Hey, everyone! Jason here. I was in the car for 10 hours yesterday and had bursts of conversation with God. I took some notes to share with you. This one is a little out there and might stretch some of my evangelical friends. Please stick with me. I think you'll like where we end up. In this talk, I discuss: The need to separate Jesus the first-century teacher from the religious icon passed down to us. The first century understanding of some of Jesus' key teachings. What forgiveness and loving our enemies really look like. The value of surrender What it really means to be "woke". I hope you'll find this talk helpful. If so, please let me know. I'd love to hear from you in the comments at MessySpirituality.org. Suggested reading: How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi Returning to Eden by Heather Hamilton Solo Mysterium by Keith Giles The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein Parenting Deconstructed compiled by Jason and Brandi Elam Question for discussion in the comments: What is your place of surrender? *These are affiliate links and buying these books from these links will send us a small stipend that will help us keep making these videos. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Connect with the crew : You can find Lola on Facebook , Instagram , and TikTok You can find Kyle on Facebook , Instagram , and TikTok. You can find Jason on Facebook , Instagram , and Threads (because he's way too old for TikTok). Be sure to check out our Youtube channel. Also, please join the conversation over on our Messy Conversations group on FB! Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating or review and subscribe or follow the show on your platform of choice!