Sacred Counsel

About Sacred Counsel

Your straight-talking queer bestie and favorite (ex) pastor are here with all the honest, compassionate, and refreshingly explicit advice you didn’t know you needed. Meg Holiday and Brian Recker each deconstructed their faith in their own ways, and went from having all the right answers to wrestling with all the big questions. Join these two pastor's kids as they spill the tea and dish out wisdom on love, God, religion, sex, relationships, and all other sacred things. Send listener letters to sacredcounselpod@gmail.com . . Follow the pod on instagram @sacredcounsel, subscribe, and review to support our growth!

Publisher

Meg Holiday & Brian Recker

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2023

Latest episode

20 Nov 2024

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Nov 2024

   Season 2 Episode 10: Star Spangled Jesus with April Ajoy

   On this episode of the pod, Brian and Meg speak with April Ajoy, author of the upcoming book, “Star Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding True Faith.” They discuss April’s wild journey out of Christian Nationalism, relationships with family who are still stuck, how April got the nickname ‘condom girl,’ and what faith looks like for her now. Check our April’s book!

2. 

   13 Nov 2024

   Season 2 Episode 9: The Mystic Jesus with Marianne Williamson

   Brian interviews the one and only Marianne Williamson about her new book, The Mystic Jesus. Marianne is a best selling author, speaker, political activist and former presidential candidate. Marianne's background is not in Christianity, but in the Course in Miracles, which is not a religion exactly- Marianne describes it as "spiritual psychotherapy," and it informs her universal, mystical approach to Christ. In this wide ranging conversation, Brian and Marianne discuss how our spirituality should inform our political engagement, how to walk in love and forgiveness towards our enemies in a divisive political climate, what Jesus can still mean for those of us who are deconstructing, and more! This was an enlightening conversation that you don't want to miss!

3. 

   10 Jul 2024

   Season 2 Episode 8: There's Nothing Like Family

   Brian and Meg answer two listener letters, each discussing family dynamics. How do we care less about whether or not we are accepted by our parents? How do we help family members understand that they are making us feel rejected? Meg shares some very poignant advice born from her own experience. We also discuss the presidential debate and Brian gets excited about ranked choice voting.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

49 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

51 ratings

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