Backsliding to Glory

Joel’s had too much, Megan’s not much help, and the world is going to hell in a hand basket. BUT, Jesus is still awesome, God is good all the time, and Good is God. Come see how we try to recharge our batteries when we’re all fed up.Last Week Tonight’s segment on Crisis Pregnancy CentersBacksliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Megan and Joel discuss their old favorite Saint and consider the importance of vetting your allies and owning your own mistakes.Make a donation for adult literacy in honor of Megan’s birthday!Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Megan and Joel are back after their extended summer hiatus to talk about blasphemy, nationalism and more fun party favors. But we don’t make you pledge allegiance to anything around here, don’t worry.Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

1. Be willing to be wrong.2. Live and learn. Know better? Do better.3. Organizing sucks, but it’s necessary.4. If you don’t like how things are, make them better.5. Even when we don’t like each other, we can love each other.6. Stand on the side of the oppressed or overlooked. Always. No exceptions.This week, Megan and Joel talk about their fathers as well as the complicated nature of fatherhood and celebrating it for some of us. Thanks, Papa Romer and Sharpton for helping to make us who we are!Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Whether it’s moving to a new town, finding a church for the very first time, or leaving the denomination or tradition you were raised in, finding the church that fits your theology (or at least welcomes it) is tough, especially if you’re not an introvert.Joel and Megan talk around the question (reasons to stay, where the mainline denoms stand, some to definitely avoid), and then give some great tips on how to smooth your search process.If you’re looking for a progressive Mennonite pastor on Twitter, you’ve found her. Melissa Florer-Bixler: https://twitter.com/MelissaFloBixBacksliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

We’re back from our unintended hiatus with updates on tornado recovery in Ruston and most especially Megan’s trip to Cuba! Hear about her experience, Cuban life as well as ideas for how you and your congregation can get active as the hands of feet of Jesus.Resources:The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Squareby Amazon.comLearn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1556529589/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_F8P7CbGR7RKF9Learn more about Living Waters for the World: https://www.livingwatersfortheworld.org/Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Megan Goes Viral, All the Churches Get Funded, What Next?Megan’s mentions are trash now, but the goal has been met and the three St. Landry Parish Black churches that were burned by an arson earlier this month, have met their funding goal. What’s next for Megan’s crusade of social media Robin Hooding?ResourcesBBC on Opelousas Church Fires: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47961014?fbclid=IwAR3nHTgAr82YuOsBODr2xEr2a0eSOVKSHFPfSTmhALVLza38cpB53gTUGw4NYTimes on Opelousas Church Fires: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/04/17/us/ap-us-fires-black-churches-notre-dame.htmlWashington Post on Opelousas Church Fires: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/after-notre-dame-support-for-torched-black-churches-swells/2019/04/17/c96270be-6167-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3b152047b719KATC (and Megan) on Opelousas Church Fires: https://katc.com/news/2019/04/17/go-fund-me-for-burned-churches-spreads-around-the-world/Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

“I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars.”— Og MandinoMegan and Joel wrestle with Friday night and pray for Sunday morning. They discuss their history with the Lenten season and how they celebrate it now as parents and progressive Christians.They discuss resurrection, the new Canon and using your imagination. Jesus Christ Superstar (Special Edition) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)Info on how to donate to congregations affected by the fires in St. Landry Parish: https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_514ad244-5b0c-11e9-bee1-cfb119d9fb2e.htmlBacksliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Four Black Church Fires in Louisiana in Two WeeksMegan and Joel discuss the news of these fires, the systemic issues that make this a less noticeable issue than it should be, and what we can do as churches and individuals to help today and tomorrow.ResourcesUPDATED - Info on donating to these congregations: https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_514ad244-5b0c-11e9-bee1-cfb119d9fb2e.htmlSolomon Missouri on Twitter - https://twitter.com/solomonmissouriCBS News on Opelousas Church Fires: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-churches-fbi-investigating-string-suspicious-fires-2019-04-05/NY Times on Opelousas Church Fires: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/louisiana-black-church-fires.htmlDenazification: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DenazificationBacksliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

God, Deity of the Universe, He/Him?Where and when did you first consider God’s gender? Does it even make sense to gender the 4th Dimensional Creator of the Universe? Megan and Joel discuss their own experiences around this question and point to some resources to help with why it matters and what it means for a modern Christian.ResourcesJesus has no Y Chromosome: http://nonadventures.com/2015/10/24/the-blast-supper/?fbclid=IwAR1-NQDhWyC5RRdehvTHEBAJ6OS6Yk9r2-xJySQhhcqR3TYiAoZkEWJIQ88Does God Have Gender?: https://www.cbeinternational.org/resources/article/priscilla-papers/does-god-have-genderOscar Romero - Liberation Theology : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_RomeroKeith Ward: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_WardSlate Speak: https://www.slateproject.org/slatespeak.htmlBacksliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Prosperity Gospel & CapitalismHow do you talk to your children about money? What was the relationship with money you were raised with? How much is the Church to blame for our monetary outlook?Megan and Joel discuss their own backgrounds with money and how they think progressive Christians can change the money culture moving forward.ResourcesEpicurious Job Posting: https://twitter.com/davidtamarkin/status/1105188484015419395?s=21Megan’s thread on Queer Eye & working class ”luxury” https://twitter.com/meganromer/status/1107026785043132421?s=21Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

In this second debut episode, hear how Megan found herself a progressive Christian, living in south Louisiana.We discuss modern seminarian output, finding your own place in your local church congregations, and outside the pew.Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

In this debut episode, hear how Joel and Megan began their conversation as well as background on Joel's Spiritual journey.Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.comEmail us your thoughts and experiences to backslidingtoglory@gmail.com

Megan Loves Jesus, but cusses a little | Joel cries during the Hymns & HARRUMPHS during the sermonTrying desperately to live the Love of Jesus in the middle of the Bible Belt, these two fully-affirming progressive Christians are raising kids, and raising hell on their way to Heaven.Backsliding to Glory is a podcast all about living a Progressive Christian life in the middle of the Bible Belt, if that sounds like you, join our Facebook Group, follow Megan on Twitter @meganromer and Joel on Twitter @therogueslife or find links and info for the show anytime at Backslidingtoglory.com