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https://churchanew.org/brueggemann/beyond-a-fetal-position

Melissa Florer Bixler: https://substack.com/home/post/p-151371020

#294 A Snack and a Nap Nov 11, 2024

Emmy and Natalia try to gather their thoughts and their feelings around the election results and talk through what they are doing with all their thoughts and feelings at this time - without trying to explain what happened or pretending to have answers.

Links:

#283 Meditations for Election Anxiety Nov 04, 2024

Emmy and Natalia read some poetry and Scripture and blessings to help us all through this chaotic and overwhelming and anxious time. Because we all need it, whenever we need it.

Support the show and what we do here: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Resources from today’s episode:

“Blessing in the Chaos” from The Cure for Sorrow - by Jan Richardson
First Nations Version: https://firstnationsversion.com/book/first-nations-version/

Romans 8: 31-39
Lamentations 3: 19-30, 49-57
Luke 6, Matthew 5
John 18:33-38

Book of Common Prayer

Traditional Collect for the Nation
Contemporary Collect for Social Justice

excerpt from Madeleine L’Engle from Rhythm of Prayer - by Sarah Bessey
“For the Nation” from Ordinary Blessings, by Meta Herrick Carlson
“For Feeling It All”, from Blessings for the Lives We Actually Have, by Kate Bowler
How to Love the World, by James Crews

Hope, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

#292 Salvation Oct 28, 2024

Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener question about the complicated topic of salvation. Who has it? Does everyone get it? Can we lose it? SO many questions… so buckle up!

Support the show: http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#291 Parenting, Pandemic Life, and Praise Music with Emmy’s Bestie Catherine Oct 21, 2024

While Natalia is galavanting in Paris, Emmy brings on her longtime bestie Catherine to talk about vocation, parenting a leukemia patient during a pandemic, the lack of good contemporary music in ELCA churches, and how grace shows up in everyday life.

Support the show:

#290 The Mary We Forgot, with Dr Jennifer Powell McNutt Oct 16, 2024

Natalia welcomes professor and author Jennifer Powell McNutt to talk about her new book and to talk (*GUSH*) about Mary Magdalene and why she is awesome.

Links:

Jennifer’s book: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-mary-we-forgot/417641

Jennifer’s Substack: https://jenniferpowellmcnutt.substack.com/

Holly Carey’s book: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802879158/women-who-do/

Socials: @jpowellmcnutt on most of the things

#289 Satanic Panic, the devil, and Halloween Oct 07, 2024

Emmy and Natalia talk about what Christians are mad about now (spoiler: it’s Halloween).

What’s the history, why is it not about the devil at all? And how does this kind of moral panic happen anyway?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-satanic-panic/id1380008439?i=1000465289932

You’re Wrong About - Satanic Panic

CC 243 - Witchy Season

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/243-the-witchy-season/id1422007489?i=1000630680657

#288 Discernment Sep 30, 2024

Emmy and Natalia answer another very timely listener question about the pastoral call process and how it works and how you know it’s right or not right.

Support the show! http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Matthew’s Book!: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497044/The-End-Is-the-Beginning

#287 Why Is Confirmation? Sep 24, 2024

Emmy and Natalia continue their journey through the sacraments with the Rite of Confirmation. Is it a sacrament or a ritual? Why do we do it? Do we have to do it? Are we more or less holy depending on our confirmation status? So many good questions to dig into.

#286 "I Am Me" - Tell Us More Sep 16, 2024

Emmy and Natalia answer a listener question about what it means that we’re all loved the way we are and how our lives are supposed to be for a “purpose.” What purpose? Is that really true? Or is it just a holdover from some toxic early 2000s theology?

#285 Is Confession “good for the soul”? Sep 09, 2024

Emmy and Natalia keep the sacramental conversation going with confession - what is it and do we need and why do we do it and does it even matter if it’s not officially a sacrament for everyone?

#284 Does God Still Anoint People? Sep 02, 2024

Emmy and Natalia do a little more sacramental conversation and then move into a current topic of political anointing. Does God anoint candidates? How do we talk to people who believe certain people are anointed for a particular political position and others are not?

