Cafeteria Christian

Natalia, Emmy, and Jesse start talking about church and end up talking about community organizing instead. We've always wanted a soapbox built for three and we finally built it!    Links:  Support the Show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Venmo: @cafeteriachristian    

Emmy and Natalia do their best to bring back the word "fraught" as we talk about Mother's Day and all the baggage it carries, particularly in the church, and why it is the perfect day to take what you like and leave the rest.    Links:  Support the Show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Order Meta's Books: www.metaherrickcarlson.com    Previous Mother's Day episode: https://podcasts.apple...

Natalia and Jesse talk about vocation and imposter syndrome and how we aren't who we used to be and also how that's really, really ok.    Support the Show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Natalia and Emmy welcome Pr Elle Dowd to talk about all things woo, and why all of it can be good, and healthy, and yes, even holy. Digressions include parenting future hope, and American Girls & Religion.  Support the Show: http://www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian See our home altar picture slide show on Instagram: @cafeteriachristian  Elle's website: www.elledowd.com Find Elle on social media:...

Natalia finally takes Emmy (and all of us) to school about Mary Magdalene and why she is awesome. (AND why we should all love her as much as Natalia does.)  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Links:  https://www.elizabethschrader.com/about-7   Lecture: https://youtu.be/_b3Y3cJ0Ic8   Book: Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson  "All the Marys" Sermon by Diana Butler B...

Emmy, Natalia, and Jesse gather to talk about the Biblical story of Thomas and why his doubts are not bad, but essential to our own faith and uncertainty.    Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Links:  Church Anew Evening with Kate Bowler: https://churchanew.org/an-evening-with-kate-bowler   Artist referenced for her Mary Magdalene iconography: Tanya Torres - artbytanyatorr...

Emmy and Natalia tackle an age-old question submitted by a listener, just in time for Holy Week: Why did Jesus have to die?    Books mentioned in this episode:  The Crucified God - by Jurgen Moltmann Proverbs of Ashes - by Rebecca Ann Parker and Rita Nakashima Brock Saving Paradise - by Rebecca Ann Parker and Rita Nakashima Brock (added by Matthew :0) The Cross and the Lynching Tree - by James Con...

Emmy brings her bestie Austen Hartke on to discuss the new edition of his book Transforming: The Bible & The Lives of Transgender Christians, plus anti-trans laws, actual gender transitioning for kids, and the online support network Transmission Ministry Collective. Emmy only goes off the rails a couple times, please clap. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian     Explicit tag...

Emmy and Natalia welcome Dr Michael Chan for a wide-ranging talk about Old Testament theology and how to read and understand the Bible in light of our faith and the faith of others.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Links to things we talked about in this episode: How to find Dr Chan: email: mchan3@cord.edu , insta: @chanofthewoods  Articles and Books by Dr Chan: Explori...

Emmy, Jesse, and Natalia tackle a listener question about faith and grace and good works. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Ellie Roscher comes back to talk more about being embodied and learning the truth of who we are and what that means for us in our interactions with each other.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Links: www. Ellieroscher.com   www.plumwellness.us  

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  

Emmy and Natalia climb up on a big ol soapbox to talk about the recently started ad campaign that many of us heard about and saw last Sunday.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Links for show notes: Kate Bowler at Church Anew Event: https://churchanew.org/katebowler    

Jesse Ross joins Natalia and Emmy to talk about why February can't just be about Black History, and what we can do to move forward.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Show notes: Jesse Ross: https://gofund.me/f9f85654   Nashlie Sephus: https://www.jxntechdistrict.com/ ; https://www.instagram.com/phenomenashlie/    

Emmy and Natalia answer a listener question about blessing and why we have fully misunderstood what blessing was always meant to be.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Links: Good Enough, by Kate Bowler: https://www.moonpalacebooks.com/item/UPeceejxZgfKPLiDzN6JCQ Church Anew Event with Kate Bowler: https://churchanew.org/an-evening-with-kate-bowler

Episode: 208 Post Date: January 30 Title: Holy Land Q&A  Emmy and Natalia are back together! Join us this week as we sit down and Emmy asks all kinds of questions about Natalia's trip to the Holy Land.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Links:  https://www.eliastours.com/tours/embodied-women-in-the-holy-land#overview

Join Natalia Terfa, Meta Herrick Carlson, and other guests on a journey through the Holy Land. Below is an outline and guide if you would like to follow along. You can see images of each of the places mentioned at the Cafeteria Christian Instagram page linked below @cafeteriachristian Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Intro  Road to Cana and call to prayer Golan Heights a...

Ellie joins us for the third time in this three part series on becoming re-embodied in all the places and ways and spaces. This time we talked about pleasure and freedom and how they are good and so so beautiful.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Book mentioned: The Myth of Normal, by Daniel Mate and Gabor Mate  Ellie's website: www.ellieroscher.com also plumbwellness.us

Emmy and Natalia talk about rest and renewal and sabbath and snow days. Why is rest so hard? Why doesn't anyone let us do it? Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Emmy and Natalia take a break from the deep and mind-blowing episode content for a little light and fluffy content. You'll hear about the best and worst of Christmas music and learn that Emmy and Natalia DO NOT agree on what those are.  Note: We'll be taking a break for thde holidays with our families, so there will be no episode on January 2. We'll be back in your ears January 9th!  Support the s...

Emmy and Natalia welcome Ellie Roscher back to talk about church and faith and why it's work to stay in our bodies when we are in worship. Join us for another episode of Emmy and Natalia being mind-blown in real time.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Find Ellie at www.ellieroscher.com and join her healing and wellness work at www.plumwellness.us

Emmy and Natalia welcome Rev. Andrea Roske-Metcalfe to wonder what our churches and our world would look like if we let children take the lead. Andrea brings a wealth of experience as the founder of the Pray-ground movement, a Moth Story Slam Grandslam champion, and indeed a champion for children in the full life of the church. You won't wan to miss this episode. Support the show at http://patreon...

Emmy and Natalia talk about how we are spending our Advent season this year making room and creating space by doing less. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian  

Join us for a special episode of Cafeteria Christian as we walk down memory lane with special guests, all of your hosts, Natalia Terfa, Emmy Kegler, Nora McInerny, Jesse Ross, and even the guy pushing the buttons behind the scenes, Matthew Ian Fleming. Hear what our guests and patrons have to say about this community and share your own. Don't miss it. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeter...

Emmy and Natalia welcome guest Ellie Roscher to talk about her new book and why learning to reconnect to our bodies is so important. You'll get to hear Ellie blow our minds in real time multiple times this episode. Stupid Joy™ Kate Bowler makes a return this week and Natalia manages to bring up Turkish Television once again.  Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian   Links: www.e...