All Things Made New

Hello friends. This episode we get to talk to a new friend Megan McDermott. Megan McDermott is a poet and Episcopal priest living in Massachusetts. In 2018, she graduated from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, an interdisciplinary program dedicated to religion and the arts. Her first full-length collection, Jesus Merch: A Catalog in Poems, was published in 2023 with Fernwood Press. She is also the author of two chapbooks, Woman as Communion (Game Over Books) and Prayer Book for Contemporary Dating (Ethel Zine and Micro-Press). Her poems have been published in a variety of journals, including U.S. Catholic, UCity Review, Moist Poetry Journal, Night Heron Barks, and more.  You can follow her on bluesky at @megmcdermott92.bsky.social

Zack Hunt has spent the last decade making BBQ and writing about the interplay of faith and politics in the public sphere on his eponymous blog, Substack, and Patheos as well as contributing articles to multiple publications. He's also made appearances in Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe, Huffington Post, and various other media outlets. He’s the author of Godbreathed: What It Really Means For the Bible to be Divinely Inspired and Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong. Social media: Twitter: ZaackHunt Facebook: Zack Hunt Substack: To Be Determined

Catherine McNiel is an author, editor, and speaker seeking the creative, redemptive work of God in our ordinary lives. Catherine's books include ⁠Fearing Bravely: Risking Love for our Neighbors, Strangers, and Enemies⁠; ⁠All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World⁠; and ⁠Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline⁠ which was an ECPA finalist for New Author. She is pursuing a Master of Divinity at North Park Theological Seminary and is on the lookout for wisdom, beauty, and iced coffee. Connect more at ⁠catherinemcniel.com⁠ Socials: Twitter: ⁠@CatherineMcNiel⁠ Facebook: ⁠Catherine McNiel Writes⁠ Instagram: ⁠catherinemcniel⁠

In this episode, I get to talk to Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser. Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser was born and raised in NYC and currently lives in Kansas City. She identifies a proud African American woman who lives with Cerebral Palsy. Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser received her B.S. in Adolescent Education with a concentration in English from Nyack College (now, Alliance University) in NY. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City. In addition, she received her Doctor of Ministry from NTS in April 2022. Her focus was on disability theology and spiritual formation. Rev. Dr. Letiah is the pastor of The Open KC, an organizer with the KS Poor People’s Campaign, A National Call for Moral Revival, a hospital chaplain at a local trauma hospital and a disability rights advocate. She is a contributing writer in the devotional "We Cry Justice; Reading the Bible with The Poor People’s Campaign" and was named one of the 10 Christian Women shaping the church in 2022 by Sojourners. Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser is currently the Season 9 host of The Millennial Pastor Podcast. This season is all about Disability and the Church. You can check it out here: https://anchor.fm/millennial-pastors Socials: Facebook: Letiah.Frasier Twitter: RevLetiah Instagram: RevLetiah

In this episode, I get to talk to my friend Kathy Khang. Kathy Khang is a writer, speaker, and yoga teacher. She is the author of Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent & How to Speak Up (IV Press, 2018), a contributing editor for Sojourners magazine, the co-author of More Than Serving Tea (IV Press, 2006), and the author of Alabaster Guided Meditations, Psalms Vol. 1 and 2 (IV Press, 2020). She also serves as the board chair for Christians for Social Action. Ms. Khang was a newspaper reporter in Green Bay and Milwaukee, WI before spending more than two decades in vocational ministry where she focused on leadership development and training leaders in diversity and justice. She holds a BS in journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. She is based in the north suburbs of Chicago and is honored to be mom to three incredible young adults. Ms. Khang blogs at www.kathykhang.com, is on Twitter and Instagram as @mskathykhang, and posts at www.facebook.com/kathykhangauthor. Twitter: mskathykhang Instagram: mskathykhang Website: KathyKhang.com Podcast: The Facinating Podcast

Welcome back, Krispin Mayfield. This week, we talk about a trauma-informed church. Krispin Mayfield is a therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy, working with individuals and couples in Portland, OR. He explores the intersection of spirituality and attachment science on his podcast Attached to the Invisible and has a forthcoming book on the topic, Attached to God. You can follow Krispin on Twitter or Instagram Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/K__Mayfield Instagram: https://www.instagram.com//krispinmayfield

