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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Micah https://storage.buzzsprout.com/p0i4wu4sglkzodc7bfz8i8m71ldp?.jpg This Week in Seminary Loving Conservatives Loving Conservatives It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower down to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

For research about the power of listening and sharing stories to change minds see:

https://www.vox.com/2016/4/7/11380974/reduce-prejudice-science-transgender

For the collapse of conservative identity into Christian identity see:

https://processthis.substack.com/p/bonhoeffers-warning-unheeded-the

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 
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]]> It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower down to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

For research about the power of listening and sharing stories to change minds see:

https://www.vox.com/2016/4/7/11380974/reduce-prejudice-science-transgender

For the collapse of conservative identity into Christian identity see:

https://processthis.substack.com/p/bonhoeffers-warning-unheeded-the

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 
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]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18709670 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:00:00 -0600 964 full false Anarchy and Christ Anarchy and Christ It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower down to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

Sources

  1. Noem: Pretti shooting statement used ‘best information we had at the time’ by the Hill
  2. Lakota Cultural Fusion and Revitalization of Native Christian Identity Identity by Kelly Sherman-Conroy
  3. The Perfect Storm Why Liberal Christianity Faces an Existential Crisis by Trip Fuller

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

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]]> It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower down to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

Sources

  1. Noem: Pretti shooting statement used ‘best information we had at the time’ by the Hill
  2. Lakota Cultural Fusion and Revitalization of Native Christian Identity Identity by Kelly Sherman-Conroy
  3. The Perfect Storm Why Liberal Christianity Faces an Existential Crisis by Trip Fuller

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

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]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18597342 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0600 1480 full true Commentary on 1 John 3: 1-3 Commentary on 1 John 3: 1-3 It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower down to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

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(Daily Wire on Trans healthcare)

https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republican-takes-action-to-codify-trumps-order-protecting-kids-from-trans-procedures?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=News&elementPosition=3&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=House+Republican+Takes+Action+To+Codify+Trump%E2%80%99s+Order+Protecting+Kids+From+Trans+Procedures

(the Benedictines doing good shit)

https://www.foxnews.com/us/catholic-college-defends-hosting-trans-day-remembrance-event

(LGBTQ Suicide)

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/

(Trans Healthcare and Depression)

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(21)00568-1/fulltext

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower down to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

(Daily Wire on Trans healthcare)

https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republican-takes-action-to-codify-trumps-order-protecting-kids-from-trans-procedures?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=News&elementPosition=3&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=House+Republican+Takes+Action+To+Codify+Trump%E2%80%99s+Order+Protecting+Kids+From+Trans+Procedures

(the Benedictines doing good shit)

https://www.foxnews.com/us/catholic-college-defends-hosting-trans-day-remembrance-event

(LGBTQ Suicide)

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/

(Trans Healthcare and Depression)

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(21)00568-1/fulltext

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18561297 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:00:00 -0600 516 full true Queering Stories Pt. 1 Queering Stories Pt. 1 It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18322859 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:00:00 -0600 816 full true Queering Stories Pt. 2 Queering Stories Pt. 2 It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

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Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com

]]> It is a travesty that zesty, left wing, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

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Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18322790 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:00:00 -0600 3041 full true Metaphors for the Trinity Metaphors for the Trinity It is a travesty that left wing, zesty, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that left wing, zesty, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18248683 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:00 -0600 271 full true Trinity in Process Trinity in Process It is a travesty that left wing, zesty, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that left wing, zesty, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-18175617 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0600 556 full true News From the Presbytery! News From the Presbytery! It is a travesty that left wing, zesty, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that left wing, zesty, theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-17953937 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0500 354 full false Isaiah 56 and Trans Inclusion Pt. 2 Isaiah 56 and Trans Inclusion Pt. 2 It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
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Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-17650510 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 22:00:00 -0500 858 1 5 full true Isaiah 56 and Trans Inclusion Pt. 1 Isaiah 56 and Trans Inclusion Pt. 1 It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

Works Cited: 

  1. Austen Hartke. (2018). Transforming : The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians. Westminster John Knox Press.
  2. Barton, J., & Muddiman, J. (2001). The Oxford Bible commentary. Oxford University Press. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=264889
  3. Calvin, J. (1850). Commentary on The book of the prophet isaiah.
  4. J. Alec Motyer. (1993). The Prophecy of Isaiah : An Introduction Commentary. IVP Academic.
  5. Julia Watts Belser. (2023). Loving Our Own Bones : Disability Wisdom and the
  6. Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole. Beacon Press.
  7. Thatcher, A. (2017). The Oxford Handbook of Theology, sexuality, and gender. Oxford University Press.
  8. Whitehead, A. N., Griffin, D. R., & Sherburne, D. W. (1978). Process and reality: An essay in cosmology. The Free Press.
  9. Witherington, B. (2017). Isaiah Old and new: Exegesis, intertextuality, and hermeneutics. Fortress Press.

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Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/

Works Cited: 

  1. Austen Hartke. (2018). Transforming : The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians. Westminster John Knox Press.
  2. Barton, J., & Muddiman, J. (2001). The Oxford Bible commentary. Oxford University Press. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=264889
  3. Calvin, J. (1850). Commentary on The book of the prophet isaiah.
  4. J. Alec Motyer. (1993). The Prophecy of Isaiah : An Introduction Commentary. IVP Academic.
  5. Julia Watts Belser. (2023). Loving Our Own Bones : Disability Wisdom and the
  6. Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole. Beacon Press.
  7. Thatcher, A. (2017). The Oxford Handbook of Theology, sexuality, and gender. Oxford University Press.
  8. Whitehead, A. N., Griffin, D. R., & Sherburne, D. W. (1978). Process and reality: An essay in cosmology. The Free Press.
  9. Witherington, B. (2017). Isaiah Old and new: Exegesis, intertextuality, and hermeneutics. Fortress Press.

Music by Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay 

Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay

Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Buzzsprout-17650504 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 22:00:00 -0500 1154 1 4 full true Hauerwas and Narrative Ethics Hauerwas and Narrative Ethics It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

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Works Cited: Hauerwas, S. (1983). The peaceable kingdom: A Primer in Christian ethics. University of Notre Dame Press.

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]]> It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/


Works Cited: Hauerwas, S. (1983). The peaceable kingdom: A Primer in Christian ethics. University of Notre Dame Press.

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]]> Micah Buzzsprout-17622551 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:00:00 -0500 650 1 3 full true Horkheimer's Eclipse of Reason Horkheimer's Eclipse of Reason It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Works Cited: Horkheimer's Eclipse of Reason

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]]> It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Works Cited: Horkheimer's Eclipse of Reason

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]]> Micah Buzzsprout-17597501 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:00:00 -0500 453 Horkheimer, critical theory, theology, christianity 1 2 full true Introduction Introduction It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Works Cited: 

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Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> It is a travesty that zesty theological material is often inaccessible to the majority of people due to lack of time, money, and ease of access. Join M.Div student Micah Auten each week as they share theological resources straight from the ivory tower to the paved streets. If you’re looking for faithful, ideological reflection  this show is for you!

My Website: https://micahmedia0.wordpress.com/
Works Cited: 

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Questions? Email me at micahauten@outlook.com 

]]> Micah Auten Buzzsprout-17596963 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:00:00 -0500 253 theology, christianity, progressive, seminary, neuroqueer, process, marxist, reformed theology 1 1 full true