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Refugia Podcast: A Podcast About Renewal

Refugia Podcast: A Podcast About Renewal

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Refugia Podcast: A Podcast About Renewal is a religion podcast hosted by Debra Rienstra. It has 42 episodes, with the latest published November 2025.

Host Debra Rienstra interviews a different guest each week, exploring the idea of refugia from a variety of perspectives, from biology to worship to politics. Refugia are places of shelter where life endures in times of crisis. We’re exploring what it means for people of faith to be people of refugia. refugianewsletter.substack.com

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Refugia Podcast Episode 40

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Refugia Podcast Episode 39

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Refugia Podcast Episode 38

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Refugia Podcast Episode 37

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Refugia Podcast Episode 36

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Refugia Podcast Episode 35

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Refugia Podcast Episode 34

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Refugia Podcast Episode 33

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Refugia Podcast Episode 32

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Refugia Podcast Season 4 Coming Soon!

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#31 Artful Wildness: Biologist Dave Koetje Reflects on Season 3

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#30 Fortress Press Roundtable: Sharon Delgado and Talitha Amadea Aho on Sentinel Experiences, the Clash of Kingdoms, and Caring Well for Young People in Crisis Times

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#29 Climate Hospitality: Karyn Bigelow and Avery Davis Lamb on Creation Justice Ministries and Resilient Church Communities

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#28 Becoming The Refuge: Rev. Gerry Koning on Sensory Sanctuaries, Poo-Sniffing Dogs, and the Transition to a New Kind of Church

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#27 God is Still Speaking: Rev. Jim Antal on Communal Vocation, Golden Rule 2.0, and Our Urgent Moral Challenge

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#26 At School in Community: Ruth Padilla DeBorst on Intentional Christian Community, Resisting the Allure of Empire, and Planetary Gardening

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#25 Houses of the Future: Rabbi Dean Shapiro on Biblical Stories, Renewed Ritual, and Facing Climate Change as Religious Communities

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#24 The Arc of Movement History: May Boeve on Bridging Refugia through Global Connection, Leveraging Prophetic Speech, and Looking into the Abyss with Faith

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#23 Purple Zone Refugia: Leah Schade on Climate Crisis Preaching, the Prophetic Church, and the Trickster Christ

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Refugia Podcast Season 3 Trailer

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#22 Living Together in a World of Wounds: Dave Koetje and Summing Up Season 2

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#21 Infrastructures of Holiness: Fred Bahnson on Arks, Intercessory Forests, and Gregarious Hermits

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#20: Imaginative and Messy: Kathryn Mae Post on Religion Journalism and Reconstructing Faith

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#19 Love Thy Downstream Neighbor: Tim Van Deelen on Sorrow, Anger, and Conservation Biology.

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#18 Where Beauty is Happening: Katerina Parsons on International Development, Ripple Effects, and Hunger for Deep Roots

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#17 Dreaming of Eloheh: Randy Woodley on Following the Harmony Way

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#16 Kites and Kingfishers: Ruth Harvey on Iona Community and Emerging Patterns

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#15 Momentum into the Next Thing: Bill McKibben on Fighting Overwhelming Odds and Praying Through Mental Static

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#14 Sacramental Cats and Hungry Deer: Dave Koetje on Refugia Amid COVID

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#13 Important Dying: Dave Koetje and Summing Up the Refugia Series

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#12 Baselines and Soul Work: Hillary Scholten on Immigration Reform and the Urgency of Creating Good Policy

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#11 Jazz on the Dunes: David Jellema and the Colony at Lost Valley

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#10 Do the Next Right Thing: Kate Kooyman on Refuge, Refugees, and Stewarding Citizenship

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#9 Keep All the Pieces: Tim Van Deelen on Wildlife Conservation and the Ghost of Aldo Leopold

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#8 Dying and Rising: Jeff Chu on Composting, Evolving Faith, and Pop-Up Refugia

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#7 Through Pain to Freedom: John Witvliet on Prayer, Lament, and Refugia in Worship

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#6 Kitchen Table Refugia: Christina Edmondson on Higher Education, Social Media, and Discipleship for Discernment

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#5 New Generation Rising: Kyle Meyaard-Schaap on Young Evangelicals and the Climate Crisis

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#4 Sacred Vessels: Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk on the Arts, the Holy Spirit, and Sanctuary Spaces

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#3 Seedbed to Be a Blessing: Steve Bouma-Prediger on Refugia in Scripture

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#2 The Great Laughter: Jamie Skillen on Humility and Hope

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#1 Little Pockets: Dave Koetje and Defining Our Terms

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