Marc Jolicoeur (aka "Jolly Thoughts")
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Letting The Catechesis Outta The Bag
-“…despite a relatively high bar for entry, the young church grew rapidly…” (pg 30 of Making Disciples by Alex Fogleman)Some churches offer what is sometimes called “spontaneous baptism” (an…
The Courage of Retreating
“Oversaturation is not the same thing as abundance.” - Alyson PryorIn this lenten episode of the pod, I am blessed to have been able to have this timely conversation with Alyson Pryor (who holds…
Drunk In The Spirit? Charismatic Experiences Then & Now (with Merrill Greene)
In Drunk In The Spirit, Dr Merrill Greene gives us a behind-the-scenes and BANANAS look at the ways that charismaticism is not only lived out today, but is rooted in some truly weird experiences…
Religious Freedom, Canadian Government Overreach, and other super-chill topics
For this episode of the pod, I wanted to hear from someone who is both a friend & brother in Christ and has also fallen on the other side of where I have on a variety of ideological lines. Oh,…
From Eden To Zion: How Elevation Can Help Us Better Read The Bible
“...the Bible is from God, and God exists outside of time. When we enter into the Bible, we are entering into the life of God, and this enables us to make the past and future of the Bible our…
Can Strawberries & Bannock Be "Communion"?
If worship is for God and not for humanity, is there any real argument for worship to be “contextual” (look different at different times and in different places)? If such arguments do exist, how much…
The Myth Of Good Christian Parenting
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6, King James Version)Is that verse a promise or an observation? For over half a century now,…
Who Was John "The Baptist" to Jesus "The Christ"?
“It is not as though our choice is between history and imagination. Our only choice is between historically informed imagination and imagination unconstrained by historical evidence.” (pg 156 of…
Taoism As A Conversation Partner (Breathe Easy, Wesleyan Christianity)
“...we find consistent and systematic emphasis on repetitive and daily practices throughout Wesley's life and teachings that have the potential to train the person to breathe.” - Chad MaxsonWhat…
When in Rome… Don’t Necessarily Do As The Romans Do
“...the shocking argument of this book is that cultural Christians could exist and even flourish in a world in which Christianity was a persecuted minority.” – Dr Nadya Williams, Cultural Christians…
Memories, Faulty Memories, and Imported Memories
What if your memory isn’t your memory? Would it matter? In what way would it matter?In this mini-recording, I unpack my own self-discovery of something tantamount to an accidental self-deception, and…
Reading The Bible As A Story (But... Not Like Jordan Peterson)
Ep 83 with Keith Bodner LIVE!!!I’m inclined to try & call this something like a “very special after-school special” episode of the Jolly Thoughts pod, but… it was actually recorded at school…
The Creed We Need: How Nicene Faith & Wesleyan Witness Interact
In “The Creed We Need”, Jerome Van Kuiken gives us a very compact but loaded tour through the interactions between the ancient witness of the Nicene Creed and the less-ancient but now “traditional”…
When Lynn Died: A Conversation with Natasha Dongell
I’ve known Natasha Dongell since I was a kid (which was longer ago for me than for her, I assure you), and I’ve long looked up to her as a source of wisdom, but this newly released book of hers (a…
Is The Paranormal Just... Normal?
Are miracles “violations” of the laws of nature? Are demons and ghosts more than just a relic of ancient mythology? Is there any truth behind modern-day exorcism? Do some people possess prophetic…
What's the Future of the ... Church?
By the year 2040, churches will no longer have Sunday morning sermons… Joel Murphy said so.Just kidding, just kidding… I said so, and then said that Joel said so. It was my attempt at “futuring”,…
Christianity Is Not "A White Man's Religion"
How does a man who grew up in an anti-Christian cult (one which attempted to convince him that people with his skin tone ought not follow Christ) end up a professing Christian pursuing academic…
Why (and what) The Gospel?
For some people, the word “gospel” is mostly connected to a genre of music. For others, it may conjure significant debate on what exactly it is. In Matt Bates’ new book, Why The Gospel?, he tries…
Do Christians Need To Lean Right? Conversation with Mike MacNeil
When it comes to religion & politics, there’s a difference between “personal” & “private”. At least, that’s Mike MacNeil says in this conversation… and I’m inclined to agree.Mike is the…
Alan Streett's "Exploring The Paranormal"
When Alan Streett found himself sitting around a circle with friends of his listening to a man in a trance embody the voice of a dead loved one, the fact that he was doing so “in Jesus’ name” didn’t…
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