Learning How to See with Brian McLaren

Genesis 11: 1-9 — Scattered on Purpose

In today's episode, we explore the story of the Tower of Babel and turn the usual reading of it upside down. Diverse languages, in this telling, are not the curse — the t

Genesis 6-9 — What The Flood Could Not Get

Thank you for joining us for today's episode of Learning How to See, hosted by Brian McLaren, with guest hosts Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley and Edith Woodley.   Today, Edith r

Genesis 4 — Am I My Brother's Murderer

In today's episode, our hosts Brian McLaren, Randy Woodley, and Edith Woodley explore the story of Cain and Abel through a lens of Indigenous wisdom, considering the orig

Genesis 1 — The Good Earth

Welcome to the 10th season of Learning How to See hosted by Brian McLaren and guest hosts Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley and Edith Woodley. In today's episode, our hosts examine

Coming Soon: Learning How to See The Bible

Season Ten begins September 10th! This season on Learning How to See, host Brian McLaren and co-hosts Randy and Edith Woodley will focus on experiencing the Biblical tex

Bonus: Listener Questions

Today Brian and Carmen address your questions including a deeper dive into Carmen's translation of Corinthians 13, what we mean when talk about love, and tips for knowing

When Loving Means Letting Go with Jen Hatmaker

What do we do when life unravels in painful ways — like navigating an unexpected divorce?  On today's episode of Learning How to See, Carmen and Brian are joined by New

Loving When We're Not At Our Best with Parker Palmer

How can we see others, and ourselves, with love when anger, fear, depression, or division clouds our vision?  Today's episode of Learning How to See features an intervie

Learning How to Hold Space for Others with Cindy Lee

How can we de-Westernize spirituality and honor our full humanity within systems that often diminish it? On this episode of Learning How to See, Dr. Cindy Lee, a spiritu

Loving People Who Oppose Our Values with Cassidy Hall

How do we soften our hearts to those whose values are in stark contrast to our own? Can we safely love those who have even gone so far as to harm us? On this episode of

Loving As Hosts, Not Heroes with Becca Stevens

How can we open ourselves to being hosts in the world?  On this episode of Learning How To See, we hear from social entrepreneur Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms,

Seeing Ourselves with Eyes of Love with Kaitlin Curtice

It can feel easy to offer compassion to others. But, why is it so hard to extend that same tenderness to ourselves?  In Season 9 of Learning How To See, we continue to l

Coming Soon: Learning How to See Through Eyes of Love

On our ninth season of Learning How to See, Brian McLaren and guest co-host, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, continue to explore seeing through eyes of love. Through openhearted

Bonus: Listener Questions

What if love could guide you through anger, injustice, and even the darkest memories? In this episode, Brian McLaren and co-host Carmen Acevedo Butcher reflect on how lo

Seeing with the Help of a Soul-Optometrist with Sr. Simone Campbell

What would change if you could see with eyes of love—even in the face of cruelty, fear, and disagreement? In this episode, Brian McLaren and co-host Carmen Acevedo Butch

Seeing Nonviolently with Rev. John Dear

What would change if you believed that active, creative non-violence was the deepest expression of love? In this episode, Brian McLaren and co-host Carmen Acevedo Butche

Seeing (and Dancing) in the Dark with Rev. Otis Moss III

How might your life change if you paused more often to unlearn what fear has taught you? In this episode, hosts Brian McLaren and Carmen Acevedo Butcher are joined by Re

Seeing (and Loving) the Divine in The Everyday with Carrie Newcomer

How do ordinary moments become portals to the sacred?  On this episode of Learning How to See, Carrie Newcomer joins Brian and Carmen for a  conversation-and-concert tha

Seeing the Humanity of Everyone (No Exceptions) with Fr. Rafael Garcia

What happens to your own humanity when you choose to truly see the humanity in others? In this episode, Jesuit priest Father Rafael Garcia joins Brian McLaren and Carmen

Seeing Grace-fully with Rev. Nadia Bolz Weber

What would change if you believed that grace was at the center of your life? In this episode, Brian and Carmen are joined by longtime friend and public theologian Nadia