The God Gap

The God GapRev. Dr. Robin Meyers, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC — October 11, 2026Scripture: Philippians 4:4–9Rev. Meyers opens with a prayer for his country, then looks at the word "heretic" and why it keeps coming back. Drawing on Mayflower's years as Oklahoma City's "House of Heresy" and the documentary American Heretics, he turns to the current midterm races, where Senate candidates James Talarico and Adam Hamilton are being called heretics for their faith. He asks why bad behavior gets forgiven while unorthodox theology does not, and reads Paul's words to the Philippians looking for the dogma. Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just: think about these things.00:00 A Prayer for My Country01:42 Scripture: Philippians 4:4–902:56 The House of Heresy05:28 The Script Has Been Flipped07:12 Blasphemous, Evil, and Wrong09:17 The God Gap Is Closing12:53 What, Me Worry?14:51 Orthodoxy vs. Orthopraxy17:34 Duped, Hoodwinked, Bamboozled18:55 Where's the Dogma?21:09 It Was the Company He Kept