#283 Baptism Aug 26, 2024

Emmy and Natalia continue the conversation from open tables and communion last week into talking about baptism this week. What’s it for? Do we need it? What’s the right way? We don’t have all the answers, but we do have some opinions!

www.facebook.com/groups/cafeteriachristian

#282 Open Tables Aug 19, 2024

Emmy and Natalia answer a listener question about communion - what it’s for, who it’s for, and why we do it. We also get introduce a new segment called “What are Christians mad about this week” and Emmy gives us another fun fact in Christian history.

Links and Notes:

Books talked about in this episode: “Eat This Bread” by Sara Miles, “Searching for Sunday” by Rachel Held Evans

#281 We're Back Baby! Aug 12, 2024

Emmy and Natalia are back after our long time apart and we do our best to catch up on the latest news and what we’re up to and why Christians are mad about so many things right now.

Links:

https://www.elizabethschrader.com/about-7

#219 We Don't Talk About Mary (No No No) Aug 05, 2024

Natalia finally takes Emmy (and all of us) to school about Mary Magdalene and why she is awesome. (AND why we should all love her as much as Natalia does.)

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Links:

Lecture: https://youtu.be/_b3Y3cJ0Ic8

Book: Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson

“All the Marys” Sermon by Diana Butler Bass: https://dianabutlerbass.com/wp-content/uploads/All-the-Marys-Sermon.pdf

#94 Nora's Bible Corner - Amos 5 Edition Jul 29, 2024

Nora opens her Bible and tackles some verses given to her by Natalia, and then Natalia reacts to it. Digressions include Amos cookies, and noisy children.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Find other shows on the network at http://alterguild.org

#144 Kate Bowler and No Cure for Being Human Jul 22, 2024

Emmy and Natalia welcome Kate Bowler to talk about life and faith and hard things and hope in the midst of uncertainty. We laugh, we cry, we solve all the things! Order Kate's new book today: No Cure for Being Human.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#66 Ordinary Blessings Jul 15, 2024

Support us at our Patreon page.

Visit our website or follow us on Instagram @cafeteriachristian

Learn more about our network of podcasts, Alter Guild.

#22 Bam Bam Christians with Emmy Kegler Jul 08, 2024

Pastor Emmy Kegler, friend of the pod, friend of God, introduces bam bam Christians and takes on the clobber verses that people use to wound and harm LGBTQ people. Find more about Emmy's work and pre-order her new book at www.emmykegler.com.

Want to support Cafeteria Christian? Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Follow us on Instagram or join our Facebook page @cafeteriachristian

#280 “Shield the Joyous” with Rev Lizzie Jul 01, 2024

Natalia welcomes episcopal priest and tiktok reverend Lizzie McManus-Dail to talk about second-wave deconstruction, internet theologians, and why joy is at the core of everything.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Follow Lizzie: rev.lizzie on all the things

Jubilee Episcopal Church in Austin Texas: https://www.jubileeatx.org/

Lizzie’s podcast: And Also With You - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/and-also-with-you/

Pre-order Lizzie’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593850874?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

#279 The Body Stories w/ Ellie Roscher Jun 24, 2024

Natalia welcomes back Ellie Roscher to talk about body stories and why it matters for us to learn our own and not just why but also HOW.

Links:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/239-tiny-things-and-holy-ground/id1422007489?i=1000627457949

Ellie’s website: www.ellieroscher.com

Ellie’s online community: www.plumwellness.com

Previous Episodes:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/embodiment-as-a-spiritual-practice/id1422007489?i=1000603083063

Embodied Path Part 1 : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-w-ellie-roscher-pt-1/id1422007489?i=1000586974702

Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-with-ellie-roscher-part-2-embodied-church/id1422007489?i=1000590690026

Part 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-with-ellie-roscher-pt-3/id1422007489?i=1000594710923

#278 S is for Shipwreck Jun 20, 2024

Natalia shares a chapter from “A is for Alabaster” from Dr Anna Carter Florence, reflecting on a lesser known scripture story from a new perspective.

#277 What’s On Our Tray (sorry Jesse) w/Jesse Ross Jun 10, 2024

Natalia and Jesse talk about some of the things on their minds with graduation season, education, teachers, and then move into a conversation about rest and sabbath, cults, and community. We cover a lot of ground, because our trays are full! (again, sorry Jesse)

Links:

Event for MN Cafeterians - Faith on the Rocks: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/GWvF9cLZPvrNcsbH/

#276 The Bronze Medal Life: Summer Edition - w/Colleen Lindstrom Jun 03, 2024

Natalia welcomes back Colleen Lindstrom to talk about summer stress and how it is somehow busier and why that’s not always better. What if we did less? What if we stopped going for the gold and didn’t seize every day this summer?

