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Upside Down Podcast

119 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 261 ratings

Upside Down Podcast is an ecumenical podcast at the intersection of justice, spirituality, and culture. Join us for conversations about God's Upside Down Kingdom. No topic is off limits. Upside Down Podcast is a collaborative Christian podcast co-founded by Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace. Some of our most popular guests have included Christena Cleveland, Dr. John Perkins, Shane Claiborne, Jo Saxton, Father Greg Boyle, Shannan Martin, and Dominique Gilliard. Popular episodes have featured the enneagram, gentrification, nonviolence, vocations and callings, immigration, and more. Upside Down is proud to be an ecumenical podcast, bridging the gap between Catholic and Protestant thought. Visit www.upsidedownpodcast.com or follow us on Instagram at @upsidedownpodcast.

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Episodes

Season 6 | Episode 107: Persistence in Embracing Growth

June 07, 2022 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

How do you honor the ways in which you’ve grown while having grace for your past self? Lindsy Wallace interviews Kayla Craig, the “Day One” of the Upside Down Podcast, along with fellow co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Alissa Molina for our final episode. In this episode, we: Hear from Kayla about how she sees God in a more vibrant, beautiful way since the podcast first started Reflect on how different conversations and guests have expanded her language and helped her shape her questions Dis...

Season 6 | Episode 106: Persistence in Knowing Your Truest Self

May 24, 2022 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB

What happens when you step into your truest self? Kayla Craig interviews fellow Upside Down Podcast host Patricia (aka Patty) Taylor with Alissa Molina and Lindsy Wallace in our second-to-the-last episode.   In this episode, we: Hear Patty describe the growth she has experienced since becoming a co-host and how it’s deepened her confidence in who God created her to be Talk about how the podcast has provided a space to show up fully as yourself and what it’s like being with people who are...

Season 6 | Episode 105: Persistence in Love in Society

May 17, 2022 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB

How does being in an ecumenical space expand and enrich our spiritual lives, within and beyond the walls of the church? Patricia Taylor, along with Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace, put Upside Down Podcast co-host Alissa Molina in the hot seat in the second of our final four episodes. In this episode, we: Hear from Alissa as she explains what the podcast has brought to her life and how it has helped her embrace Catholicism even more Reflect on how the podcast brought up questions of the hea...

Season 6 | Episode 104: Persistence in the Gift of Expanse

April 26, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

What happens when our view of God becomes more expansive, and what does it reveal to us about ourselves and others? Lindsy Wallace is the first Upside Down Podcast host in the hot seat, as she’s interviewed by fellow co-hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Kayla Craig.  In this episode, we: Talk about Lindsy’s personal and spiritual growth over the duration of the podcast, including connecting with a more expansive view of God Reflect on finding the Divine at the end of ourselves, wh...

Season 6 | Episode 103: Persisting Beyond the Podcast

April 12, 2022 06:00 - 3 minutes - 2.34 MB

We’ve got a special announcement to share. Co-hosts Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Patricia Taylor come together to bring you an important update about the future of the Upside Down Podcast.  News, Notes, and Links: You can continue to support the Upside Down Podcast! Please visit us, where you can pledge a few dollars of monthly support to help keep this podcast accessible. Learn more at Upside Down Podcast. We’re on Instagram, too. You can find us individually at @patr...

Season 6 | Episode 102: Persistence in Hope with Andre Henry

March 22, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

What does hope mean to you, and how do you practice it? Lindsy Wallace talks with award-winning musician, writer, and activist Andre Henry about sustaining hope, translating it into action, and how art can help dismantle empires.  In this episode, we: Talk about his newly released book, All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep, and who he wrote it for Go over Andre’s practice of always reading something about hope to remind himself of what’s possible Ask what the role of art is in the work ...

Season 6 | Episode 101: Persistence in Belonging with Cole Arthur Riley

March 15, 2022 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

How do we know when we are in a space of true belonging, where our whole person can be welcome, present, and safe? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor, Kayla Craig, and Lindsy Wallace talk with writer, liturgist, and speaker Cole Arthur Riley about freedom and belonging—the good and the bad kind. In this episode, we: Discuss how Black Liturgies came to be and why Cole chose to initially remain anonymous Share definitions of true belonging: spaces where we have the freedom to question, doubt, and cha...

