A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Melissa Duge Spiers to discuss her newest book, Holy Disobedience, which is set for a major release later this month.
Melissa Doogie Spiers is an award-winning essayist, screenwriter, and advocate for topics of religious abuse and resilience, utilizing her online platforms (TikTok and Instagram, known as “The Glory Whole”) to raise awareness and help others find healing. Her memoir Holy Disobedience won the 2022 Book Pipeline Unpublished Nonfiction Manuscript prize, with excerpts featured in The Huffington Post. Melissa’s writing appears in magazines nationwide, and she’s a contributor to Take the Fruit: An Anthology of Religious Trauma. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College and is based in California.
"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg
 
Links: Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows - <a href="https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-disobedience/">https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-disobedience/</a>
Melissa Duge Spiers - <a href="https://melissadugespiers.substack.com/about">https://melissadugespiers.substack.com/about</a>

<description> A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Melissa Duge Spiers to discuss her newest book, Holy Disobedience, which is set for a major release later this month.

Melissa Doogie Spiers is an award-winning essayist, screenwriter, and advocate for topics of religious abuse and resilience, utilizing her online platforms (TikTok and Instagram, known as “The Glory Whole”) to raise awareness and help others find healing. Her memoir Holy Disobedience won the 2022 Book Pipeline Unpublished Nonfiction Manuscript prize, with excerpts featured in The Huffington Post. Melissa’s writing appears in magazines nationwide, and she’s a contributor to Take the Fruit: An Anthology of Religious Trauma. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College and is based in California.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg



Links: Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows - https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-disobedience/

Melissa Duge Spiers - https://melissadugespiers.substack.com/about</description>

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Melissa Duge Spiers to discuss her newest book, Holy Disobedience, which is set for a major release later this month.

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Melissa Duge Spiers to discuss her newest book, Holy Disobedience, which is set for a major release later this month.

Melissa Doogie Spiers is an award-winning essayist, screenwriter, and advocate for topics of religious abuse and resilience, utilizing her online platforms (TikTok and Instagram, known as “The Glory Whole”) to raise awareness and help others find healing. Her memoir Holy Disobedience won the 2022 Book Pipeline Unpublished Nonfiction Manuscript prize, with excerpts featured in The Huffington Post. Melissa’s writing appears in magazines nationwide, and she’s a contributor to Take the Fruit: An Anthology of Religious Trauma. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College and is based in California.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg



Links: Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows - https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-disobedience/

Melissa Duge Spiers - https://melissadugespiers.substack.com/about

Good Faith Weekly, 03/20/2026 - K is Missing + Melissa Duge Spiers

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw to discuss their newest book, Feminist Theologies: The Basics.
Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean-American theologian and Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. 
Susan Shaw is a professor emeritus of women, gender, and sexuality studies at Oregon State University. 
"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg
Links: Feminist Theologies: The Basics - <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-Theologies-The-Basics/Shaw-Ji-SunKim/p/book/9781032643908">https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-Theologies-The-Basics/Shaw-Ji-SunKim/p/book/9781032643908</a>
Grace Ji-Sun Kim  - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Ji-Sun_Kim">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Ji-Sun_Kim</a> Susan Shaw - <a href="https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/susan-shaw">https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/susan-shaw</a>

<description> A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw to discuss their newest book, Feminist Theologies: The Basics.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean-American theologian and Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. 

Susan Shaw is a professor emeritus of women, gender, and sexuality studies at Oregon State University. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Feminist Theologies: The Basics - https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-Theologies-The-Basics/Shaw-Ji-SunKim/p/book/9781032643908

Grace Ji-Sun Kim  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Ji-Sun_KimSusan Shaw - https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/susan-shaw</description>

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw to discuss their newest book, Feminist Theologies: The Basics.

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw to discuss their newest book, Feminist Theologies: The Basics.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean-American theologian and Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. 

