Exvangelical

I try to talk about healthcare as best I can. I get a bit weepy at the end. Share your healthcare stories--good and bad--with hashtag #IWasSick. Special kudos to @laureneoneal, @dianabutlerbass, and @rmasvg for the Twitter inspiration. And special kudos to JC for taking no guff by siding with the suffering.

This week's guest is Jason Stellman, author of the new book Misfit Faith: Confessions of a Drunk Ex-Pastor, and co-host of the Drunk Ex-Pastors podcast. In this conversation, Jason and I talk about his transition from being a Presbyterian pastor in the PCA denomination to converting to Catholicism. We also talk about his book as well as his podcast, how loving people is better than fighting over theological points, and why Catholic, Episcopal, and Orthodox faith expressions are so appealing to exvangelicals. Buy Jason's book! Link here: http://amzn.to/2oYoxta Support Exv: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Follow the show across the web (FB, Twitter, IG, Anchor) @exvangelicalpod Follow me on Twitter @brchastain Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Interludes: "Old Time Religion" by Loretta Lynn

Kyle Parton, Director of Epiphany Publishing, talks with me about teenage adventures in Wal-Mart evangelism, key markers of evangelicalism, war, other faith traditions, and alternate models of salvation (aka, "Finding a Substitute for Penal Substitution"). (This conversation was initially released as episode 8 of Exv.) Check out Epiphany Publishing: epiphanypublishing.us Follow Kyle on Twitter: twitter.com/kylecparton Follow Exvangelical on Twitter/Like Us on Facebook: @exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Intro Music: "Corpus Christi Carol" by Jeff Buckley itunes.apple.com/us/album/corpus-…0474?i=385560483 Outro Music: "Eternal Life" by Jeff Buckley itunes.apple.com/us/album/eternal…0474?i=385560485

This episode features a conversation with Rev. Kevin Wright from the Riverside Church in NYC. We talk about his journey, LGBTQ affirmation, and more. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Rev. Kevin Wright on Twitter @kevinkwright. Read Kevin's blog at kevinkwright.com Read Kevin's posts on the Huffington Post at www.huffingtonpost.com/author/kwright-488 Show Notes: Harry Emerson Fosdick: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Emerson_Fosdick Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation: amzn.to/2buQsu4 Reinhold Niebuhr en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Niebuhr Moral Man & Immoral Society: amzn.to/2bZN6hO Dietrich Bonhoeffer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer The Cost of Discipleship: amzn.to/2bu3g6P Karl Barth: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Barth The Epistle to the Romans: amzn.to/2bubsnm Saint Augustine of Hippo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo The Confessions: amzn.to/2bubmfJ Thomas Merton en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton Seven Storey Mountain: amzn.to/2bxG1mG Dorothy Day en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Day Selected Writing: amzn.to/2bLEkoZ Richard Hays en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Hays The Moral Vision of the New Testament: amzn.to/2bxJ7qq Allen Verhey Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life amzn.to/2bM085t Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler: amzn.to/2bxHyJs Love Wins by Rob Bell: amzn.to/2bucGPl God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines: amzn.to/2bxI4qE Interlude Music: Troparion of Kassiani: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCRGQwf5XmY "They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love" by Peter Scholtes available at folkmass.us.

Elizabeth Jeffries My guest this week is Elizabeth Jeffries, a writer and biologist (biologist and writer?). Elizabeth writes over at elizabethjeffrieswrites.com. Read her stuff, it's great. Also follow her on Twitter @EPJeff. Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Interlude 1: "The Courtroom" by Carman. (Yes, that Carman.) Interlude 2: "Here Comes Science" by They Might Be Giants Interlude 3: "Bad Believer" by St. Vincent Interlude 4: "Creed" by Rich Mullins Interlude 5: "Cells" by They Might Be Giants Outro: "Heaven Go Easy On Me" by The Head & The Heart Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show across the web (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Anchor) @exvangelicalpod.