Season 6 | Episode 101: Persistence in Belonging

March 15, 2022 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

How do we know when we are in a space of true belonging, where our whole person can be welcome, present, and safe? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor, Kayla Craig, and Lindsy Wallace talk with writer, liturgist, and speaker Cole Arthur Riley about freedom and belonging—the good and the bad kind. In this episode, we: Discuss how Black Liturgies came to be and why Cole chose to initially remain anonymous Share definitions of true belonging: spaces where we have the freedom to question, doubt, and cha...

Season 6 | Episode 100: Persistence in God's Upside Down Kingdom (A Celebration & Special Cameos to Celebrate 100 Episodes!)

February 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB

It’s our 100th episode! Co-hosts Kayla Craig, Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Lindsy Wallace celebrate this milestone by looking back on where they’ve been, what they’ve learned, and what they hope for this little podcast that could and the community that’s grown from it.  In this episode, we: Hear from listeners, former guests, and past hosts about their Upside Down Podcast memories and reflections  Talk about how the podcast came to be: to create a space for honest conversations abo...

Season 6 | Episode 99: Persistence in Learning and Unlearning with Jonny Craig

February 09, 2022 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

How do you break up with American Christianity and meaningfully make space for those in deconstruction? Co-hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Kayla Craig talk with Jonny Craig, Kayla’s husband, our podcast editor, and the host of The Digital Community—an online space for sharing questions, doubts, and wonderings about God and culture. In this episode, we: Dive into what deconstruction means for many and the experience of realizing that the world we learned about in church is differe...

Season 6 | Episode 99: Persistence in Learning and Unlearning with Jonny Craig

February 09, 2022 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

How do you break up with American Christianity and meaningfully make space for those in deconstruction? Co-hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Kayla Craig talk with Jonny Craig, Kayla’s husband, our podcast editor, and the host of The Digital Community—an online space for sharing questions, doubts, and wonderings about God and culture. In this episode, we: Dive into what deconstruction means for many and the experience of realizing that the world we learned about in church is differe...

Season 6 | Episode 98: Persistence in Grace with Kirsten Powers

January 25, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB

Have you ever considered just how paradigm-shifting grace is? Co-hosts Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace have a conversation with New York Times bestselling author, USA Today columnist, and CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers about her new book, Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts. Together, they talk about what grace is—and what it isn’t—and what it can do. In this episode, we: Point out that practicing grace is far from ...

Season 6 | Episode 97: Persistence in Truth Telling with Jemar Tisby

January 11, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

How do we talk with young people about fighting racism when we’re struggling with it ourselves? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor, Lindsy Wallace, and Kayla Craig talk with Dr. Jemar Tisby—the founder of The Witness, Inc., cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast, and a New York Times bestselling author—about the need to normalize having conversations about racial justice with the young people in our lives. In this episode, we: Discuss how Dr. Tisby’s new book, How to Fight Racism Young Reader’s Edition:...

Season 6 | Episode 96: Persistence in Advent with Kat Armas

December 07, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MB

Have you ever considered that Jesus is who he is because of a woman? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Kayla Craig talk with writer Kat Armas about this bigger, expansive, abuelita faith—one that persists, resists, and survives. In this episode, we: Discuss the influence of Kat’s Roman Catholic upbringing on having a tangible and embodied view of Mother Mary Talk about Julian of Norwich’s image of Jesus as mother as well as Jesus being raised by a mother and being mothered himself Marvel at h...

Season 6 | Episode 95: Persisting Through Grief with J.S. Park

November 23, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

How do we navigate grief ourselves and with others? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Alissa Molina have a conversation with J.S. Park, who is a teaching pastor, writer, and interfaith hospital chaplain about persisting through grief and the ministry of presence. In this episode, we: Discuss the vulnerability of sharing our grief, how it can open us to being wounded or experiencing healing Define the role of a chaplain and the experience of vicarious grief Talk about how those in crisis can q...

Season 6 | Episode 94: Persisting in Boundaries

November 09, 2021 03:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB

How do you live an open-handed life while protecting your peace? Co-hosts Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Kayla Craig explore the topic of boundaries: what they mean and why they’re crucial in our lives, relationships, and the spaces we exist in.  In this episode, we: Define what boundaries are and how they can be designed for the mutual health and flourishing of ourselves and others around us Consider how boundaries can show up in our lives to help us to rest, safety, and receiving wh...

