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God Knows WhereREPLAY: Grudge MatsWe could use some healing around here....Strep...Covid...it's gotten us down...so here's an episode from our HEALING series while the voice comes back and we heal up around the Harris household. Enjoy!DON'T FORGET TO ASK YOUR BIG QUESTIONS for our next series!Support The Show!We’re now a part of the Rural Podcast Directory!Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookFollow Good Faith Media:FacebookInstagram_____God Knows Where is created, written, and produced by B...
2025-11-1016 min
The Green Writer ShowDo We Really Need Another C. S. Lewis?Welcome to the very first episode of The Green Writer Show! 🎉Bestselling authors S. D. Smith (The Green Ember) and Brett Harris (The Young Writer’s Workshop) team up to launch a podcast for young writers with big dreams. In this kickoff episode, the duo:🧠 Drop a dope quote from C. S. Lewis📚 Talk about when Brett ran out of books to read (he was only 14)🔥 Debate whether we need the next C. S. Lewis — or s...
2025-08-0124 min
God Knows WhereJesus Was a Loser: Not AloneWE'RE BACK WITH A NEW EPISODE! It's good to be back talking about how Jesus was a loser. Let's see where this takes us today.* Support The Show! Scripture References: Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34, Luke 23:43.Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookFollow Good Faith Media:FacebookInstagramTriple A Church by Brett YoungerA New Creed from The United Church of Canada_____God Knows Where is created, written, a...
2025-04-0812 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: JoySince it's Christmas Eve, thought you'd enjoy the final episode of Drawing Our Advent as this week's episode. It's short, sweet, and all about what Christmas is about: joy. Hope you enjoy!Thanks for listening and loving the show. I won’t ask you for anything this Christmas except to take a second before or after you listen today to give God Knows Where a rating or a review in your podcast app. And if you’re really feeling in a giving, holiday spirit, go ahead and share something about God Knows Where on social medi...
2024-12-2402 minGod Knows WhereWayfinding: Relentless PursuitHere we are at the end of this Wayfinding journey. Hope you’ve enjoyed it!Thanks for listening and loving the show. I won’t ask you for anything this Christmas except to take a second before or after you listen today to give God Knows Where a rating or a review in your podcast app. And if you’re really feeling in a giving, holiday spirit, go ahead and share something about God Knows Where on social media. It could be your favorite episode, a quote or something that stuck with you, or just some e...
2024-12-1711 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Decisions, DecisionsWe’re back today with the next to last episode of Wayfinding, our journey through the parables in search of who Jesus calls us to be. Next week, we’ll bring this series to a conclusion and then our the page toward a new series come the new year.Thanks for listening and loving the show. I won’t ask you for anything this Christmas except to take a second before or after you listen today to give God Knows Where a rating or a review in your podcast app. And if you’re really feeling...
2024-12-1013 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: 2. ShameThe second episode of Drawing Out Advent is all about a couple, Zechariah and Elizabeth, who were ashamed that they couldn't bring new life into this world and how God saw as them as so much more they could imagine. (Luke 1:5-7)You can watch Adam Trest continue to draw out the Christmas story HERE and purchase Drawing Out Advent for yourself and your loved ones HERE. Know someone who would love Drawing Out Advent as a gift. Click HERE and purchase it for them today!_____Drawing Out Advent, a production of God...
2024-12-0303 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: 3. TraditionThe third episode of Drawing Out Advent is all about how God found two people deeply rooted in the very traditions that were about to be fulfilled and transformed to help begin telling the story that would change the world forever.Watch Adam Trest continue to draw out the Christmas story HERE and purchase the full story HERE. Know someone who would love Drawing Out Advent as a gift. Click HERE and purchase it for them today!_____Drawing Out Advent, a production of God Knows...
2024-12-0302 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Being DifferentWe've got probably my favorite parable on today's epsiode. Hope you enjoy!Did you miss my lecture on Will Campbell called at The University of Southern Mississippi? You can watch the recording here. * Support The Show! * Purchase Drawing Out Advent!* Give Drawing Out Advent as a Gift!Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookFollow Good Faith Media:Facebook
2024-11-2613 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Be PreparedA BRAND NEW EPISODE! As promised, we're back on that Wayfinding Journey today with a look a parable that's all about preparation...but maybe not for what we usually think. Let me know what you think!Did you miss my lecture on Will Campbell called at The University of Southern Mississippi? You can watch the recording here. * Support The Show! * Purchase Drawing Out Advent!* Give Drawing Out Advent as a Gift!Follow God Knows Where:
2024-11-1912 minGod Knows WhereOffshoot: Light in the DarknessLife keeps lifing, so we're back with another episode from the vault today. Back with a brand new episode next week. Promise. Enjoy this reflection on one of my favorite stories from the gospels. Did you miss my lecture on Will Campbell called at The University of Southern Mississippi? You can watch the recording here. * Support The Show! * Purchase Drawing Out Advent!* Give Drawing Out Advent as a Gift!Follow God Knows Where:I...