Colleen info:

www.bronzemedallife.com

Link to previous episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/249-the-bronze-medal-life-w-colleen-lindstorm/id1422007489?i=1000635475829

#275 Moral Injury and the Church - with Aaron Fuller May 27, 2024

Natalia welcomes Pastor Aaron Fuller all the way from Bratislava Slovakia to talk about moral injury and why it might be the key to understanding why we are the way we are, and what to do about it.

Links: https://wrestlinginspiredfaith.blog/

Books Aaron Recommended:

Truth and Repair, by Judith Herman

If I Betray These Words, by Wendy Dean

#274 Art is a Catalyst w/ Joe Davis May 19, 2024

Natalia welcomes spoken word poet, creator, and author Joe Davis to talk about art, creativity, and why it matters to reconnect to the inner creative force within all of us.

Joe’s info: www.joedavispoetry.com

New Book: Unearthing Us - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unearthing-us-joe-davis/1145510356?ean=9781506499994

Join the Practice: https://www.joedavispoetry.com/product-page/finding-your-freedom-practice-holistic-wellness-through-the-arts

#273 The Exvangelicals w/guest Sarah McCammon May 13, 2024

Natalia welcomes author and NPR Political Correspondent Sarah McCammon to talk about her new book “The Exvangelicals, Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church.”

Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmccammon_journalist/

Substack: https://sarahmccammon.substack.com/

#272 A Grab Bag of Microaggressions w/Jesse Ross May 06, 2024

We welcome back Mr Jesse Ross to the pod! Yey! Jesse and Natalia do a bit of catching up and then go down a rabbit hole of microagressions and how we respond and what systems want us to do and what is our work to do.

Notes: Want more Jesse?

mrjesseross.com

Insta: mrjross

Linked in: Jesse Ross

Kamala and Drew video: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotspotmedia/video/7363420275884543275

#271 Voices of Persistence (on not giving up on the Bible) Apr 29, 2024

Last week Natalia and producer Matthew led an event called Renew and wanted to share a part of it with you all. On Sunday evening, April 21, we gathered 6 incredible speakers to share their thoughts on why they haven’t quite given up on the Bible, at least not yet. We decided to share 3 of the 6 with you this week. So here you have Joe Davis, Matthew Ian Fleming, and Dr. Anna Carter Florence, sharing from their own voices of persistence.

Notes:

www.churchanew/renew

#270 Ask Us Anything w/ Meta Herrick Carlson Apr 24, 2024

Natalia welcomes friend of the pod friend of God Meta Herrick Carlson to answer some wide ranging “Ask Us Anything” questions submitted by listeners!

Links:

www.metaherrickcarlson.com

#269 The End is the Beginning - with Matthew Ian Fleming Apr 15, 2024

Emmy and Natalia welcome our favorite producer Matthew to talk about his new book and the book of Revelation and why we all have unlearning/learning to do and sure it’s a scary book of the Bible but not for the reasons we think.

Links:

Pre-Order Matthew’s book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-end-is-the-beginning-matthew-ian-fleming/1144500240

Renew Event in Minneapolis: https://churchanew.org/voices

#268 Does God Have Favorites? Apr 08, 2024

Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener question about whether or not God picks favorites, and why we like to think this way, particularly in the face of difficult things.

Links:

www.facebook.com/groups/cafeteriachristian

#267 You Who Remain Mar 29, 2024

Blessed Holy Week to you, Cafeterians! In lieu of our usual episode, this week we wanted to share a sermon from friend and colleague Amy Courts Koopman. Amy is a gifted preacher and musician, and she often writes songs as sermons. This time, she wrote both, and it is just too good not to share with all of you.

Links:

www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian http://www.amycourts.com/ or follow Amy: https://www.instagram.com/amycourts/

#266 Atonement Theories (CC Style) Mar 26, 2024

Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener request to talk through Atonement Theories (with a CC flair) which feels particularly relevant as we’re in Holy Week.

