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Farming God

by Steve Ray

Farming god goes to the places and talks to the people adventuring through America’s spiritual revolution. We travel to China, to Mexico, and across middle America, asking bigger questions that broaden our understanding, fuel our imagination, and put our anxiety into perspective. Our fear is replaced by a vibrant identity that allows us to not merely survive, but to truly live. There has never been a greater opportunity for a new way to live in America. Will you join me?

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Episodes

  1. White Earth: Bikepacking Across Minnesota

    Subscribe for Steve Ray updates at https://tinyletter.com/FarmingGod​ . My great great grandma left the White Earth Reservation in 1915 and our family has never returned. I’m turning 30 and am biking back. Amidst statistical poverty, attacks on Ojibwe culture, and a century of land theft, White...

  2. The Final Show

    Follow @St3veRay and subscribe to the email list to hear about upcoming projects. Featured in this episode: Essential Everyday Mini Pretzels The End.

  3. Dog training - David Sleeper

    David Sleeper is a dog trainer, writer, and philosopher. We spoke a few months back in an abandoned air force base in the high desert of West Texas about David Sleeper’s new book: Imprinting Morality in dogs and humans. Sleeper hopes to have his website i-am-paradox.com live by the end of the…

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  4. Play by the rules Steve

    Steve considers money, weather, and the future of podcasting. Sign up for the newsletter EVERYONE is talking about at FarmingGod.org

  5. Farming god in the Deep North

    The Deep North podcast has launched. On computer> http://deepnorthpodcast.com/ On iPhone> https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-north/id1357648245?ls=1 But Farming god isn't going anywhere. Stay tuned. Jay Walljasper (author of The Great Neighborhood Book) and Alexandra Connett (Minneapolis...

  6. Halfway to Fargo

    Music by: Paul Spring https://paulspring.bandcamp.com/ Paintings by: Sophia http://sophiaheymans.com/ Recipe developed by: https://farminggod.org/

  7. A Christmas Story

    A historical Christmas story featuring everyone’s favorite deer. Stay informed at https://farminggod.org/ Long before the historical Jesus and Black Friday, stories held special significance during this part of the year, the darkest days of winter, the solstice, a time to celebrate the coming of...

  8. Nonviolent Sabotage - Dakota Access Pipeline

    Ruby and Jessica drill holes in the Dakota access pipeline. After limited success in public hearings, encampments, petitions, marches, and rallies, the two admitted to non violent sabotage. In this episode, the two speak publicly about the success they experienced during their 8-month long…

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  9. Russian Revolution

    Russians in rural Wisconsin- celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Russian Revolution. What did this revolutionary era mean to the people of 20th century Russia? And what does it mean to you and I as we pursue happiness in the land of the free? Former episodes featuring rural Wisconsin ‘Ice...

  10. Undesirables of Minneapolis

    Nuns, walkers, bikers, protesters, recreational philosophers, river people feat. Minneapolis and the Mississippi River Music by Steve

  11. Minnesota State Fair

    The Minnesota State Fair, "The great Minnesota get together" Studio music by Brian Thavis

  12. Silicon Valley Fox

    The sly ghost of Menlo Park slinks cross country to Wisconsin This episode contains harsh language Thanks to Adam, Gretchen, Sam Music by Brian Travis More on Firewood Farming

  13. Millennials and Climate Change (feat. The Boundary Waters)

    I went camping in the boundary waters. The wilderness and conversations that filled my time lead me to consider climate change in a new way. This story includes a conversation on Naomi Klein’s 2014 book, This Changes Everything. Smoke signals at farminggod.org Music by Brian Travis Thank you Collin.

  14. Yoga Retreat: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity Pt. 3

    Eight months ago Brian Clark moved to Song of the Morning yoga retreat center in upper Michigan- an ideal space to live his contemplative vocation of meditation, consciousness, and creativity. Begin meditating: Because of my time at Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat, I reestablished my…

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  15. Yoga Retreat Pt.2

    A yoga retreat in America and the people figuring out what this means. Thanks to everyone at Song of the Morning Yoga Center. Smoke signals at farminggod.org

  16. Yoga Retreat and Tamarack Trees Pt.1

    A yoga retreat center, the McDonalds corporation, and the trees (deciduous and coniferous) that make sense of it all. Peter Block Community: The structure of belonging Music by Isak Sommer covering Elliot Smith Thanks to Dorothy and Song of the morning

  17. Middle America etc.

    Smoke signals on FarmingGod.org Traveling from one place to another and the space between

  18. Bears don't kill beavers

    Travel stories and that animals that see us

  19. Wild Goose with The Liturgists

    Science Mike and Michael Gungor of the Liturgists podcast help me wrestle with what Wild Goose Festival means for Christianity. Originally published after the 2016 Wild Goose Festival, we are joined by a host of authors and speakers who discuss topics ranging from transgender Christianity to...

  20. Best of 2016 (Greatest Hits)

    Smoke Signals at https://farminggod.org/ Poet Mirabai Starr, emergent post-pastor Rick Diamond, Christian Shaman Iris Bolton, professor and social activist Joerg and RoseMarie Rieger, Sunday morning dance church, and a visit to Christian China. Episodes in order of appearance: Meditation Part 1…

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  21. Cardinal Directions

    ‘Lumberjacking’ in the Kettle Moraine, eating steak sandwiches, and swimming east, where no humans live.

  22. Ice Age Trail

    An intersection with Anthony- Hiking, camping, thinking along the Ice Age Trail, raising awareness for veteran suicide, in the Kettle moraine of eastern Wisconsin. Newsletter at https://farminggod.org/

  23. Farm Church and Feminine Spirituality

    To learn more about Farm Church, Green Gate Farms, or the community living Shannon references, go to 'Farm Church and Feminine Spirituality' on farminggod.org . For the first time Farming god is doing a show loosely related to farming. I had the privilege of speaking with Brin Bon and Shannon...

  24. I'm a communist- Scott Gee

    I am not a communist; but Scott Gee is. When I meet people for the first time I like to ask an annoyingly open ended question, “What is your thing?”. Scott was quick to respond with the most intriguing answer I have ever heard, “Oh, I’m a communist”. In this conversation we discuss: Church…

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  25. Le Tour de YMCA

    Michael Sandel teaches one of the most attended courses in Harvard history, He’s the author of books like 'Justice: What is the right thing to do' and ‘What Money Can’t Buy’. Sandel outlines the unlikely consequences of the marketization of civic spaces. But it doesn’t have to be this way.…

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  26. Virtual Spirituality- Tom Fenwick-Smith

    Tom Fenwick-Smith started his career in the film industry as an Assistant Director for film and television, working on over 30 feature films, 60 commercials and countless music videos. Tom is now the creative director at REWIND, a London based creative agency that specializes in virtuality…

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  27. The Deconstructionist- Kayt Johnson

    The progressive christian arena it scattered with the term, deconstruction. It’s often tossed around without any context. Just about every blogger, podcaster, or influencer speaking about “progressive Christianity” is using the term. For more on “deconstruction” in a theological context, I wrote…

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  28. The king of the border

    I crossed a shin deep river in west Texas and found myself in Mexico. This is the Mexican American border. See pictures of Boquillas, the Rio Grande, and my van by clicking here.

  29. America’s Creative Revolution- Jasmin Rhia

    I recently left my job to work on the Farming god podcast and farminggod.org full time. I have to admit, it’s a ridiculous leap. But it’s a risk that today’s guest is very familiar with. Too often spirituality gets quarantined in a small corner of our life, reserved for only specific moments.…

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  30. Meanwhile in pagan america

    For the last 8 months I have been hammering on the pillars of Christianity in China. In between swings of the sledge, I began to turn the spot light upon myself, living in America. Today we’re going to explore Christianity in a historical context, not because this is a Christian podcast, but...

  31. Season II: Welcome

    Working on Parts 1, 2, and 3 of 'Christian China and the end of times' for the past 6 months has been a wild ride. After picking apart China's relationship with Christianity, I realized I should start asking the same questions of my country. The questions began rolling and there weren't any...

  32. Part 3: The end of times

    Christian China, a distant mirror?

  33. Part 2: Christian China

    Chinese Children, a Beijing church, and the largest religious conversion the world has ever seen.

  34. Part 1: The road back to Jerusalem

    In part one of our "China's road to Jerusalem" series, we set the the stage for the inevitable collapse of the west as we know it.

  35. Introducing: China's road to Jerusalem

    For the past several months I have been covering the largest religious conversion the world has ever seen, Christianity in China. It is a story that is confusing yet oddly familiar, littered with corruption, persecution, perseverance, and a host of wild characters. Subscribe and rate Farming God…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Farming god goes to the places and talks to the people adventuring through America’s spiritual revolution. We travel to China, to Mexico, and across middle America, asking bigger questions that broaden our understanding, fuel our imagination, and put our anxiety into perspective. Our fear is replaced by a vibrant identity that allows us to not merely survive, but to truly live. There has never been a greater opportunity for a new way to live in America. Will you join me?

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Steve Ray

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Farming god goes to the places and talks to the people adventuring through America’s spiritual revolution. We travel to China, to Mexico, and across middle America, asking bigger questions that broaden our understanding, fuel our imagination, and put our anxiety into perspective. Our fear is...

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