This Quoircast podcast is brought to you by RJ The Astronaut by Jon Turney. Published by Quoir and available now. In this episode we chat with Jennifer Bird An East Coaster by upbringing, undergrad, and graduate schools, Dr. Bird has taught in New Jersey, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia. She is currently embracing the title, independent public biblical scholar, and you can follow her commentary and interview videos and her official co-hosted podcast at the links at the top of this site. Her background within the United Methodist Church, education in a Presbyterian affiliated institution, time spent in several ministerial contexts, six years of graduate work in biblical studies, and more than 25 years of teaching in classrooms of all kinds all inform her approach to having quite honest, and sometimes difficult, conversations about what is actually to be found in the scriptures of the Christian Bible. You can follow Jennifer on: Facebook Instagram YouTube TokTok You
This Quoircast podcast is brought to you by Too Much And Not Enough by Karen Shock. Published by Quoir and available now. In this episode we chat with Sarah Henn Hayward Sarah Henn Hayward has been writing since she cracked open her first “quiet time” devotional journal. Sarah grew up in the Chicago suburbs, went to Marquette University for physical therapy, and moved to Spokane, WA, where she met her husband and grew their family. They love camping in the Pacific Northwest and take advantage of their beautiful surroundings as much as possible. After her deconstruction and departure from the faith of her youth, Sarah felt lost and adrift. Being a Christian was the foundation of her identity, giving her life purpose and meaning. She turned to books for comfort. When the progressive Christian voices fell flat and the atheistic approaches to life couldn't relate to her grief, she began writing her own spiritual memoir. You can follow Sarah on: Facebook Instagram You can find all t
This Quoircast episode is brought to you by Finding Jesus: A Fundamentalist Preacher Discovers the Socio-Political & Economic Teachings of the Gospels. Published by Quoir and available now. In this episode we talk with Amber Cantorna-Wylde Amber Cantorna-Wylde is a national speaker, coach, and storyteller supporting LGBTQ+ people through their coming out process and educating others on the importance of full inclusion. As someone who lost everything when coming out as gay. Amber is passionate about dissolving shame, fostering self-acceptance, and generating messages of hope for LGBTQ+ people and their families, especially those from conservative faith backgrounds. She’s the author of Out of Focus: My Story of Sexuality, Shame, and Toxic Evangelicalism (releasing October 2023), Unashamed: A Coming-Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians (WJK Press, 2019) and Refocusing My Family (Fortress Press, 2017). She is the founder and host of the Unashamed Love Collective ~ a beautiful and inclusive
This Quoircast podcast episode is brought to you by the book, Finding Jesus , by Herb Montgomery. Check it out here. In this episode, Jason speaks to author and This is Not Church podcaster Jon Turney about the isolation of deconstruction and finding answers when they seem hard to come by. Be sure to check out Jon's new book RJ the Astronaut available on February 13, 2024! You can follow Jon's posts on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram. While you're there, please follow our show on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram as well. Each episode of The Messy Spirituality Podcast is expertly engineered by The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Connect with the crew : You can find Lola on Facebook , Instagram , and TikTok You can find Kyle on Facebook , Instagram , and TikTok. You can find Jason on Facebook , Instagram , and Threads (because he's way too old for TikTok). Thanks for listening! Please leave us a
The Quoircast podcast is brought to you by I deas Digest. Can religion be our trusted guide through life's challenges, or does it sometimes mislead us? In this episode we talk with Robert Hudson In third grade Robert knew that books would be his life reading them, writing them, and making them. He has been a teacher, a book-store clerk, a journal editor, a translator, a book designer, a proofreader, a small-press publisher, a writer, and he has certificates in bookbinding and hand printing. Robert was an editor at Zondervan for 30+ years. He is best known as the author of The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style and has authored twelve books in all. He is a member of the West Michigan Thomas Merton Society, the International Dante Society, and the Traherne Association, and he serves on the board of the Calvin College Center for Faith and Writing. You can follow Robert on: Facebook You can find all things Robert Hudson related on his website You can purchase The Beautiful Madness Of