Confessions Of A Crappy Christian Podcast
The Crappy Christian Podcast strives to shed a light on the topics the church often forgets. In this space, you'll find conversations with people who have gone through the fire and come back with buckets of water for the people still in it. Hosted by @thegirlnamedblake, this podcast packs a punch (the good kind) and touches on everything from mental health to sex to divorce to the everyday life of a Christian, & the good news that God in the midst of it all.
Christian Perspective on Immigration | Alex Kocman | Episode 330
Perseverance and Faith: Life Lessons | David Pollack | Episode 329
A Million Little Miracles: Embracing Everyday Wonders | Mark Batterson | Episode 328
Post-Election Thoughts: the Joy & the Grief & How to Respond
Hope & Headlines: Election Edition | Episode 326
Navigating Grief Together | Clarissa and Fiona Moll | Episode 325
Campaign Games: The Countdown is On | Rachel Reeves and Meseidy Rivera | Episode 324
Setting Your Eyes Higher: Embracing Spiritual Growth | Whitney Lowe | Episode 323
Healing from Purity Culture: Understanding and Overcoming Shame | Dr. Camden Morgante | Episode 322
The Royal in You: Redefining Heaven and Purpose | Jordan Raynor | Episode 321
The Dark American History That Proves the Government Doesn't Care About You | Blake Guichet | Episode 320
Finding Healing After Abortion: A Journey of Redemption | Brittany Poppe | Episode 319
Navigating Gun Reform: A Nuanced Conversation on Rights and Responsibility | Episode 318
Unearthing Truths: Exploring the Book of Enoch | Nate Henry and Luke Rodgers | Episode 317
Brewing Change: Combating Human Trafficking | Jenny Barber | Episode 316
Finding Redemption: Navigating Infidelity and Restoration | Dawn Spicer | Episode 315
The Unplugged Hours | Hannah Brencher | Episode 314
Purity Culture from a Man’s Perspective: the Sex Talk You Never Got | Sam Jolman | Episode 313
Reclaiming True Female Empowerment: A Conversation on Media, Culture, and Faith | Cynthia Garrett | Episode 312
Navigating Teenage Anxiety: Insights and Strategies | Christy Boulware | Episode 311
Margaret Sanger & the 1916 Project | Seth Gruber | Episode 310
Happy and Holy | Blake Guichet | Episode 309
A Biblical Perspective of Womanhood | Jennifer Strickland | Episode 308
Bridging Generations in Politics | Brilyn Hollyhand | Episode 307
God’s Go-Togethers: Talking to Your Kids About Marriage | Sam Allberry | Episode 305
Faith in the Classroom: Louisiana's Ten Commandments Legislation | Episode 305
From New Age to New Life AJourney to Jesus | Caroline Dooner | Episode 304
Cultivating Peace: Nurturing Sacred Spaces at Home | Jennifer Pepito | Episode 303
Homeschoolers: a Chill Approach to Teaching Your Kids | Monica Swanson | Episode 302
Staying Rooted: Navigating Church Culture with Natalie Runion | Natalie Runion | Episode 301
Can We Change Our Relationship With Our Phones? | Joey Odom | Episode 300
How to Navigate Changing Churches | Blake Guichet | Episode 299
Come Hang Out with Me & My Best Friends | Kyleigh, Nick, & Jeremy | Episode 298
It's Time For The Church to Step Up | Russell B. Johnson | Episode 297
What Women Really Need | Fallon Lee | Episode 296
A Surgeon's Stand Against Childhood Gender Affirming Care | Dr. Eithan Heim | Episode 295
How My Husband Got on Board with Homeschooling | Jeremy Guichet | Episode 294
Church Culture, Singleness, & Contentment | Ryan Wekenman | Episode 293
