Episode 009: Turning To A Peace Theology with Dave Griffiths (Pt 1)
By Steve on April 17, 2016
Show Notes for Episode 009 Check out Dave and his new album Here & Now Check out more of the Peace Theology Dave shared about here Hi all, In episode 009 Tammy and I chat with…
Episode 004: My Brother’s Journey To Atheism (Pt 1)
By Steve on March 13, 2016
Tam and I have an episode this week we know you’re gonna love. Andrew, who is our guest this week did more than just grow up in the evangelical / charismatic church system… he did…
Episode 000: In The Beginning (or the One where you get to know us)
By Steve on February 26, 2016
Beyond the Pale is a subversive, yet sincere, exploration of God, faith, church, and culture hosted by former pastors and missionaries Steve & Tammy Hackman. It’s a podcast for that person who wonders about God…
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Is It Time For Church “Worship” To Grow Up? Pt 2
By Steve on January 29, 2016
My previous post on worship seemed to generate a fair bit of passion. Apparently there is no small amount of pent up frustration on the subject …though fortunately most of the comments I received…
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Is It Time For Church “Worship” To Grow Up?
By Steve on January 10, 2016
Worship! The very word conjures up powerful images of devotion that can take many forms…except of course in church today where it tends to conjure up visions of that 30 minutes of singing at the start…
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5 Reasons People Didn’t Like My 5 Reasons “Sinners” Were Entering The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians
By Steve on August 4, 2015
My previous post 5 Reasons Sinners Enter The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians generated more than the usual feedback. Many found it “sobering”, “so true”, and “I Love this”. Never the less others were…
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Lessons I Learned Watching The Book Of Mormon
By Steve on July 23, 2015
As far as musicals go The Book of Mormon is quite possibly the hottest ticket to be had in both New York and London. Written and by directed Trey Parker & Matt Stone, the Tony…
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The Jesus Test: What Would Jesus Say?
By Steve on May 25, 2015
Years back wearing a WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) bracelet was all the rage among evangelical Christians. Glancing down at the bracelet was supposed to filter our daily actions through the prism of Christ and…
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American Jesus (March) Madness Predictions
By Steve on March 20, 2015
I’ve never been into March Madness. Call me a spoil sport but getting SO excited, not over a nation or even a city mind you, but schools? And schools I never attended? Do I really…