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 ...
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#294 A Snack and a Nap
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Emmy and Natalia try to gather their thoughts and their feelings around the election results and talk through what they are doing with all their thoughts and feelings at this time - without trying to explain what happened or pretending to have answers. Links: https://churchanew.org/brueggemann/beyond-a-fetal-position www.patreon.com/cafeteriachrist…
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Emmy and Natalia read some poetry and Scripture and blessings to help us all through this chaotic and overwhelming and anxious time. Because we all need it, whenever we need it. Support the show and what we do here: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Resources from today’s episode: “Blessing in the Chaos” from The Cure for Sorrow - by Jan Richardso…
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#292 Salvation
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Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener question about the complicated topic of salvation. Who has it? Does everyone get it? Can we lose it? SO many questions… so buckle up! Support the show: http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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#291 Parenting, Pandemic Life, and Praise Music with Emmy’s Bestie Catherine
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While Natalia is galavanting in Paris, Emmy brings on her longtime bestie Catherine to talk about vocation, parenting a leukemia patient during a pandemic, the lack of good contemporary music in ELCA churches, and how grace shows up in everyday life. Support the show: http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian…
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Natalia welcomes professor and author Jennifer Powell McNutt to talk about her new book and to talk (*GUSH*) about Mary Magdalene and why she is awesome. Links: Jennifer’s book: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-mary-we-forgot/417641 Jennifer’s Substack: https://jenniferpowellmcnutt.substack.com/ Holly Carey’s book: https://www.eerdmans.com…
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#289 Satanic Panic, the devil, and Halloween
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Emmy and Natalia talk about what Christians are mad about now (spoiler: it’s Halloween). What’s the history, why is it not about the devil at all? And how does this kind of moral panic happen anyway? www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian You’re Wrong About - Satanic Panic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-satanic-panic/id1380008439?i=100046528…
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Emmy and Natalia answer another very timely listener question about the pastoral call process and how it works and how you know it’s right or not right. Support the show! http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Matthew’s Book!: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497044/The-End-Is-the-Beginning…
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#287 Why Is Confirmation?
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Emmy and Natalia continue their journey through the sacraments with the Rite of Confirmation. Is it a sacrament or a ritual? Why do we do it? Do we have to do it? Are we more or less holy depending on our confirmation status? So many good questions to dig into. www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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Emmy and Natalia answer a listener question about what it means that we’re all loved the way we are and how our lives are supposed to be for a “purpose.” What purpose? Is that really true? Or is it just a holdover from some toxic early 2000s theology? www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Alter Guild & Cafeteria Christian
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#285 Is Confession “good for the soul”?
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Emmy and Natalia keep the sacramental conversation going with confession - what is it and do we need and why do we do it and does it even matter if it’s not officially a sacrament for everyone? Patreon: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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#284 Does God Still Anoint People?
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Emmy and Natalia do a little more sacramental conversation and then move into a current topic of political anointing. Does God anoint candidates? How do we talk to people who believe certain people are anointed for a particular political position and others are not? www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian…
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Emmy and Natalia continue the conversation from open tables and communion last week into talking about baptism this week. What’s it for? Do we need it? What’s the right way? We don’t have all the answers, but we do have some opinions! http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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#282 Open Tables
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Emmy and Natalia answer a listener question about communion - what it’s for, who it’s for, and why we do it. We also get introduce a new segment called “What are Christians mad about this week” and Emmy gives us another fun fact in Christian history. Links and Notes: Books talked about in this episode: “Eat This Bread” by Sara Miles, “Searching for…
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Emmy and Natalia are back after our long time apart and we do our best to catch up on the latest news and what we’re up to and why Christians are mad about so many things right now. Links: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian
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#219 We Don't Talk About Mary (No No No)
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Natalia finally takes Emmy (and all of us) to school about Mary Magdalene and why she is awesome. (AND why we should all love her as much as Natalia does.) Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Links: https://www.elizabethschrader.com/about-7 Lecture: https://youtu.be/_b3Y3cJ0Ic8 Book: Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson…
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Nora opens her Bible and tackles some verses given to her by Natalia, and then Natalia reacts to it. Digressions include Amos cookies, and noisy children. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Find other shows on the network at http://alterguild.orgDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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#144 Kate Bowler and No Cure for Being Human
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Emmy and Natalia welcome Kate Bowler to talk about life and faith and hard things and hope in the midst of uncertainty. We laugh, we cry, we solve all the things! Order Kate's new book today: No Cure for Being Human. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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Support us at our Patreon page. Visit our website or follow us on Instagram @cafeteriachristian Learn more about our network of podcasts, Alter Guild.Di Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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Pastor Emmy Kegler, friend of the pod, friend of God, introduces bam bam Christians and takes on the clobber verses that people use to wound and harm LGBTQ people. Find more about Emmy's work and pre-order her new book at www.emmykegler.com. Want to support Cafeteria Christian? Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Follow us …
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#280 “Shield the Joyous” with Rev Lizzie
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Natalia welcomes episcopal priest and tiktok reverend Lizzie McManus-Dail to talk about second-wave deconstruction, internet theologians, and why joy is at the core of everything. Support the show at http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Follow Lizzie: rev.lizzie on all the things Jubilee Episcopal Church in Austin Texas: https://www.jubileeatx.org…
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#279 The Body Stories w/ Ellie Roscher
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Natalia welcomes back Ellie Roscher to talk about body stories and why it matters for us to learn our own and not just why but also HOW. Links: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Ellie’s website: www.ellieroscher.com Ellie’s online community: www.plumwellness.com Previous Episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/239-tiny-things-and-holy-grou…
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Natalia shares a chapter from “A is for Alabaster” from Dr Anna Carter Florence, reflecting on a lesser known scripture story from a new perspective. www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristianDi Cafeteria Christian & Alter Guild
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#277 What’s On Our Tray (sorry Jesse) w/Jesse Ross
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Natalia and Jesse talk about some of the things on their minds with graduation season, education, teachers, and then move into a conversation about rest and sabbath, cults, and community. We cover a lot of ground, because our trays are full! (again, sorry Jesse) Links: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Event for MN Cafeterians - Faith on the Rocks…
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Natalia welcomes back Colleen Lindstrom to talk about summer stress and how it is somehow busier and why that’s not always better. What if we did less? What if we stopped going for the gold and didn’t seize every day this summer? Colleen info: www.bronzemedallife.com Link to previous episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/249-the-bronze-med…
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Natalia welcomes Pastor Aaron Fuller all the way from Bratislava Slovakia to talk about moral injury and why it might be the key to understanding why we are the way we are, and what to do about it. http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Links: https://wrestlinginspiredfaith.blog/ Books Aaron Recommended: Truth and Repair, by Judith Herman If I Betra…
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