Escaping a Cult & Finding God | Ceci Hendrickson | Episode 292
The War on Children | Landon Starbuck | Episode 291
He Still Does Miracles | Matt Brown | Episode 290
Can Christians Be Pro-Choice? | Seth Gruber | Episode 289
Childhood Vaccines, Informed Consent, & Big Pharma Payouts | Amy Bernhard | Episode 288
An Athiest's Case Against Abortion | Monica Snyder | Episode 287
Alternative Medicine, CBD, & the Journey to Wellness | Mike & Angie Lee | Episode 286
Being a Crappy Wife & Staying Married | Shannan Labrador | Episode 285
Kids Need to be Outside & Why School Stopped Making Sense | Ginny Yurich| Episode 284
Music, Culture, and the Kingdom | Kevin Thom | Episode 283
Tending to Your Nervous System, & the Misfit Lifestyle | Dr. Courtney Kahla | Episode 282
You're Four Different Women Every Month. Here's the Playbook. | Emily Detrick | Episode 281
Bigfoot, Jesus, & Expanding Your View | Nate Henry and Luke Rodgers | Episode 280
A New Season: Embracing Change and Unveiling Plans | Blake Guichet | Episode 279
Navigating Life Transitions: Embracing the Seasons of Change | Nicki Koziarz | Episode 278
Girl Dad: Nurturing Authentic Father-Daughter Relationships | Jay and Rae Anne Payleitner | Episode 277
Ending the Fatherless Epidemic: A Call to Action | Eric Swithin | Episode 276
Healing Body Image: A Journey of Restoration | Rachael Gilbert | Episode 275
Building Strong Marriages: Faith, Communication, and Mutual Respect | Scott LaPierre | Episode 274
Unlocking Authentic Prayer | Addison Bevere | Episode 273
Empowering Communities: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty | Kurt Kandler | Episode 272
Unconventional Bonds: Navigating Friendship Breakups and Building Lifelong Connections | Kyleigh Rose | Episode 271
Finding Hope and Healing: Embracing Grace for Mental Well-Being | Clarence Shuler | Episode 270
From Teacher to Freelancer: Empowering Moms to Work from Home | Micala Quinn | Episode 269
Faithful Motherhood Unveiled | Michelle Donnelly | Episode 268
SSRIs, Big Pharma, & Everyday Miracles | Blake Guichet | Episode 267
Raising Families with Purpose | Sarah and Mary Garcia | Episode 266
Bridging the Gap: Data-Driven Church Leadership | Clint Grider | Episode 265
Unveiling Truth: Dismantling Toxic Teachings | Sheila Gregoire | Episode 264
Navigating Anxiety: Success, Surrender, and Holistic Well-being | Christy Boulware | Episode 263
The Power of Words: Please, Sorry, Thanks | Mark Batterson | Episode 262
Does The Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage? | Preston Sprinkle | Episode 261
Faithful Living in a Tech-Driven World | Katie Westenberg | Episode 260
From Islam to Christianity: A Grace-Filled Journey | Hedieh Mirahmadi | Episode 259
Building a Resilient Life | Rebekah Lyons | Episode 258
Real, Practical Self-Care | Heather Brown | Episode 259
Sex Myths Christians Believe | Brandi K. Harris | Episode 256
A Present, Childlike Faith | Will & Courtney Kassner | Episode 255
the Speakeasy: Examining Freedom of Speech and Religion | Episode 254
Her View From Home | Leslie Means | Episode 253
Unchartered Waters | Ines Franklin | Episode 252
The Speakeasy: Strong Christian Women | Episode 251
Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage | Jodie Berndt | Episode 250
A Faith That Will Not Fail | Michele Cushatt | Episode 249
Look What God Has Done | Tasha Layton | Episode 248
the Speakeasy: Flipping Tables in Target | Episode 247