This week's episode is a re-release of a conversation with Emily Joy & Hannah Paasch from The Flawless Project (from episode 10). They discuss the impact their experiences with purity culture and sexism has had on their lives. The Flawless Project: theflawlessproject.org Emily Joy Poetry: emilyjoypoetry.com Ida Grey: idagrey.weebly.com Follow Emily Joy on Twitter @emilyjoypoetry Follow Hannah Paash on Twitter @hannahpaasch Follow The Flawless Project on Twitter @flawlessproj Intro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free Outro: "Flawless" by Beyonce (duh): itunes.apple.com/us/album/***flaw…0041?i=780330402

My guest this week is Peterson Toscano. He is a Bible scholar, actor, storyteller, and activist exploring the intersection of gay rights, human rights, and climate change. Check out all of Peterson's projects: petersontoscano.com Peterson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/p2son Climate Stew: https://climatestew.com/ Peterson's work on gender & the Bible: https://petersontoscano.com/portfolio/transfigurations/ Citizen's Climate Radio, start from the beginning: http://citizensclimatelobby.org/citizens-climate-radio-episode-one-beginnings-and-transformations/ - Follow @exvangelicalpod on @Anchor! https://anchor.fm/s/99d1bc Follow Exvangelical everywhere else @exvangelicalpod. Support Exv on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain.

This week's guest is Crystal Cheatham, co-host of the podcast Lord Have Mercy, and producer of the upcoming Our Bible App, an inclusive Bible app for the rest of us. We talk about a number of Crystal's experiences and projects, as well as why the Our Bible App is necessary in today's world. Sign up to be notified when the Our Bible App launches at http://ourbibleapp.com! Learn more about Crystal and all her projects on her website, crystalcheatham.com Follow Crystal on Twitter: twitter.com/crystalcheatham Follow the show across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram [@]exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter [@]brchastain. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Intro, interlude, and outro by Broke for Free. Links below: Intro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/FrostClick_FrostWire_Creative_Commons_Mixtape_Vol_5_/04_Broke_For_Free_Playground_Pigeon_XXVII_FROSTCLICK_FROSTWIRE_CREATIVE_COMMONS_MIXTAPE_VOL_5 Interlude/Outro: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_01_Night_Owl

My guest this week is Verdell Wright. In this conversation Verdell and I talk about growing up in the 7th Day Adventist tradition, asking big questions at an early age, the difficulties of attending church when you're seminary educated, depression, sexuality, Christian atheism, and religious humanism. It's a wide ranging conversation, but I hope you listen through to the very end. In the final section, Verdell talks about his work in highlighting Black queer voices, and what we can all do to highlight and support them as well, including financially, emotionally, and by including them in events and elsewhere. Be sure to follow the Dell & Jess Show on Twitter: twitter.com/dellandjess, and follow Verdell there, too: twitter.com/mr_wrightaway. You can follow me on Twitter [at] brchastain. You can also follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram [at]exvangelicalpod. I just started using Instagram Stories to post some stuff, so check it out there. You can also support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. For $1/month you can join the Excommunity, our private Facebook group. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_Fo…-_01_Night_Owl Interlude 1: "Just a Minute" by Pocketmaster, available on Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pocketmaster/010010/06_-_Just_A_Minute Interlude 2: "Godspeed" by Frank Ocean: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/godspeed/id1146195596?i=1146195727&mt=1&app=music Interlude 3: "Captain Cool" by Bosssfight: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/captain-cool/id419108047?i=419108053&mt=1&app=music&at=1001lba7

This week I talk to Samantha Field about homeschooling, Christian education, and growing up in a cult. We also focus in on why the nomination of Betsy DeVos is so concerning. Read Samantha's work: samanthapfield.com. Follow her on Twitter: twitter.com/samanthapfield. Follow the show on FB/Twitter/IG: @exvangelicalpod. Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_01_Night_Owl Interlude 1: "I Eat Boys Like You for Breakfast" by Ida Maria: https://open.spotify.com/track/3jzdwBxvsX1Z9gcRYhjczT Interlude 2: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" by Mz Virtue: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MlGkAYehGtvtoyl7Y0zZ8