Season 6 | Episode 94: Persisting in Boundaries

November 09, 2021 03:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB

How do you live an open-handed life while protecting your peace? Co-hosts Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Kayla Craig explore the topic of boundaries: what they mean and why they’re crucial in our lives, relationships, and the spaces we exist in.  In this episode, we: Define what boundaries are and how they can be designed for the mutual health and flourishing of ourselves and others around us Consider how boundaries can show up in our lives to help us to rest, safety, and receiving wh...

Season 6 | Episode 93: Persistence in Disability with Amy Kenny

October 26, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MB

What’s missing when we fail to see the fullness of humanity in the disabled community? In this episode, co-hosts Lindsy Wallace and Kayla Craig talk with Dr. Amy Kenny about persisting in disability, healing versus fixing, and much more. In this episode, we: Reframe the concept of disability away from a hierarchy and instead look to how we think of the natural world Talk about how being an image bearer is not stripped away when our bodies work in a different way Go over what ableism is, ...

Season 6 | Episode 93: Persistence in Disability with Dr. Amy Kenny

October 26, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MB

What’s missing when we fail to see the fullness of humanity in the disabled community? In this episode, co-hosts Lindsy Wallace and Kayla Craig talk with Dr. Amy Kenny about persisting in disability, healing versus fixing, and much more. In this episode, we: Reframe the concept of disability away from a hierarchy and instead look to how we think of the natural world Talk about how being an image bearer is not stripped away when our bodies work in a different way Go over what ableism is, ...

Season 6 | Episode 92: Persisting in Curiosity with Shannon Evans

October 13, 2021 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

What is our first inclination when we hear or see something that stretches the way we see things? Do we reach for fear?  Do we shut down?  Or do we remain curious, asking ourselves questions about our thinking? In this episode, Alissa Molina and Lindsy Wallace interview former co-host Shannon Evans about her recent book release, Rewilding Motherhood: Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality. In this episode we: Talk with Shannon about her approach in writing this book  Discuss the ...

Season 6 | Episode 91: Persisting in Curiosity with Shannon Evans

October 13, 2021 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

What is our first inclination when we hear or see something that stretches the way we see things? Do we reach for fear?  Do we shut down?  Or do we remain curious, asking ourselves questions about our thinking? In this episode Alissa Molina and Lindsy Wallace interview former co-host Shannon Evans about her recent book release, Rewilding Motherhood:Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality. In this episode we: Talk with Shannon about her approach in writing this book  Discuss the way...

Season 6 | Episode 91: Persistence in Prayer

September 28, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

What comes to mind when you think of prayer? In this episode, Patricia Taylor, Alissa Molina, and Lindsy Wallace interview co-host Kayla Craig about her upcoming book, To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers & Liturgies for Parents, and expanding our idea of prayer.  In this episode, we: Ask Kayla where her belief that prayer is real and powerful comes from, especially in light of how much prayer gets casually thrown around Consider how everything in our lives can be prayer Recount h...

Season 6 | Episode 90: Nevertheless, We Persisted

September 14, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB

What does it mean to persist these days, and what do we desire to persist toward? Co-hosts Lindy Wallace, Kayla Craig, Alissa Molina, and Patricia Taylor kick off our sixth season with a conversation about the long game of persistence and why we’re still here. In this episode, we: Talk about why we’re still showing up on this “little podcast that could”  Dig into the meaning of persistence: how it’s both opposing something and imagining how it could be better Discuss how the definition o...

Season 5 | Episode 89: The Necessity of Rest

May 25, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

What brings you rest? Is it something that’s easy for you to embrace, or do you find yourself struggling with it? Co-hosts Kayla Craig, Alissa Molina, and Patricia Taylor talk about the need for rest—to nourish ourselves and to love one another—in our final episode of the season.  In this episode, we: Discuss how rest can be a struggle when it is often considered selfish or something to be earned instead of an innate need Acknowledge that rest is an act of resistance against grind culture...

Season 5 | Episode 88: The Necessity of Connection

May 11, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

How do you begin to reconnect with your community after over a year of wading through the collective heaviness of a global pandemic? Co-hosts Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Kayla Craig gather to connect and reflect on where we are and where we’ve been.  In this episode, we: Acknowledge the importance and exhaustion of connecting and how we have to relearn how to connect with no road map for these times Check in with each other: how are we really doing after over a year of living throu...

