Friends! What week is complete without hearing from Alexander John Shaia? Today we chat about his upcoming virtual course with The Shift Network and extend a special invite to our What If Project listeners to sign up. All the links are below. SIGN UP: https://www.quadratos.com/alexander-john/training/ ALEXANDER'S WEBSITE: https://www.quadratos.com/alexander-john/training/ MY BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Re-Thinking-Everything-Spiritual-Journey/dp/B09QNV8QX7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V52CPQJD7N53&keywo...
Jan 28, 2022•49 min
Short and sweet, coming in at 12 minutes. Grab a cup of coffee and lets talk a bit about my book that releases TOMORROW - January 25, 2022. It's my 40th birthday and I'm super excited to share some of my deepest and most personal thoughts with you as we "(Re)Think Everything" together. SHOW NOTES: (RE)THINKING EVERYTHING: https://www.amazon.com/Re-Thinking-Everything-Spiritual-Journey/dp/B09QNV8QX7/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1643081473&sr=8-2 PATREON - https://www.patreon.co...
Jan 24, 2022•12 min•Season 5Ep. 188
Welcome to SEASON FIVE of the show! Today we're sitting down with Dr. James Danaher to talk about his new book, "Jesus and the Bicameral Brain". Dr. Danaher was my philosophy professor back in college, but these days we connect outside of the classroom to cook up some heresy. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JESUS AND THE BICAMERAL BRAIN - ...
Jan 17, 2022•54 min•Season 5Ep. 187
This is the final installment of Instant Replay - new episodes begin next week! This week we look back on a conversation I had with one of my fellow seminary students, Shawn Garan. We talked about all sorts of heretical things. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ SHAWN GARAN - http://www.shawngaran.com SHAWN'S CHURCH - https://www.uccsouthbury...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 186
Today we replay our 2 years anniversary episode with my friend, mentor, and partner in heresy - Bo Sanders. Enjoy! -- SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ BO SANDERS - https://bosanders.wordpress.com JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yung-citizen...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 185
Today we look back on a conversation I had with one of my best friends - December Wells. December is a gay black woman who has taught me an IMMENSE amount about how to be an ally and she talks all about it with me in this episode. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity SP...
Dec 27, 2021•51 min•Season 4Ep. 184
This week we look back on my conversation with Elaine Pagels who talked to us about the Gnostic Christians and how her studying of the Gnostic texts has deepened and widened her own spiritual journey. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ ELAINE PAGELS - https://www.elaine-pagels.com READ THIS BOOK - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062368532/ref=cm_s...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 183
This week we look back on a convo with David Brakke who is a professor at Ohio State University and an expert in early Christianity, Gnosticism, and all the things. Enjoy! -- SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ DAVID BRAKKE - https://history.osu.edu/people/brakke.2 JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whati...
Dec 13, 2021•54 min•Season 4Ep. 182
Friends, today's guest needs no intro - the one and only Bart Ehrman. He's one of the most well-known (and controversial!) Bible Scholars in the universe and it was my great honor to sit down with him on the show. This was easily one of my top 5 favorite episodes and so open the notes app on your phone and get ready to take some notes! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/st...
Dec 06, 2021•49 min•Season 4Ep. 181
This week we look back on my conversation with Cindy Wang Brandt and in the intro I reflect on the part of our conversation where she gave me some very helpful advice regarding a question I had about my daughter. This is a good one! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatifprojectpodcast HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https...
Nov 29, 2021•46 min•Season 4Ep. 180
Friends! In this week's episode we look back on my convo with Colby Martin who wrote a book called "The Shift". We talk about the shift that takes place when someone moves from conservative to progressive Christianity and some of the nuts and bolts of what it means to be a "progressive thinking Christian". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatifprojectpodcast HERETIC...
Nov 22, 2021•55 min•Season 4Ep. 179
This week we look back on my conversation with a man who needs no introduction - NT Wright. This convo kicked off a series we did in Fall 2020 called "TO HELL WITH HELL". Enjoy. SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/whatifprojectpodcast HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity NT WR...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 178
This week we look back on a conversation with my friend Amber Cantorna. Amber grew up in the world of Focus on the Family and then came out as gay and her entire world was flipped upside down. She wrote a book called "Refocusing My Family" and it's a must read for anyone who is or wants to be an advocate for LGBTQ people. SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hereti...
Nov 08, 2021•54 min•Season 4Ep. 177
In this episode we look back on my conversation with Diana Butler Bass. I had a whole list of questions I planned to ask her and ended up asking NONE of them. Instead, we went deep down the rabbit hole of "deconstruction" and "reconstruction" and I'm grateful we did because this conversation was balm for my soul. I hope it will be for you too! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfir...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 176
In this episode I sit down with Nate Postlethewait to talk about some of my own religious trauma, how religious trauma that comes from various toxic teachings can impact our inner child, and what to do about it. SHOW NOTES PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity N...
