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Table Talks with Jess Grace Garcia: Their Journey into Polyamory (Part 2)
In this Part 2 Episode, I'm am once again joined by Jess Grace Garcia (they/she) where she shares about her professional and personal life. You will enjoy this conversation as Jess introduces us to her discovery of polyamory as a personal identity and the struggles and blessings it has brought into their lives. Jess Grace Garcia (they/she) is a cofounder of Q Worship Collective, Co-Host of Lavender Mafia Podcast and the Music Director at Community Congregational UCC in Los Angeles where they live with their wife and girlfriend. They spent a number of years leading worship in non affirming spaces until she took a break to rediscover what it looks…
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Table Talks with Candice Czubernat, LGBTQ Christian Therapist and founder of The Christian Closet
In this episode, I have the privalege of chatting with Candace Czubernat who has been a therapist for 17 years and is the founder of the LGBTQ affirming counseling and coaching practice, The Christian Closet as well as the teletherapy organization Progressive Christian Counseling. In both ministries, she and her team meet with people from all over the world for online telehealth sessions as they navigate the many intersections of life with a Christian faith. Candice is a graduate of The Moody Bible Institute and The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. She identifies as a lesbian and a Christian. She lives in a small mountain town in southern California…
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From Church Music Minister to Queer Non-Binary: Table Talks with HT
On today's episode of "Coffee with Keith," I invite HT to the podcast. HT (who goes by they, them) is an educator, advocate, and musician from Austin. They have 2 dogs, a golden retriever, and a black lab. HT grew up in the conservative, southern Baptist culture as a gay kid. They didn't come out until the age of 21, so before then, HT led worship and bible studies throughout the teen and young adult years. HT worked at several churches as a children's minister or youth group volunteer. Now HT is exploring deconstruction as they were outed by a mentor and kicked off the leadership team and worship team…
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Chatting about Queer Theology with Father Shannon Kearns
This episode's guest is Father Shannon Kearnes. Father Kearns is a transgender man who believes in the transformative power of story. He is an ordained priest, a playwright, and a theologian. He the co-founder of http://QueerTheology.com which has reached more than a million people all over the world through videos, articles, and online courses and community. He will soon be publishing his first book with Eerdman’s. Shannon is a recipient of the Playwrights’ Center Jerome Fellowship in 20/21 and he was a Lambda Literary Fellow for 2019 and a Finnovation Fellow for 2019/2020. He is a sought after speaker on transgender issues and religion as well as a skilled facilitator of a…
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Forgiving is Hard!
Yeah, I get it. It is extremely hard to forgive in many situations, especially those that cause us religious trauma. What's more, often the person or persons who have hurt us don't ask or even feel they need to ask. So, what do we do? I believe we still need to forgive if we ever want to heal our trauma. But, before you jump down my throat here, please take a look at these 4 thing to remember when it comes to forgiveness: Forgiveness is a journey. It will take some time. Be sure to give yourself that. Request is not Required! Your forgiveness doesn't need tor require a request…
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The Ministry of Touch-A Psychological Analysis of Touch in Jesus’ Ministry with Author Kaitlyn Salmon
Touch. What a powerful word. And so many emotional and physiological responses come from it. In this episode, we talk about that with author Kaitlyn Salmon, author of, "The Ministry of Touch-A Psychological Analysis of Touch in Jesus' Ministry. " You will hear a little about who Kaitlyn is a person and then will will dive into her calling and purpose in writing this first book. I really enjoyed hearing her excitement in releasing this book and and even more importantly, what she hopes it will accomplish in the lives of people. So, if this sounds interesting to you, I invite you to grab a cup of coffee,…
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When Fellow “Christians” Attack You
I wish I could say this is a rare thing in our world but sadly, it is not. I have personally experienced it multiple times over my life and career and as I put myself out there more and more via online posts, etc., I receive more and more personal attacks because there are always those who disagree with me. Truthfully, I really don't have a problem with people disagreeing with me. In fact, I expect that and think it is actually a good thing. It keeps our faith sword sharpened. The problem I have; however, is the tone, method, and motivation behind those "disagreements." For instance, I have been…
