All Things Made New

Aaron J. Smith
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DIY conversations at the intersection of faith, flesh, and the everyday exploring the spirituality of being human. Aaron J. Smith talks with friends, thinkers, and fellow wanderers about grace, grief, doubt, hope, and what it means to live in a world where resurrection keeps showing up in the cracks. Come as you are. (Formality known as CulturalSavage)

  1. JAN 15

    Mat and Micah: The Spirituality of Fatherhood

    This week I get to talk to two good friends, Mat and Micah, about what it means to be a father, what it means to have a father, and what it means for God to be our father. Mat: Church of the Affirmation. Micah: The Word in Black and Red.

    1h 31m

  2. JAN 10

    Aaron J. Smith-Post Christian

    Friends, welcome back to All Things Made New. This week, I'm talking about some personal changes that are going on with my relations to Christianity, Jesus, and myself. Aaron J. Smith is a poet, a spiritual director, and a post-Christian theologian. He lives in the pacific Northwest with his wife, two kids, and he loves cheesecake. Aaronjsmith.net The Cluttered Mouth The Book of Common Words

    47 min

  3. 11/07/2025

    Mae Forrest Barnes

    This week, we are talking to our new friend, Mae Forrest Barnes. A former United Methodist pastor and now Episcopalian laity lady, Mae is a worker, a writer, and a PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.  In her precious spare time, Mae writes on her blog about theology, culture, politics, and anything that captures her attention, really. With a bachelor’s in English, a master's degree in divinity, she hopes to one day make her desire to teach in a university a reality, but in the mean time, podcasting and blogging will do quite nicely.  Socials:Substack: https://maeforrestbarnes.substack.com/BlueSky: @dr-maeforrestX.com: @dr_maeforrestInstagram: junebug_writerThreads: @junebug_writer

    1h 8m

  4. 10/29/2025

    Tripp Fuller

    This week, we are talking to long time podcaster Tripp Fuller. Tripp recently moved back to North Carolina and started as Visiting Professor of Theology at Luther Theological Seminary after three years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Theology & Science at the University of Edinburgh. He recently released Divine Self-Investment: a Constructive Open and Relational Christology, the first book in the Studies in Open and Relational Theology series. For over 15 years Tripp has been doing the Homebrewed Christianity podcast (think on-demand internet radio) where he interviews different scholars about their work so you can get nerdy in traffic, on the treadmill, or doing the dishes. Last year it had over 4 million downloads. It also inspired a book series with Fortress Press called the Homebrewed Christianity Guides to... topics like God, Jesus, Spirit, Church History, etc. Tripp is a very committed and (some of his friends think overly) engaged Lakers fan and takes Star Wars and Lord of the Rings very seriously.

    1h 12m

  5. 07/30/2025

    Marc Alan Schelske-Journaling for Spiritual Growth

    This week we are talking to our friend Marc Alan Schelske about the second edition of his book Journaling for Spiritual Growth. Marc is a thinker and speaker who has served as a full-time pastor since 1995 and is currently the teaching elder of Bridge City Community Church in Portland, Oregon. He also hosts The Apprenticeship Way podcast and is the author of The Wisdom of Your Heart and Discovering Your Authentic Core Values. “In my writing, I focus on what it takes to nurture a healthy inner life, something found at the intersection of grace and growth,” Marc says. “I write and speak to help people find belonging, redemption, and growth as they discover the life God has designed for them.” https://marcalanschelske.com/

    1h 8m

  6. 06/16/2025

    Elle Dowd-Baptized in Teargas

    Friends, welcome once again. This week, we're talking to Elle Dowd. Elle Dowd (she/they) is an author, activist, and pastor.She is currently PhD student at the Chicago Theological Seminary, and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Elle has pieces of their heart in Sierra Leone, where their two children were born, and in St. Louis where they learned from the radical, queer, Black leadership during the Ferguson Uprising.  She was formerly a co-conspirator with the movement to #decolonizeLutheranism and served as a board member of the Euro-Descent Lutheran Association for Racial Justice, does community organizing in her city as a board member of SOUL, serves on the Clergy Advocacy Board for Planned Parenthood, and facilitates workshops in both secular conferences and Christian spaces. In 2021 she published a book with Broadleaf, Baptized in Teargas, about her conversion from a white moderate to an abolitionist is available now in print, e-book, or audiobook.  To get in touch with Elle and to keep up with updates,  you can visit their website www.elledowd.com and subscribe to their newsletter. You can also see her online ministry via Facebook.com/elledowdministry  or follow her on Twitter/SnapChat/Insta @hownowbrowndowd  or on TikTok @elledowdministry and @ELCAYoungAdults  And order their book Baptized in Teargas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist  here  https://bit.ly/2YICjBf Or download the audiobook here https://christianaudio.com/baptized-tear-gas-elle-dowd-audiobook-download

    57 min

  7. 06/06/2025

    Ell-Jesus Was a Union Man

    Hello friends! This week, we are talking to a new friend, Ell. Ell is a co-host for The Word in Black and Red podcast, a member of the IWW, and a board member at her church. She was raised Presbyterian, sent to catholic school as an atheist, and then graduated with a BA in anthropology and classics. She’s worked in various industries and is a passionate advocate of intersectional workers rights and building community solidarity.TWIBAR

    51 min

  8. 05/17/2025

    Micah- We Belong To Each Other

    This week, we get to talk to Micah.Micah is a queer leftist minister who was raised in a fundamentalist cult, read the Bible for themselves, and realized they had to choose between the religion they were raised in or a radical new faith. You can join their alternative church for folks left on the outside at The Llama Pack or listen to them on the leftist Bible study podcast The Word in Black and Red.Podcast: The Word in Black and RedLlama Pack Discord: https://discord.gg/SzvGVXf4yTWIBAR Discord: https://discord.gg/gubtf4QF

    1h 7m
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DIY conversations at the intersection of faith, flesh, and the everyday exploring the spirituality of being human. Aaron J. Smith talks with friends, thinkers, and fellow wanderers about grace, grief, doubt, hope, and what it means to live in a world where resurrection keeps showing up in the cracks. Come as you are. (Formality known as CulturalSavage)

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  • Creator
    Aaron J. Smith
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Aaron J. Smith
  • Show Website
    All Things Made New