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Confronting Normal
by Cindy Keating & Renae Kulhawe
Confronting Normal is a community for those confronting what the church and culture tells them is normal.By exploring questions and conversations with inspiring and thought-provoking people who are confronting the norms of church and culture, this community seeks to offer a collection of stories, resources and insights that inspire people to stay curious, live intentionally and confront their norms—whatever they may be and however they may look.
Episodes
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Confronting Ourselves, The Importance of Self-Awareness
Self-awareness takes brutal honesty. We all have parts of ourselves that we like, parts that we don't, parts that we showcase, and parts that we try to hide away. It's really difficult to be honest about all sides of who we are—the good, the bad, the messy and the downright ugly. But recognizing...
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Confronting Intentionality, Recalibrate
Sometimes in life we veer off course without notice. When we choose to live intentionally and to pursue a specified life destination, we also have to continually correct our path to ensure we end up where we intended to. This process can lead to some pretty interesting questions and ponderings…
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Confronting Christmas, Be Kind. Be Compassionate. Be Gracious.
It's the most wonderful time of the year … or so we sing — 'tis the season for full bellies, family festivities, delicious baking, gift-giving/receiving, carols and more. But 'tis also the most difficult time of the year for many — a season that isn't particularly cheerful, jolly, merry and…
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Confronting Culture, What Did You Just Say
You are going to need a flow chart to follow this conversation all the way through friends! Today we are sitting down with friends of the podcast, Matt Rigby and Alex Marriott, to discuss, well, Kayne West – Bono – Billy Graham – Relevant Magazine – Rob Bell – Mars Hill, and seemingly everything…
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Confronting Faith, People NOT Projects
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with someone outside your religious context, stumbling upon your words as you realize that although your beliefs and vocabulary have changed the old scripts of your faith upbringing are still there in your mind fighting to come out? In this episode...
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Confronting Life, Do We Sanitize The Dark Side A Little Too Much?
Light and dark coexist at every given moment of every given day. Holidays like Halloween and places like Vegas become easy targets of definable darkness because they're overt in expression. But darkness is part of life always; it's present in the form of heartache, grief, sadness, discouragement,...
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Confronting Culture, Then There's Halloween
We talk about the Confronting Normal community being an invitation to a number of things including wrestling through the tensions we feel about faith, life and culture – and that is exactly what this episode it all about. You see, you can go about pursuing a life and faith that is filled with...
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Confronting Church, The Sunday Morning Gathering
Today's church/faith/Christian structure takes the shape of—and places high importance on—the Sunday morning gathering. It's just how it is. We all know it and we all get it. But here are a few questions that Cindy and Renae can't help but openly and honestly discuss in today's episode: Why does...
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Confronting Life - Understanding The Season You're In
Welcome to Season 3—another season for conversation, curiosity, learning and growing. In today's episode, Cindy and Renae discuss their summers, the journeys they've been on and the lessons they've learned that have brought surprising new insights about God, themselves and their lives. As Season…
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Confronting Life, Examining Our Lives
We are creatures of habit; it's true. We don't naturally go to places of self-reflection and self-discovery for the simple fact of self-preservation. We keep change at a distance for fear of what might surface. But practices such as self-examination and Sabbath are great reflective exercises that...
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Confronting Church - Religious Vulnerability
Do you feel safe admitting your struggles with faith, God, religion, church, or even beliefs? Religious vulnerability is a very real thing. The cost of being honest about your questions and doubts is high, but the cost of suppressing them is likely even higher. If we can't find a safe place…
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Confronting Life — To Be Comfortable With Not Knowing
The need for security runs deep in our culture. It's a natural human response to be on a quest for answers in order to find a sure sense of certainty for today's chaotic times. So when you meet someone who is willing to lean into uncomfortable places as a way of growing deeper and exploring…
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Confronting Faith, What Is Your Life Rooted In?
Practices such as mindfulness, stillness, silence and meditation are great forms of discipline for today's hyper-connected culture. They are certainly trendy topics and much-needed habits for this fast-paced generation we find ourselves living in. And these healthy practices are wonderful at...
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Confronting Busyness — Learning To Be Still
The drive in our culture to live our best lives and be all we can be is one of our greatest temptations and biggest distractions. It stirs up constant pressure within us, and a perpetual rat race of busyness around us. In reality, we're just being distracted from what is most meaningful and what...
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Confronting Culture — Asking Questions & Paying Attention
Are we surrounding ourselves with enough variety in our lives? Are we present or distracted when living out the in-between moments? Are we known as encouraging and empowering people by those that encounter us throughout the day-to-day? These may not be questions we think about often, if ever, but...
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Confronting Life - Holding Things Loosely
Once upon a time there were two girls, Renae and Cindy, who went radio silent for two months - this is their story!! Only joking a little bit here. In this episode we take a deep dive into where we have been, why it has been so long since you have heard from us, and what's next. Oh, and we also…
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Confronting Life, So You're Busy - How's That Working For You? (#040)
Has anyone ever told you "they're so busy"? Have you ever found yourself saying, "I'm so busy"? Our world moves at a pace unnatural for man. The drive to do more, be more and keep up is a real tension felt by many. It's all too easy to get caught up with culture's current and feel the weight and...
