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.
Join Brett each week for a new episode that's perfectly timed for your morning commute, evening meal prep, or even just a walk around the block. Follow God Knows Where on Instagram (@god_knows_where) and Facebook (GodKnowsWhere) and learn more about Brett and the podcast at https://www.godknowswherepod.com today!
Episodes
189 episodes
Big 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 sure to follow the show on Instagram and Facebook. Links are below. Send me your ...
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!).Let's say I were to lead an Adult VBS...would you attend? Thinking about it, s...
Big 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. Truthfully, life and work have been exhausting the past few months, and I’m finally getti...
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!
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 year, it is all about that magic number we've arrived at being what we're supposed to g...
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 and see so many familiar faces these past couple of weeks. Thanks for liste...
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 Palm Sunday reflection, It Didn't Have To Be This Way.Luke 19:37-44*
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 the podcast and am hoping to get some more time to devote to all your big questions A...
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!
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 road, and I’ll be you’ll find one. They are delicious. And in honor of find...
Big 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 war. That and lots of other current events have me wondering, “Where is God?” A lot the...
Big 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 seems that Jesus thinks forgiveness is an almost eternal journey. Let me know what you...
Big 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 rivalries, college acceptance questions, and a civil rights activist turned pastor to forme...
Big 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 with what we’re doing with Big Questions. They just happen to be three of the very few ...
Big 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. For 126 years it has been a joint Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist congregation an...
Big 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 asked last week. If God is good, why does evil exist?I don’t know if I have a goo...
Big 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 have asked me this question, but I know I’ve asked it myself and part of my re...
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 the first real episode of our Big Questions series together the way I would like it wa...
Introducing 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, of our tradition, in honest ways. It's what a lot of you have been asking for over th...
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 Where, "Personal Jesus." With a bunch of the drama of institutional religion swirling ar...
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 Gospel of John. I’m going to share...
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, I want to replay the most listened to episode of the year for you. It’s one that tou...
Drawing 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 ...
