This episode is emotionally raw and embodies the lived human experience. Desert Voices was born from passionate and gritty conversations of loss, pain, joy, and love. Shaleen and Holland wrestle with family dynamics, oppressive ideologies, insecurities, and the call to speak your truth.
Let’s turn our attention to the wild, free, and mysterious places known as the desert!
I laughed out loud when I read Kent Dobson’s sentiments of growing up in the belly of the Evangelical Church. It sums up my childhood. I come from a Western, reformed, conservative, evangelical tradition. I inherited interpretations of the Bible molded by a distinct lineage. My heritage stems back to the ancient western church Roman Catholicism emerged from, was reformed by the Protestants, infused with American right-wing conservatism, and informed by modern day evangelicals. I am grateful for the community and church tradition I was raised in. It shaped who I am, but about damn near killed my mystical soul.
