Episode 157: Nadia Bolz-Weber - Being a Christian in the Messiness

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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We had a great conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber about what is compelling about Christianity, why we all need to stop trying so hard, and what in the world there is to be hopeful about. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Bible for Normal People, the only God ordained podcast on the internet.
0:04.8	I'm Pete Ends.
0:05.8	And I'm Jared Bias.
0:08.4	Welcome everyone to this episode of the Bible for Normal People.
0:11.4	And our topic today is being a Christian in the messiness.
0:15.4	And our guest is Nadia Boltswepper, Lutheran theologian.
0:20.3	Yeah.
0:21.1	What else does she do?
0:22.1	New York Times bestselling author?
0:24.1	Just a kind of a general badass, I guess.
0:26.4	What did she say?
0:27.0	Yeah, sort of really in the best sense of the word just real in your face.
0:31.1	And that's what so many people admire about her and what I admire about her.
0:35.0	And it was just great to have her on talking about all sorts of stuff with the Bible and deconstructing and being a Lutheran.
0:42.5	And how do you read the Bible and all this kind of stuff, just great stuff to talk about?
0:46.2	Yeah, I mean, I think the most, the thing that I appreciate most is this, is this emphasis on grace, which I think we could use a lot of these days.
0:52.4	So I think it's a timely message.
0:54.4	And I was really grateful to be able to talk with her.
0:56.6	Yeah, well, let's go to it.
0:59.4	What passes for good news in most preaching, both liberal and conservative, is some form of, here's the problem.
1:06.8	And here's what you could, could or should be doing about it.
1:10.9	I've never heard that as good news in my life.
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