The Sacred Slope

Alexis Rice

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. 19H AGO

    29. Part 2. Reproductive Rights - Rev. jessica young chang (UCC): Faith, Freedom, and Who Gets to Decide

    🎙️ 29. Part 2. Reproductive Rights - Rev. jessica young chang (UCC): Faith, Freedom, and Who Gets to Decide A note:  This is so hard to talk about. I was raised to believe this was the issue. The line you could never cross. And if you did… you were wrong.  You were evil. So I get it. I really do. But after listening to real stories…  and sitting with real people…  I realized this isn’t simple. It never was. There’s more nuance here than we were told. Alexis Rice sits down with rev. jessica young chang, a UCC minister and reproductive chaplain, for a compassionate conversation about faith, reproductive justice, and what it means to follow Jesus in complex, real-world situations. Following Part 1 with Alexis’s childhood friend Valerie - a story of pregnancy, cancer, and survival - this episode moves into the pastoral and theological realities behind reproductive decisions. This is a deeply emotional topic. For many Christians in the United States, this has been the defining political issue for over 40 years. Many have been taught that to think differently is to be wrong, sinful, or beyond redemption. If you feel tension, grief, or resistance as you listen, you are not alone. This episode does not tell you what to think.  It invites you to listen. Together, they explore how faith, power, and the body intersect - and create space for those who have felt judged, silenced, or pushed out of the conversation. At the heart of this episode is a grounding truth: nothing separates you from the love of God. 💬 In This Episode • Reproductive chaplaincy & spiritual care • Why this issue is not simple or binary • What the Bible does/doesn't say about abortion • Life begins at breath & personhood • Power, politics, & Christian nationalism • Pro-life vs anti-choice • Why access reduces abortion rates • Real-world consequences when care is restricted • Grief, relief, & lived experiences • Deconstructing faith while holding onto Jesus • Navigating shame & inherited beliefs • A prayer for healing & freedom 👥 THANK YOU to the following folks who allowed me to include their social media clips in this episode: • Dan McClellan: @maklelan • Tim Whitaker: @timwhitakerspeaks / @thenewevangelicals • Mark Sandlin: @marksandlin / @progressivechristianity / @the_christian_left • John Fugelsang: @johnfugelsang • Jeremy Steele: @skeptic.pastor • Heather Gardner: @heathergtv 📚 Organizations Faith Aloud | Faith Choice Ohio @faithchoiceohio Planned Parenthood @plannedparenthood #Christianity #deconstruction #reproductiverights 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 23m

  2. 2D AGO

    28. Part 1. Reproductive Rights: Valerie's Story - Pregnancy, Cancer, and a Life-or-Death Choice

    28. Part 1. Reproductive Rights: Valerie's Story - Pregnancy, Cancer, and a Life-or-Death Choice Alexis sits down with her childhood friend Valerie Ruschke for a deeply personal and emotional conversation about reproductive rights, faith, and medical reality. At 16 weeks pregnant, Valerie was diagnosed with aggressive Stage 3 HER2-positive breast cancer. Doctors told her she had less than a 10% chance of survival unless she terminated the pregnancy immediately to begin life-saving treatment. This is Part 1 of a two-part series exploring reproductive rights, faith, and nuance. Valerie shares what it was like to face that decision in real time - the physical pain, the emotional weight, and the lasting impact. She opens up about what followed: chemotherapy, loss, survival, recurrence, and ultimately building her family through surrogacy. This episode moves beyond political talking points and into lived experience. It challenges assumptions about abortion, highlights the realities of maternal health, and reminds us that these decisions are not theoretical - they are deeply human. 💬 In This Episode • How Judaism teaches that the life and well-being of the mother takes precedence in pregnancy • A real story of abortion and cancer during pregnancy • What happens when treatment cannot wait • The physical and emotional reality of termination • How faith and personal values shape complex decisions • The medical realities often missing from public conversations • Why this issue is not simple within Christianity or any faith • How policy decisions impact real families and outcomes @valroosh 🎧 Coming in Part 2 In Part 2, Alexis speaks with Reverend jessica young chang and shares perspectives from clergy, theologians, and leaders wrestling with reproductive rights, faith, and care in their communities. 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

