2 Baptists and That Amish Chick

This week we hit what many consider to be one of the most controversial topics in Christianity. Holy Spirit gifts! Many consider the Fruits of the Spirit to be the gift, but we go all in on speaking in tongues, prophecy, and more! We tell our stories of being apprehensive of these gifts and other expressions of faith based on our religious upbringings, but then experiencing the power of the Holy S...

Our identity plays a massive role in not only WHO we are, but HOW we operate, WHAT we do, and even WHAT our purpose is!  But so often our identity is confused with many different things like personality, gender, sexuality, and more.  This week our special guest Dubb Alexander shares his knowledge and wisdom about identity.  He spent several years helping people discover their identi...

While we are not theologians, in this week's episode we talk about bible translations and how God can use things outside of the bible to speak to us!  We discuss probably the best-known piece of scripture "The Lord's Prayer" and how vastly different it is between translations.  We even share a version we discovered that claimed to be a direct translation from Aramaic, and how we still go...

Welcome to part 2 of this conversation with special guest Matt Miller, Bethany's cousin!  We asked him to join us to weigh in on the subject of purity culture. As an ex-Mennonite, he's bringing not only a man's perspective to the conversation but yet another religious aspect and how it was taught.  In this first part of the conversation, we talk about modesty, finding a submissive w...

This week we have a special guest Matt Miller, Bethany's cousin, joining us to weigh in on the subject of purity culture.  As an ex-Mennonite, he's bringing not only a man's perspective to the conversation but yet another religious aspect and how it was taught.  In this first part of the conversation, we talk about modesty, finding a submissive wife, dating for marriage, and more... Whic...

In this episode, Bethany shares how her natural inquisitiveness lead to her asking leaders heavy questions that they simply didn't have satisfactory answers to.  She saw through the inconsistency and "This is how we've always done things" just wasn't enough for her anymore!  This isn't your typical church testimony!  We're each taking a week to share one of the pivotal moments from...

This week Berlin shares her teen experiences in church that changed the way she looked at herself and eventually played a role in her struggles with eating disorders and self-hate.  This isn't your typical church testimony!  We're each taking a week to share one of the pivotal moments from our teen years that helped lead to our deconstruction. 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podca...

Today Leslie shares one of her most pivotal moments as a teen that lead to her deconstruction.  This isn't your normal church testimony!  We discuss how crappy religious teaching leads to panic attacks and anxiety... which is now recognized as a form of religious trauma! 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The...

We go deep into our REconstruction story in this week's episode!  While deconstruction is a hot topic today, there's something super important that is missing from these stories.  Reconstruction.  We talk about how that journey didn't look the same for any of us.  There's grace for your journey of de/reconstruction, it doesn't have to look a certain way.  That's what we ho...

We are beyond excited to bring our very first Bonus Episode to you!  We are discussing Jinger Duggar Vuolo's new book "Becoming Free Indeed' which is a New York Times Best Seller!!  Jinger is known for her time spent on TLC's DocuSeries "19 Kids and Counting" and later "Counting On".  Jinger discusses in her book her time spent under the teaching and leadership of Bill Gothard, the...

This week we share our stories of deconstruction, what lead to us leaving the cultures and churches we were raised in and how we made it out with our faith in God!   2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God.  ...

Join us in this episode as we honor where we come from and the roots of our faith.  We discuss the things that were done well in our roots and what we have brought with us through the deconstruction/reconstruction.   2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke f...

In our first episode, we are introducing ourselves and what exactly this podcast is about, and what it is not.  We touch on how we will be speaking to hot-button issues,  share our stories, and won't ever get preachy! 2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke...

The Butterchurn Girls discuss what they learned (and didn't) and the awful metaphors the church used to illustrate their ideals of sexual purity. In part 2 we go into the implications that purity culture has had on other areas of life and how purity culture could be shifted to have a positive effect.   2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about orga...

The Butterchurn Girls discuss what they learned (and didn't) and the awful metaphors the church used to illustrate their ideals of sexual purity.    2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God.    ...

2 Baptists & That Amish Chick is a podcast bringing you candid conversations about organized religion...  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  How we each broke free from it, while holding onto our faith in God.    You can watch and listen to every episode on YouTube!   You can also subscribe on your favorite podcast platforms by searching  2 Baptists and That Amish...