Description: Conversations about the religious and spiritual life on the other side of dogma. For those deconstructing and reconstructing their faith lives.
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382: Accepting the Shadow and Light of the Church By Gina Colvin May 22, 2022 May 22, 2022 0 Photo Credit: Mini Malist The shadow and light of the church are a part of the same story. Integrating the suffering and the healing that the church created is part of our necessary preparation for the next part of our journey.
Acceptance of our past life in church with its blessings is a wholesome alternative to staying locked in the fight with what has been. In which case, there’s no freedom to move on.
378: When the Church isn’t Enough: Tali Aitofi By Gina Colvin February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022 0 Some years ago, Tali Aitofi found Mormon podcasts and became hooked. But Tali isn’t Mormon, he’s Pentecostal. Yet, his own spiritual and religious journey has played out with the hum of Mormon faith crises in the background. Tali recently came out as gay; he left his family church, and is currently suffering from a life threatening illness. All of this has caused deep and searching questions.
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