Best Grace Summit Community Church Podcasts (2024)

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Authentic Selves Book Brunch Panel Discussion at Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 35:46

2M ago35:46

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Here is the link to the full program. https://youtu.be/4vhIQ2v3q7E?si=9J1oE4CafoaKWona PANEL DISCUSSION Joey Morelli, author of Authentic Selves Liliana Rauer Bonnie Violet BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To learn more about how to co…

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One Memory That Really got me Thinking (Alex) an exert from "transmission" a spiritual autobiography 14:32

3M ago14:32

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"You see of late I have been really challenged with feeling loved, supported and cared for by my family and I think in feel so deeply like this in this moment and time, a moment and time that I feel like I need them more than I have ever needed them, it paints over all the ways my family has shown up for me of the years. It doesn’t allow me to expe…

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Jan 21 2024 The Church with a Capital O - "Our" Church

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Genesis 1-11 lays out every theme of the Bible – Tuesdays or Wednesdays – over Zoom starting soon.Last week we talked about the Church – Capital C – universal, invisible.This week, we will talk about the Capital O church – Our church. Some of us have been together for many decades. You are the church here. It has never been about a program or organ…

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Intro to My Book - Journal Entry #3 12:02

4M ago12:02

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I have been contemplating it for years and now is the time. I started writing my book last night, here is a bit of the intro from my soon to be book titled "transmission" a spiritual autobiography. xoxo BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.…

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Jan 14 2024 The Kingdom of God and The Church

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We’ve been looking at the Kingdom of God. The first week we started, I had mentioned that on this week we would revisit the relationship between the Church and the Kingdom. This week – Cindy follows people on – substacks and other places – and everyone is commenting on The Church – the Universal Church – knowing and understanding and appreciating T…

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Jan 7 2024 The Kingdom of God 2

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20240107Last week after our discussion time, there were some really good points brought up. Sue shared some great thoughts… John Ference and I were talking about the ‘already but not yet’ concept…Jesus’ first announcement of the Kingdom of God – both Matthew and Mark listed these similarly:Right after the temptation in the wilderness:Jesus came int…

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Embracing the Dark - Journal Entry #2 26:36

4M ago26:36

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TW: SA, METH, RECOVERY Reflecting a bit on the role of darkness in life and what to do with it. Wrestle it, embrace it, learn from it, extinguish it, or ... I didn't initially think I would be discussing my experience with meth but it was one of the first times I allowed myself to live in the darkness that I had been trying so hard to avoid. BIG Th…

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Life in Glitter - Journal Entry #1 35:52

4M ago35:52

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"When I stopped chasing the glitter and spent some time in the dark." - Bonnie Violet Audio Journal entry for January 5, 2024, reflection on glitter ie light, sparkle, passion, purpose, femininity, soft strength & the dark ie fear, scarcity, depression, unworthy, death, isolation, loneliness Would love to hear what you think about this entry? Do yo…

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Dec 31 2023 The Kingdom of God

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I have been going over things our church has been growing in. This next one is one I think we've really excelled at...I think that we are becoming a Jesus People. Not the 70s Jesus people – nor a superiority like Paul spoke of when he talked about being ‘of Apollos, or Paul, or Jesus’ – but that we, as a community, are learning to live out the trai…

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Dec 24 2023 Christmas - The Great Reversal

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Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.Isaiah – The prophecy has 2 fulfillments – 1 immediately following – and the word, virgin has a double meaning as well – virgin= young woman – but also means virgin, like, the virgin Mary…Luke 2: In those days Ca…

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Dec 17 2023 Want to be Great? Become the Servant of All

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20231217Last week, at the very end, I talked about a strength of our church in the area of serving. I’d like to take a deeper look at this from the view of Advent. I’m going to do some weird things with the Bible to connect Advent and serving!Thank You for this time – and that You left heaven, not regarding equality with God a thing to cling to – Y…

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Dec 10 2023 The Creeds

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It has been brought to my attention that while I study these things through the week – and mention things like the essentials and non-essentials – not everyone might know what I mean by the essentials.While the Creeds are not …The Creeds often deal with a response to certain heresies.Apostles CreedNicene Creed – 325 AD – dealing with an issue in th…

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Dec 3 2023 Generosity

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This morning I’m going to do two mini-sermons – there will be a bridge in between the two – and if you blink, you’ll miss it!This is about learning, unlearning, and relearning and the strengths of our church through the year.Matt Lynch – Flood and Fury – addresses how to view violence in the Bible. I have not personally read it – but “The Bible con…

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Nov 26 2023 Jesus - A Friend of Sinners (are you?)

