In this Roadside Conversation, Jonah speaks with outreach and admissions coordinator for the Seminary of the Christian Community in North America Dan Mistak about a life shaped by faith, rupture, and responsibility.

Dan reflects on growing up in a rigid religious environment, losing inherited certainties, and moving through science, philosophy, law, and policy work without settling into easy answers. The conversation explores how wounds can harden into ideology or soften into care, what it means to act justly inside broken systems, and how faith can remain alive without becoming a weapon or an identity badge.

This episode is unscripted and personal. It’s not about having the right language, but about staying honest, staying open, and learning how to live without building defenses that turn inward or outward.

Part of the ongoing Roadside Conversations series.Support the show

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The Light in Every Thing is a podcast of The Seminary of The Christian Community in North America. Learn more about the Seminary and its offerings at our website. This podcast is supported by our growing Patreon community. To learn more, go to www.patreon.com/ccseminary.

Thanks to Elliott Chamberlin who composed our theme music, “Seeking Together."