FeralFaith Podcast
FeralFaith is the space for those wrestling with tough questions about faith and their relationships with others in the faith community. It’s raw, unapologetic, and real—two friends having unfiltered conversations about Jesus, modern faith practices, and the latest medical insights that shape our spirituality. No fluff, just authentic, vulnerable discussions about faith in its wildest, most unrefined form. Expect real truth and real talk.
Episodes
21 episodes
Rhythms of Resilience PT2 The Wounds We Don’t Treat: Why Unattended Pain Shapes Our Faith and Relationships
We know what to do when the body is injured. We clean the wound, protect it, and give it time to heal. But what happens when the injury is to the heart, and no one ever teaches us how to tend to it?In this episode, we explore the differe...
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Rhythms of Resilience PT 1: New Year, Same Wounds- How the Post Holiday Crash is an Invitation to Break the Cycle
The holidays have a way of bringing everything to the surface. Expectations rise, schedules fill, old family dynamics reappear, and somehow we’re still expected to enjoy ourselves. When it’s over, many of us are left tired, disconnected, or qui...
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Episode 19 The Biology of Belonging: Why We Can’t ‘We’—And How to Fix It With Jessie Cruichshank (PT3)
In this episode, we sit down with the brilliant and deeply grounded Jessie Cruickshank—an ordained minister, Harvard-trained neuroeducator, and globally respected leader in discipleship, missiology, and spiritual formation. Jessie brings...
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Episode 18 Spiritual Chiropractic Care: Letting Jesus Adjust Us
In this episode, we kick things off with some laughter as we swap stories about our kids, their latest bumps and bruises, and the unexpected trips to the chiropractor that followed. But those funny moments open the door to a deeper conversation...
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Episode 17 Getting Tangled on Purpose — The Slow Work of Real Relationship with Joe Jones PT2
In Part 2, Joe unpacks the concept of the wool ball and how it relates to the story about friendship, weaving, and what it means to be so spun together that you can’t tell where one life ends and another begins. From African villages to living ...
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Episode 16 Walk Close Enough to Get Dusty — Where Transformation Actually Happens with Joe Jones PT 1
Meet Joe Jones—retired megachurch pastor turned house church leader, missionary, and storyteller with decades of dust on his boots from the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. Joe sits down with us to talk about relational apprenticeship—...
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Episode 15 Beyond Fixing, Slapping, or Using Each Other: Real Friendship Is Messy, Patient, and Fiercely Human
Amber opens with a story from her Air Force training where she may have slapped a fake patient in a simulation as her fake airplane was sinking into water (yes, really). It becomes the perfect metaphor: we often want to slap people into growth ...
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Episode 14 Friendship Formed Us, Oxford Warns Us: It’s Time to Come Back to the Table
This episode begins with inside jokes and ridiculous parenting stories—the kind of shared memories that make your whole body laugh. But what starts as a trip down nostalgia lane turns into a deeper question: What have friendships like these...
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Episode 13 The Wild Goose Chase: Fathers, Mothers, and the Future of the Church With Dr. Peggy Rayman
Ever tried chasing a goose? It’s a bit wild, a bit unpredictable, and definitely not something you can control. That’s the image the ancient Celtic church used for the Holy Spirit—and it’s where our conversation with Dr. Peggy Rayman lands....
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Episode 12 This One’s Gonna Burn — Integrity Doesn’t Do Lukewarm
This is our spiciest episode yet. We circle back to our very first conversation and measure it against the hard lessons we’ve lived since. From church health to leadership failures, from scandals that rock the Body to the deeper call of discipl...
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Episode 11 Biology of Belonging: The Attachment Gospel We Forgot With Steve (PT. 2)
Did you know the strongest force in your brain isn’t willpower or knowledge, but attachment? In Part 2 of this conversation, we unpack with Steve, a ministry leader and friend, about how our brains learn safety and love from infancy, why genera...
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Episode 10 The Cruise Ship That Preached to Us
Ever gone on vacation hoping for rest… and come back more tired (and maybe a little sick)? That was our cruise. Instead of poolside peace, we got buffets, chaos, and a front-row seat to how unhealthy and restless our culture really is.In...
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Episode 9 Living the "It" Life: Where the Most Spiritual Thing You Do is Pass the Snacks
In this episode, we unpack the mystery of “It”—that deep, often unspoken desire to be known, connected, and woven into something bigger than ourselves. But “It” isn’t a program. It’s not transactional, performance-based, or religious o...
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Episode 8 The Biology of Belonging: Fight, Flight, and the Cost of Disconnection with Dr. Heidi (PT. 1)
In this thought-provoking episode, we welcome our first guest, Dr. Heidi Albete, a naturopathic doctor with a passion for whole-person healing. Together, we explore how our biology is hardwired for connection—and what happens to our nervous sys...
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Episode 7 Faith Over Safety: What Pakistan Taught Us About Community and Courage
In this episode, Amber returns from a mission trip to Pakistan with stories that challenge the American mindset around comfort, safety, and faith. We unpack what it means to live in a communal culture where relationships run deep—and how that c...
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Episode 6 Forgotten Vitamins: Friendship, Honesty, and the Courage to Be Known
Forgotten Vitamins: Friendship, Honesty, and the Courage to Be KnownWe’re in the middle of a relational health crisis. American culture—shaped by rugged individualism and surface-level connection—has left many of us relationally v...
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Episode 5 Choosing Each Other: Practicing Hesed in a Lonely Culture
What does it look like to actually choose each other in real life—not just in theory or theology, but in the mess, beauty, and vulnerability of everyday relationships?In this episode, we unpack our recent visit together in Color...
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Episode 4 The Feral Gospel: Triggers, Pharaohs & the Long Way Out of Egypt (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this conversation, we continue our exploration of what it means to return to our truest identity in Christ—this time through the lens of how we’re formed, both spiritually and neurologically.We dive into how the amygdala, th...
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Episode 3 The Feral Gospel: Rediscovering Our Untamed Identity in Christ (Part 1)
What does it mean to go feral in your faith? In this episode, we unpack the wild side of walking with Jesus—before the polish, before the performance. From hilarious animal encounters to cultural trends that have us all going a little ...
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Episode 2 Church Triage: System Failures and Structures Not Serving (Part 2)
In this follow-up to our Church Triage conversation, we zoom in on personal stories of faith, frustration, and a bold shift beyond the traditional church model. Our hosts open up about stepping outside the four walls—not out of rebellion, but o...
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Episode 1 Church Triage: Assessing the Modern Faith Crisis (Part 1)
In this premiere episode, we put the Western Church on the examination table.Is the Church in critical condition, or just in need of a check-up? We introduce our vision for the podcast and dive into the spiritual and mental health crisis...
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