This week I talk to "Martin Luther," a pseudonym for someone who wished to remain anonymous in order to tell his story. We cover a lot of ground: Christian school networks, Betsy DeVos style student leadership training, biblical literalism, the apocalyptic worldview, and how to appeal to patriotism to find commonality w/ evangelicals and other groups. Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_01_Night_Owl Interlude: "Normal Person" by Arcade Fire https://open.spotify.com/track/3KMhWFbexTo20tH3hwK61K

This week I'm joined by Becky, Callie, and Amanda--aka The Twisted Sisterds! The Twisted Sisterds spun out of the Inglorious Pasterds podcast, having met in The Pub, which is the Inglorious Pasterds private Facebook group. We talk about their stories, deconstruction, responses to social upheaval--as well as Doctor Who, Stargate, and Lord of the Rings. Subscribe to the Pasterds/Sisterds: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inglorious-pasterds/id1090051747?mt=2&at=1001lba7 Follow the Sisterds on Twitter: Twitter.com/twistedsisterds twitter.com/beckyseville twitter.com/calliesearch79 twitter.com/indweltdaughter - Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Visit exvangelicalpodcast.com for more. Support the show via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod - Intro/Outro: "Night Owl" by Broke for Free, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_01_Night_Owl Interlude 1: "In the Beginning" by Todd Snider https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-the-beginning/id500058171?i=500058185&mt=1&app=music&at=1001lba7 Interlude 2: "Boy with a Coin" by Iron & Wine https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/boy-with-a-coin/id669617227?i=669617569&mt=1&app=music&at=1001lba7

....and now for something completely different. I want to hear from you. How are you doing? How are you coping with an increasingly polarized social media landscape? What sort of self-care or spiritual practices are you using? I also want to hear how you are working through relationships--of any kind--where political, social, and theological disagreements have created a rift in the time leading up to and since the election. What are some examples in your life of ways you've struggled to reconcile with others, let alone reality itself? Join the conversation on Twitter w/ the hashtag #ExvShare. Email the show at contact@exvangelicalpodcast.com. Leave a voicemail at 312–857–4196. - Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Music: "Born Free" by Night Owl, available on the Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_01_Night_Owl

This week's guest is Rev. Morgan Guyton, author of the book How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity. We discuss his life, his book, and the toxicity of white American evangelicalism. The pledge rewards for the Exvangelical Patreon have been revamped! Check out patreon.com/exvangelicalpod for more details. Follow Morgan Guyton on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/revmorganguyton twitter.com/maguyton Follow the show on Twitter, FB, IG: twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Follow Blake on Twitter: twitter.com/brchastain Buy Morgan's book! http://amzn.to/2jOiEJR Intro: "Eternal Life" by Jeff Buckley https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/eternal-life/id385560474?i=385560485&mt=1&app=music Interlude 1: "So Real" by Jeff Buckley https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-real/id385560474?i=385560479&mt=1&app=music Interlude 2: "The Transfiguration" by Sufjan Stevens https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-transfiguration/id586314144?i=586314613&mt=1&app=music Outro: "Solidarity Forever" by Pete Seeger https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/solidarity-forever/id261181674?i=261183298&mt=1&app=music

This week I'm joined by Stephanie Drury from StuffChristianCultureLikes. It's a great conversation that covers a ton of ground: being a PK, leaving evangelicalism, church and family trauma, poking fun of authority, and more. Follow Stephanie across the internet: https://twitter.com/StuffCCLikes https://www.facebook.com/stuffchristianculturelikes/?fref=ts stuffchristianculturelikes.com Follow me and the show: twitter.com/brchastain twitter.com/exvangelicalpod facebook.com/exvangelicalpod instagram.com/exvangelicalpod Support the show via Patreon: patreon.com/exvangelicalpod Rate and review the show on iTunes! Visit the site: exvangelicalpodcast.com. Intro: "Digital Witness" by St. Vincent https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/digital-witness/id773457330?i=773457351 Interlude: "The Big Guns" by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-big-guns/id1043297885?i=1043298259 Outro: "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/personal-jesus/id203880450?i=203880452