Episode 74: A Woman’s Place and Navigating Single Life Post Purity Culture
Katelyn Beaty, author of A Woman’s Place, and prolific writer talks to us about her book, and what it’s like as a grown woman to navigate life post purity culture. Check out Katelyn’s website and her book here!
Episode 73: What We Can Learn About Defiance From the Women of Exodus
Kelley Nikondeha, author of Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us About Freedom, talks to us about what we can learn from the women of Exodus, and how their defiance can show us how to defy injustice today. Get Kelley’s book here and check out her website!
Episode 90: Let’s Talk About Sex- Part 1
Brittany Broaddus-Smith Christian sexologist of the Intimacy Firm talks to us about the things we weren’t taught about sex, and why there’s a desperate need for sexual education. Check out her website here!
Episode 89: Evangelicals and Trump–How We Got Here
Kristin DuMez author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation talks to us about how the masculinity celebrated by Evangelicals helped elect Trump. Check out her website and get her book here!
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. […]