A naturally reasonable mind with a passionate heart that wants to bring everyone together under the banner of Truth. So whether you hate God or love him, I'm trying to nudge you closer or at least get you some answers! From hating to understanding, from understanding to accepting, from accepting to loving, and so on, I'll go through the hardest (and easiest) topics because we deserve to know the truth from a safe space. My goal in being exhaustive, leaving no stone unturned and breaking it a ...
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Genesis III: The Faith and Failures of Abraham
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22:16My goal for 2026 is to go through the entire Old Testament. Join me on that Journey as I bring light and relevance to the "outdated" teachings and stories of the OT by thinking through what it means for the OT to be true in all it's layers, showing God's unchanging character, and uncovering things you have never seen. Today, we go through the tower…
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My goal for 2026 is to go through the entire Old Testament. Join me on that Journey as I bring light and relevance to the "outdated" teachings and stories of the OT by thinking through what it means for the OT to be true in all it's layers, showing God's unchanging character, and uncovering things you have never seen. Today, we'll be talking about …
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My goal for 2026 is to go through the entire Old Testament. Join me on that Journey as I bring light and relevance to the "outdated" teachings and stories of the OT by thinking through what it means for the OT to be true in all it's layers, showing God's unchanging character, and uncovering things you have never seen. Is this the truest origin stor…
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THIS IS HOW TO APPROPRIATELY USE THE ENNEAGRAM. Going through the foundations of the enneagram, the bottomline and the dangers.
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Is the Enneagram Demonic? Let's go through the Ancient Inspirations, Modern History, and how to discern whether it's for you or not... Why I brought up CCE: I wonder if if the origins of the Enneagram derived from being a solution to a social issue. Yet, now I don't think so because it was different aspects from ancient religions that were put toge…
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Pastor talk to an Agnostic: Her FIRST TIME hearing the REAL Gospel
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1:26:26This is a video about Vanessa and her upbringing and how that shapes us. She talks about her experience with her family's faith which too many of us can relate to on some level. I did end up nerding out on her because she had so many good questions... I may have talked way too much. We talked about so many more things before and after this intervie…
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Pastor Talks to FURRY. You WON'T GUESS How It Ends
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1:41:50Thank you so much Chris for opening up and letting me pick your brain. I loved our conversation and I keep praying that you find Christian community and get closer and closer to God and everything that he is. Chris is ex-military, he's a husband, a son, a brother, gamer, and yes, a furry. All around solid guy! Guys, the first 30 minutes, I forgot t…
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Monkey Pox Paradox: Why New Ageism doesn't Work
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25:08I'm excited about this one! I don't think I've ever heard of this analogy and I think it's a game changer. New Ageism is down, Christ is UP!By Nelson de Mello
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Join me in tackling typical male stoicism, turning the subjective Objective, and Knowing your purpose. I do some self-analysis to essentially keep myself on track; "preaching to myself", if you will. Let me cook and let it inspire you!By Nelson de Mello
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These kinds of episodes are just Brain and emotional dumps. Maybe you can relate and maybe hear about something you've never heard about but there's no real intention with these. I just need to dump things out sometimes. It is what it is. I talk about Art and Music, Darmic Duty, the idea of anyone putting themselves online has to be at least a litt…
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Continuing my rant about Protestants being the best. I go over the core and heart of Protestantism, Communion, the underlying narrative of the Old Churches' Dogmatic practices and declarations, and Probably the biggest internal critique of the Protestant Church: Who decides who's right and saved if no one can speak on each other's life?…
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Here I go into more details as to why I'm Protestant. I didn't think I was going to rant for so long so there's a part 2 but in a very casual way I tackle some of the problems I have with the catholic church and the freedoms of exploring the greatness of God in Protestantism. Join me next time to get the really spicy hot takes!…
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PROTESTANT reacts to CATHOLIC Reacting to PROTESTANT about the Sacraments
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28:24I had fun with the title because I don't like to be cheesy or unoriginal... The video is a little bit of why I am protestant, some things go deeper than this but these are the Hot Topics right now. I might be a little late on the Eucharist train but I bet you've never thought of that before.By Nelson de Mello
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Whitesplaining Sinners: the Ties to Black Panther and Kendrick Lamar
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30:53I don't want to impose myself into the conversation if it's not valid or whatever... BUT I think there are some things I put on the table that aren't being talked about. I might be naive (cultural sub-context and the directors intentions) but let me cook!By Nelson de Mello
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Todd White's Controversy: Can God still use it?
