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Special Guest: Cody Sanders, Author of A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition

Question of the Week: How can and should churches be responding to the attack on diversity and transgender rights in the current political context?

A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition

Cripping Youth Ministry

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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 Scripture

Question of the Week: We often skip the more horrific and scary parts of the Bible to focus on the “good” and uplifting parts. What do we miss out on by doing this? What do the scarier aspects of scripture have to teach us?

Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture

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Special Guest: Doug Basler, Author of All Swirling and Weaving:
Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in Faith

Question of the Week: Christian literature is often focused on academic, intellectual, and non-fiction reading. But how can our faith grow and be challenged through fiction?

All Swirling and Weaving: Reflections on Reading Fiction and Growing in Faith

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Special Guest: Britney Winn Lee, Author of Sacred Curiosity: Wondering Our Way Toward Wholeness

Question of the Week: Today’s society is very busy and also very polarized. How do we maintain spiritual and intellectual curiosity in dark times or amidst busy schedules?

Sacred Curiosity: Wondering Our Way Toward Wholeness 

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Special Guest: Rev. Dr. Andrew Hale, Author of Mending the Fracturing Church: How to Navigate Conflict and Build Trust for Thriving Communities

Question of the Week: How can churches and faith communities healthily navigate conflict and tension in this time of polarization? Further, why does conflict in our churches feel so much more personal than conflicts with other members of our communities?

Mending the Fracturing Church: How to Navigate Conflict and Build Trust for Thriving Communities

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Special Guest: Betsy Shirley, Editor-in-Chief of Sojourners. Sojourners is publishing Light for the Way: Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World

Question of the Week: What does it mean to be spiritually resilient when facing major issues in today’s world, such as division, climate change, and Christian nationalism? How do we become resilient and also share that with others?

Light for the Way: Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World

Sojourners

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Special Guest: Lisa Colón DeLay, Author of The Way of the Desert Elders: How the Wisdom of Ancient Christians Sustains Us Today

Question of the Week: Ancient Christians lived and journeyed through deserts, a context that many Christians today do not have. How did the desert inform ancient Christians understanding of faith and God and how can their perspective help us today?

The Way of the Desert Elders: How the Wisdom of Ancient Christians Sustains Us Today

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Special Guest: Jennifer Garcia Bashaw and Aaron Higashi, Authors of Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and Others

Questions of the Week: What are some key things we should have in mind when reading and interpreting Scripture? How do we respond when someone else has a vastly different interpretation or understanding?

Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and Others

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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 Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY

Question of the Week: How can we connect the spiritual themes and aspects of Lent to our physical bodies? Why does this matter and how can it help us better understand Jesus’ life and grow our relationship with God?

Meeting Jesus on the Road: A Lenten Study

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Special Guest: Angela J. Herrington, Spiritual Coach & Author of Embracing the Old Witch in the Woods: Liberating Feminine Wisdom from Christian Patriarchy

Question of the Week: What are examples of how Christianity perpetuates patriarchy? How can women resist and overcome these traditions and attitudes? Further, how can others (especially men) be allies in empowering women and dismantling these patriarchal practices?

Embracing the Old Witch in the Woods 

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