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 www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 269
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.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian www.facebook.com/groups/cafeteriachristian
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 268
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/...
Mar 29, 2024•29 min•Ep. 267
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/...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 266
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 - www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Video about the Trinity and St Patrick: https://youtu.be/KQLfgaUoQCw?si=_p-j__Pv3sXRMpBY...
Mar 18, 2024•53 min•Ep. 265
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: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 264
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: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Emmy teaching at St John’s in Lakeville MN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYxdPUiURE8&list=PLkvWuOAW_KuQaEWbITdBF56T2RMcEg6Ce&index=4...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 263
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 th...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 262
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: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Angela’s website: https://www.angeladenker.com/ Angela’s substack: https://angeladenker.substack.com/ Rob Rei...
Feb 19, 2024•52 min•Ep. 261
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
Feb 13, 2024•59 min•Ep. 260
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 Live Show! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-christian-podcast-live-show-tickets-779779440297?aff=oddtdtcreator...
Feb 05, 2024•57 min•Ep. 258
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: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Live Show Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-christian-podcast-live-show-tickets-779779440297?aff=oddtdtcreator An Altar In The World - CC Book Club Signup: https://forms.gle/2uAvnb5Jcyuo6dp57 Renew (April 21 event): https://churchanew.org/renew2024...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 257
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...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 256
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=a...
Jan 16, 2024•55 min•Ep. 255
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: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian 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/ Live Show Tickets! : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/c...
Dec 25, 2023•54 min•Ep. 254
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. www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 253
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
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 252
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-perso...
Dec 04, 2023•47 min•Ep. 251
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...
Nov 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 250
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
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 249
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
Nov 15, 2023•49 min•Ep. 248
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...
Nov 06, 2023•52 min•Ep. 247
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-ag...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 246
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...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 245
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....
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 244
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-sp...
Oct 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 243
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...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 242
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...
Sep 25, 2023•54 min•Ep. 241
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? Donate: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 240
Natalia welcomes back Ellie Roscher to talk about how our habits and tiny things will change the world, if we just notice them. Donate: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian 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-w...
Sep 11, 2023•58 min•Ep. 239
