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What do you do with a Bible that refuses to stay ordinary?

In this episode, Brandon and Lindsy sit down with returning guest Ryan Anderson to explore one of the wildest questions they’ve tackled yet: does the Bible actually present a case for time travel? What starts as a conversation about God creating time quickly opens into a sweeping discussion about Moses, Elijah, the Mount of Transfiguration, prophetic timing, and whether certain passages make more sense when read through a deeper biblical lens.

Ryan lays out his case that time is part of creation itself, meaning the God who made it is not bound by it. From Hezekiah’s sundial to Joshua’s long day to Moses asking to see God’s glory, the conversation traces moments in Scripture that seem to suggest time is more flexible than most believers assume. Then things really get interesting as Ryan connects Moses and Elijah’s encounters on the mountain with Jesus’ transfiguration, proposing that what happened there may have been more than a vision. It may have been a convergence across ages.

Along the way, the conversation touches the gap theory, Lucifer traditions, Hebrew word studies, old earth questions, typology, the law and the prophets, and why the Bible may be far stranger and more supernatural than most modern readers were taught to expect.

This one is not about chasing novelty. It is about asking whether the text itself is bigger, deeper, and more charged with mystery than we’ve allowed.

Timestamps:
00:00:30 Intro and setup for a stretching conversation
00:02:53 Ryan Anderson on his background and upcoming book
00:03:45 Pre-Adamic history gap theory and Lucifer questions
00:05:18 Bible translations manuscript issues and original language discussion
00:07:41 Hebrew wording and Lucifer wanting to be like the Most High
00:10:01 Adam angels and the possibility of a prior order
00:12:26 Psalm 8 Lucifer protest theory and the question what is man
00:14:50 When did Satan actually fall
00:17:14 Jerusalem Jericho moon symbolism and prophetic reading
00:18:15 Members Only community promo
00:19:44 Brandon on other theories of Satan’s fall and post-Covid biblical supernaturalism
00:24:32 The main question can the Bible support time travel
00:26:51 God created time and stands outside it
00:31:41 Heaven eternity and different experiences of time
00:34:05 Hezekiah sundial Joshua and biblical mastery over time
00:36:23 Moses asks to see God’s glory
00:38:46 Hebrew word study on face before and behind
00:41:12 Elijah on the mountain and the Lord passing by
00:43:39 The Mount of Transfiguration as possible convergence point
00:46:03 Did God bring Moses and Elijah into the future
00:50:51 Moses burial Michael and Satan disputing the body
00:53:16 Elisha double portion and Moses Elijah typology
00:55:35 Brandon and Lindsy respond to Ryan’s theory
00:57:51 Apocrypha Enoch Jasher and interpretive value
01:00:00 Ryan on why he’s writing the new book
01:02:16 Brandon on theory building and scholarly work
01:04:18 Favorite time travel movies

For a long time, the church has assumed that if people just receive the right teaching, real transformation will follow. But this conversation pushes back on that idea in a big way.

Michael Sullivant joins Brandon and Jen to explore what happens when brain science, attachment theory, and spiritual formation are brought into the same room. They unpack how the human brain was designed for belonging, why attachment is central to identity, and how emotional and relational maturity have too often been separated from spiritual maturity.

The conversation moves into the difference between left-brained information and right-brained formation, how trauma leaves unfinished stories in people, and why joy is not a side issue but a major part of becoming like Christ. Michael also shares practical rhythms that can help rewire the brain toward peace, gratitude, and deeper connection with God and community.

This one gets into discipleship, healing, joy, trauma, gratitude, group identity, healthy correction, and why the church may be overdue for a relational reformation.

