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Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla is a podcast for those healing from religion, deconstructing toxic theology, and seeking meaning beyond dogma. As an interfaith and interspiritual minister, author, and advocate, Rev Karla creates space for honest conversations about faith, justice, healing, and the human experience — whether you still value spirituality or have left it behind entirely.
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Death by Design | Why Defunding Humanitarian Aid is a Spiritual Crisis
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Why Spirituality Matters | Seeking Spiritual Meaning in the Daily and Knowing it is Holy
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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You’re Not Failing at Faith—You’re Redefining It | Unchurched
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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From Indoctrination to Awareness
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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5 Misconceptions About Leaving Church | A Response Guide for the Deconstructing Christian
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Patriarchal Tactics and Why it Harms You
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Drill Baby Drill! | The Christian Fallacy of Domination of the Earth
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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How History Will Remember Us | The Christian Response to Fascism Then and Now
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Rest Is Sacred Too | Unchruched Sunday, March 23rd
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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A Spiritual Path Without Church | Why Leaving Church Doesn’t Mean Leaving Spirituality
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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If Not You? Who? If You Aren’t Terrified You Aren’t Paying Attention
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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When Fear Guides Your Faith: A Response to a Reader
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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The Truth We Could Not See: The Paradox of Deconstructing
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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No, America: MAGA Christians Do Not Regret Their Vote
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Democrats Aren’t Leading—They’re Rick Rolling Us
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Betrayal of Our Children—And the Christians Who Justified It
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The Hypocrisy of "Pro-Life" Lawmakers
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Spiritual Reset | Sundays with Rev Karla Special Teaching
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Practical Spirituality | Finding the Holy in Your Everyday
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Living on the Edge of Life | The Silent Sacrifices of the Selfless
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Sundays with Rev Karla—Holidays for the Rest of Us | Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Authentic Gratitude | 10 Ways for Gratitude to Meet Us Right Where We Are
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #9 | Diverse Spiritual Paths and Navigating Post-Deconstruction Challenges
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Whose Land Do You Stand Upon?| 8 Ways to Blend Your Sacred Activism with Your Spirituality and Help Deconstruct Toxic Ideologies
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Honoring What Was—Sundays with Rev Karla | Spirituality Matters Podcast
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #8 | Unraveling Fear-Based Theology, Navigating Spiritual Identity, and Finding Community Amidst Deconstructing from Religion
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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You Disgust Me | Seven Ways Women Disparage Other Women and Seven Ways to Respond to Their Internalized Misogyny
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #7 | Understanding Atheism, the Essence of Forgiveness, and Secular Recovery
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Reclaiming Your Spirituality | A Journey of Healing and Connection
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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When Time Is All That Is Left | 5 Ways to Live in Gratitude
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #6 | Exploring Spirituality, LGBTQIA+ Inclusion, and Challenging Toxic Beliefs
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Lead With Love | Ten Ways to Lead and Live a Life Guided by Love
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Sundays with Rev Karla | The Sacredness of Not Being Okay
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Spirituality Light? How About Spirituality Done Right?! | 5 Reasons Spiritual but Not Religious is a Sacred Path
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #5 | Challenging Norms and Embracing Mystery
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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You Are a Life Force to Be Reckoned With | Embracing Exile and Finding Sacredness in Everyday Moments
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Sundays with Rev Karla | The Spiritual Wilderness
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions | Part #4 Exploring Challenging Questions: Mission Trips, Personal Values, and Beyond
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The Small Moments Matter: God, Me, and the Beach Mouse
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #3
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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The Road to Hell | Finding Freedom Beyond Religion: The Journey From Fear to Liberation
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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The World Needs the Miraculous, Fragile, Scarred, Resilient You
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #2 | Exploring rituals and integrating spirituality into our daily life.
