Today’s episode of the Antioch Podcast is titled EMPIRE AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD: A Power Analysis of the Temple and the Contemporary Church, comparing the center and margins of power from the past to the present. Using a power analysis is a useful way to learn who serves and is served by systems and … Continue reading Episode 132: Empire and the Kingdom of God – “A Power Analysis of the Temple and the Contemporary Church.”

Racial violence is, unfortunately, not a new phenomenon in the United States. But the media hasn’t always covered these incidents to the degree that they do now. With the advent of the cell-phone video cameras and social media, now everyday-citizens are able to record incidents of racial violence from their vantage point, and distribute the … Continue reading Episode 131: How Could Churches Respond to Incidents of National Racial Violence

Racial violence is, unfortunately, not a new phenomenon in the United States. But the media hasn’t always covered these incidents to the degree that they do now. With the advent of the cell-phone video cameras and social media, now everyday-citizens are able to record incidents of racial violence from their vantage point, and distribute the … Continue reading Episode 131: How Could Churches Respond to Incidents of National Racial Violence

On Tuesday, March 16th, 2021, a white gunman went into 3 Asian Spas in Atlanta, Georgia, massacring a number of staff and patrons, almost all of whom were Asian women. Regular listers will note that we dedicated our last episode to the alarming rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. We had no idea that … Continue reading Episode 130: A Pandemic of Hate Part 2 – “After the Atlanta Mass-Shooting.”

On Tuesday, March 16th, 2021, a white gunman went into 3 Asian Spas in Atlanta, Georgia, massacring a number of staff and patrons, almost all of whom were Asian women. Regular listers will note that we dedicated our last episode to the alarming rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. We had no idea that … Continue reading Episode 130: A Pandemic of Hate Part 2 – “After the Atlanta Mass-Shooting.”

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the mass-shooting of Asian-American women in Atlanta had occurred.  We will respond to this incident in an upcoming episode. — A year ago in March, then President Donald Trump began describing the emerging COVID-19 pandemic using anti-Asian rhetoric, like “Kung Flu” and “the China virus.”  In the following days, … Continue reading Episode 129: A Pandemic of Hate – “The Alarming Rise of Anti-Asian Violence.”

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the mass-shooting of Asian-American women in Atlanta had occurred.  We will respond to this incident in an upcoming episode. — A year ago in March, then President Donald Trump began describing the emerging COVID-19 pandemic using anti-Asian rhetoric, like “Kung Flu” and “the China virus.”  In the following days, … Continue reading Episode 129: A Pandemic of Hate – “The Alarming Rise of Anti-Asian Violence.”

In today’s episode we return to our series Radical Acts, a story of how the early church transformed from a monoethnic religious sect to a multiethnic and multicultural religious movement. In today’s episode, we look at the story in the third chapter of Acts, which opens up with two of Jesus’ disciples, Peter and John … Continue reading Episode 128: Radical Acts – “Look At Us.”

In today’s episode we return to our series Radical Acts, a story of how the early church transformed from a monoethnic religious sect to a multiethnic and multicultural religious movement. In today’s episode, we look at the story in the third chapter of Acts, which opens up with two of Jesus’ disciples, Peter and John … Continue reading Episode 128: Radical Acts – “Look At Us.”

Anti-racism is at times emotionally and physically exhausting work, and the causes of this toll are different depending on the person. This week, the members of our team talked about a few of the things that can be wearying about passionately pursuing the work of justice, as well as a few things that we have … Continue reading Episode 127: “Tired.”