#320 No Mega-Church May (June) part 3: The Church Search
Cafeteria Christian
Emmy and Natalia continue the conversation about finding a church fit, what your search might lead you into, and why you might not want to church search at all. Links: Venmo: @cafeteriachristian
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#319 No Mega-Church May
Cafeteria Christian
We asked, and you all responded! This week Emmy and Natalia read and talk about the ways Cafeterians have church shopped and how it went.
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#318 No Mega-Church May
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Emmy and Natalia answer our most commonly asked listener question about churches and how to find a “good” church that also is safe, but also has good music, and also good preaching, and and and and and. Links:
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#317 Practicing Being Human w/ Beth Silvers
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Emmy and Natalia welcome Beth Silvers of Pantsuit Politics to spend a little time talking about the intersections of faith and politics and why we haven’t given up on either just yet. Links: Pantsuit Politics: Sarah Bessey Article:
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#316 The Noise of Your Songs
Cafeteria Christian
Emmy and Natalia talk about a few stories about Christianity that have been in the news this week, and why it matters to stay in this faith thing, even when it feels like it would be easier to just walk away.
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#315 Get in Loser, We’re Going Conclaving
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Natalia drags Emmy into her rabbit hole of interest in the papacy and tries to convince her that it matters and that we should care - even if we’re super not Catholic.
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#314 Post-Easter Mini-sode with Emmy
Cafeteria Christian
Emmy offers a short meditation on life after Easter Sunday. Content warning for discussion of a suicide attempt.
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#313 Hope is Sewer Rat with Feathers
Cafeteria Christian
Emmy and Natalia talk about hope - and why it is so hard to hold onto right now, and what we are doing to hold onto hope when everything else is telling us to just let it go. Poem: Hope is Not a Thing with Feathers Emily, It Is a Sewer Rat - by Caitlin Seida
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#312 Why Does Holy Week Matter?
Cafeteria Christian
Emmy and Natalia talk about how we show up during a week of complicated emotions and feelings, and one that often has a lot of church baggage attached to it. As we get closer to this particular week in the church, let’s reflect on what really matters about each day, and why.
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#311 Theology of Reality
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Emmy and Natalia get into a deeply theological talk about God and faith and life right now and why scripture is still relevant and where God is right now. Notes: Book Club Form link:
info_outlineEmmy 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.
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Resources from today’s episode:
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“Blessing in the Chaos” from The Cure for Sorrow - by Jan Richardson
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First Nations Version: https://firstnationsversion.com/book/first-nations-version/
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Romans 8: 31-39
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Lamentations 3: 19-30, 49-57
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Luke 6, Matthew 5
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John 18:33-38
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Book of Common Prayer
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Traditional Collect for the Nation
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Contemporary Collect for Social Justice
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excerpt from Madeleine L’Engle from Rhythm of Prayer - by Sarah Bessey
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“For the Nation” from Ordinary Blessings, by Meta Herrick Carlson
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“For Feeling It All”, from Blessings for the Lives We Actually Have, by Kate Bowler
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How to Love the World, by James Crews
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Hope, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer