Firebrand Podcast

Halloween: Where did it come from? How should we understand it? Should Christians observe it? Matt Reynolds of Spirit and Truth joins us for a wide ranging discussion on the topic of All Hallows' Eve. 

Families of kids with disabilities very often have a hard time finding a place to go to church. Yet there are concrete steps that churches can take to welcome these kids and their families. Sue Hey is an occupational therapist who attends Stillwater UMC in Dayton. She joins us in this episode to talk about the Special Friends ministry she helped to establish. 

The PT Crew heads to Cincinnati (okay, West Chester) for a live podcast at Faith Community UMC. Social media chupacabra Scott Kisker was under the weather, but Dr. Justus Hunter filled in like a champ. Our topic: How to be a Methodist in a world where it seems like right and wrong change all the time.  

The podcast crew talks with Rev. Sara Smith of www.liferecoveryspecialist.com. Sara is a graduate of United Theological Seminary and has also recently attended the Bethel School for Supernatural Ministry. We discuss emotional trauma and the way in which Jesus ministers to us and heals us. David gets really uncomfortable and the others have fun at his expense. 

We're kicking off season 3! In this episode, Maggie talks about her time at the Global Summer Intensive and how she unsuccessfully stalked a man in Petco.  

Dr. Rosario Picardo joins us to talk about his new book, Don't Look Down: Answering Jesus' Call to Walk on Water. We also talk about successful church planting and life at United Theological Seminary. 

The PT crew talks with Adria Nuñez, who, along with her husband, Rev. Guillermo Leon Mighthy, pastors Central Havana Methodist Church in Cuba. The Cuban Methodist Church is in the midst of a Spirit-filled revival, and Adria talks to us about some of the great things they've experienced there, including the growth of their own congregation from 82 members to over 900. 

Dr. Jerry Kulah is Dean of the Graduate Program at the United Methodist University in Liberia. He is also the head of the UMC Africa Initiative, and one of United Methodism's most influential leaders. In this interview we talk with him about his life story, the church in Africa, and the power of God to change lives. 

You guessed it: we're talking about Pentecost. (Shocking, yes.) We're dropping this episode a little early in case any preachers preparing sermons might find it helpful. 

John Wesley preached a balanced mix of God's judgment and love. In this episode, David looks at how Wesley talked about the return of Christ, the final judgment, and the new creation.