Born enslaved on a Maryland plantation, Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915) went on to preach the Gospel across the United States, Europe, Africa and India.  How did an impoverished black woman achieve such freedom and influence?  Did she ever overcome her anxious fears?  Hear the story of one of the greatest Christians you’ve never heard of.Donyelle McCray, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, writes about the ways African American women and lay people use the...

Amanda Berry Smith

Who's a saint? Who's a sinner? Who decides? Through storytelling and conversation, host Karen Wright Marsh traces the tales of the broken, beautiful people we sometimes call "saints” but who were always sinners, as well. Each episode features a special guest, who joins Karen to explore the ancient Christian wisdom that illuminates today’s complex world.

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Karen Wright Marsh explores one of the lessons from her new book, Wake Up To Wonder: 22 Invitations to Amazement in the Everyday, with her daughter, Nan Marsh. They relive their 165 km pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago. Of the thousands who walk this path each year, some take to the Camino out of prayerful devotion, others to work through a personal loss, discern new purpose, or meet the challenge of a rigorous trek.  Listen now to discover why Nan and Karen decided to walk all the...

Keep on Walking: The Camino de Santiago with Nan Marsh

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”  These ancient words hold a challenge: a promise of a life that matters, a future of purpose and influence.  But first, the question: Who does God mean me to be?  Who does God mean you to be?In this special episode of the Vintage Saints and Sinners Podcast, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four girls, born across the centuries, who grew up to be women who set the world on fire, each in her own way.Catherine...

Women Who Set the World on Fire

In this special Saints of Charlottesville episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the Virginia city they called home.Isabella and William Gibbons (c. 1836-1890 & 1825-1886)Enslaved by professors on the Grounds of the University of Virginia, Isabella and William Gibbons welcomed emancipation in 1863.  Isabella became an esteemed teacher of freed black Charlottesvillians and William pastored First Baptist Church, the oldest Black Chu...

Saints of Charlottesville

In this special Saints of Washington episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: George Washington, Carter G. Woodson, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Marie H. Reed.  Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to the Washington, DC, area.RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: George Washington (1732-1799)  EDUCATION: Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) UNITY: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (1941- ) COMMUNITY: Mari...

Saints of Washington

In this special Saints of Atlanta episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to Atlanta.MEDIATOR: Thomas O’Reilly  (1831-1872)ADVOCATE:  Demetrios Petrides (c.1865-1917)EDUCATOR: Alberta Williams King (1904-1974)HEALER: Leila Denmark (1898-2012)This Saints of Atlanta podcast episode is part of Saints of the City (SotC), an outreach initiative of Th...

Amanda Berry Smith

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