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Dillon is a theologian and permaculturist. You can read more about his work on his website, tattooed-theologian.com, or by ordering his book Go Golden. 

Follow Dillon on Twitter @CruzControl72. 

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Rev. Anita Peebles (she/her) currently serves as the Associate Pastor for Next Generation Ministries at Seattle First Baptist Church. She received a Masters of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School in 2018 and was ordained by Glendale Baptist Church, affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists, in April 2018. Anita contributed the Holy Week section to the Growing in God’s Love Storybook Bible (John Knox 2018) as well as written Sunday school curriculum for the UMC, PC(USA) and American Baptist denominations. She is working on several children’s book concepts connecting her passion for environmental justice with spirituality. Originally from Michigan, Anita loves the Great Lakes, writing, gardening, baking pies, and kayaking.

You can find Rev. Anita's work online on her blog, or follow her on Twitter or Instagram. 

Rev. Anita also recommends the books When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland and The End of Something Wonderful by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic. 

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Becky L. McCoy is a writer, podcaster, speaker, widowed single mother, and the founder of the virtual and live BRAVEtogether retreats. She lives on the Connecticut coast with her two precocious and hilarious children. Having struggled with depression and anxiety and experienced several seasons of grief and struggle, Becky is passionate about creating an online community where people share their stories and encourage one another to build resilience and endurance and choose to live bravely and confidently when life is hard.

Follow along with her work on social media @BeckyLMcCoy. 

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Kelley Nikondeha is the co-director and chief storyteller for Communities of Hope, a
community development enterprise in Burundi. She is the co-founder of Amahoro Africa, a
conversation between theologians and practitioners within the African context. Kelley's latest book, Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach us About Freedom is out this week wherever books are sold. She is also the author of Adopted: The Sacrament of Belonging in a Fractured World.

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Nathan Roberts serves as the Director of Community Engagement at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights, MN. He is a founding editor of The Salt Collective magazine. He spent a year as the guest progressive on a weekly live radio show on Fox Radio Affiliate Twin Cities News Talk Closing Argument with Walter Hudson where he discussed progressive politics, faith, and culture. He is also the co-founder and U.S. director of Daylight Center and School in Kenya. He is also the author of Deserted: Retelling Bible Stories Without an Angry God, available in print, digital, and Audible formats.

You can contact Nathan for speaking and writing opportunities through Twitter, Facebook, or email him at [email protected] 

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Becky Castle Miller serves on the pastoral staff at an international church in Maastricht, Netherlands. She is the author of the study guide Teaching Romans Backwards and the co-author, with Scot McKnight, of the discipleship curriculum Following King Jesus. She conveys her five kids around town on bikes and studies New Testament in the middle of the night via Northern Live. Connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @bcastlemiller.

Resources mentioned in this show:
Untangle Workbook by Marc Alan Schelske

BetterHelp.com

Other resources Becky recommends:
Faithful Feelings by Matthew Elliott
The Wisdom of Your Heart by Marc Alan Schelske
Jesus' Emotions in the Gospels by Stephen Voorwinde
How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk 

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This is a special edition of The Podluck featuring Megan's sermon on Matthew 15 entitled, Nevertheless, She Persisted. 

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Lent-ish is available to read at meganwestra.com/lent-ish.

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Megan's forthcoming book, Born Again and Again, is available for preorder here.

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