I relate to Jess SO much when she talks about writing in her journal and having normal intrusive thoughts while praying! It sounds silly now but the guilt was REAL. 🤣
Or Sunday morning pretending to be asleep still so that somehow my parents wouldn’t make us go to church and then hearing her blast this song from the kitchen 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
I appreciate this type of conversations so much. You two have helped me put into words a lot of things that I just didn’t know how to explain when it comes to church and religion. When Jess started talking about her journal entries and having all these thoughts come up and the feeling of guilt/shame- girl that’s real! I will miss these types of conversations the most. You two are so so great!
As a middle schooler, I had a neighbor friend whose family was very religious. Once while at her house, I came downstairs to find her family all sitting on the couch with concerned looks on their faces. The parents informed me that I had brought "the devil's tool" into their home, that they had put it outside in the garage in a plastic bag, that I was lucky they hadn't thrown it away, and that I was never to bring such a thing into their home again. At first I couldn't figure out what they talking about. Then it dawned on me - ah, the Magic 8 Ball! I had gotten it for my bday and was having fun with the silly fortune telling game. Almost burst out laughing when I realized that they were genuinely fearful of it and me. I didn't hang out with their daughter much after that, at their urging. Such a weird experience that always stuck with me.
I was raised in the church like this and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve experienced the realizations and all of that about what was happening and how it was influencing me and how it has affected me today
A huge reason I started deconstructing was hell and if I thought it was even a real “place”.. I started to think there’s no way god would send people there and it was probably a man made idea
I still remember the hand motions to Lord I Lift Your Name on High. Anyone else? This episode was super healing for me and has got my brain going. I relate so much to both of your experiences. Also, Bekah has got me needing to watch Interstellar after that commentary on the expanse of the human consciousness.
Total pause as I go listen to Usher's song! Lol. Brings back college party/clubbing days! Lol Man..gonna miss you two together so much but looking forward to your new adventures! Can't wait to tune into Jess and Evan's podcast! Xoxo
At one point in my life, my boyfriend in college and I would have sex on Saturday, feel guilty, pray and do devotions together right after, go to church on Sunday, feel forgiven, rinse repeat every week 😂
I was one of those little kids plagued with fear by climate change!!!! in elementary school I couldn't sleep and would have nightmares about climate change, which was basically hell on earth.
This was SUCH an excellent episode! Thank you so much for all you shared. I would love to hear an episode on boundaries and how setting them feels for both of you. Growing up in the church, especially as a female, has engrained a lot of toxic ideas surrounding boundaries in my mind. It would be so helpful to hear about your journeys w/ boundary setting. Also, as soon as you started singing LILYNOH, I saw the hand motions in my mind's eye. We were so hard core about the hand motions! LOL!
Thank you guys so much for this. I was cracking up, I was even tearing up at times. I grew up in a Baptist church, went to a Baptist Bible college, and I still go to a Baptist church as a born-again believer, but I have grown up in a very accepting faith that is focused a lot on loving others. Judgment was not the center of my faith and I am so thankful for it. But I can relate to you guys so, so much and I love these Bible broads episodes. I’m really going to miss them! And by the way, many, many people have had friend ending arguments over interpreting the book of revelation! It’s nearly impossible to understand 😂
I can relate with what Bekah said about not being in the good kid circle and wondering why. Part of it for me was definitely bring homeschooled. Also not having the middle class lifestyle they had.
Miss you, Broads. I just spent 20 minutes researching Switchfoot. It is insane looking into these people 15 years later when they're on social media 👀 Also was in the car and didn't know any of the words to any songs ☠️
I had a time when adults that weren't my parents also sat me down alone in a room to tell me what I should do - not cool; it helps me to remember that that was humans doing stuff they shouldn't. Christian or not, humans mess up, and it doesn't represent Jesus and what he feels about me, or what He is like! I read a book once that was a guy telling his friend, "Jesus would like you" - I love that - Jesus doesn't just love us - if he met us in person he would like us too - he would like the way I am
I heard this quote from a non Christian/didn’t grow up in it which went something like “Christians don’t ask questions.” The question about sharing peace made me think of that. When I shared about “Jesus” and believed it with everything in me, I was genuinely concerned and cared. AND I didn’t have much respect for the wisdom and knowledge of this other non Christian person. Respecting people’s truth sometimes means respecting that it’s ACTUALLY truth for them and could maybe even be truth for you! (I said maybe, it’s okay if it’s not)
To comment about the speaking in tongues thing. I was also told in the church that it always needs to be translated so you shouldn't be too loud with it. But that always confused me and I'm not sure if that is actually biblical. I feel like if God really wanted to get a message out there in tongues he would put someone in the room who would be able to understand it, right? This episode really spoke to me, especially the beginning song lol. Still know every single word and the actions to lord lift your name on high. I am now 23, born in 99 and still know / grew up with the same songs in the church as bekah.
Lord I lift your name on high! 🤣 Does anyone remember Awesome God? My grandma had one CD and it was “Best of 90s Christian Contemporary” and she only liked maybe 3 songs.
I do think great things did come out of the church for you, too, like Evan, and I think it also did give you a moral compass and help shape you. On the positive side, it offers children a dialogue to keep themselves healthy and wholesome when they cannot make decisions under pressure and often don’t have a voice to speak from. Honestly, I wish I’d had that because it does provide boundaries. That’s not to say that there isn't trauma from your particular denomination and many others and all the other things you discuss, but I don’t think anything is just all bad. Especially not in the name of Jesus. Sorry but I feel compelled to take a moment to honor Jesus in the words he said, which can be carried out of context by the church but were so simple and so profound and so beautiful. And the music is so uplifting. I know this won’t be a popular take, but I have to be true to myself and share my thoughts as a broad. Otherwise, it becomes another way that we only talk and don’t listen, which is taking over America now. 
I just wanted to say that it did seem like when Bekah was talking about animals and the violence occurring in nature in terms of predators and prey. However, animals are very capable of compassion, and they help each other: other animals and People. Often the reason they take the weak is compassion. Guide dogs give a blind person access to the world. And there are so many different examples of this to people that have, including me, profound relationships with animals. Also, she said that we’re capable of reducing suffering, so why wouldn’t you want to reduce the suffering of animals that are tortured in the most insanely inhumane ways by a corrupted agricultural system? But animals are tuned in with the Holy Spirit. They are in harmony and part of that harmony. We are the cruelest animals on the planet-an African Gamekeeper was speaking about which animals were most frightening to the other animals. He said, by far, it's the man. We don’t have to eat animals, but people choose to. They’re all scared of us. In the words of Aristotle, it’s the humans that bridge heaven and hell.
this may be my ignorance in terms of christianity, but i’m confused about how jess says her dad wasn’t super committed to religion but he was a pastor! can anyone enlighten me?
Ok, so wait, this is a thing you guys have done multiple episodes of?!? I just knew about the Bachelor recaps. This is great. All the music. I love it.
I was raised like Ember being able to believe whatever I wanted and I am unbelievably grateful to my parents for that
I relate to Jess SO much when she talks about writing in her journal and having normal intrusive thoughts while praying! It sounds silly now but the guilt was REAL. 🤣
“Lord I lift your name up high” I just shuddered as I have a flashback to me as a child being forced to stand up during worship. 😂😂
Or Sunday morning pretending to be asleep still so that somehow my parents wouldn’t make us go to church and then hearing her blast this song from the kitchen 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
An absolute stellar finale. I hope we get a special feature of bible broads in the future!
If Bekah and Jess put out a worship album I would get it 😂
These are the type of chatty broad discussions I will really miss! I always thought they were so interesting!
I appreciate this type of conversations so much. You two have helped me put into words a lot of things that I just didn’t know how to explain when it comes to church and religion. When Jess started talking about her journal entries and having all these thoughts come up and the feeling of guilt/shame- girl that’s real! I will miss these types of conversations the most. You two are so so great!