    30 min

  3. APR 18

    27. Mattie Mae Motl (Bible Scholar, Christian) - Loving Jesus Too Much to Let Him Be Weaponized

    🎙️ 27. Mattie Mae Motl (Bible Scholar) - Loving Jesus Too Much to Let Him Be Weaponized Alexis Rice sits down with Mattie Mae Motl, a Bible scholar, theologian, and PhD candidate studying the New Testament (with a focus on Romans), for a powerful and deeply clarifying conversation about biblical scholarship, deconstruction, and reclaiming faith. Mattie Mae Motl shares her story of growing up Southern Baptist, falling in love with Scripture, and pursuing rigorous academic study not to dismantle faith—but to protect it. Together, they explore the gap between academia and the church, the misuse of Scripture in modern culture, and why asking better questions doesn’t weaken faith - it deepens it. At the heart of this conversation is a bold truth: loving Jesus deeply means refusing to let Him be used as a tool for harm. 💬 In This Episode • Growing up in conservative Christianity and loving the Bible deeply  • What biblical scholars actually do (and what they don’t do)  • Why context matters when reading Scripture  • The difference between theologians and Bible scholars  • Disputed vs. undisputed Pauline letters  • Women in the early church and leadership in Romans 16  • Why 1 Timothy conflicts with Paul’s authentic voice  • The gap between academia and the church  • Elitism vs. anti-intellectualism in faith spaces  • Why doubt and questions are essential to faith  • The rise of toxic masculinity and the manosphere  • How Scripture is misused to support patriarchy  • What Jesus and Paul actually model about power and humility  • Encouragement for women navigating faith and dating today  • Finding healing in liturgical and inclusive church spaces  • Why representation matters more than having all the answers 👥 People/Resources Mentioned • Mattie Mae Motl: @mattiemaemotl   • Rachel Held Evans: @rachelheldevans  • R. F. Kuang: @kuangrf 📚 Topics to Explore Further • Biblical scholarship vs theology  • How to read the Bible in historical context  • Women in early Christianity  • LGBTQ Christianity  • Toxic masculinity and Christianity  • Progressive Christianity  • Queer theology  • Christian nationalism #Christianity #deconstruction #ProgressiveChristianity #BibleScholar #BiblicalLiteracy #QueerTheology #WomenInMinistry #FaithAfterEvangelicalism #ChurchHurt #Reconstruction 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

  4. APR 13

    26. Justin Telthorst (Catholic, Empty Chairs) - A Gay Catholic on Faith, the Pope, and the Empty Seats in the Church

    26. Justin Telthorst (Catholic, Empty Chairs) - A Gay Catholic on Faith, the Pope, and the Empty Seats in the Church Alexis sits down with Justin Telthorst, a gay Catholic, speaker, and creator of Empty Chairs @emptychairshome for a moving conversation about faith, identity, church hurt, and belonging inside the Catholic tradition. Justin shares his story of growing up Catholic, surviving conversion therapy, wrestling with conscience and church teaching, and finding his way back to a relationship with God rooted in honesty, love, and truth. Together, Alexis and Justin explore what it means to stay connected to Jesus when institutions wound, and why LGBTQ Christians are still showing up, still praying, and still making room for hope. 💬 In This Episode • Growing up Catholic and falling in love with the Church • When faith and identity begin to feel in conflict • The harm of conversion therapy • Reclaiming a relationship with God after church hurt • The meaning behind Empty Chairs • Why LGBTQ Catholics are still showing up • Gatekeeping, conscience, belonging, and love of neighbor • How parents can respond when their child comes out • Catholics, Protestants, communion, and the tensions we inherit 👥 People/Resources Mentioned • Justin Telthorst / Empty Chairs: @emptychairshome • The Pope: @pontifex • Brené Brown: @brenebrown • 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture: @1946themovie • Colby Martin / UnClobbered: @colbymartin • Church Clarity: churchclarity.org • Father James Martin: @jamesmartinsj • Outreach: @outrchcatholic • Father James Alison • Theology for the Unwanted: @theounwanted • GayExTrad: @gayextrad • New Ways Ministry: @newwaysministry • Fortunate Families: fortunatefamilies.com • Honoring the Gift • Equip / Pieter Valk • Building Catholic Futures: @buildingcatholicorg • Eve Tushnet: @eve_tushnet • Without Exception / David Palmieri: see outreach.faith and newwaysministry.org • Dr. Julia Sadusky: @drsadusky #Catholicism #Christianity #deconstruction #reconstruction #LGBTQChristianity #GayCatholic #ProgressiveChristianity #QueerTheology #ChurchHurt #Catholic #1946TheMovie #LGBT #LGBTQ #emptychairs 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 3m

