveal the journey, not just the destination. From Episode 135 onward, the podcast continues with a renewed frequency, exploring Christ consciousness, mysticism, intuition, Light Language, inner child healing, and the deeper, esoteric teachings of Jesus. Cliff shares personal reflections, courageous questions, and soul-anchored conversations with guests who have walked their own winding paths through awakening and deconstruction. Whether you’re in the midst of spiritual transition, emerging from inherited faith systems, or simply hungry for a voice that speaks to your deepest knowing, Encouraging Others Through Christ is here to say: You are not alone. You are not broken. And you don’t have to hide anymore. This podcast is for those who still love Jesus but no longer know how to explain it. For those who long to follow the voice within, and trust it is the voice of God. Encouraging Others Through Christ is not here to tell you what to believe. It’s here to remind you that you already know.
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Episodes

132 EOTC – Faith Still Strong One Year Later!

I am so delighted to have Wayne Jacobsen join us once again here on Encouraging Others Through Christ. This time around, Wayne and I discuss what a life of faith might look like for those who are not a part of an institution. In our conversation, I mention a blog post I recently wrote about […]

Sep 27, 201259 min

131 EOTC – Three Free Sins – Steve Brown

I am super excited to release this 131st episode of the Encouraging Others Through Christ Podcast. Out of all the podcast episodes that I have produced since December 2005, this is, by far, my favorite episode to date. In this episode, I share an hour long conversation that I had with Steve Brown from Key […]

Jul 31, 20121 hr 2 min

130 EOTC – Remembering David Foster

This episode of Encouraging Others Through Christ is long overdue. I am finally at place where I am ready to record this episode devoted to remembering my good friend, David H. Foster. My great friend, David, passed away on April 1st, 2012. However, not before having a profound impact on my life. In this episode […]

Jul 29, 201246 min

129 EOTC – Know God, Love God & Live The Life For Which You Were Created

In this episode Cliff is once again joined by his good friend David Foster. Together they talk about true identity in Christ. They talk about money being a good thing and a God thing. And they talk about the journey of knowing God, loving God and living the life for which we are created. Thanks […]

Feb 10, 201241 min

128 EOTC – Is God More Real Than Your Bank Account?

I am so delighted to have Wayne Jacobsen join us once again here on Encouraging Others Through Christ. This time around, Wayne shares some thoughts around a message that he sent me in an email a few weeks ago. Here's what he had written to me… This has been one of the greatest joys of […]

Jan 19, 20121 hr

127 EOTC – He Redeemed My Mind To Think Big

I am excited to share a message from my good friend, David H. Foster, from his Renegade's Guide To God podcast. In this episode of the Encourage Others Through Christ podcast, I have taken the most recent podcast from my good friend, David H. Foster, and edited it down to be included here for you. […]

Jan 17, 201231 min

126 EOTC – A Conversation With Wayne Jacobsen

Back in episode 121, I shared some pretty shocking information related to my journey of faith and where I stand on my relationship with “the church.” In that episode, I had shared just how much of an impact the book “So You Don't Want To Go To Church,” by Wayne Jacobsen, had on me. In […]

Dec 23, 20111 hr 4 min

125 EOTC – Encouraging Others Through Christ

The About The Church podcast was launched in January 2006 as the third podcast produced here at the Generally Speaking Production Network. In this episode, I share the reasons why, after 125 episodes, I've decided to re-brand the show. From this point forward, this podcast will be known as the Encouraging Others Through Christ or […]

Dec 21, 201146 min

124 About The Church – A Conversation With David Foster

In this episode of the About The Church Podcast, I am delighted to share a recorded phone conversation that I recently had with my good friend, David H. Foster from DavidFoster.tv. I wish I had time to sit down and take notes about all the things we talked about in this conversation so that it […]

Dec 13, 20111 hr 6 min

123 About The Church – The Parable of The Incredibly Loving Father

It's been just over a month since our family decided that we were “Not Going To Go To Church Anymore!” In the past, if I would miss going to church a few weeks in a row, I would feel incredibly guilty and I would see my life's priorities getting all out of whack. However, if […]

Oct 26, 201150 min

122 About The Church – How To Win At Life With Money

In this episode of the About The Church Podcast, Stephanie and I share part 1 of 5 in a sermon series titled “Moneyology” by David Foster. You can gain access to the original sermon series without our commentary by going to http://gspn.tv/moneyology. Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using […]

Oct 01, 20111 hr 5 min

121 About The Church – Not Going To church Anymore!

In this episode, I share some pretty shocking information related to my journey of faith and where I stand on my relationship with “the church.” However, it is really difficult for me to actually state the decision that our family has recently made. The reason is because the statement is that our family has decided […]

Sep 22, 201153 min

120 About The Church – Rob Shares His Experience With New Bible Reading Plan

In this episode, Cliff and Robert discuss what has been going on in their hearts and minds as it relates to faith in Christ and their involvement in the local church. Robert shares his experience with a new Bible Reading Plan that he’s enjoyed very much. We also get some amazing feedback from Dr. Paul […]

Dec 15, 20101 hr 1 min

119 About The Church – Eagerly Awaiting The Restoration of Eden

In this episode, Cliff and Robert discuss what has been going on in their hearts and minds as it relates to faith in Christ and their involvement in the local church. They mention two books in this episode. The Epic of Eden – http://amzn.to/d0yK1j Mere Churchianity – http://amzn.to/b1R56W Click Here To Download This Episode

Oct 13, 201054 min

118 About The Church – Liturgy of The Hours

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/AboutTheChurch118-Liturgyofthehours.mp3] About The Church Podcast Liturgy of The Hours Click Here To Download This Episode In this episode of About The Church, I'm joined by Dane Falkner and Greg Pedroza from DivineOffice.org. In Podcast Answer Man episode 174, I explained how Divine Office had offered to sponsor a trip to Podcamp Boston 5 that Stephanie […]

Aug 30, 20100

117 About The Church – My Prayer Partner

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/AboutTheChurch117-MyPrayerPartner.mp3] About The Church Podcast My Prayer Partner In this episode of About The Church, I'm joined by Robert Johnson. Robert has been my prayer/accountability partner for over ten years now. DG needed to take some time off from the podcast for a while and he hopes to be able to return in the near […]

Aug 06, 20100

116 About The Church – Making Room For A Biblical Model of Ministry

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/AboutTheChurch116-MakingRoomForABiblicalModelofMinistry.mp3] About The Church Podcast Making Room for a Biblical Model of Ministry Cliff and DG are at it again in this episode. Of course, this time, DG completely steels the thunder from Cliff's argument about something that DG shared about the United Methodist Church. If you want to get the book we discussed at […]

Jul 09, 20100

115 About The Church – Big Butter Jesus Struck By Lightning

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/AboutTheChurch115-BigButterJesusStruckByLightening.mp3] About The Church Podcast Big Butter Jesus Struck By Lightning In this episode, Cliff and DG actually sing! Do we really need to post anything else here in the show notes to get you to want to listen to this episode? I didn't think so! Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing […]

Jun 18, 20100

114 About The Church – Stand Up And Agree

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/AboutTheChurch114-StandUpAndAgree.mp3] About The Church Podcast Stand Up And Agree In this episode of About The Church, Cliff and DG do something they have never done before. They actually stood up during the entire recording of the episode. Not only that, but they had a great deal of fun generally speaking about the church. If you […]

Jun 03, 20100

113 About The Church – Zombie Christians

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/AboutTheChurch113-ZombieChristians.mp3] About The Church Podcast Zombie Christians In this episode, DG and Cliff play a little catch up after going two weeks without doing a podcast together. They also talk about the state of DG's search for employment and some of the issues that he is facing when working with the church. Finally, Cliff shares […]

May 28, 20100

112 About The Church – God Gets Graphic

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/AboutTheChurch112-GodGetsGraphic.mp3] About The Church Podcast God Gets Graphic Click Here To Download This Episode In the About The Church Podcast, Cliff Ravenscraft and DG Hollums discuss random topics on a weekly basis regarding the Christian Faith.

May 07, 20100

111 About The Church – The Lawn Mower Episode

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/AboutTheChurch-TheLawnmowerEpisode.mp3] About The Church Podcast The Lawn Mower Episode Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

Apr 29, 20100

110 About The Church – What Do Mormons Believe

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/AboutTheChurch110-WhatDoMormansBelieve.mp3] About The Church Podcast What Do Mormons Believe In this episode, Cliff and DG are joined by DG's wife, Tiffany. A few weeks ago, someone called in and asked about what Mormons believe and what the differences were between protestant Christianity and what Mormons believe. Tiffany shares a unique perspective on this topic. Click […]

Apr 22, 20100

109 About The Church – Participate In The Insurrection

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/AboutTheChurch109-ParticipateInTheInsurrection.mp3] About The Church Podcast Participate In The Insurrection In this episode, Cliff and DG share some audio clips from Pete Rollins (http://PeteRollins.net). Also they play some amazing feedback from Karen. Click Here To Download This Episode

Apr 16, 20100

108 About The Church – How God Lays Things On Your Heart

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/AboutTheChurch108-HowGodLaysThingsOnYourHeart.mp3] About The Church Podcast How God Lays Things On Your Heart In this episode, Cliff and DG talk about talk about the following items: * Verdict – A Sermon Series DVD from North Point Resources * 48 Days To The Work You Love – By Dan Miller * How God Lays Things On Our […]

Apr 08, 20100

107 About The Church – I Was Born This Way

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/AboutTheChurch107-IWasBornThisWay.mp3] About The Church Podcast I Was Born This Way Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

Apr 02, 20100

105 About The Church – Art And Denominations

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/AboutTheChurch105-ArtAndDenominations-e.mp3] About The Church Podcast Episode 105 – Art & Denominations Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

Mar 19, 20100

104 About The Church – Bible Translations

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/AboutTheChurch104-BibleTranslations.mp3] About The Church Podcast Episode 104 – Bible Translations In this episode, Cliff and DG talk about Bible Translations and more! Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

Mar 14, 20100

103 About The Church – Green Shoes From Flaming Liberals

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/AboutTheChurch103-GreenShoes.mp3] About The Church Podcast Episode 103 – Green Shoes From Flaming Liberals In this episode, Cliff and DG talk about Shoes! Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

Feb 26, 20100
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