Links:

www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Wikipedia page to do more digging on theories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Atonement_in_Christianity

Instagram for Parenting through faith: https://www.instagram.com/meredithannemiller/

#265 Holy Week & Anti-Semitism Mar 18, 2024

Emmy and Natalia talk about the challenges of Holy Week with our Jewish siblings - In this fraught and tender time, how can we go through Holy Week with the intention of honoring our neighbors faith and doing no harm?

Links -

Video about the Trinity and St Patrick: https://youtu.be/KQLfgaUoQCw?si=_p-j__Pv3sXRMpBY

#264 Actually, Not All Are Welcome Mar 12, 2024

Emmy and Natalia talk about the “big tent” ideology that is prevalent in so many churches and why it might not be as good as we think it is to say “all are welcome.”

Support the show at:

#263 Biblical Inconsistencies Mar 04, 2024

Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener question about what to do when the Bible contradicts itself, and why there are four Gospels but one Jesus.

Links:

Emmy teaching at St John’s in Lakeville MN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYxdPUiURE8&list=PLkvWuOAW_KuQaEWbITdBF56T2RMcEg6Ce&index=4

#262 Theocracy Grab Bag Feb 26, 2024

Natalia and Emmy tackle two news stories from the last week and what they have to say about our faith in public life and politics. It’s a longer episode, but both stories deserve the time and conversation. We hope you’ll continue talking with us about it in our facebook group or instagram. Also, note that this episode refers to infertility, IVF, abortion, and suicide, so if any of those topics are tender for you - please do what you need to do to care for yourself and your well-being.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#261 “My Kingdom is Not of This World” - on Christian Nationalism, w/Angela Denker Feb 19, 2024

Natalia welcomes returning guest and friend of the pod Angela Denker. Angela is an author, pastor, and speaker with expertise in the area of “maga Christianity” and white Christian nationalism. As nationalism makes its way to a bigger platform during this election year, Angela helps us understand what it is we should listen for and speak against.

Links:

Live Show! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-christian-podcast-live-show-tickets-779779440297?aff=oddtdtcreator

Angela’s website: https://www.angeladenker.com/ Angela’s substack: https://angeladenker.substack.com/

Rob Reiner Movie: Angela’s Recommended follow list:

Jemar Tisby - https://jemartisby.com/
Anthea Butler - https://antheabutler.com/
Dante Stuart - https://www.dantecstewart.com/
Starlette Thomas - https://racelessgospel.com/who/

#260 Giving Up Perfectionism for Lent (repost) Feb 13, 2024

Emmy and Natalia talk about Lent, why we love the sad season, but also why it has been a challenge for us to love it in the past.

Suppor the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#258 Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth? (No.) Feb 05, 2024

Episode 258

Post Date: February 5

Title: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth? (no)

Emmy and Natalia talk about the Bible, and why it can be fraught but why it’s worth it to do the work to not just read but understand it.

Links:

www.queergrace.com

www.myjewishlearning.com

#257 Without Preface Jan 30, 2024

Emmy and Natalia begin to tackle a few listener questions about the big C Church and Lutherans and “nones” and why calling churches non-denominational and post-denominational both miss the mark.

Links:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-christian-podcast-live-show-tickets-779779440297?aff=oddtdtcreator

Live Show Tickets:

An Altar In The World - CC Book Club Signup: https://forms.gle/2uAvnb5Jcyuo6dp57

Renew (April 21 event): https://churchanew.org/renew2024

#256 What does it mean to have a "call"? Jan 22, 2024

Emmy and Natalia talk about call stories in the Bible and why being “called” might not mean what we think it means.

Links:

MLK Jr Christmas Sermon on Peace: https://onbeing.org/blog/martin-luther-kings-last-christmas-sermon/

Live Show Feb 8 - Ticket link

Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#255 Squishy Season Jan 16, 2024

Emmy and Natalia are back after a break and talking about the pressure to be new and resolved and how it doesn’t quite land for where we are right now.

Links: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Anne Helen Peterson article: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/the-right-kind-of-busy

An Altar in the World Book Study Signup: https://forms.gle/2uAvnb5Jcyuo6dp57

Live Show Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-christian-podcast-live-show-tickets-779779440297?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

#254 A Very Merry Messy Swiftie Honest Christmas Dec 25, 2023

Emmy and Natalia tell the Christmas story in three ways, so that you can take time to enter this story and season in the way that makes the most sense to you. Even at Christmas, you can always take what you like and leave the rest.

