There's a sentence you're not supposed to say in church: the Bible is a myth. Don't close the video. I think that word doesn't mean what you think it means.Organic Jesus is a short, casual show about faith, the Bible, and the questions we usually skip, with history, humor, and probably too many pop-culture references. No preservatives.In this episode: what "myth" really means (and what it doesn't), the hidden pattern in the seven days of Genesis 1, why the story of Joseph is built like a mirror, a game show round of "Is It in the Bible?" (the apple, the pyramids, the devil's pitchfork, and more), what the apocrypha actually is, and why looking at how the Bible was written made it bigger for me, not smaller.#OrganicJesus #BibleStudy #Christianity

I have a prescription here. The label says: Miracle. Take one daily, with food. Side effects may include hope. Wouldn't that be great? A lot of us treat miracles that way, like something God dispenses if we ask the right way. Today we look at why Jesus never ran a pharmacy, and what he was doing instead.

Organic Jesus is a short, casual show about faith, the Bible, and the questions we usually skip, with history, humor, and probably too many pop-culture references. No preservatives.

In this episode: the Gospels record about 37 miracles, so why those? Four friends who tore open a roof, why Jesus's first words to the man on the mat weren't "Walk," Jesus crying at a tomb he was about to empty, the dropped-chalk email legend, and why a miracle might be an invitation, not a prescription.

If you're in the middle of something hard right now, keep asking. You don't have to do it alone.

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How many photos of Jesus exist? Zero. The Gospels never even describe what he looked like. So would Jesus take a selfie? I think the answer says a lot about how we do faith, and why Christians disappoint us.

Organic Jesus is a short, casual show about faith, the Bible, and the questions we usually skip, with history, humor, and probably too many pop-culture references. No preservatives.

In this episode: a camera roll full of selfies, W-W-J-D bracelets, an acolyte dinner at Mrs. Smith's house, the night Jesus washed his friends' feet, why the first scandal in the early church was someone curating an image, the 1926 disappearance of a famous evangelist, and why Christianity might be a religion about them, not you.

If someone in church has hurt you, that hurt is real. I hope this episode is a gentle way back to what Jesus actually asked of us.

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Peter denied Jesus three times and we call him "the Rock." Thomas asked to see the evidence once and got a name tag. Doubting Thomas has been taking the heat for two thousand years, and I think he got a bad rap. Mostly.

Organic Jesus is a short, casual show about faith, the Bible, and the questions we usually skip, with history, humor, and probably too many pop-culture references. No preservatives.

In this episode: what Thomas actually did before the doubting (he was ready to die with Jesus, and his honest question is the reason for one of the most famous lines in the Bible), the other disciples who doubted too, what happened when Jesus walked into a locked room, why Thomas's "My Lord and my God" may be the plainest statement of who Jesus is in the Gospel of John, and why doubt that stays in the room gets answered.

Next episode: Would Jesus Take a Selfie?

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Does God have a pinky toe? It sounds like a joke, but the answer is weirder than you think, and it might be about you.

Organic Jesus is a short, casual show about faith, the Bible, and the questions we usually skip, with history, humor, and probably too many pop-culture references. No preservatives.

In this episode: stubbing a toe on a coffee table in the dark, why the Bible says God has feathers, what Jesus meant when he said "look at my hands and feet," Pascal, Newton, and the monk who grew peas, Darwin's surprising church background, and why the weakest part of the body might be the most important one.

GO DEEPER

This episode comes from my book #OrganicJesus: organicJesus.com

Next episode: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

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Ever feel like you're living on processed Jesus? A little Sunday school, a little movie, a few bumper stickers, and not much that actually feeds you.

Welcome to Organic Jesus: short, casual episodes about faith, the Bible, and the questions we usually skip, with history, humor, and probably too many pop-culture references. No preservatives.

In this first episode: an organic toilet paper argument, Billy Graham at Anaheim Stadium, a tweet-sized Bible, a church-bingo children's Bible, and why I think a lot of us need to peel back the cardboard version of Jesus.

GO DEEPER

This episode comes from my book #OrganicJesus: organicJesus.com

Next episode: Does God Have a Pinky Toe?