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Rector’s Cupboard Podcast

Rector’s Cupboard

Conversations about hopeful faith and hopeful theology.

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Christmas Special 2020

Rector’s Cupboard Podcast ·

2020/12/18

Not really gathered and really very distanced. Our second annual Christmas Special. This year we look at the Rankin Bass Christmas TV Special called, “The Year Without a Santa Claus”. How could it be Christmas without Santa? What if Santa got sick and sniffly and could not deliver presents? How could it be Christmas if we can’t gather with friends and family? We’re about to find out. Cupboard Master Ken Bell makes a lovely “snowball” cocktail for the crew. Merry Christmas to all! Referenced

01:25:44

Sunny Boy with David Goa

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2020/12/04

The Cupboard welcomes back David Goa (with a special appearance from his cat). From the context of a consideration of Fathers and Sons, we speak about parental and familial love, about power, about blessing. You may have had a great relationship with your Dad, or maybe it was troubled, maybe both. David reminds us that gender concepts such as masculine are not to keep us divided and apart, but rather to make us open to the other. Being open to the other calls us to a hopeful and loving

47:24

COVID Jumps the Shark

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2020/11/20

After Arthur Fonzarelli jumped the shark, there may have been significant episodes of Happy Days remaining, but the end was in sight. COVID 19 has been part of our world for a year now, but with the recent news of effective vaccines, there may actually be light at the end of the tunnel. In the meantime, however it feels like we keep receiving the best news at the same time as the worst news. This will end, this pandemic, but before it does there will be a large number of deaths. Right now we

01:05:48

Listening Charitably with Lisa Ruddick

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2020/11/06

Does being human entail emotion, empathy and heart? How might we see the human in ourselves and in others? We speak with Lisa Ruddick (University of Chicago) about literary criticism as an example of the failure to see the human. Can we pay attention in order to see the deeper things? In listening beyond the hollering or viewpoint of the other, perhaps we can see their humanity. Books and articles referenced in this episode: When Nothing is Cool article – Lisa Ruddick, The Point Magazine, 2015 The

01:19:15

Republican Jesus with Dr. Anthony Keddie

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2020/10/30

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE Warning: This episode is political in nature. Depending where you are on the political spectrum you may find this upsetting. We don’t think that we are better than anyone else and we know that not all people share our political viewpoint. If you think that you can’t be a Christian unless you are socially and fiscally conservative, you may want to skip this one. Have you wondered how so many evangelical Christians have come to support Donald Trump? Good question. Maybe, just

01:03:48

The Sacred/Secular Divide with Randy Hein

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2020/10/23

We speak with Randy Hein about the concept of the sacred and the secular. The division is one that has often proven to be judgmental at best and dangerous at worst. We talk about how this division is one that has been present in the upbringing of many people who had or have familiarity with church. What are some better ways forward? Books and articles referenced in this episode: A Secular Age – Charles Taylor Letters and Papers from Prison – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Episode Terminology: Dualism -

01:02:41

Seeing in the Darkness with Dr. Michael Boldt and...

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2020/10/09

On this episode of the Rector’s Cupboard we welcome two medical professionals who are with patients and families in some of the most difficult and painful times in life. We speak with Michael Boldt and Rosemary Hill about what it is like to work with people in times of sorrow and loss. What can we learn in such times that we often fail to see in times of relative comfort or ease? We can’t know for sure how we will respond and react at times of great uncertainty or loss in our own lives, but

01:01:25

Losing Religion, Deepening in Faith with Brenda-Lee...

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2020/09/26

Christian faith often gets confused with moralism. Moralism is not Christian faith. In fact, moralism is a kind of idolatry, the worship of social structures, rules, or hierarchies of gender or race or belief. On this episode of Rector’s Cupboard we speak with teacher and writer Brenda-Lee Sasaki about moralism in the context of Christian universities. Pushing away from moralism is an often necessary step in spiritual growth. Morality is important in every life, but moralism is a death knell to

01:30:36

Finding Each Other with John Radford

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2020/09/12

"Reconciliation in the Aftermath” with guest John Radford. Something has been torn apart. People have been divided from one another. Division is present all around us and it is present in our own lives. We are so easily divided from one another. How might we come together, even with people who hold different views, and goals than our own? Cynical leadership consistently finds the way to use our fears against other people. Hopeful leadership finds ways to call for the recognition of the humanity

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The Aftermath

Rector’s Cupboard Podcast ·

2020/09/05

Welcome to Season 2 of The Rector’s Cupboard. Many of us have not lived through times like those we are living in now. It might not even be possible yet to survey the landscape. When uncertainty and unprecedented occasion confronts us, we can never be quite sure when we can start counting the losses, when we can begin to rebuild. Rector’s Cupboard is about hopeful gospel, hopeful faith. We aim to make a difference for listeners. We hope that we help you to see a faith and worldview that is good

01:20:24

2020 Annus Horribilis | Episode 3: Christianity and...

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2020/07/03

Recently CNN ran a short documentary series simply called, “1968”. This was a year of great civil unrest, of protests over the Vietnam war, of civil rights protests and of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. We are living a year that might soon become a one word title for a documentary series, “2020”. There is a pandemic, there is protest in the United States unlike that seen since 1968. This episode of Rector’s Cupboard is the conclusion of a three part series called,

01:05:36

2020: Annus Horribilis | Episode 2: The Power...

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2020/06/27

Religious Nationalism in the United States. We speak with Katherine Stewart, author of “The Power Worshippers”. Katherine Stewart’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, the American Prospect, the Atlantic, and other publications. She is the author of The Good News Club, an investigation of the religious right and public education. From the book: “Perhaps the most salient impediment to our understanding of the movement is the notion that Christian nationalism is a

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2020: Annus Horribilis | Episode 1: American...

Rector’s Cupboard Podcast ·

2020/06/19

We speak with author Matthew Avery Sutton about his book American Apocalypse. The book is a detailed account of the rise of evangelicalism in the United States. Our consideration is to examine how we got to the religious and political landscape current with Donald Trump being embraced by a large majority of evangelicals. What is the movement about? Where did it originate? How did it move from the cultural and political fringe to the Oval Office? Closer to home, what is the history of some of the

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Rector's Cupboard: Special Series

Rector’s Cupboard Podcast ·

2020/06/13

Three Episodes, "Annus Horribilis, 2020 Horrible Year, How Did we Get Here?" Each episode will examine a particular area of faith and culture. First: the history of evangelicalism, with Matthew Avery Sutton Second: religious nationalism in the United States, with Katherine Stewart Third: the connection between Christianity and white supremacy, with Willie James Jennings These episodes can go a long way in helping us move past some negative or fearful ways of seeing things and open up the way for

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Technology, Humanity, and Faith with Dr. Jason...

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2020/06/08

with Jason Byassee and Andria Irwin Every single one of us has had to embrace technology in ways that we hadn't before during this pandemic. We sit down with Jason Byassee and Andria Irwin. Jason and Andria are completing a book about technology and the church. We speak with them about how the things that we make make us, about attention span, about community. What is a mature way to speak about technology being mindful of its cost and limitations while still grateful for how it help

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Saints or Savages: Host Only Episode

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2020/06/01

This episode was recorded on May 25, 2020 before the news of the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Todd, Allison, Amanda and Cupboard Master Ken get together (distanced, of course). We ask each other, for your consideration; Why would people argue over wearing masks? We look at the ways people respond in times of danger or crisis. An upcoming book by Rutger Bregman seeks to show that for the most part people help one another. What does this say about human nature? What are the

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Archbishop Melissa Skelton

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2020/05/22

The Cupboard welcomes Archbishop Melissa Skelton (Diocese of New Westminster, Province of BC and Yukon). We speak about the place of the church in a “Post-Christendom” world. Archbishop Melissa has had vocation in business and in the church. She has worked as a brand manager for Procter and Gamble and has also worked with Tom’s of Maine. In her vocation in the church she has worked at Trinity Church in Manhattan and at St. Paul’s in Olympia, Washington. Currently Archbishop Melissa is also Rector

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"J.E.S.U.S.A." The Movie with Kevin Miller

Rector’s Cupboard Podcast ·

2020/05/15

The Cupboard welcomes Kevin Miller. Kevin is an author and documentary filmmaker. He recently directed “J.E.S.U.S.A.” View the trailer here Kevin says that he writes books that make kids laugh and films that make adults angry. We speak with him about his recent film which delves into the conflation of some Christian groups in the United States with a form of militarism and nationalism. The documentary is not polemic, but rather offers a thoughtful look at biblical interpretation and

01:02:59

Will Willimon

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2020/05/07

"Discovering God in the Rearview Mirror. Knowing the Hopeful Future in Christ.” We speak with Rev. Dr. Will Willimon from Duke Divinity School in North Carolina. Will speaks with us about the surprising character of God, the concept of vocation and the hopeful reminder that Christian faith is about the future. Will has written far too many books to list. He has preached at the National Cathedral in Washington DC and he once sued former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. We feel a kindred spirit with

01:02:28

A More Christ-like Way with Brad Jersak

Rector’s Cupboard Podcast ·

2020/05/02

On March 16 of 2020, just before the orders were issued to stay home, The Rector's Cupboard gathered as small group at Township 7 Winery in Langley, BC. Sitting in view of a vineyard on a beautiful day in the shadow of a pandemic, we spoke with author and speaker Brad Jersak about a better way of faith. Brad has written a number of books (see some links below) and has become a help to many “exvangelicals”. In a recent book he pointed out that perhaps the “crisis of faith” that many are so quick

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