#339 Viral Garbage and the Attention Economy
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Emmy and Natalia talk about two viral moments in culture this week, and how they are connected, and how they say a lot more about where we’re at spiritually than we might think.
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#338 No Kings Sunday w/Meta Herrick Carlson
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Did you know there’s a church holy day to declare that there are no kings but Christ? It’s coming up on November 23rd, but we thought we’d give you a couple of weeks to prepare for it this year. Emmy and Natalia welcome special guest Meta Herrick Carlson so we can all nerd out together on this holy day and why it matters more than ever this year.
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#337 Just Go Feed People
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Emmy and Natalia talk about the Feeding Miracles of Jesus, and why they matter today as much as ever. Scripture References: Matthew 14:13-21 Luke 9: 10-17 Mark 6: 30-44 John 6: 1-14
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#336 Confession: you’re not inherently sinful
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Emmy and Natalia answer a listener email about sin and confession and if we’re all inherently bad or good. You know, light easy topics, just in time for Halloween. CW: church language around inherent sinfulness.
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#335 Hot Take Chips
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Emmy and Natalia talk about how everyone always needs to comment about everything, and wonder together what it might look like if we all practiced having more unexpressed thoughts.
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#334 I’m Going To Steal The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
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Summary: Get ready for an auditory Powerpoint presentation on supernatural horror flicks and non-canonical gospels because Emmy took the wheel on this one re the forthcoming release of The Carpenter’s Son, a supernatural horror film based on (we’re not kidding) the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and starring Nicolas Cage as Jesus’ father Joseph.
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#333 Micah: the OG Doom Scroll
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Emmy and Natalia set aside current events (and big feelings about current events) to talk about the biblical book of the prophet Micah and discover that actually, not a lot has changed since 700 BCE. www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian
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#332 The Seven Heavenly Virtues (Finally!)
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Emmy and Natalia finally talk about the Seven Heavenly Virtues, and wonder if they even really matter at all?
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#331 Why Is No One Ok?
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Emmy and Natalia continue the conversation from last week, about why everything feels like too much, and what we are trying to do about it. Links:
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#330 Tragedy, Hot Takes, Stupid Joys, and What Is Ours To Do
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Emmy and Natalia talk about the death of Charlie Kirk, the outpouring of hot takes, and how it might not be good for us that everyone feels like they needs to care about all the things all the time. Consider supporting our show. Not to get any free stuff of perks (though you can see video of this podcast if you’re a patron), but support us because it matters to you that this podcast continues.
info_outlineIt’s Pride month, and it feels even more important than ever to speak up and support our LGBTQ+ siblings. Emmy and Natalia process a moment that Emmy recently had during a Q&R (question and response), and how to respond when someone comes at you hard using the Bible as their defense.
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President Bartlett’s takedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CPjWd4MUXs
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