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Summary

This conversation explores the concept of liturgy and its role in leading us to address social issues, particularly the historical and contemporary realities of the slave trade. The episode previews the Province II Slave Trade Lament and Repentance liturgy which we be live on February 14, Ash Wednesday, at 10 a.m. EST. That service aims to lead us to lament and repent for the evils of the slave trade as we follow the journey of Jesus to the Cross through the Stations of the Cross service. The importance of living out one's faith and actively engaging with the world is emphasized. Listeners are invited to participate in the liturgy and find healing and redemption in the journey with Jesus.

Takeaways

• Liturgy is a way for individuals and communities to worship and engage in a meaningful relationship with God.
• Addressing social issues and seeking healing and redemption can begin through liturgical practices.
• Acknowledging the historical and contemporary realities of the slave trade and working to heal the harms cause by it and our individual and societal complicity with it is essential for truth and integrity in living out our faith.
• Living out one's faith involves actively loving and caring for others, as well as speaking truth and seeking restoration.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:58 Understanding Liturgy
02:21 The Importance of Liturgy in Addressing Social Issues
03:48 Unspoken Realities and Historical Context
05:14 Living Out Our Faith
06:11 The Way of the Cross
07:10 The Slave Trade Lament Liturgy
08:08 Invitation to Participate
09:20 Christ's Identification with the Hurting
09:59 Living Lives of Joy
10:27 Acknowledging Brokenness and Seeking Restoration
12:20 Vulnerability and Imperfection in the Liturgy
13:08 The Work of Absolution
14:01 The Invitation to All
15:02 Encountering the Love of God
15:44 Closing Blessing

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This podcast episode focuses on the need for conversations about addiction and sobriety, particularly in light of a recent incident of driving while intoxicated. Deacon Kay, a bivocational deacon and licensed clinician, shares her insights and experiences in the field of social work. The conversation covers important considerations in discussing substance abuse and addiction, understanding substance abuse as a mental health condition, surprising facts about addiction, harm reduction approaches, warning signs of substance abuse, creating safer spaces in parishes, prevention and managing substance use, and the power of community in supporting those struggling with addiction. The episode concludes with a message of hope and encouragement to seek help and make positive decisions.

Takeaways

• Substance abuse should be approached as a mental health condition rather than a moral failing.
• Harm reduction approaches, such as setting reasonable goals and providing resources, can be effective in supporting individuals in recovery.
• Warning signs of substance abuse include isolation, changes in behavior or mood, and physical symptoms.
• Parishes can create safer spaces by hosting support groups and providing resources like Narcan kits.
• It is important to move away from all-or-nothing thinking and embrace hope, focusing on health-oriented decisions and supporting one another in the journey towards recovery.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Speaking of Faith! In this first quarter of the year, we're focusing on racial healing and we're beginning by focusing locally on our relationships with indigenous peoples. In this first episode, we explore land acknowledgements and how they can do more harm than healing when they happen outside of true relationships. 

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In our final episode of our first season and of 2023, Bishop DeDe talks about how we can create more sacred space to create room for God during this season of Christmastide.

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In this final episode of our Baptismal Covenant series, we explore the last bidding in the Baptismal Covenant: "Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?"

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In our penultimate episode in our Baptismal Covenant Series, we explore the next bidding: "Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?" 

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As a continuance of our series on the Baptismal Covenant, we jump in to the next bidding: "Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?"

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In this episode, Bishop DeDe shares some practical tips for how to live out and Speak Faith in ways that bring people close together, instead of leaving us further divided, over this holiday season.

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In this episode, we revisit the grounding of our Baptismal Covenant - the Being with whom we're covenanting - by reminding ourselves that in our relationship with the Creator of All, we witness the love, beauty, and majesty of the creator in all God's people being their full selves. During this Trans Awareness Week and ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20, we root our discussion in honoring the beauty of our trans siblings living as their full selves, disarm some of the "clobber passages," and remind ourselves of the need to repent of harm caused to Trans people, especially harm caused in the name of the God who Created and loves us all. 

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As we continue our series exploring the Baptismal Covenant, we continue building on the "so what" biddings with the next up: "Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?" 

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