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25:29A little more Somber today... Todd White: A prominent figure in a few Christian Circles who has been addressed apparently a few times. Mike Winger has put together statements and allegations together and reported them. The question is: If it's true, what happens to the faith of those that came to Christ because of him? Can God Still use a Broken Ma…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. I'm trying to end it positive! I know I can be a Negative Nelly but I think I got it. I talk about the beauty and security of being …
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. So much weaving with this one. Main Idea: I WAS LOST. I pursued the external and it was devastating, I tried to find the internal an…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. Last part of the whole Addiction thing... I'll tell you, all the work I put in helped tremendously but the reality is, this just mig…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. Not sure that I was talking about for the first 7 minutes... BUT this is part two. I talk about Christian Hedonism, an idea that Joh…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. I'm really just putting my business out there... A fight that is mostly overcome, I just have to be aware and mindful of anything th…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. Continuing on, my sexuality was the deepest and hardest things to give to God. Thinking about how if I cruised down the path I had i…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. Now it starts getting a little embarrassing... BUT I think it's worth it. What I went through and overcame, will be the close to the…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. We continue on talking about the madness but also and maybe more importantly, my "But God" part of the story. How I became a new cre…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. Today I'll be talking about the least Embarrassing part about my life / past life. yeah, image that. I'm just trying to ease you int…
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In being raw and real, I hope that I can inspire you. Whether for you to remember your own story, whether to start a much needed internal conversation, or maybe to inspire hope and you can and will be transformed too. Today is just an Intro. We go all over because of my ADHD but the main point is getting to the heart of why I would just put myself …
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This is a heavy one that I stumbled through... With my own past, with people I've talked to, there's a lot to consider and think about... I may have some different takes but maybe that doesn't even matter. Tough conversations will always sound insensitive, and I apologize but we push through the uncomfortable conversations for truth and clarity and…
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I don't know how effective this really was but maybe this starts some kind of new and refreshing conversation!... If anyone still believes in Sim theory... Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something useful you got from here, I'll see you here next week on Fridays as early as 7:00 AM for more content! Don't forget to revi…
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I talked a lot about false gospels recently, but we should always check the log in our own eye... My question becomes... AM I preaching a false Gospel? I read from Isaiah 5:20 and 2nd Peter 3:3-4. I don't want to conflate anything and I don't want to play with technicalities so you decide!By Nelson de Mello
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False Gospel II: the False Gospels I FELL FOR
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39:32Let's take a step back... how do we know a teaching is a False Gospel? We'll look at what I FELL for and WHY I FELL for it. We'll also look at the side effects and the destruction it caused and can cause so that we can look forward and protect our minds and hearts from false hopes. Ephesians 4:14 "so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and…
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False Gospel III: The Rise of a NEW heresy
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26:52This is what we've been preparing for... Be vigilant, be confident, be deeply rooted into the true and simple Gospel there is no need for anything else... Ephesians 4:14 "so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes." I might've…
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Let's take a step back... how do we know a teaching is a False Gospel? We'll look at past known false gospels to understand the cultural need at the time and context that brings them about. We'll also look at the side effects and the destruction it caused and can cause so that we can look forward and protect our minds and hearts from false hopes. E…
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Let's talk about Love... are you in the DAYDREAMING phase, the HONEYMOON phase, or are you in it to win it? Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something useful you got from here, I'll see you here next week on Fridays as early as 7:00 AM for more content! Don't forget to review, like, comment, subscribe on whatever platfor…
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This might not be THE answer, but it's maybe something you haven't heard or tried before... Change your relationship with doing/duty. don't do FOR or because you HAVE to or NEED to, do WITH and because it's a GOOD THING in the present and for the future. Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something useful you got from here…
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Help! This Bible verse might be our downfall...
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28:55Hebrews 5:9 was the bane of my existence for about 3 days... Thank God for scholars, I stand on their shoulders. I hope this inspires you. I know there is a generation of Atheists that left the faith because they couldn't find answers to honest questions. This doesn't have to be the case anymore! Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope t…
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Oh boy... Not too harsh but hopefully a perspective shift on how we see our dependencies, our leanings, and what we put our hope in... If it ain't Jesus, we're doing it wrong. Idolatry is the word. Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something useful you got from here, I'll see you here next week on Fridays as early as 7:00…
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A HUGE question I go back and forth on, I wonder if it has to do with my biases and maybe even what I'm going through in the moment. I want to get to the bottom of it and I'm taking you on the journey with me. I don't want to be subjective because I want the truth so bad! Today we touch on how Judah Smith's radically gracious theology is actually s…
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I don't know if you've heard of this argument? I don't know if you've ever had this idea? What biases led to us thinking God is Masculine? Today we find out the truth Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something useful you got from here, I'll see you here next week on Fridays as early as 7:00 AM for more content! Don't for…
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God's Grief II: Corporate failure + "The Overton Window"?
