Cafeteria Christian

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  

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/B...

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...

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.o...

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 tr...

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   Micha...

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/...

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: h...

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  

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...

Natalia and Emmy tackle the theology of heaven and hell from a variety of angles and their own unique perspectives and beliefs. CW: Some discussion of sexual assualt. If that is something that you do not want to listen to for any reason, it happens in the discussion of Judith, around 24 minute mark for about two minutes. Patreon:  www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Join the conversation: faceboo...

Emmy and Natalia tackle a grab bag of topics that are in the cultural zeitgeist and what they have to do with Jesus, faith, and life, and also why they all lead back to the idea that maybe we're just performing and not really living. Patreon:  www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Anne Helen Peterson's article on BamaRushTok: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/culture-study-meets-bama-rushtok

Emmy and Natalia are back together and thinking about ritual and what makes one and why we should have some more!  Links: Patreon:  www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Nora's shop: https://shop.feelingsand.co/products/give-it-a-rest-vinyl-mirror-sticker

Jesse and Natalia talk about Montgomery and why it offered us a bit of hope, and what it has to do with the church and how we respond to each other. Patreon:  www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Join Rev. Miriam Samuelson Roberts and Rev. Andrea Roske-Metcalfe for a question and answer segment. If you missed their dynamite Why Church? episode, go back and listen! Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

On our final episode of Why Church? we will hear from Colleen Lindstrom and Rev. Megan Torgerson. Our host Emmy Kegler introduces each segment and will offer her own reflection this week. Settle in and breathe deep.  Support the podcast at  http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

On our third offering of Why Church? we will hear from Rev. Andrea Roske-Metcalfe and Rev. Miriam Samuelson Roberts. Our host Natalia Terfa introduces each segment and will offer her own reflection this week. Settle in for two compelling visions of a church becoming. Support the podcast at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

On our second installment of Why Church? we will hear from Dr. Michael Chan and Ellie Roscher. Our host Natalia Terfa introduces each installment. Settle in for two compelling visions of a church becoming. Support the podcast at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

On our first installment of Why Church? we will hear from Meta Herrick Carlson, Jesse Ross, and Matthew Ian Fleming. Our host Emmy Kegler introduces each installment. You won't want to miss a beat. Support the podcast at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Emmy and Natalia talk about the upcoming July series and why we think it's important to talk about church and what it is and what it means and why/if it still matters.    Join the discussion: www.facebook.com/groups/cafeteriachristian   Support the pod: http://Patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Emmy and Natalia are back together just in time to wrap up Pride month with an epic Emmy rant about the phrase "all are welcome" and why it is never true and why maybe we should stop saying it altogether.  Links: Reconciling Works: https://www.reconcilingworks.org/ Support the pod: http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian    

In 2017, a ten-year-old girl named Rebekah went viral when she appeared at a rally with a simple sign: "I'm the scary transgender person the media warned you about." Her mom and dad, Jamie and ELCA pastor Chris Bruesehoff, had been raising Rebekah with her two younger brothers in a relatively safe "bubble of protection" where most people Rebekah met were kind and affirming. Suddenly, they were in...

CW: Sexual Assault and Harassment  Emmy and Natalia welcome back Janice Lagata to talk about the new Hillsong Docuseries and how power is always, always the problem.  Links: Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Venmo us: @cafeteriachristian      

Emmy and Natalia talk about AI and ChatGPT and what it all might mean for faith and church.    Links:  Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Venmo Us: @cafeteriachristian    

Natalia and Emmy talk about grind and hustle culture as it pertains to the busyness of May, and also about rest, sabbatical, and how we just aren't as important as we think we are.    Links:  Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Venmo Us: @cafeteriachristian  Natalia's blog post for Church Anew on Digital Community:  https://churchanew.org/blog/posts/natalia-terfa-digital-co...