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We have been doing a series on things we’ve learned as a church. Last week – I mentioned this quote:Brennan Manning “Though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinners at a distance.” (Ragamuffin Gospel)As I read that – I can see – for some, how they might have trouble and …

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Nov 19 2023 Wounded By the Church

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Another thing our church has done over the years – is being a respite for those who have been burned or wounded by church or other Christians.Here are some books that have helped me through this process:Larry Crabb – Shattered Dreams / The Pressure’s OffPhilip Yancey - Disappointment with God, What's so Amazing about Grace, The Jesus I Never KnewI’…

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As the Deer Panteth - Desire of Your Heart - A Transgender Story 27:27

8M ago27:27

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I was invited to offer a reflection, this is what happened. 🦋🙏🏻🕯 May we open our mind to build new strength, receive knowledge in our hearts and wisdom in our body - Help me to set aside my anxieties and allow me to be a channel Allow me to speak what you would have me speak for the greater good 📜 Psalms 42 1-3 ESV 1 tAs a deer pants for flowing st…

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Drag Sanctuary - Welcome & Intro by Rev Sara LaWall with Sermon by B0NNi33 Vi0L3T 23:34

9M ago23:34

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a multi-faith "drag sanctuary" - praise and worship service in collaboration with @aqueerchaplain & @boiseuufellowship August 20th, 2023 at 10am located at 6200 N Garrett St Boise, ID 83714 FULL SERVICE • "Drag Sanctuary" - Drag Queens Sermon • "Drag Sanctuary" - Drag Queens & DragKing Lead Church Sermon Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer s…

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Are You A Christian? 🎤 Say Something Sundays 32:29

10M ago32:29

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🎙 Say Something with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain Join me LiVE or Watch on YouTube later @aqueerchaplain or Listen wherever you listen to podcasts also @aqueerchaplain ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will c…

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🦋 Queer Grace | Pride Sermon | Father's Day Bethany United Methodist Church of San Francisco 31:05

10M ago31:05

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** pulled from facebook - my apologies for quality of video & sound #pride #dragqueen #grace Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christi…

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Grace is as Grace does 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Edition 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 22:49

11M ago22:49

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🎙 Say Something with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 9 - Grace is as Grace Does 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Edition June 11, 2023 @ 333pm MST on LiVESTREAM Forrest Gump replied “Stupid is as stupid does”, meaning that a person should be judged by their actions, not their appearance. So what about Grace? can yo…

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Why Visibility Matters 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Edition 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 42:53

11M ago42:53

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🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 8 - Why Visibility Matters : Pride Edition June 4, 2023 @ 333pm MST on LiVESTREAM "I don't have a problem with LGBTQIA+ people just stop shoving it down my throat. I can't even drink a Bud Light, go to Target or watch the Little Mermaid without you interrupting it with your woke agenda." State…

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💚 Healing Through Grief & Loss 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 39:36

12M ago39:36

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🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 7 - Healing Through Grief & Loss "I define grief as the natural normal response to something being taken from you without your permission." - Kaylee Kron 🎙 https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/podcast/63-healing-through-grief-loss My Spiritual Recovery Story thru drag https://youtu.be/f9-PGmWy…

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This Is Where I Belong 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 37:21

12M ago37:21

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🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 6 - This Is Where I Belong “You are only free when you realize you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great,” Maya Angelou ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for…

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Spiritual Threading Exercise Collaborating with the Universe Workshop (Clip) with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 12:14

12M ago12:14

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A queer-led, trauma-informed workshop on how to collaborate with the Universe/Spirit/Divine. Many of us grew up with unhelpful or problematic ideas about "God" that took away our agency or left us feeling unworthy. Prayer was like an algorithm we were supposed to perfect. And outside of religious institutions, if you're looking for spiritual direct…

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🔻 Recovery from Addiction 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 39:49

1y ago39:49

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💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 5 - Recovery from Addiction The opposite of addiction is connection. Hear my experience, strength and hope from addiction as I celebrate 2 recovery milestones. (May 5, 2018 - May 10, 2008) To be human is to be an addict? Where is our current consumption…

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An Attempt to Not Be Alone 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 33:42

1y ago33:42

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💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 4 ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will commit to go LIVE each week at 333pm MST for 33 minutes or less to SAY SO…