2024-11-1216 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Making TimeWe’re continuing this wayfinding journey with a look at a parable that can have us calling Jesus Captain Obvious, but I think there’s more to why he says what he says. Hope you enjoy!Come join me in person! I'll be giving a lecture on Will Campbell called "Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Reimagining Community and Conversation with Will D. Campbell" at The University of Southern Mississippi on Monday, November 4 at 6:00pm. Come join me and let's do a little God Knows Where in person!* Support The Show...
2024-10-2916 minGod Knows WhereOffshoot: Tell the TruthWe're taking a break from the Wayfinding Series today to share with you my sermon from First Trinity Presbyterian Church in Laurel, Mississippi on Sunday. It’s a sermon that ties to the previous episode of the Wayfinding series about honesty and, for me at least, it’s timely and shares some words from my friend Missy Harris who is the pastor of Circle of Mercy in Asheville, North Carolina. Missy’s doing more than her fair share of responding to the flooding in Western North Carolina, and her words hit me hard last w...
2024-10-2216 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Memory LossWe’re continuing this wayfinding journey with a look at a parable that can have us calling Jesus Captain Obvious, but I think there’s more to why he says what he says. Hope you enjoy!Come join me in person! I'll be preaching at First Trinity Presbyterian Church in Laurel, MS on Sunday, October 20 at 10:30am, and then I'll be giving a lecture on Will Campbell called "Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Reimagining Community and Conversation with Will D. Campbell" at The University of Southern Mississippi on Monday, November 4 at 6:00pm. Come...
2024-10-1516 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Humble RecoveryToday, as we keep on figuring out whether or not these parables from Jesus really do show us who we are supposed be, we’re looking at two that might be tough to swallow and the characteristic that, for me, is the hardest to understand: humility. Understood incorrectly, humility often leads either to self-loathing or self-importance, but neither are where humility is supposed to take us and Jesus makes that plainly apparent in these two parables. Help the High Country Recover! Click any of the links below to donate today to help the place that ra...
2024-10-0816 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Keep PedalingSometimes when we don't know what to do or where to go, the best thing is to just keep going. Two parables that we often come away thinking are all about what's lost and found are, I think, actually about the ones who do the finding and how they do it. Let's look a little deeper at that today!Help the High Country Recover! Click any of the links below to donate today to help the place that raised me recover from Hurricane Helene! Know of others? Let me know and I'll share them too.
2024-10-0116 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Throwing DartsSometimes this journey brings up questions. Big questions. In the three parables we’ll look at today, we see that Jesus doesn’t think questions are a bad thing. In fact, I think he’d argue they are fundamental to the journey. What do you think?Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the level...
2024-09-2419 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Circles of InfluenceWe've talked a lot about being, but people faith are called do sometimes too...but what we're called to do stems directly from who we're called to be. Take, for instance, today's parables: The Good Samaritan, The Rich Fool, and the Rich Man and Lazarus. Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the lev...
2024-09-1716 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Lava LampWe’re moving forward in our wayfinding journey through the parables today. We’re taking a first step after acknowledging our worth and the first step is often the scariest isn’t it? Well, I think two little stories from Jesus about lamps and hearts can help.Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose th...
2024-09-1016 min
God Knows WhereWayfinding: Identity ThiefWelcome to Wayfinding! In this new series we’ll look at the parables Jesus teaches to see how they guide us toward who God wants us to be. Up first are four parables all about value and the inherent value we all have within us. Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the level...
2024-09-0315 min
God Knows WhereIntroducing Wayfinding!Welcome to Wayfinding, a brand new series from God Knows Where! Lets see if Jesus’ Parables can be a guide to help us find the way to who God is calling us to be. Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the level that works for you. Follow God Knows Where...
2024-09-0109 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Time After TimeHere we are with our final very basic story. We’ve walked through the garden of Eden and the wilderness beyond Egypt, through floods and fires, and family fights, and here we end with a book we don’t read often enough. Esther. Known for rising to the occasion when her people needed her most and exemplifying strong, female leadership, Esther’s story is powerful and complex, and yet, as we’ll talk about today, she navigates it so simply. Maybe we can learn a thing or two.VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stor...
2024-08-2717 min
God Knows WhereVBS: EchoesToday is all about Daniel, that young man who survived a night in the lions’ den. I don’t really have much to say about the lions this week after seeing all the connections Daniel’s story makes to others we’ve already talked about. Let’s talk about what that might mean today.VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer...
