This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest Kathy Bevan!

Kathy is the Evangelism & Justice Enabler for the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Methodist District and also a student Deacon, studying part time at Queens Foundation.  Her work across the District involves supporting churches to consider how they might partner with their communities in the work of social action and social justice; and encouraging and enabling them to share their stories of lives transformed by relationship with Jesus.

This week, Naomi, Kathy, and Thomas explore the lectionary readings for Sunday 21st  June.

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Refugee Week 2026 - https://refugeeweek.org/

BBC Sounds podcast – In Detail (Viraj Mendis’s story seeking sanctuary) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0m2zr57

Open Doors charity - https://www.opendoorsuk.org/

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI - https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html#can_all_do_our_part

JPIT’s Future of Arms work - https://jpit.uk/issues/peacemaking/futureofarms

Just a Sister Away: Understanding the Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women in the Bible by Renita Weems

Sisters in the Wilderness by Dolores S. Williams