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Slutty Grace | Christian Deconstruction, Universal Salvation, Fearless FaithGod Refuses to Give Up: Hope and restoration in the Hebrew narrative, with R.A. Sweeney.What if the Bible is far more playful, hopeful, and grace-soaked than we were ever told?In this episode of Slutty Grace, Jeromy Johnson sits down with R.A. Sweeney (Reed), a Hebrew scholar and author whose deep immersion in the original biblical languages reveals a God overflowing with love, humor, and relentless grace. Reed shares how learning Hebrew and Greek cracked open the text, uncovering layers of meaning, wordplay, and divine character that often get flattened in English translation.Together, they explore free will, the Kingdom of God, judgment, and the afterlife...
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Hope UnyieldingBattling Anorexia as a Christian: Stacee Goetzinger Speaks Out LoudIn this transparent and powerful conversation, author and speaker Stacee Goetzinger speaks candidly about her journey battling an eating disorder that started in her preteen years and eventually led to emergency inpatient treatment, where she had to fight for her life with everything she had. Stacee's story is one of hope, perseverance, and dependence on God, and she shares hard-fought wisdom she has learned over decades of relying on Him to be her strength in the battle. Whether you are battling an eating disorder, love someone who is, or simply want to learn more, this episode provides h...
2025-12-0950 min
Slutty Grace | Christian Deconstruction, Universal Salvation, Fearless FaithA Hope in Hell: Eternal-torment theology, judgment, and Biblical Universalism, with Benji McNair ScottWhat if the scariest doctrine in Christianity was never true in the first place?In this episode of Slutty Grace, Jeromy Johnson sits down with Benji McNair Scott—theologian, author of Hope in Hell, and one of the most compelling voices challenging the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment. Benji’s journey takes us from his evangelical roots through academic study, historical theology, early-church perspectives, and the breathtaking possibility that God’s love truly has no limits.Together, Jeromy and Benji explore the real origins of hell theology, how fear became a tool of control, the ps...
2025-12-0258 minHope UnyieldingInside the Writing Life with Hope JohnsonIn this fun solo episode, I answer your questions about the writing life, what God's been doing in my heart and mind, and what inspired me to write my devotional, 99 Life-Giving Bible Verses for Women. Questions include:When did you start writing? What’s your favorite piece you’ve written so far and why?What was a moment or turning point in your life that deepened your walk with the Lord?What's your verse for this season?What’s your ideal environment for writing?What was the most challenging part of the writing process? What do you feel has be...
2025-11-0343 min
Slutty Grace | Christian Deconstruction, Universal Salvation, Fearless FaithEvangelicalism vs. Universalism: Part 2—Progressive Christianity and the hope that Love Wins, with David ArtmanCan a good God condemn forever?Can love and justice truly coexist?And if the Gospel is good news, shouldn’t it be good for everyone?In Part 2 of Evangelicalism vs. Universalism, Jeromy and David Artman dive head-on into the debate: hell, judgment, free will, and the moral logic of universal salvation.It’s a passionate, respectful clash between evangelical theology and the expanding hope of Christian universalism—a faith that insists every knee will bow, every heart will heal, and love will, in the end, win.Becaus...
2025-10-2341 min
🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 343: I Am Not Asked to Make a Sacrifice to Find the Mercy and the Peace of God.Send Hope a TextPeace that asks for payment is a bad deal—and a popular myth. We take aim at the ego’s bargain of “no pain, no gain” and offer a different map: giving doesn’t subtract, it multiplies. With Hope Johnson guiding the thread from A Course in Miracles Lesson 343, we explore why true forgiveness cancels the ledger entirely, how judgment drains your energy, and why accepting peace is simpler than striving to earn it.We move from concepts to practice. You’ll learn a short, reliable morning exercise to reframe any “sacrifice” int...
2025-10-0125 min
Hope Johnson's Wisdom DialoguesA Course in Miracles Deep Dive, Chapter 2, Section XI, Paragraphs 16 -18 The Mind's Miracle Impulse: Redirecting Creative Energy | September 24, 2025Send us a textWhat if the root of all psychological suffering isn’t where your energy flows, but what you believe about yourself?In this profound deep dive into A Course in Miracles Chapter 2, Hope Johnson unpacks Jesus’s radical correction of Freudian psychology, showing how humanity has misunderstood the mind for centuries.✨ Instead of endlessly managing psychic energy through therapy, sublimation, or control, Jesus offers a stunningly simple solution: “The only way out is to stop miscreating now and accept the Atonement for miscreations of the past.”This pres...
