The Sacred Slope

Alexis Rice
  • 4.9 (19)
  • RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender — those searching for healthier expressions of our global Christian faith and deconstructing harmful theology. Listen to conversations with pastors, priests, reverends, scholars, artists, and public voices from multiple denominations, cultures, backgrounds, and genders. Come to be challenged, healed, and begin again.

  1. 3D AGO

    19. Podcastathon 2026 - IJM, Pastor Sarah (UCC), Rev. Joseph Yoo (Episcopal), Pastor Joe Smith (Post-Evangelical), Rev. Joe Graves (United Methodist)

    🎙️ 19. Podcastathon 2026 - IJM, Pastor Sarah (UCC), Rev. Joseph Yoo (Episcopal), Pastor Joe Smith (Post-Evangelical), Rev. Joe Graves (United Methodist) This episode means a lot to me. I wanted to highlight one of my favorite non-profits along with ministries from beloved pastors returning to The Sacred Slope to share the incredible work churches are doing.  - Alexis Rice Alexis brings together global and local expressions of justice in this special Podcastathon (https://podcasthon.org/, @podcasthon_en) episode - featuring International Justice Mission (IJM) (one of my favorite organizations) and the return of some of your favorite Sacred Slope pastors. Alexis speaks with Miguel Lau, Global Senior Officer, Church Partnerships at International Justice Mission (IJM) to explore human trafficking, forced labor, and violence against the poor - and how justice systems can be transformed to protect millions. 🌍 International Justice Mission (IJM): https://www.ijm.org Then, some of your favorite pastors across the U.S. return to The Sacred Slope to share about some of their church ministries in their communities. Pastor Sarah (UCC - New Mexico) IG: @disorganized.religion Church: https://ucccogs.org/leadership/pastor-sarah/ Casa Q (LGBTQ youth shelter): https://www.casaq.org Mutual Aid Albuquerque: IG @abqmutualaid YouTube Episode on The Sacred Slope: https://youtu.be/pwzPGpcdVsA?si=LkYFIuOpX8P1W-W8 Rev. Joseph Yoo (Episcopal - Pearland, TX) IG: @joseph.yoo Church: https://www.mosaicpearland.org/ Impact Offering (school lunch debt relief) YouTube Episode on The Sacred Slope: https://youtu.be/ODnIUKfRdpU?si=Nv8sD5lP20CAlx9V Pastor Joe Smith (Post-evangelical - Gainesville, FL) IG: @therealjoe.smith Church: https://shiftgnv.com/all-things-shift Santa Fe College Food Pantry Pride Community Center of North Central Florida Unspoken Treasure Society: https://www.unspokensociety.org/ YouTube Episode on The Sacred Slope: https://youtu.be/TwspO3sPlsc?si=wKfEnxj1XR3DSuYy Rev. Joe Graves (United Methodist - Ohio) IG: @josephdavidgraves Church: https://cityviewcolumbus.org/staff Feminine Resources Free Store: https://cityviewcolumbus.org/feminine-resources-free-store Mothers of Murdered Children: https://www.mothersofmurderedcolumbuschildren.com/ YouTube Episode on The Sacred Slope: https://youtu.be/dXsz93ron-Q?si=1gdg5M7RuXJU1_Y0 Across every conversation, one theme emerges: we c Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify      LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere      FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1h 43m

  2. 6D AGO

    18. Rocky Roggio (Director, 1946: The Movie) - The Year the Word “Homosexual” Entered the Bible

    🎙️ 18. Rocky Roggio (Director, 1946: The Movie) - 1946: The Year the Word “Homosexual” Entered the Bible One mistranslation changed theology, policy, families, and the lives of millions of LGBTQ people. Alexis sits down with Rocky Roggio @rockyroggio, director of the award-winning documentary 1946: The Movie @1946themovie, to explore the year the word “homosexual” first appeared in an English Bible and how that translation decision reshaped theology, culture, and public policy for generations. They unpack the historical research behind the film, including discoveries in the Yale archives surrounding the 1946 Revised Standard Version Bible translation. Rocky explains how one translation decision helped shape decades of church teaching and influence modern debates around LGBTQ Christianity and Bible translation. Rocky also shares the personal story behind the film, including the decision to include her own father, a minister, in the documentary. Their conversations reveal how theology is never abstract - it shows up in families, churches, and real relationships. Alexis and Rocky discuss why the film resonates with audiences across the political and theological spectrum and why understanding Bible translation history, queer theology, progressive Christianity, and Christian nationalism matters right now. This episode is for anyone - Christian or not, queer or not - who cares about truth, history, and how sacred texts are interpreted and sometimes weaponized. 💡 Key Takeaways • The word “homosexual” first appeared in an English Bible in 1946 • Bible translation decisions can shape theology and culture for generations • Scripture can inspire justice or be used to justify harm • Biblical literacy matters in conversations about Christian nationalism and LGBTQ inclusion About Our Guest Rocky Roggio is the director of 1946: The Movie, an award-winning documentary investigating how the word “homosexual” first entered the English Bible and how that translation shaped modern debates around LGBTQ Christianity. 🎬 Watch the film Best way to support the filmmakers (independent streaming platform):  https://watch.eventive.org/1946themovie 🌍 Projects & Organizations Mentioned The Living Wall of Love - Jarko’s project featured at World Pride Amsterdam  https://growingwalloflove.com Making Things Right (LGBTQ Christian reconciliation resource)  https://makingthingsright.org Clips used with permission from Rocky Roggio of 1946 Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify      LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere      FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1 hr

