Hey Sistas! On today’s book club episode, Cara and I talked about ONE by Deidra Riggs. [smart_podcast_player] We discuss the history of women in the church and the current conflict over the last couple of weeks on Twitter, and we also share our histories of being a woman in the church. We also talk about whether to keep or discard the book, and invite you to join in reading Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott. For resources to links... Read more
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? What Mr. Roger’s can teach us about peacemaking in our communities when we feel divided. Today we’re going to use neighborliness to practice hopeful resistance in the face of division. Wanna know what that means? It’s a really great episode and I hope you take a listen: [smart_podcast_player] Three Lessons of Neighborliness from Mr. Rogers Welcoming – Assuming a posture of neighborliness Mr. Roger’s did this when he changed from his “work” clothes to... Read more
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? What Mr. Roger’s can teach us about peacemaking in our communities when we feel divided. Today we’re going to use neighborliness to practice hopeful resistance in the face of division. Wanna know what that means? It’s a really great episode and I hope you take a listen: [smart_podcast_player] Three Lessons of Neighborliness from Mr. Rogers Welcoming – Assuming a posture of neighborliness Mr. Roger’s did this when he changed from his “work” clothes to... Read more
Hey Sistas, Join Abby Perry and me for our second episode of My Sista’s Keeper: Shalom in the City’s Monthly Conversation on Race and Unity. This month we’re exploring the idea of hopefully resisting division. When it comes to racial reconciliation conversations, what words seem to make us aware of division unlike any other? You got it, race/racism/racist. As challenging as those words are to discuss, we think it’s worth it to really press in to what they mean in... Read more
Hey Sistas, Join Abby Perry and me for our second episode of My Sista’s Keeper: Shalom in the City’s Monthly Conversation on Race and Unity. This month we’re exploring the idea of hopefully resisting division. When it comes to racial reconciliation conversations, what words seem to make us aware of division unlike any other? You got it, race/racism/racist. As challenging as those words are to discuss, we think it’s worth it to really press in to what they mean in... Read more
[smart_track_player_latest url=”http://shalominthecity.libsyn.com/rss” ] Today on the show, I’m chatting with Katherine Willis Pershey, pastor, storyteller, raconteuse and one of my new favorite authors. Her book, “Very Married” is my favorite marriage resource… ever! Today’s episode is what happens with two marriage geeks sit down and chat! We talk about living wholeheartedly in our marriage, what happens when one of us get has a crush, what is our responsibility to seek justice for those on the margins who desire... Read more
[smart_track_player_latest url=”http://shalominthecity.libsyn.com/rss” ] A Recipe for Maundy Thursday: Chicken and Dumplings From A Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting and Coming Together Ms. J’s Chicken and Dumplings This recipe is my answer to the Matzo Ball Soup and the Baked or Roasted Chicken that are often a staple of a modified Seder Supper. Not being Jewish, but being Southern, Chicken and Dumplings seemed like the perfect alternative to these traditional Seder dishes. And as for the... Read more
Hey Sistas, Join Abby Perry and me for our first episode of My Sista’s Keeper: Shalom in the City’s Monthly Conversation on Race and Unity. We talk about how each of us came to care deeply about issues of race, justice, and reconciliation, and what it is to approach these often awkward, difficult conversations with a spirit Hopeful Resistance. [smart_track_player_latest url=”http://shalominthecity.libsyn.com/rss” ] The My Sista’s Keeper episodes exist to help YOU begin to bring about Shalom in your own community... Read more
Hey Sistas, Join Abby Perry and me for our first episode of My Sista’s Keeper: Shalom in the City’s Monthly Conversation on Race and Unity. We talk about how each of us came to care deeply about issues of race, justice, and reconciliation, and what it is to approach these often awkward, difficult conversations with a spirit Hopeful Resistance. [smart_track_player_latest url=”http://shalominthecity.libsyn.com/rss” ] The My Sista’s Keeper episodes exist to help YOU begin to bring about Shalom in your own community... Read more
Once a month on the podcast I chat with my friend, Cara Meredith about books through the lens of Shalom. This is partly to solve a very real problem we both have, we love reading, we love talking about books in community, and we’re always game to try out new authors, but we simply can’t work in a book club in our very buys schedules this season. This is why we’re hosting a monthly book club on the... Read more
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