Kelley Nikondeha, author of Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us About Freedom, talks to us about what we can learn from the women of Exodus, and how their defiance can show us how to defy injustice today.
Melody Zhang, Climate Justice Campaign Coordinator at Sojourners, talks to us about the importance of pursuing climate justice, and how it's one of the best ways to love our neighbors.
This week on the podcast I have Faitth Brooks from Be the Bridge back to talk about her new podcast, Melanated Faith, and why we should be engaging in Black History beyond the month of February. I also make a public apology for something I said that was problematic on a previous episode.
These days, there’s no dirtier word than “divisive,” especially in religious and political circles. Claiming a controversial opinion, talking about our differences, even sharing our doubts can be seen as threatening to the goal of unity. But what if unity shouldn’t be our goal? In Holy Disunity: How What Separates Us Can Save Us , Layton E. Williams proposes that our primary calling as humans is not to create unity but rather to seek authentic relationship with God, ourselves, one another, and t...
I hopped on this podcast expecting to talk about Christy Bauman's new book, Theology of the Womb. But when she asked me how I was doing, I told her I was very overwhelmed with this Superbowl Halftime Show controversy. She probably heard that I was at the edge of tears and suggested that we talk about that instead. So we did. And let me tell you, as a licensed therapist, Christy had the words I needed to hear. I hope you listen and are able to process all that's going on, and perhaps find some he...
Cherries don't get popped, and hymens don't tear. Today on the podcast I interview Dr. Verena Brown about the myth of physical virginity and why it is so important that we dismantle it.
Aundi Kolber, a dear friend of mine, shares why she wrote "Try Softer" and how we can learn to be soft with ourselves in our own process of healing.
Cheryl Somers and Ashley Easter from the For Such a Time as This as This Rally talk to us about abuse in the Southern Baptist Church and what they are doing to confront it.
We know that the patriarchy has not been kind towards women, but the truth is that it hasn't treated men well either. This week on the podcast, Brenden Kwiatkowski, founder of remasculate and researcher into the scripts adolescent boys have been given talks to us about the scripts boys have been given can lead to violence, and what we can do about it.
Women make up most of the Church, so why aren't we being represented in leadership? This week on the podcast I talk with Devyn Chambers Johnson about her movement called "Four More Women in the Pulpit" and how women can get the church back on track.
Kayla Carnes, a dear friend of mine, guides us in a wonderful Christmas Liturgy for Christmas Eve. You can look forward to more of these in the future :)
We're all aware of the crisis at the border, the question is... what do we do about it... and is this crisis one of our own making? This week on the podcast I talk to Else Droof with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project to gives us the low-down on immigration, and how we can do better.
Kaitlin Curtice, author of Glory Happening, talks to us about her experience growing up and living as a Native American woman, and what we can learn from Indigenous peoples.
I'm so grateful for all that the Woman's Suffrage Movement brought us, namely, the right to vote. But I grieve over the fact that sometimes our rights were gained at the expense of our black sisters. That's a mistake I don't want to make again. Today on the podcast, Ally Henny educates us on how we can be trustworthy white allies. I hope you listen.
In the United States, 1 in 3 women in sexual assaulted. 1 in 6 is raped. I would bet that every woman has been sexually harassed. So how are we responding to this? What systems do we have in place to help survivors? More than that, what are we doing to address this epidemic? On this episode, I interview Diana Ostreich, a former forensic sexual assault nurse on how we can do better as a country.
Nearly 70 million children around the world today cannot get a basic education. More than half are girls. But educating a girl can break cycles of poverty in just one generation. Girls who get an education marry later, have fewer children, earn higher wages and support healthier and more prosperous families. Today on the podcast I talk to Shiloh Karshima, a pastor at a church in Orlando about her experience fighting for girl's education.
