Cafeteria Christian

Latest Episodes:

#250 State of the Pod Nov 27, 2023

Show notes

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:

Patreon: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

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

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

http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

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

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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:

www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

www.mrjesseross.com

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

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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

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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

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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

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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/2023/10/11/the-october-7th-terrorist-attack-in-israel

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

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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

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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

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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