The Call to Love Experience

The Call to Love Experience

By Jasmine BellamyReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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The Call to Love Experience episodes

  • BONUS Episode: Season 1 Reflections from The Call to Love Community
    We are in the liminal space between Seasons 1 and 2.
    Jasmine and Candance invite members from The Call to Love Community to discuss their reflections from Season 1.
    Lisa Colon-DeLay, co-host of Episode 5: The Inner Life of Love and author of The Wild Land Within drops in as a surprise guest!
    Season 2: The Love Practitioners kicks off in September!
    Social Media Links:
    Facebook and Instagram: @love101ministries
    Request to join The Call to Love Facebook Community:
    Watch the recording of the live event and subscribe to Love 101 on YouTube
    Benediction:
    “So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.”
    (Philippians 1:9-11 Message)

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Love & Culture

    SEASON 1 FINALE

    Dr. Kutter Callaway joins our communal practice and engages in a discussion on Love & Culture.

    Kutter Calloway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts; Associate Dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies; and Associate Professor of Theology & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary.

    This is our second examination of The Good Samaritan, but this time we center "The Hurt Man."

    Listen in to hear Kutter in conversation with bell hooks, his thoughts on Jesus as the great iconoclast (Haddad), and the logic of love that he describes as absurd.

    Lectio Divina: Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭25‬-‭37

    Referenced in this episode:

    Loving Your Enemy & Neighbor? with Phil Allen, Jr. (The Call to Love Experience, Episode 9)

    Salvation: Black People & Love by bell hooks

    The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture by Kutter Callaway and Barry Taylor

    To watch the video of this episode check out Love 101 Ministries on Facebook & YouTube.



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    1 hr 5 min
  • Loving Our Neighbor & Enemy?

    Phil Allen Jr. is a poet, spoken word artist, author of two books Open Wounds and The Prophetic Lens, film maker, PhD Candidate at Fuller Seminary, and President of the Racial Solidarity Project (RSP) .

    We live in a world where it is often difficult to love. How do we navigate the challenges lovingly, if we desire a deeper relationship with God, ourselves, and others? This is where the rubber meets the road. This conversation is imperative to living a life full of love.
    Lectio Divina: Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭25‬-‭37 (MSG & NRSV)
    Mentioned in this episode:

    "Loving Your Enemies," Sermon delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

    Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

    "Nobody Talks About the Road" by Drew Jackson in Touch the Earth: Poems on the Way


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    1 hr 7 min
  • The Alchemy of Love: Transforming Patriarchy

    Dr. Mimi Haddad, president and CEO of CBE International and adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, joins me for a communal practice and conversation on gender equality, patriarchy, and the transformative power of love.

    We've all been shaped by patriarchy. The word alone can be triggering and cause division. All the more reason to bring love to it.

    Listen in to learn about CBE's work of elevating the dignity, agency, and value of women, their 7 year Bible project translating almost 700 passages used to demean women, their world view that leads to human flourishing and hear what Dr. Haddad has to say about the effect patriarchy may have on the voice of God.

    Mentioned in this episode, What Kind of Love is That? (Season 1, Episode 1)

    Lectio Divina: Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭25‬-‭32- The Road to Emmaus



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    1 hr 6 min
  • The Spirituality of Love

    Dr Cindy Lee, theologian, professor, Spiritual Director, and author of Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation joins Jasmine for a communal practice and discourse on the spirituality of Love. Jasmine and Cindy discuss: What is spirituality? How does that relate to our unforming? What are the implications for Love? What is spiritual direction? 

