Today we talk with Emily Evans, wife, mother.

Questions for reflection this week:

- How can we support the spouses of clergy?

- What are ways you can engage in ministry?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- The Catestics of the Good Shepherd https://www.cgsusa.org/

- Cursillo in Alabama: https://alabamacursillo.org/

- Fruits of the Spirit Lessons: https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/products/fruit-of-the-spirit-childrens-ministry-curriculum

- Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKC...

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Today we talk with Mary Jo Van Zandt, wife and mother of clergy folks.

Questions for reflection this week:

- How do you find your own ministry?

- Where is God calling you to serve?

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Today we talk about Bishop Hodges-Copple ministry as a priest, bishop, and mother.

Questions for reflection this week:

- Where have you seen a woman in ministry in your life? Do you remember the first time you saw a female priest?

- How can we lift up women's voices?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple ordination as Bishop: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2013/06/17/anne-hodges-copple-ordained-as-north-carolinas-bishop-suffragan/

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

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Today we talk about where we've been these past 18 months, and what's coming up over the summer.

Questions for reflection this week:

- How has your engagement with scripture changed these past 18 months?

- How can we practice rest and sabbath this summer?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

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Today we talk about an endless line of kings who can't seem to get it right, and how that ultimately leads to our total destruction.

Questions for reflection this week:

- What can we learn from an endless line of failure?

- What do we idolize today? What keeps us from faithfulness?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- Bible Project overview of 1&2 Kings (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/kings/)

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

The show music is "Silver Lining" by Brent Wood, licensed under Soundstripe

Today we're joined by John Burruss, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Ala. We talk about prophets, care for the poor, disease, and healing that doesn't always come on our terms.

Questions for reflection this week:

- How do prophets help us remember that our kingdom isn't of this world?

- Who are the prophets in our lives?

- How do we hold on to hope for the long haul, when healing seems far off?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- John Burruss (https://www.ssechurch.org/clergy-staff)

- You can watch Alan's and St. Martin's Celebration of New Ministry here (https://www.stmartininthefields.org/livestream/)

- Bible Project overview of 1&2 Kings (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/kings/)

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

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Today we're joined by Carmen Germino, rector of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Davidson, N.C. We talk about extra kings, generational brokenness, and God's discipline.

Questions for reflection this week:

- What can we learn about our own lives from these one paragraph descriptions of kings?

- What can we learn from God's wrath, or discipline?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- Carmen Germina (https://www.saintalbansdavidson.org/clergy-staff)

- Bible Project overview of 1&2 Kings (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/kings/)

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

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Today we dive into 1 Kings, and talk about David's legacy, Solomon's wisdom, and our constant choice to be faithful to God.

Questions for reflection this week:

- Why would discernment be the most important thing to ask for?

- How can we choose faithfulness ever day?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- The Bible Overview book (https://www.amazon.com/Rose-Bible-Overview-Publishing/dp/1596365692)

- Bible Project overview of 1&2 Kings (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/kings/)

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

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Today we're joined by the Rev. Furman Buchanan, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Greenville, S.C. We dive in to 1 and 2 Kings, and look at our failures, God's loyalty, and how sometimes love requires a mama bear.

Questions for reflection this week:

- How does it change our view of God's love, and our love for God, if we substitute the word "loyalty"?

- How do we make sense of hard times, and a God who is all-loving and all-powerful?

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- Bible Project overview of 1&2 Kings (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/kings/)

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

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Today we're joined by the Rev. Paul Abernathy, as we talk about decades of ministry, bringing the Scriptures alive, and how God's word shapes our world.

Links mentioned in today's episode:

- The Rev. Paul Abernathy (https://stmatthewsepiscopal.org/connecting/priests)

- Paul's blog (https://paulrobertsabernathy.com)

- Paul's Facebook account (https://www.facebook.com/paul.r.abernathy)

- Paul's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/paulrobertsabernathy/)

- Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt8M5fw3DImMNZKCHgBRNw)

The show music is "Silver Lining" by Brent Wood, licensed under Soundstripe