Episodes 43
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2025
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
11%
Hosting
feeds.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

An atheist minister breaks it down.


Pastor Joshua Berg is the minister at Pacific Unitarian Universalist Church in California. This is a collection of his sermons, musings, and interviews with very interesting people. 

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S2E13 Kaizen: I Think I can

Feb 23, 2026 20m

Send a textPastor Joshua talks about bettering oneself and society through the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen.

S2E12 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Terumah)

Feb 19, 2026 12m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Exodus 25:1-27:19, Parashat Terumah - very detailed instructions on how to build a Tabernacle to God.

S2E11 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Mishpatim)

Feb 19, 2026 23m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Exodus 21:1-24:18, Parashat Mishpatim - detailing some truly extreme rules and laws.

S2E10 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Yitro)

Feb 19, 2026 12m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Exodus 18:1-20:23 Parashat Yitro.

S2E8 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Bo)

Feb 03, 2026 19m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Exodus 10 through Exodus 13:16

S2E9 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Beshalach)

Feb 03, 2026 19m

Send a textPastor Joshua Reads Exodus 13:17 through 17:16

S2E5 Identity: A Church by Any Other Name

Feb 02, 2026 19m

Send a textPastor Joshua preaches on January 18th, 2026 about Identity.

S2E7 Perspective

Feb 02, 2026 22m

Send a textPastor Joshua peaches on February 1, 2026 about perspective.

S2E6 Healing Laughter

Feb 02, 2026 17m

Send a textPastor Joshua preaches about Healing Laughter and Joy as resilience during the protests against the unconstitutional and violently cruel siege if Minneapolis by ICE.

S2E4 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Va'era)

Jan 25, 2026 26m

Send a textPastor Joshua read Exodus 6:2-9:35

S2E3 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Shemot)

Jan 24, 2026 21m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads the first parashat of the book of Exodus, Shemot(Exodus 1:1 - 6:1)

S1E2 From Fear to Freedom - Joshua Berg speaks at the Chautauqua Institution

Jan 11, 2026 24m

Send a textThis was a talk I gave in 2022 at the Chautauqua Institution in their Hall of Philosophy as a guest of the UU Fellowship of Chautauqua. It was originally called "Freedom and Other…

S2E2 Curating with Curiosity

Jan 05, 2026 19m

Send a textPastor Joshua talks about curating one's life.

S2E1 Radical Hope in Revelatory Times

Jan 05, 2026 16m

Send a textPastor Joshua talks about hope in his first sermon of 2026.

S1E30 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Vayechi)

Jan 05, 2026 13m

Send a textPastor Joshua read the final Parashat in Genesis, Vayechi, chapter 47:28-50:26

S1E29 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Vayigash)

Jan 05, 2026 14m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Parashat Vayigash, Genesis 44:18-47:27

S1E28 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Miketz)

Jan 05, 2026 21m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Parashat Miketz, Genesis 41:1-44:17

S1E27 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Vayeshev)

Dec 15, 2025 19m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Vayeshev, Genesis 37:1–40:23

S1E26 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Vayishlach)

Dec 15, 2025 21m

Send a textPastor Joshua reads Parashat Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36:43

S1E25 Christian Nationalism: Cutting the UnBiblical Chord

Dec 15, 2025 22m

Send a textChristian Nationalism is in disharmony with Christianity. Pastor Joshua will talk about the egregious co-opting of Christianity by many in our country including and especially in our…

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How many episodes does Sacred-ish have?

Sacred-ish has published 43 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.

Is Sacred-ish still active?

Sacred-ish is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 20m.

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