Michael J. Frost
@michaeljfrost.bsky.social
Questioning harmful faith systems, trauma informed re-imagining of spirituality, creator of the In the Shift podcast. Lover of cricket & LOTR. Aotearoa NZ.
Check out todays Webworm by @davidfarrier.bsky.social
to hear my friend Shane & I discuss the impact of James Dobson and Focus on the Family. On one level it’s about Evangelical approaches to parenting, but on another level it has a lot to do with compliance & subservience to authoritarian leaders!
to hear my friend Shane & I discuss the impact of James Dobson and Focus on the Family. On one level it’s about Evangelical approaches to parenting, but on another level it has a lot to do with compliance & subservience to authoritarian leaders!
March 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Check out todays Webworm by @davidfarrier.bsky.social
to hear my friend Shane & I discuss the impact of James Dobson and Focus on the Family. On one level it’s about Evangelical approaches to parenting, but on another level it has a lot to do with compliance & subservience to authoritarian leaders!
to hear my friend Shane & I discuss the impact of James Dobson and Focus on the Family. On one level it’s about Evangelical approaches to parenting, but on another level it has a lot to do with compliance & subservience to authoritarian leaders!
First In the Shift episode of the year is out -> What is going on in the world right now, what angers are being inflamed, what vulnerabilities are being exploited, how is this connected to particular religious beliefs … and where do we go from here?
open.spotify.com/episode/1CA6...
open.spotify.com/episode/1CA6...
This disruptive moment
In the Shift · Episode
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February 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
First In the Shift episode of the year is out -> What is going on in the world right now, what angers are being inflamed, what vulnerabilities are being exploited, how is this connected to particular religious beliefs … and where do we go from here?
open.spotify.com/episode/1CA6...
open.spotify.com/episode/1CA6...
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January 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Just welcoming in the new year by spending my days writing an academic paper on the abuse of power within the kind of religious communities of which I used to be a part and of whom I recognise far too many of the people involved.
January 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just welcoming in the new year by spending my days writing an academic paper on the abuse of power within the kind of religious communities of which I used to be a part and of whom I recognise far too many of the people involved.
My friend Shane has a Substack tackling the intersections of care, friendship, community, freedom, the feeling of disconnection so many experience, the pervasive social imaginary of neoliberalism. It's really good stuff. Check it out. theuntethereddilemma.substack.com
Untethered | Shane Meyer-Holt | Substack
A Hopeful Exploration of Connection, Care, and Community in Late Capitalism. Click to read Untethered, by Shane Meyer-Holt, a Substack publication.
theuntethereddilemma.substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:26 AM
My friend Shane has a Substack tackling the intersections of care, friendship, community, freedom, the feeling of disconnection so many experience, the pervasive social imaginary of neoliberalism. It's really good stuff. Check it out. theuntethereddilemma.substack.com
"Free speech is very important and everyone must be given room to say whatever they're thinking, but in order for everyone to be able to say whatever they're thinking, we have to make sure certain people aren't allowed say what they think in case it stops other people from saying what they think."
You too can help save free speech by drawing up your own government-ordained statement of beliefs and not adopting any positions outlawed by the government
December 19, 2024 at 6:47 AM
"Free speech is very important and everyone must be given room to say whatever they're thinking, but in order for everyone to be able to say whatever they're thinking, we have to make sure certain people aren't allowed say what they think in case it stops other people from saying what they think."
In my recent convo with Tom Oord for the In the Shift pod we talked about the problems that come with seeing God as "all powerful". There is often an instinctive resistance to letting go of omnipotence but I think it's partly because we subconsciously use God as a cover for our sense of fragility.
December 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
In my recent convo with Tom Oord for the In the Shift pod we talked about the problems that come with seeing God as "all powerful". There is often an instinctive resistance to letting go of omnipotence but I think it's partly because we subconsciously use God as a cover for our sense of fragility.
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It’s such an incredible privilege to co-host the @bloodybiblepodcast.bsky.social with my dear friend and co-conspirator, Caroline Blyth. Check it out if you haven’t already. There are currently two seasons… and a book is in the works
December 18, 2024 at 8:44 AM
It’s such an incredible privilege to co-host the @bloodybiblepodcast.bsky.social with my dear friend and co-conspirator, Caroline Blyth. Check it out if you haven’t already. There are currently two seasons… and a book is in the works
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imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio
December 13, 2024 at 10:15 PM
imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio
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I'd like to report a murder.
