A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week, we talk about the Jan. 6th Hearings and how Ukrainians are decolonizing their space through renaming and reclaiming. Question for the Week: What do you think about the image of the cross and how it is used, such as its physical location in the church or even in jewelry or necklaces? Special Guest: Rev. Dr. Mamisoa Rakotomalala, CSW66 Delegate Guest Question: What was yo...

Send us Fan Mail In our last GA Watch, we talk about Israel/Palestine with a representative from Grace Presbytery who is bring forth a resolution that calls us to recognize Israel's laws, policies and practices as an apartheid against the Palestinian people. Special Guest: Craig Hunter, Teaching Elder in Grace Presbytery, YAV Alum (Israel-Palestine) Recognition that Israel’s Laws, Policies, a...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we educate the people about Pride, how it came to be, and what it stands for. We also talk about new legislation in Texas that would ban drag queens from being in the presence of minors. All that and more on the PRIDE EPISODE! Question for the Week: What are your thoughts on Drag Queens in church? Special Guest: Ophelia Hu Kinney, Director of Communications, Reconciling...

Send us Fan Mail This week on GA Watch, we feature the work of the Advocacy Committee for Women's Concerns and their resolution surrounding reproductive justice. SisterSong defines Reproductive Justice as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities. Special Guest: Courtney Steininge...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Pride to our Queer Siblings!! Our Pride Episode will air next week! This week, we talk about advocacy through sports, and we discuss an article written by the wonderful Rev. Jan Edmiston about part-time ministry. Question for the Week: Let's talk about brands! Are you an apple or android user? Do you use a mac or a windows computer? Do you wear Nike or Adidas? Brands ar...

Send us Fan Mail This week on GA Watch, we feature the  work of the Racial Equity Advocacy Committee  (REAC) of Presbyterian Church (USA) and the reports surrounding immigrant churches and members it is bringing to the 225th General Assembly. We welcome Joyce Rarumangay , a member of  REAC  and ruling elder.  Resolutions: A Resolution on Receiving Immigrant Pastors as Members of the Presbytery A R...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the sexual abuse report of the Southern Baptist Church and, again, we talk gun violence and about the killings of the children and teachers of Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and we will continue to call from radical gun reform because ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Question for the Week: In these times of immense trauma, how do you griev...

Send us Fan Mail Invitados Especiales: José Manuel Capella Pratts y Vilmarie Cintron Olivieri, Enlaces Regionales para el Caribe con la Oficina de Misión Mundial Presbiteriana Preguntas: ¿Qué relación tiene el evangelio ante la realidad actual?  Cuando hablamos de justicia, esperanza y vida plena desde el proyecto de Jesús, ¿cómo incidir en nuestra realidad abogando y construyendo comunidad?  ¿Es...

Send us Fan Mail This week on GA Watch, we feature the Disparities Experienced by Black Women and Girls Task Force of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the report it is bringing to the 225th General Assembly. We welcome members of the task force, Shanea Leonard, Coordinator for Gender & Racial Justice,  & Samantha Davis, Executive Director for Black Swan Academy. Report from the Disparitie...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we discuss the recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Laguna Woods. A Matter of Faith sends its deepest and most heartfelt prayers to the families, friends, and generations of folk who have experienced these traumatic events. Question of the Week: Despite our best intentions, white supremacy culture often creeps into our solutions to justice issues. How have you observed...

Send us Fan Mail GA Watch is additional weekly content that drops on Mondays! We discuss the overtures and the resolutions coming before the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). This week we feature Rob Fohr & Kerri Allen from the Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment (MRTI) Report and Recommendations: Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) Respon...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we catch you up on what's been going on with us! Yes, we got to spend time together over the weekend! And we talk about the great work that the PC(USA) is doing in assisting people with their student loan forgiveness! Question for the Week: You have talked on the podcast before about how a church's dress code says something about a congregation's culture...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we talk about SCOTUS with its leaked decision about Roe v. Wade and we hold our United Methodist siblings in our hearts as they experience a split in their denomination.  Question for the Week: There is an increasing concern about children developing gambling-like addictions because of the use of micro-transactions and "loot boxes" in video games (paying for a...

Send us Fan Mail Habiendo celebrado la Semana Santa, ¿qué significa vivir siguiendo los pasos de Jesús en esta realidad? Si escuchamos con atención, Jesús nos llama a extender el reinado de Dios, el Shalom, entonces ¿cómo respondemos desde los valores del reino, como personas, comunidades de fe, y como Iglesia? (Cambio Climático, economía, política, discurso religioso, etc, con todas las consecuen...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: The church as a denomination, as well as at the congregational level, often finds itself in an identity crisis:  Are we a corporation? A non-profit? Or a mission organization? How do we navigate this fine line as people of faith?    Special Guest: Dr. Thomas G. Long, Professor Emeritus of Preaching, Emory University's Candler School of Theology Guest Que...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the overturning of the travel mask mandate and another history making moment...this time in the MLB with the first female baseball manager. All that and more on this week's episode! Question for the Week: Do you think it is possible to be a Christian and also believe in evolution? Some folks make it sound like you can only believe in creationism or evo...

Send us Fan Mail This week we celebrate the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and talk about what that means as people of faith! Question of the Week: How many times do you think you have to read something in the Bible before you get a "good read" of it? Like a better or deeper understanding of the text? Do you have any strategies for staying engaged with a text as you read i...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about the Grammy's snub of Lil Nas X and how interesting is that Christian music has a category and what that means. And the Pope the past week apologizes to the Indigenous community for the horrendous treatment of indigenous people. What does that mean for us? We get into it all this week! Question for the Week: Special Guest: Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser, organizer, activ...

Send us Fan Mail We are changing up the podcast a little bit! Each week we will give our responses to what's happening in our world, culture and society and how all that relates to faith. As always, we will respond to a question and then invite a guest to respond to another question. The podcast is evolving to meet the needs of our listeners and we will always continue to do that! We got our...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we invited Raaheela Ahmed onto the show to talk about her experience as someone in politics and how her faith intersects with that work. We also discuss how we can begin interfaith work in our communities. Raaheela Ahmed is a candidate for Maryland State Senate, District 23. A Matter of Faith does not endorse any political party or candidate. Special Guests: Raahe...

Send us Fan Mail ¡Damos la bienvenida a Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri como anfitriona invitada especial con Rosa! Hablan con Yenny Delgado sobre celebrar a las mujeres durante el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer y cómo empoderar a las mujeres en la iglesia. Invitada especial Yenny Delgado, Director, Publica Theology Recursos Mujeres haciendo teología en Abya Yala por Jenny Delgado Presbyterian Outlook a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast, we welcome staff from the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, all being young and woman identifying. The conversation was so good that we just kept talking. So, the whole episode is dedicated to them! Special Guests: Leah Brooks, Ivy Lopedito, Angelina Devincenzo, Presbyterian Ministry at the UN Guest Question: What...

Send us Fan Mail Questions for the Week: What is happening with the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Is the PCUSA or any faith community doing anything in terms of support or relief? President Biden delivered his first State of the Union recently. What did you think of it? Did anything alarm you or resonate with you?  Special Guest: Maura Drewry, Social/Clinical Advanced Research Assistant, UNC Center...

Send us Fan Mail Questions for the Week: Have you ever attended a religious gathering, ceremony, or time for worship of another religion/faith? What did you think about it? Did you learn anything about your own faith in learning about another?  What are your thoughts on smart technology like smart watches? Is the convenience and access to your messaging and health apps worth it? Or do you think pe...

Send us Fan Mail Questions for the Week: When you think of God, what image comes to mind? What do you think God "looks" like? Back in October 2020, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the future of technology and social interaction is through the "metaverse", an interactive virtual reality world. Facebook is moving to make this a reality and even changed its name to Met...