Centrally Speaking

The death of George Floyd has reignited the subject of racism in the United States and globally. How can those from different races get along better? In this second of two parts, Rev. Keith Williams from Nazarene Baptist Church on Germantown Avenue in Nicetown Philadelphia and Rev. Alfred Duncan from the Schwenkfelder Missionary Church that meets on Tulpehocken Street in Germantown Philadelphia sp...

The death of George Floyd has reignited the subject of racism in the United States and globally. How can those from different races get along better? In this first of two parts, Rev. Keith Williams from Nazarene Baptist Church on Germantown Avenue in Nicetown Philadelphia and Rev. Alfred Duncan from the Schwenkfelder Missionary Church that meets on Tulpehocken Street in Germantown Philadelphia spe...

Artificial Intelligence is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study which tries to make computers "smart". They work on their own without being encoded with commands. The Applications are multiple as this field is influencing healthcare, the automotive industry, finances, cybersecurity, government, law, video games, and the military t...

All of us feel anger. It may come when we are disappointed when we do not get a job or a promotion that we wanted. personal problems, such as missing a promotion at work or relationship difficulties. We may feel it if someone cancels plans, or we are stuck in traffic and miss a meeting. Everyone feels anger from time to time, but when does anger become a problem? Dr. Drake Williams discusses this...

Was the myth of Jesus invented? This 15 minute session investigates non-Christian evidence from Greek, Roman, and Jewish sources that show that he existed. In this session, Rev. Dr. David McKinley, Senior Minister of Central Schwenkfelder Church in Lansdale, PA interviews Dr. Drake Williams, Associate Professor of New Testament at Evangelische Theologische Faculteit in Leuven, Belgium.  #schwenkfe...

Thanksgiving is a yearly feast in the USA. Americans take off several days of vacation in November. We eat turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and cranberries. Usually, they watch football games and other things on television. Does a Christian perspective add anything to this holiday? In this episode, Rev. Dr. Drake Williams, Minister of Mission and Theology at Central Schwenkfelder Church i...

Being abused sexually is one of the most devastating experiences. Can one get beyond this to live a full and meaningful life? In this podcast, Rev. Dr. Drake Williams interviews author and speaker Lisa Radcliff about her experience. She shares what happened and then some ways to get beyond it. Her website is: https://lisajradcliff.com/ #schwenkfelder #sexualabuse  #sexualtrauma #changedlife  #cent...

In the 1700's a small group of followers of Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig crossed the Atlantic Ocean and settled north of the city of Philadelphia. Who were these people and how did they influence the area in which they settled? In this podcast, Rev. Dr. Drake Williams, Minister of Mission and Theology at Central Schwenkfelder Church interviews his father Drake Williams, Board Member at the S...

Everyone deals with loss and bereavement. How can one learn to handle this better? In this podcast, Rev. Dr. Drake Williams, Minister of Mission and Theology at Central Schwenkfelder (www.cscfamily.org) interviews Mrs. Christine Smith, co-founder, former executive director, and board member at the Center for Loss and Bereavement in Skippack, PA (website: http://bereavementcenter.org/ ).  #schwenkf...