Episodes
Religion's Priority of the Pulpit - Part 1
This is part one of two on the subject of pulpits and institutional religion's requirement of keeping the pulpit at the center of…
The Pitfalls of Professional Christianity
Let's talk about some of the pitfalls of professionalizing Christianity and relegating our time together to the professionals we'…
Agenda-Driven Groups
Let's talk about how institutional religion often uses the small group setting as another way to promote itself by making the gro…
Spiritual Disciplines: Flexing For God
Let's talk about spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines are a group of activities that vary from group to group or church t…
Whose Faith Is It?
Let's talk about faith. In the letter to the Hebrews we're told that without faith it's impossible to please [God]. That sounds a…
Institutional Religion's Shady Past
Let's take a few minutes to talk about institutional religion's shady past. This is in response to a comment someone left back in…
Have We Forsaken The Assembling of Ourselves Together? A Second Glanc…
Let's talk about Hebrews 10:25. I don't know about you but in my experience, this verse has been used over and over again as a pr…
Relaunch, Pt. 2: Who Has Bewitched You?
In Galatians 3:1 Paul asked the Galatian believers, "Who has bewitched you?" This bewitching was a result of the Galatian's mixin…
Relaunch, Pt 1: Religious Obligation Isn't Based on Faith
This is part one of a two-part relaunch of the show. In this episode I talk about religion's failure to deliver and how our syste…
Relaunch of the UnSunday Show
I'm checking in with you on this episode to let you know I'm still here and that the UnSunday Show is going to get a facelift soo…
Morning Coffee #4: Is the System of Church a Help or a Hindrance?
In this episode, I explore the question, Is the system of institutional church a help or a hindrance to the body of Christ and th…
Morning Coffee #3: Did Jesus Say Church is Indestructible?
Welcome to another edition of Morning Coffee on The UnSunday Show. Today, let's talk about some important distinctions between th…
Morning Coffee #2: What Is A Pastor?
Welcome to our second Morning Coffee together. Let's start a discussion about pastors and ask the question, what is a pastor? Thi…
Morning Coffee #1: Is The Body of Christ an Institution?
This episode marks the beginning of what I'm calling Morning Coffee . Morning Coffee is an informal conversation with yours truly…
Is Church Discipline a New Covenant Practice? (Part 2)
This episode is a continuation of the topic of church discipline that I started in the last episode. I continue my look at Matthe…
Is Church Discipline a New Covenant Practice?
The topic of what we call church discipline has been on my mind the last couple of years. I've tried writing down my thoughts abo…
Did God Abandon Jesus at the Cross?
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" These words of Jesus on the cross have led many to the conclusion that God left Jesus…
Is There a Tithe in the New Covenant?
Let's tease out the idea of the tithe in the New Covenant. Does God require a tithe? Am I in disobedience if I'm not tithing? We'…
What The Law Couldn't Do, God Did
Let's talk about the Good Samaritan. In response to Jesus' reminder that he was obligated to love God with all his being and to l…
Jesus is Better
Welcome to episode 34 of The UnSunday Show with Mike & Mac. This episode is a continuation in many ways of last week's episode. W…
A Contaminated Grace Is No Longer Grace
Welcome to episode 33 of The UnSunday Show. Why are there so many burdensome rules in organized Christian religion when Jesus pro…
A Smaller Version of Jesus
Welcome to episode 32 of The UnSunday Show. Let's talk about the clutter that gets in between us and Jesus that ends up giving us…
Power Posturing
Welcome to episode 31 of The UnSunday Show. Mike received an invitation in the mail to spend a weekend listening to someone do ex…
Let Him Who Boasts, Boast in the Lord
The wisdom of man and the wisdom of God, putting our confidence in people, organizations, and institutions instead of in God, and…