Episode 26 - Profoundly Perplexing Pomiculture with Daniel Rogers
From Barely Christian, Fully Christian by Anni Ponder
September 9, 2025 · Season 2 · Episode 26
About this episode
Daniel Rogers shares his journey from fundamentalism to a new understanding of faith through the metaphor of fruit.
How can we know who’s right and who’s wrong? Is there any hope for Christian Nationalists? My friend and classmate Daniel Rogers shares his experience with the cognitive dissonance he encountered as a Bible-thumping fundamentalist that ultimately led him to a whole new way of being and loving. The catalyst? Fruit. Our conversation is sometimes goofy, sometimes profound, but always comes back to Jesus’ teaching: you shall know them by their fruit.
People in this episode
Host: Anni Ponder
Guest: Daniel Rogers
Topics covered
- Christian Nationalism
- cognitive dissonance
- spiritual growth
- fruit of the spirit
- faith journey
Keywords
- Christian Nationalists
- cognitive dissonance
- Bible-thumping
- spirituality
- fruit
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Bible, Jesus’ teaching
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