Best Joshua Thurman Podcasts (2025)

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Eastertide Series #4 Getting Small - Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus No. 104 24:32

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In this fourth installment of the ‘Eastertide’ series, Josh Banner invites listeners to explore the concept of becoming small through Christ's resurrection. By reflecting on Psalm 131, the discussion delves into humility and love for others, even those we don't understand. The episode examines toxic masculinity, the nurturing aspect of God, and the…

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Intersectionality with Thomas Bradshaw 1:04:23

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Episode 118. In this episode I am joined by Thomas Bradshaw, a former ISM priest and now UCC congregant. We talk about the intersectionality between the Independent Sacramental Movement and Mainline Churches such as the United Church of Christ. Links: Alexandrian Community. St. John's United Church of Christ, Massillon Ohio.…

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Eastertide Series #3 Getting Small - Howard Thurman on Powerlessness No. 103 30:12

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In this episode of The Invitation Podcast, Josh Banner delves deep into the concept of resurrection as a means to become humble and small. Drawing upon passages from Psalm 131, Romans 12, and integrating thoughts from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., and Howard Thurman, Josh explores the transformation of society and self by aligning wi…

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Eastertide Series #2 Getting Small - Bonhoeffer On Powerlessness No. 102 29:23

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In this episode of The Invitation Podcast, Josh Banner explores the idea of 'Resurrection Life as an Invitation to Become Small.' He delves into the late writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, suggesting that Bonhoeffer's true essence and his writings on powerlessness align with a deeper understanding of Jesus' teachings. Josh contrasts religious complac…

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Eastertide Meditation Series 'Resurrection Invites Us to Get Small' No. 101 28:34

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In this episode of the Invitation Podcast, Josh Banner explores the upcoming podcast series focusing on resurrection as an invitation to becoming small. He reflects on the heroic dimension often associated with Christian faith in America and invites listeners to reconsider their understanding during Eastertide, the 50 days after Easter. Using Psalm…

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Easter Small 4:06

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I made this sketch for the Invitation Podcast series The Resurrection Invites us to Become Small.By Joshua Banner

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Seven Manners of Loving 13:45

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I put this meditation together March 27, 2025 after facilitating an SOCL retreat. I left the retreat appropriately tired yet full and in need of processing with sound. Rhodes, nylon string guitar, and 'field' recording processed with a Chase Bliss Mood II and some Felt Instruments Smugi.By Joshua Banner

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Rediscovering Belonging: Reflections on Contemplation, Justice, and Community No. 100 18:16

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In this hundredth episode, I share the completion of my doctoral dissertation, reflecting on the impact of global and national issues on our well-being. Drawing inspiration from Willie James Jennings, I explore the concept of a new reality in belonging and its significance in our polarized world. As an introvert and Enneagram 4, I discuss the chall…

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Resisting the Empire with Danny Bryant 43:02

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Welcome to episode 117. In this episode there is an interview with D. T. Bryant, author of “Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel.” Father Danny Bryant serves as the priest of St. Mary of Bethany Parish and is a priest within the Anglican Free Fellowship of America. He and his wife Rebecca have four children…

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Post-denominationalism with Joshua Paszkiewicz 37:44

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In this episode, episode 116, I have the honor of speaking with Bishop Joshua Paszkiewicz, who serves as Coadjutor Bishop in the Ancient Apostolic Church of Alexandria. We have an exciting episode planned for you. We discussed several topics, especially post-denominationalism. Links: Ancient Apostolic Church of Alexandria.…

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Year End Giving! - A 2024 Update & Meditation on Creative, Maladjusted, Non-Conforming Faith 34:36

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In this episode discuss my journey with The Invitation, the challenges and goodness of 2024, especially as I finish my doctorate! To wrap up the year I share four sacred sayings that have helped me, a reading from Dr. King, Paul Kingsnorth, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and Howard Thurman. This update serves as a meditation exploring themes of justice, c…

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Apatheia 5:14

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"Lord, teach me to care and not to care."It's been awhile since I needed to process with music. Found sounds here just outside my studio on a windy day. Here's our original release: https://ordinaryneighbors.bandcamp.com/album/the-necessary-darkBy Joshua Banner

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From Victims to Witnesses - Forum on Spiritual Direction No. 98 44:32

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In this episode six members of the School of Contemplative Listening respond to our conviction that spiritual direction can solve (almost) all the world's problems. This is an episode in our onrunning Forum on Spiritual Direction series.As we propose contemplative listening at the vital intersection of contemplation and justice, we are getting into…