  5. APR 10

    25. Andrew Whitehead (Sociologist, Author, Christian) - American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

    25. Andrew Whitehead (Sociologist, Author, Christian) - American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church Andrew Whitehead joins Alexis Rice for a powerful conversation on Christian nationalism and the ways it shapes faith, identity, and public life. Alexis and Andrew explore what Christian nationalism actually is (and isn’t), how it shows up in everyday spaces, and why it can be so difficult to recognize - even for those inside the church. Drawing from American Idolatry, Andrew names the deeper forces at work and invites listeners to examine how power, fear, and identity can distort faith. American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church  https://a.co/d/02lo2xUn 💬 In This Episode • What Christian nationalism is - and why it’s often misunderstood  • The “American flag in the sanctuary” test  • Power, fear, and violence as central forces  • Why Christian nationalism isn’t a binary - and how many people fall in the middle  • The Seven Mountain Mandate and dominion theology  • How questions - not arguments - can open real change  • Why this movement impacts everyone, regardless of belief 👥 People/Resources Mentioned Andrew Whitehead: @ndrewwhitehead  April Ajoy: @aprilajoy  Star-Spangled Jesus  Jemar Tisby: @jemartisby  Kristin Kobes Du Mez: @kkdumez #Christianity #deconstruction #ChristianNationalism #FaithAndPolitics #ProgressiveChristianity 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

    55 min

  6. APR 8

    24. Julie (Aakadewin-o Waawaashkeshi Kwe ) Francella (Ojibwe, Batchewana First Nation) - We’re Still Here: Indigenous Wisdom, Empathy, & the Wounds Beneath Hate

    🎙️ 24. Julie (Aakadewin-o Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella (Ojibwe, Batchewana First Nation) - We’re Still Here: Indigenous Wisdom, Empathy, & the Wounds Beneath Hate Alexis sits down with Julie (Aakadewin-o Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella - an Ojibwe professor of Indigenous Studies, mental health professional, writer, artist, and @SiriusXM co-host, for a powerful conversation on Indigenous wisdom, trauma, empathy, and staying human in a brutal time. Julie shares how she walks between worlds without losing her center - rooted in Anishinaabe ways of knowing while navigating Catholic education, psychology, trauma work, and advocacy. Together, they explore what Christian listeners can learn about love of neighbor, care for the earth, humility, and shared humanity. They discuss Ribbon Skirt Day, Two-Spirit sacredness, survivors of sexual violence, parenting with curiosity, and why hate grows from fear, shame, pain, and the hunger to belong. Julie offers a framework: boundaries matter - but transformation requires understanding the wound beneath behavior. Also, who makes a surprise cameo? They also dive into:  • Indigenous teachings on relationality and Mother Earth  • What Christians misunderstand about colonization  • How survivors calculate the risk of speaking up  • Why Two-Spirit people were seen as sacred  • What parents can teach their kids  • Why curiosity matters more than certainty The episode closes with a reminder: hope is a practice. Indigenous people have been resisting for over 500 years - and they are still here. 💡 Key Takeaways • Hate reveals disconnection, not irredeemability • Boundaries matter, but understanding interrupts harm • Indigenous peoples were never spiritually empty • Two-Spirit identity has long been sacred • Curiosity and humility are essential to healing • Hope is something we practice 📚 Resources & Voices Mentioned • Julie Francella - The Fire I Keep on Substack - https://substack.com/@juliefrancella • We’re Still Here with Simon Moya-Smith @simonsaidtakeapic  on the @johnfugelsang Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-fugelsang-podcast/id1464094232 • Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang • 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture - @1946themovie • Dolores Huerta @doloreshuerta #deconstruction #IndigenousWisdom 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 9m

