14 Jun 2021

Terence Lester – episode 280

Terence Lester joins me on the podcast to talk about what it looks like to seek justice together, in community. He has recently written, When We Stand, and asserts how easy it is to feel overwhelmed by all the injustices we see in the world. But as we collaborate with others, we can do more than we ever could on our own. Terence is a community  activist, author, minister, and speaker and founder of Love Beyond Walls, a nonprofit organization focused on poverty awareness and community mobilization.

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07 Jun 2021

Sho Baraka – episode 279

On this episode of Faith Conversations, Sho Baraka joins me. He is a globally recognized recording artist, performer, culture curator, activist, and writer. We talk about faith, culture and art all in the context of his new book, He Saw That It Was Good: Reimagining Your Creative Life to Repair a Broken World.

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• Instagram
• YouTube
 

 
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31 May 2021

Melinda Schmidt-episode 278

Melinda Schmidt joins me again on the podcast to talk about what it might look like if we developed a world view with love at the center. What might the spiritual practice of the rule of life look like if love was central to who we are and how we live? An insightful and personal conversation.

Here are a list of resources mentioned:

Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon

The Critical Journey, Faith After Doubt, The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why, The Soul of a Pilgrim, What Women Tell Me, Anchors for the Soul, Everything Belongs

Rule of Life 1, Rule of Life 2

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24 May 2021

Douglas Bursch-episode 277

Do you ever struggle with how to post and what to post on social media? Or, do you stay away from anything controversial because you want to keep the peace at all costs? On this week’s episode of Faith Conversations I talk with Doug Bursch, author of Posting Peace: Why Social Media Divides Us and What We Can Do About It. It is an enlightening conversation that, indeed, covers all that is contained in the subtitle, and more!

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17 May 2021

Pete Scazzero-episode 276

Pete Scazzero says that the global church is facing a discipleship crisis. He posits that our churches are stuck in a culture of shallow discipleship that severely undermines our ministry impact.

On this episode of Faith Conversations, Pete joins me to talk about what Emotionally Healthy Discipleship looks like and how we can move from shallow Christianity to deep transformation. This is one of those messages that is critical for the church to press forward in a healthy way. Listen and share if you are so inclined!

Pete mentioned couple of helpful links to assessments: A discipleship assessment and How mature are you?

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10 May 2021

Rachel Pieh Jones – episode 275

When Rachel Pieh Jones moved from Minnesota to rural Somalia with her family in tow, she’d been taught that Islam was evil and the world would be better off without it. Rachel joins me on the podcast this week to talk about her recent book Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus. A provocative title, for sure, and a very interesting conversation. As she recounts personal stories that dismantled her prejudices, she talks about her deepening faith as a result.

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03 May 2021

Lynda MacGibbon-episode 274

What does it look like to really love your neighbor? To care for your neighborhood in such a way that strangers become friends? Lynda MacGibbon joins me on the podcast this week to talk about how strangers in her life became a community. She wrote My Vertical Neighborhood which is really a memoir that tells the story of the community that took shape as neighbors said yes to weekly dinners, a writing group, and other opportunities to be together. It’s about the everyday risk of reaching out with love to those around us.  I think you’ll be fascinated by this conversation and by Lynda’s life and choices and maybe even motivated to do the same in your your neighborhood!

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26 Apr 2021

Diana Butler Bass-episode 273

Diana Butler Bass is back with me on the podcast. Her new book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence, really captured my imagination. I’m planning to do a Jesus timeline in my own life. Diana got me looking back at who Jesus was at pivotal moments and important seasons of my life. Who was I told that he is and who did I decide on my own that Jesus is. An encouraging and enlightening conversation.

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19 Apr 2021

Melinda Schmidt-episode 272

Melinda and I focus in on the beauty of creation on this episode of Faith Conversations. As those from the Celtic tradition say, “The Bible is God’s little book and creation is God’s big book.” And so we do some creation exploration on this episode. We mention Beth and David Booram’s book as a good resource, When Faith Becomes Sight.

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12 Apr 2021

Barbara Mahany-episode 271

Barbara Mahany joins me this week on the podcast. A pediatric oncology nurse turned columnist for The Chicago Tribune turned author, Mahany is a delightful guest full of stories to entertain, challenge, and sometimes stop you in your tracks. I think you’ll enjoy our conversation as we touch on her books Motherprayer and The Stillness of Winter—both great ideas for Mother’s Day gifts!

Here are the books mentioned in our conversation:

The Blessings of Motherprayer, Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, Elsa Beskow, Slowing Time, Illustrated Grimm’s Fairytales

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