OM DENNE EPISODE
What happens when following Jesus starts costing you the version of Christianity you were handed?
In Episode 103 of *What the Hell Do I Know?*, I sit down with Jeremy Jernigan, author of *The Edge of the Inside*, for a conversation about deconstruction, church hurt, certainty, Christian nationalism, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and what it actually means to follow the way of Jesus.
Jeremy once had what he describes as his dream job—leading a multi-campus megachurch in Oregon with thousands of people attending each weekend. Then 2020 happened. George Floyd was murdered, the country erupted, and Jeremy felt the church needed to lean into the pain and conversations happening in its community.
He was told, essentially: just preach Jesus.
That moment changed everything.
We talk about what happens when the institution of Christianity and the way of Jesus no longer seem to be pointing in the same direction.
Jeremy says something in this conversation that stopped me:
“Certainty is the idol of the church right now.”
We also get into why deconstruction can feel terrifying, how church systems can become influenced by money and power, creating genuinely safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people, the difference between evangelism and discipleship, and why neither of us believes following Jesus requires having all the answers.
And after everything Jeremy has lost and questioned, I ask him one final question:
Why would anyone still want to follow Jesus?
His answer is worth hearing.
Jeremy Jernigan
Instagram: @jeremy.jernigan
Website: jeremyjernigan.com
Book: *The Edge of the Inside* — available wherever books are sold.
Jason Becker
Instagram: @_jason_becker
Website: vintagewisdom.org
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Episode 103
If you’re questioning your faith, rebuilding it, holding onto Jesus, or simply trying to figure out what you believe—you’re welcome here.
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