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b'In today\\u2019s episode, we listen to one of Fr. Shay\\u2019s favorites which was published 8 years ago. This is a short podcast, but the message is inspiring and clear. Brian and Shay talk about recovering from fundamentalism and what being converted means to them now. They also talk about not needing to ask for permission and trusting our own stories.\\nWhat\\u2019s your favorite episode? We\\u2019re doing a summer series featuring some of the most popular episodes and we want to hear from you! Email us at connect@queertheology.com and let us know which ep is your fave.\\nGalatians 1:11-24\\nBrothers and sisters, I want you to know that the gospel I preached isn\\u2019t human in origin. I didn\\u2019t receive it or learn it from a human. It came through a revelation from Jesus Christ.\\n \\nYou heard about my previous life in Judaism, how severely I harassed God\\u2019s church and tried to destroy it. I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my peers, because I was much more militant about the traditions of my ancestors. But God had set me apart from birth and called me through his grace. He was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might preach about him to the Gentiles. I didn\\u2019t immediately consult with any human being. I didn\\u2019t go up to Jerusalem to see the men who were apostles before me either, but I went away into Arabia and I returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days. But I didn\\u2019t see any other of the apostles except James the brother of the Lord. Before God, I\\u2019m not lying about the things that I\\u2019m writing to you! Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, but I wasn\\u2019t known personally by the Christian churches in Judea. They only heard a report about me: \\u201cThe man who used to harass us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.\\u201d So they were glorifying God because of me.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by Sixteen Miles Out\\nThe post Don\\u2019t Ask Permission [Summer Series] appeared first on Queer Theology.'