2025-09-251h 59🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 338: I Am Affected Only By My Thoughts.Send Hope a TextWhat if the most liberating truth is also the simplest: I am affected only by my thoughts. We read Lesson 338 from A Course in Miracles with Hope Johnson and use it as a doorway from fear to love, from projection to peace. Instead of rehearsing the old script—blaming the world, the news, or the past—we take a clear, compassionate look at cause and effect and place cause back where it belongs: in the mind.We unpack how victimhood dissolves the moment we recognize that our thoughts, not circumstances, generate our...
2025-09-2414 minHope Johnson's Wisdom DialoguesThe Empowering Truth: We Project Our World | Wisdom Dialogues @ Sedona | September 22, 2025Send us a textWhat if everything you perceive is based on error rather than truth? Far from being discouraging, this realization offers profound liberation – if the world were truth, we'd be permanently stuck with suffering, separation, and death.In this enlightening session from Sedona, Hope Johnson explores how we project our entire experience and can transform it by bringing our perceptions to the truth. "The world is an invention based on an erroneous thought," she explains, "a thought that made you into something you're not." When we recognize we're still as God created us, we...
2025-09-232h 01🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 335: I Choose to See My Brother's Sinlessness.Send Hope a TextWhat if your perception isn’t reporting reality—but reflecting your desire? We dive into Lesson 335 from A Course in Miracles with Hope Johnson and explore a bold claim: I choose to see my brother’s sinlessness. Not as a gloss over behavior, but as a clear, active decision to withdraw belief from illusions and let holy vision replace judgment. We unpack why projection always precedes perception, how that realization restores your authorship, and why forgiving isn’t fixing—it’s remembering.Together, we look past personality and roles to the innocence th...
2025-09-2112 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 322: I Can Give Up But What Was Never Real.Send Hope a TextWhat happens when we finally understand that we can't lose what was never real? In this profound exploration of Lesson 322 from A Course in Miracles, Hope Johnson guides us through the liberating realization that what we fear sacrificing are merely illusions.The journey begins with a powerful distinction: the things we resist releasing are simply veils concealing our true nature—they've never diminished the eternal gifts of peace, love, and wholeness that define our authentic being. Hope shares a candid conversation with her friend Thomas about our desperate attempts to hide pa...
2025-09-0713 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 318: In Me Salvation's Means and End are One.Send Hope a TextHave you ever considered that what you're desperately searching for might already be within you? Lesson 318 from A Course in Miracles offers a revolutionary perspective that dissolves the perceived gap between spiritual seeking and finding."In me, salvation's means and end are one" introduces the profound recognition that we are not separate from the goal of salvation. The means for attaining that goal and its fulfillment are already united within our minds. As Hope Johnson eloquently explains, "I was created as the thing I seek. I am the goal the world...
2025-09-0212 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 314: I Seek a Future Different From the Past.Send Hope a TextReady to break free from the chains of your past? In this illuminating exploration of Lesson 314 from A Course in Miracles, Hope Johnson reveals the transformative power of recognizing that "the past never actually happened." This isn't denial—it's liberation.When we project our past experiences onto the present moment, we create a future filled with the same fears and limitations. But what if we could stop this cycle? Hope shares how forgiveness—seeing that "what I thought happened didn't actually happen"—frees the present moment and allows joy to extend natura...
2025-08-3025 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 313: Now Let a New Perception Come to Me.Send Hope a Text"Now let a new perception come to me" - these words invite us into a transformative experience where fear dissolves and love enters freely. Christ's vision offers a revolutionary way of seeing that beholds all things as sinless, not by denying our experiences but by recognizing their true purpose.Through startlingly honest examples about disappointing sexual encounters and terrible restaurant meals, Hope Johnson demonstrates how every experience—especially the ones we judge as "bad"—can be used for extending love rather than projecting guilt. This isn't about pretending bad experiences are good...
