Asking for me: a podcast of questions

Taking a page from the Shakespearean stage, this episode is the comparison of what happened to Lear and his daughter Cordelia in the face of intensifying scrutiny and test of loyalty. I consider what reading comprehension is and what situational comprehension is, like reading the room as if it's a book. How do we know what is really going on? How can we tell who is truly loyal and loving to us and who is plotting behind our backs? "I wish we'd all been ready" or something Shakespeare might say.

Transcript if you prefer to read on the blog AskingForMe.org

Is the label of "Christian" too broad? How do we know who is and who isn't? What do we make of Christian Celebrity and its place in the Church? Asking these questions and more...

for a full transcript if you prefer to read it, AskingForMe.org

"Because that's what true followers of Jesus do. That's the work of the Christian life. To fight the fires and push back when all hell breaks loose."

Being abusive is not treated as badly as being heretical. Some of us are insisting they are the same picture.

Complementarian theology is a way to explain the existence of differences in gender, male and female binary, and their role in social structure as ordained by God according to those who believe in it. That theology, as opposed to egalitarianism, is a core component of Christian Nationalism, motivating the agenda to redefine everything related to women and “their place”

For transcript: https://askingforme.org/2025/08/13/christian-nationalisms-ties-to-complementarian-theology-and-misogyny-part-one/

What does Pro-Life really mean in an age when Christian Nationalism makes it clear they don’t actually want everyone to exist?

What is Christian Nationalism? That’s the hot topic these days and many, especially within the movement itself, are vying to definitively define and shape the ideology while others are pushing for distance from Christianity itself. Here are a few brief thoughts. Transcript available on the blog At AskingForMe dot org.

The two words that have been driving me this year, not just the month of January, which felt like a year. But, you know, for the past several months: Healthy skepticism.

Part 1 of Moses Flores' story is here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mOMaeIeVnuHeZvF2N1JSI?si=BIPw1tXdTdaJrI8swC9aow

In Part 2, Moses shares the fallout of attempting to request charges against his senior pastor and how the pastor instead turned others against Moses and bore false witness about Moses' engagement in ministry and even his marriage, harming his wife and family in the process. Listen in to more of Moses' story and how he continues to call his brothers in his previous church and Presbytery to love and to save each other from their sinfulness.

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"Leaving Church" is a series of stories recorded with people who have left their churches and/or denominations over the past few years. You can listen to other episodes on AskingForMe.org.

Sadly, a common story among church goers is how actions of the leaders are targeted against someone who asks for more accountability from them. This is the story that our guest, Moses Flores, shares about his church in McAllen, Texas. A former ruling elder and ministry leader in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), Flores tells how he went from a supportive relationship with the lead Pastor of his church to a "no win situation" once he became the target of spiritually abusive decisions.

Listen in to part 1 as Moses shares his story and the hurtful experience he and his wife endured at the hands of the South Texas Presbytery, PCA. Stay tuned for Part 2 to be released soon.

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Reflections on The Wall of Silence podcast

Episodes 8-9: Helen's Story

I just finished listening to a podcast and wanted to record some thoughts I had. It's called The Wall of Silence, and it was a two-part episode that I listened to from a woman who had been on the ACNA Bishops Council in the Midwest.

I was struck by how similar things were between her story and mine and my husband. Here are some of those thoughts. You can also read the transcript on the blog at askingforme.org.