Mythologizing the Bible (MTB) explores the Bible through the lens of “sacred myth.” Each week, we dive into three Bible readings, analyzing these ancient texts to uncover any helpful lessons that don't require belief in the supernatural. Whether you identify as a Christian, a non-believer, or somewhere in between, MTB offers fresh insights and new ways of thinking about stories you may already know well.
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What makes a life worth remembering? Let’s take a humanistic look at All Saints Day, resilience, and the qualities we choose to carry forward.
What makes a life worth remembering? This week, we’re taking a humanistic look at All Saints Day. Not to search for perfect people, but to explore the qualities we see in others that might be worth trying to emulate in our own lives.
As we reflect on the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints, we’ll explore how courage and resilience can grow through solidarity, integrity, and our determination not to let adversity decide who we become.
In this episode, we’re asking a personal question: What qualities do I see in the people I admire that are worth practicing in my own life? Together, we’ll uncover some profound wisdom underneath these ancient texts and consider how the best way to honor a life worth remembering may be to carry something good from that life forward in ours.
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28 Oct 2026
Power Must Be Accountable!
Trump exposed the weakness of governing by norms. But the answer to abusive power isn’t timid power. It’s power made accountable to the people.
Marcus Aurelius wrote: “External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them.” He wasn’t writing those words for us. He wrote them for himself.
Marcus Aurelius was the Roman emperor and arguably the most powerful person in his world. He commanded legions, governed an empire, and possessed authority most of us can barely imagine. And yet, in his private writings, we repeatedly find him reminding himself to control his judgments, manage his reactions, resist his ego, and remember what kind of person he wanted to be.
Donald Trump’s relationship with power often seems to begin from a very different question. Not Should I exercise this power? Not Would using it this way violate an important boundary? But something closer to: If I have this power, why shouldn’t I use it?
What happens when someone holding enormous political power stops recognizing “voluntary restraint” as a virtue?
More importantly, should a democracy ever depend upon that personal level of restraint in the first place?
So, let’s dive into that... in this episode of Afterthoughts!
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23 Oct 2026
What’s Driving the Decision?
Self-control isn’t suppressing what we feel. It’s creating enough space between impulse and action for our values to help decide what happens next.
Have you ever said or done something in the heat of the moment and almost immediately wished you could take it back? This week, we’re taking a closer look at self-control; not as suppressing our emotions or denying what we want, but as creating enough space between impulse and action for our values to have a say in what happens next.
As we reflect on the readings for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we’ll explore how self-control asks us to restrain ourselves when we have power over others, choose our response when emotions and circumstances put pressure on us, and resist treating our own needs as more important simply because they’re ours.
In this episode, we’re asking a deceptively simple question: Am I reacting or am I choosing my response? Together, we’ll uncover some profound wisdom underneath these ancient texts and explore why the small space between impulse and action may be where our values matter most.
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