2024-08-2016 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Honest to GoodnessJust a few more Very Basic Stories to go! Today it’s all about that confusing visit God makes to Samuel in the middle of the night. Let’s see what we can learn from the child growing up in a world not unlike our own. Enjoy!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly epis...
2024-08-1316 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Stuck in the MudIt's official. God Knows Where is an award-winning podcast! Feels weird to say, but it's all thanks to you for listening, voting, and finding something you like here. We're back with another episode of Very Basic Stories! This time it's about Joshua, but instead of focusing on Jericho and the walls that tumbled down, we're looking at a big choice he and his fellow Israelites had to make in order to get to Jericho. Enjoy!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us...
2024-08-0616 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Coat CheckWas it a coat of many colors? Was it vivid in technicolor? Who knows? All that matters is this story about Joseph and his special garment has liittle to do with who wore what and how they looked, but who they people wearing and fawning over the coat were. Let's dive in with another Very Basic Story!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to...
2024-07-3017 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Keep GoingWe're doubling back today to a story we skipped over just after the Flood. It's that ancient, epic building tale. The Tower of Babel. It's a story that we often read as a punishment, but I read as an invitation this week. Hope you enjoy!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of...
2024-07-2316 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Fear the SheeperDavid and Goliath. So much has been written about these two foes that it seems strange to say more. The good news for you is, I'm not really concerned with the stars of this story but rather the men in Saul's army who do nothing and who leave a young boy to face their enemy alone. Let's take a look at them as we continue reading through these basic stories of our tradition in this latest series, VBS.VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how...
2024-07-1617 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Gleaning LadyIf last week's episode was my favorite story in scripture, today is my second. Let's talk about Ruth and what we learn from her and Boaz...which is different from what we often hear when Ruth's story is read at a wedding. VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve...
2024-07-0914 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Grace WarToday is my absolute favorite story for the Bible:Jonah. And we are going to talk as little about the fish as possible. Hope you enjoy!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one...
2024-07-0217 min
God Knows WhereVBS: I Said What I SaidWe’re going to keep moving forward and skip over a few familiar stories, some we might come back to later, to meet Moses talking to a bush that’s on fire, literally, with a message from God. This is the story where we learn God’s name and what that name means for us. Hope you enjoy!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to exp...
2024-06-2518 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Swimming in GriefWe’re moving on from the beginning, but not that far ahead. We all know the story of the Flood, but I think we forget how dark it is when we just think about the zoo Noah built. And despite its darkness, it shines a light on how we relate to one another and to God. Let’s take another look!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories for us to look at and see how they hit us differently as adults. Join us!Want to support God Knows Where as w...
2024-06-1816 min
God Knows WhereVBS: Chance the RapidsI hope y’all are ready to start VBS! Grab some snacks, maybe a vanilla cookie, and some juice. Pull up a carpet square and let’s start talking about some very basic stories this summer! We’ll begin at the beginning. We all know the story of the Garden of Eden, but there’s a big part we overlook every time we read it. An important truth we forget when we jump a head to the trees and the fruit and the shame. Let’s look again!VBS: Very Basic Stories is a collection of 12 quintessential VBS stories fo...
2024-06-1118 min
God Knows WhereHealing: War PigsThere’s one last thing we haven’t talked about when it comes to healing and all the many things Jesus heals folks from in the gospels: how Jesus heals people from, as the gospels put it, the demons that possess them. I could talk about this story for weeks and, I think, never look at it from the same angle. And I hope y’all are ready for a new series. Summer vacation is in full effect and for a lot of kids and churches, that means it’s time for VBS. I've got 12 quintessential VBS stories l...
2024-06-0418 min
God Knows WhereIntroducing VBS!Check out VBS (Very Basic Stories), our summer series here at God Knows Where. Kids get all the fun with skits and songs and snacks at vacation Bible school, but what about us? There are so many great stories that shaped my faith as a child that I dove into deeply at VBS, but I've noticed something. Once we've learned those stories and what we were taught they mean at VBS, we rarely go back and look at them again as adults.Noah's always saving animals. Jonah's always running away from God. David is always slaying Goliath...
2024-06-0304 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Catching StraysToday, Jesus is healing the person we hope never gets healed: our enemy. And to make it harder to comprehend, he’s doing it at his absolute lowest moment. So much much to learn from this brief story from Luke. Enjoy!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the level that works for you. Not in a...
2024-05-2815 min
God Knows WhereHealing: No FearToday, Jesus is healing us from the one thing no one can come back from: death. And he’s doing it in a really strange way. As always though, there’s a method in the madness and a message in its midst. Enjoy!Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the level that works for you. No...
