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: The Rebel, The Disciple, and The Presence w/ Ray Sullivan
This week on Sacred & Strange, we sit down with Ray Sullivan—a man whose story feels like a whole book of the Bible packed into one life. From running with the wrong crowd to wrestling with church hurt, to unexpectedly breaking down in the middle of a worship livestream, Ray’s journey is raw, honest, and full of the fingerprints of God.
In this preview, Ray opens up about his early years drifting through bars, occult circles, and a faith he kept at arm’s length… until the Presence broke in. What followed was a radical reshaping of his life: deconstruction with Jesus, rediscovering authentic community, and learning what it truly means to be a disciple.
If you’ve ever felt lost, burnt out, disillusioned, or unsure where you stand with God, this story is going to hit deep.
The full episode drops this Wednesday.
Get ready — this one’s vulnerable, powerful, and absolutely soaked in the nearness of God.