As a middle schooler, I had a neighbor friend whose family was very religious. Once while at her house, I came downstairs to find her family all sitting on the couch with concerned looks on their faces. The parents informed me that I had brought "the devil's tool" into their home, that they had put it outside in the garage in a plastic bag, that I was lucky they hadn't thrown it away, and that I was never to bring such a thing into their home again. At first I couldn't figure out what they talking about. Then it dawned on me - ah, the Magic 8 Ball! I had gotten it for my bday and was having fun with the silly fortune telling game. Almost burst out laughing when I realized that they were genuinely fearful of it and me. I didn't hang out with their daughter much after that, at their urging. Such a weird experience that always stuck with me.
As I've grown older and tell someone they are in my prayers, I do take the time to say a prayer for them!
I was raised in the church like this and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve experienced the realizations and all of that about what was happening and how it was influencing me and how it has affected me today
I always thought god was listening to my thoughts and I felt so much pressure to be good and keep my thoughts pure as well
A huge reason I started deconstructing was hell and if I thought it was even a real “place”.. I started to think there’s no way god would send people there and it was probably a man made idea
I still remember the hand motions to Lord I Lift Your Name on High. Anyone else? This episode was super healing for me and has got my brain going. I relate so much to both of your experiences. Also, Bekah has got me needing to watch Interstellar after that commentary on the expanse of the human consciousness.
this episode was so healing for me. thank you 🤍
Total pause as I go listen to Usher's song! Lol. Brings back college party/clubbing days! Lol
Man..gonna miss you two together so much but looking forward to your new adventures! Can't wait to tune into Jess and Evan's podcast! Xoxo
At one point in my life, my boyfriend in college and I would have sex on Saturday, feel guilty, pray and do devotions together right after, go to church on Sunday, feel forgiven, rinse repeat every week 😂
I was one of those little kids plagued with fear by climate change!!!! in elementary school I couldn't sleep and would have nightmares about climate change, which was basically hell on earth.
This was SUCH an excellent episode! Thank you so much for all you shared. I would love to hear an episode on boundaries and how setting them feels for both of you. Growing up in the church, especially as a female, has engrained a lot of toxic ideas surrounding boundaries in my mind. It would be so helpful to hear about your journeys w/ boundary setting. Also, as soon as you started singing LILYNOH, I saw the hand motions in my mind's eye. We were so hard core about the hand motions! LOL!
Dare you to move will forever me in me heart-- for all my OTH fans
YESSSSSS
This intro is straight FIRE
Love that you're letting Ember chose her own path. My parents did the same and I'm forever grateful for it.
Thank you guys so much for this. I was cracking up, I was even tearing up at times. I grew up in a Baptist church, went to a Baptist Bible college, and I still go to a Baptist church as a born-again believer, but I have grown up in a very accepting faith that is focused a lot on loving others. Judgment was not the center of my faith and I am so thankful for it. But I can relate to you guys so, so much and I love these Bible broads episodes. I’m really going to miss them! And by the way, many, many people have had friend ending arguments over interpreting the book of revelation! It’s nearly impossible to understand 😂
This convos really puts me in a mood, really hated my experience in baptist school
Just seeing the word finale in the title..😭😭😭😭😭
I can relate with what Bekah said about not being in the good kid circle and wondering why. Part of it for me was definitely bring homeschooled. Also not having the middle class lifestyle they had.
I’m so here for the sacrilegious remixing 😂❤ love you guys!! 💕
I love you two broads so much I watch every episode multiple times on multiple platforms. ill always be a loyal broad
So much shame. It doesn’t go away easily.
I will surely miss you… this sucks.
