Snarky Faith

Stuart Delony
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Hosted by Stuart Delony, Snarky Faith cuts through the noise of American Christianity with wit, reason, and a little righteous anger. It’s where satire meets soul work—a space for skeptics, seekers, and the spiritually homeless. Each episode dives into the absurdities of faith, politics, and culture while holding onto the radical, justice-centered teachings of Jesus. No dogma. No easy answers. Just honesty, humor, and the occasional heresy. www.snarkyfaith.com

  1. Living on the Edge of Faith with Jeremy Jernigan

    APR 15

    Living on the Edge of Faith with Jeremy Jernigan

    Most versions of faith are built to keep things stable, predictable, and controlled. That’s kind of the problem. In this episode, Stuart sits down with Jeremy Jernigan to talk about his book The Edge of the Inside (https://amzn.to/4dFlzlQ) and the idea that real spiritual growth doesn’t happen in the center of organized religion—it happens out on the edges, where things are less certain and a lot more honest. Jeremy draws from Richard Rohr’s concept of “the edge of the inside” to describe a space many people are finding themselves in: not fully “in,” not fully “out,” but somewhere in between. It’s a place where inherited beliefs start to crack, questions get louder, and the pressure to perform certainty finally gives way. They get into why so many people are stepping away from church structures—not because they’ve lost faith, but because they’re trying to salvage something real from it. Deconstruction comes up, not as a collapse, but as a necessary step toward something more grounded and less performative. It’s less about tearing things down for the sake of it, and more about refusing to pretend something works when it clearly doesn’t. A key thread in the conversation is the difference between fragile faith and what Jeremy calls anti-fragile faith. Fragile faith needs everything to stay intact—no tension, no contradiction, no hard questions. Anti-fragile faith does the opposite. It actually grows under pressure. It expects disruption. It can handle doubt without falling apart. They also reframe the cross—not as a neat theological answer, but as a pattern. What looks like failure, loss, or collapse can actually be the beginning of something more honest and durable. That shift matters, especially for people who feel like their faith has “failed” them. There’s also a practical side to this conversation. What do you do when your old community doesn’t fit anymore? How do you find people who won’t try to fix you or pull you back into certainty? And how do you keep moving forward without needing everything nailed down? If you’ve been sitting in that in-between space—too aware to go back, not sure where you’re going next—this episode names that experience without trying to clean it up. Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible: • Right Wing Watch • Christian Nightmares • Friendly Atheist For more Snarky Faith: 🎙️ Snarky Faith website 📸 Instagram: @stuartdelony ▶️ YouTube: @snarkyfaith 🩵 Bluesky: @snarkyfaith.bsky.social 📘 Facebook Group: facebook.com/snarkyfaith ☕ Snarky Faith shirts and mugs available here Check out other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast • Wild Olive • Jonathan Foster • The Church Needs Therapy • Honoring the Journey Podcast • Spiritual Brewpub • Bros Bibles & Beer • Liminal Living • The Social Jesus Project • I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist • The God Squad Pod • Radical Love Live • Second Cup with Keith • Unbelief Podcast • High Minds Collective • Evangelicalish • Beyond the Torch with Todd & Leslie   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 7m
  2. Jesus Isn’t the System with Chris Jones

    MAR 27

    Jesus Isn’t the System with Chris Jones

    This week on Snarky Faith, Stuart talks with Chris Jones, host of the Spiritual Hot Sauce podcast, about a question a lot of people are quietly asking right now: what if Jesus and the religion built around him aren’t the same thing? Chris approaches faith from the other side of deconstruction — not trying to rebuild the same structure, but trying to strip it down. He makes a distinction between worship and discipleship, arguing that it’s possible to admire Jesus without actually living the way he taught. For Chris, the real work isn’t about belief as much as it is about embodiment. The conversation moves through the ways religious systems can shape — and sometimes distort — how people read scripture, and what happens when someone approaches those texts without the usual filters. They also get into suffering, not as something to avoid or explain away, but as something that can reshape a person depending on how it’s navigated. Chris shares parts of his own background, including growing up in a pastor’s family and eventually stepping outside that expected path. That shift becomes part of a larger theme in the episode: how people rebuild identity after stepping away from inherited beliefs, and what it looks like to pursue something more personal, and less controlled, on the other side. This isn’t a conversation about abandoning faith. It’s about what remains when the structure cracks — and whether something more honest can take its place. Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible: • Right Wing Watch • Christian Nightmares • Friendly Atheist For more Snarky Faith: 🎙️ Snarky Faith website 📸 Instagram: @stuartdelony ▶️ YouTube: @snarkyfaith 🩵 Bluesky: @snarkyfaith.bsky.social 📘 Facebook Group: facebook.com/snarkyfaith ☕ Snarky Faith shirts and mugs available here Check out other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast • Wild Olive • Jonathan Foster • The Church Needs Therapy • Honoring the Journey Podcast • Spiritual Brewpub • Bros Bibles & Beer • Liminal Living • The Social Jesus Project • I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist • The God Squad Pod • Radical Love Live • Second Cup with Keith • Unbelief Podcast • High Minds Collective • Evangelicalish • Beyond the Torch with Todd & Leslie   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    50 min
  3. Gaslighting for God

