The Mystic by Church Health

This episode features the reflections of people who were born and grew up in Memphis, whomoved away and came back, who thought they would be in Memphis temporarily, and thosewho are full-on transplants. Through their eyes we see the challenges of the city, which alwaysseem front and center, but also the assets, which are too often overlooked. Both are amicrocosm of the experiences of our country a...

Everyone has mental health. The question is how well we care for it as part of seeing ourselves and others as whole persons. We can't compartmentalize our bodies, minds, and spirits. This episode of The Mystic honestly admits that all of us face intensities that twist up what happens in our minds and spirits in ways that impact our bodies, work, and relationships—and might even implode our family....

As we resume more and more "normal" interactions and routines, many of us face the anxiety of restoring normality. Life is the same, but everything is different. Pat answers are not going to work anymore. Our sense of time feels warped as we relearn how to live with others not in our pandemic bubbles and reevaluate what grounds us day in and day out. The demands of the pandemic don't end just beca...

This month, we are sitting together in Crosstown Concourse's Green Room telling stories and jokes to lighten our moods as we exit a traumatic period of time. Life is resuming, and we are meeting it with humor and reflections from our year spent in the pandemic. We hope this episode brings you a few laughs, but more importantly, hope of bright future.

This month’s episode falls during the annual Memphis in May festival where we celebrate the culture, spirit and BBQ that makes Memphis famous. We take time this month to reflect on our most precious “Memphis in May” memories — some intrinsically tied to the festival and others bound to changing seasons in life. Join us for another conversation combining music, matters of the spirit, story and more...

As we continue to progress through the pandemic and every meeting, event and gathering that now occurs virtually, The Mystic is re-assessing and re-imagining what corporate worship means in the context of our online world. This month we are celebrating Easter and Passover and noticing the differences between online worship services and pre-pandemic in-person worship services. Some people choose Pe...

This month marks one year of the pandemic shutdown. Led by Joshua Narcisse, we are spending time reflecting on the many changes the past twelve months have brought. Inequalities glare us in the face and fear is ever-present in our daily lives. We discuss the things that are providing us hope and joy daily, and the changes we anticipate in the future of our society.

This month’s episode of The Mystic covers the topic of white supremacy and white hegemony, which have been at the forefront of our minds since last month’s insurrection at the Capitol. Listen to heartfelt music between our hosts discussing matters of religion vs. faith, the exclusion and oppression tied with American Christianity and race as a verb – not a noun. Join another hour of meaningful con...

This month, we continue building on last month’s episode by tracing the evolution of conversations around gender and sexual identity and expression through the generations represented by our group. We question and address where the faith community sees these issues, and how over time, faith communities have misappropriated religion as a system of power. Faith is not about certainty, it’s about hav...

Last month we discussed the ways that the COVID 19 pandemic has coerced us into investigating our own identities and biases. This week we shift the conversation toward issues surrounding gender and sexual identities and expression. Why are these human identities being used as a wedge to divide?

It has been nine months since we last met as a group. In this first episode back together, we are catching up and investigating the various ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives and the way we see ourselves. We found that being forced into isolation compelled us to reanalyze who we are. Please join us for this conversation engaging music, matters of the spirit, story, and more.