2024-05-2116 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Blurred LinesMore than anything else in the gospels, Jesus heals blindness, and there’s one story that’s different than the others. I think it rewires how we look at all the stories of Jesus’ miraculous healing in the gospels and the healing we’re looking for in our lives as well. Thanks for listening! Want to support God Knows Where as we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE an...
2024-05-1414 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Pro-VoiceJesus is unequivocally pro-voice in today’s episode as he restores a mute man’s ability to speak and teaches us why we need to listen to those voices that have been silenced. Hope you enjoy!Thanks for listening! Want to support God Knows Where has we begin to expand all that we offer (while still getting free weekly episodes of the show you’ve come to love!)? Now you can support the show with monthly or one-time gifts. Simply click HERE and choose the level that works for you. Follow God Knows...
2024-05-0717 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Listen Up!Hope you’ve got some listening ears on today! We’ve got a look at a story where Jesus heals our ears so we can hear better than ever before. Enjoy!Thanks for listening, y’all! I’ve been having some really great conversations about the podcast with others and am marinating on some new ideas for us here. Hoping to dig into them all more and bring them to you soon!Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookWebsiteF...
2024-04-3016 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Hand OutWe’re healing hands today instead of legs. Well, not us, but Jesus. And the story we’ve got from Matthew, Mark, and Luke, shows us how we can learn to heal others like Jesus, especially when folks come to us in need. Thanks for listening, y’all! I’ve been having some really great conversations about the podcast with others and am marinating on some new ideas for us here. Hoping to dig into them all more and bring them to you soon!Follow God Knows Where:Instagram...
2024-04-2315 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Leg DayWe’re back on our healing journey with a beautiful story about how Jesus heals our legs not for a long leap, but rather for the long haul from Gospel of Matthew. I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to this new series. Tell someone about it and if you like it, leave a review wherever you listen. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow God Knows Where:I...
2024-04-1616 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Holy SilenceWe’re back on our healing journey with a beautiful story about how Jesus helps us see ourselves differently from Gospel of Matthew. I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to this new series. Tell someone about it and if you like it, leave a review wherever you listen. Thanks for listening! We’ve reached 10,000 downloads thanks to each and everyone one of you! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow G...
2024-04-0214 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: It Didn't Have to be This WayOnce again, we’re (sort of) continuing our newest series on healing, but not quite with a sermon I've preached on Palm Sunday in the past. We'll be back with new episodes all completely about healing next week. Promise! I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to this new series. Tell someone about it and if you like it, leave a review wherever you listen. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. And...
2024-03-2610 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: This Story Has LegsWe’re (sort of) continuing our newest series today on healing with a sermon I recently preached at First Trinity Presbyterian Church. I’m on vacation but I didn’t want to leave y’all hanging. It’s all about a story from Numbers that, to me at least, proves how important it is that we heal and heal from our wounds. I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to this new series. Tell someone about it and if you like it, leave a review wherever you listen. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a rev...
2024-03-1914 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Symptom AddictWe’re continuing our newest series today on healing with a short story with a big message from the Gospel of Mark. I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to this new series. Tell someone about it and if you like it, leave a review wherever you listen. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebook
2024-03-1214 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Crowd ControlWe’re continuing our newest series today on healing with a look at a story that almost has too much healing for one story. But then again, can there ever be too much healing? Especially today? I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to this new series. Tell someone about it and if you like it, leave a review wherever you listen. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow God Kn...
2024-03-0513 min
God Knows WhereHealing: Grudge MatsLet's start our conversation about healing with an incredibly simple question Jesus asks: "Do you want to be made well?" It's a great questions but it's not where I thought we'd start until I realized there was nowhere else we could begin. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookWebsite
2024-02-2716 min
God Knows WhereIntroducing Healing!As much as we're crying out for rest, I think we're clamoring even more for healing. Too often, I've found we're searching for healing from wounds caused by the one place we're supposed find wholeness: The Church. Of the 26 different stories of healing from Jesus that appear 48 times across the four gospels, it's hard to find a single one where Jesus isn't responding to a person's physical and emotional pain (that emotional pain almost always coming from the way people have been treated by their neighbors because of their wounds). We need to talk about...
2024-02-2010 min
God Knows WhereSabbath: 70 Years of SabbathThe way we read the stories in our tradition matters. And there's one story that we read (or don't) out of order to how it was intended. If we think about it in order it can help us remember how important sabbath is for us and everything around us. Hope you enjoy!Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookWe...
