Exploring Faith, Pursuing Grace
The EFPG podcast was started by Kevin Pendergrass and Dr. Lee Grant. After 105 episodes, Kevin and Lee needed a break, so they turned the reigns over to their good friend Daniel Rogers. Daniel is a co-minister at the North Broad Church in Albertville, Alabama. His website is https://danielr.net.
Episodes
Episodes
Thursday May 18, 2023
Solo E8: Why I Think Pursuing Grace is a Bad Idea
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
The more I think about the title of this podcast, the less I like it. In this episode, I talk about why we should stop pursuing grace. The material here may or may not be from an outline of a project I'm working on... :)
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book (and audio book!): How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroadal.com
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Solo E7: Afterlife Part 2 || Fire, Darkness, and God’s Discipline
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
In this episode, Daniel takes us through a few passage dealing with fire, darkness, and hell. He ends the episode tracking a theme of discipline and what that has to do with the afterlife.
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book (and audio book!): How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroadal.com
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Lost My Voice, Kevin is Coming to Visit, and I’m Graduating
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Hey guys and gals! Here's some updates for you!
I have two finals to take and I'll be DONE with undergrad - yay!
I came down with a cold Monday night, so I wasn't able to record a podcast for you - boo!
Upcoming guests: Shari Bishop, an Episcopal priest. And Kevin, some guy you might remember.
My audio book is for sale. https://danielcrogers.gumroad.com/l/howaudio?layout=profile
If you want a preview on the kind of thing I'll be talking about in my afterlife podcast, check out this sermon I did. I'm actually wearing a suit jacket instead of my preferred hiking pants and short sleeves button up... I don't like it.
Last week I went hiking in Montreat, NC for Discovering Renewal, and it was a blast.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
E118: Discovering Grace w/ Josh Frazier
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Daniel and his guest, Josh Frazier, talk about their similar experiences in discovering grace.
Josh's Resources:
Faith Church Winfield: https://www.facebook.com/welcometofaithchurch
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book (and audio book!): How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroadal.com
Friday Mar 17, 2023
E117: The Power of a Story w/ Corey Stumne
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
In this episode, Daniel interviews Corey Stumne, a youth pastor, tennis coach, and author, from Jacksonville Florida. Corey writes Christian fiction novels and believes preachers should use more stories in their sermons!
Corey's Resources
Corey's Website: coreystumne.com
The Man Called Messiah: https://a.co/d/denPXJj
Corey's Blog: https://inspiration.org/author/corey-stumne
Men at the Movies: https://www.menatthemovies.com/podcast/up
Corey's Sermons and Church: https://sjcc.us/media/pmvgjv5/i-surrender
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book (and audio book!): How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroadal.com
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Solo E6: The Afterlife - Banquets, Forgiveness, and Justice (Part 1)
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Hello my friends, here is my episode on the afterlife. I talk about what I know, what I'd like to know, and what I don't know!
Resources
Hell and Mr. Fudge - movie
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis - book
Love Wins by Rob Bell - book
Unspoken Sermons (sermon on justice in part 3) - George MacDonald
yOuR bIbLe - spongebob meme
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book: How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroadal.com
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
E116: Death Penalty and Redemptive Violence w/ Shane Claiborne
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
In this episode, Shane joins Daniel to speak about the death penalty and the myth of redemptive violence. When I first started my pilgrimage of faith back in 2016 or so, one of the first struggles I had was balancing my developing pro-life, restorative justice worldview with things like war, death penalty, and other issues about human well-being, food, etc. I appreciate Shane's perspective and hope you can too even if you disagree with some of his conclusions.
Shane's Resources
redletterchristians.org (Shane's Site)
For Such a Time as This (Book on racial division and forgiveness)
The Early Christians in their Own Words (Book)
Executing Grace (Book)
Death Penalty Action (Site)
RAW Tools (Site)
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book: How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroad.church
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Feeling at Home, Authenticty, and Pride
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
In this podcast, I talk about feeling at home, authenticity, and some temptations I'm struggling with.
Daniel's Usual Self-promotion
Daniel's new book: How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven
Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net
Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers
Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroad.church
What does it mean to Explore Faith?
Everyone has a belief system. We believe what we believe in large part because of what we've been taught by our parents, grandparents, pastors, and faith leaders.
But what happens when our inherited belief systems no longer serve us? What happens when our faith divides rather than unites, causes strife instead of peace, and brings angst and anxiety in place of freedom and joy?
Kevin Pendergrass and Lee Grant found themselves asking these questions and began the process of exploring their belief systems in search of something better than what had been handed down to them. In their exploration of their faith, they found a God that loves all, whose grace is far bigger than they could have ever imagined.