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Observations from Life

Observations from Life

The journey in this life is filled with wonder, humor, sadness, and everything in between. Scott talks about life - especially spiritual aspects of it, promoting kindness, self-reflection, and love.

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Observations with Karen
April 23, 2023

Observations with Karen

A conversation with Karen Tarrazas, who shares her and her husband's challenges with infertility. We discuss the church's (lack of) response to this very important issue that impacts a significant number of women and couples. Karen also talks about her …

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Observations with Zach, Meg, and Kevin
March 28, 2023

Observations with Zach, Meg, and Kevin

A conversation with Zach Lambert, Meg Wise, and Kevin Young - three very active and vocal voices of Christianity found on Twitter. Each share aspects of their spiritual journeys, observations about the state of the Christianity and the church, and …

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Holding Space
Dec. 20, 2022

Holding Space

I give my observations on holding space for someone - what it means and how we can do it. How does one truly listen to others without judgment or opinion? What does it mean to listen? To truly listen? Find …

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Life, Death, Spirit Guides, and More
Oct. 26, 2022

Life, Death, Spirit Guides, and More

Join me as I share an amazing Tarot experience, talk about spirit guides and reincarnation, then send my mom off on her next journey. This one might be a little woo woo, so buckle up!

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Examining Your Shadow
Sept. 10, 2022

Examining Your Shadow

Finding the good in others starts with a thoughtful and honest look at yourself. In this episode, I talk about the shadow side of our nature and how we need to understand it and deal with it in order to …

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Love, Accept, Forgive and The Nature of Humankind
Aug. 24, 2022

Love, Accept, Forgive and The Nature of Humankind

My observations on the nature of humankind and how we need to find a way to love, accept, and forgive people. Finding the divine nature in people can be hard as we spend so much time looking on the outside. …

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Christianity Deconstructed - Observations with TheoBro Extraordinaire
Aug. 7, 2022

Christianity Deconstructed - Observations with TheoBro Extraordinaire

A conversation between me and another exvangelical and former seminarian who runs a parody account on Twitter knows as TheoBro Extraordinaire. We talk about Christianity and the process of deconstruction. We explore quite a few topics, such as Christian Twitter, …

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Chariots of the Gods
July 30, 2022

Chariots of the Gods

My observations about ancient civilizations, the gods, aliens, UFOs, and all those mysterious supernatural things that fascinated me as a child and still do.

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Observations with Stephen Martin
June 15, 2022

Observations with Stephen Martin

This was a fascinating conversation covering everything from reincarnation to the meaning of life to trying to figure out why those UFOs show up in our lives. Stephen had great insight, research, and stories to share.

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Cults, Fundamentalism, and Why People Get Trapped In Them
May 30, 2022

Cults, Fundamentalism, and Why People Get Trapped In Them

My observations on the similarities of cults and fundamentalism and why people get trapped in them. Drawing from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I walk through the five levels of his pyramid and talk about how these groups exploit and seem …

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The Church is Broken
May 1, 2022

The Church is Broken

A follow up to my blog post about the church. I also talk about being a recovering fundamentalist and how that impacts my approach to religious discussion.

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Observations of Kids
April 17, 2022

Observations of Kids

I spend some time talking with children about their views of the world. We cover everything from school shooter drills, the impact of COVID on their education, and bullies to sex and drugs. This is not one to be missed.

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Recent Blog Posts

My Spiritual Journey: From Conservative Christianity to Pa…

As I sit down to write this blog post, I reflect on the profound journey that has brought me to this point in my spiritual life. Growing up in a conserva…

The Church is Broken (and I'm not sure it can be fixed)

Since my exit from the church, which was nothing formal or dramatic - just stopped going at some point, I have found my spiritual life is so much more fr…

The Journey So Far

When I started this podcast, it was my intent to do small, 5-10 minute episodes. Little observations, thoughts, the way I see things. If anything, it wou…