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Queer Theology Podcast
The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seekers. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a bisexual polyamorous Jew. and now in its 10th year, the Queer Theology Podcast shares deep insights and practical tools for building a thriving spiritual life on your own terms. Explore the archives for a queer perspective on hundreds of Bible passages and spiritual traditions as well as dozens of…
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Queer Theology PodcastNew Year Goals, Sexual Resolutions, Trans Theology (and more!)
Happy New Year from the QueerTheology.com team! We're excited to be back behind the mics and rolling out new episodes with you. In this episode, we talk about…
Queer Theology PodcastWhat Child Is This? Matthew 1:18-24
As you may know by now, we're taking a break this December to work on things behind the scenes. We are reorganizing and redesigning the website to make it more…
Queer Theology PodcastAdvent: What Are We Waiting For?
As you all may know by now, Brian and Shay are taking December to regroup, redesign the website and prepare for the relaunch of the podcast in 2020. We are…
Queer Theology Podcast5 Ways to Observe Advent (and how queerness is part of that)
Brian and Shay's December will be a month to take a break from all podcast-related work to redesign the website and relaunch these podcasts. So with that, we…
Queer Theology PodcastIs it ok to lie? + Winter Is Coming
Our podcast interview mini-series has come to an end and we had a blast sharing some listener stories with you. More's coming (hopefully) if we can get the…
Queer Theology PodcastA Place to Belong, feat Brandon Beck - Jonah 2:5-7
It's another exciting podcast as we feature another guest who has been a member of the Sanctuary Collective (since 2016!). This week, we have Brandon Beck who…
Queer Theology PodcastDivine in the Differences, ft. Indigo Rose - Romans 1:24 - 2:8, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
As a way to be more inclusive and expand these podcasts even more, we are going to feature conversations with Queer Theology podcast listeners. For the next…
Queer Theology Podcast#300: LGBTQ Christian Progress | Matthew 7, Genesis 32:22-31
In this week's episode, we reflect on the past 6 years of QueerTheology.com, what the LGBTQ Christian space was like back then, how it's changed, and what…
Queer Theology PodcastEmbarrass Them Into the Kingdom - Luke 18:1-8
In today's world where the poor stay poor, the oppressed stay oppressed, and the unjust are enabled to continue wreaking havoc, it is refreshing to hear Luke…
Queer Theology PodcastSettling Down & Surviving - Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
In such a short yet beautiful scripture, we are reminded that life is full of uncertainty. That there will be obstacles and sacrifices along the way before we…
Queer Theology PodcastGender, Shame, and Faith - 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Oftentimes the LGBTQ community gets called out and shamed for their sexuality and the choices we make around it --- enter, the clobber passages. Because of…
Queer Theology PodcastBeautiful Reminder - Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146
This is another special episode as we are going to read three different passages. Different, and yet they fit nicely together. Somehow these passages form a…
Queer Theology PodcastQ&A + Book Giveaway
Today's episode is a special one as we get a break from the usual Sunday lectionary readings. Fr. Shay and Brian answer some deep and riveting, queer-related…
Queer Theology PodcastBeing Found - Luke 15:1-10
Day by day, the scripture reminds us to always find a way to reach out to others, be there for the underprivileged, and be present with the oppressed. It's a…
Queer Theology PodcastWhat does it mean to choose life? - Deuteronomy 30:15-20
When faced with tremendous pressure and issues in life, it sometimes becomes difficult to see past the pain, the anxiety and the stress. But luckily, we have…
Queer Theology PodcastWhat It Means to Honor Marriage (and other important lessons) - Hebrews 13:1-8
Honoring marriage or a relationship is not only for straight relationships. More often than not, people who are in queer-relationships take faithfulness even…
Queer Theology PodcastTake Care - Isaiah 58:9-14
When our need to help the poor, feed the hungry, and uphold the oppressed is strong, we sometimes forget that it's okay to slow down a bit. To rest. To take…
Queer Theology PodcastContext Matters – Hebrews 11:29-12:2
It's easy to misinterpret the scriptures, and even our so-called traditions and traditional ways of doing things can hinder proper understanding of the text…
Queer Theology PodcastGod is in the Margins – John 4:5-42
Fr. Shay is away on a writer's retreat so we're taking another listen to one of our all-time most popular episodes. Everything we talk about is critical to…
Queer Theology PodcastSexual Immorality - Colossians 3:1-11
As far back as we can remember, we were taught to read the Bible in a way that doesn't always line up with what the passage actually says. Sometimes, people…
Queer Theology PodcastSodom & Gomorrah - Genesis 18:20-32
Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the six or seven clobber verses that is commonly used to condemn homosexuality. We talk about what the verse really represents and…
Queer Theology PodcastGod Gets Pissed at Our Politics - Amos 8:1-12
God Gets Pissed at Our Politics - Amos 8:1-12 People often call for the separation of state and religion, but in reality, we tread in the middle especially for…
Queer Theology PodcastTrust Yourself - Deuteronomy 30:9-14
Remember how we were taught in church that in order for us to be good followers of God: we simply need to follow what our priest or pastor tells us? That we…
Queer Theology PodcastWhat really matters - Galatians 6:1-16
Have you ever felt exhausted and that the work that you do feels like it's going nowhere? Or the things that you sacrifice don't get the appreciation that you…
Queer Theology Podcast50 Years of Stonewall - Pride 2019
This year's Pride celebration is such an important one for queer people. Not only are we still fighting the good fight, but we are also remembering the…
Queer Theology PodcastDepressed - Psalm 42-43
Depression is a difficult topic to discuss; while folks are (thankfully) talking about mental health more and more, there is still stigma even to this day. So…
Queer Theology PodcastHoly Suffering - Romans 5:1-5
One of the reasons why it's important for us to learn how to read the bible is so that we don't miss the bigger picture. And Romans 5:1-5 is a perfect example…
Queer Theology PodcastJesus Brought Receipts, You Can Too - John 14:8-17, 25-27
Some Christians have misinterpreted that Jesus is the "new" God who will rule out the "Old Testament God." That's not what is happening here. But this gospel…
Queer Theology PodcastWhat Does it Mean to be Saved? - Acts 16:16-34
What Does it Mean to be Saved? - Acts 16:16-34 The gospel is often perceived to tackle mostly spiritual or religious topics, but for today's reading, it…
Queer Theology PodcastJesus Heals (Literally!) - John 5:1-9
In today's reading, we hear that Jesus tells us that our physical self and our physical health is important to God, too! We also tackle the idea that sometimes…
Queer Theology PodcastGod Is Still Speaking - Acts 11:1-18
Reminder: Christianity & Polyamory is back and registration is open. Registration closes on May 23. Learn more and signup here. This passage is low-hanging…
Queer Theology PodcastThose who came before us - Revelation 7:9-17
This passage is beautiful and challenging and complicated and harsh and comforting and all of that is kinda like what it is to be queer and trans and read…
Queer Theology PodcastWhat happens when the excitement fades? - John 21:1-19
After two weeks of Easter Q&As (here & here), we are back to the lectionary! It's really easy to get swept up in the moment of a movement — whether that's for…
Queer Theology PodcastEaster Q&A Part 2
Y'all submitted so many rich questions for our Easter Q&A episode and we couldn't get to them all so we are doing a followup episode. In this episode, we…
Queer Theology PodcastEaster Q&A
This year for Easter, we're doing a Q&A episode to cover all things Holy Week and Easter. We really dig into a few amazing questions in this week's episode…
Queer Theology PodcastEaster Every Year - Why We Follow The Lectionary
Palm Sunday is this Sunday and because this podcast follows the lectionary, we've looked at the same handful of verses this week each year over and over and…
Queer Theology PodcastExtraordinary - John 12:1-8
There's so much in this passage that can related to queerness and LGBTQ+ Christians. What does it mean to be extraordinary in our service of God and the work…
Queer Theology PodcastThe Extravagant Love of God - Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
What happens when we re-encounter stories that we heard with different interpretations growing up? What if we understood God as extravagantly loving instead of…
Queer Theology PodcastAll who are thirsty, come to the water - Isaiah 55:1-9
If it feels like we've talked about this passage before ... we haven't! It's just that social justice, taking care of people's immediate needs, shows up over…
Queer Theology PodcastProphets in our midst - Luke 13:31-35
The Church, where faith should thrive, too often kills — sometimes spiritually, sometimes literally — the very people working to keep the faith. LGBTQ, women…
Queer Theology PodcastWho was scripture written for? - Deuteronomy 26:1-11
This passage is the story of God's people and how they relate to God. We see that they are instructed to start by remembering where they came from. It's a…
Queer Theology PodcastSometimes the Bible is wrong - 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
In this passage, Paul is convinced that the world is ending within his lifetime and—spoiler alert—it doesn't. Sometimes the writers of the Bible get things…
Queer Theology PodcastInterpersonal Dynamics & Activist Strategies - Luke 6:27-38
"Turn the other cheek" is suuuch a "well known" passage but it's so often quoted out of context. What else might Jesus be trying to teach us that we haven't…
Queer Theology PodcastGod has an agenda - Luke 6:17-26
This passage is a reminder that God has an agenda — Jesus and the prophets proclaim a comforting message for some and a challenging message for others. In this…
Queer Theology PodcastLIVE from Q Christian Conference with Sarah Ngu of Church Clarity - Acts
This week, we have a special episode of the Queer Theology podcast: our first ever live episode! Brian was at the Q Christian Fellowship Conference in Chicago…
Queer Theology PodcastHow to be a more effective prophet - Luke 4:21-30
This week's passage picks up where last week's left off. We talk about the process of learning and growing and what it can be like to people and places from…
Queer Theology PodcastThe story of what God has done among us - Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21
This week's Gospel reading opens with, "Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us." In this episode, we dig into what the Bible…
Queer Theology PodcastMarriage Metaphors - Isaiah 62:1-5
Marriage as a metaphor for God's relationship to us shows up again in this week's lectionary reading from Isaiah. In this episode, we talk about the…
Queer Theology PodcastGetting Personal + 2019 Preview
Referenced in this episode Picking a word of the year Setting spiritual resolutions Christianity & Polyamory resources Christianity & Polyamory course will…
Queer Theology PodcastActivist Epiphanies - Matthew 2:1-12
In this passage, the wise people encounter the baby Jesus and are so transformed by their encounter, that they return another way. In this episode, we explore…
Queer Theology PodcastClosing out the year, preparing for the new year
Another year is coming to a close and in this episode we share some of our end of year practices and how we prepare for a new year. Referenced in this episode…
Queer Theology PodcastJesus's Birth: Then & Now
The Bible has a few accounts of Jesus's birth and the differences in the stories, plus the context in which they were originally told, can tell us some…
Queer Theology PodcastHow to escape angry judgement - Luke 3:7-14
Taking care of one another and acting kindly isn't secondary to the gospel — it's a central part of what it means to be baptized and "escape angry judgement."…
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How do we know God's will? - Philippians 1:9-11
When considering how LGBTQ people fit into Christianity, it's tempting to fall back on questions of "Is it ok?" and get stuck in arguments of hermeneutics and…
Queer Theology Podcast5 Ways to Observe Advent (and how queerness is part of that)
Advent is starting and we share with you some ways that you can observe the season, even if you aren't connected to a church or faith community. We also get…