    FEB 27

    Gaslighting for God

    In this episode, Stuart sits down with journalist and author Becky Garrison to discuss her book Gaslighting for God (https://amzn.to/4tVpXTs), a satirical but deeply serious exploration of spiritual narcissism and religious manipulation. Together they examine a pattern many people recognize but struggle to name: the use of faith language to override conscience, silence dissent, and shift blame onto the very people being harmed. From “God told me” leadership to communities that protect authority over honesty, the conversation explores how gaslighting functions inside religious environments — and why it is so difficult to see while you’re inside it. They also talk about why leaving church doesn’t automatically mean healing, how similar dynamics can show up in progressive spaces and wellness culture, and why survivors often end up questioning their own memories instead of the system itself. At its core, this episode isn’t a theology debate. It’s a conversation about power, psychological safety, and learning to trust your own perception again. If you’ve ever walked away from a religious community wondering whether the problem was you, this discussion puts language to that experience and offers a way forward that doesn’t require abandoning meaning, conscience, or yourself.Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible: • Right Wing Watch • Christian Nightmares • Friendly Atheist For more Snarky Faith: 🎙️ Snarky Faith website 📸 Instagram: @stuartdelony ▶️ YouTube: @snarkyfaith 🩵 Bluesky: @snarkyfaith.bsky.social 📘 Facebook Group: facebook.com/snarkyfaith ☕ Snarky Faith shirts and mugs available here Check out other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast • Wild Olive • Jonathan Foster • The Church Needs Therapy • Honoring the Journey Podcast • Spiritual Brewpub • Bros Bibles & Beer • Liminal Living • The Social Jesus Project • I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist • The God Squad Pod • Radical Love Live • Second Cup with Keith • Unbelief Podcast • High Minds Collective • Evangelicalish • Beyond the Torch with Todd & Leslie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    49 min
  4. The Tower

    FEB 11

    The Tower

    Welcome back to The Archetype Thread—think Carl Jung meets late-stage capitalism: myth, satire, and a little soul work, all rolled into one. This week’s episode: The Tower Falls. The Tower represents collapse—of ego, illusion, ideology, and institutions that mistook height for integrity. It’s not just chaos. It’s revelation. It’s the moment the scaffolding gives way and we’re forced to face what was hollow all along. We explore how The Tower shows up in culture right now: • Churches hemorrhaging credibility • Politics collapsing into spectacle • Institutions rotting under their own arrogance • Technology promising salvation while feeding addiction But The Tower isn’t just out there. It’s personal. It’s burnout. It’s deconstruction. It’s the night you realize the story you were handed can’t hold you anymore. Collapse feels like failure—until you realize it might be clarity. Because sometimes the lightning isn’t punishment. It’s mercy. Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible: • Right Wing Watch • Christian Nightmares • Friendly Atheist For more Snarky Faith: 🎙️ Snarky Faith website 📸 Instagram: @stuartdelony ▶️ YouTube: @snarkyfaith 🩵 Bluesky: @snarkyfaith.bsky.social 📘 Facebook Group: facebook.com/snarkyfaith ☕ Snarky Faith shirts and mugs available here Check out other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast • Wild Olive • Jonathan Foster • The Church Needs Therapy • Honoring the Journey Podcast • Spiritual Brewpub • Bros Bibles & Beer • Liminal Living • The Social Jesus Project • I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist • The God Squad Pod • Radical Love Live • Second Cup with Keith • Unbelief Podcast • High Minds Collective • Evangelicalish • Beyond the Torch with Todd & Leslie #SnarkyFaith #TheTower #ArchetypeThread #ChristianCrazy #FaithDeconstruction Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    18 min
  5. Faith Funk

    JAN 9

    Faith Funk

    EPISODE NOTESIn this conversation, we explore: What Michael wishes someone had said to him at the start of his own unraveling The hardest truth most people discover during deconstruction Why religious trauma is embodied, not just intellectual The difference between losing faith and losing safety Why anxiety, panic, and depression are often nervous system responses—not faith failures The gap Faith Funk aims to fill in the deconstruction landscape What “solid ground” looks like for people afraid to let go How Michael thinks about reconstruction, spirituality, and daily life now Why finishing deconstruction without certainty can still be a win About the book: Faith Funk is a trauma-aware, practical guide for people navigating faith collapse, religious harm, and reconstruction—without spiritual bypassing or pressure to land somewhere new. Get it here: https://amzn.to/49F7vVN Find Michael here: https://www.faithtransitions.com/ Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible: Right Wing Watch Christian Nightmares Friendly Atheist Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world.www.SnarkyFaith.com Check out the other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast, Apostates Anonymous, The Messy Spirituality Podcast, Ideas Digest, The New Evangelicals, This is Not Church, and Wild Olive. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    40 min
  6. The Fool

