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Our journeys of faith often involve the navigation of doubt. In this lecture, Dr. Luke Irwin explores this dynamic through the Gospel of John. There, Jesus famously says to “Doubting Thomas:” “Have you believed because you have seen? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29). This statement from Jesus may make us question whether the “eyes of faith” should rely on vis...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Wade Hinton. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be different...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Andrew McLaren. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be differ...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Russell Gilbert. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be diffe...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Dr. Elenora Woods. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be dif...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Chris Dahl. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be different...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Erskine Oglesby (currently serving as City Councilman for District 7). Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our cit...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Chris Long. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be different...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Kim White. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be different a...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Tim Kelly. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be different a...

Our special election series features interviews with the many men and women seeking your vote to be Chattanooga's next Mayor.  Today's episode features a conversation with candidate Monty Bruell. Early voting begins February 10, 2021 and election day is Tuesday, March 2nd.  In 2017, only 19% of Chattanooga voters turned out to select our city's leader... Our hope is that this year will be differen...

Our annual re-release of one of our favorite interviews with Christian Rushing who passed away two years ago on February 1, 2017. Christian is a radiant person whose joy is infectious and whose wisdom should not be forgotten. Original episode description: Ask Christian Rushing how he is doing and I can promise you he will say "Living the dream!". Seventeen months ago Christian was given a diagnosi...

It has been a long time since we have published an episode of the Podcast.  But with the turning of the calendar it is time for a new season for The Camp House and the podcast.  This spring The Camp House will reopen in our new location. We can't wait to be able to share with you all that we have planned for Camp House 3.0!   Beginning next week we will release interviews with many of the men & wo...

The only way to understand this moment is to understand 400 years of systemic injustice.  Today's podcast aspires to that goal but is simply the tip of the iceberg.   This episode is based on a post Matt Busby created and is largely an audio version of that post on Facebook, cataloguing the thesis of Ibram X. Kendi's book "Stamped From The Beginning" that every moment of racial progress in the Uni...

Our annual re-release of one of our favorite interviews with Christian Rushing who passed away two years ago on February 1, 2017. Christian is a radiant person whose joy is infectious and whose wisdom should not be forgotten. Original episode description: Ask Christian Rushing how he is doing and I can promise you he will say "Living the dream!". Seventeen months ago Christian was given a diagnosi...

Over the past few years hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in Chattanooga. But how do we ensure that money is actually benefitting our neighbors, employing our local construction workers, improving our community, and not simply contributing to unjust outcomes in the years to come? Community Benefit Agreements, or CBAs, are one tool that communities are utilizing to make sure develo...

How do we begin to shape the future of our communities? Roads, zoning, growth, natural resources... There are so many issues that must be taken into account as we begin to plan for the future of our community. So many in fact it can feel overwhelming and make people feel that they don't have a voice in the future of the place they love. That is where the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planni...

What is "affordable" housing? How do we calculate what is affordable for the average family or household in Chattanooga? Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise is an organization committed to creating economically diverse neighborhoods filled with financially empowered neighbors and house for all. This past spring CNE released their Housing At A Glance report to give a snapshot of the state...

To begin our series exploring housing & development in Chattanooga we wanted to lay a foundation defining what good development looks like. Anytime we are discussing development we are really talking about growth. So is all growth a good thing for our city? How can we steward the growth of our city to be a place that is sustainable and resilient over time? Join us as we begin this conversation...

The Camp House Podcast is back with a new sound and new focus! This summer we are switching to a season based format with a focused theme. Our theme for Season 4 is Housing & Development in Chattanooga. Drive down any street and you are sure to see it: new apartment buildings, renovated warehouses (working on ours now!), and new homes. Our city is changing, fast. Season 4 will focus on the dev...

In today's special episode, Dr. Bryan Johnson joins us to discuss the requested budget increase for the 2019-2020 Hamilton County Department of Education budget. This is not a conversation on whether or not we should increase the budget or how we should raise that money, but walking item by item through the request to understand how these additional funds will benefit our students, teachers, and s...

My guest, Michael Gilliland, is the chair of Chattanooga Organized for Action (COA), one of the founding members of CALEB - Chattanooga in Action for Love, Equality, and Benevolence. CALEB seeks to bring various organizations in Chattanooga, including the faith community, together to address issues affecting our community. Their first initiative is creating a Community Bail Fund, an alternative to...

A special episode re-broadcasting HCDE Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson's State of the System address originally delivered on February 7, 2019. Dr. Johnson's speech lays out a vision of our public school system growing into the future, highlighting a five year plan approved and adopted by the Hamilton County School Board. The goals of the five year plan are attainable, measurable, and, most import...

A re-release of our most listened to episode, a conversation introducing you to Hamilton County Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson. Original Episode Description: Dr. Bryan Johnson is the new Superintendent of Hamilton County Schools. In this episode we discuss the challenges and opportunities of one of our most critical public institutions and by the end of the conversation i...

Our third re-release episode features another conversation with Christian Rushing, this one on urban design. The episode is a good introduction the history of urban design in contemporary Chattanooga. But more importantly Christian discusses how the shape of our city is a reflection of our own values as a community. Original Episode Description: What do our public spaces say about us? How does the...