Confessions of A Reformer
Hosted by Mike · Mike Maeshiro
4.7from 184 ratings
- 235
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 184
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 277K
- YouTube views
About Confessions of A Reformer
Hi. My name is Mike Maeshiro. I'm a gay, deconstructed former Christian minister. I wanted a place where I wasn't teaching and more inviting my audience on the journey with me in a candid and exploratory way. So I started this podcast. I hope my journey is helpful for you. With curiosity and a critical mind, let's dive in. Music by Alex_MakeMusic (https://pixabay.com/users/alex_makemusic-24186663/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=14109)
- Publisher
- Mike Maeshiro
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Apr 2019
- Latest episode
- 26 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 235 episodes have a transcript.
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Conversation With The Man Who Ruined Christmas For Me
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Trans Pastoral Counseling With Paula Stone Williams
6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Forging A Sacred Weapon with Kathy Baldock
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A Conversation With The Man Who Ruined Christmas For Me
Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So the first writing that mentions the birth of Jesus is not even the first gospel. Mark was written around the year 70. Jesus just emerges as a fully grown person. with hints of paternity issues throughout the gospel, you know, in a couple places in that gospel, then it's Matthew in the 80s who first tells a Christmas story, a nativity story. And Matthew does, patterns his nativity story very heavily on the Hebrew Bible and on extra, what we call midrash traditions about Moses. There are some midrash traditions, which is, in the Jewish tradition, midrash is sort of wrestling with the text and trying to, you know, sometimes in Midrash, if there's a detail in a story that's missing and you're trying to figure out why did Pharaoh want to kill Moses? […]
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- Josh Scott
- Paula Stone Williams
- Kathy Baldock
- Michael Passons
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 277,497
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 143 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 41 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 39
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 93
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