What If War Is All We Know?: God Isn’t in the Empire

Send us a textLast week we asked if we’ve misdiagnosed the human soul. This week we get practical.Pastor Dan unpacks how inherent union with God reshapes everyday life—moving us from defensiveness, scarcity, and exclusion to compassion, joy, and radical inclusion. If shame isolates and estranges, union restores dignity and brings us home to who we’ve always been.From Jesus standing with the marginalized to how we parent, argue, forgive, and show up for our city, this message shows what happens when we stop earning love and start living from it. Less fear of punishment. More fearless love.#HarvestSarasota #InherentUnion #FaithNotFear #HealingFromShame #AlwaysSafeInGod #LiveFromLove #ProgressiveChristianity #LoveGodLovePeople #MessyFaith #SpiritualJourney #RadicalInclusion #GoodNewsGospel Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textWhat if the deepest wound in the human soul isn’t sin—but shame?In this stirring message, we dive into one of the most radical shifts in Christian thought in two thousand years: moving from a doctrine of inherent separation from God to a vision of inherent union with God.With raw honesty, the sermon wrestles with the Garden story, the cross, and the very heart of the gospel. What if salvation is not about clawing our way back to a God who left us, but awakening to the truth that God never left? What if our shame, not our sin, is the lie that keeps us hiding in the bushes?This episode doesn’t just challenge centuries of teaching—it offers healing. It dares us to imagine a Christianity that begins not with fear, but with belovedness. A faith not obsessed with fixing what’s “wrong,” but resting in the God who has been with us all along.If you’ve ever carried the weight of religious shame or wondered if you were ever truly “safe” with God, this conversation liberate your soul.#HarvestSarasota #FaithWithoutFear #AlwaysSafeInGod #InherentUnion #HealingFromShame #DeconstructingFaith #ProgressiveChristianity #LoveGodLovePeople #MessyFaith #SpiritualJourney #GoodNewsGospel #FaithNotFear #stanmitchell Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textWhat happens when we stop begging for a seat at the table—and build our own instead?In this provocative and hope-filled conversation, Pastor Dan sits down with Brandan Robertson—pastor, activist, and author of Queer and Christian—to talk about what it means to move beyond fear-based religion into a faith rooted in love, liberation, and authenticity.From unpacking the infamous “clobber passages” to challenging the ways institutions weaponize scripture, Brandan invites us to imagine a Christianity that looks more like Jesus and less like fear. Along the way, we hear stories of religious trauma, the lingering grip of shame, and the radical power of God’s love to set us free.If you’ve wrestled with your identity, questioned the Bible you were handed, or longed for a faith expansive enough to hold both truth and love, this episode will meet you right where you are.#HarvestSarasota #QueerAndChristian #FaithNotFear #LGBTQFaith #ProgressiveChristianity #LoveGodLovePeople #DeconstructingFaith #MessyFaith #BrandanRobertson Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textWhat if uncertainty wasn’t a weakness in your faith but the very thing that makes it real? In this powerful episode, Pastor Dan invites us into a raw and honest conversation about growing up in rigid religious systems, the suffocating demand for certainty, and the guilt that comes when life doesn’t fit into neat boxes of right and wrong.Through humor, storytelling, and hard truths, we confront how fear of being “wrong” has divided families, harmed communities, and pushed many away from the church. But here’s the radical shift: what if God actually meets us in the gray? What if love, justice, and mercy are less about absolute answers and more about choosing compassion over control?From childhood stories about “sippin’ saints” to the woman caught in adultery, this episode peels back the layers of dogma to reveal a faith that breathes, bends, and dares to love in messy places. Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textThe Fast God Actually ChoseWe’ve been told fasting means giving up food for a set time to get closer to God. But in Isaiah 58, God says something very different—and far more disruptive.In this message, Pastor Dan reframes “fasting” as a radical commitment to justice, compassion, and action. This isn’t about religious rituals or empty traditions. It’s about breaking the chains of injustice, feeding the hungry, sheltering the unhoused, and refusing to stay silent when the vulnerable are under attack.🔥 Why God ignores “religious” fasting while people are oppressed🔥 How early Christians became known for nursing the sick and fighting systemic injustice🔥 Why churches must stop focusing on the wrong “enemies”🔥 What fasting looks like in Sarasota today—food banks, housing, mental health care, and moreThis episode is for anyone tired of performative religion and ready to follow Jesus into real, tangible, life-changing love.#FaithInAction #JusticeAndMercy #TheFastGodChooses #ProgressiveChristianity #ReclaimJesus #ThisIsChurch #HarvestSarasota Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textJesus Never Said “Good Luck With That, Poor People”What if revival looks like prenatal care and insulin access?What if the most miraculous thing we can do… is build a healthcare system that heals everyone?In this fire-filled sermon, Pastor Dan dismantles the narrow, harmful theology that’s told generations of Christians that real healing only happens with oil and hands-on prayer—and instead paints a stunning vision of what “greater things” might actually mean.Spoiler: It’s not another tent revival.Instead, this message calls out hypocrisy in pulpits and politics—from the pastors demonizing medicine to the lawmakers quoting Scripture while gutting healthcare for the poor. Dan unpacks the church’s long, rich history of compassion-based medicine and asks why we’ve strayed so far.