The UnSunday Show asks honest questions about the origin and validity of institutional church rules, traditions, and practices. These religious rules and practices lead us away from the simplicity of the gospel and into an exhausting performance-based experience that is designed to perpetuate itself by placing ever increasing demands on its people and are of no value in Christ. If you're exhausted from trying to keep all the religious rules that have been placed on you, listen in to these conversations as we rediscover the freedom we've been given, apart from religion and empty religious obligation.
Latest episodes
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1 h 09
Gospel Roundtable: Common Misconceptions About the Bible
I'm once again joined in this video by Amber Stephens, Mike Kapler, and Joel Brueseke for our second Gospel Roundtable. This time we explore the topic of common misconceptions abou…
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43 min
What's My Goal in Reading the Bible?
This question came up in a recent comment on my YouTube channel two things happened. 1) It took me by surprise because no one has ever asked me that before. And 2) It got me thinki…
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12 min
How to Study the Bible and Still Miss the Point
When we view the Bible as an academic textbook to be mastered, we end up missing the point entirely. That's what happened to me. I was trained to look at and look for, all the wron…
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12 min
Leaving Church: Walking Away From Religious Obligation
This is an audio excerpt from a YouTube livestream I did on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026. Here's the link to the full video in case you're interested in watching:https://www.youtube.com/l…
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7 min
Take Five: How To Have a Jesus-Lite Theology of the New Covenant
Jesus himself is the New Covenant. The New Covenant isn't something he brought with him, tucked neatly under his arm. He is the New Covenant. Let's take five and talk about how to…
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58 min
Emily Shepherd: Leaving a High-Control Church System
My guest for this episode is Emily Shepherd. Emily and her family spent several years in a high-control Reformed church environment before making the decision to leave. This is her…
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1 h 23
The Law, Grace, Justification, Works, Righteousness: An Open Forum With Q&A
This episode is from a YouTube livestream I did on Sunday, April 19th. It was an open Q&A on a variety of topics all centered around the New Covenant gospel of grace, the Law of Mo…
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12 min
From Simplify to Complexity and Back Again
I think this is the story of most of us who've discovered the grace of God after spending years in religion and institutional church settings. It's my story in one sentence. So let…
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8 min
Take Five: Grace and Truth
In John 1:17 we're told this:"For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."I've lost count of how many times I've heard someone who doesn't under…
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1 h 08
Doing from Overflow, Not Obligation
Amber Stephens joined me in this YouTube livestream as we talk about doing from the freedom and overflow of grace, not from religious obligation and guilt. Links mentioned in this…
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9 min
Take Five: Performance-Based Christianity
In Matthew 15 Jesus is talking to the scribes and Pharisees when he says this:"You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: ‘This people honors me with their lips…
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35 min
The Law, Fulfilled and Abolished: Did Paul and Jesus Agree?
One of the things I get pushback on from time to time is the idea that Paul was incorrect in saying that the Law was abolished and in fact, he was contradicting Jesus' words in Mat…
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12 min
Take Five: Is The Holy Spirit Policing You? (133)
I used to think the Holy Spirit was convicting me of my sins. When I would leave a church service feeling bad about myself, I assigned that bad feeling to the Holy Spirit. The wors…
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22 min
Who Has Bewitched You? (132)
What qualifies as a false gospel? According to Paul, any mixture of law and grace. Mixing law and grace isn't neutral. It's toxic. It's deadly. Righteousness and the forgiveness of…
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7 min
Take Five: Perfection, Not Progress (131)
In this episode of Take Five, let's talk about what God requires. At the end of Matthew chapter five, Jesus tells those listening that what God requires is perfection. So let's tal…
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10 min
Take Five: Christ is the End of the Law (130)
Today I am introducing you to a group of shorter episodes that I’m going to start dropping in between the regular longer episodes that I do. I’m calling these shorter episodes Take…
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52 min
Was the Sermon on the Mount Intended for the Church? (129)
This episode is available in video on the UnSunday YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/bFNtpuVi5MgMike Kapler joins me today as we talk about the Sermon on the Mount. Were Jesus' w…
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31 min
Is Hebrews 10:25 About Joining a Church? (128)
Is Hebrews 10:25 about modern church attendance or membership? Does it mean I need to be involved in church and conforming to church rules and expectations or is it referencing som…
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30 min
The Lord's Prayer In Context: Forgiving to be Forgiven? (127)
In this episode I take a look at the Lord's Prayer in response to a listener's question about the forgiveness of sins. Do we have to forgive others in order to be forgiven? And how…
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18 min
Covenant Context: The Big Picture in Understanding the Bible (126)
What is the New Covenant? What is the Old Covenant? Why does it matter? In this episode I take a high-level overview of the Old and New Covenants and why knowing the difference bet…