Links:

Live Show Tickets! : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-christian-podcast-live-show-tickets-779779440297?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

The Daily Taylor Swift Episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/podcasts/the-daily/the-year-of-taylor-swift.html

Emmy’s Sermon: www.emmykegler.com/a-messy-first-christmas/

Enchanted, Taylor’s Version: https://open.spotify.com/track/3sW3oSbzsfecv9XoUdGs7h?si=0058d4aefc6242e1

#253 You Can Believe Better Things w/ Janice Lagata Dec 19, 2023

Natalia welcomes back returning guest Janice to talk about humanity and supremacy, why music is the best and worst way to feel all the things, and why it matters.

Find and Follow Janice: @ godhasnotgiven on all the things, God Has Not Given podcast, Bad Words podcast, and many other creative projects.

#252 December Flies Away Dec 11, 2023

Emmy and Natalia talk December and holidays and feast days and eventually get to Solstice, Blue Christmas, and Longest Night.

Notes: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#251 An Enneagram Primer with Enneagram Ashton Dec 04, 2023

Natalia welcomes Ashton Whitmoyer-Ober, also known as Enneagram Ashton, to talk us through an enneagram overview and also why it is such a great tool to help you know yourself and others better.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Links:

Ashton’s website: https://enneagramashton.com/

Enneagram image: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/enneagram-types

Tests Ashton recommends:

RHETI: https://tests.enneagraminstitute.com/
Truity: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

#250 State of the Pod Nov 27, 2023

Emmy and Natalia celebrate 250 episodes, and reflect on how we’ve changed, why we’ve changed, and where we see ourselves going forward.

Links:

Lapsed Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/natalia-terfa-emmy-kegler-of-cafeteria-christian/id1575313872?i=1000635527686

#249 The Bronze Medal Life w/ Colleen Lindstorm Nov 20, 2023

Natalia and Emmy welcome back Colleen Lindstrom to talk about striving for less and why it might be exactly what God intended.

#248 Calling Out or Calling In w/ Jesse Ross Nov 15, 2023

Natalia welcomes back Mr Jesse Ross to talk about those moments when conversations turn offensive and what to say when we don’t know what to say, especially as we head into the holiday season where gatherings can be fraught.

Links:

https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/show-archives/2023/10/11/the-october-7th-terrorist-attack-in-israel

www.mrjesseross.com

#247 Ordinary Blessings for the Christmas Season w/ Meta Herrick Carlson Nov 06, 2023

Emmy and Natalia welcome back Meta to talk about her new book, to read some blessings and tell stories, and laugh together around this weird and wonderful and sometimes not so wonderful time of year.

Links:

Patreon - www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Hiyam: www.tabashsouvenirs.com

Meta’s website: www.metaherrickcarlson.com

Eye on the Magi: https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Magi-Justin-Lind-Ayres/dp/B0CHKTDZHL

#246 Mountaintops & Mission Trips Oct 30, 2023

Emmy and Natalia talk about God experiences, when they happen, how they happen, and what we are supposed to do with them - especially if they happened a long time ago, in a stage of faith we’ve left behind, or what we do if we haven’t ever had one at all. Digressions include the Eras Tour, Teens Encounter Christ, and jello salad.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Links:

Enchantment - Katherine May: https://bookshop.org/p/books/enchantment-awakening-wonder-in-an-anxious-age-katherine-may/18582677?ean=9780593329993

Join the CC Book Club (Current): https://forms.gle/Pd1st3aZH5DRgYBb9

#245 Question & Response - Israel / Palestine Edition Oct 23, 2023

Emmy and Natalia respond to a few listener questions about the violence and suffering in Israel and Palestine, and what our role as people of faith is in times when things feel scary and hopeless.

Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Links:

“The Children Are Ours” - https://camillehernandez.substack.com/p/the-children-are-ours

Talmud Sanhedrin 39b - https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/114677?lang=bi

#244 No Single Stories w/ Meta Herrick Carlson and Hiyam Tabash Oct 16, 2023

Emmy and Natalia try to process the news from this week, as violence and terror in Israel and Palestine are front and center for most of us. We decided to share a conversation our dear friend and colleague and friend of the pod Meta Herrick Carlson had earlier this year with a woman we met and became friends with - Hiyam Tabash. We hope you’ll listen, and we hope you’ll do some learning through trusted sources and experts instead of algorithms - so we included a list of resources we trust below.

