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God Knows Where
A podcast from a recovering Baptist pastor exploring the richness and complexity of Christian faith by untangling it from hollow, institutional religion. Whether you're deconstructing, reconstructing, or just remodeling your childhood faith, host Brett Harris offers space to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and recover hope, knowing that, while we might wonder what this all means and where life is leading us as we wander through it, God knows where.
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Replay: Right Fight
This might be our most replayed episode in part because I don't think the relationship between rights and responsibilities can be overstated as we continue to…
God Knows WhereKoinonia: You've Heard it Said
Back with another message from our growing community here in Laurel that we’re calling a Koinonia. Koinonia is used a few times in the New Testament and it…
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Koinonia: Let's Talk
Koinonia. It's a weird word for a weird little group of people, and it's the name we settled on for our little growing fellowship here. For now, I'll be…
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Offshoot: Keep Asking
Y’all. Life is coming at me pretty fast these days. I’ve got more work stacking up in front of me that I feel capable of completing AND there are lots of new…
God Knows WhereGathered & Scattered: Assume the Position
Back on the Gathered and Scattered track here as we walk through the opening and closing moments in each gospel when Jesus gathers with his people and scatters…
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Offshoot: Children versus Adults
Well, our little fledgling fellowship came to life on Sunday night and it was everything it needed to be for those of us in the room. We’ll be there in the…
God Knows WhereGathered & Scattered: Can't Stop. Won't Stop
From the beginning of Matthews and the Beatitudes to the end of Matthew and the Great Commission. Today, we’re taking a look at how Jesus scattered his…
God Knows WhereGathered & Scattered: Blessed or Blessed?
Is it blessed or blessed? I never know how to say it...Let's figure it out today. For three weeks we’ve primed the pump on Jesus gathering folks by looking at…
God Knows WhereGathered & Scattered: Lawn Church
Here we are with another episode of Gathered and Scattered, our look at how Jesus brought people together and sent them out into the world in hopes of…
God Knows WhereGathered & Scattered: Find Your People
Welcome back to another episode of Gathered & Scattered, an exploration of this question that’s been gnawing at me for years: what’s the point of church? I…
God Knows WhereGathered & Scattered: Memory Lane
We’re starting Gathered & Scattered, a new series about what it means to be the body of Christ, an exploration of this question that’s been gnawing at me for…
God Knows WhereIntroducing "Gathered & Scattered!" (A NEW Series from God Knows Where)
As I’ve wrestled with the point of church over the past few years. I’ve kept coming back to two words: Gather and Scatter. That’s the point of church as far as…
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REPLAY: Worried Sicker
Hey y'all! Replaying this episode from a while back because I've been working on turning God Knows Where into some books and this is episode is part of a…
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NEW!!! Up and Down the Staircase (Genesis 28)
It is good to be back on the microphone with a new episode for you this week. A few days ago, I was invited to preach for my friend Mike at Ekklesia…
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REPLAY: How Often Must I Forgive?
I feel like I owe you all about apology for so many replayed episodes this summer, so now seems as good a time as any to replay this episode on forgiveness!…
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Be. - Be Different
It's been almost 4 years exactly since I last worked as a pastor...Some days it feels like it was just yesterday. Others, it feels like a lifetime ago. Either…
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REPLAY: Right Fight (In honor of America 250)
With the United States' 250th birthday coming up this weekend, this felt like an appropriate time to replay this episode all about our rights as citizens, our…
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REPLAY: I Didn't Say That: Boys Club
Given all that's swirled around regarding the Southern Baptist's doubling down on keeping women out of the pulpit, here's my take on what Jesus has to say…
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Sin Wedge
In between two holy moments with little children last week, I was confronted with the reality of how harsh we adults can be…and how we don’t come into the…
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REPLAY: Hate Wounds (from "Live Streams")
Thanks for listening y'all! It's another replay for you. New episodes coming soon! Support The Show! Follow God Knows Where on Instagram and Facebook! _____…
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REPLAY: True Love (from "I Didn't Say That")
Saturday marked my 17th wedding anniversary to my true love. Seeing as we're on vacation with some friends, felt an appropriate episode to share this week!…
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REPLAY: Goat on a Hill
In honor of my oldest moving from elementary school to middle school this week, here's probably my favorite parenting story from the last 12 years of being his…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Why Should We Go to Church?
Today’s episode is a bit of a follow up to the last Big Question we asked. It's the natural follow up to most questions. Why? Let me know what you think! Be…
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REPLAY: Gleaning Lady (Ruth)
Here's a replay of one of my favorite episodes from our VBS series a couple of years ago (still wild to say that...can't believe it's been a couple of years!)…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Do We Have to Go to Church?
It has been a DOOZY of a couple of months. I’m glad you’re still here with me even though I’ve been spare in offering you new episodes with big questions…
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REPLAY: How Often Must I Forgive?
It's been a long week of travel for work filled with hard conversations and so this is a message that I need to remind myself of this week. Enjoy! Support The…
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REPLAY: Ten Percent (from "I Didn't Say That")
It's Tax Season and while today's episode (a replay from 2023) doesn't have anything to do with how much we may owe or get refunded from the government this…
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Take the Dam Leap: An Easter Message from God Knows Where
Happy Easter! Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching at our former church, University Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It was good to be back…
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Palm Sunday: It Didn't Have To Be This Way
I was invited to preach at our former church, University Baptist Church, this past Sunday and I'll be there again for Easter Sunday. Come join us! Here's my…
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REPLAY: Who is My Neighbor?
Y'all. I need this reminder...and time to record some new episodes for y'all! Sorry for another replay, but I've been wrestling with some big questions beyond…
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REPLAY: Keep Going
Y'all. It's been a blitz the last month and I need the reminder to keep going because all I want to do is slow down...enjoy y'all! Support The Show! Follow God…
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Offshoot: Dewberry Jesus
Came home Saturday to find that my favorite wild fruit, the dewberry, has begun to flower. If you’ve not had a dewberry, you should. Find a ditch along the…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Where is God?
It feels like the world keeps dropping reasons in our laps to ask some really big questions. Woke up to the news Saturday that our nation is questionably at…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: How Often Must I Forgive?
Here's the recording from night three of the revival I just led in Benoit, MS, on Jesus' reply to Peter's question, "How Often Must I Forgive?" Turns out, it…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Who is My Neighbor?
Here's the recording from night two of the revival I just led in Benoit, MS, on Jesus' reply to the question, "Who is my neighbor?" There are basketball…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: What is the Greatest Commandment?
Got a special treat for you today and all week. I’m going to put out the recordings from my recent time in Benoit, MS for you to enjoy. And they’re on theme…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Whom Do You Love the Least?
I’m recording this episode from Benoit, MS, where I'm leading Benoit Union Church’s annual revival. Benoit Union Church is a community worth getting to know…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Why does evil exist?
As we keep exploring these Big Questions we have of faith and we get from others in our lives, there’s one question that flows most directly from the one I…
God Knows WhereBig Questions: Why Do I Believe in God?
Well, here we are. The first true episode of Big Questions! Figured we’d start off with a real softball. Can’t you tell by the title? I don’t know that my kids…
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REPLAY: Swimming in Grief
In the midst of the heaviness of the world, I spent the weekend with three friends, one of whom lost his dad a few weeks ago. The time I would’ve used to get…
God Knows WhereIntroducing Big Questions!
Welcome to God Knows Where's New Series, "Big Questions!" Big Questions is all about wrestling with some of the big questions we all ask of God, of our faith…
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God Knows Where's 3rd Anniversary! (REPLAY of "Personal Jesus")
Hard to believe it's been 3 YEARS since this whole journey began. Thanks for being a part of it all. Here's a replay of the very first episode of God Knows…
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Offshoots: Flickering Flames
Sunday night, I was invited to preach at Ekklesia in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. We celebrated Epiphany and I shared my thoughts on the first five verses of the…
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God Knows Where's #1 Episode of 2025: Hate Wounds
Here we are at the end of 2025. I imagine many of you, like me, are looking forward to turning the page and beginning a new year. As we close out 2025, though…
God Knows WhereDrawing Out Advent: Illumination
Today's episode is all about light. Watch Adam Trest continue to draw out the Christmas story HERE. One more chance to enjoy Drawing Out Advent this year! Head…
God Knows WhereSelections from Drawing Out Advent
For those of you who are walking with us daily through Advent over on Drawing Out Advent, this will be a bit of a replay, but for those of you who aren’t, I…
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Light in the Darkness
Going back into the vault today and my audio editor doesn't want to cooperate, so I couldn't edit the intro for you...but I hope you enjoy this bit of light in…
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Offshoot: It's Been a Year
For today’s episode, I’m sharing a sermon I recently preached at Northminster Church in Monroe, Louisiana, on hands down the least well known book in the…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Water Cycle
We’re wrapping up this series on Rivers today with a look at the river that appears in John’s vision in Revelation. I’ve always found Revelation to be a bit…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Rivers of Life
We’re back with another look at another river. This one, kind of like those in the stories from Daniel, isn’t a real river, but in some ways it could be. Let…
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REPLAY: Grudge Mats
We could use some healing around here....Strep...Covid...it's gotten us down...so here's an episode from our HEALING series while the voice comes back and we…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Wade in the Water
Amos’s words from last week catapult us into the few river stories in the gospels and writings of the New Testament. Today, we’re looking at maybe the most…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: No Wadi's Business
Today’s story doesn’t exactly take place at a river, but I don’t know how to do a series on rivers without reading the prophet Amos’s comparison of God’s…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Live Streams
We’re back with two more stories today. This time both from the book of Daniel, and sadly there are no lions. Just Daniel and some visions he sees from the…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Glad River
I’m back from vacation so that means we’re back on the river. It’s a stretch to call today’s river, a river, but that’s what the psalmist and the prophet…
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REPLAY: Healing Isn't Working (From Sabbath Series)
Hey y'all! I'm not working this week...taking some much needed R&R with family, so this episode felt appropriate to post. Hope you enjoy it and take some time…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Bath Time
Today, we’re at the Jordan River with a foreign army general named Naaman seeking healing for his leprosy. I love this story. God often moves in mysterious…
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REPLAY: Kingdom Come (from I Didn't Say That)
Life lifed this past week - from birthday celebrations and football games for one son to my other son's first lead in a play and a lot in between, the week was…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Hate Wounds
As we wind through all these stories by the riversides in our scripture, we’re confronted with one today that isn’t about healing or blessing. It’s about pain…
God Knows WhereLive Streams: Psalm-body Once Told Me
Taking a bit of a detour today, but still sticking with our exploration of the river stories in our scriptures to see where they guide us. True Fall is still a…