The Faith and Justice Network

D.L. Mayfield and Kelley Nikondeha talk about the duality of living in different worlds, making friends with sadness, adoption, the complexities of Palestine, food, art, friendship, and reclaiming Advent amidst the consumerization of Christmas. A few resources mentioned (get the books from your local bookstore, library, or wherever you get your books!): Kelley Nikondeha - Learn about her books&nbs...

Peter Choi, D.L. Mayfield, and Riana Shaw Robinson talk about the outward journey, fumbling through Advent, their conflicted relationship with Christmas music, Rachel Held Evans’ Wholehearted Faith, James Cone on Reinhold Niebuhr, the perils and promise of deconstruction, and the role of Jesus and the Bible in the midst of it all.  A few resources mentioned (get the books from your local book...

D.L. Mayfield talks with J.S. Park, a hospital chaplain in Florida and author most recently of The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise . They discuss faith, writing, the spirituality of reading fiction, and many other spiritual practices.  A few resources mentioned: The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise by J.S....

Peter Choi and D.L. Mayfield are joined by Krispin Mayfield to talk about the Inward Journey. They invite careful interrogation of both Billy Graham and Richard Rohr, encouraging reflection on approaches to spirituality we often take for granted. Krispin dives deep into an exploration of attachment science for understanding our relationship with God. They wrap up with a message of hope reflecting...

D.L. Mayfield and Randy Woodley talk about spiritual practices, touching on a variety of topics: what it means to be a theologian, Platonic dualism, the ministry of the sweat lodge, passing on spiritual practices to our children, nature spirituality, and much more.  Randy Woodley is a public theologian, author, activist, farmer, scholar, and wisdom keeper. He is a recognized leader in the fie...

Peter Choi and D.L. Mayfield talk about Anthea Butler’s White Evangelical Racism , spiritual practices, and what they’re reading and watching to gain perspective for the long journey of following Jesus.

D.L. Mayfield talks with Cole Arthur Riley, the creator and writer of @blackliturgies on Instagram and author of the forthcoming book, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us . They talk about liturgy, journaling, living with darkness, and other spiritual practices. 

Riana Shaw Robinson joins Peter Choi and D.L. Mayfield to talk about Unit 1: Starting Points. They talk about the impossible state of the world, the messy spirituality of the Psalter, Barbara Brown Taylor’s An Altar in the World , Padraig O’Tuama’s “Hello to Here,” and the endlessly various, challenging starting points we face at the beginning of the fellowship year. 

Peter Choi and D.L. Mayfield discuss Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited, the beginning of the Faith and Justice Fellowship, and the year ahead.