Lady Preacher Podcast Rev. Kelsey Beebe

Spiritual anxiety, often the outcome of various forms of spiritual abuse and manipulation perpetuated by certain religious institutions, has become widespread among Christians. In her new book, Holy Ghosted: Spiritual Anxiety, Religious Trauma, and the Language of Abuse, Tiffany Yecke Brooks equips readers with how to identify these tactics, and offers pathways towards healing by inviting people to listen to the God who resides within.

About Tiffany (she/her)
Tiffany Yecke Brooks, PhD, is the lead or contributing writer for more than two dozen books. She is the coauther of Fear is a Choice: Tackling Life's Challenges with Dignity, Faith, and Determination (with NFL running back James Conner), Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance (with Paralympic gold-medalist Mallory Weggemann), and the narrative nonfiction historical thriller Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth (with historian Claire Bellerjeau), and Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith. She has also published numerous articles in Smithsonian, New York Archives, and peer-reviewed journals. Tiffany has taught literature and writing at Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and the University of South Carolina-Beaufort. She is currently completing an MA in Spiritual Formation at Portland Seminary.

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We've had a large request for smaller episodes that focus on scripture with Pastor Kelsey - so today we're throwing it back to one of our episodes just like that. We're working on getting more of these smaller episodes recorded but in the meantime enjoy one of our more popular episodes!

Blessings are all around us, but if we're not careful, the theology behind the blessings can do more harm than good. Today we take a deep dive into Matthew 5:1-12 and really dissect the Beatitudes. We look at how the blessing isn't in the suffering, but in the way that God shows up and redeems our suffering. Join us: open your mind, open your heart, and fill your cup with a little Gospel.

Last week, Kelsey posted on Instagram an invitation to ask her anything, and she'd answer on the pod - and that's what this episode is! We have questions ranging from motherhood to soteriology. This was such a fun episode to do. Be on the lookout for when Kelsey posts another invitation, next time will be to her email list so be sure to join that here!

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“When Love transforms our heart, our actions align with the truth of our being and we remember that which we already are.”
— Felicia Murrell

When the storm is swirling, a lighthouse serves as a light guiding us safely to shore - for Felicia, that lighthouse is God's Love. In today's episode, Felicia shares with us what Divine Love truly is, and how it calls us home to ourselves - to knowing who we are as beings made in the image of Love.  Felicia guides us into understanding how God sees us through eyes of Love, welcoming and accepting us fully for who we are.

Buy Felicia's book, And: The Restorative Power of Love in an Either/Or World HERE

About Felicia
Felicia Murrell is an author based in Woodbury, MN. She is a spiritual companion, speaker, certified master life coach and former ordained pastor with over twenty years of church leadership experience. She also serves the publishing industry as a freelance copy editor.

With a deep understanding of what it means to be human, Felicia is dedicated to empowering individuals to embrace who they already are and who Love is inviting them to be.

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Women's voices and stories have been left out of history, but the Easter story - if told correctly - lifts them up. Women, especially Mary Magdalene, play a central role in Jesus' walk from entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the Cross on Friday morning, through the Saturday vigil and in the experience and telling of the resurrection. Writer, teacher, and theologian Chelsea Kim Long takes us into the heart of why and how Mary's story is left out, and why it's so important to bring her voice back to the center of the Easter experience.

For an additional faith resource this week, listen to this guided meditation by Chelsea that walks through Holy Week with Mary Magdalene: https://insighttimer.com/chelseakimlong/guided-meditations/a-journey-of-faithfulness-with-mary-magdalene

About Chelsea
Chelsea Kim Long (she/her) is a writer, creator, meditation teacher, and lay theologian. Entering motherhood catalyzed her deconstruction journey out of the white evangelical faith, and she's currently querying her first book that explores the intersections of faith deconstruction, the political and theological implications of living in a female body, and the impossible demands of modern American motherhood.

Chelsea defines herself as a post-evangelical Christian mystic, drawing inspiration from the wisdom of the Bible and the life and words of Jesus as well as her 10+ years of yoga practice. She started teaching meditation in 2017 after completing a 200-hour yoga teacher training, has taken a year's worth of e-courses through the Center of Action and Contemplation, and has been co-leading her neighborhood faith community since 2019. She lives in San Diego with her husband and 3 kids. Find her most recent work at chelseakimlong.com.

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Easter is a day of joy and celebration as we welcome the good news that Jesus is alive! And - sometimes we get caught up in the stickiness of how to talk about the Easter story with kids. Meredith Miller is a children and youth ministry expert and she has a great framework for how to approach telling these stories to little hearts.

Short and sweet, this episode is jam packed with great ways to talk about Easter with kids!

For more resources on having these conversations with little ones, check out this substack article Meredith wrote that tackles five common Easter questions (like, “What is Easter?” and “Why did Jesus die?”) and some concrete examples on how to answer them.

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