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Sermons from a progressive feminist preacher. Debbie Griffin is the Pastor of Downtown Disciples, an LGBTQ + Affirming, Black Lives Matter proclaiming Progressive Christian Community and Urban Ministry in Downtown Des Moines.
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Like Micah brings you stories about the intersection of Progressive Christianity, social justice, and lived experience. For those who have been hurt by the church, struggle with the church, still hold out hope for the church, or have no experience with the church at all; we welcome you to share in our journey of questioning, loving, and seeking wholeness in a fragmented world. This is the podcast of Downtown Disciples, an unapologetically progressive Disciples of Christ community in downtown ...
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Pastor Debbie brings us the Good News that there is room for everyone, and we don't have to wait for God to come to us in this Christmas Eve episode of She Said What.
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In this episode of She Said What, Pastor Debbie Griffin continues her "Close To Home" Advent sermon series, reminding us that our house is house of mercy, our God is a God of mercy, and love without mercy fails.
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Pastor Debbie Griffin begins a new "Close To Home" Advent sermon series in this episode of She Said What. Are you homesick? God wants us to come home. And though the home is here, the home needs some repairs.
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In week 3 of her "Unraveled" series, Pastor Debbie Griffin relates the story of the Israelites exile into Babylon to our current "pandemic exile" in this episode of She Said What.
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Pastor Debbie Griffin continues her "Unraveled" series in this episode of She Said What with the troubling story of Rizpah: who she is & why she matters.
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Pastor Debbie Griffin begins a new "Unraveled" sermon series in this episode of She Said What. What happens when our tightly knit plans unravel? Might God be unraveling our plans, world, and us into something new? Pastor Debbie will preach unraveling sermons on stories from the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and this episode focuses on the story of …
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Pastor Debbie Griffin shares a personal story of the power of prayer and a passage from Luke that reminds us that prayer can shake us up in this episode of She Said What.
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In this episode of She Said What, Pastor Debbie Griffin reminds us that empires have been trying to silence the power of the people for centuries.
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Pastor Debbie Griffin brings home a message of "Flesh, Sex, Sin & Spirit" from Paul's letter to the Galatians in this episode of She Said What.
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In this episode of She Said What, Pastor Debbie Griffin asks us "What is our freedom in Christ FOR?" Not FROM but what are we free FOR?
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Pastor Debbie Griffin muses on what Downtown Disciples could look like 25 years from now and explains what is most important when interpreting "the law" in this episode of She Said What.
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Pastor Debbie chats with Frank Cordaro of the Catholic Worker House about his inspiring faith background and the very important work they does in our Des Moines community in this episode of Like Micah.
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In this episode of She Said What, Pastor Debbie Griffin reminds us of the power of the Spirit of God: to challenge us, to empower us, to bring understanding in your life - to understand yourself, others, and God and to be understood.
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In this episode of Like Micah, Pastor Debbie and Rabbi Jordan Parr talk about the joy of Judaism, Christian misconceptions about Judaism, and the prophet Micah! Be sure to check out his podcast “Torah for Christians” and the song they discuss: "Miriam’s Song".
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Pastor Debbie Griffin asks if these "dry bones" can live again in this episode of She Said What from our Birthday Pentecost worship service.
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In this episode of Like Micah, listen in on the conversation with Pastor Debbie and member Bryant Siefken to learn about his faith background and journey, what brought him and his family to Downtown Disciples, and what he appreciates about this special faith community.
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Pastor Debbie Griffin uses the story of Jesus feeding the disciples to remind us that we all need nourishment in this episode of She Said What.
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Today we bring you Part 2 of the 2 Part conversation between DD member Gabriel Dos Santos and Pastor Debbie. In this episode, Gabriel shares his liberating experience of connecting with Downtown Disciples. {Last week he shared the challenges of being a Queer Christian growing up in Brazil in Episode 106, Part 1 of the conversation.}…
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Just in time for Pride Month: Part 1 of this compelling 2 Part conversation between DD member Gabriel Dos Santos and Pastor Debbie. Gabriel shares the challenges of being a Queer Christian growing up in Brazil. Next week we share his liberating experience of connecting with Downtown Disciples.
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In this episode of She Said What, Pastor Debbie Griffin uses the story of the apostle Thomas to show it's ok to reveal our wounds and scars in order to be healed.
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In this episode of our Like Micah podcast, we get to know more about Downtown Disciples leader Ashley Muff: her faith background and journey, struggles with theological ideas like free will, predestination and atonement theory, as well as a meaningful exploration with Pastor Debbie into a complicated passage in the book of Romans that is challengin…
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What do you fear? Pastor Debbie describes the full power of fear - both healthy fears and fears that block our lives in today's episode of She Said What.
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Listen in to learn from Connie Ryan about her faith background, passion for social justice and work with Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in today's episode of Like Micah.
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Today's episode of She Said What is from our 2021 Easter Sunday Drive-In Church! Pastor Debbie brings the Easter story to life by asking what we've died to and how we've experienced resurrection in our own lives.
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Pastor Debbie continues her conversation with Leah Vanden Bosch in today's episode of Like Micah. Leah shares her personal history, struggles, and the abundant life she has found with her Planned Parenthood community.
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Pastor Debbie relates the important differences in the Gospel writer John's telling of the parade into Jerusalem and the call to testify in today's episode of She Said What.
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In today's episode, we learn from Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz about her life and background, the Jewish approach to reproductive rights and so much more about Judaism.
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God is inviting you to "Come Out" from an inauthentic life! Pastor Debbie relays this liberating, communal call from our God in this episode of She Said What.
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What do people of faith believe about reproductive rights, abortion access and sexuality? In this compelling and important Like Micah episode, Pastor Debbie Griffin speaks about faith and reproductive rights with Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz, Rev. Brigit Stevens, Connie Ryan from Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, and Leah Vanden Bosch from Planned Parenthood…
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Today's episode of She Said What finds Pastor Debbie asking the age-old question, "Why doesn't God do something about the suffering in the world?" and sharing with us the peace she's found after wrestling with that herself.
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