We asked, and you all responded! This week Emmy and Natalia read and talk about the ways Cafeterians have church shopped and how it went. 

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Emmy and Natalia answer our most commonly asked listener question about churches and how to find a “good” church that also is safe, but also has good music, and also good preaching, and and and and and. 

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Emmy and Natalia welcome Beth Silvers of Pantsuit Politics to spend a little time talking about the intersections of faith and politics and why we haven’t given up on either just yet. 

Links: Pantsuit Politics: https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/ 

Sarah Bessey Article: https://sarahbessey.substack.com/p/are-we-still-calling-ourselves-christians 

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Emmy and Natalia talk about a few stories about Christianity that have been in the news this week, and why it matters to stay in this faith thing, even when it feels like it would be easier to just walk away. www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

Natalia drags Emmy into her rabbit hole of interest in the papacy and tries to convince her that it matters and that we should care - even if we’re super not Catholic.

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Emmy offers a short meditation on life after Easter Sunday. 

Content warning for discussion of a suicide attempt.

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Emmy and Natalia talk about hope - and why it is so hard to hold onto right now, and what we are doing to hold onto hope when everything else is telling us to just let it go. 

Poem: Hope is Not a Thing with Feathers Emily, It Is a Sewer Rat - by Caitlin Seida

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Emmy and Natalia talk about how we show up during a week of complicated emotions and feelings, and one that often has a lot of church baggage attached to it. As we get closer to this particular week in the church, let’s reflect on what really matters about each day, and why.

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Emmy and Natalia get into a deeply theological talk about God and faith and life right now and why scripture is still relevant and where God is right now. 

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Emmy and Natalia welcome Jeff Chu to talk about his new book, Good Soil. 

Get Jeff’s Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729761/good-soil-by-jeff-chu/ 

See Jeff on his book tour: https://byjeffchu.com/tour

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