This week, I got to have a thoughtful conversation with Matt Nightingale. Matt Nightingale is a pastor, musician, speaker, writer and spiritual director living and working in San Francisco’s North Bay Area. He is founder and president of Common Sanctuary, and co-pastor (along with his long-time best friend, Tony Gapastione) of The Quest, a progressive American Baptist church in Marin County. He is also a spiritual director and support group facilitator with The Christian Closet, which offers web-based counseling, coaching, and spiritual direction for LGBTQ Christians. Matt is the proud father of four adult children: Joshua, Jacob, Emily and Zachary. www.mattnightingale.com www.commonsanctuary.org www.thechristiancloset.com www.wearethequest.org www.journeycentersantarosa.org Social media: www.facebook.com/mattnightingale www.twitter.com/mattnightingale www.instagram.com/mattnightingale

Today I have the pleasure of talking to Winn Collier. A pastor for 25 years, Collier was the founding pastor of All Souls Charlottesville in Virginia. He now directs the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary in Michigan. He holds a PhD from the University of Virginia, where he focused on the intersection of religion and literary fiction. Collier and his wife, Miska, a spiritual director, live in Holland, Michigan, with their two sons. Buy A Burning In My Bones here. Winn Collier's website.

This week, I got to talk once again to the fabulous Abby Norman. Abby Norman is a pastor, teacher, mother, and wife who lives and loves in the city of Atlanta. She has two kids, a naughty dog, and a husband she married before her brain was fully developed. She is very glad that worked out as well as it has. Abby pastors a small church on the outskirts of the Atlanta suburbs and still has enough words to continue blogging and showing up regularly on all social media outlets as @abbynormansays. Abby has a book coming out in May of 2021 from Broadleaf press: You CAN talk to God like that: The surprising power of lament to save your faith. Pre-order Abby's book "You CAN Talk to God Like That" https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Talk-Like-That/dp/150646906X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=you+can+talk+to+god+like+that&qid=1599695678&sr=8-1 Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbynormansays Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abbynormansays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbynormansays/

Robert Vore is an Atlanta-area therapist with a particular focus in adolescents & young adults. He’s also a certified QPR Suicide Prevention Instructor for groups of any size and offers trainings & consultations to churches, ministries, & other groups on topics such as the intersection of faith & mental health, youth development, college student mental health and maintaining your mental health while working in ministry.    He’s also an advocate online for better mental health engagement in faith communities, with writing featured on Relevant, The Mighty, Thought Catalog, Patheos, and more. He’s the creator and Co-Host of CXMH: a Podcast on Faith & Mental Health. Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertVore Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertvore/ CXMH Podcast: https://cxmhpodcast.com/

Becky Castle Miller is a writer and speaker on emotional, mental, and spiritual health in the church. She recently graduated from Northern Seminary with a master's in New Testament Context, studying with Scot McKnight. Her discipleship workbook with Dr. McKnight is called Following King Jesus. She is working on a new book about Jesus's emotions. She and her husband and their five kids and two cats just relocated to the US after living in the Netherlands for the past 8 years, working at an international church. Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcastlemiller

Rachael Ward (they/them) is a public theologian and LGBTQ+ activist currently pursuing their Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Practical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. They are the co-founder of Bible Queery, a collective focused on offering one-on-one and group facilitation for queer people of faith. Rachael deeply believes in the healing nature of narrative and lives within the liminal space between the academy, the Church, and the public square. Rachael lives in Atlanta with their wife, Chelsea, and two fur babies - Jack and Frances. Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/queerinfaith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queerinfaith Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queerinfaith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/biblequeery

