Crystal Cheatham

For those of us from marginalized backgrounds & identities, this 4-day devotional offers reflection on what it means to be a suffering part of the Body and how we can work towards healing ourselves and others, to start mending the whole Body of Christ.

Day 1 - Receiving Life’s Fullness: Written by Deborah Jian Lee and ready by host, Theresa Ta.

Pass the Salt is a product of Our Bible App, edited and produced by Crystal Cheatham.

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Hope Beyond the Hymen:A Sermon on Luke 20:27–38 by Tuhina Verma Rasche

Hannah Bonner achieved her masters of divinity from Duke University Divinity School. Dedicated to amplifying the voices of young women, she produced a documentary, “Awaken the Voice,” to ensure that the young women she worked with in pursuing justice for Sandra Bland would be remembered. An avid hiker, Hannah can be found most evenings admiring a saguaro cactus along one of Tucson’s many trails. And now Hannah. Support her work on the border by giving to some of the organizations referenced in this episode: Desert Southwest Conference, Las Americas, and Coalición de Derechos Humanos.

Sarah Bowen is a member of One Spirit Interfaith Seminary's academic staff, Spiritual Directors International, and several recovery communities. She is the best selling author of the award winning book Void if Detached: Seeking Modern Spirituality through my Father’s Old Sermons and newly released follow up title Spiritual Rebel: A Positively Addictive Guide to Finding Deeper Perspective and Higher Purpose.

Sarah seeks to help others connect with the higher power of their own understanding, in whatever way is meaningful to each. I just find her words to be way less angry and more sensical than mine so I really hope you embrace this discussion and walk away with some lessons as I did.

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• Sarah Bowen’s devotional in Our Bible App

• Sarah Bowen’s upcoming workshops

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Samantha Field grew up in a Christian fundamentalist cult, but escaped as a young adult. Now, she writes about being a bisexual woman and abuse survivor, exploring intersectional feminism and liberation theology. Her devotional “Re-Reading Ruth” has been featured in Our Bible App. This 5-day devotional explores the book of Ruth through several different ways, taking a closer look at what it says about women, story and myth, immigrants and refugees, and systematic oppression.

Our friends at Faith in Public Life are circulating a petition to push Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and every Senator to act on gun violence and end mass shootings. Senators must act now to free us from fear: Our family, friends and neighbors shouldn’t have to live in danger. Sign the petition.

Q: What do you get when you put two app developers in a podcast together? A: GREAT CONVERSATION! Ya’ll we queer/Christian business owners are taking over the world. It was a pleasure to sit down with Adam Evers. Adam Evers is the co-founder of Believr, an app yet to launch that promises to be the premier dating app for LGBTQ+ Christians. In this interview Adam shares about his personal experience and in the second half of the show we learn more about the inner workings of taking on a project like the love lives of LGBTQ+ Christians.

In this episode I interview Ben Christian of A Game for Good Christians. Similar to Cards Against Humanity this card game is irreverent and will most likely make you spit out your drink if you’re not careful. The difference is that these cards are all sourced from Biblical material—and let the hilarity ensue! I hope you enjoy the show.

Yaz Nunez

Soulforce

Yaz Nuñez is a friend and former co-worker from Soulforce. Solfource works to sabotage Christian Supremacy and end the political and religious oppression of all marginalized people. With an ethic of relentless, nonviolent resistance, Soulforce sabotages Christian Supremacy through research and informed strategy. Yaz recently became Soulforce’s youngest co-Executive Director. It was recently announced that Yaz and Alba Onofrio (Rev. Sex) will be taking over Haven Herrin’s role together, to ensure the brave and hard work that Soulforce continues to get done. I wanted to sit down with Yaz to talk about that transition.

Erin Green

Brave Commons

Erin Green is an affirming biblical scholar and LGBTQ+ activist. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Azusa Pacific University and is a current Mdiv student at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Erin is best known for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ students on conservative, Christian university campuses. She is also the Co-Executive Director of Brave Commons, a Queer Latinx led group seeking to dismantle oppressive systems at Christian Universities and address the denial of basic human rights of LGBTQ+ students. I met Erin online as I do most of my guests, and soon invited her to write for Our Bible App. You can check out her first devotional, “Our feelings are holy,” in the app with more to come. Find out more about her work at Erinrgreen.com.