Glad Tidings

This week on Faithfully Memphis the Reverend Sandy Webb (Church of the Holy Communion) returns to the host's seat for a conversation with sacred artist Mel Ahlborn. In the episode, which is the final installment of the Behold It Unveiled series exploring the intersection of creativity and spirituality, Webb and Ahlborn discuss what makes an object "sacred," sources of inspiration, and symbolism.

This week on Faithfully Memphis, Maggie Schaumleffel (Barth House Episcopal Center) returns to the host's seat for a conversation with Memphis-based filmmaker Kyle Taubken, whose short film Nordo was recently awarded Best Hometowner Narrative Short at the 25th Anniversary Indie Memphis Film Festival. Taubken's narrative work has screened at festivals around the world - including Maryland Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival - and has won awards at festivals including Indie Memphis Film Festival and Oxford Film Festival. His work has been featured on Billboard, NPR, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, and The Daily Memphian. Learn more about him and his work at https://www.kyletaubken.com/.

For Peter Abell, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra isn't just a workplace. He has lead the organization as Executive Director since 2017, but his roots with the organization run extremely deep. In much the same way, music isn't just something playing in the background of his life but a central element of his lifelong spirituality. In this week's episode of Faithfully Memphis, Peter Abell's good friend, the Rev. Dr. Noah Campbell (Church of the Good Shepherd; Barth House Episcopal Center), talks with him about family, liturgy, community, and the music that binds them all together.

Learn more about the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at https://memphissymphony.org/.

In 1987, Scott Morris - a Methodist pastor and family physician - founded Church Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare clinic of its kind in the United States. Church Health relies on the services of volunteer healthcare providers and donations to provide medical care and wellness services to working uninsured people and other underserved people in Memphis and Shelby County. This week on Faithfully Memphis, join Bishop Phoebe as she talks with Dr. Morris about his latest book, Care: How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System.

Lar'juanette Williams is an award-winning singer, dancer, actress, writer and arts administrator whose credits include E.R, Chicago Hope, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, Spy Hard, Ghost of Mississippi, and Night Stand. She is also the Executive Director of Memphis Black Arts Alliance. In her conversation with Emily Austin, learn how throughout the chapters in her life, faith has always remained central.

You can learn more about the Memphis Black Arts Alliance at https://memphisblackarts.org/. 

In her bio on her website, portrait artist Maggie Russell says that she has “lost count of the blessings” that have materialized in her life since she made artwork her full-time job. In this episode hosted by another Faithfully Memphis newcomer, Rev. Katherine Bush (Calvary Episcopal Church), learn about what inspires Russell to pursue beauty.

You can learn more about Maggie Russell and her work at https://www.mrussellart.com/.

For information about the upcoming recovery retreat hosted by West Tennessee Episcopal Recovery, go to https://edwtn.org/event/recovery-retreat/. Go to tinyurl.com/FM-Recovery to listen to a past episode of Faithfully Memphis featuring members of the West Tennessee Addiction and Recovery Commission. 

Join the Reverend Hester Mathes (Holy Trinity) in conversation with Jeanne Simmons, a musician recognized for her involvement in a broad array of classical music activities in Memphis, including sacred music performances at area churches. In this special episode of Faithfully Memphis that is part of our Behold It Unveiled series exploring the intersection of spirituality and creativity, Jeanne shares how music has been a binding force throughout her life. The show includes selections performed live at Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church (accompanied by Dr. Patrick Scott, Director of Music) and at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee.

This week, our Behold It Unveiled series continues with the Rev. Dr. Jesse Abell (Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church) in conversation with Darrell Willis, creator and founder of Chinesha’s Closet, LLC. For Darrell, creativity is a big part of self-care, and during this episode, he shares how his creative business kept him buoyed during his cancer journey.

This week on Faithfully Memphis, Bishop Phoebe Roaf is joined in conversation with Pat Morgan, whose latest nonfiction work We Hardly Knew Them: How Homeless, Mentally Ill People Became Collateral Damage just received the NYC Big Book Award in the Cultural and Social Issues category. In the book, Pat Morgan takes aim at a major issue that results in homelessness, premature deaths, and jails and prisons becoming de facto mental hospitals, and an enormously expensive housing program that fails far too many mentally ill people who desperately need supportive "housing that heals." In their discussion, Pat shares the driving force behind her life's work of advocacy for unhoused people experiencing mental illnesses and what people of faith can do to disrupt the social and political systems that contribute to ongoing homelessness. 

Bishop Phoebe also talks about the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, which is celebrated on September 29. 

This week on Faithfully Memphis, Behold It Unveiled continues with a rich conversation between the Reverend Jonathan Chesney (Associate Rector, Church of the Holy Communion) and Josh Horton, Founder and Lead of Memphis-based Creative Works. Join them as they discuss grace, failure, and the divine nature of creativity.