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💊💊 2 Years of Hormones 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 36:36

1y ago36:36

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💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 3 💊💊 2 Years of Hormones I reflect and share my experience with hormones over the past two years. The physical. The mental. The Spiritual. So grateful to have had access to my medication much of the last couple of years ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I att…

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💭 In the Comments 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 40:54

1y ago40:54

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🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 2 💭 In the Comments I have been impacted a bit more than usual by what is being left or said "in the comments" across all my social platforms. I do my best to try to "pay these no mind" and I am very curious as to the why behind the comments and the perceived seeking to comment. A conversation…

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🦋 Trans Day of Visibility 2023 - In Summary 🎤 Say Something Sunday - with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 36:52

1y ago36:52

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Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. 📺 Watch Podcast on YouTube Videos Referenced in Episode 👉🏻 👉🏻 Touch - Take Two 👈🏻 👈🏻 Gender Transition & Touch Splintered Grace - Trans Day of Visibility Why Trans Visibility Matters - I…

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👉🏻 👉🏻 Touch - Take Two 👈🏻 👈🏻 Gender Transition & Touch with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 13:37

1y ago13:37

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💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen I will be sharing with you a writing from the Story Story Night on Boise from February 28th, 2023. This was my 44th Birthday and the Story was on Touch, part 1 was of the story was focused on how childhood trauma impacted my sense of Touch, Part Two which is what I will share here via a reading for focused o…

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🔆 a queer chaplain update : january twenty eighth, two thousand twenty three 5:11

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🎬 Produced & hosted by Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 🌐 https://www.aqueerchaplain.org 💛 https://www.patreon.com/bonnieviolet 💠 Splintered Grace Podcast - Bonnie Violet and her conservative christian Aunt Tina 🌐 https://linktr.ee/aqueerchaplain 🎙 https://splinteredgrace.buzzsprout.com 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@splinteredgrace 🦋 tranSpirit - bonni…

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What if.... (Transgender Awareness Week) 7:55

1+ y ago7:55

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TW: SA, Suicide, Addiction, Transphobia, Homophobia, Spiritual Trauma What if What if my father painted my fingernails when I was 4 ... ... When you protect trans youth you embrace the full image of God When you protect trans youth you talk about a black trans woman, trans person from Ethiopia or a little boy who loved to wear “a princess dress” bo…

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👑 Drag & Spirituality - Gender Diverse The Spirit, The Body, The Artist. 1:19:11

2y ago1:19:11

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a conversation about all things gender, all things drag & all things spiritual. 👑 Ashlé Blow. 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/ashle_blow "As a non-binary performer who is transitioning later in life. I find this experience to be incredibly spiritual and enlightening. My gender identity presented itself back in 2015, and after fighting against it due to…

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Something Happened ....... Bells-Palsy 10:47

2y ago10:47

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Something Happened ....... Bells-Palsy BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via Splinte…

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It Matters Not? 6:39

2y ago6:39

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Are these identities even helping? I’ve come a long way from this line of thinking. #5yearsago #value #worth #mattering #queer #addict #beardedlady #uneducated #alcoholic #identity BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To learn more about h…

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What do I call you now? She saw I was trans!?! I saw I was trans and I had been all along! 17:06

2y ago17:06

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(Sorry if sound is kind of low, you may need to turn up the volume) I recorded this about a year ago prior to starting hormones after a life affirming conversation with my beautiful cousin, Asia. I share that conversation and reflect on my history and fears of drag and being trans in my 20's to now. #transphobia #transdrag #transgender She saw I wa…

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walk and talk - NYC - 1 year on hormones 20:47

2y ago20:47

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NEW WEBSITE www.aqueerchaplain.org BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via Splintered …

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Walk and Talk : It’s been a minute … Hello 2022 17:07

2+ y ago17:07

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Walk and Talk : It’s been a minute … Hello 2022 Thats a wrap, Bonnie Violet goes live n downtown Boise on the 1st Day of January 2020. Share a bit about being home for the holidays, "accepting love in all it's forms in 2021 and focusing on herself by expressing what and who she needs in order to live her best life. xoxo #walkandtalk #downtownboise …

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Say Something : My Inheritance 26:15

2+ y ago26:15

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Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. Topics will include - 1. Desire for God, No Longer Desperate https://youtu.be/qk4kZnAEyWg 2. Our Need to Know, Desire to Understand 3. F#$* the Golden Rule I want more 4. Forgive Them fo…