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Confronting Life - Drowning Doesn't Have To Be Normal (#039)
In a culture that pressures us to "do all, be all and look good doing it," the weight of "more" is always looming; feelings of drowning are raw and real. But what if, rather than adding more stuff to our already maxed out lives, we took the time to consider what we could shed, instead? Today's...
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Beth McCord — Confronting Self-Awareness, Different Views Of The World (#038)
We all think our view of the world is the right view, but what if we learned to see the world through nine different types of lenses? How might it shape our views, open up our empathy and increase our understanding of the world in a more wholistic way? This is exactly what makes The Enneagram the...
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One Year! - Confronting Transformation
The Confronting Normal Podcast is celebrating one year! A full year of living the podcasting life, and Cindy and Renae can't help but dive into a conversation about this past year and the transformation they have seen begin to birth already in their own lives. Movement, change, transformation is...
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Cassandra Lee - Confronting Justice, Whispers of Justice Rising (#036)
At just 10 years old a seed was planted in Cassandra Lee's heart for The Republic of Congo. As she grew up, choosing to continuously nurture this seed and follow her passions into aid, development and missionary work, a dream emerged to use the power of education to give hope back to families and...
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International Justice Mission, Phil Reilly - Confronting Justice, Part Two (#035)
It's hard to imagine 40 million people in slavery today. But according to IJM (International Justice Mission), the numbers really are that staggering. And when one tries to wrap their head around such enormous and weighty statistics, it's easy to feel the pull down and want to bury one's head in...
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International Justice Ministries, Phil Reilly - Confronting Justice, Part One (#034)
It's hard to imagine 40 million people in slavery today. But according to IJM (International Justice Ministries), the numbers really are that staggering. And when one tries to wrap their head around such enormous and weighty statistics, it's easy to feel the pull down and want to bury one's head…
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Confronting Christmas, Unwrapping The Gift of Christmas (#033)
As we head into this busy Christmas season, it's not a bad reminder to take time to think about what gift giving should really be about and what the gift of Christmas really means. Whether you lean towards the whimsy side of Christmas, like Renae, or you're all about the practical side, like…
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Sarah Harmeyer - Confronting Christmas, Gathering People With Love & Intention (#032)
Today's episode is an inspiring conversation about the importance of gathering around the table. For as simple of a concept as that may seem, being intentional about inviting people to sit with you, share a meal, partake in conversation and hear each other's stories is a remarkable way for people...
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Confronting Christmas, Remembering To Slow Down (#031)
Have you ever considered the wise insight a traffic light can provide your life, especially at this time of year? The prevalent colors of red and green are contrasting reminders of the stop and go that is this season, but where does yellow fit in to it all? We hustle from one event to the next...
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The Collective - Confronting Faith & Doubt, With Matt Rigby (#030)
We are pleased to bring you all another "Collective" episode, we love these conversations and having listeners join us on the podcast. On this episode we are again joined by Matt Rigby (you'll remember Matt from episode #011) to discuss faith, and doubt, and learning, and reading, and all the…
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Plumb - Confronting Life, Beautifully Broken (#029)
The topic of brokenness in today's culture is so often seen as a shameful thing, as something to hide, shy away from or avoid. And when success is thrown into the mix, often measured by the appearance of having it all together, well … it doesn't leave us with much room to find and see the beauty…
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Danielle Strickland - Confronting Advocacy, What Keeps You Up At Night? (#028)
Today's guest, Danielle Strickland — author, speaker, advocate and founder of many inspiring initiatives that mobilize people towards transformational living — takes today's conversation into an exploration of external and internal advocacy. Whether it's leaning into new goals, dreams, ideas and...
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Sarah Bessey - Faith Like a Child (#027)
In this episode we unpack the idea of 'faith like a child' with Sarah Bessey — the Sarah Bessey! Sarah is so eloquent and effortlessly tackles questions with a scholarly wisdom paired with a spirit-filled wisdom. A beautiful combination.
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Brittney Moses - Confronting Mental Health, Meet People Where They Are (#026)
It's complicated, but not. It's weighty, but it doesn't have to be. The topic of mental health comes with so many stigmas. It can be hard and uncomfortable to talk about, seemingly unrelatable for many, and certainly layered with many misunderstood complexities. Yet today's episode leaves the...
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Jerrad Lopes - Confronting Culture, The Roles We Play (#025)
Men carry a lot on their shoulders. In a culture that expects men to be silent and stoic with their emotions but strong and courageous with their aggression, how do messages like "Man up," "Pull up your bootstraps" and "Get your act together" make men feel? How do these messages help (or not…
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Alison Centofante - Confronting Activism, The Least of These (#024)
Activism is so often about picking your side and hammering your stake in the ground; I'm right, you're wrong and let me tell you all the reasons why. In this episode we confront this typical form of activism through a grace-laced conversation with Alison Centofante, Director of Strategic...
