Don't you love being told that you're a dirty sinner and fall short of the Glory of God? No? Us either.

In this episode, Amanda and Christina talk extensively about how much they don't like the "Romans Road to Salvation." Amanda specifically talks about the Sinners Prayer too, something Christina was never really taught. And then they talk about what a cop out it is. Oh you sinned? Here's a get outta jail free card and that's all you have to do to repent! Ugh... this episode is definitely filled with quite a few exhausted sighs. 

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Amanda Recommends - Reddit's Forbidden Snacks

Christina Recommends - Meet the Robinsons (Youtube Trailer)

Have you ever recited Psalm 23 to a dying relative? No? Just me? I'll see myself out...

But really--this week Amanda and Christina discuss Psalm 23 and all its peaceful (if dark) imagery. The two spend the episode catching up (as per usual) then discussing their first interactions with Psalm 23, how it made them feel at that time, and how the verse makes them feel now. This is an ultimately uplifting episode you don't want to miss (even though they spend a considerable amount of time talking about death.)

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Amanda Recommends: The House of God Forever from the sultry voice of Jon Foreman, head man of Switchfoot.

Christina Recommends: Decks from Best Self Co. 

Hey guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! Welcome to season two! This season we are SO excited to bring you refreshing conversations about some of the most common verses and themes in the Bible--all while viewing them through a cultural, literary, and feminist lens. Sometimes we lean more toward one lens or the other (like today) and other times we'll incorporate all three!

On today's episode, A + C talk about theeeee most popular verse from our upbringing (and no, it's not "Jesus wept," which was by far the easiest to memorize.) Buckle up, tune in, and follow along!

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Christina recommends “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon; Amanda recommends “The New Queer Conscience” by Adam Eli.

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Merry Holidays everyone! Welcome to the season finale of Dear God, What The Hell?! Today is all about superiority within the Christian church. The hosts dive into their personal experiences with savior complexes and which religions were considered to be "the ones to save." Amanda speaks on her interactions with anti-Catholicism and Christina speaks on what she's seen in the world of anti-Semitism. Thank you all for joining us this season. We love all of you very much! While you're waiting for new content to come out, don't forget you can still get your fix of us on Twitter and Instagram at @DearGodWTH!

Amanda Recommends: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

Christina Recommends: Educating yourself on other religions as well as watching (or listening to cast recordings for) Book of Mormon and Jesus Christ Superstar!

Happy Friday! May today be your payday because we're talking about 🥁 money! 🥁 Amanda and Christina had very different church experiences when it comes to tithing, but both of them remember these offering plates as children. Additionally, they touch on the importance of charitable giving...or at least importance as it was taught to them. To round off the episode, Amanda and Christina share the ways in which they currently see giving as important (spoiler: neither of them tithes.)

If you want a throwback to #KONY2012 and other bits of Invisible Children stuff...that happens, too.

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This week, Amanda recommends giving money to local LGBTQ and Black-led nonprofits, and also pre-checking the nonprofits you support by reviewing their Charity Navigator scorecard before giving.  Christina anti-recommends Dave Ramsey and all of his nonsense equating richness with high moral standing. Socioeconomic standing does not equal moral standing, y'all!

Okay, Karen, how about you take your toxic positivity and drivelous platitudes back to Hobby Lobby and stop misinterpreting Jeremiah 29:11? Thanks.

This week, Amanda and Christina have a special guest from inside the house--Brandon, Amanda's husband! The squad discusses the unintentionally harmful messages they received as children and teens (and young adults) in the church regarding life's "purpose" and the "plan" that God "has for your life." If you're a seminary drop out, former Christian Studies major, or former youth-pastor-wannabe, this is definitely the episode for you. Listen as the hosts unpack what it means to lead a purposeful life and find your calling (if such a thing even exists.)

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This week, Amanda recommends you learn more about yourself by reading "The Road Back To You" by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile, and remembering none of us knows what is truly good or truly bad in life while watching Aaron Weiss's "Horse Story." Meanwhile, Christina recommends you order a boxed set of A Game for Good Christians (for holidays, we love mixing the AGFGC deck with our Cards Against Humanity deck!) and Brandon recommends you recognize the calling of the church by reading the book of Acts from the New Testament, and then get your life together by reading "Designing your Life" by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, and "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life" by Mark Manson.

Welcome to (lucky) episode 13 of Dear God, What the Hell?! We hope you ate all you wanted/needed to yesterday and are blessed with only the stretchiest of waistbands today.

This week Amanda and Christina have a brazen discussion about volunteering (which often felt like volun-told-ing), mission trips (helllllo white supremacy and white savior complex), and underpaid positions within churches (can you say, "Let's unionize church staff?"). We'll give you a hint, social acceptance and avoidance were two of the major reasons Amanda and Christina each volunteered in the children's ministry when they were in high school. 

Amanda dives into a rant (as usual) about the importance of churches and church-adjacent ministries (looking at you, summer camp) treating their workers with respect and paying their workers fairly rather than manipulating them into overlooking safety by overworking their bodies and minds in the name of "ministry," and Christina talks about her experiences on mission trips as a teenager.

This week, Amanda recommends "Do Better Younglife” (again) and the documentary "Jesus Camp." Christina also recommends a documentary series called "The Vow" on HBO.

As always, thank you for listening. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever podcasts are found! You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @deargodwth. Stay tuned for a special guest on next Friday's episode, 5 a.m. EST/2 a.m. PST!