Cafeteria Christian

Nora, Natalia, and Emmy welcome Dr Anna Roth for some group therapy and talk about "languishing" and the challenge of being a person right now. Digressions include adhd, high school boyfriends, and what's on your tray.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Links: NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html Atlantic article: ht...

Jesse, Emmy, and Natalia come together at the end of a wild week in MN to talk about hope and how it is the strangest word with a lot of different feelings attached to it. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Natalia, Jesse, and Emmy sit down to talk about some hot Christian gossip (hot xtian goss, ™ Nora McInerny) around Rachel Hollis and what it actually means to "do the work." This episode was recorded April 9, 2021, prior to the murder of Daunte Wright and the presence of the National Guard in Minneapolis both in reaction to the resulting protests and in preparation for reactions to the closing arg...

Natalia welcomes back special guest Asma Mohammed to talk about Ramadan as this holy month begins.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

We left Nora alone in her office with a mic. Honesty and hilarity ensued. Emmy swoops in at the end to bat cleanup. Digressions include: Life transitions, hair extensions. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Jesse, Natalia, and Emmy talk about Atlanta, and the many, many intersections that are at play in the aftermath, how we are talking about what happened, and what we can do next.  Digressions include caterwauling, date nights, and the eagle cam. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

The whole gang is together! It's a Christmas miracle!  To no one's surprise we got distracted while we were checking in and just ran with it. Instead of our planned topic, we covered learning and growing and grieving and changing and boundaries. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian    

Emmy, Jesse, and Natalia answer a listener question about cancel culture and current events around Dr Suess and less current events around JK Rowling. Can you separate the content from its creator? Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Jesse and Natalia welcome Pr Angela Khabeb to talk about systemic racism and all the places where it rears its ugly head. Digressions include: "new math," wokeheads, Racial Battle Fatigue, and white tears. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Nora, Natalia, and Jesse talk about Lent and what we used to think it was for, and what we've learned it really means for us. Cameos from Jesse's wife Tyler, and a mini sermon from Natalia's daughter. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

The gang's all here! Jesse, Natalia, Emmy, and Nora are all together at last! We check in with how we're all doing, Jesse treats us to a BHM pop culture quiz, and Nora, Emmy, and Natalia end with the most MN goodbye of all time. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Jesse and Natalia climb up on their soapboxes to talk about what it really means to "do the work" and how we take that work from the internal to the external. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Jesse and Natalia welcome back Janice Lagata to talk more about being exvangelical and how it relates to Black History Month.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Emmy and Natalia discuss Christianity on display at the inauguration. Also a little Bible dive into the prophet Micah. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Find other shows in the network at http://alterguild.org  

Emmy and Natalia take a break from the never ending bad news cycle to talk about how we're doing (HINT: NOT GOOD) and how to take care of ourselves and each other right now. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Find other shows on the network at http://alterguild.org  

Nora, Natalia, and Jesse talk about what happened on January 6th, processing our feelings and in Natalia's case - rage, and we talk about what we can do moving forward. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Find more shows on the Alter Guild network at http://alterguild.org  

Emmy and Natalia kick off the New Year with guest Ellie Roscher, who has come to challenge the Cafeteria Christian community to think smaller, tiny, in fact. Support us at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Find other shows on the network at http://alterguild.org  

The whole crew is together so of course we covered a multitude of topics. Nora made sure to bring back What's on Your Tray, we talked about Mpls city budget, Brandon Bernard, and generosity during this time of year. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Jesse and Natalia talk with Janice Lagata, an Ex-vangelical and recovering Hillsong NYC volunteer about megachurch culture and why leaving the church is an act of resistance. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Emmy and Natalia dig into two historical church figures - Mary and St Nicholas - and the truth is so much better than the sugar coated and filtered versions we usually hear. Digressions include: Mary DID know, The Immaculate Conception, and the Epic of Gilgamesh Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Find other podcasts on the network at http://alterguild.org  

Emmy, Jesse, and Natalia talk about passive aggressive people, white ladies, gender roles, and Advent. Somehow Emmy connects them all together. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Find other podcasts on the Alter Guild Network at http://alterguild.org  

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Jesse and Natalia process the non-results of the election, and no matter who wins, the reality that half of our neighbors and citizens voted for someone else.

It's our 100th Episode!!!! Nora, Natalia, Jesse, and Emmy take turns reading from CCers about why they listen, and reflect on the last 100 episodes. 

Nora McInerny, Natalia Terfa, Emmy Kegler, and Jess Ross catch up with the world, wonder about spirituality, and bring some laughter to your day. Support the podcast at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Find other shows on the network at http://alterguild.org