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C. Anthony Bryant is a renowned vocalist who stands out as one of the most versatile and technically sound singers of his generation. With an unparalleled ability to perform every genre of music, he has garnered widespread acclaim for his powerful and emotive voice. Bryant is the leader of the band 5th Sunday and is a graduate of Morehouse College and the Manhattan School of Music . Along with bei...

Kokayi Nosakhere (koh-KAH-ee noh-sah-KHEH-ray) is the byproduct of a dynamic multicultural environment called Anchorage, Alyeska - or Alaska. He is an anti-racism/pro-humanity educator. He currently lives in Oregon, where he is active in the  Black community of Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley, the former home of one of the 13 indigenous grandmothers - Grandma Aggie - and the city of Eugene, whe...

Kokayi Nosakhere (koh-KAH-ee noh-sah-KHEH-ray) is the byproduct of a dynamic multicultural environment called Anchorage, Alyeska - or Alaska. He is an anti-racism/pro-humanity educator. He currently lives in Oregon, where he is active in the  Black community of Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley, the former home of one of the 13 indigenous grandmothers - Grandma Aggie - and the city of Eugene, whe...

This week, Ang and Jonathan join me for a conversation about relationships post-Christianity. Specifically, we talk about shifting away from codependency.

In honor of Juneteenth, I wanted to set some time aside to wonder, "What to the oppressor is Juneteenth?" Here is a link to Frederick Douglass's speech: https://edsitement.neh.gov/student-activities/frederick-douglasss-what-slave-fourth-july

This week I welcome José Humphreys and Adam Gustine to the podcast. This is José's 3rd time on this podcast. He is the founding pastor of Metro Hope Church in East Harlem, NY and he is the author of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What happens when the church shows up and stays put   Adam Gustine is the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs at the Center for Social Concerns at Notre Dame. He is...

This week, I welcome back my friend Justin Best. This time, we talk about his shift from being a trump supporter in 2017, to someone that leads with empathy and love rather than political ideology. We also talk about the difficulty of healing while having a public platform. For more information about Justin, check out his website at https://www.bulletholesinthebible.com/

This week, I talk with my new friend, Justin Best. Known to many by his youtube and tiktok handle, Bullet Holes in the Bible, Justin was a full-time christian minister turned agnostic-atheist, who dedicates his channels to talking about how he has come through the pain of deconstructing Christianity and how white Evangelical Christianity has been and continues to be harmful to him and so many othe...

This week, I welcome Joy Marilie Jackson to the podcast. Joy has over 20 years of experience in education as a teacher and school leader. She now works as a conscious parenting coach as well as an Arts Education consultant in several NYC schools and arts organizations. To find out more about Joy and all the services she provides to parents and educators alike, visit her website at https://www.joym...

This week, I welcome back my friend Nancy Gwyn for a conversation about mistakes we've made in the journey of decolonizing from White Evangelicalism.

This week, I'm joined by my new friend Nancy Gwyn, known as NCBLUDOT on Tiktok Nancy was born and raised in North Carolina but recently relocated to Atlanta with her partner Scott. She was a worship leader in the evangelical church for over 20 years and has been on the path of deconstruction and healing for 8 years. She is passionate about sharing the freedom that comes with deconstructing fro...

This week, I welcome back Ang and Jon Austin. This time, we talk about love. What is it? How do we think about it after leaving evangelicalism?

This week, I spoke, once again with Stephanie, The Exvangelical Xennial. This time, we talk about what's next in the journey of building an Exvangelical community via TikTok.

Ron Dawson, aka "blerdronner" on social media, is the author of the satirical memoir, "Dungeons N Durags: one black nerd's comical quest of racial identity and crisis of faith", and is the host of the podcast with the same name on the Ebony Podcast Network. You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Dungeons-n-Durags/dp/B0BYPJRKMB/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1681701830&a...

In this episode, I share a portion of the last Easter sermon I every gave...

Carissa Shaw pastor’s kid and former pastor’s wife who left behind a life of church work to pursue healing and finding who she is apart from who she was told she should be. On top of being an online food content creator, Carissa uses her platform on Instagram and Tiktok to share her journey of recovery from spiritual abuse, purity culture, Christian homeschooling, losing a parent to COVID, and mor...

This week, I'm joined by Shane Claiborne   Shane is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author.  He worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia.  He heads up Red Letter Christians, which is a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said."   Shane’s books include his classic The Irresistible Revol...

Michelle, known as ChelletheHeretic, The Unconvinced Daughter in the deconstruction space, is a pastor's kid and former Christian, and is now an atheist. Her deconstruction started at the age of 8 and thirty years later, at the age of 38, she deconverted from Christianity. You can find her content on TikTok at the following link: https://www.tiktok.com/@chelle_the_heretic

Francesca Taylor is a mindset coach and owner of Metanoia Mind, a coaching business centered around being a safe space for Black and Brown men and woman to explore, integrate and come back to aspects of Self, discovering new patterns to transform their lives. As a Graduate of Liberty University, she is a former Christian who worked heavily in the church for 5 years as a Children's Director. Curren...

This  week, I talk, once again, with Sarah J.  Ruthless. Sarah Ruthless is a Chicago-based writer, performer and  artist. They use their background as both an ex-church and ex-YWAM kid  to help process their own religious trauma, and hopefully provide some  comic relief to the many others working through it too. You can check out some of Sarah's work below: http://www.sara...

This week, I talk with another new friend that I met on TikTok, Sarah J. Ruthless. Sarah Ruthless is a Chicago-based writer, performer and artist. They use their background as both an ex-church and ex-YWAM kid to help process their own religious trauma, and hopefully provide some comic relief to the many others working through it too. You can check out some of Sarah's work below: http://www.sarahj...

This week, Ang and Jon Austin join me for a conversation about choice, revivals and life after religious and emotional manipulation.

This week Dave welcomes the Exvangelical Xennial back to the podcast to talk about life after evangelicalism.  To check out her content, follow her at https://www.tiktok.com/@the_exvangelical_xennial

Stephanie, The Exvangelical Xennial, is yet another amazing human being I've met in my TikTok travels. She is a former mega church music leader and someone who took their faith as seriously as they possibly could before it became clear that it wasn't actually doing real harm to her and her family.  To check out her content, follow her at https://www.tiktok.com/@the_exvangelical_xennial

Rose J. Percy, M.Div is a contemplative theopoet with a background in  justice-oriented education and ministry. Rose writes affirmational  prayers and poems for weary dreamers. Her work engages theopoetics,  mysticism, identity, vocational discernment, trauma, and theology. Rose started “Dear Soft Black Woman,” a podcast and community space for  Black women+ to inspire and cele...