This week, I get to bring you a special conversation between Jenna DeWitt, Kelly Wolfe, and myself. Jenna DeWitt is an aromantic asexual Methodist. She spent a decade writing and editing in Christian media, and now edits a wide variety of publications from websites to books to articles to curriculum. She holds a bachelor of arts in journalism from Baylor University. She's originally from the border of Eastern New Mexico and the West Texas Panhandle, but now she lives in sunny Southern California. You can read her blog, Invisible Cake Society, and find her on Twitter at @Jenna_DeWitt for more on queer advocacy within the church, singleness, mental health, and pop culture. Kelly Wolfe is a 33 year old woman and native of the Dallas area, where she works as an insurance agent. She is single, the proud aunt of two precious nephews, and a dog mom to a 16-year-old Chihuahua named Wilson. She is a creative, a question-asker, an Enneagram 8w9, and a lover of all the http://animals.As a lifelong church girl, Kelly spent 30 years in conservative evangelicalism, but now identifies as “60% Episcopal, 40% ELCA Lutheran”. She was confirmed in her Episcopal church in 2020. You can find her on Twitter and IG @kellykwolfe. Note: This episode contains a frank and honest conversation about sex and masturbation. You will hear my kids bust in, but I was recording with headphones so they didn't hear any of our conversations, as it's not age-appropriate for them. 

This week we get to have an amazing conversation with Krispin Mayfield Krispin Mayfield is a therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy, working with individuals and couples in Portland, OR. He explores the intersection of spirituality and attachment science on his podcast Attached to the Invisible and has a forthcoming book on the topic. You can follow Krispin on Twitter or Instagram Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/K__Mayfield Instagram: https://www.instagram.com//krispinmayfield

This week, I got to talk to a new friend Jan Owen. Jan Owen is a grief counselor and the author of Fighting Forward. Jan received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama, with a depth study in leadership. Jan spent 15 years as a licensed and ordained worship pastor. She is also the founder and president of the Give Worship Project, a non-profit which provided training for indigenous leaders. Jan graduated graduate school with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She owns a Private practice, specializing in grief. Social Media: https://twitter.com/janjowen

This week we get to talk to Justin McRoberts. Justin lives in the East San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two kids. He coaches artists, leaders and ministers along with writing books on the practices of prayer and creativity Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinmcroberts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustinRMcRoberts Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinmcroberts

In this week's episode, we get an amazing conversation with K.J. Ramsey. K.J. Ramsey (BA, Covenant College, MA, Denver Seminary) is a licensed professional counselor, writer, and recovering idealist who believes sorrow and joy coexist. She is the author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers, and her writing has been published in Christianity Today, RELEVANT, The Huffington Post, Fathom Magazine, Health Central, and more on the integration of theology, psychology, and spiritual formation. She and her husband live in Denver, Colorado. Follow K.J.'s writing at kjramsey.com and across social media at @kjramseywrites. Social Media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/kjramseywrites Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kjramseywrites Instagram: http://instagram.com/kjramseywrites

This week I got to have a fascinating conversation with Amie Waters In her own words, "My name is Amie, I make music and run a youtube channel where I mostly do cover songs from video games, tv shows and movies. I also make original music and compose music for anyone who needs it." Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/acewatersthe3rd Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/amiewatersmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/amiewatersmusic

This week I get to share with you the conversation with Marlena Graves. Marlena Graves is a writer and adjunct professor. She worked at the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) with migrant farm workers and urban youth, in non-profits, and in pastoral associate roles. Marlena holds an MDiv from Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York, and is a graduate of the Renovaré Institute. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in American Cultural Studies at Bowling Green State University. She has been a bylined writer for Christianity Today, (in)courage, womenleaders.com, and Our Daily Bread and numerous other venues. She is the author of The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself (IVP) and the upcoming Enneagram 9 Daily Readings (IVP, 2021). She is also the author of A Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of Brokenness (Brazos Press, 2014). She lives with her husband and three daughters in Toledo, Ohio. Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarlenaGraves

This week, we get to talk to the lovely Jessica Kantrowitz. Jessica Kantrowitz is a writer and theologian living in Boston, Massachusetts. She writes about theology, culture, social justice, and chronic illness, including her own struggles with depression and migraines. Her writing has been featured in places like Sojourners, Think Christian, The Good Men Project, and Our Bible App. The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You through Depression is her first book. Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jfkantrowitz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenthousandplaces.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicafaithkantrowitz/