[Faith] Episode 61: David P. Gushee - Living the Teachings of Jesus

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with David P. Gushee about what it means to take seriously the moral teachings of Jesus. They dig into how Jesus’s teachings are anchored in cultural context, yet still speak to real-life questions about freedom, forgiveness, status, and what it looks like to live well and love others. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-61-david-p-gushee-living-the-teachings-of-jesus/ Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/rkaqc-0AT8I ********** This episode is brought to you by Skylight. The Skylight Calendar is here to keep your family organized! This beautifully designed digital display syncs with your existing calendars, making it effortless to track events, appointments, and reminders in one easy-to-see place. Right now, Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/BIBLE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Faith for Normal People, the only other God-ordained podcast on the internet.
0:04.3	I'm Pete Ends.
0:05.0	And I'm Jared Baez.
0:14.7	It's July, so of course that means us Americans are thinking about America.
0:19.0	So why not have a class about it?
0:20.7	Dr. Jemar Tisby, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise,
0:25.7	is teaching our July class called American Christianity, How Did We Get Here?
0:30.7	So mark your calendars for July 24th from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time,
0:34.7	when Jemar will walk us through the history of how Christianity in the
0:37.6	U.S. got tangled up with race, power, and very relevantly politics. How do we get the religious
0:43.9	right in its marriage to the MAGA movement? How have black Christians been a part of the story
0:48.8	from the beginning? It's pay what you can until the class ends and after that it's $25.
0:53.6	And if you can't make it live, no worries. You can buy it now and watch it back later at your convenience.
0:58.4	Head to the Bible for normal people.com front slash American Christianity to sign up.
1:03.5	And if you want to warm up, our class One Nation Under God with Dr. Samuel Perry on Christian nationalism is available now for purchase, and we're giving
1:12.5	it to you for $10 off for the month of July with code July 25.
1:17.4	So head to the Bible for normal people.com front slash one nation to purchase that recording,
1:22.3	and then don't forget to sign up for the July 24th class with Jamar Tisbee called
1:25.9	American Christianity.
1:27.5	How did we get here by going to the Bible for normal people.com front slash American Christianity?
1:32.9	Today on Faith for Normal People, we're talking about living the teachings of Jesus with David P. Gushy.
1:38.5	David is Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University and the author or editor of 29 books. His newest book,
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