In this episode Craig is joined by Keith Giles, author of Jesus Untangled, and our contributor Abby Cleckner. Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit to follow Jesus and start a house church where no one takes a salary and 100 percent of all offerings are given to help the poor in the community. He has been a published writer since 1989.
Their conversation centers on Keith’s book and his entire Jeus-un series. Keith helps us reframe our perspective of Christianity from that of worshipping a book about Jesus to moving into a growing and personal relationship with Christ Himself. Jesus is who we have been called to follow out of fear and into love— not the state, not the pastor, but Jesus.
Starting points for further exploration on topics from the show:
10:00 Mark Twain quote: It’s Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled? (great quote might not be by Mark Twain)
12:28 Jesus Unbound
13:03 Story of two soldiers
16:42 Eberhard Arnold
24:20 Study he is referring to: Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens Martin Gilens and Benjamin I.
28:00 Roe v. Wade
29:01 Planned Parenthood Funding shows increased funding most recent fiscal cycle
29:40 Sandra Day O’Connor
30:34 Jerry Faldwell
39:00 Flat Bible vs. Jesus Centric Perspective
50:57 Anabaptist