For People with Bishop Rob Wright

Send us Fan Mail In a divided world, what can being church mean? St. Paul gives us the word body. A word and image to understand how we ought to live with one another, not as a means of denying our brokenness but as healing medicine for us. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about what it means to be the Body of Christ. The hard stuff. The parts where we deny what is re...

Send us Fan Mail On Monday, January 17th, 2022, we celebrate the 93rd birthday of The Preacher King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What made Dr. King who he is as a preacher? What are some insights on who Dr. King is as a prophet? In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Dr. Richard Lischer, author of The Preacher King. They discuss the legacy of Dr. King, how he mobilized...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Epiphany! A starry night led the 3 curious travelers to baby Jesus. But it was the question "where is the child?" that started their journey. Epiphany is an invitation to God to realize God is in everything all around us just as 3 curious travels laid eyes on Jesus and knew he was indeed the Son of God. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation...

Send us Fan Mail Mary and Elizabeth were cousins and pregnant at the same time. Elizabeth carrying Jesus's cousin John and Mary carrying Jesus. Imagine their bellies bumping as they embrace. Mary embodies girl power. She trusts God. She believes in her own agency. She understands and tells the world that it starts inside of us. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation ab...

Send us Fan Mail What is the church? There was an age in North America where the church was simply a part of everyday life. In current times, the church is counter-cultural. But what does that even mean? In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Bishop Will Willimon on these questions. They share their beliefs of what the church is and their understanding of how a divers...

Send us Fan Mail "You brood of vipers!", John the Baptist proclaimed that day down by the river. He was getting at people who talk the talk but don't always walk the walk. He's getting at believing and worshiping God is only part of the work.  The other part is what is received from the act that leads us into serving one another and God as a choice. In this episode, Melissa and...

Send us Fan Mail The death penalty does not align with the message of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus calls us to work to gain justice for people who can't do it for themselves. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Sister Prejean shares her conversion experience of und...

Send us Fan Mail Freedom! Jesus Christ working in us and through us is freedom. It is freedom from self-centeredness, fear, hate, and isolation. Freedom looks good on you! In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about freedom and what it looks like in our lives as followers of Jesus. They share what the balance of personal freedoms and the freedom of Jesus looks like in thei...

Send us Fan Mail When we make God our first love, God directs that love to the horizontal dimension. To people. Any vertical expression of love for God can be judged by the quality of our horizontal expression of love. That is why Dorothy Day said, “I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.” Because of Jesus’ vertical relationship to God, his horizontal relationship wit...

Send us Fan Mail How do you worship God in your undoing? What a question to consider in our lives. Opening ourselves up to God and God's purposes is on this path. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss this big question, what happens when we don't pay attention to God in our undoing, and the personal side. Before listening, read For Faith. Support the show Follow us on IG and...

Send us Fan Mail No one questions the challenges of the last 18+ months. Much has changed. And in change, there is also new goodness of God and new Good News to Share.  In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Bishop Victor Atta-Baffoe, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Coast. The Diocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Cape Coast are companion dioceses, meaning they...

Send us Fan Mail Job is a hard-to-read book in the Bible. In it, we see a faithful person that has much taken away. Job's health, family, and wealth to name a few. But through the story, we learn that Job never loses faith and has it all restored. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation on the faith of Job. They discuss God-given wisdom and how if we remain honest with...

Send us Fan Mail We lament. We grumble. For the loss of life, livelihood, and normalcy. COVID has been tough. Real tough. Still, where would we be without Jesus? In this disease, and in this dis-ease, God will bring ease and well-being. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop discuss how authentic partnership with God has and will continue to guide us through these difficult times. Before listening, r...

Send us Fan Mail Moses's mother didn't give him up willingly but because she was forced to as an oppressed person under a brutal regime. Moses was entrusted to the basket. Entrusted to the water. Many correlate adoption with abandonment what what of the entrustment in God? With Moses, God was the basket, the river, the mother, and the new home. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright...

Send us Fan Mail Some pray to be placed on higher ground while others pray to be spared from a descent. Both have their place. But what about the level ground in our life with God? This place is one of understanding we are loved by God and accepting of who we are in that love. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss this level ground in our lives as people of faith and how Jesus walks w...

Send us Fan Mail Esther is a great story in the bible. In the story, it is clear God wants to see human agency taken up because God has decided to want us. God wants people to join God in God's work! In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss these questions, taking up agency, and growing in our capacity to serve God. What purpose of God can we take up instead of asking God to take up...

Send us Fan Mail What do fidelity and faithfulness mean to you? And how does your faithfulness to God intersect with not giving up on neighbor? In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Dr. Gregory C. Ellison II on the movements of faithfulness and neighborliness in our lives as people of faith. They speak to Howard Thurman, his teachings, and Dr. Ellison even gives his...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we struggle as people of faith to talk of human sexuality? Something that is good and is a gift from God! Grab your popcorn and check out the Song of Solomon. This biblical song takes the idea of love and enfleshes it in two young playful lovers.  In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss why they believe this is such a difficult subject and some steps to take to r...

Send us Fan Mail Real harm can come from the tongue. Jesus' half-brother James' argues that the tongue cannot be tamed, and it can even set things ablaze. So, how do we as people of faith deal with one another for the benefit of all of us? Because the truth of the matter is we all have a whole lot of work to do. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss their own struggles of pr...

Send us Fan Mail God wants us to be wealthy! Not wealthy in material things but the wealth we life riches we receive when we live close to God. In Proverbs is says " A good name is better than great riches, God's favor is better than silver and gold". But how do we get a good name? In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about what it means to have a good name...

Send us Fan Mail In this special guest episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with The Rev. Natosha Reid Rice on their journeys to belonging and self-love. Both bi-racial, both black in America, and both abandoned by their mothers, they share their stories of trauma, forgiveness, healing, and love. What a beautiful thing when brokenness becomes ministry. Listen in for the full conversation.  Th...

Send us Fan Mail It can be hard to tell someone how we are feeling. Naturally, most respond "fine" when asked. This just doesn't cut it on most days. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss the rawness and emotional honestness of the Psalms and that a real prayer life ought to be the most honest place in your life. So, how are you doing today? Listen in for the full conve...

Send us Fan Mail What fills you up on God? St. Paul reminds us to not be foolish in looking for answers or healing in the wrong places, but to be filled up on God and to do this by singing! To make melodies to the Lord in our hearts. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright discuss the music that fills them and how a composer might even speak to a person's heart more than the best preacher....

Send us Fan Mail Peter was an eyewitness to the majesty of God, and it changed him. Another word for majesty is major-ness. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation of God's majorn-ness; its display in nature, peace beyond understanding, and how a big God makes big Faith. Listen in for the full conversation. Before listening, read For Faith. Support the show Follow us on...

Send us Fan Mail Redemption is an important theme in the Bible and in the world. It teaches us that people can come out of tough situations and that Good News can prevail. It can make brokenness new.  In this episode, Bishop Wright continues a conversation with special guest Lawrence Bell, who served 30 years and 1 day in prison.  In it, they discuss how Lawrence found and kept his faith in prison...