An award winning podcast where Pastor Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein show how progressive clergy can serve their community. Each month they share their religious theologies and experiences and discover that there is more that divines us than divides us.
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In this episode of What Divines Us Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss the problems and benefits of magical thinking in religion. Rabbi Abram reports on his community hosting a Drag Story Hour. Pastor Matt offers an update on Anchorage's Homeless criss. Finally Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt discuss their frustration over Texas attempting to put the 1…
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In this Episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss their sermon writing process. They talk about what it means to trust and mistrust big institutions. They argue over what should be considered sacred. They conclude by discussing state wide school legislation.By whatdivinesus
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In this episode Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt talk about the benefits and problems with branding when it comes to religion. They discuss the Asbury University Revival, church name changes, and a multibillion dollar Christian branding campaign. Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt also share some advocacy work they have been doing in Alaska to support the LGBT…
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Hi Everyone, in this episode Rev. Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein asked social media to give them their kookiest questions on God, life, religion, and the universe. Well, questions were asked and Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram answered.By whatdivinesus
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Episode 22: Religion’s role in the National Conversation
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In this episode of WDU Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt discuss how religion steers the national conversation in 4 examples. The belief of the end of time. The controversy around Hamline University. The use of the term of Indoctrination. and the controversy of Local Anchorage bar, F Street Station.By whatdivinesus
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In this podcast Rev. Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein discuss their religion's holidays of Christmas and Chanukah. They then discuss the strange choices of Congress Elect George Santos and his use of the term Jew-ish. They bring up a dilemma of how to dispose of sacred or meaningful objects. They conclude by arguing on watching sporting events…
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are all over the place on this one. First they talk about why it's a triumph that Jews celebrate Thanksgiving. Next they get into the thorny topic of religion and money. They discuss the Colorado Springs shooting and pro-LGBTQ legislation moving through the senate. They conclude by commentati…
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Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are back after a brief hiatus. In this episode Matt and Abram discuss an incident that occurred in the Anchorage Assembly and Pastor Matt’s church purchase of housing for homeless. They argue over the 2 minutes of silence in all Mat-Su schools just voted in by the Mat-Su school board.…
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Shorts Episode 2: Pastor Matt’s Sermon on Abortion
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In this short episode Pastor Matt offers his sermon on why Christianity is supportive of abortions and women's rights to make their own healthcare choices.By whatdivinesus
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In this months episode of What Divines Us Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss the controversial topics progressive clergy struggle to give in/on/from the pulpit.By whatdivinesus
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Episode 16: How faith communities approach death
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In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram share how their faith communities approach death. They discuss their faith's rituals around death and the reasons for them.By whatdivinesus
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Hello Everyone, In this extra special episode of What Divines Us Rabbi Abram interviews Rose O’Hara-Jolley the Alaska State Director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates and Ashley Minaei who has years of Public Health experience. They discuss what this leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court means for the Country and Alaska. If you would l…
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In our shorts format Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt deliver a sermon they are particularly proud of. This sermon that Rabbi Abram delivered is about a funny comment made by an ancient Bible scholar and how it relates to modern LGBTQ advocacy.By whatdivinesus
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In this super hero edition of WDU Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt argue about Batman, but agree that Spiderman is pretty cool. They also teach other a few things about Passover and Easter. Finally they discuss value of prayer at football games.By whatdivinesus
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In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram begin by debating the religious implications of a Catholic priest incorrectly baptizing parishioners by mistaking one word. Next Pastor Matt teaches Rabbi Abram what Lent means for Christians. Rabbi Abram then explains to Pastor Matt the difference between people who are Introverts and Extroverts includin…
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In this month's episode Rabbi Abram discusses with Pastor Matt modern examples of Anti-Semitism including the events at Colleyville, Texas, the banning of Maus, and the views of a local politician. However on a lighter note Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram begin the podcast by reflecting on religion in space also called Astrotheology.…
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In this special Holiday Episode of What Divines Us, Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss Christmas and Hanukkah and offer useful tips on spelling Hanukkah.By whatdivinesus
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Episode 10: Separation of Church and State
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In this Episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss what the separation of Church and State, or Faith and State as they call it, means for them. Then Pastor Matt describes what its like for a Facebook post to go viral. Also What Divines Us won an award!By whatdivinesus
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In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram answer a question from Matt's mom, "How does matrilineal descent work in Judaism?" Then they have a discussion on the role science plays in religion. They conclude with a follow up of on the event they organized called Anchorage Unites for Remembrance and Hope event which was a memorial for those who died…
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In Episode 8 of What Divines Us Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram introduce a new segment called "Questions from our moms." Matt and Abram offer directions on making an apology that offers real reconciliation in Religious Toolbox. For Pop Theology Rabbi Abram finds himself in a local and national conversation on anti-Semitism and discusses his conversati…
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Episode 7: The values of Faith communities
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In Episode 7 Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are excited to invite a guest host, Pastor Joel Kiekintveld Co-Director of the Urban Training Collaborative and host of the podcast, The Anchored City. https://anchoredcity.podbean.com For Religion 101 they discuss the values of faith communities. In Religious Toolbox Pastor Matt, Pastor Joel, and Rabbi Abra…
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Episode 6: Sermons and the Equality Act
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In this episode of What Divines Us Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt discuss their own sermon process for Religion 101. In their Pop Theology segment they talk about Sermon Gate and "argue" over the problems of plagiarized sermons. For their final segment Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram offer some religious pointers in favor of the Equality Act in their Reli…
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In this episode of What Divines Us Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt talk about their religion's definition of The Bible in Religion 101. In Pop Theology they argue whether the Constitution should be printed in the Bible. Finally in their new segment, Religious Toolbox, they discuss the value of Counter Speech when encountering acts of hate.…
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In this episode Rabbi Abram and Reverend Matt argue over the dangers and benefits of civil religion. They also add a new segment called religious toolbox where Matt offers Christian tools on why one should get vaccinated.By whatdivinesus
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In this month's episode of WDU Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram look at ritual. In Religion 101 they talk about the value of ritual in their faith communities. In Stray Dogma they discuss the problematic parts of ritual. In Pop Theology Rabbi Abram shows Pastor Matt how powerful ritual can be in a non-religious context with the infertility community…
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Episode 2: The vocabulary of our faith communities
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In this episode Pastor Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein discuss what vocabulary new members of their faith community will hear in their Religion 101 segment. In Stray Dogma they talk about how clergy should not be seen as holier than thou. For Pop Theology, they discuss the results of the 2018 PEW study on religion.…
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Episode 1: What to expect from our faith communities
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This month Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram talk about what newcomers can expect from their faith communities, what newcomers should watch out for, and Bruce Springsteen's Superbowl commercial.By whatdivinesus
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