I can’t stop laughing whenever Bekah sings…😂😂😂
Miss you, Broads. I just spent 20 minutes researching Switchfoot. It is insane looking into these people 15 years later when they're on social media 👀
Also was in the car and didn't know any of the words to any songs ☠️
I had a time when adults that weren't my parents also sat me down alone in a room to tell me what I should do - not cool; it helps me to remember that that was humans doing stuff they shouldn't. Christian or not, humans mess up, and it doesn't represent Jesus and what he feels about me, or what He is like! I read a book once that was a guy telling his friend, "Jesus would like you" - I love that - Jesus doesn't just love us - if he met us in person he would like us too - he would like the way I am
Right before you said something about the cricket I was like am I crazy or do I hear that damn cricket 😂😂
I heard this quote from a non Christian/didn’t grow up in it which went something like “Christians don’t ask questions.” The question about sharing peace made me think of that. When I shared about “Jesus” and believed it with everything in me, I was genuinely concerned and cared. AND I didn’t have much respect for the wisdom and knowledge of this other non Christian person. Respecting people’s truth sometimes means respecting that it’s ACTUALLY truth for them and could maybe even be truth for you! (I said maybe, it’s okay if it’s not)
Lol started snapping with y’all 😢 don’t leave usssssss
To comment about the speaking in tongues thing. I was also told in the church that it always needs to be translated so you shouldn't be too loud with it. But that always confused me and I'm not sure if that is actually biblical. I feel like if God really wanted to get a message out there in tongues he would put someone in the room who would be able to understand it, right?
This episode really spoke to me, especially the beginning song lol. Still know every single word and the actions to lord lift your name on high. I am now 23, born in 99 and still know / grew up with the same songs in the church as bekah.
Raised Catholic in the Midwest and I don't know any of those songs.
Lord I lift your name on high! 🤣 Does anyone remember Awesome God? My grandma had one CD and it was “Best of 90s Christian Contemporary” and she only liked maybe 3 songs.
I do think great things did come out of the church for you, too, like Evan, and I think it also did give you a moral compass and help shape you. On the positive side, it offers children a dialogue to keep themselves healthy and wholesome when they cannot make decisions under pressure and often don’t have a voice to speak from. Honestly, I wish I’d had that because it does provide boundaries. That’s not to say that there isn't trauma from your particular denomination and many others and all the other things you discuss, but I don’t think anything is just all bad. Especially not in the name of Jesus. Sorry but I feel compelled to take a moment to honor Jesus in the words he said, which can be carried out of context by the church but were so simple and so profound and so beautiful. And the music is so uplifting. I know this won’t be a popular take, but I have to be true to myself and share my thoughts as a broad. Otherwise, it becomes another way that we only talk and don’t listen, which is taking over America now. 
When Bekah said SACRILEGIOUS lol! 😂
I’m going to miss Bekah’s presence 🥺😥😭
Just went through a journey of emotions in this one post.
“Sorry the cricket is ripping right now” 🤣
I love that song and I am a huge fan of many worships songs. ❤
I just wanted to say that it did seem like when Bekah was talking about animals and the violence occurring in nature in terms of predators and prey. However, animals are very capable of compassion, and they help each other: other animals and People. Often the reason they take the weak is compassion. Guide dogs give a blind person access to the world. And there are so many different examples of this to people that have, including me, profound relationships with animals. Also, she said that we’re capable of reducing suffering, so why wouldn’t you want to reduce the suffering of animals that are tortured in the most insanely inhumane ways by a corrupted agricultural system? But animals are tuned in with the Holy Spirit. They are in harmony and part of that harmony. We are the cruelest animals on the planet-an African Gamekeeper was speaking about which animals were most frightening to the other animals. He said, by far, it's the man. We don’t have to eat animals, but people choose to. They’re all scared of us. In the words of Aristotle, it’s the humans that bridge heaven and hell.
Jess what color are the nails? I need it
Asap
Does anyone remember hit clips lol
Not bekah from chatty broads getting me to want to pray again 😂
Omgosh, Bekah, that blouse!!! 😍😍😍
That songs that Bekahs mom didn’t like is called addicted by saving Abel. lol my mom hated it too.
I remember that song!
this may be my ignorance in terms of christianity, but i’m confused about how jess says her dad wasn’t super committed to religion but he was a pastor! can anyone enlighten me?
Not sure, but I think it was Evan's Dad that was a pastor.
I grew up in a Black church with very diff music (gospel) but I know this song because I went to a super white Christian summer camp lmao
ok vocals
I don’t know what this is but I’m 1 minute in and as an ex-vangelical I feel like I have to watch?
Ok, so wait, this is a thing you guys have done multiple episodes of?!? I just knew about the Bachelor recaps. This is great. All the music. I love it.
omg TRIGGERED hahahhaha
Never heard of that song 😂
It sounds like a cult.