Christian Queeries: Recent Episodes
Jonah P Overton and Cameron Malakai Overton
Welcome to Christian Queeries - where two Christian queers answer your queries about Christianity. Presented by Zao MKE Church.
Do conservative evangelicals have the market cornered on a "personal relationship with Jesus"? How can progressive and leftist Christians have a vibrant, intimate spiritual life in addition to seeking justice and liberation at a collective level?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram.
If queer folks want to be integrated into regular life and leadership at churches, then why do we need queer-specific gatherings? And is there a place for straight people in queer solidarity? Join us live from the Q Christian Fellowship Conference to talk about the value of affinity space, the power of shared identity, and how to build queer Christian solidarity.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram.
Do I need to go to church to encounter God? What if I experience divinity at the theater? Or the mountains? Or a Harry Styles concert? How did Jesus encounter God during his human lifetime, and what does that offer to us as an example?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
There are some troubling analogs between bad theology and the frameworks of abusive relationships. Intimidation, power, shame, and control are common aspects of both. Does fundamentalist theology lay the groundwork for abusive human relationships? How can we detect abusive themes in the ways we talk about God, what behavior we expect from one another, and how the church treats and talks about human beings?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
We're Back! After a 13 month hiatus for the holidays (oops), your token Christian Queers are back to discuss the topic on the mind of every mega church's lead pastors: what's the deal with trans people?? Our take: trans people are an intentional part of God's good creation, and the sin of transphobia is a spiritual attack on and among the church.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
We've received a lot of troubling messages about the nature of humanity. Are we good? Bad? Worthy of God's love or worthy of damnation and torment? And how does this debate contribute to self doubt and trauma? We'll set the record straight that we think you are good - very good! And also, still capable of causing harm.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
We're told to look to the Bible to know how to be whatever it is that God has called us to be. So if we want to be parents (or make sense of our own), can we look to the Bible to see examples of good parents? And if all if the Biblical parents are ehm ...flawed, what does it mean for us to think of God as the ultimate parent?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
When we talk about God, how should we refer to Him? Does She care? Do Their pronouns change or always stay the same? How does playing with language challenge us to know and love God more fully?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Worship is a word we take for granted, but means many thing to us. Is it music? Attending a church service? Is it adoration or reverence? A feeling, an act, or a choice?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
The Kingdom of Heaven is a big talking point in Jesus's teachings. But what, exactly, is it? What's our role in creating it? And what's with the already/not yet weirdness?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick.
Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Some people are Big Mad this week about the federal government's promise of up to $20k from some student loan borrowers. What does Jesus have to say about debt relief? Quite a lot, actually! He's a fan. So why are those who pray "as we forgive our debtors" opposed to something so Biblical? To go deeper into reconstructing a relationship the Bible specifically, check out our sister podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
In light of some critical feedback about the laidback dress code at Zao, Jonah and Cameron go all in on what to wear to church. Is dressing up really required to show reverence for God? And what is your "Sunday Best," anyway?
To go deeper into reconstructing a relationship the Bible specifically, check out our sister podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
The Greek word Soteria is in the New Testament a lot. It's usually translated as "salvation," but could just as correctly be translated as "liberation." What is the difference, and why are we taught to think of one and not the other when we think of Jesus?
To go deeper into reconstructing a relationship the Bible specifically, check out our sister podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Scripture says... a lot of things. Too often, we're told that the Bible is simple, clear. But it's not! So how do we make sense of it? We'll talk about community, subjectivity, and why we read scripture in the first place.
To go deeper into reconstructing a relationship the Bible specifically, check out our sister podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Did the flood from the Bible really happen? How do we make sense of the wild claims in the Bible? And whether it did or didn't happen, what does it mean? We talk rainbow as queer symbolism, child sacrifice in the Bible, and why kids might be the best biblical scholars we know.
To go deeper into reconstructing a relationship the Bible specifically, check out our sister podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
I'm Deconstructing... What's Next?
