Podcast
A Church Without Walls
Hosted by Mike Neelley · EN
My name is Mike Neelley. As a pastor and spiritual director, A Church Without Walls, seeks to create content and spaces for people to connect with the love of God the Father, the presence of the living Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit - right here, right now, whoever you are, wherever you are.
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Practicing Resurrection with Chris Hoke
1w ago00:48:33Tap to summarizeMeet my friend, Chris, co-founder and director of www.undergroundministries.org. Follow his journey from a young man convinced that there must be more to following Jesus than going to church and not sleeping with his girlfriend to a jail chaplain and gang pastor. There is an invitation here for the kind of mutual transformation and resurrection that happens when you enter into relationship with people who have been buried in tombs of mass incarceration. I know you will be inspired and possibly even moved to get involved.
Transcribe →My Heart is on Fire!
3w ago00:48:07Tap to summarizeLet's jump into another episode of "What IN THE WORLD is the Holy Spirit doing?" Meet my friend, Saji Oommen. I'm excited for you to hear his story, and his passion for Jesus, his heart for those on the margins, and a few stories of what God is doing with Muslims in Turkey. You will be blessed!
Transcribe →Are We Taking Back America For God?
Jul 400:40:52Tap to summarizeOn this special Independence 250 Day episode, I want to explore some of the religious language around the founding of our nation, which is part of Christian Nationalism associated with Making America Great Again. Proponents claim that our founders were Christians and created America as an explicitly Christian country. Others call this the founding myth, and that, while our founders may have had some form of Christian faith, they were explicit about the separation of Church and State. Let's explore.
Transcribe →Is Salvation About Our Destination?
Jun 2600:42:35Tap to summarizeMaybe you've heard what we refer to as "the Gospel," condensed into some version of "Jesus died so you could be forgiven and go to heaven someday." But, is that the Gospel? Is what we call salvation primarily about whether we end up in heaven as opposed to hell? If this is how it has been framed for you, you may be surprised to learn that Jesus never talked about it like that. Let's explore.
Transcribe →What is Up With Christian Zionism?
Jun 1200:40:52Tap to summarize"Theology has real-life consequences." So writes Brian Zahnd in a recent Substack article where he talks about Christian Zionism and the support of the violence of Israel against Palestinians. Last season and a few episodes ago, we dipped into topics surrounding the unconditional Christian support for Israel. It is all tied to Christian Zionism, which is the child of Dispensationalism and Zionism. Confused? Let's explore.
Transcribe →Do You Want to Experience Transformation?
May 2100:43:35Tap to summarizeOver the past year, I've had the opportunity to accompany people in prayer as they forgive those who have wronged them. The level of transformation and freedom I am witnessing has been breathtaking. I have watched people go from bondage and darkness to light, joy and life. This isn't a new topic for us, but it is a new season where God is helping people break through some of the things that are blocking them from receiving his love. Let's explore!
Transcribe →Unhindered
Apr 2600:40:52Tap to summarizeWhat has God been speaking to you in this season? Can you look back and make some connections between different points of contact where the Spirit has been moving in you? As I reflect on a recent encounter with the love of the Father, I find myself making connections to the word God gave me for 2026.
Transcribe →Are We in the End Times?
Apr 100:40:52Tap to summarizeWhen you look around you, have you heard people ask (or wondered yourself) if we are in the "end times"? Where does this idea come from? You may be surprised to find that the version of this theological framework is relatively new by Church history standards - only 150 years - and is part of what is called Dispensationalism. Let's explore and see if what we are being told is consistent with the testimony of Jesus and the Scriptures.
Transcribe →In the Lord's Army?
Mar 1300:40:52Tap to summarizeThere has been a lot of religious rhetoric with the outbreak of military action against Iran, as well as from Sec. Def. Pete Hegseth. As followers of Jesus, who told us to love our enemies, who laid his life down for his enemies (us!), how are we to think of the language being used to support military action? Let's explore.
Transcribe →Blaspheming the Name of God?
Feb 2700:44:27Tap to summarizeMy friend and mentor, Bob Ekblad, recently wrote an article on the Church in North America and its support of the agendas and actions being promoted by the present administration. Bob quotes Romans 2, where Paul writes that "the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you," and directs this prophetic critique toward the American Church and ties it to idolatry. Ready or not, here we go!
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