  7. APR 4

    23. Kristin Mockler Young (Non-Denominational Pastor) - The Other Side of Certainty

    🎙️ 23. Kristin Mockler Young (Non-Denominational Pastor) - The Other Side of Certainty What if losing certainty isn’t losing your faith… but the beginning of a deeper one? Alexis sits down with Pastor Kristin Mockler Young @kristinmockleryoung, teaching pastor at Mosaic Church @mosaicclt, host of the Becoming Church podcast , and author of the upcoming book, The Other Side of Certainty, to explore what happens when the version of Christianity you were given no longer fits. Kristin shares her journey from lifelong “church girl” to pastor, all while deconstructing in real time. Together, they unpack what it means to hold onto Jesus while questioning everything else, and why doubt might not be the enemy we were taught it was. They explore how rigid certainty can limit our understanding of God, and how freedom, humility, and curiosity can open the door to a more expansive, honest, and deeply rooted faith. Kristin shares why she’s still a Christian, what she had to unlearn, and how she now pastors people far beyond the walls of a church. They also dive into:  • What’s on the other side of deconstruction  • How to find a healthy, safe church  • Faith, politics, and holding compassion with conviction  • Parenting kids through faith without rigid answers  • Why curiosity and compassion matter more than control The episode closes with a powerful prayer for anyone feeling disenchanted, alone, or unsure where they belong. This episode is for anyone exploring:  progressive Christianity, deconstruction, faith after evangelicalism, Christian nationalism, church hurt, or rebuilding faith. 💡 Key Takeaways  • Certainty is not the same as truth  • Deconstruction can lead to deeper faith  • You don’t have to abandon Jesus to question systems  • Healthy faith makes space for questions  • Compassion and curiosity can lead to transformation 📚 Resources & Voices Mentioned  • The Other Side of Certainty (pre-order): https://a.co/d/03RMF1CU  • Rachel Held Evans @rachelheldevans  • Pete Enns @peteenns  • Sarah Bessey @sarahbessey  • John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang  • Meredith Ann Miller @meredithannmiller Becoming Church Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/becoming-church/id1606553800 #Christianity #deconstruction #reconstruction 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 7m

  8. APR 1

    22. Rev. Brandan Robertson (Progressive Pastor) - Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table

    🎙️ 22. Rev. Brandan Robertson (Progressive Pastor) - Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table What if being queer and Christian was never the contradiction you were taught it was? Alexis sits down with Rev. Brandan Robertson, pastor, activist, and author of Queer & Christian, to explore how scripture has been misunderstood, weaponized, and reclaimed. Brandan shares his journey from a fundamentalist Baptist upbringing, through Bible college and conversion therapy, to becoming an openly gay pastor and leading voice in progressive Christianity. Together, they unpack what happens when faith both saves you and harms you, and how deconstruction can lead to something deeper. They dive into some of the most debated passages in the Bible, including Sodom and Gomorrah and 1 Corinthians 6, challenging long-held assumptions about LGBTQ Christianity and biblical interpretation. Brandan explains how mistranslations, cultural context, and power dynamics, not love, are at the center of many interpretations. This conversation reframes the Bible not as a rulebook, but as a complex, ancient library inviting curiosity, wrestling, and growth. They also explore:  • Why progressive Christians must be louder about their faith  • How queer people carry deep spiritual wisdom  • The difference between certainty and truth  • Why interpretation matters  • How harmful theology impacts real lives The episode closes with a powerful prayer for anyone who has felt rejected, afraid, or cut off from the love of God. This episode is for anyone exploring:  progressive Christianity, LGBTQ Christianity, queer theology, biblical interpretation, deconstruction, faith after evangelicalism, or healing from church hurt. 💡 Key Takeaways  • The Bible is not univocal and contains diverse voices  • Interpretation is unavoidable and matters deeply  • Many anti-LGBTQ readings ignore historical context  • Deconstruction can lead to deeper faith  • God’s love is not something you can lose About Our Guest  Rev. Brandan Robertson (@brandanrobertson) is a pastor, activist, and author of Queer & Christian. He is a PhD candidate in New Testament at Drew University (@drewuniversity). 📚 Resources & Voices Mentioned •Queer & Christian: https://www.brandanrobertson.com/queer-christian-book • Dan McClellan @maklelan • Brian McLaren @brianmclaren • Don Lemon @donlemonofficial • James Talarico @jamestalarico • Rocky Roggio @1946themovie • Rachel Held Evans @rachelheldevans 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 10m
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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
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Sacred Slope
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    The Sacred Slope

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