🚨 Featuring:The truth about Medicaid opposition and who’s funding itMartin Luther King Jr.’s take on healthcare injusticeThe shocking reality of pregnant women in Sarasota without OB careHow Harvest is showing up with real solutions—including 4,000+ hours of free mental healthcareThis sermon is for anyone tired of empty words and looking for a gospel that actually heals bodies and spirits.✊🏾 This is faith in action.✊🏽 This is revival redefined.✊🏼 These are the greater things Jesus was talking about.#ProgressiveChristianity #FaithInAction#ReclaimJesus #ChristiansForJustice #ModernMiracles #JesusWouldShowUp #GreaterThings #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #MentalHealthIsHoly #FaithAndHealthcare #HealingJustice #UniversalCare #CompassionIsPolicy #MedicaidMatters Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textWill freedom feel like treason because war is all we know?What if the real treason is staying silent?In this bold, gut-honest sermon, Pastor Dan breaks open the toxic war narrative embedded in American evangelicalism—and calls it what it is: spiritual manipulation designed to control, divide, and dominate.🔥 From pastors threatening kids who wear nail polish🔥 To churches applauding violence from the pulpit🔥 To ICE raids that go unchallenged by "Christian" leadersThis message dares to say no more.You’ll hear the historical roots of this siege mentality—from Constantine to January 6—alongside a fierce defense of doubt, questioning, compassion, and actual Christ-like love. This is a sermon for the disillusioned, the deconstructing, and the determined.Whether you’ve walked away from the church or are searching for a faith that makes sense in today’s world, this episode is your rallying cry:✊🏽 We are the resistance.✊🏾 We are reclaiming the word Christian.✊🏿 We are not staying silent.If you're tired of weaponized religion and ready to stand for something deeper, freer, and more just—this is the message you’ve been waiting for.#ProgressiveChristianity #FaithDeconstruction #Exvangelical #ChurchToo #ReclaimingJesus #DeconstructingFaith #ChristianityUnfiltered #FromTheMargins #AllAreWelcome #RadicalLove #JesusLovesEveryone #FaithWithoutHate #NoOneLeftOut #LGBTQAffirmingChurch #CompassionOverDoctrine Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textThis week on Harvest Sarasota, Pastor Dan flips the script on one of Christianity’s most misused scriptures — the "narrow gate" in Matthew 7. From debunking hellfire guilt-trips to calling out modern-day Pharisees, this message challenges religious traditions that exclude, divide, and destroy. Discover why the true narrow way leads to justice, inclusion, and sacrificial love — and how weaponized religion may be the real path to destruction. If you’ve ever felt pushed out of church, this message is your open door back in.Jesus wasn’t a nationalist. And neither are we.#TheNarrowWay #NotTheNarrowMinded #FaithOverFear #HarvestSarasota #InclusiveChurch #ProgressiveChristianity #JusticeIsGospel #Bonhoeffer #DeconstructingEvangelicalism #LoveYourNeighbor #ChurchHurt #FaithAndPolitics #JesusIsJustice  Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textIn this special Pride Month message at Harvest Sarasota, Colby Martin, author of Unclobber, invites listeners to reflect on what it means to belong at "the right kind of party." Through a blend of humor, personal insights, and profound biblical storytelling, Colby explores how diversity isn't just a preference—it’s a divine imperative.Sharing four powerful stories from scripture, Colby makes the case that the presence of diversity—in identities, backgrounds, and life experiences—is a clear sign of God's kingdom unfolding here on earth. He challenges traditional views of purity and uniformity, highlighting how God's dream for humanity has always been radically inclusive, welcoming everyone to the celebration.This inspiring message reminds us that authentic spiritual communities embrace difference, reflect diversity, and celebrate the unique journey each person brings. When we see people from all walks of life gathered together, that's how we know we're at the right party.Join Colby in discovering the power and beauty of a faith community built on inclusion, love, and divine diversity. Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

Send us a textWhat happens when the Church stops listening? In this raw, unfiltered episode, LGBTQ+ voices and allies share their personal stories of pain, exclusion, and ultimately, healing from religious spaces that promised love but delivered something else.Recorded during Pride and Juneteenth, this gathering becomes sacred ground as individuals—young and old, queer and disabled, once-pastors and once-rejects—stand up to say: We’re still here. We still believe. And we will overcome.Dan Minor turns the mic over to the people, and what unfolds is holy disruption. A 17-year-old recalls being bullied and dismissed at church camp. A gay parent finds sanctuary for her son at last. A former holiness pastor loses everything when he tells the truth and finds real love on the other side. A disabled activist reminds us: This too is worship.If you've ever been hurt by the Church or wondered if there's a place for you in faith, this episode is your invitation to come back home.#WeWillOvercome#QueerFaithStories#HealingFromChurchHurt#RadicalBelonging#PrideAndFaith#SpiritualResilience#FaithBeyondBoxes#UnqualifiedButCalled#LGBTQChurchStories#GodIsLoveNoExceptions Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative