Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptYou belong, you have community, you are loved.Guest Bio:Amber Cantorna is a national speaker and storyteller supporting LGBTQ people through their coming out process and educating people on the importance of full inclusion. Most often known as the gay daughter of a 30-year Focus on the Family executive, Amber lost everything when she came out in 2012. This all-too-often narrative has made Amber passionate about dissolving shame, fostering self-acceptance, and generating messages of hope for LGBTQ+ people and their families, especially those from conservative faith backgrounds.In 2020, she founded the Unashamed Love Collective ~ a private member-based online community for LGBTQ+ people and allies to learn, grow, and support.She’s the author of Unashamed: A Coming-Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians (WJK Press, 2019) and Refocusing My Family: Coming Out, Being Cast Out, and Discovering the True Love of God” (Fortress Press, 2017).The Links: https://www.ambercantorna.comThe Socials: FB, Instagram, TwitterGuest Music by Forrest ClayYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Can I Say This At Church Podcast

Unashamed Love with Amber Cantorna

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptRe-membering the church through history and our lineage. This is a powerful conversation from a powerful story of Lisa&#39;s family.Guest Bio:Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder of Freedom Road, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap. Harper has written several books including the critically acclaimed The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Relevant, Essence, HuggPost, the National Civic Review, and CNN, and she has appeared on PBS&#39;s Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, TV One, Fox News, NPR, and Al Jazeera America.The Links: https://lisasharonharper.com/The Socials: FB, Instagram, TwitterGuest Music by Salt of the SoundYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Fortune and Re-membering with Lisa Sharon Harper

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptCandice joins the show to discuss some of what makes up #RedLipTheology with one another, #rideordieGuest Bio:Candice Marie Benbow is a theologian, essayist, columnist, baker, and educator whose work gives voice to Black women’s shared experiences of faith, healing, and wholeness. Named by Sojourners as one of “10 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2020,” she has written for Essence, Glamour, The Root, VICE, Shondaland, Madame Noire, and the Me Too Movement. Candice created the “Lemonade Syllabus” social media campaign, founded the media boutique Zion Hill Media Group, and, in memory of her mother, established The LouiseMarie Foundation to support HBCU nursing students and community mental health projects. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Candice holds degrees from Tennessee State University, North Carolina Central University, and Duke Divinity School.The Links: https://candicebenbow.com/Guest Music by Salt of the SoundYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Red Lip Theology with Candice Marie Benbow

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptWhat is it to die and become?Guest Bio:Amy Frykholm is an award-winning writer, scholar, and journalist whose nonfiction works cover the territory of American religion from apocalyptists to saints. A senior editor for The Christian Century magazine, she appears frequently on television and radio programs as an expert in American religion. After receiving her PhD from Duke University, she went on to write several books, including Rapture Culture: Left Behind in Evangelical America and Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography. She lives in Leadville, Colorado.Find Amy at https://amyfrykholm.com/index.html or Facebook / Instagram / Twitter Links:Guest Music by Provoke WonderYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Wild Woman with Amy Frykholm (Die and Become)

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l  Episode TranscriptGuest: Daniel HillHow pervasive is white supremacy? How offended were you when you just read that last sentence? It&#39;s so pervasive that it&#39;s considered the baseline and that is part of our problem. How we does the Church and our culture learn to embrace theologies that aren&#39;t inherently elevating "whiteness". We as a church and a society have to stop ignoring race but must further educate ourselves and then act in accordance with that.Bio:Daniel Hill is the founding and senior pastor of River City Community Church, a vibrant, multiethnic church in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. He is the author of 10:10: Life to the Fullest and White AwakeYou can follow Daniel on Twitter @danielhill1336Prior to starting River City, Daniel worked in the business world before serving five years on the staff of Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago suburbs. He has a business degree from Purdue University, an MA in theology from Moody Bible Institute, a certificate in church-based community and economic development from Harvard Divinity School, and a DMin from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Elizabeth, who is a professor of psychology, and they are the proud parents of two children.Special Music for this episode was provided by musician Erik NiederTracks include: There&#39;s a River, For Heaven&#39;s Sake, When Grace Called My Name, AdoreFind his music and socials:iTunes, YouTube, Instagram, as well as Spotify as well as Facebook, Twitter and at eriknieder.comYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, Store Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

RERELEASE: White Awake with Daniel Hill

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptWe&#39;ve come along way as a species when it comes to science and faith but still, I think, so often miss it entirely. We assume one should do the job of the other and grow fearful when it can&#39;t. Listen in as Janet and I begin to open up what it&#39;s like to view science in a new light.Guest Bio:Janet Ray is an enthusiastic science communicator. She blogs at JanetKRay.com and on Facebook, focusing on contemporary issues in science, medicine, and faith - and she loves the perfect storm of all three at once!Janet holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, with seventeen years of university teaching, both biology majors and non-majors. Janet is the author of Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark? The Bible and Modern Science and the Trouble of Making It All Fit  (Eerdmans, 2021).Raised a creationist, Janet is a science educator and a practicing Christian who accepts evolution. She is uniquely equipped to explain evolution to questioners, doubters, deniers, and those who just want to know more about the science of origins.Guest Music by Remedy DriveYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark? with Janet Kellogg Ray

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptHave we made echo chambers our new idols? Progressives and Fundamentalists alike seem to think they&#39;ve cornered the market on what church is, what God&#39;s Kingdom is, and why it matters...Guest Bio:Jason Miller is the founder and lead pastor of South Bend City Church, an eclectic Christian community known for its thoughtful teaching, inclusive vision, and commitment to its city context. An advocate for artists and peacemakers, his work beyond South Bend focuses on cultural headwaters and conflict zones, where he serves an international constituency of leaders. He holds a master’s degree in theology from the University of Notre Dame. His first book with Worthy Publishing will release in May 2023.Find him at jasonadammiller.com or on Instagram at @jasonadammillerLinks:Guest Music by Forrest ClayYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Idolatry, God's Kingdom, and The Church with Jason Miller

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptA conversation on disabilities, the churches uneasiness with it, the prosperity gospel and so much more.Guest Bio:Stephanie Tait wears many hats. Blogger, speaker, author, wife, mother, Jesus follower. Her fifteen-years and counting battle with Lyme disease has reshaped her view on the goodness of God. She makes her home in Oregon, where she lives with her husband and two children. She shares her stories at stephanietaitwrites.com.Grab her Book right Here:Guest Music by Salt of the SoundYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:https://www.facebook.com/CanISayThisAtChurch/https://twitter.com/cistacpodcasthttps://www.canisaythisatchurch.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

ReRelease: Ableism, Prosperity Gospel, and the View from Rock Bottom with Stephanie Tait

Support the show: Patreon l GlowEach episode this year has brought an answer to a question that I think is so big. That question..."when we say God what are we actually trying to say?". Here are those answers, in part.Guest Music by Forrest ClayYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $1/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Who and What is God - 2021

Enjoy this re-release of a past episode here at Christmas with my friend Alexander John Shaia Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode Transcript l SurveyChristmas is such a glorious time of year but how much do we know of how and why we do it like we do? What are the origins of many of our traditions? Santa, trees, lights, candlelight services...why?Guest Bio:Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Alexander grew up as part of a large extended family that had emigrated from Lebanon a generation previously. He grew up with the ancient traditions of Maronite Catholicism and was expected to become a priest, a family tradition since the year 1300. Alexander was led otherwise.He attended the University of Notre Dame and received a degree in Cultural Anthropology. Next came a Master&#39;s in Counseling Education, a Master&#39;s in Religious Education, a graduate certificate in Pastoral Psychotherapy, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. His training includes time in Switzerland with Jungian analyst, and founder of Sandplay Psychotherapy, Dora M. Kalff. Returning to the United States, years of retreat ministry, private practice, teaching, leading trainings and study continued to build on a life-long practice of prayer.Visit his website at www.quadratos.comGuest Music by JJ HellerTracks include: Jesu, Joy of Man&#39;s Desiring & Silent Night, Unto Us, Born in MeYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:https://www.facebook.com/CanISayThisAtChurch/https://twitter.com/cistacpodcasthttps://www.canisaythisatchurch.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

