We’re taking on the hermeneutics of self-creation, which is a fancy way to say how we interpret our self to ourselves. We all have a story that we believe about who we are, and that story impacts the way we present ourselves to others.

In today’s episode, we share some of our own stories and how we have chosen to “re-story” ourselves as we have looked for healing. We also share some of the pathways and tools we’ve used along the way, in hopes that they might be helpful in your own journey. Get ready for a celebration of neuroplasticity, the adaptive structural and functional changes to the brain!

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Key Takeaways

• William Randal says that there are three things that story us: our context, unconscious choices, and deliberate self-creation.
• Our brains are made to change and rewire.
• Re-writing our stories takes a village. Don’t do it alone.
• The way we talk to ourselves impacts how we imagine God speaking to us.

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Resource Links

PDF: Resources from The Exile Project Episode 5

William Randall: The Stories We Are - An Essay on Self-Creation

Curt Thompson: The Soul of Shame - Retelling The Stories We Believe About Ourselves

Curt Thompson: Neurofaith Podcast

Masaru Emoto: Hidden Messages of Water

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Bible References

1 Corinthians 2: 8-10

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The Bible offers an alternative or sometimes even opposing narratives to our post-modern culture context. While the world offers us value systems based on consumerism, nationalism, capitalism, and celebrity, the Bible is quite literally Gospel, which is from the Greek for “good news.”

In today’s episode, we compare and contrast these narratives and examine what Gospel means in our current context, with the help of Gabriel Fackre’s framework for narrative theology, which we will be unpacking over the next few episodes.

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Key Takeaways

— Jesus is a narrative writer
— Jesus declares and establishes the kingdom
— The kingdom is here and now
— Contextual narratives are evolving
— Our understanding of the Gospel is also evolving
— We become the good news for each other

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Resources

Kōsuke Koyama: Water Buffalo Theology

Howard Thurman: Jesus and the Disinherited

Gabriel Fackre: Narrative Theology

Netflix: The Trapped 13

The Bible Project: The Sermon on the Mount

Bema Podcast: Episode 93 - Blessed

Dallas Willard: The Divine Conspiracy

Systematic vs Narrative Theology

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Bible References

Mathew 5

Mark 7: 24–30

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In today’s episode, we explore theology, using Dorthee Soelle’s definition, “an invitation to think deeply about God.” Everyone has a theology, even if they don’t realize it. We want you to feel empowered to take ownership over your personal theology.

Throughout our discussion, we dig into the differences between orthodoxy and theology. We also look at personal stories that kickstarted the development of our own theology.

— Theology is ever evolving, even in the Bible
— God is safe
— God’s heart is freedom for the oppressed and garden like intimacy

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Resources

Dorothee Soelle - Thinking about God: An Introduction to Theology

Kat Armas - Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence and Strength

Marty Solomon - Asking Better Questions of the Bible

Brennan Manning - Ragamuffin Gospel

Donald Miller - Blue Like Jazz

Rob Bell - Velvet Elvis

Jeremy Meyers - Types of Theology (Blog: Redeeming God)

The Bible Project

Bema Discipleship

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Bible References

Genesis 18: 1-15

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Important Take-Aways

- The heart of an evolving theology is deconstruction and reconstruction
- We can embrace empowered theology
- God is always experiential
- Our current moment demands that theology is in the hands of everyone
- It’s okay to have questions but not answers
- The Bible is an important source for wisdom

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