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Life is hard some times! People often long for safe places where they can express their grief, confusion or even anger. Whether you are deconstructing, questioning, or doubting, you are welcome and valued here. When many of us venture out to find healing or relief or adventure, it can often feel like walking out into the Desert. Welcome to our Sanctuary in the Desert. You are welcome to share your thoughts and what you are producing while you are processing. We will endeavor to lean toward t ...
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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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Podcast https://www.facebook.com/bradyhardin/ Treasure Trove of Trauma Resources Karl Forehand is a former pastor, podcaster, and award-winning author. His books include Out into the Desert, Leaning Forward, Apparent Faith: What Fatherhood Taught Me About the Father’s Heart, The Tea Shop and Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. He is …
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JoBeth Roberts is a spiritual entrepreneur. She’s a lifelong seeker, Mom, Hairstylist, Podcaster, and Fitness Instructor who’s naturally inclined toward optimism. She started sharing her relational travels in 2023 on her Podcast JoBeth on the Journey. She gains inspiration for forward motion by stories that are empathic fuel during these times. JoB…
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From her website: Hi, I’m Liz. I live in the Seattle area with my husband Ken, our gorgeous black cat Athena, and our many plant babies. When not writing, you can find me swimming, jogging, hiking, baking, attempting to grow vegetables, and/or drinking a lot of tea. In another life, I was a Christian minister working with college students. I also s…
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Since moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2014, Becky Garrison has been covering this region’s craft culture including food, beer, wine, spirits, cider, coffee, and cannabis/CBD, as well as the regional festival scene, and the rise of secular spiritual communities. Her eight books include her latest release Distilled in Washington: A History (The Hi…
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Marla Taviano (she/her/hers) is into: books, love, justice, globes, anti-racism, blue, gray, rainbows, poems (and a hundred other things). Reads and writes for a living (and a life). Mom to some freaking awesome kids. Wears her heart on her t-shirts. On a mission/ quest/ journey to live wholefarted (not a typo). (Big fan of parenthesis-and em dashe…
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My PhD is in Comparative Religion. I focus on dispelling the hate and exclusivity caused by religion, addressing the misinformation, and healing religious trauma. The “Religious Right” is very wrong. My upcoming book, “We Have Ruined God: My Journey Out of Religion and Into Unconditional Love” addresses the patriarchal deception and agenda-driven d…
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Chris Morehouse holds a Master’s in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, where he focused on economic and social development in Africa. He has long admired the way that African proverbs encapsulate profound wisdom in vivid ways. A legacy for all, African proverbs often accord with Judeo-Christian teachings. He serves …
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Are you questioning the church of your upbringing but want to maintain your faith? Do you want to cut ties with your denomination, but fear abandonment by God? Are you struggling with spiritual anxiety—fear of hell, obsessive religious ritual, or feelings of never measuring up? Tiffany Yecke Brooks first explored reconstructing faith in Gaslighted …
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Christa Brown has been described as “the public face” of Baptist clergy sex abuse survivors. She talks openly about the minister who molested and raped her when she was a kid. She wrote about her experience in her book, Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. She was the first Baptist clergy sex abuse survivor to directly addr…
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Brittney Hartley is an Atheist Spiritual Director, Author of No Nonsense Spirituality, and has a Masters Degree in Theology with a focus on the Future of American Religion. https://nononsensespirituality.com/ Karl Forehand is a former pastor, podcaster, and award-winning author. His books include Out into the Desert, Leaning Forward, Apparent Faith…
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Pride month finale’. https://thedesertsanctuary.org/treasure-trove/ Karl Forehand is a former pastor, podcaster, and award-winning author. His books include Out into the Desert, Leaning Forward, Apparent Faith: What Fatherhood Taught Me About the Father’s Heart, The Tea Shop and Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. He is the creator o…
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SUSAN COTTRELL is an international speaker whose TEDx talk has 1.6 million views. OutSmart magazine called her “The Mother of All MamaBears.” The Advocate dubbed her “our favorite affirming matriarch.” She is a prominent voice for the LGBTQ community and their faith parents who has been featured on ABC’s 20/20, Nightline and Good Morning America, o…
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A 30 year music industry veteran, Derek Webb has sold millions of albums while ruffling political & spiritual feathers alike as both a solo artist and a founding member of Texas-based folk/rock band Caedmon’s Call. https://www.derekwebb.com/By Karl Forehand
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Award-winning and Billboard-charting artist Flamy Grant is a shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen from Asheville, North Carolina. Her 2022 debut record, Bible Belt Baby, reached the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian Charts (the first drag performer to achieve this feat), was nominated for Best Pop Album at the San Diego Music Aw…
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Rick Gregory is a former pastor turned spiritual life coach after experiencing a spiritual awakening. Through battling years of active alcoholism and undergoing a process of religious deconstruction, Rick has arrived at a profound realization: that the essence of truth, power, and the Kingdom of God—by whatever name one chooses to call God—resides …
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This week we decided to have a vulnerable conversation about a chapter in our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. We are not licensed therapists, so we rely a lot on the experts. I sometimes say, “Do your research and consult a professional.” Somatic therapies are a helpful tool to help us take control of our healing and make progress on our …
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Blondes and Boos started in 2020 with Krista Tweedy and Erin Eck during the Covid lock down. We added Brandi Butcher to the mix in September of 2022. We are friends on the outside of the shows, and get together when we can. We are all based out of Missouri. Erin has recently stepped out to spend more time with her family. We are friends who love to…
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