Continuing conversation during Black History Month, Yisrael hosts scholar Dr. Walter Strickland to discuss black people’s involvement and relationship to Christianity.

Dr. Walter Strickland’s Books:

Swing Low Volume 1 https://a.co/d/h5uygY8

Swing Low Volume 2 https://a.co/d/arXNazH

In today’s episode, Yisrael hosts a conversation with Michelle Lang-Raymond. Michelle is a Mississippi native now Pacific Northwest resident. She holds a BA in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University and an MA in Religion from Warner Pacific University. She has also served as the Campus Pastor and a Professor of Spiritual Formation, Theatre, and Black Studies at Warner Pacific University. Michelle is also Founder and Executive Director of ActsOnStage and The Scene in South Park.

Michelle’s info:

Instagram - @msmichellelang

WE ARE BACK!! Today is a subtle intro into a new season on In The Meantime where Yisrael will be hosting conversations on Blackness and Faith.

Podcast Mentioned:

• ​https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZNK3FAMFz28IgiKmLonwK?si=q-y2c1NTSy2bP36gcvVmKA

Today, as Yisrael wraps the miniseries on Unconventional Living, he hosts a conversation with Ethan Malis about the complexities of violence in our culture and Jesus’ response to it.

Books to read:

Nonviolence by Preston Sprinkle

Passion for Peace by Thomas Merton

Crucification of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd

Myth of a Christian Nation by Greg Boyd

Reading Revelation Responsibly by Michael Gorman

Nonviolent Action by Ronald Sider

Christianity and Patriotism by Leo Tolstoy

Performing the Faith by Stanley Hauerwas

Beating Guns by Shane Claiborne

The Fearless Benjamin Lay by Marcus Ridiker

The Gospel of Peace in a World of Violence (multiple authors)

The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas

If you have further questions and would like to speak with Ethan you can reach him at: [email protected]

Continuing the series on Unconventional Living, Yisrael hosts Timothy Gombis on the podcast. The two discuss Gombis’s book Power in Weakness, challenging the ways the Gospel shapes our approach to power and success.

Timothy Gombis’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/wrapped/share/share-fb0b6eb01da748acbfca828599ebbaa8?si=hACJ1X1KSGOE49hXlJKaig&show-id=0BgGOlFtr78U9yfLt84OdW

Gombis’s Book: https://a.co/d/5N652eL

Books Mentioned:

The Christian Imagination by Willie James Jennings

Scriptures Mentioned:

Ephesians 3

2 Corinthians

Galatians 4:19

Philippians 2:9

Isaiah 26:19

Matthew 25:31-46

This week kicks off a new mini-series: Unconventional Living. Yisrael hosts a conversation with Kyle Haynes and unpacks why it matters and what it means to live a life marked by self-sacrifice.

Scriptures Mentioned:

Matthew 5-7 (Sermon on the Mount)

Philippians 1

Philippians 2:6-8

Proverbs 17:10

Q & A link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM8bgFGBplM-ebIruF6sMy5h2RYmBuiAE-wSi_nzEfPNEfSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Election day was a month ago, but tension is still lingering. In today’s episode, Yisrael and Santi discuss how the Church can move forward despite political tension.

This week, I take a moment to talk about the things the Lord has been speaking to me and go on a rant about my most anticipated movies this year.

Q & A link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM8bgFGBplM-ebIruF6sMy5h2RYmBuiAE-wSi_nzEfPNEfSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Today, Yisrael shares a teaching he did in Luke 10 regarding Mary, Martha, and Jesus. As life begins to change pace, Yisrael invites the audience to consider the better posture in life and asks the challenging question Jesus offers: what do you want?

Scriptures referenced:

• ​Luke 10:38-42
• ​Luke 12:22-24
• ​John 1:35-39

As we near another primary election, Christians seem to be pushed to the margins as an unfavorable group of unloving and judgmental people. Today, Yisrael hosts a conversation with Elisa Medina on the poking question: Is the Church Loving?

Ministry mentioned:

The Refugee Center: https://www.refugecentertucson.org

Book mentioned:

Beautiful Resistance: The Joy of Conviction in a Culture of Compromise by Jon Tyson

Scriptures mentioned:

• ​Isaiah 55:8-9
• ​John 4:14
• ​John 7:37-39
• ​Galatians 5:22-23