Welcome back to Recalculating… a podcast about spiritual detours, honest doubt, and the clarity that comes for questioning the path your on.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Luka — you might know them online as @Eggsadventist on TikTok. Luka is a fellow sojourner with a sharp eye for the way Adventism shapes people, not just spiritually but socially and psychologically. Their work digs into the culture and sociology of growing up Adventist — and what it means to step outside of it.

We start with a simple but loaded question: what does it mean to be a “good Adventist kid”? That opens into a conversation about the passive-aggressive ways character was formed, the ways food and diet were controlled, and what happens when the church’s rigid identity collides with a family member’s personal truth.

For Luka, that story runs right through her father’s journey — from writing a thesis on Catholicism at Andrews University, to eventually leaving Adventism altogether. We talk about theological debates at the dinner table, what it was like to grow up in an “unequally yoked” home, and the impossible choices a family can face: the church’s acceptance, or a parent’s presence.

It’s a conversation about loyalty, belonging, and the costs of both. Let’s get into it.

For Luka's content:

https://www.tiktok.com/@eggsadventist?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc