A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Jennifer Garcia Bashaw and Aaron Higashi, Authors of Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and Others Questions of the Week: What are some key things we should have in mind when reading and interpreting Scripture? How do we respond when someone else has a vastly different interpretation or understanding? Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guests: Cynthia Campbell and Christine Coy Fohr, Authors of Meeting Jesus on the Road: A Lenten Study; Cynthia is a retired Presbyterian pastor and retired seminary president, and Christine is pastor at Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY Question of the Week: How can we connect the spiritual themes and aspects of Lent to our physical bodies? Why does this ma...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest : Angela J. Herrington, Spiritual Coach & Author of Embracing the Old Witch in the Woods: Liberating Feminine Wisdom from Christian Patriarchy Question of the Week: What are examples of how Christianity perpetuates patriarchy? How can women resist and overcome these traditions and attitudes? Further, how can others (especially men) be allies in empowering women a...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guests: Rev. Lucy Waechter Webb and Nicole Bauman, Facilitators of Weaving New Ritual: a year long community of practice for people with White Christian lineage to reclaim ritual fluency Question of the Week: How can white Christian descendants relate to their spiritual lineage? What does this look like and why does it matter for broader, collective liberation for both whi...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Patton Dodd, Author of The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and Become Question of the Week: Is it really possible to have or to be an “ideal” father? What would that look like? How is our understanding of fatherhood informed by our experiences with our own fathers? The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and Become For Listening Gui...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Dr. Robert Boak Slocum, Author of Joy to the World! Devotions for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Question of the Week: What does it mean to find comfort and hope in the season of Advent, Christmas and then Epiphany? This time can be joyful but also challenging, for example if people have lost family members or are experiencing difficult life circumstances. Joy to t...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Holly Berkley Fletcher, Author of T he Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism Question of the Week: What do the stories and experiences of missionary kids teach us about the issues with white evangelicalism and the missionary model of spreading the Gospel? Additionally, what unique challenges do children raised in missionary families experience...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Zayn Silva and Avery Arden, Writers for Unbound's Trans Advent Devotional. Zayne is Digital Minister at Middle Collegiate Church, Avery is also a board member for More Light Presbyterians Question of the Week: As we approach Advent, what does it mean for us right now and what does it mean for your own identity as trans? Trans Advent For Listening Guides, click...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: The Rt Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury, Author of Girl from Montego Bay: The Autobiography of Britain's First Black Woman Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin Question of the Week: How have you seen God in your journey to becoming Britain’s first Black woman bishop? How was your faith challenged and how did your understanding of God g...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Julia Matallana Freedman, Author of Sanctuary of Healing: Transforming Churches into Trauma-Informed Spaces, Recently Ordained in the Episcopal Tradition Question of the Week: Churches can unfortunately be places where people have to “put on a face” and pretend like their lives are good and they do not have issues. How can churches and faith communities transform fr...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Christy Berghoef, Author of Rooted: A Spiritual Memoir of Homecoming Question of the Week: Throughout our lives, our faith is challenged and then grows. What did it mean for you to go back to a place you called home but with a different worldview and faith than the one you were raised in? How do we redefine ourselves when returning to places we call home? Rooted: A...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: GG Renee Hill, Author of Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative Question of the Week: We make sense of the world around us and ourselves through stories. But we often treat these stories, especially the stories we tell about ourselves, as fixed and unchanging. This can lead to cycles of self-sabotage and not liking oneself. How can w...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guests: Alex Thornburg and Ted V. Foote Jr., Authors of Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America: A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God's Grace   Question of the Week: Member of progressive and mainline denominations have shifted away from words like "missionary" and "evangelize" because of the rise of conservative Christianity and Christ...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Rev. Laurie M. Brock, Author of Souvenirs of the Holy: Encountering God through Everyday Objects Question of the Week: There’s a saying that “you can find God in everything.” In a time of consumerism and emphasis on possessions, how can we as Christians navigate searching for God in objects and things without being too materialistic? Souvenirs of the Holy: Encounter...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Jessica Miller Kelley, Author of Growing in God's Love: A Family Devotional Question of the Week: It is so important for families to read Scripture together and wrestle with big questions. But it also can be difficult. How can families do this in ways that are honest but also appropriate for all family members of different ages and experiences? Growing in God&a...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: William J. Kole, Author of In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms Question of the Week: How can we address gun violence in the US when some Christians are fusing their faith with the right to bear arms? How do we have intentional conversation about this issue that is actually productive, rather than talking in echo chamber...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Matthew Boedy, Author of The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy Question of the Week: What is the Seven Mountains Movement and what role are churches playing in advancing its agenda? How can progressive Christians resist and counteract this movement? The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous P...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest : Patty Krawec, Author of Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds and Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future Question of the Week : In a society where historical narratives reinforce colonial dominance, especially in textbooks and popular media, how can the stories of marginalized peoples be elevat...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Jamal Watson, Author of The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral Urgency , Executive Editor of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education , and Professor and Associate Dean at Trinity Washington University Question of the Week: Student debt is one of the less talked about justice issues of our time. But conversations often don't focus on the root of the issues that ma...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest : Kara Eidson, Author of The Advent Tree: Meeting Jesus in God's Big Story & Pastor of Oskaloosa United Methodist and McLouth United Methodist Question of the Week: When we talk about Jesus, we focus on what he did during his life and ministry. But we don’t spend much time talking about his ancestry and family history. How can looking at Jesus’ family histor...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Jonathan Pulphus, Author of With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the University Question of the Week: Young people and students often are at the forefront of social movements and community organizing. What are the most effective ways that students can organize to push for social change? Are there gifts that students possess that make their movements un...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guests: Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar, Editors of We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor   Question of the Week: What are the roles of prayers, rituals, and liturgies in movements and efforts to abolish poverty? What are emotional, spiritual, and practical ways they enhance these efforts? We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Jeff Munroe, Author of Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding Healing and Hope in Sharing Our Sadness, Grief, Trauma, and Pain & Ordained Minister in the Reformed Church of America Question of the Week: People use the phrase “finding meaning in suffering” when talking about tragic, traumatic or difficult experiences. Some find the phrase very accurate or applicabl...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest : Jonathan Grimm, Licensed Investment Advisor & Author of The Future Poor: How Families and Communities Can Join Together to Survive the Looming Retirement Crisis Question of the Week : What is the retirement crisis that we are likely to face in the United States? What is the role of churches in trying to address it and ensure a good retirement safety net for our...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Zach Lambert, Author of Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing Question of the Week: Scripture can be read a thousand different ways, some harmful and some maybe not so harmful. In times such as these, how do we approach scripture in better and more life-giving ways? Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of...