Sacred & Strange
thePorch Missional Community
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Welcome to Sacred & Strange — the official podcast of The Porch Missional Community & Coffee Roasters.
Hosted by Jason Urena, Sacred & Strange is a space where theology meets mystery, story meets spirit, and nothing is too weird to talk about. Each episode features honest conversations with guests from all walks of life—exploring the sacred moments that shaped them, the strange encounters that stretched them, and the passions that make them who they are. From deep theology to cryptids, church wounds to comic books, revival to the mundane, this is where the wild and the holy collide.
Brew a cup, open your mind, and join the journey.
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S1E19 The Questions, The Silence, and The Stories That Find Us w/ Jay & Erinn Urena
Send a textFor the first time this season, the hosts of Sacred & Strange are not the ones asking the questions.In the Season One finale, the conversation turns as the team behind the podcast…
S1E19 Preview: The Questions, The Silence, and The Stories That Find Us w/ Jay & Erinn Urena, and the Porch Team
Send a textThis Wednesday, Sacred & Strange closes out Season One.For the first time, we’re not the ones asking the questions. We’re sitting in them.In this final episode, my wife and I are…
S1E18 FOUNDATIONS: The Temple, The Table, and The Family of God w/ Jay Urena
Send a textThis episode marks the beginning of FOUNDATIONS, a teaching segment of Sacred & Strange created to build deep, lasting roots of faith rather than just host conversations. While many…
S1E17 RELOADED: The Promise, The Womb, and The Witness w/ Jay Urena
Send a textWhat does it mean to carry a promise from God—and what does it require of us while we wait?In this Advent-centered episode, Jay revisits a message shared with the Porch missional…
S1E16 The Lost, The Found, and The Refuge w/ Steve & Brandyn Gipe
Send a text⚠️ Content Warning:This episode includes discussion of domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking. Listener discretion is advised.Some stories don’t begin with calling — they…
S1E16 PREVIEW: The Lost, The Found, and The Refuge w/ Steve & Brandyn Gipe
Send a textSome stories don’t start clean.They start broken. Lost. Complicated.In this episode of Sacred & Strange, I sit down with Steve & Brandyn Gipe to talk about the long road from pain…
S1E15 RELOADED: The Bride w/ Jay Urena & Levi Crognale
Send a textWhat does it really mean to be the Bride of Christ? In this special throwback episode, Jay and Levi crack open one of the most powerful—yet most misunderstood—ideas in the entire biblical…
S1E14 The Rebel, The Disciple, and The Presence w/ Ray Sullivan
Send a textIn this powerful and deeply personal episode of Sacred & Strange, Ray Sullivan sits down with Jay to share a story that feels like a modern-day parable—raw, honest, and marked by the…
S1E14 Preview: The Rebel, The Disciple, and The Presence w/ Ray Sullivan
Send a textThis week on Sacred & Strange, we sit down with Ray Sullivan—a man whose story feels like a whole book of the Bible packed into one life. From running with the wrong crowd to wrestling…
S1E13 The Courtroom, The Savior, and The Santa Claus w/ Joe Johnson
Send a textThis week on Sacred & Strange, Jay sits down with Joe Johnson—the family court judge who looks like Santa Claus and talks like a man who has actually wrestled with God. From the bench…
S1E13 Preview: The Courtroom, The Savior, and The Santa Claus w/ Joe Johnson
Send a textNext Wednesday, Sacred & Strange gets wild. Jay sits down with family-court judge, author, and honorary Santa-lookalike Joe Johnson for a conversation that swings from the courtroom to…
S1E12 Shattered: The Tragedy, the Truth, and the God Who Stays w/ Rip Wahlberg
Send a textTrigger Warning: Child Loss, Grief, TraumaThis week on Sacred & Strange, Jay sits down with his close friend, Rip Wahlberg, for an honest, vulnerable, and deeply sacred conversation…
S1E12 Preview: Shattered: The Tragedy, the Truth, and the God Who Stays w/ Rip Wahlberg
Send a text“Shattered: The Tragedy, the Truth, and the God Who Stays w/ Rip Wahlberg” Full episode drops next Wednesday.This week’s preview comes with a trigger warning: we’re stepping into a story…
S1E11 Community, Communion, and the Cost of Connection w/ Aaron Dolce
Send a textIn this episode, Jay sits down with Aaron Dolce, co-pastor of The Rock of Roseville in California, for a vulnerable, hilarious, and deeply honest conversation about what it really means to…
S1E11 Preview: Community, Communion, and the Cost of Connection w/ Aaron Dolce
Send a textComing next Wednesday — Jay sits down with The Rock of Roseville co-pastor Aaron Dolce for a real and raw conversation on what it truly costs to live in community. From confronting gossip…
S1E10 The Desert, The Journey, and Holding Form w/ Michael Stalker
Send a textIn this heartfelt conversation, host Jay Urena sits down with friend and mentor Mike Stalker — a man whose quiet strength, wisdom, and faith have deeply shaped those around him. From…
S1E10 Preview: The Desert, The Journey, and Holding Form w/ Michael Stalker
Send a textNext week on Sacred & Strange, we’re sitting down with Mike Stalker — a man whose steady faith and quiet wisdom have shaped everyone around him.Before he was a mentor, a leader in the…
S1E9 Fathers, Failures, and Finding Faithfulness w/ Dennis Reil
Send a textIn this powerful continuation of his story, Dennis R. returns to Sacred & Strange to share the deeply human side of faith — where hope and heartbreak collide. From surviving cancer and…
S1E9 Preview: Fathers, Failures, and Finding Faithfulness w/ Dennis Reil
Send a textThis week on Sacred & Strange, we sit down once again with Dennis R. for part two of his powerful story — a journey through grief, growth, and grace. From surviving cancer and…
S1E8 The Wrestling, The Wonder, and A Holy Friendship w/ Rachel Stalker
Send a textIn this episode, Jay sits down with Rachel Stalker — a teacher, traveler, and leader at The Porch — to explore what it means to wrestle with God and still walk in friendship with Him. From…
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Sacred & Strange has published 30 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Christianity, Religion & Spirituality.
Sacred & Strange is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 45m.
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