  3. MAR 14

    17. Pastor Kristian A. Smith (Liberation Theology) - The Courage to Question Your Answers

    🎙️ 17. Pastor Kristian A. Smith (Liberation Theology) – The Courage to Question Your Answers Alexis Rice sits down with Pastor Kristian A. Smith — pastor, author, educator, public theologian, and host of Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality — for a deeply honest and pastoral conversation about doctrine, certainty, doubt, and what it means to rebuild faith with integrity. Kristian leads The Faith Community, a digital church centered around curiosity, justice, and what he calls Greatest Commandment Theology — the idea that Jesus’ call to love God, love neighbor, and love self should guide how we interpret everything else in our Christian tradition. Together Alexis and Kristian explore why doctrine is not the same thing as scripture, how the Bible has historically been used to justify radically different moral positions, and why losing religious certainty can feel like grief. Kristian shares why doubt is not the enemy of faith and why love must remain the center of theology. Kristian closes the episode with a powerful pastoral prayer for listeners who may not have been prayed over in a long time. 💡 Key Takeaways • Doctrine often reflects interpretation, not absolute certainty  • “The Bible says” is often shorthand for “my tradition interprets it this way”  • Losing religious certainty can bring real grief  • Doubt is not the opposite of faith - it is part of faith About Our Guest Pastor Kristian A. Smith is a pastor, author, educator, and public theologian.  He is the founding pastor of The Faith Community and host of Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality. IG: @thekristianasmith 📚 Books, People & Resources Mentioned Kristian A. Smith — IG: @thekristianasmith The Faith Community — IG: @tfc.virtual Holy Smokes: Cigars & Spirituality — IG: @holysmokesmovement Books: Breaking All the Rules – An Ancient Framework for Modern Faith & Question your answers: https://www.kristianasmith.com Dan McClellan — IG: @maklelan Pete Enns — IG: @peteenns Rachel Held Evans — IG: @rachelheldevans Frederick Buechner — theologian and author  https://www.frederickbuechner.com Martin Luther King Jr. — pastor and civil rights leader  https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu #Christianity #deconstruction #OpenAndAffirming #LiberationTheology #FaithAfterEvangelicalism #ProgressiveChristianity #TheSacredSlope Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit: ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1h 27m

  4. MAR 12

    16. Tripp Fuller (Theologian, Pastor & Keeper of Chickens) - Deconstruction Can Be Holy, Healing, and Even Joyful

    🎙️ 16. Tripp Fuller (Theologian, Pastor & Keeper of Chickens) - Deconstruction Can Be Holy, Healing, and Even Joyful Alexis Rice sits down with Tripp Fuller - host of Homebrewed Christianity, founder of Theology Beer Camp, theologian, pastor, and author for a rich, funny, deeply pastoral conversation about faith after certainty. Together they explore why deconstruction does not have to mean losing God, how harmful theology can be unlearned, why questions can be sacred, and how people can reconnect with the divine without fear, shame, or rigid literalism. This episode is for anyone rethinking faith, grieving harmful theology, raising kids after evangelicalism, or longing to believe that the sacred slope can still lead somewhere beautiful. 💡 Key Takeaways • Deconstruction can be painful - but also freeing, joyful, and holy • Certainty is not the same thing as faith • Centering prayer can help people reconnect with God after spiritual harm • Scripture can be read with wonder, honesty, and less fear • Kids need room for questions, ritual, and belonging - not rigid answers • The Spirit may be present even in the questions that unsettle us About Our Guest Tripp Fuller is a theologian, pastor, podcast host, and founder of Homebrewed Christianity and Theology Beer Camp. IG: @trippfuller Homebrewed Christianity: @theologynerd Theology Beer Camp: @theologybeercamp 📚 Books, People & Resources Mentioned God After Deconstruction by Tripp Fuller & Thomas Jay Oord: https://a.co/d/03BF15TP Theology Beer Camp 2026- I'll be there- are you coming? Kansas City, Missouri October 8–10, 2026 https://www.homebrewedchristianty.com/theology-beer-camp/ Thomas Jay Oord — IG: @thomasjayoord Brian McLaren — IG: @brian_mclaren Rachel Held Evans — IG: @rachelheldevans Pete Enns — IG: @peteenns #Deconstruction #ProgressiveChristianity #Christianity #FaithAfterEvangelicalism #Exvangelical #Theology #CenteringPrayer #OpenAndRelationalTheology #TheSacredSlope #TrippFuller Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit: ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1h 28m

  5. MAR 8

    15. Rabbi Lexi Erdheim (Judaism) & Rev. Joel Simpson (Methodist) – When Faith Leaders Protect the Vulnerable Together

    🎙️ 15. Rabbi Lexi Erdheim (Judaism) & Rev. Joel Simpson (Methodist) – When Faith Leaders Protect the Vulnerable Together Alexis Rice sits down with Rabbi Lexi Erdheim and Rev. Joel Simpson—two faith leaders from different traditions whose friendship models curiosity, respect, and shared moral responsibility. Together they explore what interfaith relationships can teach us about protecting the vulnerable, listening across real differences, and showing up for neighbors in moments of crisis. This conversation is about friendship, moral courage, and the kind of world that becomes possible when faith traditions work side by side to protect human dignity. 💡 Key Takeaways • Interfaith relationships deepen empathy • Faith traditions share a call to protect the vulnerable • Scripture can be weaponized—or inspire compassion • Real change begins with relationships across difference • Curiosity and humility strengthen collaboration • Faith leaders can help communities resist fear and polarization About Our Guests Rabbi Lexi Erdheim is the Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth-El in Charlotte, NC. Ordained at Hebrew Union College and a graduate of Barnard College, she works at the intersection of Jewish life, public policy, and interfaith organizing. Temple Beth-El Charlotte  IG/FB/TikTok: @tbeclt  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jewtubecharlotte Rev. Joel Simpson is a Methodist pastor at First United Methodist Church in Taylorsville, NC and a doctoral student at Duke University. His work connects faith, community organizing, and advocacy for vulnerable communities. IG: @joelrsimpson  FB: @joel.simpson.98  Substack: @joelsimpson 📚 People & Organizations Mentioned Siembra NC — IG: @siembranc  Carolina Jews for Justice — IG: @carolinajewsforjustice  Repairers of the Breach — IG: @repairersofthebreach  Rev. Dr. William Barber — IG: @revbwilliambarber2  Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove — IG: @jonathanwilsonhartgrove  Shane Claiborne — IG: @shaneclaiborne  Barbara Brown Taylor — https://barbarabrowntaylor.com/  Rabbi Sandra Lawson — IG: @rabbisandralawson Duke University — IG: @dukeuniversity  Candler School of Theology (Emory) — IG: @candler_school  Hebrew Union College — IG: @hebrewunioncollege  Barnard College — IG: @barnardcollege Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify      LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere      FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1h 11m

  6. MAR 5

    14. William Gibson (Church of Scotland) – When Christianity Gets Co-Opted by Power

    14. William Gibson (Church of Scotland) – When Christianity Gets Co-Opted by Power What does American Christian nationalism look like… from Scotland? In this episode, Alexis Rice is joined by William Gibson - a Scottish church historian and soon-to-be minister in the Church of Scotland - to zoom out of the American bubble and name what many outside the U.S. can see so clearly: when Christianity gets fused with nationalism, it becomes a weapon. William doesn’t just critique - he offers language, history, and hopeful resistance: collective action, ecumenical courage, and a faith that refuses empire. If you’ve been watching “Christianity” used to justify cruelty and thinking, This cannot be Jesus… this conversation is for you. 🎙️ About Our Guest William Gibson is a PhD student in Theology & Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow and a candidate for ministry in the Church of Scotland. His work focuses on modern church history, mission, and the way faith intersects with power, economics, and community life - including trade unions, labor, and Christian ethics. Find William: @williamgibsongla  💬 In This Episode • How American Christian nationalism is perceived globally • Why “Christian symbolism” at nationalist rallies is alarming • The Church of Scotland: broad, Presbyterian, Reformed - without U.S.-style fundamentalism • Christianity as culturally mediated (and why that matters) • Capitalism, greed, solidarity - and the Bible’s uncomfortable clarity • Bonhoeffer, Niemöller, and what Christian resistance really costs • A prayer for the spiritually tender and spiritually tired 📚 Resources + Verified Instagram Handles • Church of Scotland - @churchofscotland • The Iona Community - @ionacommunity • Wild Goose Publications (Iona books) - @ionabooks • Awake, Emerging, and Connected (publisher) - @scm_press • Student Christian Movement (UK) - @studentchristianmovement • World Communion of Reformed Churches - @reformed_communion • Trinity College Glasgow - @trinitycollegeglasgow • Lamorna Ash - @lamornaaash • The Sacred Slope - @thesacredslope  #Christianity #deconstruction #OpenAndAffirming #MentalHealth #ChurchOfScotland #Scotland #ProgressiveChristianity #Exvangelical Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify      LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere      FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1h 36m

