Gracemont Podcast

The apostles and the prophet discuss LGBT and how that crew would be welcomed into our Gracemont family just like everyone else, and how Gracemont excepts all people and their differences rather than celebrating said differences. We seek to demonstrate that people from all walks of life, races, nations, etc. are more alike than different.

Guest Sarah joins the apostles again and agrees to become an apostle herself. Welcome to the new apostle of Gracemont.

The apostles talk about the upcoming website that Dr. Apostle John Luke is creating for advancing Women's Health.

Apostle Duke tells us the story of how he is getting his PhD and what it took.

Guest Sarah tells her story of growing up in the Assemblies of God Church in the 90's and the damage that was done to her and many other girls by the Purity Culture that was taught at the time.

The apostles interview Mike who grew up in a Christian cult. Hear his harrowing story of escape and his ongoing struggle to free himself from the lasting damage.

The apostles learn from Disciple Martha about her latest story and her trip to Oregon to be with other writers.

The apostles speak with minimal knowledge about the nuances of Hinduism.

The apostles speak what they have learned about Islam and the Quran. A few surprises come out. 

The apostles discuss the idea of safe communal sex groups as an outlet for sexual tensions for people who have yet to find that perfect someone and may never do so. They also touch on the teachings of the Buddha. Many of these teachings do not conflict with other religions. The idea that we are in a cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth doesn't fit with Christianity, but many of his teachings do. 

The apostles talk about how the teachings of Confucius are relevant today and do not conflict with most other major religions in any significant way.

The apostles talk about an innovative group that is housing homeless people and people coming out of prison to get them on their feet.

The apostles talk about the Maui fires and the devastation they have caused.

The church that Apostles Duke and John Luke have attended for many years just split over a divisive preacher and philosophical differences concerning scriptural reasoning versus logical reasoning. This is very sad for the people of the church, but it inspires the apostles to finally start their own church.

The apostles discuss how some devout Christians can only reason as it relates to scripture. If there is no scripture to back up a thought or a statement, then it is irrelevant. Logic, nature, science, and the laws of man all take a back seat to scripture.

The apostles welcome Davis Varghese, whose family was from India, but he grew up in the Arab island state of Bahrain, right next to Saudi Arabia. His story is very different from the usual Christian story from the USA.

Martha and the apostles discuss the troubling issue of strife within churches and how sad it is that they are splitting and dying. 

The apostles speak of the James Webb Telescope and its amazing images. Is the Big Bang wrong? If there is life on other planets, have they found Jesus? Apostle John Luke shares his new-found knowledge concerning opioid addiction and treatment.