Tim and Chris bring the deconstruction series to a close with some missed notes, important points, and more insults. Come sit with us for our final thoughts (and prayers). TIME STAMPS 0:00 - "Baptize Me in Pepper Spray" 6:18 - Takes & Resources 25:43 - Main Segment - What Did We Miss? 1:13:02 - Listener Questions 1:18:46 - How We Grow 1:25:13 - Final Thoughts 1:28:52 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ““Does anyone else get this feeling?” Charles McBryde https://www.tiktok.com/share/video/7015365180397800709?source=webapp_messages “Reply to @waynerocinante” Tom Powell Jr https://www.tiktok.com/share/video/7012284135796395270?source=webapp_messages “Before face masks, Americans went to war against seat belts” Daniel Ackerman https://www.businessinsider.com/when-americans-went-to-war-against-seat-belts-2020-5 "‘There’s no freedom no more’: 1980s news reports on seatbelt mandates resurface amid debate over vaccines" Nathan Place https://w...

Tim and Chris step up to bat on the topic of nationalism and U.S. exceptionalism. Join the conversation on immigrants, war, and the Avatar.  TIME STAMPS 3:55 - Stats 10:25 - Ground Rules 17:58 - American Nationalism 20:57 - Tim’s Story 26:34 - What We’re Unpacking 56:10 - Christian Nationalism 1:23:40 - Wrap Up 1:24:24 - Resources 1:31:07 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE “Jesus and John Wayne” by Kristen Kobes Du Mez https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-John-Wayne-Evangelicals-Corrupted/dp/163149905X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OBFPA40Z4W5K&dchild=1&keywords=jesus+and+john+wayne&qid=1633998896&s=books&sprefix=jesus+and+john%2Cstripbooks%2C224&sr=1-1 “NATIONAL SURVEY FINDS JUST 1 IN 3 AMERICANS WOULD PASS CITIZENSHIP TEST” Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation https://woodrow.org/news/national-survey-finds-just-1-in-3-americans-would-pass-citizenship-test/ “Most Patriotic Countries 2021” World Population Review https://worldpopulationreview....

Tim and Chris get a little passionate about the topic of race. Stick with us as we start the conversation at our corner of the table on decolonization. TIME STAMPS 5:26 - Stats 9:36 - Ground Rules & Terms 25:47 - Main Segment 34:43 - Chris' Story 57:04 - Religion & Race 1:00:12 - How the Bible Was Used to Oppress Black People 1:11:48 - Black Lives Matter 1:25:29 - Resources 1:29:34 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE “Evangelical Protestants” Pew Research Center https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/evangelical-protestant/ Whitewashing Evangelical Scripture: The Case of Slavery and Antisemitism in the English Standard Version https://academic.oup.com/jaar/article/89/2/612/6308111 "Study: black people are 7 times more likely than white people to be wrongly convicted of murder" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/7/14834454/exoneration-innocence-prison-racism "EXONERATIONS BY RACE/ETHNICITY AN...

Tim and Chris add their voices to the chorus against the patriarchy. Join us as we explore what the Bible really says about purity culture and the LGBTQIA+ community.   TIME STAMPS 3:50 - Stats 7:33 - Ground Rules 18:44 - Purity Culture 22:47 - Things Taught in PC 31:48 - Side Effects of PC 41:41 - We Need to Listen 44:23 - LGBTQIA+ 44:40 - Transgender 54:33 - Marriage 59:59 - Homosexuality 1:04:54 - The Big Six 1:20:15 - It’s About Choice 1:26:34 - Listener Interactions 1:26:47 - Positives We See 1:33:00 - Resources 1:35:55 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE “A Record Number Of Americans, Including Republicans, Now Support Same-Sex Marriage” Jaclyn Diaz https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004629612/a-record-number-of-americans-including-republicans-support-same-sex-marriage “Dueling Realities: Amid Multiple Crises, Trump and Biden Supporters See Different Priorities 
and Futures for the Nation” PRRI https://www.prri.org/research/amid-multiple-crises-trump-and-...

Tim and Chris jump back into the murky waters of deconstruction to explore the Bible itself.  TIME STAMPS 6:18 - Biblical Stats 10:26 - Ground Rules 20:57 - Our Bible Journey 23:49 - Worshiping an Idol 31:06 - Simple Questions 53:50 - Deeper Questions 1:01:05 - Hard Questions 1:20:22 - Listener Stories 1:23:42 - Resources 1:26:23 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE John 5:37-47 - MSG - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%205&version=MSG   “Record Few Americans Believe Bible Is Literal Word of God” - News.Gallup.com https://news.gallup.com/poll/210704/record-few-americans-believe-bible-literal-word-god.aspx   “The Bible in America: 6-Year Trends” - Barna Group    https://www.barna.com/research/the-bible-in-america-6-year-trends/   “Love Matters More” Chapter 3, pages 62-67 - Jared Byas https://www.amazon.com/Love-Matters-More-Fighting-Loving/dp/0310358604/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=love+matters+more&qid=1631...

Tim and Chris get a bit heated talking about their experiences with the church; individually and as a whole. TIME STAMPS 2:54 - Church Stats 6:39 - Ground Rules 22:07 - Tim’s Story 55:50 - Chris’ Story 1:21:27 - The Wrong We See 1:30:52 - Wrapping Up 1:35:16 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Amos 5:21-24 - MSG - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+5&version=MSG   “U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time” - JEFFREY M. JONES https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx   The New Evangelicals -  https://www.instagram.com/thenewevangelicals/  PreachersNSneakers https://linktr.ee/preachersnsneakers  Your Favorite Heretics -  https://www.instagram.com/yourfavoriteheretics/   Deconstruction Network - https://thedeconstructionnetwork.com/ RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS  -  HERE Our Deconstruction Playlist on Spotify  -  HERE...

Tim and Chris get real when it comes to their own deconstruction of Christianity. What, who, and why it is. Be ready to cry. TIME STAMPS 2:58 - Ground Rules 8:08 - Here we go… 10:21 - Deconstruction Defined 23:13 - Tim’s Story 54:52 - Chris’ Story 1:23:35 - Common Thoughts Deconstructed 1:31:15 - Where We’re Going From Here… 1:32:35 - Resources & Recommendations 1:36:05 - There Is Always More Than This MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ecclesiastes 1:2-11;18 - NIV “ Why does Christianity have so many denominations? ” Donavyn Coffey  “ Love Matters More ” - Jared Byas  Deconstruction Network RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS - HERE Our Deconstruction Playlist on Spotify - HERE FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND GET MORE INFO AT -  The Magic Link SUPPORT THE PODCAST AT -  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alwaysmorepod