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- 2 days ago53 min
Proper 5 (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26)
This week we are joined by Father Pete Nunnally, author of the newly released book "Catching Hope: The Hidden Spiritual Wisdom of Fishing" and Pastor of Water and Wilderness Church in Washington D.C.
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Trinity Sunday (Psalm 8)
Our guest this week is the Very Rev. Pamela Dolan. Rev. Dolan is the rector of The Episcopal Church in St. Martin in Davis California and the author of Contemplative Gardening.
- Mar 31, 202635 min
Easter (John 20:1-18) with Rev. Dr. Xavier Johnson
Our gues for this episode is Rev. Dr. Xavier Johnson. Dr. Johnson teaches in the areas of homiletics and Black Church studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His research interests converge at the intersection of clergy leadership, black religion, social justice, and preaching. He is also the homiletician-in-residence for the EcoPreacher program hosted by Creation Justice Ministries in partnership with Lexington Theological Center in Kentucky and The BTS Center in Portland, ME.
- Mar 24, 202645 min
Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
My guest is Rev. Hugh Hollowell. Hugh is the author of the new book "Food isLove". He is a writer, community organizer, and pastor of Open Door Mennonite Church.
- Mar 24, 202651 min
Palm Sunday (Matt. 21:1-11)
We are joined by Rev. Caleb Cray Haynes. Caleb is a board member of Creation Justice ministries, a co-founder of Nazarenes for Creation Care, host of the Eco_Christian Podcast and author of newly released book "Earthbound Christian: Flourishing Within Limits in an Age of Infinite Growth"
- Dec 12, 202547 min
"A Messy Christmas", Advent 4 (Matt. 1:18-25)
We are joined by Revs. Jonah Overton and Josh Scott. https://www.zaomke.org/ https://www.gracepointe.net/
- Dec 5, 202543 min
Advent 3, "Resist with Joy" (Isaiah 35:1-10)
We are joined on this episode by Rabbi Yonatan Neril. Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, which reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes faith communities to act on climate change. In 2024 Yonatan co-organized a faith and ecology video campaign with Nas Daily, which received nine million views. He authored the bestselling book Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on the Hebrew Bible. He speaks internationally on religion and ecology, including at the World Economic Forum in Davos, multiple UN climate conferences, and the Parliament of World Religions. In December 2023 he initiated and co-organized the first-ever Faith Pavilion at a UN climate conference (COP28 in Dubai), which included 70 sessions with 325 speakers. Yonatan has also co-organized twelve interfaith environmental conferences in the U.S. and Israel. Yonatan is a member of the World Economic Forum's Faith In Action working group. Raised in California, Yonatan completed his M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University where he conducted research on renewable energy in India, and on genetically modified corn in Mexico. He received rabbinical ordination in Israel and lives with his wife, Shana, and their two children in Jerusalem. He enjoys hiking and being in nature.
- Dec 1, 202557 min
"Lions, Lambs, and a Moral Economy" (Isaiah 11:1-10)
In this episode we are joined by Cr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda. Check out the first two books of the "Building a Moral Economy" series and the online toolkits that accompany the series at https://www.buildingamoraleconomy.org/. 1. How have you read Isaiah 11 in the past? Have you ever considered where creation is in the text, or how it is acting? 2. Cynthia and Derrick see the earth in verse 9 of Isaiah 11 as both a library and a teacher of God's wisdom. Have you ever considered the earth as a library of wisdom? As a teacher? If so, what have you learned? If not, how do you intend to approach the earth's cache of wisdom? 3.. Cynthia mentions that her western audiences can usually identify the injustice of our current economic system, but usually feel there is nothing to be done about it. What do you think of your nation's economy? What can you observe about your local economy? 4.. Isaiah Chapter 11, introduces a radical image in which Lion and Lamb cease to be predator and prey, and become bosom buddies. How does this image stretch your imagination regarding what is possible? What ways can you imagine your economy, global, naotional, or local,
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