Intro- Brenda Marie Davies is the host of this weekly podcast. The podcast is described at conversations that promote intellectual, sex positive, science affirming Christianity. She begins each episode by welcoming her listeners and explaining that while she believes that while she is a Christian and believes that God resides in absolute truth, in black and white, we as people are stuck here on planet earth contending with the grey. In church grey areas often cause dissension, anger, and even hate. But on this platform I welcome open dialogue. Variety of opinion, and differing belief systems. God is Grey is meat to teach, inform, and dimply trade stories with kindness, love and mutual respect.
Thoughts: I found this podcast a year ago and it has been in my rotation ever since. She often talks about what it was like growing up in the evangelical church and her experience with purity culture and lack of female leadership. She often explains that she loves the church but there are some practices that she believes are harmful. Most of her guests have similar stories and it is heartbreaking to hear them. She does push back when appropriate to better explore the guests views.
There is a lot of discussion about sex, marginalized Christians, issues with church leadership and accountability (or a lake thereof) and different cultural issues that the church has yet to deal with or has dealt with inconsistently.
This is pretty much a conversation about her experience in evangelical churches.
Recommendations:
Yes, but-I think this is for someone who has been wounded by the church, who never felt they fit in, or who has hurt by doctrine. It is also for people who have had questions about whether the church could do a better job welcoming marginalized people by giving them insight into how that message is perceived.
This is not for everyone, but it is a very hopeful message for those who are trying to navigate issues around sex, body positivity, LGBTQ issues in the church.
Warning-If you are easily offended that had difficulty processing those emotions, this is not the podcast for you, or maybe it is and you need practice in that area.
Find it:
https://www.godisgrey.com/
https://www.instagram.com/godisgrey/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Xf6ScN9riYhTOUsvhkhaw
