CONTAGIOUS: Why No One Wants to Be Around You

CONTAGIOUS: Why No One Wants to Be Around You

What happens when people pull away? In today’s episode, “Contagious: Why No One Wants to Be Around You,” we take you behind the scenes of Josh’s exit from The Keller Center at The Gospel Coalition, then zoom out to explore a theology of disgust. In Leviticus, the Bible uses language like clean and unclean—categories that can feel strange, even offensive to modern ears. But they turn out to reveal something unsettling and surprisingly helpful about the social mechanics of cancel culture. We’ll name four marks of contagiousness from the psychology of disgust, so you can understand why public shame doesn’t just wound you. It isolates you. But there’s good news: You are not contagious to Jesus. He moves toward you. You can’t make him dirty. He can only make you clean. Several of the insights and illustrations in this episode were inspired by Richard Beck’s book Unclean: Meditations on Purity, Hospitality, and Mortality. --  Blessed Are the Canceled is a podcast about how being rejected, mocked, and discarded can become a pathway into the presence of God.  Through personal stories, Scripture, and theology, the show explores shame, betrayal, forgiveness, exile, and spiritual formation.  🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 📬 Read along on Substack 🎧 Season One Soundtrack Playlist on Spotify Edited by Ryan Biermann  Theme music by Tents  Intro music by Orchid Rainbow  If you found this episode meaningful, consider subscribing and sharing it with someone who might need it.  #BlessedAreTheCanceled #ChristianPodcast #FaithInSuffering

STORM: When Your World Falls Apart

What happens when your world falls apart? In today’s episode, “Storm,” you’ll hear a behind-the-scenes account of the moment Josh’s world unraveled—the experience of being canceled, and what it actually felt like from the inside. This episode explores what we mean by “canceling,” why it’s more complex than we often assume, and how Scripture reframes these moments—not just as loss, but as a potential pathway into the presence of God. Your storm doesn’t have to be the end of your story. It can become a place where God meets you. -- Blessed Are the Canceled is a podcast about how being rejected, mocked, and discarded can become a pathway into the presence of God. Through personal stories, Scripture, and theology, the show explores shame, betrayal, forgiveness, exile, and spiritual formation. 🎧 Listen: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033hheN3Kko4W76zRWXqxv?si=nX1kLMUKSMSokNVUDBp3bg  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blessed-are-the-canceled/id1896762098 📬 Substack: Brenna Blain: https://brennablain.substack.com/   Josh Butler: https://joshuabutlerpdx.substack.com/   📚 Books: Brenna Blain: https://brenna-blain.vercel.app/   Josh Butler: https://joshuaryanbutler.com/books/   🎧 Soundtrack: Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24mOo6kVrgnOlKCJBnKvEj?si=1-wnL72_SJ-VwnobCa8sIg&pi=XLyMtzbvTfmqh Edited by Ryan Biermann   Theme music by Tents Intro music by Orchid Rainbow If you found this episode meaningful, consider subscribing and sharing it with someone who might need it. #BlessedAreTheCanceled #ChristianPodcast #FaithInSuffering

Blessed are the Canceled — Official Trailer

What happens when your world falls apart? Blessed are the Canceled is a podcast about how being rejected, mocked, and discarded can actually become a pathway into the presence of God. Hosted by Brenna Blain and Josh Butler. Launching May 26. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. 🎧 Listen: Spotify: Coming soon Apple Podcasts: Coming soon 📬 Substack: Brenna Blain: https://brennablain.substack.com/ Josh Butler: https://joshuabutlerpdx.substack.com/ 📚 Books: Brenna Blain: https://brenna-blain.vercel.app/ Josh Butler: https://joshuaryanbutler.com/books/ 📱 Instagram: Brenna Blain: https://www.instagram.com/bunonmyhead/ Josh Butler: https://www.instagram.com/joshuabutlerpdx/ 🎧 Soundtrack: Spotify Playlist: Coming soon Edited by Ryan Biermann Music by Orchid Rainbow