29 Jun 2020

Daniel Hill-episode 231

Pastor and author, Daniel Hill, joins me on the podcast this week. Daniel is a return guest talking this time about his new book, White Lies: Nine Ways to Expose and Resist the Racial Systems That Divide Us, out the first of September. Daniel’s is a voice that has long been talking about the problem of racism in society and in the church. His book White Lies is a powerful message for today and a wonderful follow-up to his first book White Awake.

An enlightening conversation that will challenge you.

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22 Jun 2020

Mae Elise Cannon-episode 230

Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Church for Middle East Peace and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church. On the podcast this week she takes us beyond the hashtags to serious engagement with real issues. In Mae’s new book Beyond Hashtag Activism, she covers poverty, gender, twenty-first century divides, and race, which is where we spend most of our time. It’s a helpful conversation with practical steps given before the conversation ends.

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15 Jun 2020

Mark Buchanan-Episode 229

A favorite guest and long-time friend, Mark Buchanan is back on the podcast. He has recently written God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul. Before we get to the content of his recent release, we spend some time talking about what has transpired in our country and around the world since the murder of George Floyd. Mark Buchanan has been involved in race conversations and racial reconciliation in his home country of Canada for many years. Much of that work has been among First Nations peoples. So I always listen when Mark talks about justice. The entire conversation is filled with relevant material.

Resources mentioned: God Walk, David: Rise, Letter from Birmingham Jail

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08 Jun 2020

Mike Murphy-episode 228

Mike Murphy joins me on the podcast to talk about the events of the past two weeks. We talk through his latest Friday Rumblings and recommend a variety of resources. All are posted below.

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Resources:

White Fragility
The Color of Compromise
The Warmth of Other Suns
Just Mercy (book)
Just Mercy (movie) [watch for free during the month of June]
White Awake
White Lies
How to Be An Antiracist
Stamped From the Beginning
Let Justice Roll Down
Credible Witness
Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow

Mike’s Rumblings – June 5, 2020 (via Facebook)

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. never shied away from challenging ‘white society’, specifically the ‘…Read More

01 Jun 2020

Michelle DeRusha-episode 227

Michelle DeRusha is a wonderful conversation partner and I’m delighted to have her back on the podcast. We talk about what life looks like with a high school graduate during Coronavirus, what books we’ve each been reading, and we also talk in an inspiring way about creativity and the creative life! Need a little inspiration? This podcast might be just the ticket.

Michelle’s book True You.

Books mentioned on the podcast:

Under the Tuscan Sun
The End of the Ocean
The History of Bees
Rules for Visiting
Untamed
Big Magic
Becoming
Educated

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25 May 2020

Kathy Escobar-episode 226

Kathy Escobar has had a profound impact on my life. Her book Faith Shift companioned me through some difficult waters. I was delighted to see her come out with a new book in February which probably couldn’t have been worse timing for a book release. But on the other hand, her publisher took all the pressure off because, well, a pandemic! I was grateful for another opportunity to speak with her on Faith Conversations. We spent the bulk of our time talking about Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World, her latest book. I love how Kathy challenges us to live our faith through action using some transformational practices. We delve into a number of practices she writes about as well as talk through what Church looks like in the days of Coronavirus. An enlightening conversation that I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
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18 May 2020

Mike Murphy-episode 225

Mike Murphy is back on the podcast to talk about life and his Rumblings, a weekly post he writes. We talk about the books we are currently reading and the theme of Mike’s current rumblings, “Lord, deliver us from evil.”

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Mike’s Rumblings

The Warmth of Other Suns: the Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, Isabel Wilkerson

Becoming, Michelle Obama

We’ve All Been Exposed, Sarah Bourn

We’ve all been exposed.
Not necessarily to the virus
(maybe…who even knows ).
We’ve all been exposed BY the virus.

Corona is exposing us.
Exposing our weak sides.
Exposing our dark sides.
Exposing what normally lays far beneath the surface of our souls,
hidden by the invisible masks we wear.
Now exposed by the paper masks we can’t hide far enough behind.

Corona is exposing our addiction to…Read More

11 May 2020

Alan Fadling-episode 224

Alan Fadling joins me on Faith Conversations this week. He is president and founder of Unhurried Living, Inc.—a ministry inspiring people to rest deeper, live fuller, and lead better. Recently, a signature book of his, An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus’ Rhythms of Work and Rest was re-released in a revised and expanded edition. Slowing down and following Jesus’ rhythms of work and rest is always worth talking about. I think you’ll appreciate this conversation in light of our new normal.

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04 May 2020

James Martin S.J.-episode 223

Father James Martin is a favorite guest of mine. He is always working on his ‘next’ book but doesn’t have a new release right now. Though he mentions his upcoming book Learning to Pray that you can be looking for. I wanted to catch up with him and talk about what life looks like in his world during the shelter in place days of the Coronavirus crisis. The fun part of this podcast is when James and I found out we grew up in the exact same place, Plymouth Meeting, PA, at exactly the same time! We are the same age. You’ll have to listen and hear the story. So we are forever connected. Who knew?!

After this initial revelation, we go on to talk about life during the pandemic along with what life returning to “normal” might look like. Let’s face it, there will be no normal for a while. We also talk about Father Martin’s d…Read More

27 Apr 2020

Michelle Van Loon-episode 222

Michelle Van Loon, somewhat of a podcast regular, joins me this week to talk about her latest release, Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Midlife. Why do so many remain in early stages of faith development? And what does it look like to move forward on the spiritual continuum. We discuss all that on this week’s podcast. If you desire to stride forward spiritually, or if you find yourself at midlife asking if there is more, then this conversation is for you.

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• Website
• The Perennial Gen
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

 
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