Stories Along the Journey

Lory Beth, Katie and Gloria sit around the table and tell their most interesting Christmas memories! Spoiler Alert!! We talk about Santa A LOT! DO NOT LISTEN AROUND CHILDREN.

In the Podcast you will hear a story form Gloria who tells about her Santa visit at her house at Christmas. Here is a photo from that day!

Also, you will hear about Lory Beth's funny "Dirty Santa" gift exchange. Here is a photo of her mom receiving her gift!

Hang tight friends, we are working on a really good podcast to drop for the month of December! Plan to listen to this special Christmas podcast that will drop on December 22, 2022!

Lory Beth, Gloria, and Katie talk about the countless ways we deal with grief and some of the cultural differences of grieving. They also discuss how to grieve in ways that honor your loved ones through their death, loss of job, hope, and the church. Join us for this hard yet important topic.

*Re-release* This is a podcast that we released in July.

Gloria Hughes and Lory Beth Huffman had a conversation with author, activist, and speaker, Shane Claiborne about how he passionately lives out the gospel message of love. His advocacy has led him to spend time with Mother Teresa in Calcutta and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. Shane heads up Red Letter Christians which is a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." His passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence is providing a platform for the healing of the families who have lost a loved one to gun violence.

Shane's latest book: Beating Guns: Hope for People who are weary of violence can be found on Amazon or other book sellers. Shane's website is shane claiborne

Follow Shane on Instagram: Shane.Claiborne

Lory Beth and Gloria sit down with Rev. Ken Anderson and talk disasters. Ken is appointed at Henson Chapel-Mabel charge as well as serving as the Appalachian District Disaster Response Coordinator. Ken has served as a Coordinator for other districts as well as the conference Coordinator. Ken brings years of knowledge and skills to this podcast as he talks about how to get involved and when. If you are feeling called to help please check out these resources:

www.wnccumc.org/disaster-response

www.wnccumc.org/mission-response-center

www.wnccumc.org/disaster-ministries

www.umcmission.org

www.umvim.org

Gloria Hughes and Lory Beth Huffman sat down with singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist, Kyle Sigmon to discuss how his faith has affected his music and equally how his music is shaping his faith. Kyle also shares about writing his first song and how that process is transforming his faith. Check out Kyle Sigmon website and follow him on Spotify or any platform you get your music.

Rev. Dr. Anne Conover shares her journey of connecting to a longing and passion for creativity. She shares with us that it has not been a journey of confidence and one that most people would not expect. Her own self criticism became louder than the voices encouraging her until a defining moment when she knew she was, in fact, called to create. Anne Conover can be reached through her website Anne Conover - About the Artist (anneconoverfineart.com) or on Facebook.

Gloria Hughes and Lory Beth Huffman had an engaging conversation with singer, songwriter, recording artist, and storyteller, Abbye West Pates. Abbye shared how her passion for making music connect with the listener has led her to growth in her musical gifting. She shared how she is still learning how to take the songs of old and make them relevant for people today. She is a master at her craft and we are excited to introduce to you this artist from Memphis TN if she isn't already on your radar.

Website:

Abbye West Pates

Lory Beth Huffman and Gloria Hughes spoke with Lora Henley, about how she stood up for what she believed I and put her faith into action, organizing a March for Our Lives event in June of 2022. Inspired by the most recent events at Uvalde High School, Lora's ability to organize peers, politicians, and others is inspirational.

In our Part 3 of A Part 4 Series on difficult conversations we talk with Rev. Dr. Chris Hughes about his book American Idols: Gods of the Region: An Open Letter to My Christian Kin about how easily we can start worshipping a variety of idols in our lives that aren't our trinitarian God. How do we as Christians prevent losing our Christian identity and voices in this complicated world we live in. No one is immune from idolatry, so let's reflect on how our faith journey is strengthened or weakened by pushing back against cultural norms.

Order Rev. Dr. Chris Hughes book here