Season 5 | Episode 87: The Necessity of Accountability with Tiffany Bluhm

April 27, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MB

“Silence is not spiritual, and action is not optional.” Author, speaker, and podcast host Tiffany Bluhm talks with host Patricia Taylor about accountability and abuse—particularly in faith spaces—and the hard questions we must ask. TW: This episode covers spiritual abuse, though it does not go into specific details. Still, we want to allow listeners whose stories may include abuse to be aware of what’s coming. In this episode, we: Discuss Tiffany’s latest book, Prey Tell: Why We Silence W...

Season 5 | Episode 86: The Necessity of (Kingdom) Economics

April 13, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

Is there truly enough for everyone, and do we really believe there is abundance? Hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, Kayla Craig, and Lindsy Wallace discuss what it means to live out of a posture of abundance in a world that has conditioned us to believe in scarcity.  In this episode, we: Talk about how we seem to embrace the concept of spiritual abundance yet struggle with the idea of abundance of what we have in this world  Discuss how the mindset of scarcity is incompatible with what...

Season 5 | Episode 86: The Necessity of (Kingdom) Economics

April 13, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

Is there truly enough for everyone, and do we really believe there is abundance? Hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, Kayla Craig, and Lindsy Wallace discuss what it means to live out of a posture of abundance in a world that has conditioned us to believe in scarcity.  In this episode, we: Talk about how we seem to embrace the concept of spiritual abundance yet struggle with the idea of abundance of what we have in this world  Discuss how the mindset of scarcity is incompatible with what...

Season 5 | Episode 85: The Necessity of Liberation with Danté Stewart

March 23, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

What does a liberated faith look like? Writer and speaker Danté Stewart talks with co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Lindsy Wallace about the meaning of liberation and how it impacts how we view God, ourselves, and the world. In this episode, we: Reflect on the complex, beautiful, and terrible journey of liberation, the changes we make along the way, and how we look at the world within ourselves and the world around us Discuss the influence of writer and activist James Baldwin and the invitati...

Season 5 | Episode 84: The Necessity of Growth with Justin McRoberts

March 09, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MB

How do you know when you’ve grown, and how does that growth show up in other parts of your life? Speaker, author, musician, curator, and previous podcast guest Justin McRoberts talks with co-hosts Kayla Craig and Patricia Taylor about what growth does in us in our faith, our relationships, and the risks we must take. In this episode, we: Chat about Justin’s upcoming book, It Is What You Make of It Reflect on the act of discernment and the sense of possibility the process can give us Chal...

Season Five | Episode 83: The Necessity of Lent

February 23, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

What would it look like if we experienced the Lenten season as a time in which we find God in all things, including the suffering? Writer Cameron Bellm and co-host Alissa Molina have a rich conversation about “the ministry of beautiful hard” and how Lent is an invitation for all of us. In this episode, we: Talk about the act of joining and seeking to identify with Christ during the Lenten season Consider Lent as a sacred invitation to draw near and to enter into the suffering we’re alread...

Season 5 | Episode 82: The Necessity of Dreaming

February 09, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Why is dreaming so significant, and how do you dream freely? Inspired by National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s beautiful inauguration poem, co-hosts Patricia Taylor, Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace, and Alissa Molina discuss the necessity of dreaming and having prophetic imagination. In this episode, we: Talk about the boundlessness of dreaming and how it gives us vision for possibilities  Ask how creativity relates to dreaming Consider our roles as co-creators with a creator God Ask...

Season 5 | Episode 81: The Necessity of Reclaiming Theology with Brandi Miller

January 26, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

What does it mean to "reclaim theology?" And why might that be necessary? Lindsy Wallace hosts this episode with co-host Patricia Taylor, and guest Brandi Miller joins to talk about why it's important for Christians to take theology back from ideas and systems that oppress. Brandi Miller is the host of the Reclaiming My Theology podcast and community that explores how the attributes of oppressive ideologies have infiltrated how we see ourselves, each other, and God. Brandi has spent the bet...

