Saved by the City

Saved by the City

Author: Religion News Service Language: English Episodes: 100
In Saved by the City, hosts Roxy and Katelyn explore a spiritual journey that defies expectations. Produced by Religion News Service, this podcast delves into their personal experiences of moving from the white evangelical heartland into the heart of a major metropolis, a transition they were told would threaten their faith. Instead of finding a spiritual wasteland, they discovered a complex, challenging, and ultimately enriching landscape that forced them to re-examine everything. Each episode is a conversation about navigating belief in a place where Sunday mornings look different and old certainties are constantly questioned. They talk about the surprising ways their faith has been both strengthened and stretched by urban life, confronting topics from community and service to doubt and belonging. This isn't a theoretical discussion; it's grounded in the real, sometimes messy, day-to-day life of seeking purpose and connection in a city that never sleeps. The podcast offers honest reflections for anyone who has ever felt their beliefs were too small for the world they inhabit, proving that sometimes faith doesn't need to be sheltered to survive-it needs to be tested to truly grow. Tune in for candid stories and insights that resonate far beyond city limits.
Episodes
You Don't Have to Perform for God (Thank God) + Karen Wright Marsh [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:23
But it is better if you get spiritual in the mornings. For a very long time, spending time with God felt a bit like a chore to be checked off. Remember quiet times? One year Bible reading plans? On this episode, Katelyn…
On Israel, Gaza and the Hope for Peace + Greg Khalil [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:51
"Seek peace and pursue it — especially when it seems impossible." Inspired by these words of his father, our guest today has been working to bring peace in the Holy Land since the early 2000s. The last few weeks have bee…
Childhood Faith: The Cringe, The Cute, The Complicated + Esau McCaulley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:02
What's on your Jesus Island? Church, God, Christianity — they made up a core part of our identity as kids. In other words, we definitely had a Jesus Island. And, yes, that's a reference to Pixar's highly relatable "Insid…
What’s With All the Fresh Scorn for Single Women? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:29
Why can't you just let us be happy? Recent internet pile ons have made it clear there are a whole lot of people out there — including some academics and sociologists, as well as all the incels — who believe single women…
What the New Hillsong Doc Gets Right ... and Wrong + Janice Lagata [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:30
... and very messy. It's not everyday Saved by the City hosts Katelyn and Roxy get invited to be on documentaries, but it is every Hillsong documentary. The latest documentary treatment of the global megachurch’s descent…
The Women Who Ran with Jesus + Nijay K. Gupta [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:57
Mary, the mentor of Jesus. A lifetime of Bible reading and the women who surrounded Jesus still feel so flat, so much a part of the flannel graph background. Why? In this episode, Katelyn and Roxy explore how their perce…
A Personality Test Extravaganza! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:22
ENTP! 2 wing 3! Let's talk about you and me! We'll admit, a podcast episode all about our personalities might be a bit self-indulgent. But also fun! So bear with us as we dive headfirst into the various and sundry method…

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