In this episode of Redeeming Religion, Ethan and John about their journey into prayer. Often we hear of prayer as making our requests known to God. With that, we want to highlight not just asking God for things, but finding a place and time to

Works: Roots of Assumed Meaning: The Reformation in 1st or 21st Century?

Jun 8th, 2020 49m 52s

In this episode of Redeeming Religion, Ethan and John continue the topic of works, viewed through the lens of the Reformation. When we hear the word "works," we can often bring a lot of assumptions on what that word means both theologically and

What about "works"?

Jun 1st, 2020 49m 24s

In this episode of Redeeming Religion, Ethan and John come to the topic of works. Often we hear, "we're saved by grace and not by works." Works as a general doctrine is treated as a bad word, often associated with stale religion. We hit on the

Self-awareness: Healthy or Destructive?

May 25th, 2020 46m 15s

In this episode of Redeeming Religion, we are actually returning after a long break. It's been over a year since we last recorded. In that time we've been looking for a church to call home and discuss that in brief. We also ask the question of

Invited to a Living Narrative

May 18th, 2020 1h 1m

In this episode of Redeeming Religion, Ethan and John examine the idea of "Narrative." How do we transfer information? Often we search for detailed breakdowns to communicate complex topics. However, when we look in Scripture, we find not a scie

Why Redeem?

May 11th, 2020 34m 15s

Words such as “religion” and “redeeming” come with a lot of baggage. In this episode of Redeeming Religion, Ethan and John lay some groundwork to define what is meant when using those words throughout this podcast.Music by Ethan AvantsContact U

Religion or Relationship?

May 4th, 2020 34m 7s

Welcome to the Redeeming Religion podcast. In this debut episode, we introduce ourselves and what led to this podcast. Being members of a local evangelical church, we have often experienced treating the word, “Religion,” as a bad word. Phrases

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