85 episodes
Unitarian Christian Alliance Mark Cain, UCA member
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 53 Ratings
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The Trinity doctrine is perplexing. Many Christians prefer explicit Scriptures on the one God over catholic creeds. Mark Cain explores living as a lower-case-u unitarian amid a trinitarian majority with insights and stories from unorthodox guests.
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Trinitarians Made Me Cry (And It's Not What You Think) - Kassie Woodard
After leaving The Way International, their first experience left them shocked. Reflections on life within a high-control bubble.
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83. Trinitarian Cultic Authority The Way International - https://www.theway.org/ 313 Questioning Way International Doctrines (William Barlow) - Restitutio 18. Rex’s Legacy / Music of Grace / The Loaf - Laura Varnadore 78. Success, Hubris, And The Titanic - Rex Cain Record up to a 90 second message (and be like Matt) EPISODE INDEX
00:01:03 - Two YouTube Commenters 00:03:29 - Religious Authority, Damage 00:04:51 - Interview 00:07:31 - Being A Child In The Way 00:09:51 - Interpreted Most Accuracy 00:11:10 - The Sermon On The Mount? 00:12:15 - Don’t Confess Negatives Out Loud 00:16:38 - It Was Different At Home 00:19:42 - You Bear The Blame 00:22:31 - The Light Cracks In Through Friends 00:26:18 - The Realization That There Are Others 00:31:55 - Factors From Headquarters 00:36:15 - The Final Straw 00:38:51 - Seeing What Else Is Out There 00:41:21 - The Shocking Approach To Scripture 00:44:13 - The Tears 00:47:03 - Walking The Loop 00:49:13 - How Does The "Lock" Happen? 00:53:23 - Fruit Of The Doctrine 00:56:26 - To Live in Community 00:57:47 - Events 00:58:36 - Matt From Australia 01:00:14 - Email Me FEEDBACK
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Trinitarian Cultic Authority
What do cults and Trinitarianism have in common? A hermeneutical analysis, plus audio comic, and bi-personarianism.
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Restorationist Manifesto, Restitutio James White and Dale Tuggy debate: “Is Jesus YHWH?” 13. An Absolute Distrust of Unitarians - Kevin George (Part 1) 14. An Astounding Disappointment in Experts - Kevin George (Part 2) Jehovah’s Witnesses The Way International Inglesia Ni Christo 80. Deconstrucing to Agnostic - Josiah Wright (Part 1) 81. Reconstructing to Relationship - Josiah Wright (Part 2) do Theology podcast 67. Why Is the Trinity Mainstream? Monte Python - Dead Parrot The Forgotten Trinity - James White Jude 1:3 - the faith once for all delivered to the saints Mark 9:24 - the father who asks for help with his unbelief Christ Before Creeds: Rediscovering the Jesus of History audio book Workshops submissions 82. Experiencing the Tuggy/White Debate, Street Interviews, and Post-debate Roundtable Articulate Aplogetics - YouTube Channel THE CHALLENGE, SIX FACTS
No NT author ever collected the Trinitarian propositions together as a basis for any teaching.
No Bible author teaches us about a being that has three persons. The contradictions that are self-evident from the Trinity are unnoticed and not addressed by any NT author.
No Biblical author teaches a dual nature theory or uses it to explain these contradictions
No New Testament author ever resorted to “mystery” to defend their complex and difficult explanation of God and his Christ.
No New Testament author ever made belief in the Trinity a requirement for being a follower of Christ.
