Begin Again Podcast

John Chaffee

Begin Again is a podcast devoted to "reconsidering everything." Trained as a pastor, with an Mdiv and ThM, this podcast is devoted to exploring ideas and talking with people about new insights from or about Church History, Developmental Theories, Contemplation, Activism, Spiral Dynamics, the Enneagram, the Christian mystics, and integrating all of them together to say something new.

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174 episodes
Updated June 8

Episodes174

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Oct 4, 2017 · 20 min
Ep. 34 | The Experience Of The Ought
In response to the recent shooting in Las Vegas, …
Sep 25, 2017 · 27 min
Ep. 33 | What Cleaning Outhouses Can Teach You
Camp stories are great, especially when they chal…
Sep 22, 2017 · 10 min
Ep. 32 | The Pirate, The Parrot And The Compass Pt. 2
This second half is my explanation of the parable…
Sep 22, 2017 · 9 min
Ep. 31 | The Pirate, The Parrot And The Compass Pt.1
So, I have been writing my own parables in my spa…
Aug 17, 2017 · 18 min
Ep. 30 | Henri Nouwen's Sequence To Life
Henri has been an influential person in my life. …
Aug 17, 2017 · 21 min
Ep. 29 | Howard Thurman's Three Hounds Of Hell
In response to the recent events in Charlottesvil…
Aug 9, 2017 · 18 min
Ep. 28 | Four Ways Of Being Imago Dei
One standard view, and then three other angles of…
Jul 12, 2017 · 20 min
Ep. 27 | Thomas Merton And How To Be A Saint
I think the title describes it all. Well, that a…
Jun 21, 2017 · 17 min
Ep. 26 | A Gas Station Or The Grand Canyon?
Shout out to all those graduating high school, co…
Jun 12, 2017 · 25 min
Ep. 25 | What Are We Here To Do?
What are we here to do? I can't answer that for …
Jun 6, 2017 · 19 min
Ep. 24 | Torch The Treadmill
If you don't like treadmills, I give you permissi…
May 24, 2017 · 33 min
Ep. 23 | You Crossed A Line, Julian Of Norwich!
One of Julian's most famous lines comes on the he…
May 14, 2017 · 23 min
Ep. 22 | Gregory Of Nyssa And The Burning Bush
So, here is a perfect "ambushed" moment for me. …
Mar 24, 2017 · 17 min
Ep. 21 | St. Bonaventure And Swingsets
Last year I was encouraged to check out St. Bonav…
Mar 24, 2017 · 20 min
Ep. 20 | Hijacking Religion And Luke 18
And we're back. Due to the busy-ness of life, I …
Jan 28, 2017 · 25 min
Ep. 19 | Teilhard De Chardin And Having Faith In Man
Last summer I binge read Teillard De Chardin. He…
Jan 28, 2017 · 22 min
Ep. 18 | Jesus, Labels And The Rest Of Us
Just musing on the Sermon on the Mount, an altern…
Jan 10, 2017 · 28 min
Ep. 17 | St. John Of The Cross And Losing (a Kind Of) Faith
You, me, and everyone else on the planet need to …
Jan 3, 2017 · 22 min
Ep. 16 | Punk Rock Prophets And Abraham Heschel
Just me riffing on punk rock, prophets, and my fa…
Nov 29, 2016 · 22 min
Ep. 15 - Loving Means Doing
And after another hiatus... We are back. A new …