Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 20 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 22. We discuss Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, Acts 17, and James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a. Our amazing guests this week are:  The incredible Jennifer S. Irving, a proud enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and vice president of communications and marketing at Mah...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 19 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 15. We discuss Mark 8:27-38, Acts 17, James 3:1-12, Romans 8:19-23, and Genesis 2:19-20. Our amazing guests this week are: Dr. David O’Hara, professor of religion, philosophy, classics, and environmental studies at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D., wh...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 18 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 8. We discuss Mark 7:24-37 and James 2:1-10 [11-13], 14-17. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Melanie Mullen, The Episcopal Church’s director of reconciliation, justice, and creation care. She works to bring the Jesus Movement to the concerns of the w...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 17 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 1. We discuss Romans 8:19-25, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, James 1:17-27, and Song of Solomon 2:8-13. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Glenna Huber, fifteenth rector of Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C. She lives with her husband, two children,...

Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Join us for our next season of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, in which we’ll continue exploring how Creation Care intersects with our faith. The Season of Creation, covered in these episodes, begins September 1 and continues through October 4, the Feast of St. F...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Easter Day (B). The text covered in this episode is John 20:1-18 Our amazing guests this week are:  The Rev. Canon Debbie Low-Skinner, a third-generation Chinese American living in Silicon Valley, canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of California, and a General Convention deputy. Her clergy career spans 27 years, serving...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for the Easter Vigil. The texts covered in this episode are Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13; Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Ezekiel 37:1-14; and Mark 16:1-8. Our amazing guests this week are:  The Rev. Jazzy Bostock, a kanaka maoli woman serving St. John the Baptist and Maluhia Lutheran Church in Waianae, Ha...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Good Friday. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 52:13-53:12 and John 18:1-19:42. Our amazing guests this week are:  The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge, from the San Francisco Bay area and rector of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Cameron is married to Kateri and they have two children, three cats, and...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Maundy Thursday. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 and John 13:1-7, 31b-35. Our amazing guests this week are:  The Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi, canon precentor and director of interfaith engagement at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. In this role, she stewards the community’s liturgical and sac...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Palm Sunday. The texts covered in this episode are Mark 11:1-11 and Mark 14:1-15:47. Our amazing guests this week are:  The amazing Christina M. Pacheco JD, MPH, an assistant professor and community-based participatory researcher in the Family Medicine and Community Health Department at the University of Kansas Medical Cen...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Ash Wednesday. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Our amazing guests this week are:  The Rev. Dr. Greg Kimura, vice dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. He holds an MDiv from Harvard and a PhD in philosophy of religion from Cambridge University. He is the immediate past pres...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Christmas Day. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 2:1-20, and John 1:1-14. Our amazing guests this week are:  The thoughtful Kenji Kuramitsu, a spiritual care and mental health professional living in Chicago, Illinois. Kenji enjoys gardening and traveling and is a longtime member of St. Paul and the R...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 4 (B). The texts covered in this episode are 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, and Luke 1:26-38. Our amazing guests this week are:    The Rev. Dr. Erin Kirby, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Marion, N.C. and the mom of an amazing adult daughter. She is a member of the Diocese of Western North Carolina's Beloved Communit...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 3 (B). The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126, and John 1:6-8, 19-28. Our amazing guests this week are:  The exceptional Lindsey Delks, a policy advisor within the Office of Government Relations for The Episcopal Church, where he handles all domestic policy. In his free time, he enjoys...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 2 (B). The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8. Our amazing guests this week are:  The cherished Tamara Plummer, from Brooklyn, N.Y., and founder of the podcast Pursuing Call. She is passionate about the intersection of faith and leadership development as we build a world that looks more...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 1 (B). The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37. Our amazing guests this week are:  The esteemed Sarah Shipman from Topeka, Kansas, director of operations at Episcopal Migration Ministries. Sarah is a seminarian and lifelong student who enjoys reading and traveling with her family.  The...

Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Join us this Advent for another year of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community. We explore where dialogue intersects with our faith. Join us and our invited guests as we share prophetic voices and explore the readings for each week of Advent and Christmas Day through the...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for the Feast of St. Francis. The texts covered in this episode are Job 39:1-18, Matthew 11:25-30, and John 20:11-16. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Pete Nunnally, senior associate rector at St Mary’s Episcopal Church in Arlington, Va. He leads Wilderness Church, an outdoor walking Eucharist on the banks of the Pot...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 24th, Proper 20. The texts covered in this episode are Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16. Our amazing guests this week are:  The Rev. Dr. Christina O’Hara, a spiritual director and the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Sioux Falls, S.D. Originally from Toronto, she enjoys hiking and...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 17th, Proper 19. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 14:19-31, 15:1b-11, 20-21, and Matthew 18:21-35. Our amazing guests this week are:  The thoughtful Adrienne Elliot, who works for the Diocese of Olympia in western Washington as the program coordinator for multicultural ministries and community...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 10th, Proper 18. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 12:1-14, Ezekiel 33:7-11, Romans 13:8-14, and Matthew 18:15-20.  Our amazing guests this week are:  The effervescent Katie Ruth, executive director of Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light. They also serve as the convenor of the creation care...

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 3: Proper 17. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 3:1-15, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21. Our amazing guests this week are:  The talented Phoebe Chatfield, who serves as the program associate for Creation Care and Justice for The Presiding Bishop’s Office of The Episcopal Church. She lives in S...

Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Join us for our next season of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, in which we’ll continue exploring how Creation Care intersects with our faith. The Season of Creation, covered in these episode, begins September 1 and continues through October 4, the Feast of St. Fr...

In this second episode of season 7 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we continue our focus on Creation Care, speaking with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Rogation Days (I). The texts covered in this episode are Jeremiah 14:1-9, Romans 8:18-25, Mark 4:26-32. Our guests this week are:  The Rev. Kerri Meyer, founding priest and farmer...

In this first episode of season 7 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we launch our focus on Creation Care, speaking with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Proper 6, “Called to Be Partners in the Care of Creation” from The Episcopal Church’s “Honoring God in Creation” supplemental liturgical materials. The texts covered in this episode...