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Practicing Gospel Podcast

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LGBTQ Christian Stories PGE 30

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2021/01/04

In her extensive work with peacebuilding, Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer (Listen to PGE12 below.) stresses the importance of focusing more on the heart than the head. By this she means that building bridges of peace and relationships between people who disagree and/or are in conflict more often occurs when the people involved in the disagreement/conflict tell and listen to each other's personal stories and life-journeys rather that when each tries to persuade the other through reasoning. Focusing on the

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1:01:49

Interview with Bill Leonard about the Church PGE 29

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/12/21

As I say in my introduction to this interview, in her superb book, These Truths: A History of the United States, historian Jill Lepore holds a particular understanding of history. She says that history is, ‘…not merely a form of memory but also a form of investigation, to be disputed, like philosophy, its premises questioned, its evidence examined, its arguments countered (p. xvi).’ She argues that such an understanding of history-as-inquiry was central to the nation’s founding and that to study the

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57:04

Biblical Storytelling 3 Kathy Culmer PGE 28

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/12/07

As I say in the introduction to this episode, an article in The Lancet by Jane Davis makes the case that reading literature out loud has potential for healing and wellness. As a part of The Reader Organization, Davis says, "Our hypothesis is that reading literature aloud with others offers something uniquely valuable." She goes on to say, It "...facilitates the creation of a series of powerful interplays: between the written text and the aural experience; between hearing the text from outside and

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1:01:31

Steady State Economics 3 Herman Daly PGE 27

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/11/23

The reason I am seeking to keep Steady State Economics as a subject before you, as my audience, is that few other economic options subsume economics under the ecosystem. Rather other economic options subsume the ecosystem under the economy. In addition, most other economic options growth oriented economies and assume that the ecology can be saved while still growing the economy and this does not provide solution enough to address the stress every world economy is putting on our planet. If those

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47:56

Racial Healing-Meta Commerse Interview Part 3 PGE26

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/11/09

This episode is Part 3 of my interviews with Meta Commerse. In this episode we bring together the threads of Meta's writing and aesthetic arts and her healing arts into the tapestry of their use in racial healing. As I say in the interview, if we are going to have a better future, especially together as people broken by prejudice, misperception, understanding, and the terrible history of hate, violence, and oppression that is the legacy of white supremacy, we have to know where we are going--a

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55:35

Racial Healing-Meta Commerse Interview Part 2 PGE 25

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/11/03

This episode is the Part 2 of 3 interviews with Meta Commerse. Part 1 focused on Meta's poetry and novel. In this episode we discuss the story/journey of Meta's development of Story Medicine and her use of it to facilitate healing. As Meta said in Part 1, "My work with people, it takes them to those stories, to those places that they had not told and they had not spent time with, and that they had spent a lot of energy not telling. And preparing a way, working with them, somehow, to prepare a way

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57:34

Racial Healing-Meta Commerse Interview Part 1 PGE24

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/10/26

My guest for this episode is Meta Commerse. Meta is a poet, a novelist, and a healer. My initial motivation for this interview was and still is as a continuation of my series on Racial Reconciliation, because Meta offers a class through her Story Medicine Wisdom School titled, 'Story Medicine for Racial Healing.' But as I learned that Meta was a poet and novelist and had developed this resource she calls story medicine, I wanted to talk with her about each of those aspects--her art, her development

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57:12

Ekklesia Project Interview PGE 23

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/10/12

The Ekklesia Project began as the result of conversations about the works of Catholic political scientist, Mike Budde, and Protestant theologian, Stanley Hauerwas. Both Budde and Hauerwas hold that the primary task of Christian churches is to live as faithful followers of Jesus Christ. Budde and Hauerwas, each in their on way, go on to claim that churches' efforts to live faithfully to Christ in the United States have been compromised by their own self-understanding and purpose, and hindered by

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31:30

Religious Liberty 1 BJC Interview Amanda Tyler PGE 22

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/09/28

Although I have interviewed Melissa Rogers on her book, Faith in American Public Life, this episode will be the first in an ongoing conversation with The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, now called BJC. The purpose of this series is to do two things. First it is to keep before you that there have always been certain Baptists who have, since their beginnings, argued for/advocated for/championed religious liberty for all people and the separation of church and state. These Baptists have

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1:02:29

Alternative Lectionaries PGE 21

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/08/31

The Revised Common Lectionary came about ultimately as the product of the Ecumenical Movement and the conviction that it is God's will that the Church be united--one body--the body of Christ. Specifically, it was the product of The Consultation on Common Texts which was formed by Catholic and Protestant liturgical scholars in response to the reforms in the liturgy mandated by the Second Vatican Council, especially in the area of English texts for the liturgy and then in the dissemination of the 1969

