Rachel and Ben discuss another theme in the Bible. Join us as we talk about the people of God. Enjoy!

Dr. Brian Sigmon is an acquisitions editor at The United Methodist Publishing House. In this conversation, we discuss prophecy and how it is used in scripture. 

In this episode, Rachel and Ben take a look at the phrase "new creation," its nuances, and how we can use this often oversimplified term to better under our relationship with God. 

Rachel and Ben are joined by Rev. Keith Caldwell, the president of the Nashville branch of the NAACP, to talk about racism, policing, the protests over the past week, and why it's so important to think of each other as humans made in the image of God.

Rachel and Ben talk about the factors that lead to homelessness, some of the stereotypes around homelessness, and what churches and people of faith can do to respond to this issue.

This conversation is based on the FaithLink issue "Homelessness" by Kira Austin-Young. It is available here.

This week, Rachel and Ben talk about the moral questions that surround easing social distancing restrictions, why it's so difficult to answer some of these questions, and what our faith means for the way we process these complicated choices.

This episode is based around the FaithLink issue "Opening Up" by Benjamin Dueholm and can be purchased at cokesbury.com/faithlink

Continuing our conversation on grace, please enjoy this interview with Michael McRay and Rev. Jeannie Alexander, as we discuss the prison system.

Michael T. McRay is a writer, facilitator, and story-practitioner living in Nashville, Tennessee. He’s the author of multiple books, including I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World (Herald Press, 2020).

Rev. Jeannie Alexander is the director of No Exceptions Prison Collective. She is also a co-founding resident of Harriet Tubman House, an interfaith community dedicated to restorative practices in earth stewardship and human rights.

Join us for this episode of Let's Talk About the Bible, in which we discuss grace, a word that so permeates our faith that it's meaning is often watered down. 

In this episode, Ben and Rachel discuss how we are all collectively grieving during this time in both big and small ways. They discuss what it looks like to grieve collectively, the concept of anticipatory grief, and how the laments found in the Bible can help us navigate this experience together.