Ep 79 - Bonnie Kristian ”A Flexible Faith”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Bonnie Kristian! Bonnie is a writer who writes amazing stuff on the topics of theology, politics, and guinea pigs. She’s currently the weekend editor at The Week and fellow at Defense Priorities. Her writing has also appeared at other publications, including Time, CNN, Politico, The Hill, Relevant Magazine, Rare, The American Conservative, and more. In 2016, she graduated from Bethel Seminary with an M.A. in Christian Thought, and is currently exploring options for Ph.D. work in ethics. Guest Published Works: A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today. Guest Social Media: https://bonniekristian.com Twitter: @bonniekristian Special guest music on this episode provided by: Zoila Walston Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/zoila/1401036880 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5jlPZGuK7XGDXa1K9mR4CB?si=Jr8k1RQmRdCLPP6_OpCEWQ Twitter: www.twitter.com/zoilawalston Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “All I’ve ever known, Lost Love, Enough for me, & Enough” from the forthcoming EP titled, “All I’ve ever known.” Check out the singles “Enough” and “Lost Love” streaming now! The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, check out our sweet t-shirt designs, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:32.8	Morning people wake up for peace and quiet.
0:34.7	McDonald's breakfast people?
0:41.6	We wake up for the sweet rush of getting that warm, delicious breakfast right before it ends.
0:50.7	Crush your morning goals with a steak egg and cheese bagel or any breakfast sandwich and snag another one for just a buck with the buy one get one deal.
0:52.6	Only in the McDonald's app.
0:55.7	Limited time only at participating McDonald's. Val once per day, must opt into rewards. It's difficult because we want to hold a balance, right,
1:03.2	between on the one hand saying, you know, there is truth and we are pursuing that and we do want to,
1:09.6	you know, have the right beliefs as much as
1:11.4	possible. But then on the other side, we don't want to make that into, make the beliefs
1:17.1	themselves and idol and we don't want to, especially on these issues of Western importance,
1:23.2	we don't want to be breaking fellowship with folk of Christians because they disagree or even just behaving in an unloving manner because, you know, someone we think they're wrong.
1:34.9	And it's hard to do.
1:36.3	It's hard to have that balance to be living in aiming for faith as opposed to just complete exclusive certainty that feels obliged to constantly go around saying,
1:51.0	you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong, and we can't run this soup kitchen together.
1:55.0	Oh, ooh. What's up, and it's getting hard to gain.
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