Best Deluded Podcasts (2025)

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 19 - Dangerous Deluding Practices from Church History 24:13

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23d ago24:13

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 19 - Dangerous Deluding Practices from Church History, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We contrast Comer's teaching on abiding in Christ and "practicing the presence of God" with the biblical definition of "abiding" as found in First John 4:12-16. Comers practices are appealing to unbelievers, but the…

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Are you serious ? 19:57

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Send us a text We start with another one of Joel’s deluded predictions after United scrape a victory over the World club cup champions Chelsea. Fanboy Nige won’t have a bad word said about Gianluigi Donnarumma. Was the goal a full scale comedy error or just brilliant from Martinelli ? Did Šeško still just look tall ? Bizarre substations from loads …

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 22 - Spirituality for the Unconverted 22:45

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 22 - Spirituality for the Unconverted, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We discuss Comer's false version of abiding. Bob calls Comer's contemplative practices for abiding "spirituality for the unconverted." These practices are Catholic mysticism, not the means of grace. Only those who are born again ca…

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Weekend preview 18:09

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Send us a text Joel and Wingman preview the Manchester teams weekend action against Chelsea and Arsenal. Do both Manchester City and Manchester United destroy their London rivals ? Has Joel calmed down after the Manchester derby and is Wingman still claiming the city is now permanently blue ? Benjamin Šeško Still looks tall…..the end ! Follow us - …

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Derby day reactions 22:24

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Send us a text Joel and Wingman talk City v United Both have tissues for different reasons Follow us - Insta and X @joelrossradio @nigewingmanclucas

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 21 - The Danger of Spiritual Elitism 23:27

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 21 - The Danger of Spiritual Elitism, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Comer claims that there are spiritual masters of the Way. We describe the faulty value systems of different groups and show how they are all various versions of spiritual elitism. We discuss Col 3:1-4 to show that it rejects Comer's…

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DERBY DAY !!! 19:58

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Send us a text Joel and Wingman talk the biggest day of the year in Manchester. Memories, predictions, injury crisis at City and even a derby day quiz Follow us - Insta and X @joelrossradio @nigewingmanclucas

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 20 - The Dangers of Inward Orientation 22:40

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 20 - The Dangers of Inward Orientation, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Comer claims that the spiritual practice of inward orientation is needed for believers to abide in Christ. We reject the idea that we can journey inward to become conscious of presence. We abide in Christ by believing His promises…

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Cultivating mundane insight 1:27:40

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Introducing the seven preparations and the seven mental contemplations of cultivating mundane insight, where one is aiming to attain a form or formless realm of concentration, beginning teaching from Chapter 8.By Thubten Chodron

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Whose season is it then ? City lose, United draw 21:57

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Send us a text BEFORE that Grimsby game Wingman and Joel discuss the weekend performances - City lost, United drew Both teams have goalkeeping issues. Is Donnarumma the answer for City ? Fabiański Is without a club 😜 Do United cash in on Bruno before deadline day ? Benjamin Šeško looks tall……the end Foden NEEDS to start Leny Yoro Is gonna be better…

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 18 - Spirituality Divorced from Rationality 24:19

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 18 - Spirituality Divorced from Rationality, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. John Mark Comer claims that the most important goal of apprenticeship is being with Jesus - being aware of His presence and hearing His voice. We also refute Comer's claim that we can "live in the moment-by-moment flow of lov…

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A diagram illustrating attaining serenity 1:27:54

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Explaining the diagram illustrating the process of attaining serenity, completing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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Noel Gallagher says “United looked good” 22:41

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Send us a text Joel is buzzing over Manchester United’s performance - but they lost Wingman feels another treble is on the cards for City after smashing relegation fodder 4-0 Follow us - Insta and X @joelrossradio @nigewingmanclucas

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 17 - Does Jesus Believe in You? 22:52

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 17 - Does Jesus Believe in You?, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. In his book Practicing the Way John Mark Comer makes the claim that Jesus believes in us. Bob contrasts that claim with John chapter 2:23-25 and Romans 1, showing that Jesus did not entrust Himself to men because He knew what was in men …

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The nine stages of sustained attention 1:31:48

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Describing the nine stages of sustained attention as taught in Maitreya’s Ornament of Mahayana Sutras, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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Joel….you are deluded ! 46:40

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Send us a text Joel and Nigel get stuck in to last season - what’s gonna happen season and Liverpool finish 3rd at best. Join us as we take the piss and have a laugh 🤭 Follow us - Insta and X @joelrossradio @nigewingmanclucas

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 16 - The True Gospel is Exclusive 21:23

