Episode 88: A Conversation about Love and Respect with Sheila Gregoire
Sheila Gregoire, blogger and author of several relationship and sex books, talks to us about the problematic elements of the popular evangelical book Love and Respect by Emmerson Eggerichs. Check out her articles, read her letter to Focus on the Family, and check out her website here!
Episode 81: Womanist Midrash
Dr. Gafney talks to us about her book “Womanist Midrash” and how examining the Bible through the lens of womanism can lead to depth and understanding of Scripture we’ve never had before. Show notes for Dr. Gafney: Dr. Gafney’s Website Dr. Gafney’s Books mentioned in the podcast: Womanist Midrash Daughters of Miriam The […]
Episode 80: Life-Saving Divorce
We all know that divorce has been frowned upon in the Church, and that’s putting it lightly. But what if divorce can actually save your life? What if divorce is not the enemy we’ve made it out to be, but actually needed in some circumstances? On today’s episode, I talk to Gretchen Baskerville about her […]
Episode 72: Climate Justice
Melody Zhang, Climate Justice Campaign Coordinator at Sojourners, talks to us about the importance of pursuing climate justice, and how it’s one of the best ways to love our neighbors. Listeners can take the next step with us in prayer and action at sojo.net/sojoaction. For content and resources on climate and environmental justice specifically, the link […]
Episode 71: Black History Month
This week on the podcast I have Faitth Brooks from Be the Bridge back to talk about her new podcast, Melanated Faith, and why we should be engaging in Black History beyond the month of February. I also make a public apology for something I said that was problematic regarding race in a previous episode. […]
Episode 70: Holy Disunity: How What Separates Us Can Save Us
These days, there’s no dirtier word than “divisive,” especially in religious and political circles. Claiming a controversial opinion, talking about our differences, even sharing our doubts can be seen as threatening to the goal of unity. But what if unity shouldn’t be our goal? In Holy Disunity: How What Separates Us Can Save Us, Layton E. […]
Episode 69: The Myth of Physical Virginity
Cherries don’t get popped, and hymens don’t tear. Today on the podcast I interview Dr. Verena Brown about the myth of physical virginity and why it is so important that we dismantle it. Here are some resources from Verena: Here are some reference articles from the medical literature. There are not a whole lot of […]
Episode 68: Try Softer with Aundi Kolber
Aundi Kolber, a dear friend of mine, shares why she wrote “Try Softer” and how we can learn to be soft with ourselves in our own process of healing. Here is Aundi’s website for more! Check out this episode!
67: Confronting Abuse in the Southern Baptist Church
Cheryl Summers and Ashley Easter from the For Such a Time as This as This Rally talk to us about abuse in the Southern Baptist Church and what they are doing to confront it. Ashley’s page Check out this episode!
Episode 66: Redefining Masculinity
We know that the patriarchy has not been kind towards women, but the truth is that it hasn’t treated men well either. This week on the podcast, Brenden Kwiatkowski, founder of remasculate and researcher into the scripts adolescent boys have been given talks to us about the scripts boys have been given can lead to […]