Pulling Threads

Join us during our break as we reflect on some remnants from season 1. Season 2 coming November 28th.

When you're considered a "church kid," you can have a lot of responsibilities: learning, teaching, leading, music. But what happens when your responsibility to truth becomes greater than your responsibility to your religion? Join us for Carter's sweater.

Common Threads: Church of Christ, Atheism, Marriage, Intellectualism, Church Kid

Podcast Pairings(TM): This week's episode is best enjoyed with some Oreos and milk.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

When two young kids grow up thinking that they'll never measure up, it takes time and healing before they realize they're already there. On a journey through self-doubt and the treacherous waters of purity culture, two travelers end up finding each other on the road to redemption.

Common Threads: Purity Culture, Adoption, Anxiety, Marriage, Redemption Stories

Podcast Pairings(TM): This week's episode is best enjoyed with some Bloody Marys.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

Being ordained as a teenager, having a minister for a dad, going to Bible college, losing your mom to cancer...all of these things contributed to the pulling of threads for Sean and Juli. Join us this week as we hear from the Cooleys. They'll share what it's like to deconstruct as individuals and as a family.

Common Threads: Family, Parenting, Southern Baptist, Christian college

Podcast Pairings(TM): This week's episode is best enjoyed with boxed wine & Cheezits or craft beer and pretzels.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

Join us this week as we pause for a musical interlude if you will. Music has been a huge thread in each of our sweaters, so this week, we're breaking down some of the songs that helped shape us, for better or for worse.

Common Threads: Music, Personal Revelations

Podcast Pairings(TM): This week's episode is best enjoyed with your favorite 90s sip and snack.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

When a glam rocker, champion weight-lifter turned police officer starts a family, his world gets changed forever. In today's episode, we learn how one man decided to choose love over his religious beliefs.

Common Threads: Parenting, Music, Family, Kids, LGBTQ+

Podcast Pairings(TM): This week's episode is best enjoyed with donuts and coffee.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

When a southern beauty queen traverses the path before her, she ends up circling back, trying the path again, and ultimately choosing a new one. Kara's journey explores what it's like to come to terms with small town ideas. When reality doesn't match everything she's been taught, she's forced to expand her perspective.

Common Threads: Divorce, LGBTQ+, Interfaith family, Small Town, Christianity

Podcast Pairings (TM):This week's episode is best enjoyed with red wine and chocolate.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

When a stubborn little kid finally decides to become a Christian, she's all in. In this week's episode, Megan shares what it was like when a tendency for perfectionism blended with faith, eating, dating, and all the other joys of young adult life.

Common Threads: Southern Baptist, Eating Disorders, Perfectionism, Music, Youth Ministry, Universalism, Interfaith Relationships

Podcast Pairings(TM): This week's episode is best enjoyed with a spicy margarita and a homemade pizza.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

What happens when a Southern Baptist preacher's kid decides he doesn't want a piece of the family business after all? Join us this week for Nathan's episode. We'll hear about embarrassing youth group memories, being asked to sign arbitrary contracts, and life on the mission field.

Common Threads: Southern Baptist, Preacher's Kid, Missionaries, Theology

Podcast Pairings(TM): Bourbon with an IPA chaser and a loaded baked potato!

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.

In today's episode, we find out why Cliff wore a huge wooden cross around his neck as a teen, and what it's like to spend 39 years trying to hide in plain sight. We'll also learn how one text led to both freedom and this podcast. Join us for our first episode of Pulling Threads.

Common Threads: LGBTQ+, Catholicism, Coming Out

Podcast Pairings: This episode pairs well with mac & cheese, wine, and a hanky.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests. They do not reflect the opinions or views of their employers.