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Timestamps:
00:00:51 Why information alone does not create maturity
00:03:17 Michael Sullivan’s background and conversion story
00:07:57 From church leadership to Life Model Works and Radius Ministries
00:10:19 What Radius Ministries does
00:13:00 What neurotheology means
00:15:07 Defining attachment and why it matters
00:17:31 Attachment love and the image of God
00:19:55 Adoption, belonging, and relational need
00:22:19 Marriage, attachment, and why people matter most
00:24:44 Attachment, addiction, and the right hemisphere
00:26:52 Attachment to God and attachment to community
00:29:09 Emotional maturity and spiritual maturity belong together
00:31:32 Why the right hemisphere matters in discipleship
00:33:56 Trauma as an unfinished story
00:36:15 How to begin building healthy attachment with God
00:38:40 Gratitude as a practice that rewires the brain
00:41:06 Greeting, joy, and golden memories
00:43:27 Golden memories and recognizing God’s presence
00:45:54 Joy, sacred moments, and God memories
00:48:17 Revisiting meaningful moments with Jesus
00:50:39 Why feelings matter more than many Christians were taught
00:53:00 Log jams, deep healing, and releasing what is already in us
00:55:20 What it looks like to practice the disciplines of joy
00:57:43 Love as gladness to be with someone
01:00:09 Group identity and healthy correction
01:02:34 Joy resistance and starting small
01:05:00 Joy capacity and contagious peace
01:06:58 Regulating the right hemisphere and identity practice
01:09:23 Tongues, trust, and right-brain spirituality
01:11:47 Five minutes of gratitude three times a day
01:14:10 Trauma, fear, and the Holy Spirit as the spirit of mental health
01:17:28 Jesus in the trauma story
01:19:52 Humility, healing, and rich soil
01:22:15 Relational reformation and the future of the church
01:26:40 Recommended books and resources

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What happens when too many eyewitness accounts start sounding alike to ignore?

In this episode, Marcus Ellis returns to the show to talk about the rise in Dogman reports, the work of the North American Dogman Project, and the kinds of encounters that leave people shaken for years. He explains why he sees Dogman as distinct from Sasquatch, what witnesses most often describe, and why these cases seem to carry a different kind of fear than most Bigfoot reports.

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Timestamps:

00:00:51 Dogman as a question at the edge of folklore and the unseen realm
00:03:13 Marcus shares his role with the North American Dogman Project
00:05:39 Why Dogman encounters are treated more seriously than many Bigfoot cases
00:08:06 Why Marcus no longer sees Dogman as misidentified Sasquatch
00:10:37 The fear and trauma witnesses report after close encounters
00:13:03 Why Dogman gets less public acceptance especially in the Bible Belt
00:15:31 Bigfoot Dogman and the turn toward paranormal explanations
00:17:59 Dogman vs Bigfoot and why Dogman reports feel darker
00:20:27 Marcus recounts a Dogman sighting at Sky Lake
00:22:48 Todd’s terrifying face to face encounter in the woods
00:27:40 Yazoo County Sky Lake and Mississippi hotspot discussion
00:30:03 Strange locations local reports and more Mississippi stories
00:32:31 Why these creatures may be dangerous even if they do not always attack
00:34:51 SRT team reports and questions about DNA and government interest
00:37:22 Claims of government monitoring and asset theories
00:39:47 What Dogman reportedly looks like according to witnesses
00:44:37 Fear flesh and blood reality and the spiritual feel of encounters
00:47:00 Shape shifting skinwalker theories and why Marcus stays open but cautious
00:51:51 Dogman Nephilim and fitting cryptids into a biblical worldview
00:56:44 Giants abominations and why Canaan comes into the discussion
01:01:38 Blood defilement bestiality and corruption themes in scripture
01:04:02 Reptilian reports skepticism and eyewitness credibility
01:06:24 Why biblical and scientific lenses may both matter
01:11:06 The Bible as a supernatural book and not just a naturalistic text
01:13:27 Demon in the gaps and the danger of overexplaining everything spiritually
01:18:24 Biggest misconceptions about Dogman and fear of the outdoors
01:23:11 Are there male and female Dogman reports
01:25:31 Where to contact Marcus and the North American Dogman Project