Cocktail Theology

Benton and Elane discuss perceptions of heaven and hell, how to stop chasing thoughts and Benton's recent adventure in Southern California.   Timestamp Info: 0-3:30 Introduction, cocktail of the day, and Benton’s perfect day in Southern California.  3:30-12:50 Mindfulness and getting there. Purpose and spiritual formation function of (Christian) meditation, and Greg Richardson (The Strategic Monk).  12:50-17:12 God-things, and feeling deeply okay in a concentration camp (Frankl). 17:12-28:12 What heaven is like. Talking about Dallas Willard’s basic view--the connection we pursue with God in this life largely determines our apprehension of God after bodily death—with a 10-year-old. 28:12-35:47 What hell is like. Choosing hell in this life, for ourselves and others. Disembodied persistence of the soul. Deathbed conversions and full apprehension of God. The need to be open to God in order to behold God. CS Lewis’ The Great Divorce. 35:47- 40:10 What to tell the children about heaven. Elane rants about a kids’ c