Psalm 88 is one of the darkest and most overlooked corners of Scripture. It’s a prayer that ends in literal darkness and isolation. It’s the psalm that dares to accuse God and still call it worship.
This week, we trace the deconstruction of an ancient Israelite worship leader to ask how faith survives when hope doesn’t—and why God insisted on leaving this raw, unsettling song right in the middle of His holy book. Most Christians would’ve cut this psalm, but God kept it. And maybe the discomfort that causes is exactly the point.
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This week, we’re pouring the Bible straight—unbroken, untamed, and (you guessed it) unfiltered. From garden to glory, we’ll trace the threads that tie the whole thing together and reveal why this ancient anthology isn’t just a rulebook, but the one of the greatest stories ever told. Settle in, you’re about to hear the Bible like you’ve never heard it before!
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Round three of our fundamentalist pamphlet adventure brings us:
– A not-so-self-aware tale of how one man found absolute truth and lost his joy.
– Anti-communist propaganda thinly disguised as an anti–sex ed sermon.
– A grab-bag of end times theology takes.
– And a preacher who fueled the Salem Witch Trials…held up as a moral hero.
It’s another dose of advice no one asked for, but since we had to take it in, so do you!
Editor's Note: We apologize to all Gen Xers on behalf of Colin for his thinking Footloose was Dirty Dancing. He has been appropriately reprimanded and has assured us it won't happen again.
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Back by unpopular demand, we’re reviewing four more vintage fundamentalist pamphlets this week! This round tackles burning questions like:
– WWJS—What Would Jesus Smoke? (A: Nothing ever, and you’re a heathen for even asking the question.)
– Is there a foolproof way to twist scripture so you’re always following the will of God? (A: Absolutely!)
– What happens when Israel gets misused in Christian theology? (A: A lot that isn’t good.)
– And even, What should you do when you see a starving mother on the side of the road? (The answer may surprise you if you’re a decent human being.)
It’s advice no one asked for and answers nobody needed, so be sure to join us for a guaranteed good time!
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As Israel paints the town red in preparation for their great escape, a new character emerges from the shadows—the mysterious Destroyer. But he’s not the only puzzle in Exodus 12. Who exactly were the “mixed multitude” leaving Egypt with Israel? How many people actually made the journey? And why does Pharaoh, of all people, suddenly ask for a blessing from God?
We’ll unpack misconceptions about the plagues, explore hidden figures in the story, learn the biblical way to treat immigrants, and so much more in this week’s episode!
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Chapter 11 begins the most unsettling part of the Exodus story. The death of the firstborn, blood on the doorposts, and neighbors handing over their wealth while suffering from shock—this isn’t Sunday school flannelgraph material.
In this week’s episode, we wrestle with divine violence, the silence of bystanders, and why freedom without repair isn’t enough. What does this ancient story have to say about complicity, reparations, and communal salvation today? Tune in to find out!
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This week we’re uncovering layers in Exodus you’ve definitely never heard before in church. Previously unexplained details from Joseph’s story find a parallel in Moses’s final confrontation with Pharaoh. Locusts appear, but not where you’d think, thanks to a popular mistranslation. And buried in the Hebrew language are geographical clues that reveal the perspective of the ancient storyteller.
But maybe most surprising of all — King Tut just might turn out to be the key to why Pharaoh panicked when Yahweh plunged Egypt into darkness. Get ready for Exodus 10 uncut and unfiltered!
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Exodus 9 isn’t just about more plagues—it’s about unsettling questions. Why would God raise up Pharaoh for this exact showdown? Why save Israelite slaves while others stayed in chains? And what’s with sudden skin diseases blooming like anti-creation flowers while Hebrew grammar breaks under divine weight? Signs 5–7 land hard, but the finish line isn’t here yet.
Get ready to sit with the moral tensions of a story that refuses to offer easy answers.
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Chaos ensues this week as I’m joined by three guests to tackle a pile of vintage fundamentalist pamphlets and read the advice out loud. We cover everything from faith healing for physical illnesses caused by your sins to biblical money management that goes nowhere to addiction recovery methods that make AA look like cutting-edge psychology. Join us as we laugh, cringe, and occasionally find ourselves genuinely disturbed by the “wisdom” Christians have passed around in tract form.
Warning: May cause secondhand embarrassment and existential questions about who approved these for publication
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Bruised roses. Chewed-up gum. Poop in the brownies.
These were the metaphors the church gave my generation for our bodies, our desires, and our worth. But what if those weren't just bad illustrations but anti-Christian lies?
Paul and Billie Hoard join us this week to introduce theirgroundbreaking new book, Eucontamination. Behind that unfamiliar word is this familiar yet powerful belief: to follow Jesus is to believe that good can infect the world more powerfully than evil ever could.
Modern American Christianity has flipped that message,teaching us to fear the world instead of healing it. In this episode, we unpack how shame, purity culture, and Christian nationalism are all rooted in a hidden theology of contamination—and how Jesus turns it all upside down.
We talk Bible, psychoanalysis, shame-filled youth group illustrations, and why Jesus consistently moves toward the “unclean” rather than avoiding them. Listen now and be among the first to learn about a concept that will reshape theology for decades to come!
Be sure to follow Paul and Billie on Substack and pick up a copy of Eucontamination. Billie is also active on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky.Website: TheBibleUncut.com (show notes available in the blog section)
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Back in the early 2000s, The Prayer of Jabez swept through evangelical circles like a holy life hack. Author Bruce Wilkinson promised that if you just prayed this one obscure Old Testament verse, God would open the floodgates of blessing.
But what if that passage isn’t a divine cheat code?