Susan Shaw is a professor emeritus of women, gender, and sexuality studies at Oregon State University. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Feminist Theologies: The Basics - https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-Theologies-The-Basics/Shaw-Ji-SunKim/p/book/9781032643908

Grace Ji-Sun Kim  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Ji-Sun_KimSusan Shaw - https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/susan-shaw

Good Faith Weekly, 03/13/2026 - Friday The 13th + Grace Ji-Sun Kim & Susan Shaw

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Recker to discuss his book, Hell Bent.
A former Marine Officer, the son of a Baptist preacher, and an alum of the fundamentalist Bob Jones University, Brian Recker spent eight years as an evangelical pastor before deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality. He now speaks about following Jesus without fear of hell on his popular Instagram account and his Substack, Beloved. 
"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg
Links: Hell Bent - <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172/hell-bent-by-brian-recker/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172/hell-bent-by-brian-recker/</a>
Brian Recker - <a href="https://www.brianrecker.com/home#hellbent">https://www.brianrecker.com/home#hellbent</a>

<description> A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Recker to discuss his book, Hell Bent.

A former Marine Officer, the son of a Baptist preacher, and an alum of the fundamentalist Bob Jones University, Brian Recker spent eight years as an evangelical pastor before deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality. He now speaks about following Jesus without fear of hell on his popular Instagram account and his Substack, Beloved. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Hell Bent - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172/hell-bent-by-brian-recker/

Brian Recker - https://www.brianrecker.com/home#hellbent</description>

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Recker to discuss his book, Hell Bent.

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Recker to discuss his book, Hell Bent.

A former Marine Officer, the son of a Baptist preacher, and an alum of the fundamentalist Bob Jones University, Brian Recker spent eight years as an evangelical pastor before deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality. He now speaks about following Jesus without fear of hell on his popular Instagram account and his Substack, Beloved. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Hell Bent - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172/hell-bent-by-brian-recker/

Brian Recker - https://www.brianrecker.com/home#hellbent

Good Faith Weekly, 03/6/2026 - Hell Bent + Brian Recker

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sari Bashi to talk about her book, Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices.
Sari Bashi is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, former program director at Human Rights Watch, and cofounder of the Israeli human rights organization Gisha. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and has previously clerked on the Israeli Supreme Court. She has taught international humanitarian law at Yale Law School and Tel Aviv University.
"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg
Links: Upside -Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices- <a href="https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-lik0">https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-lik0</a>
Sari Bashi - <a href="https://ummforat.com/en/">https://ummforat.com/en/</a>

<description> A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sari Bashi to talk about her book, Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices.

Sari Bashi is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, former program director at Human Rights Watch, and cofounder of the Israeli human rights organization Gisha. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and has previously clerked on the Israeli Supreme Court. She has taught international humanitarian law at Yale Law School and Tel Aviv University.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Upside -Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices- https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-lik0

Sari Bashi - https://ummforat.com/en/</description>

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sari Bashi to talk about her book, Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices.

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sari Bashi to talk about her book, Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices.

Sari Bashi is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, former program director at Human Rights Watch, and cofounder of the Israeli human rights organization Gisha. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and has previously clerked on the Israeli Supreme Court. She has taught international humanitarian law at Yale Law School and Tel Aviv University.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Upside -Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices- https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-lik0

Sari Bashi - https://ummforat.com/en/

Good Faith Weekly, 02/27/2026 - Planting Bulbs+ Sari Bashi

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.
This week: Missy and Starlette reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg
Links: Raceless Gospel Initiative - <a href="https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/">https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/</a>
Starlette Thomas is director of the Raceless Gospel Initiative, associate editor, host of the Good Faith Media podcast “The Raceless Gospel,” and a member of the Good Faith Media strategic advisory board.
1963 speech by Jesse Jackson. Source: <a href="http://cleveland.com/">Cleveland.com</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5hCdHuZzw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5hCdHuZzw</a>

<description>A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Missy and Starlette reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Raceless Gospel Initiative - https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/

Starlette Thomas is director of the Raceless Gospel Initiative, associate editor, host of the Good Faith Media podcast “The Raceless Gospel,” and a member of the Good Faith Media strategic advisory board.

1963 speech by Jesse Jackson. Source: Cleveland.com - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5hCdHuZzw</description>

This week: Missy and Starlette reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Jessie Jackson.

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.

This week: Missy and Starlette reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Raceless Gospel Initiative - https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/

Starlette Thomas is director of the Raceless Gospel Initiative, associate editor, host of the Good Faith Media podcast “The Raceless Gospel,” and a member of the Good Faith Media strategic advisory board.

1963 speech by Jesse Jackson. Source: Cleveland.com - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5hCdHuZzw

Good Faith Weekly, 02/20/2026 - I Am Somebody + Starlette Thomas

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