Episode 10! Thanks for journeying with me this far! This time I have a discussion with Zach Kerzee, Associate Pastor at First Church in Sterling MA, and minister to the homeless and poor in our beloved city through Worcester Fellowship. Zach is also a huge Tolkien nerd and semi-professional-ish guitar luthier! Zach shares his spiritual walk from being called at a young age into ministry in his conservative Methodist community and how studying and growing has forced him to deconstruct the bible, his beliefs, and who Jesus was! It's quite the ADHD-induced journey! Enjoy...

In this episode Kal is back to share his spiritual journey from growing up Hari Krishna, to disavowing his faith as an atheist, to finally being found in Jesus Christ...but the story is not over. You'll have to stick around for Part 2! We get into topics such as the New Age, Reincarnation, Universalism, as well as a free mini-lesson in grammar...Enjoy!

Here's a link to Kal's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/kaliya-rivet

We are joined by Rev. Jenn Layte (a pastor, author, hospice chaplain, and more!) who shares her story of faith, struggles with doubt, being lost in the "wilderness", but ultimately recognizing God was preparing her to be a pastor at the Central Baptist Church in Southbridge MA. She discusses her journey from a dogmatic complementarian to faithful and confident egalitarian, specifically how God revealed to her the call to be a pastor/preacher who is a woman. She also shares her thoughts on discipleship, spiritual formation/direction, experiencing God, and Mary (whom she wrote about in her book "Favored One"). She'll be releasing a new book soon which explores the perspective of the apostle, Simon-called-Peter...Enjoy!

Here are some links from Jenn:

This is my new personal website, from which people can purchase my two existing books, as well as some art projects I like to dabble in: https://jenniferaglayte.com/shop/

Sign ups for Winter Solace retreat, Stepping Into the Story, and The Walk are all at https://the-pilgrimage.org. (Well--the Walk's isn't live yet, because it doesn't start until May.) I've also hyperlinked to the specific pages, as you'll see--you can decide how many links to include, I guess!

People can find Central Baptist Church services on our Facebook page @cbcsouthbridge, but also on YouTube (full service--not always posted timely!) and Podbean (audio of Scripture, Message in a Basket, and Main Message only).

I'm also always looking for new subscribers to my newsletter--it's primarily a Pilgrimage newsletter, but sometimes I update on my writing, art, or the church as well: https://the-pilgrimage.ck.page/9dda7ee667   

We find ourselves at the fringes of the Catholic faith again, this time with Rev. Jerry Maynard, coming to us out of Texas. Jerry is an independent catholic priest and radical. He shares his unique heritage, that is a graceful dance of both Catholic and Native/Indigenous spirituality. We discuss some difficult topics, including the problem of evil/pain, Native spirituality, Christology, universalism, and gender/sexuality. Enjoy!

Follow him on social media, and to learn more check out the link below...

https://revjerrymaynard.org/

In this episode, I am joined by Mike Boover, the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Mustard Seed in Worcester MA, author, teacher, and lover of Jesus! He shares his spiritual journey in the Catholic Church and community, from the center to the fringes, including his anti-war efforts and involvement with the Catholic  Worker Movement for the past 50+ years. We discuss the spiritual life, the balance of works and faith, ecumenism, the wisdom of his greatest influences (i.e. Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, Tolstoy, etc), as well as an interesting exploration of the Christian's role in politics/society. Enjoy... 

https://catholicworker.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Day

In this "Big Brain" discourse, my dear friends Chris Lazzaro, an atheist, and Kal Rivet, a Christian, discuss the philosophy and logic of God and reality. The conversation is a heart-warming display of the kind of creative, constructive, and charitable discussions that can be had between theists and non-theists...Enjoy!

In this episode, Father Andrew Jarmus, from St. Nicolas Orthodox Cathedral in Indiana shares his experience of encountering the risen Christ in the Eastern Orthodox faith. We also get into church geopolitical history, the Canon of Faith, scripture interpretation, the Eucharist, as well as a little bit of heaven and hell! Enjoy...