A Different Kind of Walk Podcast

In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan interview Spiritual Director, Shanna Cummings who lived in and ran a 10-bedroom community house in Bensalem, PA for almost 15 years. Enjoy the episode.

In this episode, Jeff and Susan get to introduce you to the lovely Dr. Claire Foster-Gilbert who is the (founding and current) Director of the Westminster Abbey Institute in London. She has published many books on ethics, but very recently published her own letters ( Miles To Go Before I Sleep: Letters on Hope, Death, and Learning To Live ) that she wrote to friends and family as she was dealing w...

In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan discuss their own personal journeys with mental health, including some distressing incidents they’ve experienced and the tools they used to get through them. Enjoy the episode.

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff expresses his sadness about the current invasion happening in Ukraine and gives some practical suggestions for how we can all help. Join him in prayer. 

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses how he's feeling currently about change and how he has met with God in that. Enjoy the episode. 

In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan wanted to introduce the topics they’ll be working on for the next season, those being mental health, relationships, and friendships. They will be doing several interviews with people who are either personal friends of theirs or who work in mental health professions, or both. This recording contains some of their preliminary thoughts and stories. Enjoy the episode...

For today's episode, Jeff and Susan got to interview Justin Skeesuck, who is an artist and professional graphic designer as well as a co-founder of I’ll Push You which facilitates hikes along the Camino de Santiago in Spain for people with disabilities. Learn more about I'll Push You at   w ww.illpushyou.com

It's Christmastime! In this special Advent episode, Jeff and Susan discuss the not-so-cute details surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ in hopes of giving you a more realistic—but also more meaningful—image of the nativity. (The comic book art connected to this episode is by Everett Patterson: www.everettpatterson.com )

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses a few of the incredibly difficult phone calls he received throughout his time as a pastor and how doctrine isn't always the most helpful thing when confronting another person's grief.

In this episode, Susan (along with her husband, Gary) interviews 95-year-old Betty Fonner. They discuss her childhood in rural West Virginia, her marriage and grief when her husband died, and how she has reacted to a changing world. 

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. This episode is a prayer that Jeff wrote to get us ready for the 2021 Advent season. 

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan discuss medieval saints, ancient creation myths, and the blessing of being okay with not knowing all the answers. Enjoy the episode!

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses heaven and hell, making judgements, and the role Christians are supposed to play in this world.

Enjoy listening to the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses his experiences being present for the deaths of others as well as his own vision of what it's like on the other side. 

Hello friends. Today's episode is the first since Susan's dad passed away, so Jeff and Susan take the opportunity to discuss the grieving process, hear a little more about Susan's dad, and speculate about the afterlife. Enjoy the episode.

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses how to interact with people who have failing bodies, and he shares his own mistakes on the topic. 

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this episode, Jeff discusses the connection between salvation, death, and having a deeper relationship with God. 

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses some of his thoughts on the topic of death. 

Enjoy the recording of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. This episode details Jeff's reaction to the past week in the news and offers prayer for all Afghans. 

In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan discuss their delight (as Protestants) in the idea of confession being “The Sacrament of Reconciliation.” They both mention their spouses: Jeff's is Patti, Susan's is Gary. And they begin the discussion of their next topic: death. Enjoy the episode.

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. 

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. 

Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. 

In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan get to chat again with Debs Erwin, and they have the privilege of introducing you to her friend Joe McKeown who also works for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. After the broad strokes of Episode 5, they wanted to give you a more personal spin on the conflict in that part of the world, so for that they are delighted to share Joe’s stories with you. 

In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan discuss some of the things they’ve been chewing on since their interview with Debs Erwin in Episode 5, and they move from forgiveness and reconciliation on a global or national level to forgiveness and reconciliation on a personal level.  They discuss times when they have forgiven or have needed to be forgiven, and times when maybe they still have a ways to go. E...