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Holy ShenanigansEngage! Wild Goose Festival 2025 Preview with Tim KerrJoin Tara as she welcomes special guest Tim Kerr, Sponsor Relations Director of the Wild Goose Festival. They discuss the festival's new Labor Day weekend schedule, the variety of activities and workshops available, and the importance of creating an inclusive and engaging community. Tim and Tara share personal stories of spiritual journeys, the power of conversations, and the significance of deconstruction and healing in today's world. Tune in for an unpredictable spiritual adventure that is sacred but never stuffy.Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the showRev. Tara Lamont Eastman is a...2025-04-0118 minHoly ShenanigansIdeas for LentTara explores the significance of the Lenten season starting with Ash Wednesday. She encourages listeners to incorporate new spiritual practices like fasting, prayer, and giving, rather than just giving up something. Drawing from Isaiah 55, Sister Joan Chittister, and the 'Stop, Look, Go' gratitude technique, Tara discusses how Lent can be a transformative period. She also introduces a free Lenten guidebook and shares a litany for Transfiguration Sunday. Tara invites you to join her in this sacred, but never stuffy, Lenten adventure.Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the showRev. Tara Lamont Eastman...2025-03-0412 minHoly ShenanigansCreative Blessings: Embracing New Life with Shama BeataJoin host Tara Lamont Eastman as she reflects on Valentine's Day and its origins, sharing a delightful story about her encounter with St. Valentine's legacy. Discover the creative journey of Reverend Evon Lloyd, a retired Presbyterian clergywoman who embraced art therapy and created Shama Beata, a character symbolizing healing and blessing. Learn about Evon's crocheted doll creations and their meaningful impact on recipients. This episode encourages embracing creativity, love, and new life, inviting listeners to engage with their unique creative expressions for personal growth and spreading love in the world.Send Tara a Text MessageThe...2025-02-1825 minHoly ShenanigansTime for New WineTara ponders the sacred art of imagination and innovation in everyday life. Reflecting on her new pastoral role and Jesus's teachings, Tara highlights the importance of encouragement and community partnerships, drawing parallels to historical figures like Ada Lovelace, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This episode emphasizes the transformative power of imagination and encourages listeners to undertake new ventures with creativity and love. Concluding with a poem from Rumi, Tara invites us all to turn water into wine and to embrace life's sacred, yet unpredictable, spiritual adventure.A note on this episode from Tara..."...2025-01-2110 min
Holy ShenanigansSacred Stories: A New Year EpiphanyJoin Tara as she explores the significance of Epiphany and the journey of the Magi. In this episode, Tara discusses traditions like chalking the door and the importance of choosing a "star word" to guide you through the new year with courage, wisdom, and grace. Learn how small actions of good can light up your path in 2025.To try "Chalking the Door" at home, you can use this liturgy from Sundays and Seasons: GreetingMay peace be to this house and to all who enter here. By wisdom a house i...2025-01-0710 minHoly ShenanigansUnwrapping Advent Part 3: A Journey Filled with JoyTara delves into the theme of joy for the third week of Advent. She reflects on the life and legacy of her family friend, Pat, known for his exuberant joy even amidst personal struggles like his MS diagnosis. Tara shares personal anecdotes, encouraging listeners to embrace joy in everyday life, and offers practical steps to invite joy throughout the holiday season. The episode concludes with evocative questions, a poem personifying joy, and actionable suggestions to spread joy and reconnect with loved ones.Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the showRev. Tara Lamont...2024-12-1010 minHoly ShenanigansSuperheroes, Halloween & All the SaintsPastor Tara invites you to reflect on the seasons of Halloween & All Saints Day as a time for soul-searching and new beginnings. She reminisces about her childhood love for Wonder Woman, drawing parallels between superheroes in comics and everyday acts of love and service inspired by Jesus' teachings. Tara shares spiritual practices and reflective questions for the week, encouraging us to be agents of love and change in our daily lives.Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the showRev. Tara Lamont Eastman is a pastor, podcaster and host of Holy Shenanigans since...2024-10-2911 minHoly ShenanigansFinding Community in Digital Ministry Spaces with Rev. Kyle DelhagenIn today's fast-paced world, finding ways to connect spiritually while staying grounded in our daily lives is crucial. In this episode of Holy Shenanigans, host Tara Lamont Eastman and Pastor Kyle Delhagen have an impromptu conversation about the evolving landscape of digital ministry. They highlight the unexpected nature of ministry work and how the pandemic has reshaped their roles. Tara explains the inception of the Holy Shenanigans podcast, designed to make theology engaging and accessible through diverse forms of storytelling. They stress the importance of leveraging technology to foster community, combat loneliness, and amplify marginalized voices, providing spiritual connection...2024-10-1517 min