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17:23A HUGE question I go back and forth on, I wonder if it has to do with my biases and maybe even what I'm going through in the moment. I want to get to the bottom of it and I'm taking you on the journey with me. I don't want to be subjective because I want the truth so bad! Today we touch on How there is technically no "me" and it's always a "we"... …
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Starting in Matthew 4, I go through one of the weirdest interactions in the Bible... I do though, like perhaps Jordan Peterson would do, I try to reach for the interpersonal lessons and representative symbols that apply to our lives. Treating it this way though, does not take away from the validity and truth of this story. Thanks again for checking…
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God's Grief I: Is it personal? + preliminary thoughts
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12:23A HUGE question I go back and forth on, I wonder if it has to do with my biases and maybe even what I'm going through in the moment. I want to get to the bottom of it and I'm taking you on the journey with me. I don't want to be subjective because I want the truth so bad! Today we touch on preliminary thoughts. Is our sin personal to God? What is p…
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This Co-worker gave me some food for thought. We talk about how different devout Christians are from the rest of the world by being EMPOWERED to be Christlike... Our perspective changes in a way that we're not in a psychological/emotional/physical/spiritual scarcity mindset. Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something use…
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Ministry, Pastor's Theology, Identity in Christ
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11:39Whew! I've just been ranting out here lately! But how relevant is this conversation!? P.S. Somebody tell MY MOM that I'm doing the Lord's work. Also, The album has BEEN OUT. "Bootleg Suicide Presents: Girls! Girls! Girls!" by Nelson De Mello. Check it out, low-key still makes me cry! Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was some…
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A little chaotic today, this episode is a bummer, the other this week is not, both very introspective. I hope this one isn't too hopeless though! It's ironic and shows my Ambivalence, but a week apart I go from Melancholy to Exuberance. I've decided to put these two episodes together so look out for "Passion v. discipline: A Passion Rant 2/2" Thank…
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Passion v. discipline: A Passion Rant 2/2
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23:02Am I right on this one? I'm genuinely curious... Let me know on whatever platform you're on. It's ironic and shows my Ambivalence, but a week or so apart, I go from Melancholy to Exuberance. I've decided to put these two episodes together, so look out for "A Morbid Rant 1/2". Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something us…
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Quite a Doozy.. or Is It? The interesting thing is that people just don't read the Bible for what it is... It's way more life giving than anyone's interpretation. Take away the suffocating Self-Righteousness and the Liberal Anarchy and be left with God's safety net and wisdom. These are the passages that speak directly about divorce. The first four…
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What if you're not who you think you are?
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10:01As I've looked back at my transformation, I think back at why I identified with things that were no good for me. I realized that I believe about myself lies that I've told myself... or something even more sinister... I don't talk about it here but Satan literally means "the accuser". Whether figuratively, literally, or metaphysically, I could say t…
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We CANNOT be shy to be real, authentic, with God. Those who were most intimate with God argued (Abraham and Moses) and wrestled God one instance even literally (Jacob). It's ok to not understand, to doubt, to not agree, but don't leave it at that. WRESTLE WITH GOD. Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something useful you go…
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Is it true? Can you only understand the heart of the matter through the Holy Spirit? can we rationalize the Bible's teachings? Actually these are loaded questions... Of course we can rationalize them... IF our foundation is Christ: His death and resurrection. Without it, it's all foolishness and a stumbling block (1 Cor. 1:23) Thanks again for chec…
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Something I never really get tired of talking about, it becomes so essential. This is a sermon I preached early in the year and it's something I'll forever be working on and being intentional about meditating on because it gives the most freedom: Having the Fear of the LORD. Thanks again for checking out this episode! I hope there was something use…
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Obedience VI: Jesus + SEEING GOD WITH DRUGS???
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39:07What does it look like to obey God? What does it take to obey God? What If I disobey? We'll be looking at these questions and more in our Obedience series! Today we'll be looking at Jesus as the perfect role model for obedience. Even Jesus slightly hesitated to take the cup of wrath, but obedience isn't always so hard and harsh. Sometimes, when we'…
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