This episode is a recording of a live interview panel discussion all things Juneteenth. We discuss what Juneteenth is, why it's important, and how we can celebrate, especially those of us who are white and may be wondering how we can engage in an honest and respectful way. We also discuss patriotism, what it is, … Continue reading Honoring and Learning About Juneteenth (Episode 9)
Justice
Bekah Bowman (Episode 6)
Bekah Bowman is a coach's wife, a special needs mom, speaker, and author of Can't Steal My Joy. She is passionate about bridging the gap between churches and families with disabilities. On this episode, she shares her story raising two sons with terminal illnesses, how joy and grief can coexist, and her vision for how … Continue reading Bekah Bowman (Episode 6)
Jamie Corbin (Episode 5)
Jamie Corbin is an educator and storyteller who has been navigating whiteness and non-whiteness her entire life thanks to her own interracial adoption at birth and her interracial marriage to her best friend, Kelvin, in 2011. She is raising her three Afro-Latina daughters to change the world with love, by first loving themselves deeply and … Continue reading Jamie Corbin (Episode 5)
April Kolman (Episode 4)
April Kolman is the host of the No Ordinary People podcast and while she prefers the conversations she has with other people on the show, in this episode, she gets to share about her own story. She shares how she went from staunch Republican with highly conservative values to writing in the name of social … Continue reading April Kolman (Episode 4)
Charity Lewis (Episode 3)
Charity Lewis is the host of the podcast Charity Speaks, a candid conversation at the intersection of Christianity, Blackness and Womanhood. Charity has the heart of a shepherd, is a student of Torah, and has a passion to "act justly, love mercy, and live humbly." She is a community advocate with degrees in law and public … Continue reading Charity Lewis (Episode 3)
Shawanda Bonner Morgan (Episode 1)
Shawanda Bonner Morgan is a dear friend and a high school teacher in Lakeland, Florida. In this episode, she shares with us about her pandemic wedding, the importance of story, how she connects with her students, and the impact we have on one another. She opens up in a vulnerable way about her own story … Continue reading Shawanda Bonner Morgan (Episode 1)
hope as a post-insurrection companion
January 6th messed me up, and I still haven’t really recovered. I knew things had been escalating, and while I was shocked by the insurrection and the actions against America by Americans, I wasn’t really all that surprised. Yet, for some reason, I’ve been off since that day. I’ve been sad and frustrated and broken-hearted. … Continue reading hope as a post-insurrection companion
How you vote is NOT the most important thing…
I've been reading and listening, trying to learn what the Bible says about Christians and how they should vote. Here's what I've learned--there is NO candidate or party that will EVER fulfill everything we should be striving for. Ever. So what do we do? We advocate for our neighbors and families and the unborn and … Continue reading How you vote is NOT the most important thing…
a voting revelation
As a Christian, I’m struggling with politics right now. Understatement of the year, and for 2020, that’s saying something. The longstanding message from the Evangelical right is that “good Christians” vote Republican, not because they get it all right, but because Dems get it all wrong. As I’m considering the 2020 election, the “good Christians” … Continue reading a voting revelation
social justice, Bible style
Since I started speaking out for racial reconciliation, I’ve had many people question my faith, wondering if I’m even a Christian anymore. I’ve been so confused by this, because based on what we know of Jesus, it seems that he’d be on the side of racial justice too… I’ve also seen a number of Christians … Continue reading social justice, Bible style