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Our Deep Need for Listening - Forum on Spiritual Direction w/ Cami Beecroft Mann No. 97 1:07:16

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We all need help. We can all offer each other help. Cami has taught me so much about these things!This episode is a conversation Josh had with SOCL co-director, Cami Beecroft Mann in 2021. We consider this episode a prequel to the Forum on Spiritual Direction where Josh and Cami discuss the conviction that spiritual direction can solve (almost) all…

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On Becoming a Human Being Fully Alive - Makoto Fujimura No. 96 1:02:21

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Josh talks with painter, author, arts advocate Makoto Fujimura about the connections between creativity and prayer. To introduce Makoto Josh offers a reflection on Makoto as a 'worldly mystic,' how he offers for us in his paintings and writings ways to rediscover our own sacred yet earthly existence.The video referenced "Mako Fujimura's Golden Sea"…

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Getting Honest with God & Belonging to Myself w/ Kristi Hepp No. 95 1:17:24

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Josh talks with Kristi Hepp about her new record "In Between the Gardens." This is the third episode that maps Josh's history with Oklahoma City where Kristi originally hails from. The focus question of this episode is the focus question of Kristi's record, what is a human being fully alive? In this episode, we discuss whether we could make a recor…

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Suffering & The Mystical Body of Christ w/ Charlie Hall No. 94 1:19:56

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What do we do with suffering? Why would we want to cooperate with the pain? How can suffering be helpful? There are many reasons to be concerned with the way organized religion handles these very vulnerable questions. In this episode, I talk with worship leader Charlie Hall, an old friend about these things. That we can engage such vulnerabilities …

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The Jesus Prayer & the Philokalia w/ Brock Bingaman No. 93 1:15:54

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This is a conversation I had with Brock Bingaman, pastor of All Saints Community Church in Oklahoma City, on the Jesus Prayer and a book he co-edited on the Philokalia. Brock is an old friend I was glad to reconnect with for this conversation. Maybe breath prayer could be especially helpful for your Lenten journey this year? Books recommended in th…

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Screwing Around With Our Dependencies in Lent No. 92 33:23

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This episode is a meditation on screwing with our dependencies in Lent.In the language of the Twelve Steps of addiction recovery: we are powerless over our drug of choice, and our lives as we know them are unmanageable. The purpose of Lent is to subvert our addictions that we might become more dependent upon the love of God. But we cannot do this e…

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Advent Meditations Pt VI Before God We Are Always Beginners No. 91 8:01

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This is the conclusion of a six-part series of Advent meditations using the Invitation prayer guide, 40 Ways to Spend 5 Minutes with God. In this episode, Josh reads from the end of the prayer guide a reflection on how before God we are always beginners. This prayer guide, first written in 2015 has been substantially re-written with new prayer prac…

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Advent Meditations Pt V Longing & Expectation in our SOUL No. 90 9:26

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Let's return to prayer, to longing and expectation with our strength during Advent.In this meditation, Josh offers a short meditation of praying with the soul. We attended to our bodies in the previous episode. We are bodies. We are also souls. This is the fifth of a six-part series of Advent meditations using the Invitation prayer guide, 40 Ways t…

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Advent Meditations Pt IV Longing & Expectation in our STRENGTH No. 89 8:00

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Let's return to prayer, to longing and expectation with our strength during Advent.In this meditation, Josh offers a short meditation of praying with our strength, in and through our bodies. This is the fourth of a six-part series of Advent meditations using the Invitation prayer guide, 40 Ways to Spend 5 Minutes with God.This prayer guide, first w…

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Advent Meditations Pt III Longing & Expectation in our MINDS No. 88 8:42

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Let's return to prayer, to longing and expectation in our MINDS during Advent.In this meditation, Josh offers a short meditation of praying with the heart. This is the second of a six-part series of Advent meditations using the Invitation prayer guide, 40 Ways to Spend 5 Minutes with God.This prayer guide, first written in 2015 has been substantial…

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Advent Meditations Pt II Longing & Expectation in our Hearts No. 87 8:32

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Let's return to prayer, to longing and expectation in our hearts during Advent.In this meditation, Josh offers a short meditation of praying with the heart. This is the second of a six-part series of Advent meditations using the Invitation prayer guide, 40 Ways to Spend 5 Minutes with God.This prayer guide, first written in 2015 has been substantia…

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Advent 2023 Meditations with New Prayer Guide! No. 86 32:13

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In this episode, Josh offers the first of a six-part series of Advent meditations using the Invitation prayer guide, 40 Ways to Spend 5 Minutes with God. This prayer guide, first written in 2015 has been substantially re-written. You can download a digital copy of the guide at https://theinvitationcenter.org/downloadsThe Invitation is a spiritualit…

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From Repentance to Reparations to Reconciliation to Repast w/ Greg Thompson Pt II No. 85 1:06:29

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Josh and Greg explore Greg's discernment to divest his ordination, leave local church ministry to explore different creative approaches to healing racism. Previously Greg had described his mission in the three elements of the political, the contemplative, and the convivial. Here in part two Greg casts the vision of moving from repentance to reparat…

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Getting Vulnerable w/ Greg Thompson Pt I No. 84 51:39

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In this episode Josh opens up a conversation with Greg Thompson about his book co-authored with Duke Kwon, Reparations: A Christian Call to Repentance & Repair. Yet in the process of attempting to create a conversation about healing the ravages of white supremacy, Josh is confronted with his own personal instability. Does he belong to himself enoug…

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Spiritual Friendship w/ Josh Bottomly Episode No. 83 1:06:40

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Josh has a conversation with his best friend about their 30+ years of spiritual friendship since they met at summer camp in middle school. This episode is a co-release with the Awakening, a worship/arts camp for high school students based at Hope College. Promo vid: https://youtu.be/6-aewn-cgIoFor more information about the Awakening: https://hope.…

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Forum on Spiritual Direction w/ Cami Beercroft Mann Ep 4a No. 82 1:04:14

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Part II of the third conversation between Cami Beercroft Mann and Josh Banner for the series, the Forum on Spiritual Direction. We continue to tease out the meaning of the thesis of this series that spiritual direction can solve (almost) all of our problems.By Joshua Banner

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Forum on Spiritual Direction w/ Cami Beercroft Mann Ep 3 No. 81 58:27

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Part I of the third conversation between Cami Beercroft Mann and Josh Banner for the series, the Forum on Spiritual Direction. We continue to tease out the meaning of the thesis of this series that spiritual direction can solve (almost) all of our problems.There are a few spots open for those wanting to spend time engaging the Forum on Spiritual Di…

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Forum on Spiritual Direction w/ Cami Beercroft Mann Ep 2 No. 80 1:11:32

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This is our second full conversation of the Forum on Spiritual Direction where we continue to discern the focus question for discernment, "Can Spiritual Direction Solve (Almost) All of Our Problems?" Cami and I engage in an extended contemplative conversation to discern and tease out the dignifying nature of spiritual direction. This is to say we t…

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"Composting Failure" - Forum on Spiritual Direction No. 79 1:00:08

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Spiritual Direction Can Solve (almost) All of the World's Problems.Can it?This episode something of an experiment for the Forum on Spiritual Direction. As I have struggled to accept my own failures, I offer some of my weaknesses and questions with you as an opportunity to explore the focus question of this series: can spiritual direction solve (alm…

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Forum On Spiritual Direction Intro w/ Cami Mann Pt 1b - NO. 78 1:08:06

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Part II of what we are now calling a "prelude" to our new series, The Forum on Spiritual Direction. We continue to discuss can direction solve (almost) all of the world's problems?In this episode we move from considering Josh to focus on Cami's story, how she came to the practice of direction and how her practice is especially trauma informed.You a…

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Forum On Spiritual Direction Intro w/ Cami Mann Pt 1a - NO. 77 1:01:11

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Spiritual Direction Can Solve (almost) All of the World's Problems.Can it?This is the first part of two episodes introducing our new series, the Invitation "Forum on Spiritual Direction' where Cami Mann and Josh Banner invite you into a long conversation to consider the vital, healing need of contemplative listening especially today. In this forum …

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Unity but not Uniformity with Robert Ponsford 44:50

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Welcome to Episode 115! In this episode I interviewed Robert Ponsford. Robert Ponsford is an Independent Episcopal Bishop with the Anglican Protestant Church which is the Anglican Ordinance of the United Episcopal Catholic Communion and a part of the Episcopal Free Communion. Links: Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movemen…

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Encouraging Clergy with Joel Dooley 25:29

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Welcome to episode 114, in this episode I have the honor of speaking with Bishop Joel Dooley. Bishop Joel is the Primate of the Old Catholic Spirit Filled Church World Wide. His passion for the Gospel and the Sacramental understanding is evident, as he talks with people of different faiths and backgrounds about the love of the Father, Son, and Holy…

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Incarnational Courage with Merrick Moses 32:19

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Welcome to episode 113, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Brother Merrick Moses. Brother Merrick Moses is an ordained Old Catholic Benedictine priest and monk, writer, community activist, and preacher living in Baltimore, MD. This native New Yorker is a graduate of Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psycholo…

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Update: How the Prison, the 12-Steps, & Ignatius Help us Embrace Our Powerlessness No. 76 17:28

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Josh offers some updates on the Invitation and shares more about what he is learning in and through the School of Prayer, how it is formed around what he experienced over the six years praying with a group of men in a prison while facilitating the Spiritual Exercises. Here Josh identifies how Christianity can function much more like a 12-Step addic…

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Zach Winters Pt I No. 75 42:17

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Zach Winters surprised the Banner's with a little concert after sharing a meal with us. Zach's sung version of Psalm 23 has helped Josh and Susanna for several years. It was a gift to sit with him, with his music and share good conversation.Pt II will include Josh's continued conversation with Zach after the kids went to bed. Josh and Zach talk abo…

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Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr 38:23

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Welcome to episode 112! In this episode I explore the mysticism of Howard Thurman and the pragmatism of Martin Luther King, Jr. In seminary I (David Oliver Kling) specialized in Black Church and African Diaspora Studies and the theology of Thurman and King were the focus of my research. I believe the Independent Sacramental Movement can learn a lot…

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Explore with Shaun McCann 32:40

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Welcome to episode 111, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Shaun McCann, also known as Patriarch Iohannes IV of the Apostolic Johannite Church. Originally consecrated on December 22nd, 2002 as Bishop of Alberta, Iohannes IV was shortly thereafter elevated to Patriarch and Primate of the Apostolic Johannite Church and has served…

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Joshua has a new Trainer? | New Fights made @ 154, 135 & 126 | Davis/Rolly Review | PLUS Kambosos/Haney Preview! 51:00

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Joshua has a new Trainer? | New Fights made @ 154, 135 & 126 | Davis/Rolly Review | PLUS Kambosos/Haney Preview!By Judge Jimmy James

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Synod on Synodality with Gregory Godsey 33:54

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Welcome to episode 110, in this episode I welcome back Bishop Gregory Godsey. He is the presiding bishop of the Old Catholic Churches International and a friend. In this episode we talk about the Synod on Synodality and a recent post on social media of interest to those within the Independent Sacramental Movement. Links: Sacramental Whine: Chronicl…

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Canelo/GGG 3 is ON | Charlo/Castano Review | Davis/Romero Preivew and MORE! 56:52

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Canelo/GGG 3 is ON | Charlo/Castano Review | Davis/Romero Preivew and MORE!By Judge Jimmy James

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Canelo vs Bivol REVIEW | Finally some Boxing news | PLUS Castano/Charlo 2 Previews! 58:48

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Canelo vs Bivol REVIEW | Finally some Boxing news | PLUS Castano/Charlo 2 Previews!By Judge Jimmy James

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Canelo vs Bivol is HERE! | Serrano/Taylor & Shakur/Valdez Review | PLUS Our Filthy 5 for the Junior Lightweight Division! 1:08:21

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Canelo vs Bivol is HERE! | Serrano/Taylor & Shakur/Valdez Review | PLUS Our Filthy 5 for the Junior Lightweight Division!By Judge Jimmy James

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Introduction to the 4th Way 44:23

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Welcome to episode 109. In this episode I present a sermon I preached titled, "An Introduction to the 4th Way." Before the sermon I talk about ordination and consecration from an essay I had written back in 2004 and after the sermon I have some final thoughts. Links: Sacramental Whine: Chronicling the Independent Sacramental Movement Vol. 1! Sacram…

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Serrano vs Taylor is HERE! | Canelo "I dont care about GGG Fight" | Shakur vs Valdez | Thurman wants Crawford | Fury KO's Whyte 48:04

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Fury vs Whyte Preview | Ruiz vs Ortiz set for summer | Cruz offered $1M by GBP | Mayweather to sign Crawford? | PLUS Spence vs Ugas Review! 54:35

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Fury vs Whyte Preview | Ruiz vs Ortiz set for summer | Cruz offered $1M by GBP | Mayweather to sign Crawford? | PLUS Spence vs Ugas Review!By Judge Jimmy James

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Usyk News | Reviews of GGG/Murata | Garcia/Tagoe | Lubin/Fundora | Mayer/Han | PLUS Spence/Ugas Predictions! 54:13

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