2024-02-1315 min
God Knows WhereSabbath: Healing Isn't WorkingWe’re sticking with Jesus today in what I’d argue is the most beautiful example of why Sabbath exists that we have in our tradition. And it comes in the face of the worst interpretation I can think of. Hope you enjoy!Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookWebsiteFollow Good Faith Media:
2024-02-0615 min
God Knows WhereSabbath: Enough is EnoughWe’ve got two stories today, one from Exodus and one from Jesus, about the thing that makes it hardest for us to rest: worry. Take from me, a professional worrier, I think we all need these stories to remind us that we can rest because we have enough. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. We’re not going to start our look at Sabbath on the seventh day, that first d...
2024-01-3018 min
God Knows WhereSabbath: Apart or A Part?As we continue looking at slowing down. Regrounding. At Sabbath, we’re going to do what I think you all may have thought we’d look at last week and go back to the beginning. To the first Sabbath. Because I think we’ve been reading it incorrectly… hope you enjoy!Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to leave a rating or a review of God Knows Where wherever you listen and help others find the show by sharing it with them. We’re not going to start our look at Sabbath on the seventh day, that fi...
2024-01-2314 min
God Knows WhereSabbath: Should We Stay or Should We Go?We’re back today with an all new episode looking at sabbath! I don’t know about you but the last of month of the year was an absolute sprint for me. So here at the beginning of the year, I want to look at slowing down and returning to a more stable pace of life. We’re not going to start our look at Sabbath on the seventh day, that first day God rested, but many, many years later on a day when the ancestors of our faith were faced with a choice, a life or death...
2024-01-1616 min
God Knows WhereIntroducing Sabbath!The society we live in throws relentless demands upon us every day. Demands on our time. Demands on our minds. Demands on our bodies. And too often we don’t know how to fight back, so we give in, giving up our time and our minds and our bodies to these demands and leaving little to no time for anything else, especially finding the rhythm and renewal we can only find with God.But our tradition teaches us God makes a choice early on in the story of our faith to help us find that rh...
2024-01-1203 minGod Knows WhereLighting Up the DarknessOne year ago today, the first episodes of God Knows Where were published and what a year it's been! Today, we're revisiting not the most listened to or best or most tlaked about episode of God Knows Where, but one I think we all need to remember as the days are still short and January can feel like it goes on forever...New episodes all about sabbath coming to you soon!Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookFollow Good Faith Media:FacebookInstagram
2024-01-0916 minGod Knows WhereSpare Some More ChangeToday, we're revisiting the most listened to episode of God Knows Where. I think when you listen to it again (or for the first time...) you'll see why more folks listened to this episode than any other. It's all about how we choose to respond when someone asks us for help. People asked Jesus for help all the time and his response was consistent regardless of the request. What might our world or our relationships look like if ours was too? Let's dig into that question together. Have questions about today's episode? Send Brett a message on...
2024-01-0214 minGod Knows WhereMerry Christmas from God Knows Where!Merry Christmas! Hope you and yours had a wonderful day yesterday. As I spend time with my family here’s my take on what the Christmas story is all about. Enjoy!DON'T FORGET! You can leave us a rating or review wherever you're listening to the show! And tell a friend about God Knows Where too!Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookFollow Good Faith Media:FacebookInstagramScripture ReferencesLuke 1-2Written, Produced, and Edited by Brett Ha...
2023-12-2604 minGod Knows WhereLet's Go!As we're winding ever closer Christmas and we're still #drawingoutadvent over on the Premium Feed, here's another story of folks who are coming or going home on their way to Bethlehem. These shepherds in today's story, though, don't stay home once they get there...they've got sheep to graze.For what it’s worth, these stories figure prominently into Drawing Out Advent too, the series I’ve created with Adam Trest and Thomas Steinwinder for this season. Get access to every episode HERE! And tell your friends!DON'T...
2023-12-1913 minGod Knows WhereImmaculate PerceptionAs we continue to wind our way to Christmas and we #drawoutadvent over on the Premium Feed, we'll keep looking at stories of folks who are coming or going home on their way to Bethlehem. Last week it was Elizabeth. This week it's Mary and Joseph. I know. I know. We're skipping ahead of where we are on Drawing Out Advent...so if you want to go slower, make sure you follow the links below to subscribe to this fund Advent journey we're taking.For what it’s worth, these stories figure prominently into Dr...
2023-12-1212 minGod Knows WhereAssistant to the Regional MangerAs we wind our way to Christmas and we #drawoutadvent over on the Premium Feed, we'll keep looking at stories of folks who are coming or going home on their way to Bethlehem. Last week it was Zechariah. This week it's Elizabeth. For what it’s worth, these stories figure prominently into Drawing Out Advent, the series I’ve created with Adam Trest and Thomas Steinwinder for this season. Get access to every episode HERE! And tell your friends!DON'T FORGET! You can leave us a rating or review wher...
2023-12-0513 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: ExpectationsToday's episode of Drawing Out Advent is all about those folks who were waiting and hoping all those years ago and how they expected God’s messiah to come as a powerful ruler, a king, a mighty warrior who would free them and lead them out of the darkness and into a brighter future, but then God did something completely unexpected. Watch Adam Trest continue to draw out the Christmas story HERE. Don't miss out on all the future episodes of Drawing Out Advent. Click HERE to get access to every episode from no...
2023-11-3003 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: AssumptionsWe’ll begin our story, like Luke’s, with people just like you and me who assumed a lot about who God was and what God was doing in the world. Many assumed that God would soon send someone, a messiah, and as the years passed and one never came, they could have lost hope. But they didn't. Their hope swelled.Watch Adam Trest continue to draw out the Christmas story HERE. Don't miss out on all the future episodes of Drawing Out Advent. Click HERE to get access to every episode from now...
2023-11-2902 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: SpeechlessToday’s episode is a bridge in many ways. It’s one more story, the last story we’ll look at it in this series of ones we overlook and avoid for a while, and it brings us nicely into the season of Advent. It’s the story of Zechariah learning he’ll soon be the father of John the Baptist.And for what it’s worth, it’s a story that will figure prominently into Drawing Out Advent, the series I’ve created with Adam Trest and Thomas Steinwinder for this season. Get access to every episode...
2023-11-2814 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: OriginsToday's episode of Drawing Out Advent is all about where the Christmas story begins and why the way it's told helps us remember why it matters. Watch Adam Trest begin to draw out the Christmas story HERE. Drawing Out Advent, a production of God Knows Where, is written and produced by Brett Harris with video and illustrations by Adam Trest and original music by Thomas Steinwinder.
2023-11-2803 min
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: TrailerFor years my family has used an Advent calendar to mark the days leading up to Christmas. Some have been simple countdowns and others brought to you by Lego, but we’ve always struggled to find a telling of the Christmas story to spark a conversation with our boys at the breakfast or dinner table. So I decided, I’d write one. And I want to share it with you.I want to draw this story out, one little piece each day from now until Christmas Eve. And I’ve invited my friend and artist Adam Trest
2023-11-2802 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Mind Your BusinessWe’re starting to wind down this series on the stories we avoid, the scriptures we don’t read in Church, and we’re staying with John’s gospel. The closing verses of it to be exact for the snark filled and strangely pointed conversation between Jesus and Peter. If you listened to last week’s episode, you know I teased more about the upcoming Advent project I’m putting together with my friends Adam and Thomas. Check out Our Upcoming Advent Series! And tell your friends!You've Never Read This," is a new ser...
2023-11-2114 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Reasons for the SeasonsWe’re turning back to the gospels today to a story I have absolutely no idea why we don't read in Church. The Gospel of John in particular for a little conversation between Jesus and his disciples with profound meaning for how we navigate the seasons of life. It’s going to be a bit shorter than normal (I don’t hear you complaining about that…), and there’s a reason.I wanted to take some time to tell you about the Our Upcoming Advent Series! Get ready!You've Never Read This," is...
2023-11-1416 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Better Than EzraAs we continue walking trough stories we never read in church, we’re going to wander through Ezra’s story today. It was surprising to me to see this book never comes up in the lectionary. Let me know what you think and if you start tapping the steering wheel or singing along to today’s pop culture reference. You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this series, we're looking at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the...
2023-11-0718 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Horror StorySpooky Season is almost over, but we've got one more scary story to talk about this month. The Desolating Sacrilege. The best name for a horror movie that's never been used. It's told three times in three different gospels and we never read any of them. Let's change that today!You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this series, we're looking at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the Revised Common Lectionary used by...
2023-10-3115 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Body PoliticsIf there was one book in the Bible a good little church kid wasn't supposed to ever read, it was Song of Songs, that book of "erotica" right in the middle of the Bible...who put that in here? I'd argue that question is the very reason we need to stop ignoring it. It's just about the only book in the Bible that makes it seem okay to enjoy the fact that we all have bodies. And what it embodies more than anything (see what I did there?) is that recognizing the worth, value, and beauty in...
2023-10-2419 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Choosing SidesWhose side are we on? Whose side is God on? Those are big questions we ask, especially when violence erupts. And it's hard to figure out the answers because when we read the Bible the way we're used to reading it, we ignore the stories that make us uncomfortable and we miss the bigger message. I had no idea what would be happening in Israel and Palestine when I planned this summer to talk about the stories in Obadiah and Nahum at his point in the series, but, strangely enough, when we look beneath the surface these books give...