EPISODE INDEX
00:00:38 - Not What a Trinitarian Expects? 00:04:35 - Cults 00:07:09 - The Comic Of Christian Branches 00:09:48 - A Reflection On Human Traits 00:11:45 - Fist Pumping 00:14:16 - Truth Is Formidable 00:17:20 - Our Prepensity To Certainty 00:18:14 - He Had To Be God 00:23:09 - Animal Brain 00:25:52 - But Cults Have Bibles, Right? 00:26:59 - The Magic Of The Cult 00:28:45 - New Heresy: Bi-personalism 00:34:44 - This Is The Way 00:35:30 - Trinitarian Hermeneutical Legacy 00:39:19 - The Challenge 00:40:57 - The Six Facts 00:46:05 - Peace Vs. Doubts 00:47:17 - Events 00:48:40 - Workshops 00:49:14 - Articulate Apologetics 00:50:31 - Disclaimer / Fine Print FEEDBACK
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82. Experiencing the Tuggy/White Debate, Street Interviews, and Post-debate Roundtable
Experience the James White / Dale Tuggy debate ("Is Jesus YHWH?") first hand, with "man on the street" interviews and a next-day roundtable discussion.
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Dale Tuggy and James White debate: "Is Jesus YHWH?" (best quality, with slides) Curious Christianity (YouTube channel) Curious Christianity - Discussion with Dr. Tuggy on Intellectual Honesty and the Trinity Debate Analysis - White/Tuggy Debate - by William Barlow Brandon Duke - Why the UCA is an "alliance" (WW2 illustration) The Council of Trent: DIALOGUE: Is Jesus God? (and the "Protestant Trinity Problem") - Interview with Sam Tideman The God of Jesus in Light of Christian Dogma - Book by Kegan Chandler Hebrews 1 - Tuggy/White debate response - Dustin Smith John 12 - Tuggy/White debate response - William Barlow Philippians 2 - Tuggy/White debate response - Jerry Wierwille 1 Peter 3:15 - Tuggy/White debate response - Sean Finnegan Restitutio: 539 Dale Tuggy’s Thoughts on the James White Debate: Is Jesus Yahweh? 55. Meant to Be Understood - Tom Huszti Unitarian Anabaptist - The Tugboat of Debate, Dale Tuggy Pulls The Weight James White's follow up thoughts on debate 2. Mother Disrupted - Hildy Chandler (Part 1)
3. Scripture vs. Scales - Hildy Chandler (Part 2)
EPISODE INDEX
00:01:08 - To The Trinitarians I Met That Night 00:03:50 - A Challenge In Next Episode 00:05:02 - Pre-debate Street Interviews 00:15:31 - Debate Compressed 00:16:11 - Post-debate Street Interviews 00:25:46 - Roundtable Participants 00:27:12 - Roundtable 00:27:42 - What Is A Debate? 00:29:57 - Projection and Fallacies 00:31:36 - Undesirables 00:32:17 - The Theory of the Perfect Debate 00:33:55 - Corralling the Sheep 00:35:04 - Warnings of the Outskirts 00:37:03 - Debate Discipline 00:39:42 - Subordinating Logic 00:41:36 - Cross Examination Rules 00:43:20 - Dual Nature Contradictions 00:47:57 - The Value Of A Debate 00:49:19 - In-person, Real-life, Unitarian Christians 00:50:42 - The Energy In The Room 00:52:26 - What Is Victory? 00:53:52 - Going To An Away Game 00:55:58 - Thanks to All 00:59:01 - Events FEEDBACK
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81. Reconstructing to Relationship - Josiah Wright (Part 2)
Josiah's reemergence from agnosticism blossomed into a relationship with God beyond his expectations.
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1. The Perilous Trinity Deep Dive 20. The Good, the Bad, and the Boys Home - Josiah Wright 80. Deconstrucing to Agnostic - Josiah Wright (Part 1) Matthew 16 - The Pharisees demanding a sign UCA Conference UCA Events Page Crowdsourced short submissions: media@unitarianchristianalliance.org Greg Cheney - we must test inherited doctrine for truth 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 - Not with eloquence... EPISODE INDEX
00:03:30 - Financial Doubts 00:07:04 - The Turning Point 00:12:17 - Coming Together in Faith 00:15:27 - Experiences 00:16:55 - God's Voice as Words 00:20:42 - My ADHD Brain 00:21:49 - God's Personal Help 00:23:00 - Peace as God’s Voice 00:25:22 - Internal vs. External Pressure 00:29:10 - Having Others To Help 00:30:16 - Helping Others, Advice 00:31:58 - Someone Already Flattend Out 00:32:52 - If You Know Someone Going Through It 00:34:18 - On Your Way Back Up 00:36:06 - Mark's Brief Reflection 00:37:19 - Events 00:38:56 - Let Someone Know 00:39:36 - Podcast Help From Mark Cain 00:41:13 - Crowdsourced Videos 00:42:42 - Greg's Video 00:43:46 - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 FEEDBACK
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Deconstructing to Agnostic - Josiah Wright (Part 1)
A journey from Christianity into agnosticism, a first-hand perspective of a young man born in the era of limitless information.
