Under An Open Heaven

What is the difference between 'Joy' and 'Happiness'? How does our perception of what is fair change our spiritual life? These questions and more are discussed by Steven Anderson and Arthur Richardson as they dive into the first part of the Joy of the Gospel by Pope Francis. It has been their experience that when people talk about Pope Francis, they usually fixate on what they heard someone comment on what he said on the internet or the news. They would like to take you past the political bia...

We are back!!!! Introducing our new Cohost, Steven Anderson! We will be starting a new season and circling back to the season with the focus on the Mass at a later date. In this episode, we focus on Mark 8:15 and discuss the Leaven of Herod, the Leaven of the Pharisees, and the Leaven of Jesus Christ - the Bread of Life. We discuss the rising trend of tribalism in our modern culture, how to position ourselves as Christians when we deal with other people who have different ideologies tha...

Today Art and Kolton cover the significance of the liturgy of the word in the mass, focusing on how it is not to be overlooked in its importance and in its ability to reveal the person of Christ to us. Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Why does a Catholic Mass or liturgy start with a procession? What is the point of the Penitential Rite? Is each Mass its own sacrifice or is it entering into the living memory of Jesus' Passion? Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

We embark on a new phase in this season. We will be teaching on how to worship, specifically the Roman Catholic Rite. However we will be following the ancient flow of Christian liturgy and this will be applicable for many Christians. In today's episode we discuss the principles needed to start: clearing out the clutter in our hearts and minds, baptismal promises, reverence, and how that looks in a healthy Church. Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Have you ever thought about your finances in the light of God's wisdom? We discuss the advice on self care and care of our friends and neighbors in Wisdom of Ben Sira chapter 14. It is hard to find balance when it comes to money, and we hope to find it. Join us as we explore what money has to do with our spiritual lives. Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Fair warning, this is a heavy podcast. We talk about being hurt by the Church, and the people in it. We talk about handling the breakdown of our ideas. We talk about sex, and those in leadership roles who are obsessed with it and morality around it. We talk about authority. Most importantly, we affirm that we love Jesus, His Church, though we have been hurt by it. It takes a great deal of maturity to allow the false ideas attached to our faith to die, our naive ideals to be refined with...

Sorry it's late! Hopefully we made it up to you with quality content! Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

John 14:20 - "On that day you will realize that I am in the Father and you are in me and I in you." Ever wonder what this looks like and what effect that has on the world? Apologies for the short episode this week, with the Mission: Flint, we were a little tired. Please take some time to pray for those who were on the retreat that the fruits continue to grow in their lives! Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Looking for rest? It's hard to get it and when we do, it almost never feels like it's enough. We discuss why that might be and what we can do to receive rest. We discuss what Jesus might have experienced in His humanity in this regard as well, and try to use that as a roadmap. Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Galatians 5:4-6 - What is our hope for righteousness? How do we navigate the tension between our authority as Children of God in building a world we want to live in compared to helping Jesus establish the Kingdom of Heaven? These questions and more are discussed in today's episode! Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

We made it to 100 episodes, so it has to be a good one! As we continue the conversation about maturity of faith, we talk about Sirach or the Wisdom of Ben Sira Chapter 4 and dive deeper into the mystery of God's care and guidance as we are refined. Please subscribe and share if you enjoyed this episode! Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

1 Corinthians 13 - Love is patient, love is kind. Growing in how live a life of love is difficult when the people we need to love hurt us. It is easy to enjoy the idea of love, its hard when we must embrace the person and not just the idea of love. It is our hope that you feel inspired to continue growing in learning how to love. Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Jesus promises us that we will move mountains - but He shows us that we need to keep our eyes on Our Father in order to know which ones. We continue the discussion of growth in maturity and how to handle deconstruction in a healthy way. Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com

Growth and maturity often can be a byproduct of suffering. When we view our lives, what is our perspective? In this episode we break open the second half of 1 Corinthians13. What does it mean to set aside our childish ways? Instagram Facebook Website email: underanopenheaven.fire@gmail.com