A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast
Welcome to A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast, the podcast where we respond to your questions and comments on issues of faith, social justice and church life. Don't be afraid to write in and ask your question because if it matters to you, it matters to us and it just might be a matter of faith. Whether it be faith in God, faith in others or faith in yourself. We are brought to you by the Office of Faith-Based Investing & Corporate Engagement, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, and Unbound: An Interactive Journal on Christian Social Justice for the Presbyterian Church (USA). Submit questions to faithpodcast@pcusa.org. LISTENING GUIDES FOUND IN PODCAST SHOW NOTES.
Episodes
319 episodes
Birding as a Spiritual Practice w/ Ragan Sutterfield
Special Guest: Ragan Sutterfield, Author of Watch and Wonder: Birding as a Spiritual PracticeQuestion of the Week: We’ve heard the phrase “finding God in nature.” What are ways that we can connect with God and grow...
An Asian American Experience with American Christianity w/ Kristin T. Lee
Special Guest: Kristin T. Lee, Author of We Mend with Gold: An Immigrant Daughter's Reckoning with American ChristianityQuestion of the Week: Immigrant families may (understandably) focus on “fitting in” with the c...
A History of Iran, the US, and Israel w/ John Ghazvinian
Special Guest: John Ghazvinian, Author, Historian and Former journalistQuestion of the Week: Considering the recent attacks on Iran by the US and Israel, so much misunderstanding and misinformation is flooding our news and ...
Discernment in the Early Church and Today w/ John Lewis
Special Guest: John Lewis, Author of Discernment in the Early Church and Today: Reclaiming Paul's Vision for Formation and Community BuildingQuestion of the Week: Today’s world and church seem very polarized. But t...
Three Generations From Slavery to the White House w/ John Wrory Ficklin
Special Guest: John Wrory Ficklin, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs & Author of An Unusual Path: Three Generations From Slavery to the White HouseQuestion of the Week: Your book ...
Grief and What to Say w/ Shelby Forsythia
Shelby Forsythia, Author of Of Course I’m Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving | What does it mean to really sit alongside someone in grief and mourning? When talking with someone who is grievi...
Ministry with LGBTQIA+ Youth w/ Cody Sanders
Special Guest: Cody Sanders, Author of A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated EditionQuestion of the Week: How can and should churches be responding to the attack on diversity and transgender rights ...
The Roots of Horror in Scripture w/ Brandon Grafius
Special Guest: Brandon Grafius, Academic Dean & Professor of Biblical Studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, and Author of Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in ScriptureQuestion of the Week: We often skip the mor...
Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in Faith w/ Doug Basler
Special Guest: Doug Basler, Author of All Swirling and Weaving:Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in FaithQuestion of the Week: Christian literature is often focused on academic, intellectual, and non-f...
Sacred Curiosity w/ Britney Winn Lee
Special Guest: Britney Winn Lee, Author of Sacred Curiosity: Wondering Our Way Toward WholenessQuestion of the Week: Today’s society is very busy and also very polarized. How do we maintain spiritual and intellectu...
How to Navigate Conflict and Build Trust for Thriving Communities w/ Andy Hale
Special Guest: Rev. Dr. Andrew Hale, Author of Mending the Fracturing Church: How to Navigate Conflict and Build Trust for Thriving CommunitiesQuestion of the Week: How can churches and faith communities healthily ...
Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World w/ Betsy Shirley
Special Guest: Betsy Shirley, Editor-in-Chief of Sojourners. Sojourners is publishing Light for the Way: Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken WorldQuestion of the Week: What does it mean ...
The Desert Elders w/ Lisa Colón DeLay
Special Guest: Lisa Colón DeLay, Author of The Way of the Desert Elders: How the Wisdom of Ancient Christians Sustains Us TodayQuestion of the Week: Ancient Christians lived and journeyed through deserts, a context that many Chr...
How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and Others w/ Jennifer Garcia Bashaw and Aaron Higashi
Special Guest: Jennifer Garcia Bashaw and Aaron Higashi, Authors of Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and OthersQuestions of the Week: What are some key things we should have in mind whe...
Jesus on the Road and Lent w/ Cynthia Campbell and Christine Coy Fohr
Special Guests: Cynthia Campbell and Christine Coy Fohr, Authors of Meeting Jesus on the Road: A Lenten Study; Cynthia is a retired Presbyterian pastor and retired seminary president, and Christine is pastor at Harvey Browne Pre...
Liberating Feminine Wisdom from Christian Patriarchy w/ Angela J. Herrington
Special Guest: Angela J. Herrington, Spiritual Coach & Author of Embracing the Old Witch in the Woods: Liberating Feminine Wisdom from Christian PatriarchyQuestion of the Week: What are examples of how Christia...
Weaving New Ritual w/ Lucy Waechter Webb & Nicole Bauman
Special Guests: Rev. Lucy Waechter Webb and Nicole Bauman, Facilitators of Weaving New Ritual: a year long community of practice for people with White Christian lineage to reclaim ritual fluencyQuestion of the Week: How can...
Fatherhood, Faith, and Relationship w/ Patton Dodd
Special Guest: Patton Dodd, Author of The Father You Get: And the Ones You Make, Believe In, and BecomeQuestion of the Week: Is it really possible to have or to be an “ideal” father? What would that look like? How ...
Joy to the World w/ Robert Boak Slocum
Special Guest: Dr. Robert Boak Slocum, Author of Joy to the World!Devotions for Advent, Christmas, and EpiphanyQuestion of the Week: What does it mean to find comfort and hope in the season of Advent, Christmas...
Missionary Kids and White Evangelicalism w/ Holly Berkley Fletcher
Special Guest: Holly Berkley Fletcher, Author of The Missionary Kids:Unmasking the Myths of White EvangelicalismQuestion of the Week: What do the stories and experiences of missionary kids teach us about the issues with whit...
Trans Advent w/ Zayn Silva & Avery Arden
Special Guest: Zayn Silva and Avery Arden, Writers for Unbound's Trans Advent Devotional. Zayne is Digital Minister at Middle Collegiate Church, Avery is also a board member for More Light PresbyteriansQuestion of the Week:
A Conversation with Britain's First Black Woman Bishop w/ Rt. Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Special Guest: The Rt Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury, Author of Girl from Montego Bay: The Autobiography of Britain's First Black Woman Bishop Rose Hudson-WilkinQuestion of the We...
Transforming Churches into Trauma-Informed Spaces w/ Julia Matallana Freedman
Special Guest: Julia Matallana Freedman, Author of Sanctuary of Healing: Transforming Churches into Trauma-Informed Spaces, Recently Ordained in the Episcopal TraditionQuestion of the Week: Churches can unfortunate...
Rootedness & Home w/ Christy Berghoef
Special Guest: Christy Berghoef, Author of Rooted: A Spiritual Memoir of HomecomingQuestion of the Week: Throughout our lives, our faith is challenged and then grows. What did it mean for you to go back to a place you called hom...
Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative w/ GG Renee Hill
Special Guest: GG Renee Hill, Author of Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your NarrativeQuestion of the Week: We make sense of the world around us and ourselves through stories. But we often ...