For Young Moms from the Veteran Mothers | Rhonda Stoppe | Episode 246
For First Responders & the People Who Love Them | John Jones | Episode 245
the Speakeasy: A Christian Response to the Border Crisis | Episode 244
You’re More Than Just Your Body | Kristen Bunger | Episode 243
Connecting the Dots When Nothing Makes Sense | Joel Malm | Episode 242
Church Kids | Austin Noll | Episode 241
Femininity in the Modern Age | Abby Roth | Episode 240
Take Back the Wonder | Strahan Coleman | Episode 239
the Speakeasy: The Unseen Realm | Episode 238
A Practical Guide to Sex & Sexuality | Shaunti Feldhahn | Episode 237
Kathryn Maack | Dwelling with God | Episode 235
The Speakeasy: UnCancellable: They Tried (& Failed) | Episode 234
Jason Porterfield | Fight Like Jesus | Episode 233
the Speakeasy: Why I Decided to Stop Hating My Body & Breaking Up with Crunchy Culture | Episode 232
Chelsea & Nick Hurst | Young, Married, & Doing Our Best | Episode 231
the Speakeasy: Should Christians Use the Enneagram? with Amy Wicks | Episode 230
Teresa Davis | Walking Through Grief (Instead of Around It) | Episode 229
the Speakeasy: Why Are We So Tired? | Episode 228
Russell B Johnson | Controversial Christians & Their Place in the Church | Episode 227
the Speakeasy | When God Asks You to Do Things You Don't Want to Do | Episode 226
Tori Hope Petersen | Fostered | Episode 225
the Speakeasy | Are We in the End Time & What's Up with Asbury?
Lydia McLaughlin | Freedom Through Faith | Episode 223
The Speakeasy: Women in the Church | Episode 222
Noell Jett | From the Ground Up | Episode 221
The Speakeasy: Sin, Love, & LGBTQ | Episode 220
Safa & Tovares Grey | Godly Relationships | Episode 219
The Speakeasy: What Exactly is New Age? | Episode 218
Kelly Minter | A Sermon + Some Miracles | Episode 217
The Speakeasy: The Hills I'll Die On | Episode 216
Toni Collier | Brave Enough to be Broken | Episode 215
The Speakeasy: the World of Content Creation | Episode 214
Laura Wifler | The Beauty of Differences + Sameness | Episode 213
The Speakeasy: Christians + Cannabis | Episode 212
Patrick Miller | Truth Over Tribe | Episode 211
the Speakeasy: Committing to Being Misunderstood | Episode 210
Heather Avis | The Lucky Few | Episode 209
Lana Stenner | A Grace Filled Home | Episode 208
Deeper Roots | Sopha Rush | Episode 207
Lysa TerKeurst | Boundaries & Goodbyes | Episode 206
Ruth Chou Simons | An Emmanuel Advent | Episode 205
Nicole Jacobsmeyer | Take Back Your Joy | Episode 204
Jonni Parsons | Staying Ignited | Episode 203
Amanda Pittman | Stand in Confidence | Episode 202
Brittany Braswell | Ditching Food Rules | Episode 201
Valerie Cantella | An Off-Script Journey | Episode 200
Ann Swindell | The Path to Peace | Episode 199
Confessions of a Crappy Christian: the Book | Episode 198
The God Who Stays | Matthew West | Episode 197
The God of the Way | Kathie Lee Gifford & Rabbi Jason | Episode 196
Good Christian Fun | Joel Berry | Episode 195
Help is Here | Max Lucado | Episode 194
Broken Miracles | Paul Cardall | Episode 193
Betrayed but Healed | Nicole Langman | Episode 192
Fully Loved & Accepted | Kyle Dunn | Episode 191
The Story of You | Ian Morgan Cron | Episode 190
Nourishing Your Life | Christine Bailey | Episode 189
Embracing Your Strengths | Heather Adams | Episode 188
Famous at Home | Josh & Christi Straub | Episode 187
More Than Our Scars | Kechi Okwuchi | Episode 186
Joy in the In Between | Ashley & Dino Petrone | Episode 185
Embracing the Holy Spirit | Becky Thompson | Episode 184
Safe Friendship, a BFF Episode | Kyleigh Rose | Episode 183
Singleness Isn’t a Waiting Room | Lisa Anderson | Episode 182
The Counterfeit Climax | Dave and Ashley Willis | Episode 181
Redeeming Your Time | Jordan Raynor | Episode 180
Traditional Family Values | Missy Robertson | Episode 179
Seeing the Good | Zach Windahl | Episode 178
Two Hundred Tuesdays | Dianne Derby | Episode 177
An Announcement | Jeremy & Blake | Episode 176
The Minefields of Friendship | Bailey T. Hurley | Episode 175
Redefining Health | Christie Dondero Bettwy | Episode 174
Embracing Your Life | Elizabeth Woodson | Episode 173
Taking a Breath | Kirsten Watson | Episode 172
Embracing Your Almost | Jordan Lee Dooley | Episode 171
A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation | Sarah Wells | Episode 170
Choosing Hope Over Fear | Stacey Morgan | Episode 169
Are You Being Seen or Being Known | Sadie Robertson Huff | Episode 168
The Power of Women | Juli Slattery | Episode 167
Pain Creates Purpose | Chris Brown | Episode 166
Christians & CRT | Jim Denison | Episode 165
Let’s Talk About Sex, Part 7 | Dan Purcell | Episode 164
Real Friendship in a Fake World | Sister I Am With You | Episode 163
Talking to Your Kids About Gender | Mama Bear Apologetics | Episode 162
Your Calling is Clear | Erin Weidemann | Episode 161
Overcoming Infidelity | Cindy Beall | Episode 160
The Church & Mental Health | Sheila Walsh | Episode 159
Disrupting the American Church | Lathan Craft | Episode 158
People Pleaser Problems | Karen Ehman | Episode 157
Is Your Calling Your Identity? | Christian Bevere | Episode 156
Reminiscing on Three Years with Blake | Episode 155
Pour Over Politics | Jason Woodruff | Episode 154
This Is Not A Weight Loss Episode | Jennifer Taylor Wagner | Episode 153
Practical Habits to Live Fully | Justin Kendrick | Episode 152
Wisdom for Life’s Defining Moments | Mark Richt | Episode 151
Ceasing Striving | Ruth Chou Simons | Episode 150
Theology Minded or Worship Minded | Amy Gannett | Episode 149
Taking Back Your Time | Christy Wright | Episode 148
Will Answers Bring Peace? | Brittany Rust | Episode 147
The Impact of Porn | Ted Shimer | Episode 146
Getting Out of the Comparison Trap | Heather Creekmore | Episode 145
Estrangement & Reconciliation | Julie Plagens | Episode 144
Embracing Your Inner Critic | Molly LaCroix | Episode 143
Finding Hope Right Where You Are | Alyssa Bethke | Episode 142
Hardwired to Hear God | Shawn Bolz | Episode 141
Lies From the Pulpit | Rick White | Episode 140
Fall Mission Project | Vicki Ellis | Episode 139
Bombing People with Grace | Patrick Linnell | Episode 138
Is Social Media the Problem? | Rob Singleton | Episode 137
Christians & the Enneagram | Beth McCord | Episode 136
Christ-like Conflict | Nicole Unice | Episode 135
The Power of Storytelling | Robyn Kown | Episode 134
Rethinking Comparison | Amber Cullum | Episode 133
Say Yes to What’s Next | Lori Allen | Episode 132
Restored from Homosexuality | Dr. Terrance McLain | Episode 131
Hey, I Believe in You | the Girl Named Blake | Episode 130
Under the Magnolias | TI Lowe | Episode 129
From Atheist to Apologist | Nicolas C. Day | Episode 128
Before You Split | Carey & Toni Nieuwhof | Episode 127
Lies Moms Believe | Rebekah Hargraves | Ep.126
Living Undefeated & Undaunted | Elizabeth Meyers | Ep. 125
Preachers n Sneakers | Ben Kirby | Ep. 124
Let's Talk About Sex Part 6 | Mary Whitman Ortiz | Ep.123
Love Her Well | Kari Kampakis | Ep. 122
Redefining Millennials | Arden Bevere | Ep. 121
To Lead You Have to Follow | Gretchen Saffles | Ep. 120
The Grey Area of Abuse | Ainsley Britain | Ep. 119
Culture of Christianity | Stephanie Rousselle | Ep. 118
Adam Weber | Love Has a Name | Ep. 117
Zim Flores | Dare to Bloom | Ep. 116
John William Gray | Spot Cleaning Your Life | Ep. 115
Margaret Feinberg | More Power To You | Ep. 114
Grace Valentine | Is It Just Me? | Ep. 113
Darryl Strawberry | Turning Your Life Around | Ep. 112
Alisa Childers | Progressive Christianity | Ep. 111
John Bevere | Multiplying Potential | Ep. 110
Daniel Grothe | Chasing Wisdom | Ep. 109
Hannah Brencher | Fighting Forward | Ep. 108
Alli Worthington | Standing Strong | Ep. 107
Gary Thomas | Sacred Pathways | Ep. 106
Lea Ann Garfias | The Truth About Homeschool | Ep. 105
Happy 2nd Birthday Crappy Christian! | Jeremy Guichet | Ep. 104
Scott Erickson | Honest Advent | Ep. 103
Lisa Bevere | Godmothers | Ep. 102
Candace Cameron Bure | Let’s Talk About Sex, Part 5 | Ep. 101
Confessions of a Crappy Christian’s Centennial Episode!
Luke T. Harrington | Murder-Bears, Moonshine, & Mayhem | Ep. 99
Sarah Bauer Anderson | Let’s Talk About Talking About Politics | Ep 98
Kevin Harris | Radical Mentorship | Ep. 97
Ryan Romeo | Head in the Clouds | Ep. 96
Hannah Parkison | Out of the Pit | Ep. 95
Jamie Ivey | You Be You | Ep. 94
Janine Reid | The Opposite of Certainty | Ep. 93
Natalie Hixson | Destructive Anger | Ep. 92
Janelle Alberts | Honest Answers | Ep. 91
Allen Jackson | Intentional Faith | Ep. 90
Brandee Sandusky | Get Too Attached | Ep. 89
Bethny Ricks | An Inconvenient Journey | Ep. 88
Lindsey Maestas | Your Sexual History | Ep. 87
Kate Crocco | Navigating Uncertainty | Ep. 86
Morgan Sanders | Biblical Literacy | Ep. 85
Emily P. Freeman | Becoming a Writer | Ep. 84
Susie Robb | Cultivating Home | Ep. 83
Meredith McDaniel | In Want & In Plenty | Ep. 82
Katie Jones | Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes | Ep. 81
Jessica Hottle | Feelings Aren’t Facts | Ep. 80
Gerard & Jessie Pepper | Marriage is Funny | Ep. 79
Taylor Kiser | Eat the Cookie | Ep. 78
Seth Haines | Simplifying Sobriety | Ep. 76
Chuck Page | Courage for the Suffering | Ep. 75
Chrystan Ferrell | Pop Culture Christianity | Ep. 75
Ericka Andersen | Leaving Cloud 9 | Ep. 74
Stephanie May Wilson | Singleness | Ep. 73
Peter Demos | Afraid to Trust | Ep. 72
Melissa Wilkins | Permission Granted | Ep. 71
KJ Ramsay | This Too Shall Last | Ep. 70
Lisa Whittle | Service Over Spotlight | Ep. 69
Rashawn Copeland | God’s Mercy in This Mess | Ep. 68
Hope For Today: COVID-19 Thoughts | Solo Episode | Ep. 67
Stacey Booth | Grief | Ep. 66
Danielle Bayard Jackson | Difficult Friendships | Ep. 65
Renae Fieck | Mom Guilt | Ep. 64
Brittany Elliser | Medical Mamas | Ep. 63
When to Walk Away | Gary Thomas | Ep. 62
Unseen Stories | Brooke & Adam Fish | Ep. 61
Purposeful Work | Leah Archibald | Ep. 60
PPD & PPA | Vanessa Benton | Ep. 59
Discernment Matters | Phylicia Masonheimer | Ep. 58
Healthy Vulnerability | Stephanie Lobdell | Ep. 57
Kathryn Hart: For When It’s Been Traumatic
Beth Bruno: For When You Need Intentionality
Michele Cushatt: For When You Have Doubts
Bonnie Hirst: For When Your Faith is Tested
Happy Birthday Crappy Christian!
51 Brian Dixon: For When You Need Your People
50 Katie Hamilton: For When You Split Up
49 Ashton Ober: For When You Love the Enneagram, Pt 2
48 Amy Brewer: For When You’re a Go-Er
47 Rebecca Hastings: For When You Need Reminding
46 Julie Lyles Carr: For When the Little Things Matter
45 Mary Demuth: For When the Church Gets it Wrong
44 Lora Jones: For When You Have a Wounded Heart
43 Kerrah Fabacher: For When You Need Authenticity
42 Jess Connolly: For When You’re the Girl for the Job
41 Malinda Fuller: For When You Need Obedience
39 Desirae Endres: For When You’re Minimalish
38 Stephanie Tait: For When You’re Suffering
37 Sarah Martin: For When You Feel Stuck
36 Stefanie Gass: For When You Need to Know Your Worth
35 Christa Hutchins: For When You’ve Got Goals
34 Misty Phillip: For When You Need the Word
33 Jen Wise: For When You’re Self-Sufficient
32 Ashlie Bourgeois: For When You Love an Alcoholic
31 Kelly Needham: For When Friendship is Hard
Solo 04: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt 4
30 Daniel Fick: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt. 3
29 Kirsten Kelly: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt. 2
28 Lexi Bozarth: Let’s Talk About Sex, Pt. 1
27 Kristin Funston: For When There’s More For Mom
26 Heather Boersma: For When You’re in Pain
25 Adrienne Hochstetler: For When Your Friend Needs Help
24 Rebekah Buege: For When You Have a Body
Solo Ep 03: In Re: Africa & the Hustle
23 Brooke Sailer: For When You’re in Transition
22 Bailey Hurley: For When You Need Roots
21 Christie Purifoy: For When You Are A Placemaker
20 Lindsee Walker: For When You Go to War
Solo Ep 02: Mental Health
19 Rachel Gilliam - For When Life Feels Heavy
18 Rachael Kincaid - For When You Need to Get After Grateful
17 Hailey Aliff: For When You (Or Someone You Love) Adopts
16 Kara-Kae James: For When You Need to Mom Up
Solo Ep 01: Reclaiming Your Story
15 Courtney Wilson: For When You’re Battling Lies
14 Melanie Dale: For When Life’s Not Fair
13 Heather MacFayden: For When You Feel Alone
12 Hannah Brencher: For When You’re Keeping Things in the Dark
11 Caroline Saunders: For When You Need Discipleship
10 KJ Ramsey: For When You Love the Enneagram
09 Eryn Hall: For When You Need to Put Your Phone Down
08 Danielle Crawford: For When You Have To Wait
07 Erin Moon: For When You Wear a Lot of Hats
06 Katie Reid: For When You’re a Do-er
05 Holly Christine Hayes: For When You Need Help
04 Angela Braniff: For When You’re a Mom On Instagram
03 Shaundra Dalton-Smith: For When You Need Rest
02 Jenn Prentice: For When You Don’t Feel Like Enough