In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores breath practice as one of the simplest and most ancient ways of praying, rooted in the biblical image of God breathing life into creation, the Hebrew word ruach as breath, wind, and Spirit, and the risen Jesus breathing the Holy Spirit onto the disciples. Drawing from early Christian breath prayer and modern understandings of the body and nervous system, the episode invites us to use simple practices like grounding breath to settle ourselves, soften the body, and become more present to God, ourselves, and the world around us.

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In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores how Greek philosophy, especially Plato and Aristotle, profoundly shaped Christian theology, often giving the church helpful language for truth, beauty, God, the soul, and doctrine, while also subtly shifting the Gospel toward abstraction, disembodiment, and escape from the material world. Rather than throwing out these philosophical tools, the episode invites us to put them in their proper place, letting Jesus’ earthy, Jewish, kingdom-centered vision of incarnation, healing, justice, resurrection, and love remain at the center.

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In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores spiritual practice as a way of stepping off the hamster wheel long enough to become aware of our already existing connection with God, one another, and creation. Drawing from Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, and Cynthia Bourgeault, the episode invites us to create space for the Holy Spirit to heal our minds, hearts, and bodies, gently loosening the grip of ego, restrictive beliefs, and the small false self.

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In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores liberation theology and the way the Gospel sounds different when it is read from the underside of power, among the poor, oppressed, excluded, and marginalized. Rather than replacing faith with politics, liberation theology asks whether the God of Exodus, the prophets, Mary’s Magnificat, and Jesus’ good news to the poor has always been calling the church toward justice, dignity, and liberation.

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In this episode of The Unintentional Heretic, I sit down with National Latino Missioner for the Episcopal Church Karla Sikaffy duPlantier to explore how Latino ministry is reshaping the Episcopal Church through hospitality, shared leadership, and a richer vision of the Gospel. Our conversation challenges us to move beyond simply welcoming diversity and toward becoming a Church that is transformed by the voices, gifts, and experiences of every culture.

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In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores how Christianity and Buddhism can speak to one another without forcing either tradition to become something it is not. Rather than treating Buddhism as a threat to Christian faith, this conversation considers how practices of mindfulness, compassion, non-attachment, and presence can deepen the way we follow Jesus and open us to a more humble, spacious, and honest spirituality.

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In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores how “biblical manhood” often baptizes patriarchy and toxic masculinity with sacred language, constricting men, silencing women, and hiding domination behind claims of biblical order. But Scripture also offers a deeper invitation into mutuality and freedom, where women are honored as prophets, disciples, deacons, apostles, and witnesses to resurrection, and men are set free from brittle strength, control, and the harmful assumptions of toxic masculinity.

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In this episode, The Unintentional Heretic explores The Cloud of Unknowing and its invitation into a faith that moves beyond analysis, certainty, and the need to master God with the mind. This anonymous medieval text reminds us that God is not finally known through control or explanation, but through love, surrender, silence, and the deep humility of unknowing.

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