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The Fairly Spiritual Show
Doug Bursch
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Pastor and writer Dr. Doug Bursch talks about life, God and Christian community from a fairly spiritual perspective. For more check out www.fairlyspiritual.org
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17-05-2022
What Jesus Did
So much talk about what Jesus would do and what Christians should do. Today we talk about what Jesus actually did and look at how that influences the way we interact with today's culture.
17-05-2022
What Jesus Did
So much talk about what Jesus would do and what Christians should do. Today we talk about what Jesus actually did and look at how that influences the way we interact with today's culture.
09-02-2022
The Rise and Fall of Douglas Bursch
Doug looks at how we sometimes desire to create utopians communities to escape the inevitable problems of existence.
21-01-2022
What is Success in Ministry
Doug looks at how to define success in ministry.
21-10-2021
Toxic Trending Topics
Doug looks at trends in social media that controlling the way we communicate.
20-09-2021
The End is Near!
Doug gives the good news about the end of all things. Don't worry, this will encourage you!
06-08-2021
The Actual Reason Churches are Declining
Doug looks at the actual reasons churches and church attendance are declining. The answers go far beyond bad pastors, bad churches and bad theology.
27-07-2021
Bad Theology Defending Bad Pastors
Doug examines bad theology that keeps bad pastors in power.
25-05-2021
Dyslexic and Dyscalculia Trauma
Doug talks about living with dyslexia and dyscalculia. He looks at the often overlooked or minimized signs of these learning disabilities and advocates for more awareness, sensitivity and consideration.
14-05-2021
Stop Moralizing Everything
Doug looks at online divisiveness, church decline and relationship conflicts from a non-moral, non-ethical, non-spiritual perspective.
08-04-2021
Abuse and Complementarianism
Doug talks about how complementarianism leads to the abuse of women.
25-03-2021
Mars, Suez and Steering Your Faith
Doug talks about the problems with a mission to Mars, trouble in the Suez canal and how faith is often like trying to change direction on a ship.
19-03-2021
Amplifying, Avoiding or Fighting Evil
Doug looks at news stories such as a pit toilet bear attack and examines how internet evil can be amplified, ignored or fought against.
11-03-2021
Cancel Easter?
Doug talks about why we shouldn't treat Easter the same this year. He looks at Covid, vaccines, naming generations, and the difference between escapist and relevant Christians.
01-03-2021
Deconstruction?
On today's show Doug talks about deconstruction. What does it mean to deconstruct our faith? What are some of the many issues deconstruction deals with? Does all deconstruction look the same or act the same? How should we respond to people when they talk about deconstructing their faith? Doug gives lots of personal thoughts on this important topic.
20-01-2021
Responding to disrespect from leadership
Doug looks at how pastors and Christians can follow Paul's example when being disrespected by denominational or institutional leadership.
07-01-2021
Responding to Election Chaos
Doug gives his honest thoughts about how to respond to America's election chaos in a redemptive way.
20-11-2020
Lamenting Politics, Covid and Race
A very personal show where Doug laments the current condition of American Christianity in regards to politics, Covid and race. Pretty much a lament and nothing more. The hope is you don't feel so alone or you gain a better understanding of those who don't feel like you. Peace.
25-09-2020
Confronting the Large Church Bias
Doug talks about the problem with platforming and giving preference in leadership to large church expressions. He calls pastors to embrace a movement that honors what God sees.
03-09-2020
Pastor Appreciation Unfiltered
Doug gives an unfiltered talk on how to actually show appreciation to your pastor on Pastor Appreciation month.
28-08-2020
Final Radio Show!!! A Media Overview
This is Doug's last radio show. He will continue with a podcast but no more radio for now. He shares his heart on why he works in media ministry to facilitate a better dialogue.