RERELEASE: The Radiance of the Second Incarnation with Alexander John Shaia

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptWhat the heck even is the hyphen in Judeo-Christian...made up mostly but still worth digging into.Guest Bio:Rabbi Avi Finegold has been teaching Jews and Judaism around North America for almost two decades. He completed his undergraduate studies at Concordia and did graduate work at the University of Chicago, and received a Certificate in Jewish Leadership from the Spertus Institute. He is a founding Chair of Limmud Chicago and served on the LeMood Montreal team. He received his ordination from Yeshivat Noam Hatorah in Montreal under the direction of Rabbi Joshua Shmidman.Rabbi Finegold is committed to open, inclusive Judaism, which inspired him to found the Jewish Learning Lab in 2013, which has now evolved into the Jewish Living Lab. Grounded in his belief that you can be a great Jew and still enjoy an espresso, Rabbi Finegold is committed to helping people be the best Jewish version of themselves.Dr Stephen Backhouse is the founder and director of Tent Theology. He is a political theologian, church historian and expert on the life and thought of Søren Kierkegaard. He is the host of the Tent Theology Podcast.Links:https://www.tenttheology.com/about/https://jewishlivinglab.com/hyphen/Guest Music by The Silver PagesYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Hyphen of "Judeo-Christian" with Avi Finegold and Stephen Backhouse

As expressed in last weeks episode this month of my life has found myself way behind; to far behind. With that in mind I hope you love this oldie from the first season of the show. Episode TranscriptWhat is it like to live in a world where you never really know if you can trust and believe what you are being told. What happens when the train derails? How does our local church help and which local church should you be attending? Guest Bio:Austin Fischer is the Lead Pastor at Vista Community Church in Temple, TX. He is a graduate of Truett Seminary at Baylor University. He is the author of "Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed"; with a new work coming out later this year. He writes and speaks and you can follow him online at purpletheology.comGuest Socials:Twitter: @AustinTFischerWeb: www.purpletheology.com Special Music for this episode was provided by Landry Cantrell. Tracks include: Before You, Gravity, and Fade OutMore information can be gotten right here: landrycantrell.comYou can also find selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. I am so grateful for you and want to invite you to become a part of the beloved community being developed here. Consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $1/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. https://www.patreon.com/canisaythisatchurchAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Rerelease: Faith Doubt and Calvinism with Austin Fischer

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptJim and I discuss a bit about being, the Gospels, and of all things bicameral brains.Guest Bio:James P. Danaher, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Department at Nyack College, Nyack, NY. He is the author of Contemplative Prayer (Cascade, 2011), Jesus After Modernity (Pickwick, 2011), Eyes that See, Ears that Hear (Liquori, 2006), Postmodern Christianity and the Reconstruction of the Christian Mind (Academica Press, 2001), and over seventy articles that have appeared in a variety of philosophy and theology journals.http://www.jamespdanaher.com/Guest Music by The Silver PagesYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jesus and the Bicameral Brain with James Danaher

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptNetflix has a show called Midnight Mass...it needs to be discussed.Guest Bio:JR. Forasteros is on an eternal quest to smoke the perfect brisket. He pastors Catalyst Church in Dallas, TX. He is the author of Empathy for the Devil, available from InterVarsity Press. He co-hosts the Fascinating Podcast and In All Things Charity (the best Wesleyan Feminist Theology podcast on the web). He announces for Assassination City Roller Derby, where his wife Amanda skates as Mother Terrorista. When he grows up, he wants to be the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, or die historic on the Fury Road. Guest Bio:Kathy Khang is a speaker, journalist, and activist. She has worked in campus ministry for more than twenty years, with expertise in issues of gender, ethnicity, justice, and leadership development. She is a columnist for Sojourners magazine, a writer for Faith & Leadership, and a coauthor of More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith.Guest Music by Heath McNeaseYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kathy Khang & JR Forasteros - Tonight We Dine at Midnight Mass

Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode TranscriptBrandon joins the show to discuss his latest book. I don&#39;t say this lightly, it&#39;s good (the book) ...and this episode isn&#39;t bad either. Small spoilers ahead.Guest Bio:Brandon is the author of What Can’t Be Hidden (2021) and bestselling Beauty in the Wreckage: Finding Peace in the Age of Outrage. As a freelance writer, he has contributed his work to Relevant Magazine, ReKnew, and Zondervan. Brandon lives in Columbus, Indiana and is a graduate of Hanover College in Psychology with an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University.Find him at brandonandress.comGuest Socials:Facebook, Twitter @brandonandress , Instagram, VenmoGuest Music by Heath McNeaseYou can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. Check out all the things over at the store...it&#39;s a great way to support the show www.canisaythisatchurch.com/storeWhat are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You&#39;ll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $3/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. Follow the show:Facebook, Twitter, StoreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

What Can't Be Hidden with Brandon Andress

A weekly show centered around discussing faith and it's intersection with life. Weekly interviews with Theologians, Pastors, Artists, and more. Let's find out...Can I Say This At Church?

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