For People with Bishop Rob Wright

Send us Fan Mail Are those that have too much willing to sacrifice for those that don't have enough? In a country focused on individualism, how do we come together to support those in need? We see churches on so many corners, yet they struggle in many contexts to work together because of fear of giving up primacy. What can we give up to be better followers of Jesus? What can we sacrifice? In...

Send us Fan Mail All lives mattered is well-intentioned, but aspirational. Native, female, brown, black, immigrant, incarcerated, and gay lives at present do not equally matter according to our systems. And when we think of Jesus, didn't he all over Galilee matter people? Do his words and example continue to save us from the status quo? Love like Jesus is something we say, but do we mean it?...

Send us Fan Mail Hi listeners, You'll notice some changes to For People in this episode. Matt has accepted a call to serve as the Director of Youth Ministry and Programming for the Diocese of Southwest Florida. We are thankful for Matt and everything he did to get us off the ground. This is Melissa Rau's first episode, the new host of For People. Melissa is from the Diocese of Pennsylvan...

Send us Fan Mail As people of faith, we often talk of the way we treat neighbor. In fact, the Episcopal tradition confesses before God and one another in Sunday morning worship that "we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves".  Why is neighborliness a challenge? What gets in the way? In this episode, Matt and Bishop Wright take a look deeper look into what Jesus says about loving neig...

Send us Fan Mail How do we ask better questions of ourselves? In a polarizing world, what does that really mean? Jesus asks the best questions that require us to dig deep into our faith and think of how we can live into our call to serve Christ and neighbor. In this episode, Matt and Bishop Wright take a look deeper look into themselves and an invitation for people to think about what tough questi...

Send us Fan Mail Algebra is not a word we often associate with God. For some of us, it is a word that only brings back the pain of high school. Algebra actually means the reunion and balancing of broken parts. In this pandemic, knowing God is there if we linger long enough, we can find hope. On those zero days of algebra, we can find God's new algebra. In this episode, Matt and Bishop Wright...

Send us Fan Mail It sure sounds nice thinking of Jesus as our North Star, but how do we do it? St. Peter has some ideas. St. Peter's checklist includes being eager to do what is right though it might cause you trouble. Set him apart. Make him your North Star. In the face of a pandemic, trusting in God for guidance and doing what we know is right is challenging. In this episode, Matt and Bisho...

Send us Fan Mail How often do we think about the people that serve us? Yes, family, friends, and faith communities quickly come to mind, but what about the retail worker, the delivery driver, the teacher, the first responder, and even the person that made your clothes? Dr. King once preached of a vision for a world house. This idea is that we are all connected as siblings in the world living in di...

Send us Fan Mail On April 27, 2020, Bishop Wright joined with spiritual leaders from across Georgia at the State Capitol to pray for the state, country, and world.  Prayer is necessary for a life of faith. For people of faith, we know it isn't magic but it is the preparation for partnership with God. In this episode, Matt and Bishop Wright have a conversation about the importance of prayer in...

Send us Fan Mail Music has the ability to touch down deep in our faith like nothing else. No one ever leaves church humming a sermon, but many leave with the hymns and songs playing in their heads. What is music speaking to you? What is the soundtrack of your faith life? In this episode, Matt and Bishop Wright have a conversation about the importance of music in our spiritual lives. They speak to...

Send us Fan Mail Christ has Risen! Alleluia! Yes, this is true, but now what? Times are uncertain, and in some ways, we might feel that there are more similarities to Easter now and the first Easter over 2,000 years ago. Given current times, what makes faith harder than ever during this season of Easter? A season that marks our standing ground as people of faith. In this episode, Matt and Bishop W...

Send us Fan Mail Good Friday for many of us is the start of the 3 most sacred days of the Christian life. But what makes Good Friday good? As Christians, we know that the fear, betrayal, and cruelty Jesus endured marks the beginning of the greatest story ever told. We know that Jesus died so that we can live as people of the resurrection. In this episode, Matt and Bishop Wright have a conversation...

Send us Fan Mail Faith, fear, trust, and retreat is the intersection where we currently stand. A good life is one that has meaning and is generative. It is one that has to do with making principle stands. In the church, we call that Faith. It is trusting in a God that is For People and is good. In this episode, Matt has a conversation with Bishop Wright about trusting in God. When we stand at diff...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to For People with Bishop Rob Wright. This podcast will focus on conversations with Bishop Wright and an in-depth look at his weekly devotional For Faith. God is For People. We are for people. But what does that really mean? In this episode, Bishop Wright, along with host Matt Bowers, discusses this question and what is going on in our world today with COVID-19 including h...