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Today we are joined at the table by Ridgewood's dear 2024 summer intern, Luke Emmerson. We sit down and talk about Luke's story of being raised catholic, how catholics ARE Christian, and how interning at Ridgewood affected him spiritually while interning. Pull up a seat!

Today we are joined at the table by Chris Sanders, member of Ridgewood and lawyer who has been involved with labor unions for over two decades. In this episode we learn what labor unions are, why they are important, and how they connect to the gospel mission of resisting oppression. Pull up a seat!

Rev. Dr. Tarsha Banister, Proclaiming   May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

This week we are joined at the table by Pastor Laron Hobson, lead pastor of Fresh Fire Community Church who shares the church space with Ridgewood. We talk about our partnership, how allyship between white and BIPOC spaces works, and how Fresh Fire works to include all people. Pull up a seat, for a bit longer than 10 minutes, for an important conversation with one of our newest ministry partners!...

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13(NRSVUE)   Proclaimed by Molly Shoulta Tucker 

We are joined by the Executive Director of Southwest Community Ministries, Sarah Langmeyer. SWCM is a vital source of help for the community of southwest Louisville. Sarah tells us about the grassroots beginnings of SWCM, and how the ministry, alongside local churches, gives help and inspires hope to our impoverished neighbors. Pull up a seat for a conversation about the importance of local partne...

Scripture Reading: Luke 4:14-21 Proclaimed by Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker 

We are joined by Lisa Puccetti, member of Ridgewood and of the Family Pride Group for a conversation about what it means to support queer kids as parents and family members. Lisa helps lead a community of family allies in the Family Pride Group, a group for parents, grandparents, and guardians to learn about how to better support their kids in the LGBTQ+ community. Take a seat for a conversation a...

SURPRISE BONUS EPISODE! As we finished our latest episode with Dr. Bowden, we would have been remiss had we not talked about a very real danger to our community, and the church as a whole. Especially on a day like today, January 20th, take a seat with Dr. Anna Bowden to talk about the implications of Christian Nationalism.

Scripture reading: John 2:1-11(NRSVUE)   Proclaimed by Reverend Molly Shoulta Tucker 

For our first episode of 10 Minutes @ The Table, we are joined by Dr. Anna Bowden who is a New Testament scholar and professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Take a seat for a conversation about why looking at the New Testament through diverse lenses helps us know God better.

Scripture Reading: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22(NRSVUE)   Proclaiming: Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker 

Scripture Reading: Luke 1:46b-55(CEB) Proclaiming: Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker 

Today's Scripture Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20(CEB)   Proclaiming: Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker 

Sunday's Scripture Reading: Luke 1:68-79   Proclaiming Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker 

Scripture Reading: Luke 21:25-36   Proclaiming: Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker

Scripture Reading Mark 12:38-44 (NRSVUE), Lectionary:   Mark 12:38-44 A widow's generosity 12:38As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces 12:39and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 12:40They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They...

Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker, Proclaiming   46 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “S...

Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker, Proclaiming John 1:1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life,[a] and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness...

Proclaiming Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker  Acts 2:14-21 14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Fellow Jews[a] and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. 16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 ‘In the last days it...

Isaiah 43:19 (NRSVUE)    Guest Proclaiming: Rev. Ellen Sechrest 

Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker, Proclaiming   30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” 32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Who I...

Molly Shoulta Tucker, Proclaiming    27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.”[a] 30 And he sternly...

Scripture Reading from James 2:8-17 Molly Shoulta Tucker, Proclaiming 

Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker, Proclaiming  A Ridgewood Worship & Learning Series 2024   Scripture Reading Luke 13:10-17