The Puddcast

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#138: Relational Resilience for the Exhausted (with Heather Thompson Day)
June 27, 2023

I really believe that we don't have GodGod has us. And therefore you cannot control who else God has. The Holy Spirit is so much outside of anything my tiny brain would try to box God into.

#137: Creating suicide-safe churches (Steve Austin tribute)
May 26, 2023

Loving like Jesus means giving people space to feel whatever it is they're going through. Loving like Jesus means sitting with others in their darkness. The only way to truly love our neighbor is to s

#136-B: Reflecting on Aundi Kolber and self-compassionate survival
April 12, 2023

Tryphena and I kept the mics rolling right after our interview with Aundi Kolber, and let me tell you its a wild ride! We discussed the provocativeness of wholeness, including a physics lesson and a

#136: Flexible strength—compassionate survival (with Aundi Kolber)
March 17, 2023

A trauma response is what allows us to keep going. Maybe we can start there, understanding that God is a giver of good gifts, including our nervous system. And maybe that will invite us further along

#135-B: Unpacking Brad Jersak and the idol smashing of deconstruction
March 02, 2023

Heres a new Puddcast B-Side, unpacking idol smashing and how to create a welcoming, forgiving space as we deconstruct from toxic theology. My pastor, Amy Ryan, joined Tryphena and I to discuss our ta

#135: The necessity, perils and possibilities of deconstruction (with Brad Jersak)
February 15, 2023

Deconstruction is not monolithic; the same thing is not happening to everybody. But God is doing something, and the biggest error we could make is to let it happen in a half-assed way. If deconstructi

#134-B: Exploring Dave Connis on laughter, silliness and work
February 09, 2023

Heres the latest Puddcast B-Side, exploring themes of laughter and silliness and the value of everything, from our interview with Dave Connis. When Dave said, Everything counts something inside me

#134: A theology of laughter and co-creation (with Dave Connis)
January 20, 2023

Laughter is a huge part of being a human. God welcomes all the parts of our humanity so spiritual life can include all the things we like to do, all the things we like to make. It doesnt have to hurt

#133-B: Debriefing Lisa Sharon Harper on race, monarchy & forgiveness
December 22, 2022

Just in time for Christmas comes a wild ride of a B-Side. Looking back at our interview with Lisa Sharon Harper, Tryphena and I reflected on themes of forgiveness and reparations, the gift of tongues

#133: How race broke the world (with Lisa Sharon Harper)
December 07, 2022

The health of any kingdom is symbolized in the health of the images of the monarch. When God said, Let us make humankind in our image that said to the earth, "This whole realm is God's kingdom." So