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20. The Good, the Bad, and the Boys Home - Josiah Wright Allegience to the King (A2K) 75. Ready to Go, Young Adults Roundtable #UCAcon2023 UCA Events Page 79. UCA UK International Conference Roundtable - Daisy Jones, David Fenton The Vines Center - Arkansas #UCAcon2024 location EPISODE INDEX
00:01:36 - A Unitarian Christian... 00:02:37 - Hard Questions 00:04:22 - Interview 00:05:42 - The Descent into Doubt 00:10:14 - A New Community 00:11:33 - Revealing It 00:12:52 - Moved Back To Family 00:14:52 - Telling A2K 00:16:07 - Understanding Doubt 00:20:35 - The Path To Perdition 00:21:37 - A Neutral Place 00:23:21 - Bouncing Back Up? 00:26:37 - The Collapse 00:29:36 - The Job Offer 00:31:35 - 2.5 Weeks 00:33:10 - Agnostic Prayers 00:34:29 - Prayed For "Something" 00:37:48 - Events 00:38:30 - 2024 UCA Conference Announcement 00:42:11 - Broader Ministry 00:42:56 - Share It! FEEDBACK
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UCA UK International Conference Roundtable - Daisy Jones, David Fenton
Excitement, laughter, and plans for the first ever international UCA conference from two of the brilliant team members helping make it happen.
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Christadelphians Bill and Stephanie Schlegel testimony video URC Christ Church, Windsor, UK Jeremiah 29:12 - Come and pray to me Dynamic Monarchianism: The Earliest Christology? from Theophilus Press EPISODE INDEX
00:00:36 - Settled Theology 00:03:14 - Cults 00:05:08 - Interview 00:05:41 - Intro Daisy 00:07:39 - Intro David 00:11:01 - Starting The UK Conference 00:12:48 - Working With Christadelphians 00:15:17 - Why An International Conference? 00:19:00 - Not a Denominational Gathering 00:20:36 - The Value of Resources 00:24:20 - Conference Details 00:25:30 - Venue: URC Church 00:27:32 - Structure Of Event 00:30:08 - Thomas Gaston, “Dynamic Monarchianism” 00:32:17 - Other Participants 00:32:57 - Prepping For England 00:37:11 - Other Activities 00:41:45 - Events 00:42:12 - Write Me! 00:42:23 - UCA Directory 00:43:41 - Mailbag - Harris 00:44:45 - Share This! FEEDBACK
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THX for all the 1138 episodes! I love listening to this podcast while putting the ears back on all of my gundarks. Mark is witty and winsome and genuine. Very enjoyable.
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Outstanding help and encouragement. Finally we find others that know our struggle and pain.
My wife and I both grew up in mainline Christian churches and knew all the right answers, until one day we didn't. We were reading the bible too much (apparently) and started asking questions about the inconsistencies we saw in the church's teachings. A surprisingly short time later our senior pastor asked us to leave. Totally surreal! We looked for a couple years for answers and a new church but finally lost hope and joined the growing mass of "Nones". Six more years and our children were embracing secular culture, entering adulthood, and we had zero anchor for our souls. In desperation we jumped back into a local church, to at least get around moral people again, and we started listening to podcasts about Unitarianism. We found this podcast and were encouraged beyond words to heard the stories of others who have experienced some of the same pain and despair as us. For the first time in eight years we have hope and are finding answers that actually work. Thank you Mark for all your hard work in this outstanding ministry!