(Ellison in today's Listener)
(Ellison in today's Listener)
December 13, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I'd like to report a murder.
(Ellison in today's Listener)
(Ellison in today's Listener)
Last pod episode for the year featuring a convo with @thomasjayoord.bsky.social talking about his book with @trippfuller.bsky.social - “God after Deconstruction”. We chat about the existence of God, and the kind of God that might be worth believing in. Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/5HTa...
God After Deconstruction - with Thomas Jay Oord
In the Shift · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Last pod episode for the year featuring a convo with @thomasjayoord.bsky.social talking about his book with @trippfuller.bsky.social - “God after Deconstruction”. We chat about the existence of God, and the kind of God that might be worth believing in. Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/5HTa...
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre as a kid
December 12, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre as a kid
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Contemporary church growth strategies often rely on cultivating "sameness". Get people speaking "with one language", united behind "one vision", following the spoken and unspoken rules for belonging. This is the thing that keeps people in their place and the system efficient and growing.
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Contemporary church growth strategies often rely on cultivating "sameness". Get people speaking "with one language", united behind "one vision", following the spoken and unspoken rules for belonging. This is the thing that keeps people in their place and the system efficient and growing.
I think this thread perfectly encapsulates Seymour’s goal/plan.
Seymour's narrative on his Bill is clever in that he gets to do the classic thing of pretending to be the reasonable one in order to effectively gaslight opponents. "Why don't you want equal rights" etc etc.
November 24, 2024 at 6:56 AM
I think this thread perfectly encapsulates Seymour’s goal/plan.
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I aspire to be this eloquent. #toitūtetiriti
November 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM
I aspire to be this eloquent. #toitūtetiriti
Look, I’m not saying these gangs are great or anything - but is this approach going to lead to anything other than a massively clogged court system while people are prosecuted for sweatshirts and caps?
November 23, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Look, I’m not saying these gangs are great or anything - but is this approach going to lead to anything other than a massively clogged court system while people are prosecuted for sweatshirts and caps?
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the main thing I love about Mary Holm's advice columns is how relatable the issues are
November 22, 2024 at 9:58 PM
the main thing I love about Mary Holm's advice columns is how relatable the issues are
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Bringing our board member Eric Isaac’s newly minted & published definition of spiritual abuse to all my fave blueskies
November 19, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Bringing our board member Eric Isaac’s newly minted & published definition of spiritual abuse to all my fave blueskies
I wrote this 3 & 1/2 years ago.... but still seems kinda relevant. intheshift.com/blog/2021/1/...
On conspiracies, apocalyptic Christian nationalism, and how bad eschatology is ruining the world — In the Shift
Fears about globalism, the United Nations and New World Order are directly influenced by the religious belief in a rising Antichrist who will rule the world through a one-world-government. In this con...
intheshift.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:29 AM
I wrote this 3 & 1/2 years ago.... but still seems kinda relevant. intheshift.com/blog/2021/1/...
I hope it does. But we've been around this mountain before.
Before all of this is over, Christianity itself will have to face the reckoning for its failures, especially its love of power before the love of others and earth.
November 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I hope it does. But we've been around this mountain before.
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love the giant brain super genius action of "maybe people want to read the things posted by the people they follow"
November 22, 2024 at 2:51 AM
love the giant brain super genius action of "maybe people want to read the things posted by the people they follow"
A big part of the reason i started collecting vinyl is so that I’m not just “renting” music from a streamer… Hopefully one day - if he’s interested - my son will get a real physical collection of my musical interests to reflect on and engage with, even when I’m gone.
#music #vinyl "she’s learning how to take care of records, alphabetize her collection, and listen to an album all the way through instead of going straight to the single. She’s come to appreciate the analog."
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
Her dead father left her 10,000 records. Sharing them online helped her grieve – and get to know him
Jula began sampling albums from her father’s extensive collection on Instagram. Her ‘listening parties’ connected her with people who shared his passion
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:18 AM
A big part of the reason i started collecting vinyl is so that I’m not just “renting” music from a streamer… Hopefully one day - if he’s interested - my son will get a real physical collection of my musical interests to reflect on and engage with, even when I’m gone.