Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality

Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built upon five keys:  Greatest Commandment Theology, Anti-Racism, Women's Equity, LGBTQ+  Affirmation, and Bible Criticism. We are for the unchurched, the  over-churched, and the under-churched; the weary and the wounded; the  seeking and the cynical. For more ins...

Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built upon five keys:  Greatest Commandment Theology, Anti-Racism, Women's Equity, LGBTQ+  Affirmation, and Bible Criticism. We are for the unchurched, the  over-churched, and the under-churched; the weary and the wounded; the  seeking and the cynical. For more ins...

Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built upon five keys: Greatest Commandment Theology, Anti-Racism, Women's Equity, LGBTQ+ Affirmation, and Bible Criticism. We are for the unchurched, the over-churched, and the under-churched; the weary and the wounded; the seeking and the cynical. For more inspiri...

Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built upon five keys: Greatest Commandment Theology, Anti-Racism, Women's Equity, LGBTQ+ Affirmation, and Bible Criticism. We are for the unchurched, the over-churched, and the under-churched; the weary and the wounded; the seeking and the cynical. For more inspiri...

The presidential election is over (kinda)... It's been a whole mess. For the final episode of season 2, the Holy Smokes crew reflects on what we learned during this election cycle, what surprised us and what exactly are we supposed to do as we move forward?   Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support.   Watch the entire epi...

This week we are joined on screen by one of our beloved producers, Tierney Jordan (aka AT&T), to discuss the church's relationship to cannabis. What's the true issue? Should there even be an issue? What is the church going to do when cannabis is legalized everywhere? Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support. Watch the enti...

Brace for impact. This is a life-changing episode. Pamela Merritt exposed some realities we never considered. Today we discovered the prevalence of Religious Trauma and why it should not be lumped into the same category as Church Hurt.   Insider Tip: The bonus footage is probably better than the official episode, but it is only available on Patreon.    Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps...

In this episode we discuss the connection between climate change and spirituality. It is one of the most enlightening episodes we have ever recorded. Check it out and drop us a comment.   Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support.   Watch the visual version at www.patreon.com/tfcatl Listen on your favorite podcast platform....

This week we unpack The Heretic's heretical book, Breaking All The Rules. What exactly does Kristian mean by calling it Breaking All The Rules? Why should you consider breaking rules in your faith journey? Can that possibly be a way to honor yourself, your neighbor and God?   Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support.   Wat...

In this week's episode the Holy Smokes crew discusses the controversial and divisive Black Lives Matter organization. How have they earned this divisive reputation? Tune in and find out for yourself.   Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support.   Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl.   Listen on your favorite podc...

This is probably the most difficult episode we have ever had to record. We felt this topic in our bones in light of the news we had received earlier on this day about the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Brace yourselves, because it gets heavy.   Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support.   Watch the entire e...

This week on Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality, the crew tackles the distinction between whether voting should be considered a personal preference or a civic duty or a combination of both. And where exactly does our faith play into the mix?   Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support.   Watch the entire episode at patreon....

This week the Holy Smokes crew tackles in brief the topic of Hell. We also wonder could we be going there based on us smoking cigars. Some say yes. Others say no. What do you say? Watch to see what we say.   #tfcatl #thefaithcommunity #church #disruptive #theology -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  The Faith Community ATL is a disruptive ministry...

This week the crew raises the question, if Jesus were alive today would he be drawn to Christianity, particularly Western Christianity. Would Jesus want to  associate with the people who claim his name? The Heretic, The Truth, The Kingmaker and The Pundit share their thoughts. Watch and tell us your thoughts. The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry build upon five keys: Greatest Commandment T...

Is salvation a relevant topic in the 21st century Christian church? If so, what are we being saved from and what are we being saved to? We unpack these thoughts on Season 2, Episode 1 of Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality.   The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry build upon five keys: Greatest Commandment Theology, Anti-Racism, Women's Equity, LGBTQ+ Affirmation, and Bible Criticism. We are...

While you are waiting on Season 2 to begin, click the link below to watch all of the visual episodes from Season 1.  Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ Share! It helps us to create more disruptive faith-based content just like this! Season 1 - Holy Smokes Cigars & Spirituality Visual Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1HvE-uwnp1ngGPoDwjavY1gPglAptAg8 The Faith Community is a disruptive mini...

The final episode of season one!!!!!!! We review in "Where Do We Go From Here?" what we have learned during season one and how we are going to use it. Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built upon five keys: Greatest Commandment Theology,...

" What Is Whiteness? Part 2" Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality S1 E16

This episode was so good, we had to break it up into two parts. The cast decided to take a deep dive into the construct of "whiteness." Conversations like this are best managed with a strong drink, a cigar and prayer! It is a must listen!   Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl.   Listen on your favorite podcast platform.   The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built upon five keys...

"How To Be An Ally" Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality S1 E14

The Heretic, The Truth and The Pundit join forces on episode 13 of Holy Smokes to discuss the topic most people talk about, but few people understand: Privilege. If you ever wanted to get some more insight on this trigger word that people freely toss around, join this discussion. Subscribe ~ Like ~ Comment ~ It helps us to keep creating more content like this. Thank you for your support. Listen on...

Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 1 of Holy Smokes; Cigars & Spirituality. On this episode, Kristian "The Heretic" and the crew unpack some of the myths about Black Forgiveness in American society. It seems that black people are constantly required to forgive America for it's brutality. Is that reasonable? What role does religion play? How should we forgive? When should we forgive? Tune in to check...

On this episode The Heretic, The Mystic and The Pundit talk about how race doesn't seem to be a focal point for the white church until something catastrophic happens in society that forces them to address it. What's up with that? What can we do about that?   Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl. Listen on your favorite podcast platform.   The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry buil...

"Policing In America Abolish or Reform"  Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality S1 E10 ​

"Lets Talk About Sex Part 2 " Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality  We pick up where we left off last week in our discussion about lessons we learned about sex in church. In this episode we try to chart a viable sexual ethic that might actually work...   Watch the entire episode at patreon.com/tfcatl.   Listen on your favorite podcast platform.   The Faith Community is a disruptive ministry built up...