    10/24/2025

    The Fool

    Welcome to The Archetype Thread—think Carl Jung meets late-stage capitalism: myth, satire, and a little soul work, all rolled into one. This week’s episode: The Fool Rules. The Fool was never meant to rule, but here we are. We’ll explore how parody turned into policy, why outrage became our national pastime, and what happens when a culture built on entertainment mistakes mockery for leadership. We’ll unpack the Fool’s shadow side: chaos as governance, spectacle as control, and how the archetype that once mocked power became the one holding it. Along the way, we’ll ask where the Fool lives in us—the ways we deflect with humor, meme instead of mourn, and scroll through collapse pretending it’s all just a joke. Because when outrage becomes the air we breathe, the only thing left to save us might be grief. As always, thanks for tuning in and descending a little deeper with me into the Archetype Thread—where myth meets madness and we try to make meaning from the mess. Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible: • Right Wing Watch • Christian Nightmares • Friendly Atheist For more Snarky Faith: 🎙️ Snarky Faith Website 📸 Instagram: @stuartdelony ▶️ YouTube: @snarkyfaith 🩵 Bluesky: @snarkyfaith.bsky.social 📘 Facebook Group: facebook.com/snarkyfaith ☕ Snarky Faith shirts and mugs available here Check out other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast • Wild Olive • Jonathan Foster • The Church Needs Therapy • Honoring the Journey Podcast • Spiritual Brewpub • Bros Bibles & Beer • Liminal Living • The Social Jesus Project • I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist • The God Squad Pod • Radical Love Live • Second Cup with Keith • Unbelief Podcast • High Minds Collective • Evangelicalish • Beyond the Torch with Todd & Leslie #SnarkyFaith #TheFoolRules #ChristianCrazy #Quoircast #FaithDeconstruction Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    24 min
  7. What Now

    01/27/2025

    What Now

    Trump’s back in office, and it’s officially time to get serious. This week, we dive into what his return means for democracy, humanity, and faith, as we grapple with the fallout of an election fueled by evangelical hypocrisy and the erosion of decency. From reproductive rights to racial justice, LGBTQ+ protections to environmental survival, the stakes couldn’t be higher. But despair isn’t an option—resistance is. Join us as we unpack how to fight back with grassroots action and reclaim what matters. Next, we wade into the madness of the Christian Crazy, where characters like Lance Wallnau and Kat Kerr remind us how far evangelicalism has wandered from the teachings of Jesus. Finally, we sit down with Keith Giles to talk about his new book, Wintermoon and Coffeestain: Poems and Lyrics, a poignant collection spanning decades of love, loss, and restoration. It’s an insightful conversation about creativity, faith, and finding beauty amidst the chaos. This episode is a rallying cry, a critique of the absurd, and a reminder to keep showing up, no matter how dark it gets. Tune in, and let’s start making trouble—the good kind. Get Keith's book here:https://amzn.to/3Cj2RQK Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible:Right Wing Watch Christian Nightmares Friendly Atheist Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world.www.SnarkyFaith.com   Check out the other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast, Apostates Anonymous, The Messy Spirituality Podcast, Ideas Digest, The New Evangelicals, This is Not Church, and Wild Olive. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    59 min
  8. Snarkfire and Brimstone

    09/08/2024

    Snarkfire and Brimstone

    In this week's episode of Snarky Faith, we’re turning up the heat with a “Snarkfire and Brimstone sermon” that takes aim at the bizarre fusion of faith and authoritarian politics. First, we kick things off with the Christian Crazy segment, highlighting the most ridiculous soundbites from the week. Then, we delve into the so-called new Christian orthodoxy of MAGA-land, where Trump isn’t just a candidate; he's the chosen one. We’ll explore how this unholy blend of politics and religion has warped the gospel into a manifesto of power and privilege, all while tossing out little inconveniences like love, mercy, and justice. Tune in for a sermon that’s sure to leave both the pews and the patriots squirming. Feel the burn—it's about to get snarky.   Big thanks to these outlets that make the Christian Crazy possible:Right Wing Watch Christian Nightmares Friendly Atheist Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world.www.SnarkyFaith.com Check out the other fantastic Quoircast partners: The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast, Apostates Anonymous, The Messy Spirituality Podcast, Ideas Digest, The New Evangelicals, This is Not Church, and Wild Olive. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Hosted by Stuart Delony, Snarky Faith cuts through the noise of American Christianity with wit, reason, and a little righteous anger. It’s where satire meets soul work—a space for skeptics, seekers, and the spiritually homeless. Each episode dives into the absurdities of faith, politics, and culture while holding onto the radical, justice-centered teachings of Jesus. No dogma. No easy answers. Just honesty, humor, and the occasional heresy. www.snarkyfaith.com

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  • Creator
    Stuart Delony
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    278
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Snark Industries, LLC
  • Show Website
    Snarky Faith

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