In the evangelical church - especially the version that's so overbearing today - we're taught we have to be in lock step with every position and not question any of them. After all, the Bible is clear about them all, right?!

But that's not the way actual life and faith work.

In reality, there are many theological positions I wish I was wrong about. In this episode, we get super honest – and only a little bit silly – about some of those positions.

After all, faith is about trusting even when we don't get it, right? Jesus never said we had to like or agree with everything, only that we trust him.

And we can trust him while hoping we're wrong.

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Heads up before you press play:

If you’re currently processing the loss of a loved one, this episode might not be for you.

To be completely transparent: this episode talks about death, dying, and losing family members. It also talks about the fears and anxieties we have around those issues as we grow older.

The first 7-8 minutes or so includes some humor around death and dying, but if you can push past the immature bad jokes, there's also a really honest and candid conversation about how we know Heaven will be great, and we know one day with Jesus is better than 1,000 elsewhere, but if we're honest, we don't want to experience those things anytime soon.

Hopefully you enjoy this week, but if it’s not for you, we totally get it and hope you’ll come back next week.

PS - Jonathan is all good. Doc said it was mainly a formality and for genetic testing.

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To kick off Season 12, we're introducing a series of honest conversations we think people are feeling but aren't having starting with a simple idea:

I'd trust Jesus a lot more if it didn't require trusting other Christians.

We know we haven't been hurt by Jesus, but many of us have been hurt by other Christians. Sometimes that hurt was intentional, but more often than not it's been unintentional because people are, well, people.

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