Links Danger of a Single Story - TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en

Full resource page from our Holy Land Trip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J8tZ66qUpuGTcwMXTl_kOtGnYfKOtWXL7rje9S2L3QY/edit?usp=sharing

Pantsuit Politics: https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/show-archives/2016/12/30/primer-israel-and-palestine

https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/show-archives/2023/10/3/the-turmoil-in-israeli-democracy-with-yair-rosenberg

https://www.patreon.com/posts/nightly-nuance-51185243

People or Orgs to follow/listen to/learn from:

Jewish Voices for Peace: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/

Bishop Azar and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land: www.elcjhl.org

Mitri Raheb: https://www.mitriraheb.org/ ( he’s on socials too)

Hiyam’s store: https://tabashsouvenirs.com/

Hiyam’s documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZjRRs-v6eI

#243 The Witchy Season Oct 09, 2023

Emmy and Natalia unpack some of the baggage around Halloween and where it comes from and why it matters to simply be aware of the ways we celebrate (and don’t celebrate) this season.

Suppport the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Links:

Spooky season - mpr: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/24/559502238/this-halloween-what-does-it-mean-to-call-something-spooky

Michael Hobbes and Sarah Marshall: https://rottenindenmark.org/2019/10/31/halloween-re-release-urban-legends-spectacular/

#242 Taylor Swift and the Religious Instinct Oct 02, 2023

Natalia welcomes back Whitney Logan to talk about psychotherapy and Jungian analytics as they relate to Taylor Swift and the Eras tour and why collective transcendent experiences matter more than ever.

Links:

Whitney’s last CC episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cc-group-therapy-with-whitney-logan/id1422007489?i=1000577663827

Whitney’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hidden-world/id1531481438

Support the show at www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#241 An Evolving Faith with Sarah Bessey Sep 25, 2023

Natalia and Emmy welcome the lovely Sarah Bessey to talk about faith and writing and community and gathering and why it all matters.

Cafeteria Christian Support through Patreon: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Sarah Bessey Links: Field Notes: https://sarahbessey.substack.com/

Essay: Someone Else’s Conversion: https://sarahbessey.substack.com/p/someone-elses-deconversion-dbf

Evolving Faith: https://evolvingfaith.com/conference

Podcast EF Season 2: https://evolvingfaith.com/podcast/season-2

#240 Faith is messy because people are messy Sep 18, 2023

Emmy and Natalia tackle a set of lectionary texts that have been misused and misunderstood long enough. How can we read an ancient text in a new age?

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#239 Tiny Things and Holy Ground Sep 11, 2023

Natalia welcomes back Ellie Roscher to talk about how our habits and tiny things will change the world, if we just notice them.

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Embodied Path Part 1 : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-w-ellie-roscher-pt-1/id1422007489?i=1000586974702

Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-with-ellie-roscher-part-2-embodied-church/id1422007489?i=1000590690026

Part 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-with-ellie-roscher-pt-3/id1422007489?i=1000594710923

Ellie’s Website: www.ellieroscher.com

#238 Heaven and Hell Sep 04, 2023

Natalia and Emmy tackle the theology of heaven and hell from a variety of angles and their own unique perspectives and beliefs.

CW: Some discussion of sexual assualt. If that is something that you do not want to listen to for any reason, it happens in the discussion of Judith, around 24 minute mark for about two minutes.

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#237 If All the World's a Stage, Are We All Performing? Aug 28, 2023

Emmy and Natalia tackle a grab bag of topics that are in the cultural zeitgeist and what they have to do with Jesus, faith, and life, and also why they all lead back to the idea that maybe we’re just performing and not really living.

Anne Helen Peterson’s article on BamaRushTok: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/culture-study-meets-bama-rushtok

#236 Transition and Ritual Aug 21, 2023

Emmy and Natalia are back together and thinking about ritual and what makes one and why we should have some more!

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#235 Community Response and Allyship w/ Jesse Ross Aug 14, 2023

Jesse and Natalia talk about Montgomery and why it offered us a bit of hope, and what it has to do with the church and how we respond to each other.