Hello Friends. This time, we are talking to Adam Ericksen. Adam Ericksen is….The Pastor ⁠Clackamas United Church of Christ⁠ in Milwaukie, Oregon who is always posting provocative church signs calling out injustice, rebuking police brutality, standing up for rights of refugees, the humanity of Muslims, and the dignity of trans people…you know, like Jesus would. Bluesky: ⁠Pastor… Read more

The ache I feel every time something I create is met with silence. Obscurity, truth, and connecting with the right people. One of the best way to support my work is to share what you’ve read here with your friends and acquaintances. Every share is an invitation to our little community. Thanks! For anyone looking… Read more

Background noise is an embodied life. On this podcast, there will be background noise, the noise of life. I want an unproduced life, one with the analogue clicks and hisses. This isn’t a polished podcast; these are snapshots, dispatches from my life in all its embodiment all around me. One of the best way to… Read more

I started another podcast. This one is different from All Things Made New. For one, it’s shorter. Episodes are only about ten minutes long. It’s also just me talking. These are lo-fi (no editing) snapshots of what’s going on in my head and my heart. This first one is an exploration of prayer, why I… Read more

This week we get to meet a new friend, Char Mansfield. Char Mansfield, co-founder of the public theology podcast Barefoot to Emmaus, is a Princeton Seminary MDiv and soon to be Rutgers University MSW. They plan to use the two master’s to pursue a bivocational ministry of pastoral leadership and psychotherapy. Char is an anarchist… Read more

This week we get to talk to the delightful Jennifer C. Martin. Jennifer C. Martin is a writer, editor, and speaker living in Richmond, VA, with her two partners and two children. She writes, reads, and speaks about religion, politics, polyamory, sexuality, culture, entertainment, and more. When she’s not trolling on social media or updating… Read more

This week we are talking to my friend Aaron Epperson. Aaron Epperson is a writer, social services worker, and a lover of Oregon’s wild places. He has a BA in Conflict Resolution from Portland State and spent years working in the tech industry before pivoting to social services where he helps families through difficult circumstances.… Read more

This week on All Things Made New, we’re talking with Marc Alan Schelske about his new book, Walking Otherward. Marc Alan Schelske is a happily recovering fundamentalist praying for the restoration of all things. He writes and teaches about spiritual maturity, emotional growth, and the other-centered, co-suffering way of Jesus. He is a small-church pastor… Read more

Friends, today we get to talk with Byron Borger. Before opening the Hearts & Minds Bookstore, Byron worked in college ministry for the CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach), working on staff of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in McKeesport, PA, as well as working on various peace and justice issues while being an Associate Director of The… Read more

This week, we get to talk to a long time internet friend Erin Jeane Warde. The Rev. Erin Jean Warde (she/her) is an Episcopal priest, spiritual director, recovery coach, and writer. She is the author of Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol. She offers a course, Discerning Sobriety, which helps participants bring spiritual… Read more