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Renae Regehr - Confronting Social Media, Free To Be Real (#023)
It's safe to say that social media is here to stay. It's part of our lives whether we like it or not, and it has influence over the culture in which we live whether we like it or not. But the real key to confronting social media is in how we engage with it, consume it and to what degree we allow...
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Wayne Jacobsen - Confronting Community, Part 2: On Differences & Conflict (#022)
In this part 2 episode about community, Cindy and Renae continuing discussing — with author, speaker and fellow podcaster, Wayne Jacobsen — the topic of community. With questions, thoughts and stories about embracing our differences, modelling the spirit of community to our kids, and dealing with...
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Wayne Jacobsen - Confronting Community, Part 1: Let's Call It Friendship (#021)
Community is a complicated topic. It's a conversation laced with many layers, a wide variety of interpretations and definitions, and typically, it comes accompanied with a ton of painful baggage and unmet expectations. But in this episode, Cindy and Renae get the rare opportunity to sit down...
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Wayne Jacobsen in Kelowna (#020)
With summer break in full swing, Cindy & Renae decide to pick up their mics and have a brief conversation about the exciting things happening within the Confronting Normal community. The details about Wayne Jacobsen coming to Kelowna and the exciting conversations they've been having couldn't…
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What Is Community To You? (#019)
When Renae posed a question on Facebook about community, she had no idea the thoughts and comments that would pour in. Clearly the topic resonates. In this hyper-connected culture that's sadly more disconnected than ever, it makes sense that people's hearts, souls and minds want to understand who...
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Aaron Tredway - On Living Outrageously (#018)
Our guest today, Aaron Tredway — author, speaker, coach, husband, father, friend — takes today's conversation on an outrageous journey into curiously talking about and asking, are we truly aware of the unexpected faith opportunities in our lives? Are we open to what God wants to do in us and...
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Cindy & Renae - Open Up About Deconstruction
An important conversation discussing how deconstruction can take on many different forms for different people. On this episode, Cindy and Renae get open and honest about their own journey's of deconstruction and reconstruction and how two very different paths have brought to them to some...
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The Deconstructionists – The Beauty of Doubt (#016)
The beauty of doubt, a conversation centred on reframing deconstruction. On this episode we talk to John Williamson and Adam Narloch, hosts of The Deconstructionists Podcast. Deconstruction is so often written off as a negative, as a phase to be outgrown, but any amount of time spent talking with...
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Andy Harrington - We Must Be Servants
Not your everyday take on social justice. Andy challenges us to look at issues of poverty, social justice, and missions from a different angle. Rather than viewing people and places as projects that need our fixing, he pauses to ask better questions. A conversation of humility, empowerment,...
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Shane Claiborne - Small Things With Great Love (#014)
Mother Teresa once told today's guest, "Calcutta's are everywhere if we'll only have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta." As this episode explores what it means to live our lives as ordinary radicals doing small things with great love, Shane Claiborne's contagious joy inspires each of us to…
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Caleb Kaltenbach - A Catalyst for Conversation (#013)
Caleb is one of those unique human beings who is able to wade into the messy conversations that make so many uneasy with both grace and truth. His work truly is a catalyst for conversation. Author of the book Messy Grace: How a Pastor With Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing...
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012-Confronting-Normal-Vahen King
When you've been diagnosed with transverse myelitis as a newly engaged fiancée and introduced to a wheelchair upon graduating college, where does one go with life and how does faith look in the midst? Today's guest, Vahen King — author, speaker, life coach, ordained minister and Miss Wheelchair...
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The Collective - With Matt Rigby & Alex Marriott (#011)
As promised we are opening up the discussion to our listeners! This episode of "The Collective" is the first of many on the podcast where we invite listeners to join us in unpacking prior episodes. We discuss the questions and thoughts previous episodes s
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Allison Fallon - Accepting The Different Versions Of Our Lives (#010)
It's a story about a shocking marriage that didn't go as planned, the truth that shattered everything, and the beautiful unfolding of a woman who decided that saving her marriage wasn't worth losing herself. Today's episode is a thought-provoking
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Angi Fletcher - Sharing Our Stories (#008)
With social media typically being a networking platform based on filters, half-truths and facade's, have you ever wondered what it's like to follow someone who's willing to be refreshingly honest and vulnerable? Today's episode is about living and
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Wayne Jacobsen - Living Loved (#009)
On this episode Cindy and Renae get to pick Wayne Jacobsen's brain on all things God, faith, raising kids in the midst of rethinking the institution of church, and why people who love Jesus keep leaving churches. He comes with a wealth of experience
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Craig Greenfield — The Upside Down Kingdom (#007)
Today's episode is an intriguing exploration into what it means to live and model the upside down Kingdom of Jesus. Following the call of Jesus to the broken and abandoned places of the world, today's guest — Craig Greenfield, and his wife Nay — m
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Confronting Normal is a community for those confronting what the church and culture tells them is normal.By exploring questions and conversations with inspiring and thought-provoking people who are confronting the norms of church and culture, this community seeks to offer a collection of stories, resources and insights that inspire people to stay curious, live intentionally and confront their norms—whatever they may be and however they may look.
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Cindy Keating & Renae Kulhawe
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