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Christians, Stop Calling Yourself Pro-Life
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #1
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May 30, 2023 |
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If God is One of Us, Then God is Gay
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May 23, 2023 |
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Dear Me... | A Journey of Spiritual Transformation through Music and Reflection
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May 16, 2023 |
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It Didn’t Have to Be This Way | Understanding the Pain of the World and the Urgency to Take Action Against Patriarchy
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May 09, 2023 |
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A Gentle Day and a Loving Memory: When Sorrow Comes
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May 02, 2023 |
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The Harm Caused by Redemption
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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The Falacy of the Trinity and the Harm it has Caused
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Interview with Amir Yass
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Reclaiming Your Spirituality
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Through the Voice of My Grandmother
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Interview with Unconventional Pastor Paul
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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When Life is Smarter Than You Are
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Church Isn’t What I Miss
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Take Me to the Place Where Faith No Longer Hurts
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Interview with Marlana Glaeser
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Interview with Alejandro Rodriguez
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Using Your Voice for Good
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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5 Essential Things About What it Means to be Spiritual but not Religious
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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The Healing of the Inner Child
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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I Wish It Was Over, But It Is Just the Beginning
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Enlightenment: Awakening is happening in the little moments of living
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Chasing the Belonging: The Lonely Side of Deconstructing Your Faith
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Onward
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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The Bible is Holding You Hostage
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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The Blessing and the Curse of Ancestors
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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When Darkness Comes: Embracing the Wisdom of the Autumn Equinox
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Smash the Patriarchy
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Can We Truly Be Better Angels?
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Your Spiritual Journey Starts Here
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Demolish, Repair and Restore: A Season of Healing
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May 24, 2022 |
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Christianity’s Day of Reckoning
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May 10, 2022 |
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The Strength and Beauty of a Snowflake
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May 03, 2022 |
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What Does the Lord Require of You?
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Dear Mr. President
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Holy, Holy, Holy: Grieving the Religion I Lost
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Keeping God in a Box
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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They Fear Your Strength
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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When Leaving Your Faith Feels Like Leaving a Toxic Relationship
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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The Wisdom of the Ages: Honoring Your Heritage on Your Spiritual Journey
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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What If You’re Wrong?
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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For the Good Times
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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When the Pope’s Words Fail Humanity
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Thank You For Rejecting Me
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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If There is a God, Why is There Suffering?
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Leaving Church is Not Enough
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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What Scars Teach Us
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Normal Is Not Enough
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Interview with Pastor Jeff Baker
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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A Case for Separation of Church and State
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Interview with Jegaysus
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Interview with Sophia Spallino
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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The Spiritual but Not Religious Journey
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Interview with Pastor Paul Swearengin
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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When Darkness Comes
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Summertide: Chasing the Sun
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Interview with Jaime Mahler
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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It’s Only Out of Love That I Judge You
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Interview with Alistair Abulafia Turrelle
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Not All Christians?
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Q&A #3
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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God Within Us: Searching for Connection in the Holy
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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The Hidden Homosexual Q&A with Rev Arda & Rev Dr. José Román
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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I Won’t Back Down
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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God is Gay Q&A
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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You Say ”Abomination” Like It’s a Bad Thing
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Q&A #2
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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God is Black, Gay and Female
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Our First Interview Guest: Rev Arda Itez
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Can Love Build a Bridge
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May 25, 2021 |
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Q&A with Rev Karla
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May 18, 2021 |
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The Rise of the Nones
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May 11, 2021 |
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Falling in Love with Jesus Again
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Return of the Warmth
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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The Types of Christians You’ll Meet Along the Way and Why it Matters
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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The Spiritual Wilderness
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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The Dark Side of Kindness
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Love Always Wins— Or Does It?
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Healing From Radicalized Christianity & Religious Trauma
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Rescuing Christianity from Radicalization
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Forgiveness
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Sacred Activism
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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The Radicalization of American Christianity
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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What Does Chaos Teach Us?
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Reflection
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Turning Toward the Light
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Wisdom in World Religions
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Preparing to Receive the Holy
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Spiritual Reset 2021
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Gratitude Journey
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Holy in the Everyday
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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A Name by No Other Name
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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You Worship Jesus with That Mouth?
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Honoring What Was
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Is That God Speaking to Me?
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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The Bible Doesn’t Say That
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Being Spiritual in a Religious World
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Where is God in the Unknown
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Facing the Darkness
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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When Sin Became Weaponized
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Leaving Church: Finding God
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Introduction
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Sep 19, 2020 |