Cafeteria Christian
Nora and Natalia met on the internet and quickly formed a mutual admiration society which grew into a friendship and many conversations about life and loss and faith and God. They knew there was a place in the current cultural and political climate for a kind of Christianity that was not “THAT kind of Christian”. So Cafeteria Christian was born. They are reclaiming this pejorative for good and reminding people that even when it comes to Christianity and faith, you can take what you like and leave the rest.
Episodes
Natalia and Emmy welcome poet and artist David Gate, to talk about his new book of poems and essays called “A Rebellion of Care.”
Links:
https://www.davidgatepoet.com/
On our last episode of Pride Month, Emmy and Natalia welcome travel expert, speaker, and advocate Mikah Meyer to talk about his three year 419 National Park Service journey, as well as his current projects and why it matters to create safe spaces outdoors too.
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Links:
Interactive Map: www.mikahmeyer.com/map
Emmy and Natalia are joined by friend of the pod friend of God Erik Nelson to nerd out on the saints and icons and why it matters to know their names and their stories. Not just as histories but for our own understanding of what it means that God is still speaking through saints today as well.
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Follow Erik on Instagram: @sverike
It’s Pride month, and it feels even more important than ever to speak up and support our LGBTQ+ siblings. Emmy and Natalia process a moment that Emmy recently had during a Q&R (question and response), and how to respond when someone comes at you hard using the Bible as their defense.
Links:
President Bartlett’s takedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CPjWd4MUXs
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To kick off our Pride month discussions we’re bringing back an oldie but a goodie: episode 23, Emmy’s first appearance on the podcast way back in January 2019. Natalia, Nora McInerny, and Emmy talk “welcoming” vs “affirming,” reclaiming the word “queer,” and what to do with “Bam Bam Christians” who are just a little too into the “clobber verses” of the Bible.
Links:
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Emmy and Natalia continue the conversation about finding a church fit, what your search might lead you into, and why you might not want to church search at all.
Links:
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Venmo: @cafeteriachristian
We asked, and you all responded! This week Emmy and Natalia read and talk about the ways Cafeterians have church shopped and how it went.
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Emmy and Natalia answer our most commonly asked listener question about churches and how to find a “good” church that also is safe, but also has good music, and also good preaching, and and and and and.
Emmy and Natalia welcome Beth Silvers of Pantsuit Politics to spend a little time talking about the intersections of faith and politics and why we haven’t given up on either just yet.
Links:
Pantsuit Politics: https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/
Sarah Bessey Article: https://sarahbessey.substack.com/p/are-we-still-calling-ourselves-christians
Emmy and Natalia talk about a few stories about Christianity that have been in the news this week, and why it matters to stay in this faith thing, even when it feels like it would be easier to just walk away.
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Natalia drags Emmy into her rabbit hole of interest in the papacy and tries to convince her that it matters and that we should care - even if we’re super not Catholic.
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Emmy offers a short meditation on life after Easter Sunday.
Content warning for discussion of a suicide attempt.
Emmy and Natalia talk about hope - and why it is so hard to hold onto right now, and what we are doing to hold onto hope when everything else is telling us to just let it go.
Poem: Hope is Not a Thing with Feathers Emily, It Is a Sewer Rat - by Caitlin Seida
Emmy and Natalia talk about how we show up during a week of complicated emotions and feelings, and one that often has a lot of church baggage attached to it. As we get closer to this particular week in the church, let’s reflect on what really matters about each day, and why.
Emmy and Natalia get into a deeply theological talk about God and faith and life right now and why scripture is still relevant and where God is right now.
Notes:
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Book Club Form link: https://forms.gle/QobkVMPsvLQX44QP7
Emmy and Natalia welcome Jeff Chu to talk about his new book, Good Soil.
Get Jeff’s Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729761/good-soil-by-jeff-chu/
See Jeff on his book tour: https://byjeffchu.com/tour
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Natalia welcomes back friend of the pod friend of God Angela Denker to talk about her new book “Disciples of White Jesus: the Radicalization of American Boyhood.” This is a relevant, timely, and important book for anyone connected to young men and boys.
Links for Angela:
Angela’s Website: https://www.angeladenker.com/
Buy Angela’s Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/disciples-of...
OMG we can’t believe we have to say this (Empathy is Christian) but it turns out some people are really pushing an anti-compassion anti-empathy rhetoric right now and Emmy and Natalia are here to clear the air.
We check in about baby eagles and new cars to start, and the main topic begins around min 15.
Links:
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Emmy and Natalia talk about Lent and the rollercoaster of this whole season in the church: ups and downs and ups and downs and ups? It’s a lot. When life is already a lot. How do we do this sad season when life feels pretty sad on its own?
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Links:
Emmy’s Article: https://sojo.net/articles/unintended-consequences-spiritual-discipline
Kate’s Lent Devotional: ...
Emmy and Natalia take some time to talk about a newly controversial topic: The Bible. Hahahahaha obviously this isn’t new, but we thought we’d start with a set of familiar verses to dig into for our return to reclaiming the Bible for good.
Notes:
Spencer LaJoy - Plowshare Prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHQ9FoQC3BI
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