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Bekah McNeel joins to talk about her book, "Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith."   Joey recounts the angst of feeling ill-equipped to guide his kids spiritually through recent years and the peaceful place he and his kids have landed.  Bekah outlines a correlation between the doctrine of hell and unhealthy parenting,  shares the power of repentance and apology with our kids, and gives a snapshot of her book that covers all the bases of parenting amidst deconstruction and questioning of faith.

How do we teach our kids reverence for God without  instilling the "stern and stoic being" narrative we were taught?  How do we guide our kids in their interactions with pop culture without being legalistic?   Why can all parents take a deep breath and not parent out of fear?

Bekah McNeel / Website / Twitter /  Book
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Pastor Joey Svendsen and a community of podcast hosts from all walks, many holding to the Christian faith (some reluctantly), coming together to de-tribe tribalism, defeat hate with love, find common ground with our fellow man and have some fun doing it.&nbsp; Join us and our guests as we learn more together about God, life and how to come together. Love will win.&nbsp; Might as well join now.&nbsp;

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Spirituality

Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

Religion

[Contributors to this Episode: Joey Svendsen, Liz Miller, Stoy Prioleau, Matt Oxley]

Stoy's cultural upbringing and mentoring (or lack of) instilled various perspectives about sex, marriage and success, that he'd later have to grow out of.   Joey and Liz lament over inappropriate hip-hop lyrics, having sons who love hip-hop, and Matt exhorts Christians to repent from capitalism.   

Stoy also reminisces on middle school lingo amongst him and his black peers, throwing Joey into gleeful middle school nostalgia, remembering as kids hanging with Stoy and other black peers of Joey's.  

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Theme Song and Intro Music: Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Rock): Apple Music
Closing music by Derek Minor.
Other music by Mechanical River

EP26 - White Kids, Hip-Hop and Monogamy

[Contributors to this Episode: Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffen, Jack Hoey, Derek Kubilus]

In EP10 of the Podcast, 4 months or so ago, Derek Kubilus introduced us to his perspective on a Universal salvation plan carried out by Jesus, captured in his new book, Holy Hell.  Regular guest, Jack Hoey, read the book and didn't have a positive reaction, even felt like it was contemptuous.  Hosts Joey Svendsen and Hayne Griffen beg to differ, and the four discuss.
 
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Theme Song and Intro Music: Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Rock): Apple Music
Closing music by Derek Minor. 
 Other music by Mechanical River
 





EP25 - Pushback on Christian Universalism

[in this episode: Dr. Tiffany Yecke Brooks and host, Joey Svendsen]

Dr. Tiffany Yecke Brooks joins to talk her newest book, Holy Ghosted: Spiritual Anxiety, Religious Trauma, and the Language of Abuse, which is a follow-up to her previous book Gaslighted by God.  Together, her and Joey discuss spiritual anxiety (including scrupulosity), the important difference between deconstructing faith and deconstructing God, and how spiritual questions are a sign of closeness rather than separation from God, the damaging characteristics of toxic religious communities, and many other themes found in Holy Ghosted. 

More about "Holy Ghosted": Equipping readers to understand and name tactics of spiritual abuse and manipulation, each chapter covers a different method of control found in toxic religious communities--including legalism, indoctrination, praise, and fear--and how to identify and respond to it healthily. Brooks also reframes scriptural passages commonly weaponized by those in power. Weaving together interviews with diverse Christians and her own experience, Brooks empowers readers to trust their intuition, seek truth fearlessly, and love God and neighbor without restraint or fear.

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Theme Song and Intro Music: the rhyme slayer himself, Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Rock): Apple Music

Closing music by Derek Minor.  

EP24 - "Holy Ghosted" (w/ Tiffany Yecke Brooks)

[on this episode: Jed Payne, Joey Svendsen, and Jared Svendsen]

"Fam of the podcast," Jed Payne and literally family, Joey's big brother, Jared Svendsen join to talk conspiracies; touching on 911 and the moon landing, but focussing on the possibility of aliens.  They also discuss skepticism, media biases, biblical implications of all of it and whether or not they'd enter a UFO if they got the invite from one of those little green homies.   

Jed is a co-host of this show and also has his own podcast, called Church and Other Drugs.  

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Theme Song: Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Rock): Apple Music
Other music by Derek Minor.  

EP23 - Proof of Aliens? & Other Conspiracies: Believe it Or Not

[on this episode: Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler and Joey Svendsen]

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, MD started a TikTok account, began to acquire a very large following and literally became hooked.  After he started to ignore his family because of the "TikTok addiction," his wife and daughters took matters into their own hands, pointed out to him the severity of his issue and pleaded for him to get help.  Now clean from his addiction, he decided to do his own research on social media addiction and his findings are captured in his book, "Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on Our Perception."

Telling his story on media outlets such as Fox News, Dr. Brian educates others from a place of humility.  Discovering firsthand the allure of being "followed," "liked," and the ensuing Dopamine hits each exposure elicits, if it wasn't for his caring  and persistent family, the doctor may still be locked in for more Dopamine, constantly obsessing and coming back for more.   

His book outlines the dangers of social media, sometimes (as he claims) just as deadly as a gun, but it also highlights the good coming from this 21st Century invention that has changed the world, producing many out-of-control addictions like the one Dr. Brian overcame.  Dr. Brian shares his story and his findings.  

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Theme Song: Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Rock): Apple Music
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