The Sacred Play Podcast

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Welcome to The Sacred Play Podcast (formerly The Church of Tinkerbell), a podcast dedicated to love, acceptance, and making the world a better place. Here, we explore LGBTQIA+ and minority group issues, challenge injustice, and dive into the power of community, compassion, and resistance. Through thoughtful discussions -- including deep dives into issues that affect us all -- we spark conversations that celebrate diversity and empower change. No judgment, just love, truth, and a little bit of magic.

  1. Apr 10

    The Many Ways a Human Nervous System Can Sing (Autism Appreciation Month)

    What if the behaviors we’ve been taught to question are actually expressions of wisdom? In The Many Ways a Human Nervous System Can Sing, we step beyond awareness into a deeper, more compassionate understanding of autistic lives. Through movement, sensation, language, and rhythm, autistic people reveal the many beautiful ways a human being can find balance, joy, and connection. This is not a story about fixing difference. It is a celebration of it. A reminder that every nervous system has its own music, and that a more loving world is one where all of those songs are heard, respected, and allowed to play. The post The Many Ways a Human Nervous System Can Sing (Autism Appreciation Month) first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    19 min

  2. Mar 7

    The Polite Republic of Bellies

    The Polite Republic of Bellies is a whimsical Wonderverse tale about a village that treats one tiny bodily sound like a grand scandal, until a traveler from the Marsh of Honest Creatures asks the question no one has asked in centuries: “Excuse me… for what?” A playful, magical story about etiquette, shame, and the beautifully absurd things humans forget to question. The post The Polite Republic of Bellies first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    18 min

  3. Feb 8

    Sacred Play Practice

    Welcome to Sacred Play Practice: a pocket-sized devotion to aliveness. Not supernatural, just deeply human. We make room for the whole weather of being human, then we keep opening windows with wonder, beauty, and small acts of delight. The post Sacred Play Practice first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    19 min

  4. Feb 7

    The Moral Fire Drill

    When the world gets foggy and loud, morality isn’t a cape you grab in a crisis, it’s a muscle you build in ordinary moments. The Moral Fire Drill is a Sacred Play reflection (with a lantern-lit fable) on practicing courage, truth, and compassion now, before the stakes climb, and on refusing to let cruelty become “normal.” The post The Moral Fire Drill first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    15 min

  5. Jan 19

    From Tinkerbell to Sacred Play: A Name Change, a Lantern, and a Pocketful of “Wait, This Is Allowed?”

    The sign on the door has changed, but the lantern light is the same. In this whimsical (and quietly serious) long-form post, I explain why we’re now calling this space The Church of Sacred Play and what that name really means: wonder without worship, meaning without dogma, and a compassionate kind of skepticism that still leaves room for awe. Come for the pixie-lantern vibes, stay for the gentle rebellion against shame, fear, and brittle certainty. The post From Tinkerbell to Sacred Play: A Name Change, a Lantern, and a Pocketful of “Wait, This Is Allowed?” first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    13 min

  6. 12/15/2025

    Who Owns Winter? A Slightly Sparkly History of the Winter Season

    Who owns winter: the sun, Jesus, the Maccabees, the Unconquered Sun, or the people lighting dumplings and pomegranates at midnight? 🌟 In this slightly sparkly tour of Yule, Saturnalia, Christmas, Hanukkah, Yalda, Dongzhi, Diwali, Kwanzaa and more, we follow humanity’s favorite coping strategy for long nights: candles, feasts, resistance, and ridiculous amounts of hope. Come for the history, stay for the Universal Winter Lights ceremony you can actually do in your living room. The post Who Owns Winter? A Slightly Sparkly History of the Winter Season first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    17 min

  7. 12/14/2025

    The Light We Don’t Withold: HIV/AIDS Awareness Month

    “The Light We Don’t Withhold” is a Church of Tinkerbell reflection for HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, … The post The Light We Don’t Withold: HIV/AIDS Awareness Month first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    11 min

  8. 11/26/2025

    Native American Heritage Month: More Than a Month of Gratitude

    Honoring Native American Heritage Month means more than a land acknowledgment once a year—it’s a commitment to learning the true history of this land, amplifying Native voices, supporting tribal sovereignty, and celebrating the beauty and brilliance of living Indigenous cultures every day, not just in November. The post Native American Heritage Month: More Than a Month of Gratitude first appeared on The Church of Sacred Play.

    14 min
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Welcome to The Sacred Play Podcast (formerly The Church of Tinkerbell), a podcast dedicated to love, acceptance, and making the world a better place. Here, we explore LGBTQIA+ and minority group issues, challenge injustice, and dive into the power of community, compassion, and resistance. Through thoughtful discussions -- including deep dives into issues that affect us all -- we spark conversations that celebrate diversity and empower change. No judgment, just love, truth, and a little bit of magic.

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  • Creator
    The Church of Sacred Play
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Church of Sacred Play
  • Show Website
    The Sacred Play Podcast