Is there a tie between some Christian Theology and abuse? I have started to theorize that this may be the case. That when the church teaches a doctrine that tells women to submit (at times to abuse,) that women's bodies are dangerous, and tells them that they are not qualified to teach or lead—that this may lead to dangerous power differentials. Today on the podcast Kristen Dumez, professor of history and gender studies at Calvin University, answers my question.
Politics today is heated, and that seems like an understatement. I don't know about you, but often the last thing I want to do is talk about politics with those who think differently than me. That could lead to me being misunderstood, disrespected, or simply not listening too, not to mention it's exhausting. But politics is too important not to engage in, and frankly, if you have that option it could be a sign of privilege. Today on the podcast I talk to Sarah and Beth about how to remain civil ...
The Equal Right Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It still hasn't passed, even though an early version of it was introduced nearly 100 years ago by Alice Paul. Today on the podcast I interview Allyson McKinney-Tim on what we can do to make sure that women a...
Is Social Justice a perversion of the gospel? There seems to be a movement recently of the conservative church condemning social justice. Today, Michelle Reyes and I are shutting that myth down.
Tara Hannah’s church taught her that God created women emotionally weaker than men, which “rightfully” places them in subservient roles to men. When Tara searched the scriptures for herself, she discovered her freedom and her God-given power. Today, we're dismantling what she had been taught together.
There's a belief out there that some Christians hold that because Adam was created first, that he is superior to Eve and holds authority over her. Today we're dismantling that belief and all that it entails.
Sophia and other feminine pronouns for God have been altered by scribes in the translating of the Bible. This week on the podcast, we talk to Sarah Smith, host of the TheoSophia podcast, about them and how we can reclaim the feminine aspects of God.
I grew up hearing the idea that, biblically, a husband is entitled to sex. One of the wife's purposes, after all, is to cater to an insanely high sex-drive—or at least that's the message I received. All while a woman's sexual desire was never mentioned. I want to know where Christians got this idea about a husband's entitlement to sex. So this week on the podcast, Chesna and I are talking all about it.
We've all heard about "Biblical manhood." There are different iterations of it, but in our culture manhood seems to center around being a tough leader who protects and provides. But is that the kind of masculinity that Jesus demonstrated? And exactly what did God have in mind when he created men? On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I get the opportunity to interview Carolyn Custis James on her book, Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Current of a Changing World. "Biblical Manhood" as you've be...
We've all heard about "Biblical manhood." There are different iterations of it, but in our culture manhood seems to center around being a tough leader who protects and provides. But is that the kind of masculinity that Jesus demonstrated? And exactly what did God have in mind when he created men? On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I get the opportunity to interview Carolyn Custis James on her book, Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Current of a Changing World. "Biblical Manhood" as you've be...
Recently there's been some news surrounding the Billy Graham Rule. Politicians, clergy, and even civil servants are claiming the rule and citing the Bible in order not to be alone with female colleagues, but does this even have a Biblical base? Today on the podcast, New Testament scholar Laura Robinson talk about the rule and whether or not it's protecting or harming women.
Growing up in the church, I am sure many of us heard a lot about "Biblical" gender roles. You know, men should go out and provide for the family while women stay home and take care of the children... but where did this come from? On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I interview Marg Mowczko about Biblical Gender Roles and whether or not they're found in the Bible.
I will be honest, sometimes the Bible is really hard for me to read. There are stories upon stories of rape, violence, and genocide. But recently, I've read a book that helped me look at certain stories with a new lens. Rev Katey Zeh recently published a book called "Women, Rise Up" where I was able to gain new found appreciation of the holy resistance of women in the Bible. Shiprah and Puah, Mary Magdalene, Ruth, and many more show us what resistance looks like, both back then and now....
As I've interviewed more and more theologians I've discovered that New Testament scribes had more ability to alter the text than I originally thought. This week on the podcast, I got the opportunity to interview Elizabeth Schrader, a doctoral student at Duke University about how scribes took new testament texts and altered it for the purposes of lessening Mary's role in the New Testament.
