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Faith Unfiltered Podcast
Welcome to Faith Unfiltered— a raw, real, and radically inclusive space rooted in the mission and message of Community of Christ, where Christ-centered faith meets authentic conversation, and peace is something we practice, not just pray for.
Episodes
1200 episodes
988 | Coffee to Go | Proper 14 | Year A
When family rivalry, favoritism, and betrayal send a young dreamer into a pit, things can get a little crazy. This week on Coffee to Go, hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith explore the complicated story of Joseph and his brothers i...
987 | What's Brewing | The Sacred "Yes"
Great things can happen when a congregation stops asking, “How have we always done this?” and starts asking, “What does our community need now?” In this episode of What’s Brewing, Blake Smith talks with Brooke and Thomas Schlenker of H...
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A47 | Awaken to God's Presence | Blessing the Body (RE-POST)
There are times when we take our bodies for granted... abusing them with lengthy to-do lists of tasks that test the limits of our capacity. We go about our lives as if the “vessels” we have been given are unshakable, unbreakable, and without li...
986 | Coffee to Go | Proper 13 | Year A
Wrestling with God can be painful, but it just might be worth it if it transforms us. In this episode of Coffee to Go, hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith explore Jacob’s mysterious nighttime struggle in Genesis 32—and the la...
985 | Chai Can't Even | David Wilson
In this latest episode of Chai Can’t Even, host Robin Linkhart sits down with David Wilson, a lifelong member of Community of Christ, who shares his journey from growing up in a church-centric family in Detroit to his current active in...
984 | Coffee to Go | Proper 12 | Year A
What if nothing—not suffering, rejection, failure, or even our deepest pain—could separate us from the love of God? Join hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith as they explore Romans 8:26–39 and Paul’s powerful assurance that God’s love is not reser...
983 | Grounds for Peace | Gaza is Our Home | Monear Shaer
What if the most powerful way to change hearts and minds is simply to invite someone into your family? In this moving episode of Grounds for Peace, Palestinian American filmmaker Monear Shaer shares the deeply personal story behind his...
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982 | Coffee to Go | Proper 11 | Year A
Belonging matters! What does it mean to find a place where you truly belong? Join hosts, Karin Peter and Blake Smith, as they explore Jacob's dream at Bethel (Genesis 28:10–19) as a story of pilgrimage, migration, and unexpected encounters with...
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728 | Climate Brewing | Campground Climate Safety and Renewal | REPOST
Even as air quality warnings have been issues as a result of raging fires in the Western USA, we once again find ourselves in the midst of camping season, So, while campgrounds are on our minds, why not think creatively about how to sustain tho...
971 | Coffee to Go | Proper 10 | Year A
Are you playing it safe with your life, or are you scattering your gifts with reckless abandon? In this episode of Coffee to Go, hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith dig into the famous Parable of the Sower from the Gospel of Matthew. Pos...
970 | Grounds for Peace | 2026 Peace Forum | Seeds of Peace: Environmental Justice and Action
The wait is over! In this episode of Grounds for Peace, host Blake Smith sits down with Joelle Wight, director of the upcoming 2026 Peace Forum, to talk about the highly anticipated return of the church's flagship peace event. Joelle shares how...
REPOST | A37 | Awaken to God's Presence | God of All the Nations
There is no shame in being thankful for one’s blessings, especially as they relate to one’s country of origin or residence...as long as the gratitude is grounded in an understanding that God doesn’t favor any one nation over another. After all,...
969 | Coffee to Go | Proper 9 | Year A
We could all use some rest... right? In this episode of Coffee to Go, Karin and Blake explore Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11 to move beyond the exhausting patterns of busyness, striving, and self-sufficiency into a life of rest, learn...
REPOST | 241 | God Shots | Percolating on Faith | The Church
What is the Christian Church? Why is it important for Christians to meet together in fellowship and worship? In a social climate where division and marginalization of others seem to be trending in the wrong direction, it’s important for us to r...
968 | Coffee to Go | Proper 8 | Year A
Things are heating up in Rome! Paul's passionate challenge in Romans 6:12–23 pushes his listeners (and ours) to choose a life shaped by grace rather than the forces that pull us away from God's purposes. Join Karin and Blake as they unpack diff...
967 | What's Brewing | Partnering for Outreach
What happens when a congregation stops trying to do everything on its own and starts partnering with its community? In this inspiring episode of What's Brewing, Robin Linkhart talks with Ruth Richardson about how the Kirkwood Community...
966 | Coffee to Go | Proper 7 | Year A
Although some people see it as such, grace is not a free pass to sin! In this episode of Coffee to Go, Karin Peter and Blake Smith explore the idea of "newness of life" offered through Christ. Together they wrestle with the tension bet...
965 | Brewed Awakenings | Second Cup Ep 4 | A Good Life
Do you have to be religious to live a good life? In this thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, Shannon McAdam and Jack Hindle explore what it really means to be a "good person" through the lenses of honesty, self-reflection, compassion, gra...
964 | Coffee to Go | Proper 6 | Year A
This week on Coffee to Go, Karin Peter and Blake Smith explore the story of Abraham and Sarah, where hospitality, divine promise, and unexpected laughter intersect. Through Sarah’s famous exchange with God, they uncover the humor woven into scr...
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843 | Say What REPOST | Affirming an Inclusive Zion in the Holy Land
This episode is being reposted as a part of a series of conversations sturred by the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The word Zion has been an integral part of Community of Christ’s journey as a people, but now it is being...
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963 | Coffee to Go | Proper 5 | Year A
As the church enters Ordinary Time, Paul’s letter to the Romans invites us to wrestle with a timeless question: Is faith about following rules, or responding to grace? Karin and Blake explore Paul’s winding theological argument, uncovering how ...
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962 | Grounds for Peace | A Letter to the Michigan Mission Center
Courageous compassion, prophetic witness, and faithful engagement in a hurting world are all a part of being a disciple of Jesus, the Peaceful One. Join Blake Smith and Linda Stanbridge in a conversation that explores difficult questions surrou...
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A48 | Awaken to God's Presence | Pride | RE-POST
This episode of Awaken to God’s Presence offers a guided practice for connecting with the divine during troubled times. Host Robin Linkhart, leads listeners in a prayer recognizing Pride Month, which honors the LGBTQ community and its contribut...
961 | Coffee to Go | Trinity Sunday | Year A
Trinity Sunday invites us into one of Christianity’s most profound and challenging ideas: God as divine community. In this episode, Karin Peter and Blake Smith explore how our language for God shapes our understanding of the sacred, the importa...