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 16 - The True Gospel is Exclusive, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We discuss Comer's rejection of the exclusive claims of the gospel. Citing key passages such as John 14:6 and Matthew 7:13-14, Comer redefines the terms to support his claim that these passages are about human potential, not salvation …

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Five faults eight antidotes 1:27:22

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Explaining the last three of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle and the Extremes. Beginning the nine stages of sustained attention, teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 15 - A False Gospel 24:06

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 15 - A False Gospel, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. John Mark Comer asks the question, "But what are we saved to?" Bob explains that we are saved out of sin and alienation from God and into forgiveness and sanctification. Comer's false gospel points people to works rather than repentance and faith. (…

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Restlessness and laxity 1:25:36

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Explaining the third of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle and the Extremes, Restlessness and Laxity, and practical ways to antidote these two faults, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 14 - What is the Kingdom of God? 24:41

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 14 - What is the Kingdom of God?, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We examine John Mark Comer's claim that Jesus is looking for apprentices, not converts. We start with a definition of the kingdom of God and discuss what Scripture says about it, beginning with Acts 1:6-11. We also discuss Finney's infl…

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Thomas Levenson – So Very Small: How humans discovered germs, uncovered infectious diseases, and deluded themselves that we had conquered them 40:45

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“A gentleman’s hands are [always] clean” Infectious diseases caused by bacteria have killed well over half of all humans who have ever lived on Earth. Historically, bacterial infections have started major pandemics such as the bubonic plague, which is estimated to have killed 50-60 per cent of the population of Europe during the Black Death in the …

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First two of Maitreya’s five faults

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Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s Differentiation of the Middle and the Extremes, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 13 - The Social Gospel Repackaged 22:14

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 13 - The Social Gospel Repackaged, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We show that Comer's view of the kingdom of God has to do with fixing the world's problems through Christian activism rather than proclaiming the gospel. Our biggest problem is the wrath of God against sin, and that is the true mission…

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Meditating on breath and overcoming hindrances 1:37:24

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Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity, and how to overcome the hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 12 - Understanding Human Inability 22:57

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 12 - Understanding Human Inability, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We address Comer's claims that the problems the world is facing today could be solved if Christians would become apprentices of Jesus and compare it to Charles Finney's Pelagian moral government theory. Both lack an understanding of h…

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Meditating on the body and skeleton 1:26:02

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Explaining how one can meditate on the foulness of the body or on the skeleton to counteract desire while developing serenity, continuing teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 11 - Definition by Imagination 24:42

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 11 - Definition by Imagination, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We show that Comer's teaching is based on imagination - what one thinks Jesus would do - not what Scripture calls us to do. Gods moral will is revealed to us in Scripture, and it is true of all believers. "What Would Jesus Do?" is theolog…

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Mike Jay – Free Radicals – How A Group of Romantic Experimenters Gave Birth to Psychedelic Science 43:46

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I mean, you’ve got’a laugh, aintcha! Nitrous Oxide made “a picaresque journey from laboratory to lecture hall, variety palace to dentist’s chair.” A substance that does not exist in nature, it fairly blew the minds of the radical scientific community in the late 18th Century when it was isolated and synthesised. Some of them couldn’t decide whether…

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 10 - The Grumbling Heart of Unbelievers 21:24

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 10 - The Grumbling Heart of Unbelievers, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We continue our discussion of the healing at Bethesda in John 5 and include a brief overview of John 6. These passages clearly demonstrate the sin nature. Though the lame man was healed and the crowd was fed, they grumbled and re…

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Taming the five hindrances 1:42:51

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Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 9 - True Followers of the One True Jesus 22:01

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 9 - True Followers of the One True Jesus, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. We discuss how the term "followers of Jesus" is misused in Comer's book and contrast it with the biblical term saint, meaning sanctified one. True followers are those who repent and believe the gospel, and we must determine who …

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Restlessness, regret and deluded doubt 1:25:54

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Describing the differences between restlessness and regret, and also explaining the hindrance of deluded doubt, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.By Thubten Chodron

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Peter Hogan – Resident Alien

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They walk among us … possibly. When a book is turned into a film or, in this case, a comic into a television series, there are usually disagreements about which is better, ranging from polite opinions to open cultural warfare. Resident Alien seems to have bridged the gap, or survived the transformation, pretty well: now both a successful TV series …

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 8 - The Uniqueness of the Apostles 22:34

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A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 8 - The Uniqueness of the Apostles, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. 1John 1:1-3 clearly describes the objectivity of the incarnation. John's relationship with Jesus as an apostle was unique and tangible in ways that aren't true of believers today. John describes how we can have fellowship with Him, no…