What if it’s been wildly misunderstood?
This week, we dive into the bestselling book that turned a footnote into a formula—and why it might not be as biblical (or as harmless) as you’ve been told.
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Ever feel like you're too conservative for liberals and too liberal for conservatives?
This week, we sit down with Nate and Shelby Hanson of Almost Heretical to talk about faith on the fringes—what happens when the questions you’re not allowed to ask lead to a more honest (and sometimes seemingly heretical) version of Christianity.
We talk openly about deconstruction, the psychological toll of hell, rebuilding community, parenting after faith shifts, and more.
If you’ve felt out of place in church or like there’s no one safe enough to ask your deepest questions, this episode is for you. Together, we explore what it means to make space for Jesus—both inside and outside the walls of the church.
Listen now if you’re ready to pull a few threads and see where God leads!
And be sure to check out their website which links to the podcast and socials.
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Ever wonder why God chose some of the world's most annoying creatures to take down ancient Egypt's superpower status? This week we're exploring Exodus 8—where frogs invade Pharaoh's bedroom, magicians have their "this is above my pay grade" moment, and unidentified flying insects accomplish what armies couldn't.
But these weren't just random acts of divine weirdness. Eachplague was a surgical strike against Egypt's worldview, perfectly designed to speak their cultural language while demonstrating that their gods were basically middle management pretending to be CEOs. From boundary-crossing frogs to zombie-esque swarms of anti-creation dust creatures, we're considering how God gets our attention through the most unexpected channels. Learn the hidden significance of signs 2-4 this week!
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Nile…
This week, the river runs red—not just with judgment, but with memory, protest, and poetic justice. The first plague isn’t random wrath; it’s a calculated strike against an unholy empire that’s forgotten the days of Joseph. It’s what happens when God says enough. But sometimes liberation looks more like crisis—depending on which side of the staff you’re on.
Tucked away in this story are at least five different ways to group the plagues, several reasons why blood kicks things off, Genesis de-creation hyperlinks behind the chaos (of course), and ancient Egyptian stories of a bloody Nile—some even older than the Bible. Listen now!
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You’ve probably heard of the 10 Plagues on Egypt—but the Bible rarely calls them that. Instead, they’re mostly described as signs, divine invitations for Pharaoh to change course. But he doesn’t budge. So God sends Moses, temporarily promoted to the role of God himself, to impress Pharaoh with a sea serpent. He’s just a God standing in front of a Pharaoh, asking him to free his people. But then the sorcerers show up, and suddenly it’s a kaiju battle. And Pharaoh’s heart? It starts hardening—but is that really his choice?
This week’s episode delves into the first half of Exodus 7: sea monsters, sorcery, and the strange tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
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Exodus 6 might be the most overlooked chapter in the first half of the book—but it's packed with surprises you definitely won’t hear about in church this week!
Just 3 verses into the chapter, we’re hit with some pretty big questions about God:
👉 What does the title El Shaddai really mean (and why don’t English Bibles translate it correctly)?
👉 Who is Jehovah (and why doesn’t he exist)?
👉 And… did Exodus just contradict several passages from Genesis?
Then, like the Spanish Inquisition, the Bible’s most unexpected genealogy appears out of nowhere to set us up for future drama. It’s a classic Chekhov’s Gun moment, quietly introducing key characters and plot points that will explode later.
From big questions about God to psychological insights about trauma responses and even a surprise incest scandal—there’s way more going on in Exodus 6 than meets the eye!
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Middle management in ancient Egypt sucks! This week, we meet some often-overlooked characters in the Exodus story—the Hebrew foremen. Caught between Pharaoh’s oppressive government and their own suffering people, they’restuck in an impossible spot.
Like the serpent in the garden, Pharaoh pits them againstMoses and Aaron, triggering a full-blown crisis for Moses before the plagues even begin. Our shaken prophet fires back at God with some strong accusations that would probably get him kicked out of most churches in America today.
But how will God respond to him? Listen now to find out!
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A long time ago in a part of the world far,
far away....
A saga of lost ways unfolds.
Once, the Jedi stood as guardians of peace, sworn to the will of the Force.
Once, the Church stood as witnesses to love, bearing the Spirit into the world.
But pride crept into the Council.
Power consumed the Temple.
In chasing control, the Jedi lost the Force.
In seeking influence, the Church forgot the Cross.
Now the Orders crumble, hollowed by ambition and fear.
Yet beyond the ruins, a voice still calls —
A call to return.
A call to surrender.
A call to walk THE WAY once more.
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It’s time to rethink the Atonement! Most of us only know one version of what Jesus's death and resurrection meant—He died to take God’s wrath away from you and put it on himself instead. The fancy theological name for that is Penal Substitutionary Atonement, and it wasn’t orthodox belief until 500 years ago.
But church history reveals a wealth of different views on what atonement really means. This week, we dive deep into the history of atonement theories—from ancient to modern— exploring their strengths and weaknesses. If the idea of a vengeful God makes you uncomfortable, you're in historically good company! Let's explore a healthier, more nuanced understanding of the atonement together.
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Millions of Christians around the world are commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus today. But have you ever stopped to ask: Why did Jesus die? What did his death actually accomplish? Was it really just to satisfy the wrath of an angry God—or was there more going on?
This week, we’re kicking off an Easter conversation about atonement. And we’re starting by laying the groundwork for understanding what atonement is, why it was needed, and why the atonement theory you’ve probably heard in church is actually newer—and less helpful—than other ones Christians have held for centuries.
If you’ve ever struggled with the idea of a wrathful God demanding blood, this episode is for you. Let’s reclaim a biblical picture of the atonement!
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