[Bible] Episode 338: The Brian Recker and Tamice Spencer-Helms Takeover
The Bible For Normal People

[Bible] Episode 338: The Brian Recker and Tamice Spencer-Helms Takeover

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 28, 202646 min

In this week’s episode of The Bible for Normal People, Brian Recker and Tamice Spencer-Helms celebrate the podcast’s 10th anniversary by talking with Pete Enns and Jared Byas about how their relationships with the Bible, faith, and certainty have evolved over the past decade. They reflect on the costs of questioning evangelicalism, the ways The Bible for Normal People has helped people hold onto a love for Scripture while letting go of rigid interpretations, and how lived experiences from people of color and LGBTQ+ communities have expanded their understanding of what it means to read the Bible. Toge...

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You're listening to the Bible for Normal People, the only God-ordained podcast on the internet. I'm Pete Enns. Jared Bias. Well, welcome everyone to our episode.

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Today we're going to talk about a very important... Hey! On the phone? What's happening?

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I'm coming in from my ancestors. I'm stealing the mic from a white man for the first time in history. I think you guys have said enough. Have we?

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