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The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 10 — Working out our own summary of the Bible can help us better understand how isolated verses fit into the Bible. We don’t … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: Seeing The Forest – Episode 10" The post The Chaos Ladder: Seeing The Forest – Episode 10 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 9 (Part 3 of answering “What makes the Bible inspired?”) — The first two answers (ancient believers’ reframing of scripture and Jesus as the … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: When Inspiration is Fully Unleashed – Episode 9" The post The Chaos Ladder: When Inspiration is Fully Unleashed – Episode 9 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 8 (Part 2 of answering “What makes the Bible inspired?”) — We can find God being revealed throughout the books of both the Old … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: The Greatest Revelation of God – Episode 8" The post The Chaos Ladder: The Greatest Revelation of God – Episode 8 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 7 (Part 1 of answering “What makes the Bible inspired?”) — The ancient biblical writers and people in the Bible often reframed their understanding … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: Walking In The Company of Those Who Came Before Us – Episode 7" The post The Chaos Ladder: Walking In The Company of Those Who Came Before Us – Episode 7 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 6 — An introduction and background on the Bible being inspired is shared, but that belief is complicated. So biblical inspiration is compared to … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: And Then God said, “Everybody down on the floor! Now!” – Episode 6" The post The Chaos Ladder: And Then God said, “Everybody down on the floor! Now!” – Episode 6 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 5 (The Bible is not God part 2) — The Bible is not the problem. The problem is when Christians view ambiguous or objectionable … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: The Bible is Not the Problem – Episode 5" The post The Chaos Ladder: The Bible is Not the Problem – Episode 5 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 4 (The Bible is not God part 1) — God inspired the biblical authors but did not control what they wrote. Failure to understand … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: God Didn’t Dictate the Bible – Episode 4" The post The Chaos Ladder: God Didn’t Dictate the Bible – Episode 4 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. Episode 3 — We all bring presumptions and preconceptions to the Bible. The problem is when we are blind to or deny them because that … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: Yellow Lawn Mowers – Episode 3" The post The Chaos Ladder: Yellow Lawn Mowers – Episode 3 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a podcast by Steve Flowers that explores how the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder for us to climb. In this episode, Christianity’s history includes both favorable and unfavorable consequences in its application of the Bible. The Church has used it to help everyone … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: The Double-Edged Sword – Episode 2" The post The Chaos Ladder: The Double-Edged Sword – Episode 2 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

The Chaos Ladder is a new podcast series created by Steve Flowers. In Steve’s words, the Bible is not a gaping pit waiting to swallow us but a ladder waiting for us to climb it. When the Bible sounds confusing or concerning, our reaction shouldn’t be distress or anger but seeing an opportunity to climb. … Continue reading "The Chaos Ladder: Beauty Amidst the Chaos – Episode 1" The post The Chaos Ladder: Beauty Amidst the Chaos – Episode 1 appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb  Money, influence, expertise — Mark let it all go when he decided to leave a toxic work situation and embrace the uncertainty of unemployment at age 63. In this episode, he shares the insights he’s gained, including learning to take joy in the small things. He also dives deep into his relationship … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: Letting Go" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: Letting Go appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb Keith was raised Catholic, but drifted away from the church as an adult. But he never lost the commitment to service his parents instilled early on. In this episode, Keith talks about his journey back to Christianity, what drives him to volunteer his time to different causes, and how that volunteer work … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: Faith in Action" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: Faith in Action appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb  From childhood through adolescence, Claudia’s Quaker faith was a fundamental part of her life. But as she got older, she lost touch with that part of her identity. In this episode Claudia talks about the process of reclaiming her faith, dealing with the stigma around divorce, working on self-compassion and discovering a … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: Recovering my Faith" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: Recovering my Faith appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb Chris is a father, an artist, a business owner and a Christian — but he’s not likely to tell you about it. For Chris, being Christian is more about how you treat people than anything else. In this episode, he shares his journey in and out of church, dealing with the death … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: Finding Hope In The Trenches of Life" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: Finding Hope In The Trenches of Life appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb Tamasha grew up in a former coal-mining town in Virginia with her deeply religious grandmother. She knew she wanted her life to be different than what she saw around her in her childhood, and she succeeded in realizing her vision for her life. But everything, including her faith, came crashing down when … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: You’re Not Broken" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: You’re Not Broken appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb Steve spent most of his life in what he now describes as a state of spiritual apathy toward LGBTQ Christians. In this episode, he recounts the journey that took him from a traditional Southern Baptist view of homosexuality to feeling called to stand with and fully affirm LGBTQ Christians. Steve’s story shows … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: How a Straight, 50-something Southern Baptist Came to Affirm LGBTQ Christians" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: How a Straight, 50-something Southern Baptist Came to Affirm LGBTQ Christians appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Ivy Lamb Good interviewers have a trick. It seems simple, but it’s much harder than it looks. You must become comfortable with silence.  Letting a silent moment in the conversation stretch to awkward lengths is the best way to get people to open up. These moments often hit the cutting room floor in an … Continue reading "Stories From A Village Podcast: Silence as a Holy Invitation" The post Stories From A Village Podcast: Silence as a Holy Invitation appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Steve Flowers & Jordan Flowers The 5th installment of the periodic series studying through The Gospel of Mark. Steve and Jordan discuss their favorite Bible story– The Gerasene Demoniac in Mark 5:1-20. They share how an impressive but seemingly difficult-to-relate-to exorcism is simply the background of a very rich story in which everyone can … Continue reading "On The Table: That Bible Story You Always Ignored…Until You Saw Yourself In It" The post On The Table: That Bible Story You Always Ignored…Until You Saw Yourself In It appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Steve Flowers & Jordan Flowers The conclusion of Jordan and Steve’s discussion of specific episodes from Jordan’s growing-up years in order to ask Steve’s thoughts behind his parenting decisions to help Jordan work out his own questions. Sometimes funny, sometimes raw, it’s an earnest discussion of lessons learned by both father and son. The post On The Table Podcast: Jesus Never Had To Raise A Kid! (Part 2) appeared first on Stories From A Village.

By Steve Flowers & Jordan Flowers Jordan becomes a father in 2019 while Steve is an empty-nester (and soon to be G-pa!). Jordan brings up several episodes from his growing-up years in order to ask Steve’s thoughts behind his parenting decisions to help Jordan work out his own questions. Sometimes funny, sometimes raw, it’s an … Continue reading "On The Table Podcast: Jesus Never Had To Raise A Kid! (Part 1)" The post On The Table Podcast: Jesus Never Had To Raise A Kid! (Part 1) appeared first on Stories From A Village.