2025-08-2821 minHope Johnson's Wisdom DialoguesThe Holy Instant | Wisdom Dialogues @ Ajijic, Mexico | August 25, 2025Send us a textWhat if nothing could ever go wrong in your life? What if every challenging experience—betrayal, loss, conflict—was perfectly orchestrated for your awakening? In this profound exploration of mind and perception, Hope Johnson invites us to recognize that the foundation of every thought is love, though fear often distorts our recognition of this truth.Hope shares personal stories that illuminate how we unknowingly assign "special functions" to others in our relationships, creating suffering when they don't fulfill our expectations. Through vulnerable examples from her own marriage and intimate relationships, she demo...
2025-08-261h 53🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonClarification #10: What is the Last Judgment? Introduction to Lessons 311-320.Send Hope a TextFear not the Last Judgment—it's your liberation, not your condemnation. We've been taught to tremble at the thought of God's final judgment, imagining it as divine wrath that might condemn us to eternal suffering. But what if everything we believed about judgment was backward? What if the Last Judgment is actually the greatest gift we could receive?In this profound clarification of A Course in Miracles, Hope Johnson reveals the radical truth: God's judgment is mercy, not punishment. It's the voice for God proclaiming "what is false is fal...
2025-08-2513 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 309: I Will Not Fear to Look Within Today.Send Hope a TextDare to journey beyond fear and discover what truly lies within you. Lesson 309 from A Course in Miracles challenges our fundamental resistance to self-examination with a powerful truth: what we're afraid to find inside ourselves doesn't actually exist.Many of us avoid looking within because we fear confronting darkness, guilt, or sin. This fear stems from the ego's clever deception that we've somehow created a "second will" apart from God's—that we've successfully separated ourselves and become sinful beings. The profound revelation of this lesson is that such separation is impossible. Wh...
2025-08-2409 minHope Johnson's Wisdom DialoguesMeeting at Namaste Village | Lesson 234 From A Course in MiraclesSend us a textHope Johnson guides us through a profound exploration of ACIM Lesson 234 – "Father, today I am your son again" – inviting us to remember our true identity beyond the illusions of this world. This seemingly simple declaration opens a gateway to understanding our unbroken connection with the Divine.The conversation unfolds around a radical perspective: nothing we perceive in this world can disturb our peace unless we allow it to. When feelings of regret or unworthiness arise, Hope suggests an immediate pivot toward gratitude rather than dwelling in sorrow. This shift isn't spiritual bypa...
2025-08-2353 minHope Johnson's Wisdom DialoguesA Course in Miracles Deep Dive - Chapter 2, Section XI, Paragraph 8, Sentence 6 to Paragraph 11, Sentence 3: Fear Is Useful for TherapySend us a textWhat if every problem you face—relationship struggles, health concerns, financial worries—stems from a single choice in your mind? In this illuminating deep dive into A Course in Miracles, Hope Johnson unravels the profound concept of "the basic conflict" between creation and miscreation, love and fear.When psychologists like Freud and Rank developed theories about human suffering, they missed something crucial. They located the cause of our pain in physical events like birth trauma or childhood experiences, developing therapies that attempted to abolish fear directly. But as Jesus reveals through the...
2025-08-211h 53🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 305: There is Peace that Christ Bestows on Us.Send Hope a TextChrist bestows upon us a peace so profound that nothing in the world compares to it—a peace "so deep and quiet, undisturbable and wholly changeless." Unlike the conditional calm we might experience when external circumstances align with our preferences, this peace transcends all worldly understanding and remains eternally still regardless of what appears to be happening around us.The remarkable truth is that this peace is already present. We don't need to manufacture it or earn it; our only task is to accept it. When suffering arises—and it will as l...
2025-08-1915 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 303: The Holy Christ is Born in Me Today.Send Hope a TextThe eternal truth of who you really are awaits your recognition. Hope Johnson guides us through Lesson 303 from A Course in Miracles, illuminating the profound teaching that "The Holy Christ is born in me today." This isn't about welcoming something foreign or new—it's about revealing what has always been within.Through gentle guidance, Hope explains how this spiritual birth represents the revelation of our true identity. When we create space for stillness, allowing earthly distractions to fall away, we prepare the perfect conditions for recognizing our authentic self. The lesson dr...
2025-08-1708 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 301: And God Himself Shall Wipe Away All Tears.Send Hope a TextHave you ever considered that your tears might have nothing to do with your circumstances? That your physical pain isn't caused by how you slept last night? That your hangover isn't from alcohol?Lesson 301 from A Course in Miracles, "And God Himself shall wipe away all tears," offers a radical perspective that turns our understanding of suffering upside down. Through Hope Johnson's gentle guidance, we discover that judgment—not external events—is the root cause of all our sorrow. The lesson states plainly: "Unless I judge, I cannot weep." This simple yet...