Oct 27, 2021•54 min•Season 4Ep. 175
In this week's episode we look back on a convo I had with my friend David Hayward, the one and only NAKED PASTOR. It was originally recorded for Good Friday of 2020 and we talked about all sorts of heretical things. Buckle up! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity NAKED PASTOR ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 174
In this episode we look back on episode 1 of the podcast, recorded on my phone in a hotel room in Mars Hill, NC. I was attending the Wild Goose Festival and the idea for this podcast had been brewing as a result of a paper I was writing for school and ... this is where it all began. You'll hear a bit of my story, some of the backstory of the show, and some of the original vision of where I was hoping it would all go. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COF...
Oct 18, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 173
This week we look back on a conversation on a convo that I had with my friend Brandan Robertson about his book, "The Gospel of Inclusion". Brandan is a gay pastor in Washington DC who is doing incredible work in the world. Enjoy! (PS - I have a cohost for the intro, my 4 year old daughter - Jordan Joy!) SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE CO...
Oct 11, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 172
I quit my job of 11 years to do ... THIS. In full transparency, this mid-week check in is a full, 100% ask to go check out our tiers on Patreon and consider supporting the show financially. All the money we make from Patreon goes to buy groceries, gas, and all the things that come with being an adult. And so if the show has done you any good whatsoever and you feel the nudge ... please go take a look. Thanks for listening. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for encouraging me. Thanks for YOU. Much love....
Oct 05, 2021•7 min
In this episode we look back on a conversation with my friend, the late Steve Austin. Steve committed suicide in the Summer of 2021 and left a gaping hole in the world. In this conversation you'll get a taste of the ray of hope he was to so many as he fought hard to destroy the stigma around mental health that the church has created. The intro to the episode is from one of the What If Project Patreon supporters, Mike Koolen. Mike actually introduced me to Steve a while back and so his voice in t...
Oct 04, 2021•57 min•Season 4Ep. 171
In this week's episode we roll back to our series, "To Hell With Hell" and drop in on the convo I had with Matthew Korpman about hell and his book "Saying No To God". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity MATTHEW KORPMAN - http://www.matthewjkorpman.com SAYING NO TO GOD ...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 170
This week we look back on my convo with Mike Morrell who co-authored a book with Richard Rohr called "The Divine Dance". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity MIKE MORRELL - https://mikemorrell.org SPECIAL MUSIC (DJ KDOT) - https://music.apple...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 169
This week we look back on my first conversation with William Paul Young where we talked all about this book, "The Shack". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG - https://wmpaulyoung.com SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN) - https:/...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 168
In this week's episode we look back on one of my very favorite - top 5! - with my friend Barbara Brown Taylor. In the intro I talk about the time I met Barbara and how kind she was to me at a very vulnerable season of my life. Enjoy, and go pick up her books! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https:/...
Sep 06, 2021•57 min•Season 4Ep. 167
In this week's episode we look back on one of my favorite conversations with one of my favorite human being - Alexander John Shaia. Enjoy. SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity ALEXANDER JOHN SHAIA - https://www.quadratos.com SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITI...
Aug 30, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 166
Today is the 3 year anniversary of the podcast and (ironically) this week my entire world is changing. Here are a few thoughts, I hope they encourage you! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity SPECIAL MUSIC (FORREST CLAY) - https://music.apple.com/us...
Aug 23, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 165
In this week's episode we sit down with Robert Alter who wrote his own translation AND commentary of the Hebrew Bible. Do you have questions about how an ancient text is translated into a modern language? And how that process might impact that way the text is taught and understood today? This is a good one, enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire....
Aug 16, 2021•49 min•Season 4Ep. 164
In this week's episode we sit down with Derek Webb to talk about his upcoming album, "The Jesus Hypothesis". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity DEREK WEBB - https://www.patreon.com/derekwebb SPECIAL MUSIC (DEREK WEBB) - https://music.apple....
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 163
In this week's episode we sit down with James McGrath to talk about his book, "What Jesus Learned From Women". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity JAMES MCGRATH - https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/ WHAT JESUS LEARNED FROM WOMEN - ht...
Aug 02, 2021•52 min•Season 4Ep. 162
Today we sit down with my friend Jonathan Puddle to talk about his book, "You Are Enough". Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatifproject BUY ME A COFFEE - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatifproject HERETIC SHOP (ALL PROCEEDS ARE DONATED!) - https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heretic-shop/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY - https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatifprojectcommunity JONATHAN PUDDLE - https://jonathanpuddle.com YOU ARE ENOUGH - https://amzn.to/319OgSg SPECIAL MUSIC (YUNG CITIZEN)...
Jul 26, 2021•55 min•Season 4Ep. 161
