The Sacred Slope
Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—untangling faith, grieving what was, deeply hopeful the sacred remains.
Episodes
Reconstructing Faith After It All Falls Apart — with Rev. Joseph Yoo
Alexis Rice is joined by Rev. Joseph Yoo @joseph.yoo — a priest and writer whose honest, funny, and deeply human reflections have connected with millions online. Together, they explore what happens when the certainty of faith collapses, why deconstruction isn’t a trend but often a lonely and costly journey, and how healing, community, and curiosity can guide the pr...
Restoring Wonder, Finding God in the Quiet with Jon Guerra
🕊️ Devotion & Disruption | Prayer for the Weary | The Wild Jesus
This episode is for anyone aching for a faith that welcomes mystery and makes space for honest lament. It’s for the ones who crave connection with God but can’t stomach the noise of easy answers—or who need permission to slow down, to rest, and to bring their whole, complicated selves to the sacred.
It...
How to Not Suck as a Christian — with Jeremy Steele
Alexis is joined by Jeremy Steele — bestselling author, viral TikTok creator, and United Methodist pastor known for radical honesty and spiritual skepticism. Jeremy’s online community, NotChurch, is a safe harbor for agnostics, mystics, post-evangelicals, and anyone who’s done with fear-based faith but still seeking connection, meaning, and a purpose bigger than themselves.
Jeremy s...
Anger is a gift from God if we take it to Jesus — with Christi Bolaños
Alexis is joined by Christi Bolaños — an ER nurse, adoptive mom of seven, and lifelong Christian whose fierce love for Jesus has carried her through heartbreak, injustice, and a faith that had to break open to hold it all.
In this episode, Christi shares how moments of childhood courage shaped her deep commitment to justice, how her family’s decision to adopt shat...
God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us — with Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail
Alexis is joined by Rev. Lizzie — an Episcopal priest, digital minister, & founding vicar of Jubilee Episcopal Church in Austin, TX. Her new devotional, God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us, is a healing and pastoral 40-day companion for those reclaiming their faith after spiritual harm.
They explore how deconstruction can lead to delight, why queer joy is sacred, & how t...
Holding Complexity, Finding Solidarity with Derek Webb
🕊️ Music as Resistance | Queer Solidarity | Faith After Certainty
This episode is for anyone who's ever tried to sort through the rubble of their faith and wondered if anything worth keeping could survive. It’s for the ones who still ache for Jesus but can’t return to the version they were handed—and for those learning to stand with the marginalized, even when the cos...
The God of Our Wildest Dreams with Rev. Darrell Goodwin
🕊️ United Church of Christ | Queer Faith | Liberation Theology
This episode is for every queer person who was told “not you,” and for anyone who’s ever wondered if God could still be safe after the church became a source of pain. It’s for the seekers, the wounded, the deconstructing—and those finding their way back to faith with new eyes.
It’s also a powerful call to churc...
Queer Proclamation and Liberation with Rev. Dr. Chris Davies
This episode is a love letter to the queer people who’ve expanded my understanding of God, faith, and love. It’s a balm for harm caused by Christian communities—and a tribute to the beauty and wisdom you bring to faith. It’s also for every Christian striving to walk in love: an invitation to listen, grow, and reclaim faith as a force for healing, not harm.
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Spiritual Direction and Sacred Shifts with Rev. Amber Evans
🪨 Welcome to The Sacred Slope — where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground.
In this episode, Alexis sits down with her own spiritual director, Rev. Amber Evans—an Episcopal priest, preacher, and guide for the spiritually curious. Together, they explore what happens when foundational beliefs begin to shift, when certainty gives way to curiosity, and w...
Liberation, Deconstruction, and Holy Resistance with Lindsay and Tommy Airey
🪜 Welcome to The Sacred Slope — where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground.
Alexis sits down with longtime friends and spiritual companions Lindsay and Tommy Airey to talk about reclaiming faith, resisting empire, and rediscovering a gospel rooted in justice and liberation.
Raised in evangelical culture shaped by mission trips, purity pledges, and raptur...
Reclaiming Faith Beyond Fundamentalism with Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown Daniel
Welcome to The Sacred Slope—where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground.
Alexis sits down with Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown Daniel—pastor, activist, and prophetic voice for justice—to talk about reclaiming faith beyond fundamentalism. Rooted in her Southern Baptist upbringing and leadership in the UCC, Ginny shares her journey of deconstruction, insights on sin ...
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