For Kevin Sweeney (author, speaker, spiritual director), Christian faith is all about experiencing God, not in having abstract beliefs about God. And the experiences that have kept him a Christian, even after his first dogmatic teachings about the Bible fell by the wayside, have been at the intersection of the great, transcendent, mystical Cosmic Christ, and the real, authentic, liberating, earthly Concrete Jesus. Kevin talks with us about fading back from a front-and-center role as a pastor to being a servant and part of the whole body of Christ, as a writer and hospice chaplain helping people transition into their next phase. And he also talks with us about how tangible, boots-on-the ground liberation theologyparticularly Black theology taught by James Cone, Kelly Brown Douglas, and othershas kept him grounded in the understanding that love is real, love is now, and love is active in this world. Jesus isnt here just to save our individual souls, he tells us. Without liberation, there is no Jesus. Listen for this great perspective on how the cosmic vision and real world works of faith can be reconciled into a single cohesive Christian faith. Kevin is the author of the new book, Cosmic Christ and Cosmic Jesus, which is available for pre-order and will be released in May 2025. He is also the author of the previous books The Making of a Mystic: My Journey With Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It's Okay for Everyone to Relax and The Joy of Letting Go: How One Thing Has the Power to Change Everything. He is also the host of The Church Needs Therapy podcast, and co-founder of Imagine Church in Honolulu. To learn more about Kevins work, visit www.kevinsweeneynow.com or follow him on IG: @kevinsweeneynow Find your guides at Quoir Academy! If youve ever deconstructed your faith you know its not easy. But just imagine if you could have people to guide you through your process? People like, Jim Palmer, Kristin Du Mez, Jennifer Knapp, Brad Jersak, Brian Zahnd, Paul Young , and more? Well, if you head over to Quoir Academy and register for SQUARE 2 using the Promo Code [RAD] youll get 10% off the regular registration cost of this awesome course and community just for being a fan of our show. Follow this registration link: https://www.bk2sq1.com/square-2-next-steps-into-reconstruction?coupon=RAD