Month: April 2025

[156] Exploring the Enneagram and spiritual simplicity with Hunter Mobley

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Navigating spiritual growth through the Enneagram with Hunter Mobley on Compass: Finding spirituality in the everyday. Hunter shares his personal journey from evangelical “five-step spirituality” to a deeper, more contemplative faith that sees spiritual practices as pathways to soul transformation. Discover how the Enneagram can help unearth your truest self, why letting go is key to spiritual growth, and how simplicity makes space for the surprise of the Spirit to show up in unexpected ways.

Listen now for fresh insight into practical faith for everyday life—and get ready to be inspired to ask new questions, try new practices, and rediscover joy in your faith journey.

In this episode:
[00:00] “Journey to Soul-Centered Spirituality”
[03:44] Evolving from Task-Oriented Spirituality
[07:55] Evolving Faith and Personal Journey
[12:01] Enneagram: Path to Inner Transformation
[18:35] “Embracing Mutual Vulnerability”
[19:32] Enneagram’s Deeper Truths Revealed
[22:54] Enneagram’s Intelligence Centers Explained
[27:00] Enneagram and Spirituality Fusion
[34:43] Renewed Energy and Gratitude

Visit with Hunter Mobley and get a copy of “Letting Go, Finding You”: www.huntermobley.com

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Love, Calling and Courage: A clergy couple’s journey of faith and identity

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In this poignant 2025 Heritage Sunday-themed oral history episode of “Un-Tied Methodism,” (Ret.) Bishop Peggy Johnson and Rev. Mary Johnson join Dr. Ashley Boggan to share their experiences as a clergy couple, including their calls to ministry, career challenges, and Mary’s journey of discovering her transgender identity.

Explore the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History at ResourceUMC.org/ArchivesandHistory.

Interested in a deep dive into the earliest stories of Methodism? Sign up for a free, online, four-module history course titled “Radicle Methodism: Back to our Roots” at ResourceUMC.org/ArchivesandHistory/Radicle-Methodism.

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Mary Magdalene: The Resurrection’s first witness

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All four gospels affirm Mary Magdalene’s key role in the Holy Week story as the first to witness the resurrected Jesus. Layers of misconceptions, however, surround one of Jesus’ most loyal followers. Studying Mary Magdalene’s life more closely not only teaches us the truth, but also shows that her story can serve as a guide for us on our Easter journey and beyond. Join host Crystal Caviness with guest the Rev. Tiffany McDonald for a special Good Friday episode.

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[155] Are the End Times at hand?

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Let’s explore the fascinating and often complex world of Christian eschatology, unraveling the various interpretations of end times theology. In this episode, Ryan leads us through the evolution of eschatological beliefs—from historical premillennialism to amillennialism, postmillennialism, and premillennial dispensationalism.

Turning the world upside down with ‘Wesleyan Vile-tality’

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It’s time to get uncomfortable, says Dr. Ashley Boggan, author of “Wesleyan Vile-tality: Reclaiming the Heart of Methodist Identity,” a book that challenges United Methodists to reclaim our Methodist roots, embrace holy disruption, and live out the radical, inclusive love that defines our faith.

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[154] Fantastical beasts and where to find them (in the Bible)

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It’s a Biblical exploration of the strange, fantastical and mysterious. From Leviathan to unicorns to UAPs, we’re inspiring curiosity and awe as we see what these strange occurrences and observations in the Bible tell us about the Divine.

In this episode:
[00:00] Introducing a little levity
[02:01] God-human hybrids
[05:18] Sea monster
[07:11] The talking donkey
[09:25] Horned beasts
[10:13] Giants
[11:39] Insanely old people
[14:08] Horned Moses
[15:59] Four-legged fowl
[17:14] Moses’ body
[18:41] The walking dead (where did they go?)
[22:15] Cursed with hemorrhoids
[23:29] Close encounter of the third kind
[25:57] Expressing something of the Divine

Compass is a production of United Methodist Communications and is hosted and produced by Ryan Dunn.

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