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In this week's episode we continue our summer series "Cultivate." Our focus through the summer has been on the virtues and traits of Jesus we need to cultivate in this season of life. However, in this episode, we are not focusing on the WHAT but the HOW. How do we cultivate these traits? 

God ultimately brings the growth in our lives but one key way we can water and grow is through the practice of prayer. Specifically, we are going to look at Paul's seemingly challenging words in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 to pray without ceasing. What exactly does this mean? And how can these words guide us as we begin a new school year? 

In this week's episode we continue our summer series focusing on the kinds of people we are becoming in these trying times. What virtues and traits of Jesus should we cultivate in our lives right now? 

In light of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our country in recent weeks we are going to spend time intentionally talking about this topic. The hope is we will cultivate a willingness to have conversation about hard issues and seek understanding of those different than ourselves. 

This week we are going to hear the perspective of an outside voice, Eric Gentry. Eric Gentry is the Preaching Minister at the Highland Church of Christ in Memphis, TN. 
He has served there for almost a decade and one of his core values has been working towards racial justice in his context. In this week's episode we will get to hear about his journey and what he is learning as a leader working towards racial justice. 

In this week's episode we continue our summer series focusing on the kinds of people we are becoming in these trying times. What virtues and traits of Jesus should we cultivate in our lives right now? 

In light of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our country in recent weeks we are going to spend time intentionally talking about this topic. The hope is we will cultivate a willingness to have conversation about hard issues and seek understanding of those different than ourselves. This week our special guests are Nicholas & Kaylen Trice.

In this week's episode we continue our summer series focusing on the kinds of people we are becoming in these trying times. What virtues and traits of Jesus should we cultivate in our lives right now? 

In light of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our country in recent weeks we are going to spend time intentionally talking about this topic. The hope is we will cultivate a willingness to have conversation about hard issues and seek understanding of those different than ourselves. 

This week we are going to begin discussing practical steps we can take to become better ministers of racial reconciliation. Both Lamar & Taylor Moore are here to give some guidance and wisdom. Below is the full list of resources that the Moores gave for those who want to learn more about these conversations. 

Books (I have not read all of these, but many recommended them.):
 1. The New Jim Crow
 2. White Fragility
 3. Between the World and Me
 4. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
 5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
 6. Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
 7. Autobiography of a Blue Eyed Devil: My Life and Times in a Racist, Imperialist Society
 8. Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
 9. Thick: And Other Essays
 10. What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays

Movies/Documentaries/YouTube (I have not watched all of these, but many recommended them.):
 1. 13th (Netflix)
 2. When They See Us (Netflix)
 3. Jane Elliott’s brown eye blue eye experiments (YouTube)
 4. Eyes on the Prize
 5. Freedom Riders
 6. Just Mercy
 7. I Am Not Your Negro
 8. The Birth of a Nation (2016)
 9. Hidden Colors
 10. The Hate You Give

Podcasts (I have not listened to all of these, but many recommended them.):
 1. The Nod
 2. The Stoop
 3. Carefree and Black Diaries

In this week's episode we continue our summer series focusing on the kinds of people we are becoming in these trying times. What virtues and traits of Jesus should we cultivate in our lives right now? 

In light of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our country in recent weeks we are going to spend time intentionally talking about this topic. The hope is we will cultivate a willingness to have conversation about hard issues and seek understanding of those different than ourselves. 

This week we are going to begin discussing practical steps we can take to become better ministers of racial reconciliation. Both Lamar & Taylor Moore are here to give some guidance and wisdom. 

Here are links to the resources recommended in this episode: 

• Book: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
• Book: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
• Book: Between the World and Me
• Book: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness 
• Book: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
• Book: The Autobiography of a Martin Luther King Jr.
• Book: Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass
• Book: Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (Booker T Washington)
• Book: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice & Redemption
• Podcast: 1619 Podcast
• Film: 13th Film
• Film: Holy Post - Race in America
• Film: Just Mercy

We will have more resources in the next episode. 

In this week's episode we continue our summer series focusing on the kinds of people we are becoming in these trying times. What virtues and traits of Jesus should we cultivate in our lives right now? 

In light of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our country in recent weeks we are going to spend time intentionally talking about this topic. The hope is we will cultivate a willingness to have conversation about hard issues and seek understanding of those different than ourselves. This week our special guest is Lamar Moore.

In this week's episode we continue our summer series focusing on the kinds of people we are becoming in these trying times. What virtues and traits of Jesus should we cultivate in our lives right now? 

In light of a heightened awareness of racial tensions in our country in recent weeks we are going to spend time intentionally talking about this topic. The hope is we will cultivate a willingness to have conversation about hard issues and seek understanding of those different than ourselves. This week our special guest is Taylor Moore. 

In this week's episode we consider the tragic events of the last week and one way we might respond as people of faith. What does it mean to be a person of peace in this challenging season? How might we cultivate this trait in our lives? 

In this week's episode we pick up where we left off last week by looking more at the characteristic of compassion. What makes this week better is that we have a special guest, Jessica McCoy, who will bring insight from her field of training and study. 

In this week's podcast we launch a new series! For the next several weeks we are going to consider virtues and traits we need to cultivate during this season of COVID. Every season has unique opportunities to offer a change to develop and grow, so what might this time of pandemic be calling us to cultivate in our lives? In this episode we will take a look at the whole series and one specific virtue needed for this time.