A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

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Special Guest:
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Author of Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith
 
Question of the Day:
We often define ourselves and our values by what we are “not”, especially in a politically divided world, such as we are not racist or not conservative. We do the same when thinking about God, saying God isn’t cruel or God isn’t this, or that etc. But this thinking doesn’t actually help give us clarity on who we actually are or who God is. How do reframe our perspective to have deeper understandings of ourselves and God?

 Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith

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¡Rosa y Edwin le dan la bienvenida a Flor Vélez-Díaz al podcast de esta semana!

En el enlace encontrarás la versión digital de la traducción más reciente del Libro de Orden de la Iglesia Presbiteriana al español que puedes descargar:

https://www.pcusa.org/get/resources/resource/1982/

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Special Guest:
Rev. Claire McKeever-Burgett, Author of Blessed are the Women: Naming & Reclaiming Women’s Stories from the Gospels

Guest Question:
Throughout the centuries of theological discussion, the stories of women in the biblical text have been either ignored or misunderstood, why and how are we to uplift the stories of women in our sacred texts?

Blessed are the Women: Naming & Reclaiming Women’s Stories from the Gospels

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*Trigger Warning: episode contains language of sexual abuse*

Special Guests:
Grace Ji-Sun Kim & Susan M. Shaw, Authors of Surviving God: A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors

Guest Questions:
How can the way we see or understand God contribute to sexual abuse or oppression? Also, how does the experience of abuse impact a survivor’s understanding of God?
 
Surviving God:
A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors

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Special Guest:
Catherine Witte, Former Chaplain & Pharmacist, Indian Health Service, US Public Health Service

Guest Question:
What was your experience working in both health and spiritual care for Native Americans/American Indians? What did you observe about Native and Indigenous experiences with the US health care system?

Indian Health Service's Resources on Cancer

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Special Guest:
Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, Author of Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth

Guest Question:
In the modern day of technology, how do we connect with the Earth? How do we encourage people to connect to the Earth who might not have regular access to nature such as people living in urban areas or those who have grown up exclusively in the digital age?

Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth

Journey to Eloheh: How Indigenous Values Lead Us to Harmony and Well-Being

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This week we welcome...

Dr. Jasmine L. Harris, Associate Professor of African American Studies & Program Coordinator of African American Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio, & Author of Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education

Guest Question:
What institutional and structural changes are needed for Black women to be able to truly be accepted, welcomed and empowered while pursuing higher education?

Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education

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Changes are coming to the podcast! From now on, we will focus more on our guests. You'll get a little banter from us, our conversation with the guest, and then a brief debrief toward the end. Sending love to all of our listeners who have been on this journey with us!

Special Guest:
Kevin Garcia, Author of What Makes You Bloom: Cultivating a Practice for Connecting with Your Divine Self

Question:
Sometimes you are just burned out on religion, church or faith. It could be due to trauma, frustration or just being over it. How do we rediscover our spirituality when we reach this point?

What Makes You Bloom: Cultivating a Practice for Connecting with Your Divine Self

40 Reflections for 40 years of the Commitment to Peacemaking

Journey through the Mist: A Spiritually Guided Lent

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Meditations to Accompany What Makes You Bloom

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This week we talk about AWARDS SEASON and all the things surrounding them.

Special Guest (18:07):
Rev. Bronwen Boswell, Stated Clerk, PCUSA

Guest Question:
What do you see as the future of the church? Challenges? Opportunities?

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Question of the Week:
What are your thoughts on using electronic readers like tablets or phones to read instead of print media such as books, magazines or newspapers? Do you use digital methods to read the Bible?

Special Guest: (12:30)
Cedar Monroe, Author of Trash: A Poor White Journey

Guest Question:
We hear about how white supremacy culture harms people of color. But how does white supremacy impact and harm white people, especially poor and low-income whites? Does it impact them differently from whites of higher economic class?

Trash: A Poor White Journey

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