Intersections Daniel Rushing

Was Jesus rich or poor? In this episode, we will look at the second half of a sermon preached by Bishop Wayne Michael in which he argues that Jesus was rich and that it is a moral obligation that his followers pursue wealth. Among other things, Michael will argue that Jesus came from a royal family, wore designer clothes, and bought expensive wines. Could that be correct? My commentary will address these claims and others to see if there is any evidence that Jesus was rich and what that might mean for those trying to follow his teaching and example.


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The intersection of faith and business is important to me. In the business world, there is a lot of talk about the law of attraction and other success philosophies. As a bivocational minister and entrepreneur, I sometimes struggled to reconcile success philosophies with my faith. I had come to believe that Jesus was poor, that Jesus preferred the poor, and because of that wealth was bad. In this podcast I engage with a sermon preached by Bishop Wayne Michael in which he tries to answer the question, “Was Jesus rich or poor?” You will hear my commentary on some of the good and not-so-good ideas he puts forward in his message and how success philosophies might be spiritual in nature.


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The last year has been a season of disintegration and reintegration and a lot has changed since the last podcast episode. It has been a time of rethinking my calling and discerning what I feel called to now. In this episode, I discuss how my motivations for spirituality as a minister affected my personal identity, church hurt, the way I think my church failed to live up to its promises of offering true freedom from sin and shame, and what I intend to do about all that with and in my own life. I will also share how these changes in perspective affect the future of the content I produce for the Uncensored Wizard Podcast.


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Jack Kornfield's "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry" book asks the question, "What happens when the Christian mystic goes shopping?" In this episode I argue for a Christian spirituality that embraces the rhythms of our religious practices- beginning with the season of Lent. 


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In this episode I push back against the idea that being sad, depressed, or anxious is bad. Often in church we are led to believe that God wants something better for us, and that we should be happy and joyous. But what if what we feel is important to our growth, even when what we feel doesn’t feel so great?


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I like horror movies, trick-or-treating, and haunted houses. In fact, Halloween is my favorite holiday. In this episode I explore the history of Halloween as Christian holiday and try to answer the questions, "Why do we commemorate death, tragedy, and the presence of evil?" and "Why do people like watching Jeffrey Dahmer shows on Netflix?" It's the ultimate Holy-Ween episode for anyone who ever got lost in the great debates about Halloween and scary movies in church.

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