Bible, Bravery, & Bulls#!t: A No BS Guide to Deconstruction, Progressive Christianity, & Life After Evangelicalism with Dan M
Dan Minor
6 episodes
2 weeks ago
Send us a text What does it mean to reclaim faith when the church has too often used the Bible as a weapon? In this episode of Bible, Bravery, and Bullsh#!t, Dan Minor sits down with pastor, author, and activist Brandan Robertson—known as the “TikTok Pastor” and author of Queer and Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table. Together they dive into the tension between tradition and transformation, why endlessly debating Bible verses rarely leads to change, and what...
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Send us a text What does it mean to reclaim faith when the church has too often used the Bible as a weapon? In this episode of Bible, Bravery, and Bullsh#!t, Dan Minor sits down with pastor, author, and activist Brandan Robertson—known as the “TikTok Pastor” and author of Queer and Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table. Together they dive into the tension between tradition and transformation, why endlessly debating Bible verses rarely leads to change, and what...
Send us a text What does it mean to reclaim faith when the church has too often used the Bible as a weapon? In this episode of Bible, Bravery, and Bullsh#!t, Dan Minor sits down with pastor, author, and activist Brandan Robertson—known as the “TikTok Pastor” and author of Queer and Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table. Together they dive into the tension between tradition and transformation, why endlessly debating Bible verses rarely leads to change, and what...
Send us a text What if I told you certainty isn’t faith—it’s fear in a choir robe? In this episode of Bible Bravery & Bullshit, we torch the toxic church obsession with being “right” and dig into why God actually lives in the messy gray areas. From “demon-crats” and “sippin’ saints” to parents disowning their kids in the name of doctrine, we unpack how the demand for certainty has justified some of the ugliest harm in the church. Spoiler: Jesus never called doubt a sin—He called out the r...
Send us a text You were told fasting was about skipping meals to get closer to God. Isaiah 58 says otherwise. In this episode of Bible Bravery & Bullshit, we rip apart the church’s obsession with hunger games for Jesus and look at what God actually calls fasting: breaking oppression, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, and refusing to look away from injustice. If your “fast” doesn’t free people, you’re not holy—you’re just hangry. From taco truck ladies to trans kids, from Chick-fil...
Send us a text In this episode, Dan Minor critically examines the commonly misunderstood concept of "sin" in Christian theology, emphasizing its original Greek meaning and its implications for identity and spirituality. The Greek Word "Hamartia": The term "hamartia," commonly translated as "sin," originates from Greek, meaning "without form" or "without identity."Modern Christian culture often misrepresents sin as merely wrongful behavior, whereas the original meaning pertains to a disc...
Send us a text Dan Minor’s podcast, Bible, Bravery, and Bullshit, explores the themes of spirituality, personal growth, and societal critique. In this episode, he introduces the concept of life’s cyclical nature through the framework of Order, Disorder, and Reorder (or Rebirth), inspired by Richard Rohr's The Wisdom Pattern. The key takeaways include: Order: Represents a stable, predictable phase of life. While comforting, it’s not sustainable long-term and can lead to stagnation.Life n...
Send us a text In this introductory episode, host Dan Minor sets the stage for what listeners can expect from Bible, Bravery, & Bullshit. He shares his personal journey as a progressive pastor of Harvest Sarasota, a unique, inclusive church founded by his parents. Dan unpacks the meaning behind the podcast’s title, which reflects its three primary focuses: Bible: Exploring misunderstood scriptures, challenging traditional interpretations, and diving into the original Greek and Hebrew text...
Bible, Bravery, & Bulls#!t: A No BS Guide to Deconstruction, Progressive Christianity, & Life After Evangelicalism with Dan M
Send us a text What does it mean to reclaim faith when the church has too often used the Bible as a weapon? In this episode of Bible, Bravery, and Bullsh#!t, Dan Minor sits down with pastor, author, and activist Brandan Robertson—known as the “TikTok Pastor” and author of Queer and Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table. Together they dive into the tension between tradition and transformation, why endlessly debating Bible verses rarely leads to change, and what...