Cafeteria Christian

Oct 28 2024 100 ep. 59 mins 30

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Nora and Natalia met on the internet and quickly formed a mutual admiration society which grew into a friendship and many conversations about life and loss and faith and God. They knew there was a place in the current cultural and political climate for a kind of Christianity that was not “THAT kind of Christian”. So Cafeteria Christian was born. They are reclaiming this pejorative for good and reminding people that even when it comes to Christianity and faith, you can take what you like and leave the rest.

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#292 Salvation

Oct 28 2024 65 mins

Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener question about the complicated topic of salvation. Who has it? Does everyone get it? Can we lose it? SO many questions… so buckle up! Support the show: http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#291 Parenting, Pandemic Life, and Praise Music with Emmy’s Bestie Catherine

Oct 21 2024 78 mins

While Natalia is galavanting in Paris, Emmy brings on her longtime bestie Catherine to talk about vocation, parenting a leukemia patient during a pandemic, the lack of good contemporary music in ELCA churches, and how grace shows up in everyday life. Support the show: http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#290 The Mary We Forgot, with Dr Jennifer Powell McNutt

Oct 16 2024 45 mins

Natalia welcomes professor and author Jennifer Powell McNutt to talk about her new book and to talk (*GUSH*) about Mary Magdalene and why she is awesome. Links: Jennifer’s book: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-mary-we-forgot/417641 Jennifer’s Substack: https://jenniferpowellmcnutt.substack.com/ Holly Carey’s book: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802879158/women-wh

#289 Satanic Panic, the devil, and Halloween

Oct 07 2024 64 mins

Emmy and Natalia talk about what Christians are mad about now (spoiler: it’s Halloween). What’s the history, why is it not about the devil at all? And how does this kind of moral panic happen anyway? www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian You’re Wrong About - Satanic Panic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-satanic-panic/id1380008439?i=1000465289932 CC 243 - Witchy Se

#288 Discernment

Sep 30 2024 42 mins

Emmy and Natalia answer another very timely listener question about the pastoral call process and how it works and how you know it’s right or not right. Support the show! http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Matthew’s Book!: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497044/The-End-Is-the-Beginning

#287 Why Is Confirmation?

Sep 23 2024 64 mins

Emmy and Natalia continue their journey through the sacraments with the Rite of Confirmation. Is it a sacrament or a ritual? Why do we do it? Do we have to do it? Are we more or less holy depending on our confirmation status? So many good questions to dig into. www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#286 "I Am Me" - Tell Us More

Sep 16 2024 59 mins

Emmy and Natalia answer a listener question about what it means that we’re all loved the way we are and how our lives are supposed to be for a “purpose.” What purpose? Is that really true? Or is it just a holdover from some toxic early 2000s theology? www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#285 Is Confession “good for the soul”?

Sep 09 2024 62 mins

Emmy and Natalia keep the sacramental conversation going with confession - what is it and do we need and why do we do it and does it even matter if it’s not officially a sacrament for everyone? Patreon: www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#284 Does God Still Anoint People?

Sep 02 2024 62 mins

Emmy and Natalia do a little more sacramental conversation and then move into a current topic of political anointing. Does God anoint candidates? How do we talk to people who believe certain people are anointed for a particular political position and others are not? www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian

#283 Baptism

Aug 26 2024 50 mins

Emmy and Natalia continue the conversation from open tables and communion last week into talking about baptism this week. What’s it for? Do we need it? What’s the right way? We don’t have all the answers, but we do have some opinions! http://patreon.com/cafeteriachristian