The Institute on Theology and Disability (ITD) is a yearly conference bringing together academics, religious professionals, and lay people who are interested in the intersections of disability, ministry, and theology. Justin and Bekah have attended several Institutes over the years, and found them useful and enriching, but also deeply challenging. In this episode, Bekah shares her experiences from the 2024 ITD, which she found to be a true joy, and improved in many ways. She and Justin discuss the need to center disabled voices in disability theology spaces, and consider the present and future of ITD.

This week, Justin and special guest Andrew West discuss the spirituality of , their favorite sports Cricket, and soccer. In order to discover how it helps, bring balance and peace to their lives.

In honor of LGBTQ Pride month, Bekah and Justin explore a bit of queer history, investigating the origins of Pride Month, and how it has changed over time. With the aid of Wikipedia, they trace the activist origins of Pride in the Stonewall Riots, and discuss how to continue to live into that activist spirit today.

In this episode, Justin and Bekah discuss Orientation and Mobility, the set of tools and training that blind people use to learn and navigate new environments. Bekah shares stories of her experiences receiving ONM training, she and Justin talk more broadly about how strangers often react to their disabilities in public spaces.

In this episode, Justin and Bekah discuss the practice of the daily offices with sub-deacon Andrew West, a member of the Julian Way with a passion for daily prayer. Andrew explains the practice of morning and evening prayer, his own relationship to the practice, and some of the ways set prayers and Psalms can draw worshipers deeper into love of God and love of neighbor.

In this week's episode, Justin and Bekah talk about the big changes coming to the United Methodist Church after the recent General Conference and what it means for the people of God.

This week, Justin and Bekah dive into how disability informs their leadership styles, and how groups and organizations function differently when lead by disabled leaders. They discuss the authentic, collaborative, flexible work environment they find in many disability organizations, and dream about what might be possible if the rest of society learned from disabled leaders.

Justin and Bekah reflect on the significance of Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter. They sympathize with Peter's need for sleep, and contemplate the importance of spending time with the difficult emotions of Holy Week.

In this episode, Justin and Bekah chat with Rev. Chris Wylie, a.k.a. DJ

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