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March 24, 2025

Celebrities For Jesus. Guest: Katelyn Beaty (RERUN)

Katelyn Beaty joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about what Katelyn learned as she was writing her upcoming book, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church.    Subscribe to my newsletter:   ...

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March 17, 2025

132: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor. Guest: Caleb Campbell

Caleb Campbell joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss his journey from pastoring to becoming an author, and how to engage lovingly with Christian nationalists.    Subscribe to my newsletter:   In this episode we: ...

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March 10, 2025

131: Exploring Women's Historical Roles in Ministry. Guest: Dr. Beth …

Dr. Beth Allison Barr joins Amy Fritz to talk about the how women's roles in church ministry have changed throughout history. Subscribe to my newsletter:  In this episode we: Dive into the origins and unexpected reactions to Barr's previous...

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March 4, 2025

130: Engaging Cultural Issues Through Faith: A Conversation with Mart…

Marty Duren joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to explore the intersections of faith, politics, and societal issues. Subscribe to my newsletter:  In this episode Amy and Marty: Talk about Marty's journey away from the Moral Majority...

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Feb. 25, 2025

129: Searching For Safety After Abuse and Harm. Guest: Melissa J. Hog…

Melissa J. Hogan joins Amy to talk about a talk she gave at the Restore conference in Feb 2025. What does it look like to search for safety after abuse?   Subscribe to my newsletter:   What we talk about: Finding safe community...

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Feb. 11, 2025

128: Understanding Conspiracy Theories. Guest: Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

Dr. Karen Swallow Prior joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about conspiracy theories and what it looks like to be responsible consumers of information.   Subscribe to my newsletter (paid and unpaid options available to support the show): ...

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Feb. 4, 2025

127: False Redemption: It's Not A Marriage Issue Guest- Melissa J. Ho…

Attorney and Institutional Response Specialist Melissa J. Hogan joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast for a candid discussion about how communities and leaders should respond when there is a breakdown of trust in a marriage, especially when...

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Jan. 28, 2025

126: Revisiting Left Behind with Jerry Dugan

How well does the 1995 hit book, Left Behind hold up? Amy Fritz is joined by author and podcaster, Jerry Dugan to talk about this cult classic.   Subscribe to my newsletter:    In this episode we'll cover The origin story of Left...

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Jan. 21, 2025

125: Meet the "Sharon Says So" of the PCA denomination. Guest: Lynna …

Lynna Sutherland, whom Amy refers to as the "Sharon McMahon of the PCA" stops by the Untangled Faith podcast to talk about her work in her ministry Advocacy From the Presbyterian Pew   Subscribe to my newsletter:    Amy and Lynna talk...

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Jan. 14, 2025

124: 4 Year Anniversary of Going on The Record About Ramsey Solutions

Amy Fritz reflects on the 4 year anniversary of the Religion News Service article Is Dave Ramsey's Company the Best Place to Work? Say No and You're Out. Heather Fulk joins Amy to talk about going on the record for that article.   Subscribe to my...

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Dec. 31, 2024

123: Year in Review: Favorite Reads, Podcast Moments, and Insights fr…

Amy Fritz reflects on lessons learned in 2024,  favorite books, and what's coming next.   Subscribe to my newsletter: Hire Amy to help you with your podcast. Email: amy@untangledfaithpodcast.com   Episode Highlights Most downloaded...

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Dec. 24, 2024

Holy Spaces of Grief with Natasha Smith

Natasha Smith joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to share her journey through grief, faith, and the power of presence during life's hardest moments. "Grief starts when you start to let go." – Natasha Smith   Subscribe to my...

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Dec. 17, 2024

Leaving Church and Looking for Christ with Broken to Beloved

This is an episode from the Broken to Beloved podcast with Brian Lee. Brian interviews Scot Mcknight and Tommy Preson Philips about their new book Invisible Jesus: A Book about Leaving the Church and Looking for Christ Episode Resources and Links ...

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Dec. 10, 2024

The Spiritual Discipline of Curiosity with Lore Wilbert

Lore Wilbert joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to talk about her book, "A Curious Faith," and the spiritual discipline of curiosity, revisiting themes of certainty, vulnerability, and the role of questioning within faith communities. ...

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Dec. 3, 2024

122: Revisiting His Needs, Her Needs with Melissa J. Hogan

Listener note: The content in this episode may not be suitable for young children. Also, please be aware that there is discussion of abuse in this episode. Please take care when listening. Melissa J. Hogan, joins Amy Fritz to revisit the 1986 marriage...

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Nov. 26, 2024

121: Revisiting The Prayer of Jabez

Amy Fritz is joined by her husband, Nathan, to discuss the year 2000 NYT Best Selling book, The Prayer of Jabez.   If you liked this episode, check out these:   Where you can find me: Subscribe to my newsletter:

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Nov. 19, 2024

120: 2024 Election Wrap-Up and What's Next

Amy wraps up the series on faith and politics and shares some reflections on the results of the 2024 election and what's up next for the podcast.   Resources: Jen Pollock Michel Substack Article: l Hannah Anderson Article:   If you liked...

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Nov. 12, 2024

119: Orphaned Believers: Sara Billups on Church, Culture Wars, and Sp…

Sara Billups joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss how the focus on end times, culture wars, and consumerism in the evangelical church formed many of us growing up in the 80s and 90s.  "If I'm being formed by these forces, in...

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Nov. 5, 2024

118: Is There One Right Way for Christians to Vote?

If you seek a deeper understanding of aligning your faith and politics, this episode offers some thought-provoking insights and practical take-aways regarding what it looks like to have your Christian faith inform your vote. 00:00 Introduction 03:16...

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Oct. 29, 2024

117: How Donald Trump Changed How I Thought About Politics and Faith

Amy Fritz is joined by her husband, Nathan Fritz, on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss their chainging relationship with faith and politics, particularly in the context of the 2016 election and its aftermath. "It's not just that we don't all...

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Oct. 22, 2024

116 How Evangelicals Aligned with Republicans: A Conversation with Ch…

Chris Staron joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss the ties between evangelicalism and the Republican Party and the impact of societal changes on faith and politics. “No party is going to be 100% a christian party. And if they...

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Oct. 15, 2024

115: What Happens When You Mix Politics and Faith with Kaitlyn Schiess

Katilyn Schiess joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about faith and politics. Resources: Purchase Kaitlyn's new book: The Ballot and the Bible. https://amzn.to/3DNVy0L Follow Kaitlyn:    Subscribe to my newsletter:    This...

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Oct. 14, 2024

Untangled Faith Is Coming Back!

The Untangled Faith podcast is coming back! Amy shares what you can expect in this trailer.

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June 19, 2024

Boz Tchividjian Discusses NDAs, Abuse in Churches, and Support for Ab…

Boz Tchividjian, attorney and advocate for abuse survivors joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to answer your questions. What’s his origin story as an attorney? The origins of GRACE. Thoughts on the Us v Them messa...

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