Season 5 | Episode 80: The Necessity of Hope: Fighting Despair & Stubbornly Clinging to Hope in 2021

January 12, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

In this first episode of 2021, we continue with our focus on the necessities. As we begin this new year, it seems one of the most hard fought necessities we are grasping for is that of Hope. Alissa hosts the episode, with Kayla, Lindsy and Patty joining for a conversation on what it means to fight through despair and work for a discipline of hope. In this episode, we: Define what the word hope means to us Talk about the stubborn nature of hope Flesh out Hebrews 11:1 Consider what hope a...

Season 5 | Bonus Episode: The Necessity of Grieving 2020

December 28, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MB

Surprise! Bonus episode! In this bonus episode of Upside Down Podcast co-host Lindsy Wallace shares why grieving 2020 is necessary, what happens in our bodies when we don't grieve, ideas for how to do so in creative and embodied ways, and challenges us with the question, What is the meaning we will make of 2020? News, Notes, and Links: Support more conversations like this on Upside Down Podcast! Please visit us, where you can pledge a few dollars of monthly support to help us pay our bill...

Season Five | Bonus Episode: The Necessity of Grieving 2020

December 28, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MB

Surprise! Bonus episode! In this bonus episode of Upside Down Podcast co-host Lindsy Wallace shares why grieving 2020 is necessary, what happens in our bodies when we don't grieve, ideas for how to do so in creative and embodied ways, and challenges us with the question, What is the meaning we will make of 2020? News, Notes, and Links: Support more conversations like this on Upside Down Podcast! Please visit us, where you can pledge a few dollars of monthly support to help us pay our bill...

Season 5 | Episode 79: The Necessity of Healing with Dr. Monique Gadson

December 08, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

In this final episode before the Christmas break, we take some time to point our weary hearts toward our collective necessity for healing.  To help us delve deeper into this topic, Kayla Craig and Patty Taylor welcome Dr. Monique Gadson. Dr. Monique is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 16 years of counseling, consulting, and program development experience. Dr. Monique is a consulting therapist to churches and organizations in mental health matters. She holds a doctorate in marriage...

Season 5 | Episode 78: The Necessity of Advent: Can The Weary World Still Rejoice?

November 24, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB

In this episode on the Necessity of Advent, Alissa Molina hosts and is joined by Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace and Patty Taylor to discuss Advent as the season quickly approaches. They bring tired and weary hearts, minds, and bodies to flesh out:  Awe as it relates to the Word becoming Flesh  The reminder that God is near us even if sometimes he feels far  The reminder of the tenderness of God that is near the broken  The vulnerability of God becoming human  The danger in commodifying Jes...

Season 5 | Episode 77: The Necessity of Witness with Drew. G.I. Hart

November 10, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

What does it mean for the church to be a witness? What do our 21st-century sensibilities miss about Jesus’ 1st-century sociopolitical relevance? In this episode of Upside Down Podcast, Lindsy Wallace and Patricia Taylor process a conversation with author and professor Drew G.I. Hart about the revolutionary life of Jesus and the ways in which we can usher in his peace for our world. In this episode, we: Consider what it looks like to follow after the way of Jesus in 2020  Lean into the loc...

Season 5 | Episode 76: The Necessity of Community: Searching for Your People & Place in 2020

October 27, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

What is the importance of community? Patricia Taylor hosts and is joined by Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace and Alissa Molina for this episode of examining what community is today. Pull up a seat at our table in the wilderness as we ask each other how community in the time of Jesus can influence an upside-down life today. In this episode, we: Assess the impact of the pandemic on local and virtual communities Weigh our desire for community against our dream of it  Look at how intimate communi...

Season 5 | Episode 75: The Necessity of Voting with Lisa Sharon Harper

October 13, 2020 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

Why is it necessary to vote with our neighbors in mind? Lisa Sharon Harper joins all of the Upside Down Podcast co-hosts for this episode. Lisa is the author of The Very Good Gospel and founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by designing forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment, and common action. She is a prolific speaker, writer, and activist and a prophetic voice for our time.  In...

Season 5 | Episode 74: The Necessity of Beauty with Ike Ndolo, Musician & Recording Artist with Common Hymnal

September 22, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35 MB

We know that God created everything that is Good, True and Beautiful. How in times like these, with so much that feels so heavy, hurtful and even downright ugly, can we find what is beautiful and in turn find the Divine? Growing up in Missouri as the son of Nigerian immigrants, the life of Ike Ndolo is a woven tapestry of experiences: Hymns and Bob Marley, injustice and mercy, discrimination and acceptance. As a result, Ike has become a well-tested navigator of the human experience. He aims...

