Beyond Everything Radio Keven Winder, PhD

“We’ve all heard preachers quote: ‘We’ve all sinned and fallen short…’, but almost none of them will say that all are made right with God. Have you ever wondered why modern religion rejects this idea, even though Paul labors to prove it? In today’s podcast and post we continue our series in Paul’s letter to […] The post 429- Rome 9: Paul’s Big But… appeared first on Keven Winder.

“If the modern Gospel is an invitation to convert to the Christian religion, then why does Paul spend so much time deconstructing religion? Could it be that religion has misunderstood the Gospel?” In today’s podcast and post, we continue our series in Paul’s letter to Rome, tracing Paul’s gospel all the way back to Abraham, […] The post 428-Rome 8-The Religious Are NOT Better Off appeared first on Keven Winder.

“Do you know anything about Easter’s 25th Anniversary? It’s ok if you don’t. In today’s podcast and post we reconstruct the historical context of Paul visiting Rome twenty-five years after Jesus’ death and resurrection. The Roman church is nothing like churches today, and the attraction of Easter wasn’t candy or bunnies, it was violence and incarceration.  […] The post 427- Rome 7: Easter’s 25th Anniversary appeared first on Keven Winder.

“What do you know about Judas Iscariot besides the fact that he betrayed Jesus?” Today on our Good Friday podcast and post, we look between the lines of scripture to see an entirely different perspective on Judas as he faced his final hours of life along with Jesus.  Join me now as we see beyond […] The post 426- Was Judas’ Friday Good? appeared first on Keven Winder.

“Is there only one true religion? If so, why does every religion claim to be the true one? In today’s podcast and post we continue our series in the book of Romans, as Paul turns his direction toward the religious mind. Paul deconstructs the outward displays of religious piety and shows how the non-religious person […] The post 425-Rome 6-Paul Deconstructs Religion appeared first on Keven Winder.

“Is there really a big difference in morality between religious and irreligious people?  Today we continue our series in Romans with Paul’s answer to this question. We’ll learn that the difference is not found in our moral behavior, but in the source of our identity. Join me now as Paul deconstructs everyone’s claim to be […] The post 424-Rome 5-The Lost and Found appeared first on Keven Winder.