Neotopia, the podcast

Neotopia
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A new place to learn about theology

  1. 1D AGO

    Whose Voice?

    A short sermon on The Good Shepherd passage John 10:1-10. With so many voices vying for our attention, how can we recognize our own intuition?

    8 min

  2. APR 18

    Cut to the Heart

    A sermon on Acts 2:14a, 36-41; A critique—and reframing—of evangelism. Including a personal story of someone trying to evangelize to me, and a reference from HBO’s Euphoria.

    10 min

  3. APR 11

    Couples Therapy (The Road to Emmaus)

    A short sermon on Luke 24:13-25, The Road to Emmaus. The sermon argues that what we have is a vision problem: when we fail to see the sacred in our midst, we mis-read reality. With references to HBO’s Couples Therapy and everyday interactions, the sermon traces what happens when we rush to meaning too quickly, and how those interpretations quietly shape everything.

    7 min

  4. APR 4

    Trying Times: Living in Saturday

    Holy Saturday is the day we don’t talk about. We remember Good Friday. We celebrate Easter Sunday. But what about the space in between—when nothing makes sense, nothing moves, and there’s no clear ending? This sermon explores that in-between space. Drawing from Joan Didion, a moment with my two-year-old son, and music from James Blake’s Trying Times, we look at what it means to live when the story has fallen apart—and how the ancient practice of Sabbath offers a way forward when we don’t know what comes next.

    7 min

  5. 10/13/2025

    Ep 11: Sound of Serenity

    In this episode, we discuss the Serenity Prayer and addiction mindsets. This is a continuation from the previous episode about the Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven. Once we're liberated from our addictive mindsets, we are free to experience the "Kingdom of God" within. With help from the Amazon Original movie, Sound of Metal.

    16 min

  6. 10/13/2025

    Ep 10: On the Lord’s Prayer & Kingdom of Heaven

    In this video, we identify an interesting detail in the main stories throughout the Bible: that the narrative unfolds through the lens of the youngest son. This reveals the Bible as going against the intensely patriarchal culture of its times, and also leads us into a vision of the leveling of society included in the "Kingdom of God." We also carefully evaluate the Lord's Prayer, line by line, and talk about what it means to forgive so that we may be forgiven.

    16 min

  7. 10/13/2025

    Ep 9: false self, True Self

    Are we all living in our false selves? What are the tools to identify when we're acting out of our false selves and how do we discover our true selves so that we can live more freely, joyfully and peacefully? Religion, psychology, philosophy and art all have something to say about that. With help from Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr, David Lynch, Bhagavad Gita, and The Wizard of Oz.

    20 min

  8. 10/13/2025

    Ep 8: Words Matter

    In episode 8 of Neotopia, the podcast: a new place to learn about theology, we discuss the meaning of Jesus’ death and the ways his life and image has been misused for political agendas today. We also look at some words and their true meaning, like the word: WORD (as in Word of God). “When we want to point to a verse in the Bible to support our own agenda for violence, hate, dehumanization… we’ll be able to find one. But it’s likely that we’ll be following the laws of an archaic land that was in pre-pubescent stages of evolution.”

    12 min
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A new place to learn about theology

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  • Creator
    Neotopia
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Neotopia
  • Show Website
    Neotopia, the podcast

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