Season 5 | Episode 73: The Necessity of Life: What does it mean to be for life in 2020?

September 08, 2020 03:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

What does it mean to be for life in 2020? Join us for Season 5 with the hosts you know, founders Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace, veteran Alissa Molina, and our newest voice, Patricia Taylor to kick off a season of exploring what is needed in spirituality, justice, culture, and community. In this episode, we: Evaluate ‘pro-life’ as Jesus intended for abundant life in 2020 Grieve what happens to the message and witness of Jesus when professing followers of God are unwilling to lay down life...

Season 4 | Episode 72 - We’re Not Going Back to Normal: Who Will We Be When This is Over?

May 26, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

This global pandemic has only magnified the fractures in our systems -- and even in our own hearts. In our final episode of season four, we’re asking this question: How do we not go back to the way things were before COVID-19? In our country, in our world, in our neighborhoods, in our families...in our own hearts? We don’t want to go back to normal. How can we pursue God’s Upside Down Kingdom...even now? Especially now?  In this episode, we: Share what life looks like, where we are Examin...

Episode 71: Native with Kaitlin Curtice

May 12, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Kaitlin Curtice joins Lindsy and Kayla with a conversation that is both a gentle challenge and a balm of encouragement. Kaitlin is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, a Christian, and a poet who speaks on faith and justice within the church as it relates to Indigenous peoples. Her newest book, Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God came out just last week.  In this episode, we: Ask how justice feels, even when it’s not labeled Christian Hold up the communion table as a politic...

Episode 70: Be the Bridge with Latasha Morrison

April 28, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

Join host Kayla Craig with co-host Alissa Molina as they welcome Latasha Morrison. Tasha is a speaker, author, reconciler, bridge-builder, and leader, committed to educating people on cultural intelligence and racial literacy. She founded Be the Bridge in 2016 to encourage racial reconciliation among all ethnicities, to promote racial unity in America, and to equip others to do the same. Tasha’s book, Be the Bridge, is a power-packed guide that helps readers deepen their understanding of hi...

Episode 69 - Maternal Justice with Cessilye Smith

April 14, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

It’s Black Maternal Health Week in America. Join host Alissa Molina and co-host Lindsy Wallace as we no longer only follow along with the work of Cessilye Smith, but have the opportunity to sit and learn from her. Her work in the areas of maternal health and justice are powerful. As she works to help drop the staggering numbers of black women who die in childbirth, we invite her in to teach us. Cessilye is a racial and maternal justice activist committed to tearing down walls of oppression ...

Episode 68: Church Beyond Walls: Loving Our Neighbor in Times of COVID-19 with Rev. Anna Woofenden

March 17, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Kayla Craig, along with Gina Ciliberto, welcomes Reverend Anna Woofenden as she offers a new direction for planting churches, literally. She started a church in an empty lot in Los Angeles by planting a community garden.  In her new book, This Is God’s Table: Finding Church Beyond the Walls, Anna shares the story of what happened when she gardened, worshiped, and ate with anyone who would join her. As churches across the Western world wither, Anna offers a raw, honest, gritty way of doing ch...

Episode 67 - Turning Modesty Inside Out: Unpacking What it Means to be Modest

March 10, 2020 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35 MB

What does it mean to be modest? Are modesty and purity the same thing? In this episode, Alissa, Gina, Kayla, and Lindsy candidly discuss the topic of modesty in our culture through the lens of God’s upside-down kingdom. Bringing varying backgrounds and faith experiences to the table, we ponder aloud what to make of the call by many Christians to "be modest." In this episode, we: Jump into the typical Christian definition of modesty Ask how this compares with the modesty question of the Bi...

Episode 66 - Fullness of Our Humanity with Sister Didi: Increasing Capacity for Care

February 25, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

We’re exploring the fullness of our humanity: the good, the bad, and how to hold space for each other. In this episode, we welcome guest Sister Didi Madden, a Dominican Sister of Blauvelt, NY. Sister Didi is a psychotherapist, a farmer, and the justice promoter for a collaboration of Dominican congregations in NY and NJ. She currently works on Harmony Farm in Goshen, NY. In this episode, we: Begin to unpack the both/and of humanity Ask what is the need that people are living out of Explo...

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