2025-08-1514 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 299: Eternal Holiness Abides in MeSend Hope a TextWhat if your divine nature remains completely untouched by anything you think you've done wrong? This profound episode explores Lesson 299 from A Course in Miracles: "Eternal holiness abides in me." Hope Johnson guides us through a radical reframing of holiness—not as something we achieve through spiritual practice, but as our unchangeable inheritance that remains perfect regardless of our perceived mistakes. This holiness isn't a self-made virtue but a fact of creation anchored in God's will, which we share with Him.The episode challenges us to recognize that our irr...
2025-08-1211 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 297: Forgiveness is the Only Gift I Give.Send Hope a TextForgiveness transforms from abstract concept to living practice in this profound exploration of Lesson 297 from A Course in Miracles. The lesson's deceptively simple statement—"Forgiveness is the only gift I give"—opens doorways to understanding the true nature of spiritual awakening.Hope Johnson guides us through the radical simplicity at the heart of this teaching: that giving and receiving are one and the same. While we may offer countless gifts in this world—money, time, compliments, assistance—only forgiveness carries eternal value because it dissolves the barriers we've imagined between ourselves and trut...
2025-08-1008 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 296: The Holy Spirit Speaks Through Me Today.Send Hope a TextHave you ever wondered what it would be like to completely surrender your voice to a higher wisdom? Lesson 296 from A Course in Miracles offers a profound invitation: "The Holy Spirit speaks through me today."This transformative lesson challenges us to become clear channels for the voice of love. Rather than using our words to reinforce fear, judgment, or separation, we're called to give our voice specifically to extend God's word to everyone we encounter. The process begins by tuning into our heart energy and recognizing the distinct difference between speaking...
2025-08-0909 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 294: My Body is a Wholly Neutral Thing.Send Hope a TextBody neutrality offers a refreshing alternative to the endless swing between body worship and body shame. Hope Johnson guides us through Lesson 294 from A Course in Miracles, revealing a perspective that liberates us from both extremes: "My body is a wholly neutral thing."The profound teaching challenges our fundamental identification with physical form. Rather than seeing the body as either sinful or sacred, we're invited to recognize it as simply a tool—temporary, neutral, and purposeful only in its capacity for communication. As Hope explains, "The body's value is in its us...
2025-08-0718 min🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonLesson 293: All Fear is Past and Only Love is Here.Send Hope a TextWhat if everything you fear has already been undone? Lesson 293 from A Course in Miracles offers a revolutionary perspective that could transform how you experience each moment of your life."All fear is past and only love is here" isn't just a comforting affirmation—it's a profound recognition of reality when properly understood. Fear can only appear real when we believe its cause exists. Yet as Hope Johnson guides us through this lesson, we discover that separation—the imagined source of all fear—never actually happened. What keeps fear alive is simply...
2025-08-0608 minHope Johnson's Wisdom DialoguesBody is for Communication | Wisdom Dialogues @ Ajijic, Mexico | August 4, 2025Send us a textThe journey toward awakening isn't about denying our experiences, but seeing through them to the truth they reveal. In this profound episode of Wisdom Dialogues, Hope Johnson shares revelatory insights about how we use our bodies and what they're truly meant for.Hope begins by challenging our fundamental understanding of the body's purpose, explaining that it's meant solely for communication rather than obtaining worldly pleasure or status. This shift in perspective opens the door to examining how sexual desire and longing for special relationships actually substitute for the true union our...
2025-08-051h 56🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope JohnsonClarification #8: What is The Real World? Introduction to Lessons 291 through 300Send Hope a TextForgiveness transforms perception from fear to gentle peace. In this profound exploration of A Course in Miracles, Hope Johnson guides us through Clarification Number 8, which serves as an introduction to Lessons 291-300, revealing the transformative concept of "the real world."The real world isn't heaven or ultimate reality—it's a transitional state, a bridge between our fearful dreams and truth. It remains within perception but completely purified through forgiveness. Through Hope's gentle guidance, we discover that our everyday world, viewed through eyes of fear, brings witnesses of terror and suffering. Yet fo...
2025-08-0313 min