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Steady State Economics 2 Brian Czech PGE20

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/08/17

This episode is the second of what will be an ongoing series on Steady State Economics. In my mind, this approach to the economy provides the best option moving forward in light of the environmental crises developing due to approaches to the economy focused upon economic growth. One of the things that appeals to me about this approach is that it is compatible with both capitalism and socialism, so that it is adaptable and adoptable to most of the worlds existing economies. A country does not have to

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Biblical Storytelling 2 Drew Willard PGE19

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/08/03

As long as Biblical Storytellers are willing to be guests for this podcast, I want to have an ongoing series that enables you to enjoy this art form. There are multiple reasons why I enjoy this art form, but one of the main reasons is that it combines two ancient practices--storytelling and the public reading of scripture. Throughout human history storytelling has played a fundamental role in human culture. It is one of humanity's oldest art forms. There has always been an entertainment dimension

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57:40

Building Bridges 2 Michael Moses Interview PGE18

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/07/19

As I say in the interview, I am always thankful for those who open me to new insights and possibilities, especially as those insights and possibilities relate to my faith and enable me more fully to experience God, even if the terms they/she/he use(s) are not the same as mine. Judaism and Christianity have always been influenced/shaped by and borrowed concepts, ideas, and practices from other peoples, creatively adopting and adapting those things, sometimes even transforming them into something

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43:28

Chris Backert Fresh Expressions Interview PGE 17

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/07/06

The challenge of Christianity and Christian churches in the United States and Europe is that traditional churches and denominational organizations are struggling. The gap between growth of the population as a whole and the number of those identifying themselves as Christians is increasing. In addition, attendance in 'traditional' denominational churches has been on the decline for over two decades. Hundreds of churches each year are closing. The result of the decline has created strain on

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1:04:56

HIV Update Interview with Wayne Smith of Samaritan...

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/06/22

Even though great progress has been made addressing the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and in treating those who have been infected with it, thousands are still being infected each year and people are still dying from it. To bring us up to date on this disease and issues related to it, such as Hepatitis C and Opioid addiction, and to learn how we, as Christians, can join with those who have or are effected in some way by the disease to do ministry, I have turned to Wayne Smith. Wayne is the

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50:32

Faith in American Public Life: Melissa Rogers...

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/06/08

My guest for this episode is Dr. Melissa Rogers. Dr. Rogers was Associate General Counsel then General Counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Following this, she became Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships during the Obama administration and Special Assistant to President Obama. Questions about the place of religion in American public life are continuously being raised and debated. Confusion and misconceptions abound. A

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1:07:12

The Music of Adam Whipple PGE14

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/05/25

This episode is the first in my series, 'Christian Music not Played on Christian Radio.' Since the series was inspired in part by my guest, I thought it appropriate to have him begin the series. My guest is Adam Whipple. I learned about and was able to connect with Adam through his pastor and my former board chair, Dr. Wade Bibb. Wade is presently pastor of Central Baptist Bearden, in Knoxville, TN. As so many churches are doing, Central Baptist Bearden is seeking to navigate the challenges that

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Social Justice Handbook: Interview with The Rev. Dr....

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/05/12

My guest for this episode is The Reverend Doctor Mae Elise Cannon. Dr. Cannon is an author of six books, a speaker, advocate, and the Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace. Dr.Cannon is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Her ministry and professional background includes serving as the Senior Director of Advocacy and Outreach for World Vision-US, the executive pastor of Hillside Covenant Church (Walnut Creek, California), Director of Development and

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50:05

Peacebuilding 2 Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer PGE12

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/04/27

You may notice that I have changed the title of this series slightly. Formerly, I called it Peacemaking. However, I have learned from Rabbi Amy Eilberg's wonderful book, From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace, that many extensively involved in peace efforts make a distinction in those efforts between three terms. 'Peacekeeping' is used to refer to military intervention for the purpose of ending violence and keeping it in check. 'Peacemaking' is used primarily to refer to

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31:28

Practicing Resurrection Part 2 Marc Mullinax PGE11

Practicing Gospel Podcast ·

2020/04/13

This episode is the second part of a conversation I have with Dr. Marc Mullinax, who is Professor of Religion at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, North Carolina and who is also a charter member of the creative and progressive church, Circle of Mercy. In Part I Marc and I explored and discussed our awareness that Christians across the theological spectrum in the United States are experiencing a deep sense of anxiety. Marc proposed that we each have a worldview that gives order and guidance to our

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