2023-10-1719 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Plant-IfsWas Jesus ever on Candid Camera? Maybe Punk'd? If so, it was during this little story in Luke that we never read. And the best news for us is that he didn't take the bait. He doesn't have time for games like that. Check it out!Want to use God Knows Where as a Bible Study or Small Group curriculum? Let me know! Send me a message HERE.DON'T FORGET! You can leave us a rating or review wherever you're listening to the show! And tell a friend about God Knows W...
2023-10-1014 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Trust IssuesDid Jesus have trust issues? According to this little passage from John’s gospel he did. But why? Let’s dig in and find out. "You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this series, we're looking at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the Revised Common Lectionary used by many mainline Protestant Churches, including the one I used to pastor. Join us as we try to figure why we avoid or ignore these stories and the (surpr...
2023-10-0316 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: EyegieneThis episode is not brought to you by my good friends and eye care professionals at Eye Care Associates and Retina Specialists of Mississippi, but it could be...Today's episode is all about vision--how we see, what we miss, and how to see more clearly. And it all comes from this pithy little statement of Jesus' that we never read. Enjoy!"You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this series, we're looking at a dozen or so stories that never s...
2023-09-2614 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Oh, Hey Jude!🎶"Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better..."🎶That's what we're doing today. There's this tough (I mean tough) letter in the New Testament written by a man named Jude that we ignore all the time. And I don't think we ignore it because it's tough. I think we ignore it because we don't know why it's in the Bible...Let's try to change that...Take it, Paul: 🎶"Remember to let her under your skin, then you'll begin to make it better better better better better better, OHH!"🎶"You've Never Read T...
2023-09-1916 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: To Halve or to HoldThat L is important...this episode isn't about wedding vows, but it is about a choice. It's about a choice we have to make about how we look at this world and it comes from this strange, strange story Jesus tells that confirms (for me at least) that in those years we know nothing about, from ages 12 to 30 or so, Jesus went east. Waaaay east. Take a listen and see if you agree."You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In...
2023-09-1218 min
God Knows WhereYou’ve Never Read This: Male GazeHave you ever heard of Dinah? Not the one from "I've Been Working on the Railroad," but the Jacob's daughter, Joseph's sister. Probably not. We ignore her story all the time. And we do so to our own detriment. Her story is difficult to read, but can't ignore it. Reading her story makes so many other stories in Genesis, and the whole Bible for that matter, make more sense. Let's see how."You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this...
2023-09-0519 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Two ChairsCan you think of something we collectively avoid more than conflict? I can't. Jesus knew we're this way and that's why he responds the way he does in another story we never read, but need to give a second chance. Let's do that today!"You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this series, we're looking at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the Revised Common Lectionary used by many mainline Protestant Churches, including the...
2023-08-2916 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Yeast of BurdenCouldn't help but sing along with Mick Jagger as I pulled this episode together...Turns out Jesus strongly believes that yeast can be a burden to all of us. Especially the religious kind. What does that even mean? Let's find out together as we look at another overlooked and avoided story from our scriptures."You've Never Read This," is a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. In this series, we're looking at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the Revised Common...
2023-08-2214 min
God Knows WhereYou've Never Read This: Come CloserWelcome to the first episode of "You've Never Read This," a new series from God Knows Where looking at stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. We're starting off with a question Jesus answers that explains why he teaches with parables. Jesus uses parables all the time, but we never pay attention to why. Let's change that!In this series, we'll be looking at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the Revised Common Lectionary used by many mainline Protestant Churches, including the one I used to pastor. Join us...
2023-08-1514 min
God Knows WhereIntroducing You've Never Read This!New Episodes Are Here! In this new series, "You've Never Read This," we'll be taking a look at some of the stories in our scriptures that fall through the cracks. We'll look at a dozen or so stories that never show up in the Revised Common Lectionary used by many mainline Protestant Churches, including the one I used to pastor. We'll have stories from Prophets and books of the Bible we never read aloud and a bunch of words of wisdom and warning from Jesus that never get the light of day.The first episode, "...
2023-08-1405 minGod Knows WhereWorried SickerToday we’ve got another one of my favorite episodes of God Knows Where. Summer break is over, so this will be the last rerun episode from “I Didn’t Say That” before brand new episodes start coming again next week…Hope you enjoy this one!Don't forget to leave us a rating or review wherever you're listening to the show! And tell a friend about God Knows Where too!Follow God Knows Where:InstagramFacebookFollow Good Faith Media:Facebook...
2023-08-0816 minGod Knows WhereFaithing Off AgainToday we’ve got another one of my favorite episodes of God Knows Where. Summer break is nearly over, so I’m bringing you this early episode from “I Didn’t Say That” that touches on some other ideas for what’s coming up soon…Hope you enjoy this one!And, sadly, God Knows Where didn't win Best of the Pinebelt (I recorded the intro before I knew...) but what an honor to be nominated and thanks again to all who voted!Don't forget to leave us a rating or review wherever you're listening to the show! And...
