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    Serving Up Scripture: A Conversation With Aaron Higashi

    03/08/2026 | 56 mins.
    This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Honoring The Journey Podcast

    In this episode we chat with Aaron Higashi

    Aaron Higashi is a public Bible scholar with a PhD in biblical interpretation from Chicago Theological Seminary. He writes Bible commentaries, including 1 & 2 Samuel for Normal People: A Guide to Prophets, Kings, and Some Pretty Terrible Men, and answers Bible questions on Instagram at @abhigashi.

    You can connect with Aaron on:

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    You can purchase Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and Others on Bookshop.org

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    Ideas Digest      Snarky Faith Podcast     Wild Olive     Deadly Faith     Spirituality Brew Pub     Faith For The Rest Of Us

    Jonathan_Foster     Sacred Thoughts     Holy Heretics     Reframing Our Stories     Bros Bibles & Beer      Liminal Living

    Love Covered Life     The Social Jesus Project     I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist     Radical Love Live     The God Squad

    Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

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    Mother: A Conversation With Andrea M Butler

    27/07/2026 | 56 mins.
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    In this episode we chat with Andrea M Butler

    Andrea M. Butler is a graduate of Belmont University, where she earned degrees in theater and music. Her passion for storytelling has since moved to the page, where she writes character-driven fiction that wrestles with faith, politics, and spirituality against a backdrop of Southern culture. When she's not writing she works as a hypnotherapist at Eden Farm, an animal-assisted therapy practice. She and her husband, Jason, and their six children live in Durham, N.C.

    You can connect with Andrea on:

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    You can find all things Andrea M Butler related on her website

    You can purchase Mother: Book 1 on Amazon.com

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    Please like and follow our Quoircast Partners:

    Heretic Happy Hour     Messy Spirituality     Apostates Anonymous    Second Cup with Keith     The Church Needs Therapy

    Ideas Digest      Snarky Faith Podcast     Wild Olive     Deadly Faith     Spirituality Brew Pub     Faith For The Rest Of Us

    Jonathan_Foster     Sacred Thoughts     Holy Heretics     Reframing Our Stories     Bros Bibles & Beer      Liminal Living

    Love Covered Life     The Social Jesus Project     I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist     Radical Love Live     The God Squad

    Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

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    The Edge of the Inside: A Conversation With Jeremy Jernigan

    20/07/2026 | 1h
    This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Edge of the Inside: When Losing Your Place Means Finding Your Soul By Jeremy Jernigan. Published by Quoir and available now

    In this episode we chat with Jeremy Jernigan

    Jeremy Jernigan is a writer, speaker, and recovering megachurch pastor. After two decades in full-time ministry, including serving as a Lead Pastor, he now focuses on helping people rebuild their faith after it breaks. He hosts the weekly Rebuilding Faith series and the biweekly Cabernet and Pray podcast. Jeremy lives in Arizona with his wife and five kids.

    You can connect with Jeremy on:

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    You can find all things Jeremy Jernigan related on his website

    Check out his podcast Cabernet And Pray

    You can purchase The Edge of the Inside: When Losing Your Place Means Finding Your Soul on Amazon.com

    You can connect with This Is Not Church on:

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    Also check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church related

    Please like and follow our Quoircast Partners:

    Heretic Happy Hour     Messy Spirituality     Apostates Anonymous    Second Cup with Keith     The Church Needs Therapy

    Ideas Digest      Snarky Faith Podcast     Wild Olive     Deadly Faith     Spirituality Brew Pub     Faith For The Rest Of Us

    Jonathan_Foster     Sacred Thoughts     Holy Heretics     Reframing Our Stories     Bros Bibles & Beer      Liminal Living

    Love Covered Life     The Social Jesus Project     I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist     Radical Love Live     The God Squad

    Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

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    Dangerous Songs: A Conversation With Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

    13/07/2026 | 54 mins.
    This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by the Heretic Happy Hour podcsat

    In this episode we chat with Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

    Dr. Richard Bruxvoort Colligan is a longtime musician, composer, liturgical theologian, and author of Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life. Trough his career, his congregational songs have been published by the ELCA, PC(USA), UCC, and UMC. With a passion for community singing and the Psalms of the Hebrew Bible, he has written songs for all 150 Psalms and has published over fifteen collections of original songs. A graduate of Luther College, he earned his MA in Theology and the Arts from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and his DMin from Eden Seminary in St. Louis. Richard lives in Rochester, MN with his wife Trish. There he serves Mount Olive Lutheran Church as Director of Spiritual Formation.

