A Longer Table Manda Carpenter

It happens to all of us one way or another...


When a global pandemic upends our security.
When a partner leaves.
When we get a terrible diagnosis, or face the death of a loved one.
When long-held beliefs about God or faith slipped through our hands. 

Whether the details are global or personal, we have all experienced our world falling apart. Manda brings her friend, pastor, and newly published author - Jason Adam Miller - to the table to chat about...


How to deal when the world is breaking
Where we can find hope in the midst of pain and suffering
Becoming people who help put the world back together

Grab your copy of Jason's new book When The World Breaks.

A Longer Table Podcast is hosted by Manda Carpenter.

Jennifer Ji-Hye Ko is an autistic and disabled author, poet, and educator. She shares about how her autism and disabilities affect her daily life, and how the world - specifically the church - can improve to become more accessible. Tune in to widen your perspective and lean into empathy!


Learn more from Jennifer by following her on instagram here.

A Longer Table Podcast is hosted by Manda Carpenter.

Blaine Hogan is a film director and actor who believes you can redeem your story and redefine your creativity. In this episode, he gets real with Manda about his past addiction and how his whole life changed when he started living honestly and seeking healing. They also chat about:

-His fascinating career as a film director and the celebrities he's worked with recently

-His new book "exit the cave" which isn't the book he meant to write-His life raising 3 daughters and the 5 affirmations they say every day



Buy Blaine's newest book here and follow him on instagram hereA Longer Table Podcast is hosted by Manda Carpenter.

Trigger Warning: If you are part of the LGBTQ+ community, this episode may be difficult as the guest was brought on specifically to share her story. Manda does not align with or endorse the beliefs of the guest, but feels it is important to navigate hard conversations with grace and curiosity. Part of building a LONGER table is having people sit around it who do not share the same perspective as you, which is why our team cautiously decided to proceed with this release.From a young age, Kyrie questioned her sexuality and came out as gay at 18. A few years later after becoming a Christian, she renounced her homosexual lifestyle, left the LGBTQ community, and started sharing about her life as an "Ex-Gay" on social media. We're thankful she joins Manda at the table today to provide some insight into a perspective we haven't had on the podcast yet. Tune in to hear about:

- her sexual identity shift- the feedback she's received from the LGBTQ+ and Christian communities

- her beliefs surrounding homosexuality and sin

View Kyrie's Instagram here & her ministry here



Resources Recommended by Manda:


A Sacred Conversation on Sexuality 
God and the Gay Christian
UnClobber
Changing Our Mind
1946 The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture


Resources Recommended by Kyrie:


A Change of Affection, Beckett Cook
Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, Christopher Yuhan
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert, Rosaria Butterfield
Is God Anti-Gay? Sam Allberry
Sown Rooted in Redemption, K. Price

Jennifer Dukes Lee is a journalist turned author who lives on a farm in Iowa and is an expert at asking questions. She's at the table today to share how asking good questions changed her life and give us some insight about how intentional (and fun!) question-asking can help us become more self-aware and improve our relationships.



Buy Jennifer's new guided journal, "Stuff I'd Only Tell God" here

Follow Jennifer on Instagram



A Longer Table Podcast is hosted by Manda Carpenter.

Angela Tucker is a Black woman adopted from foster care to a white family. In this episode, she gets honest with Manda about all things foster care and adoption and ultimately helps us answer an important question: Should we feel guilty for not adopting?

Angela is the founder of The Adopted Life, a consulting company where she offers workshops and mentorship with a mission to help center adoptee stories and bring clarity and truth narratives about race, class, and identity. She is the host of The Adoptee Next Door podcast and has advised the writers of Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill and NBC’s show, This Is Us. Angela lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband, Emmy-award winning filmmaker Bryan Tucker.



Buy her book

Follow her on instagram: @angieadoptee

Schedule a consultation with her



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