2023-08-0112 minGod Knows WhereGetting Biblical…Again.Today we’ve got one of my favorite episodes of God Knows Where…again. That’s right. I’m just trying to make it through these last couple of weeks of summer before school returns, so I’m bringing you an episode from “I Didn’t Say That” that touches on some ideas for what’s coming up soon…Hope you enjoy this one!Don't forget to leave us a rating or review wherever you're listening to the show! And tell a friend about God Knows Where too!Follow God Knows Where:Instagram
2023-07-2516 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: Put It Behind YouI've been pulling these one-off episodes together this summer and noticed a theme (maybe it's stuck in my subconscious...): a need for reconciliation. That's the thread between Abraham and Isaac, Jonah, Elisha, and others. We have a deep need for (and aversion to) reconciliation. Let's talk about that today with a look at what Jesus says about it all. Enjoy!Thank you for voting for God Knows Where in Best of the Pinebelt! Here's the LINK TO VOTE. Voting continues until July 24.Still working on a couple of new ideas for God...
2023-07-1819 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: Divine Draft DodgerProbably should have shared this episode earlier seeing as Jonah seems to be the story in the Bible that most mirrors my own experience. Better late than never I guess. Hope you enjoy!Thank you for voting for God Knows Where in Best of the Pinebelt! Here's the LINK TO VOTE. Voting continues until July 24.Still working on a couple of new ideas for God Knows Where and I could use your help! CLICK HERE to share any big questions you or your kids have about God, faith, etc...
2023-07-1116 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: Light in the DarknessToday's episode (I hope...) is a nice follow-up to last week's. No more bears, but a little more light in the darkness. And it all comes from the story surrounding one of, if not, the most well known passages in scripture: John 3:16. Hope you enjoy!AND JOIN ME JULY 5 to start voting for God Knows Where. Thanks to you, we're 1 of 5 finalists for Best of the Pinebelt. Thank you! Here's the LINK TO VOTE. Voting begins July 5.Still working on a couple of new ideas for God Knows Where and I could...
2023-07-0416 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: Male Pattern HarshnessBears. Beets. Battlestar Gallactica. Ok, ok...I know. This isn't The Office, but we do have time for one of these subjects today: Bears. And strangely enough we can learn a lot about how to deal with our insecurities and grief from a terrible story about bears in II Kings. Join me!AND...JOIN ME JULY 5 to start voting for God Knows Where. Thanks to you, we're 1 of 5 finalists for Best of the Pinebelt. Thank you! Here's the LINK TO VOTE. Voting begins July 5.Still working on a couple of new ideas...
2023-06-2718 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: Goat on a HillWant to hear an embarassing parenting story? Want to (maybe) think about Noah's Ark a little differently. Got you covered today!As we build up to the second series, "You've Never Read This," I'm priming the pump before we dive into stories we're probably rather unfamiliar with by sharing some of my not-so-mainstream takes on scriptures we read all the time. Working on a couple of new ideas for God Knows Where and I could use your help! CLICK HERE to share any big questions you or your kids have about G...
2023-06-2017 minGod Knows WhereOffshoots: Green Eggs and AbrahamHere we are, in between series...As we build up to the second series, "You've Never Read This," I want to prime the pump before we dive into stories we're probably rather unfamiliar with by sharing some of my not-so-mainstream takes on scriptures we read all the time. We'll start with the story of Abraham and Isaac (you know the one...where the dad is asked to sacrifice his son to prove his faith...). Working on a couple of new ideas for God Knows Where and I could use your help! CLICK HERE t...
2023-06-1316 min
God Knows WhereI Didn't Say That: Open EndedI've learned a lot about why I left The Church, but why I can't give up on Jesus over the past 23 episodes of God Knows Where, and I've been left with a lingering conclusion to all my wondering. I want to share it with you today before we pivot toward some new ideas and explore new topics. Today's episode, "Open Ended," is the final episode in God Knows Where's first series, "I Didn't Say That." BUT WAIT...THERE'S MORE!Working on a couple of new ideas for God Knows Where a...
2023-06-0618 min
God Knows WhereI Didn't Say That: Kingdom ComeIs America a Christian nation? Should it be? We've never shied away from big questions, and the many ways we approach this question rips the Church apart. The good news, Jesus doesn't say a word about Christian nations or really even nations of any kind. He's more concerned with a Kingdom that's not of this world, but can be if we follow his lead. Today's episode, "Kingdom Come," is the latest in God Knows Where's first series, "I Didn't Say That." Don't forget to check out our friends at Good...
2023-05-0215 min