“The Word Isn’t the Thing: Rethinking God, Source, and What We’re Really Pointing To”

Bonus Episode: “The Word Isn’t the Thing: Rethinking God, Source, and What We’re Really Pointing To”

🔔 Episode Summary:

In this honest and eye-opening bonus episode, James explores a word that’s shaped generations of belief—and often loaded us down with more fear than freedom: God.

What happens the moment we say that word? Why does it bring up so much emotion, baggage, and confusion? And what if letting go of the word doesn’t mean letting go of the Divine?

From southern preachers to Shakespearean prayers, from “How Great Thou Art” to the logic puzzles of doctrine, James takes us on a journey to rethink what we’re actually pointing to when we say God. Along the way, he offers alternatives like Source, Spirit, and Love—words that might open the door to something deeper, truer, and more freeing.

Whether you’re spiritual, skeptical, or somewhere in between, this episode invites you to speak the sacred in a way that actually fits your soul.

✨ Key Highlights:

• Why the word God triggers more than just thoughts—it triggers emotional memory.
• Jesus said “God is Spirit,” not “God is a guy.”
• How patriarchy, not revelation, shaped the image of “God the Father.”
• The mental gymnastics of “fully God, fully man” and prayers to oneself.
• Why it’s okay to drop the word and try something else that feels real.
• The difference between the God we feared and the God we sang about.

🔁 Shareable Quotes:

“The moment you name it, you shrink it.”

“Something is wrong somewhere—and it’s not you.”

“You don’t have to lose your connection just because you lost the word.”

“What if the Universe is the face of God in motion?”

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🙌 Final Blessing:

Amenaste. I honor our light. I acknowledge our truth. So it is, and so it shall be.

Stay grounded. Stay curious. Stay real.

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