    You can connect with Richard on:

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    You can find all things Richard Bruxvoort Colligan related on his website

    You can buy Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life on Bookshop.org

    You can connect with This Is Not Church on:

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    Also check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church related

    Please like and follow our Quoircast Partners:

    Heretic Happy Hour     Messy Spirituality     Apostates Anonymous    Second Cup with Keith     The Church Needs Therapy

    Ideas Digest      Snarky Faith Podcast     Wild Olive     Deadly Faith     Spirituality Brew Pub     Faith For The Rest Of Us

    Jonathan_Foster     Sacred Thoughts     Holy Heretics     Reframing Our Stories     Bros Bibles & Beer      Liminal Living

    Love Covered Life     The Social Jesus Project     I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist     Radical Love Live     The God Squad

    Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

    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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    July Rebroadcast: A Conversation With Arundhathi Subramaniam

    06/07/2026 | 58 mins.
    This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Heretic Happy Hour Podcast

    In This episode we chat with Arundhathi Subramaniam

    Arundhathi Subramaniam is a leading Indian poet, described as “one of the finest poets writing in India today” (The Hindu, 2010) and “a unique poet of our times... in a league all by herself” (Indian Literature, 2021). Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Poetry 2020 (awarded by India’s national academy of letters), her fourteen books include Love Without a Story (Bloodaxe Books, 2020)and most recently, the Penguin anthology of Indian female sacred poetry, Wild Women (2024). Shortlisted for the prestigious TS Eliot Prize for Poetry in 2015, her various poetry awards include the Il Ceppo Prize in Italy, the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award, the inaugural Khushwant Singh Prize, the Zee Women’s Award for Literature, the Raza Award for Poetry, the Mystic Kalinga Award, the Trinity Arts Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, the Homi Bhabha and Charles Wallace fellowships, among others. She has worked over the years as curator, critic and poetry editor, and divides her time between New York, Mumbai, and Chennai.

    You can connect with Arundhathi on:

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    You can find all things Arundhathi Subramaniam related on her website

    You can purchase Women Who Wear Only Themselves: Four Travelers on Their Sacred Journeys on Amazon.com

    You can connect with This Is Not Church on:

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    Also check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church related

    Please like and follow our Quoircast Partners:

    Heretic Happy Hour     Messy Spirituality     Apostates Anonymous    Second Cup with Keith     The Church Needs Therapy

    Ideas Digest      Snarky Faith Podcast     Wild Olive     Deadly Faith     Spirituality Brew Pub     Faith For The Rest Of Us

    Jonathan_Foster     Sacred Thoughts     Holy Heretics     Reframing Our Stories     Bros Bibles & Beer      Liminal Living

    Love Covered Life     The Social Jesus Project     I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist     Radical Love Live     The God Squad

    Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

    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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This Is Not Church podcast offers a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of the intersections between deconstruction, activism, spirituality, and the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as vital issues like Black Lives Matter and First Nations' rights. Hosted by passionate individuals who are dedicated to fostering open and inclusive conversations, this podcast delves into the complex journey of deconstructing one's faith, while simultaneously embracing and advocating for the rights and stories of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as the fight for racial justice within the Black Lives Matter movement and the preservation of First Nations' cultures and rights. With a focus on examining the evolving landscapes of faith and identity, "This Is Not Church" provides a safe and informative space for listeners to engage with narratives of self-discovery, resilience, and transformation, ultimately encouraging a more empathetic and understanding society.
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