  7. MAR 2

    13. Jared Byas (The Bible for Normal People) – Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally

    13. Jared Byas (The Bible for Normal People) – Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally Alexis sits down with Jared Byas - co-host of The Bible for Normal People (along with Pete Enns) and author of Love Matters More — to explore what it really means to take Scripture seriously. For many of us raised in evangelical spaces, we were taught that taking the Bible seriously meant taking it literally. But what happens when reading closely actually raises more questions? When you see the “wrinkles” and the humanity in the text? When certainty starts to crack? 💬 In This Episode • “Taking the Bible seriously will inevitably lead you to not take it literally”  • The “wrinkles” in Scripture - and choosing intimacy over perfection  • Why “speaking the truth in love” often becomes a power move  • Paul’s black swan moment and theological transformation  • Fear vs. love in Christian formation  • Rebuilding trust in the Bible after church harm  • Parenting with curiosity instead of control  • For the spiritually tender: you’re not backsliding - you’re paying attention 👥 People/Resources Mentioned Jared Byas: @jaredbyas The Bible for Normal People: @biblefornormalpeople Pete Enns: @peteenns Curious Faith Media: @curiousfaithmedia Rachel Held Evans: @rachelheldevans Love Matters More by Jared Byas: https://www.jaredbyas.com God's Stories as told by God's Children: https://a.co/d/087F8ZFN God's Stories as told by God's Children for Adults: https://a.co/d/0fteC7QR #Christianity #deconstruction #reconstruction #Christian Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify      LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere      FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    54 min

  8. FEB 25

    12. Rachel Held Evans (Braving the Truth) with Sarah Bessey

    12. Rachel Held Evans (Braving the Truth) with Sarah Bessey Sarah Bessey joins Alexis Rice for a special release-day episode honoring Braving the Truth by Rachel Held Evans - out now. Alexis and Sarah read from Rachel's book, reflect on holy anger, spiritual wilderness, life after evangelicalism many are living in real time, and why Rachel’s voice feels less like nostalgia and more like necessity. Braving The Truth from @HarperCollins https://www.harpercollins.com/products/braving-the-truth-rachel-held-evans 💬 In This Episode • Reading: “Life After Evangelicalism” (originally posted Nov 14, 2016) • Sarah on editing Rachel’s work: grief, time travel, and why this book feels like a gift “from the past for the future of the church” • Reading: “Why I Can’t Stay Angry Even Though I Want To” • Women, power, patriarchy — and why Rachel’s work was truly threatening (because it was making change) • For the spiritually tender: you belong, and “there’s always room for more” 👥 People/Resources Mentioned Rachel Held Evans: @rachelheldevans Sarah Bessey: @sarahbessey Evolving Faith: @evolvfaith Glennon Doyle: @glennondoyle Jen Hatmaker: @jenhatmaker Jeff Chu: @jeffchu Matthew Paul Turner: @matthewpaulturner Brian McLaren: @brianmclaren Pete Enns: @peteenns Dan McClellan: @maklelan 🎙 Credits: “Come Thou Fount” used with permission by Sara Groves @grovesroad #Christianity #deconstruction #RachelHeldEvans #BravingTheTruth Support the show About The Sacred Slope Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender—raised in or rooted in Christianity. Come explore our global, diverse, inclusive Christian faith, deconstruction, and spiritual identity in a rapidly changing world. Through conversations with clergy, scholars, and cultural voices, the show creates space for people navigating faith after certainty, church harm, or political co-option of religion. 🎧 WATCH: YouTube / Spotify      LISTEN: Apple Podcasts + everywhere      FOLLOW: @thesacredslope (IG, FB, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky) 🔗 Connect 🎧 Explore episodes & community: linktr.ee/TheSacredSlope 🎙 Hosted by Alexis Rice 🎵 Music by Brett Rutledge, Eddie Irvin & Sean Spence 📬 Nominate a guest: alexis@thesacredslope.com 🌿 Community Guidelines 🌿 Fruit of the Spirit:  ❤️ love • 💫 joy • ☮️ peace • 🕊 patience • 💝 kindness • 🌿 goodness • 🙏 faithfulness • 🤲 gentleness • 💪 self-control

    1h 1m
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Where the slippery slope becomes sacred ground. For the spiritually tender — those searching for healthier expressions of our global Christian faith and deconstructing harmful theology. Listen to conversations with pastors, priests, reverends, scholars, artists, and public voices from multiple denominations, cultures, backgrounds, and genders. Come to be challenged, healed, and begin again.

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  • Creator
    Alexis Rice
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Sacred Slope
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