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Say Something : The Delusion/Illusion of Brokenness & Separateness 21:05

2+ y ago21:05

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Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. Topics will include - 1. Desire for God, No Longer Desperate https://youtu.be/qk4kZnAEyWg 2. Our Need to Know, Desire to Understand 3. F#$* the Golden Rule I want more 4. Forgive Them fo…

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Say Something : Desire for "GOD" No Longer Desperate 29:44

2+ y ago29:44

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I share the why and how I went from desperation to desire of "GOD" Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. Topics will include - 1. The Delusion/Illusion of Brokenness and Separateness, 2. Our Need to Know, Desire to Understan…

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👑 Queen & Sober : Courage and Grace 45:53

2+ y ago45:53

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For many of us in the queer community, we experience the fear and rejection of faith communities. We hide in the closets, afraid to talk about the pain and isolation we feel when coming to terms with who our authentic selves are. When we finally open the closet door and take those brave steps out of the shadows, we are too often not met with open s…

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Transpirituality and Recovery with A Queer Chaplain Bonnie Violet pulled from Queer Devotions 1:00:46

2+ y ago1:00:46

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In one our most favourite interviews to date, Queer Devotions hosts Bonnie Violet, known as "A Queer Chaplain" on her vibrant YouTube page and Facebook group, two resources which are now included in our resource portal (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCchdYtGelcYRgrUA1KFcogA). In this moving episode, Bonnie speaks about growing up in rural Idaho, …

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👑 GOD in Drag - an interview with a queer chaplain - Bonnie Violet 30:19

3y ago30:19

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For me, I have always had the sense that the transgender soul and the art of drag naturally open us up to the highest levels of Spirituality. Ram Dass once famously said, "Treat everyone like GOD in drag." This speaks to me as to how we are all living as slight representations of who we truly are. What could we be if we weren't afraid to be authent…

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👑 Drag & Spirituality : A Multi-Faith Conversation 1:07:16

3y ago1:07:16

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‘Drag & Spirituality’ part deux!! Join a multi-faith international conversation featuring Mango Lassi, Coco Sho-Nell, LoUis CYfer, and hostess, B0NNi33 Vi0L3T. Tune in live @aqueerchaplain on YouTube, Facebook or Twitch! Humza A. Mian aka Mango Lassi is a queer Canadian-Pakistani who currently resides in the GTA. He is a Registered Veterinary Techn…

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TranSpirit with Hollywood Texas 1:00:13

3y ago1:00:13

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Hollywood Texas The Last Mojosexual - a curator of sacred space, an ancestral story teller, and chosen healer of the First Gender: indigenous intersex, intergender, and interspirit ancestors of the Human Being. They are called on to serve spirit through all that they touch by restoring the long lost language of life itself, known as authentic movem…

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👑 Drag & Spirituality with LOTUS BOY 1:02:55

3y ago1:02:55

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LOTUS BOY is a trans, fluid, Chinese-American drag king based in Occupied Muwekma Ohlone Land (aka San Jose, CA). He is a former Vacation Bible School enthusiast who was raised Christian, but currently identifies as Spiritual and non-denominational (for now). Through their drag, she seeks to channel messages from their ancestors and their Highest S…

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👑 Drag & Spirituality + TranSpirit with Polly Amber Ross & Peter Pansexual 1:00:41

3y ago1:00:41

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Polly Amber Ross (she/they) is an undead housewife living her best afterlife dissecting the patriarchy one slaughter at a time, and Peter Pansexual (he/they) is a zombie manchild working to unlearn toxic masculinity while falling apart at the seams. Both are alteregos of Trans Nonbinary Queer performance artist Chris Steele (they/them) that have be…

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👑 Thoughts of a Drag Queen 16:26

3y ago16:26

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A response to a viewers question. "...my sole mission in life is finding spiritual truths. Not beliefs, not feelings, not experiences, but rock solid spiritual truths of who God is and just what exactly is the divine plan for the creation of humanity and this earth. I want to know the will of God for our lives. I want to know the character of God. …

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👑 Drag & Spirituality : Flamy Grant 1:07:09

3y ago1:07:09

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Flamy Grant is a San Diego-based drag performer, and yes, that name is an homage to the queen of Christian pop herself, Amy Grant. Flamy sings, writes, and hosts a podcast about spiritual deconstruction called Heathen. When she's not blessing TikTok with her signature 60-second sermons, this polygender preacher is taking on toxic religion by turnin…

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