Sacred & Strange
Welcome to Sacred & Strange — the official podcast of The Porch Missional Community & Coffee Roasters.
Hosted by Jason Urena, Sacred & Strange is a space where theology meets mystery, story meets spirit, and nothing is too weird to talk about. Each episode features honest conversations with guests from all walks of life—exploring the sacred moments that shaped them, the strange encounters that stretched them, and the passions that make them who they are. From deep theology to cryptids, church wounds to comic books, revival to the mundane, this is where the wild and the holy collide.
Brew a cup, open your mind, and join the journey.
Sacred & Strange
Preview: Shattered: The Tragedy, the Truth, and the God Who Stays w/ Rip Wahlberg
“Shattered: The Tragedy, the Truth, and the God Who Stays w/ Rip Wahlberg”
Full episode drops next Wednesday.
This week’s preview comes with a trigger warning: we’re stepping into a story of unimaginable loss — the sudden passing of a child.
In this trailer, Jay gives listeners a raw glimpse into next Wednesday’s conversation with Rip Wahlberg, a father who walked through every parent’s worst nightmare… and somehow found God waiting in the middle of the wreckage.
You’ll hear pieces of Rip’s journey — the phone call that shattered their world, the grief that nearly swallowed them, and the surprising ways God met their family in the pain. It’s honest, vulnerable, and sacred.
This isn’t an episode about tidy answers.
It’s about truth, trauma, healing, and a God who doesn’t run from our darkness — He sits with us in it.
If you’ve ever walked through grief…
If you’ve ever questioned God in suffering…
If you’ve ever wondered whether healing is possible after tragedy…
This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
“Shattered: The Tragedy, the Truth, and the God Who Stays” premieres next Wednesday.