Many of us have been doing the hard work of deconstructing the faith that we were raised with. But what comes next? Is it even possible to reconstruct one's faith and relationship to the Bible after spiritual trauma? We believe the answer is absolutely yes, and that we are called to do that work together.
To go deeper into reconstructing a relationship the Bible specifically, check out our sister podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
How did Christianity get to be a worldwide religion? Here one optimistic theological answer before diving headfirst into a thorny but honest answer - colonialism. We'll talk missionaries, Christianity vs Jesus Movements, and how as followers of Jesus we hope to make more Jesus followers, but fewer "Christians" in the world.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Is Spiritual Warfare a real thing? What about the devil or demons - these things are just made up by conservative evangelicals to scare people... right? We'll talk about our own experiences with tangible evil, the ways that systemic oppression takes on a will of its own, and how white supremacy culture disregards the experiences of evil as understood by marginalized people.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
This week we're following Jesus from the cross to resurrection, making a pit stop.... in hell. Where did Jesus go after he died and before he resurrected? We'll get into Eastern Orthodoxy, myth vs. fact, Jesus the abolitionist and the Holy Jailbreak of Easter Saturday.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Who's really in charge of whether we are "in" when it comes to relationship with God and salvation? We'll go hard on Calvin, predestination, the worthiness of all people, and the way God still respects our "No."
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Today's query is about the Biblical call to modesty - what's the context for it, and is it more about covering your body or not flaunting your wealth? We'll get into purity culture, wealth disparity in the church, and how even liberating texts can be willfully misinterpreted to support misogyny and racism.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Ok but did Jesus actually say everything that's in Red Letters in the Bible word for word? Or is the Bible just communicating the gist of it? We'll talk divine inspiration, interpretation as co-creation, and the scholarship on the historical Jesus.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Some of us were taught that to get into the saved club, we had to say some magic words - the sinners prayer. Jesus didn't make mention of this prayer and its not in the Bible. So where did this prayer originate? We talk repentance, coercive college evangelism, and how to cope if you regret being a part of spreading the sinners prayer project.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
What do I have to do to get in? One of the most common questions we get is about how to access salvation in the afterlife. Our boring answer? Jesus's love has got you covered. We get into Christian Universalism, the stress of chasing being "saved," and why following Jesus is worth it even if you'll get to heaven either way.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com. And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
What was Jesus’s sexuality about, and is it okay to speculate? We’ll talk about queer coding we see in the Bible, queerness as a political orientation, and ways that the humanness of scripture can either distort God or bring more of God into the picture. Bonus ranger from Jonah about the term “jealous God.”
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
This week's question from one of our youngest community members wonders whether being a pastor is scary - what if you make a mistake? Isn't God your boss? We talk about bosses under capitalism, whether God is as scary as people say, and what Jesus really thinks about religious leaders.
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
The Bible uses all kinds of names to describe God. Are there right and wrong names to use? Can a Christian faithfully call God "love" or "higher power" or even "Allah"?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
What is Baptism about anyway? Do I need to be baptized in order to be saved? Should people get baptized as infants or should baptism be reserved for when someone is old enough to believe for themselves?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
As queer christians, how do we cope with the anti-queer interpretations of the scriptures? Where does God actually stand when it comes to LGBTQ identity, relationships, and liberation?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Why does God allow bad things to happen? This classic query often comes up when someone is in the midst of suffering. But outside of a moment of crisis, what do we really believe about the problem of evil?
Want Jonah and Cameron to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.
Episode Notes Join Cameron and Jonah as they kick off the new podcast with a question about what is real, what is relative, and what's just plain wrong!
Want them to answer your question? Email christianqueeries@gmail.com.
And check out Jonah’s interview podcast, Jonah & the Peacock.
Christian Queeries is presented by Zao MKE Church and produced by Wesley’s Revival. Original music by Michael Yarick. Follow Jonah on Instagram and TikTok at @Rev_Jonah and Cameron @cameronmalakaio on instagram and Twitter.