    Lectio Divina: Luke‬ ‭7‬:‭36‬-‭50 CEB, Alabaster in God Speaks Through Wombs 2021 by Drew Jackson 

    Social Media Links:

    Instagram: @love101ministries, @findingeden

    To watch the video recording of this live event, subscribe to Love 101 Ministries on YouTube

    Looking for beloved community? Request to join The Call to Love Group on Facebook 

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Fierce Self-Love

    Rev. Jacqui Lewis PhD, public theologian, Sr Minister of Middle Church, author of Fierce Love, and the host of the Love Period podcast, joins Jasmine in the studio to discuss the inner work of self-love. Jacqui and Jasmine engage in a discourse on the daily practice of loving oneself, fear as the opposition to love, truth-telling, and the spiritual practice of traveling lightly.  Lectio Divina: ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭17‬-‭21‬ ‭MSG‬‬


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    1 hr 6 min
  • The Inner Life of Love

    The Call to Love EXPERIENCE is an invitation to join us on a spiritual journey as we examine the theology and cultivate the practice of love.

    In Episode 5: The Inner Life of Love, We shift our exploration inward to our own inner work. We acknowledge this invitation to get to know oneself may be frightening for some. You are not alone. You may want to enlist the support of a therapist or Spiritual Director. We are seeking the light of truth coupled with mercy and grace to produce healing and growth; imperatives to living a life full of love. 

    In this episode, Jasmine Bellamy welcomes guest Lisa Colón DeLay, a Puerto Rico-born Latina and author of the spiritual formation book, The Wild Land Within. Lisa is the creator and host of the weekly broadcast Spark My Muse, where Soul School is in session. She enjoys spiritual companioning, which we discuss during the episode. You can find her work at www.lisadelay.com 

    There are three parts to The Call to Love Experience: LISTEN, ENGAGE, REFLECT

    LISTEN:

    We begin with presence, utilizing a spiritual practice called Lectio Divina, or sacred reading. This episode's centering Scriptures is John‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬-‭8, Jesus: The True Vine. What comes up for you as you listen? What word or phrase stands out to you? What questions arise from the text?

    ENGAGE:

    This communal practice offers us a unique opportunity to examine and engage the theology of love.

    REFLECT:

    We end with introspection using a spiritual practice called the Prayer of Examen to help us examine our inner life and cultivate our own love practice. God desires truth in the inward parts. And in the hidden part God will make us to know wisdom. (Psalm 51:6)

    Social Media Links:

    Facebook and Instagram: @love101ministries, @lisacolondelay

    Request to join The Call to Love Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1284383741765004

    To watch the recording of the live event and subscribe to Love 101 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EqO_ONtwVuI

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    1 hr 9 min
  • The Trinity & Love
    Jasmine Bellamy welcomes Dr. Patrick Oden, Director of Academic Integration, Fuller Equip, and Research Assistant Professor of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary to The Call to Love Experience. Framed by Lectio Divina and the Prayer of Examen, Jasmine and Dr. Oden engage in a communal conversation as they examine the Theology, Christology, and Pneumatology of love and their significance.
    ‭‭Lectio Divina: John‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬-‭24‬ ‭CEB‬‬
    Closing Scripture: Ephesians 3:14- 21

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    1 hr 8 min
  • The Call to Love: The Farewell Discourses
    In Episode 3 Jasmine Bellamy welcomes Rev. Dr. Nigel Pearce, Senior Pastor of Grace Congregational Church of Harlem, to The Call to Love Experience to examine Jesus' Farewell Discourses. Framed by Lectio Divina and the Prayer of Examen, Jasmine and Pastor Pearce engage in a communal conversation about Jesus' new commandment to love. 

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    1 hr 5 min
  • The Study of Love: An Invitation to Wake Up
    In Episode 2 Jasmine Bellamy welcomes Dr. Nicole Davis to The Call to Love Experience to examine 1 Corinthians 13. Framed by Lectio Divina and the Prayer of Examen, Jasmine and Nicole engage in a communal conversation about love as an invitation to spiritual awakening.
    Nicole Davis, PhD, is an ordained pastor, certified mediator, conflict coach, Christian life coach, and a United States Navy veteran. As a social science researcher, her areas of interest include gender inequality, organizational leadership, women’s empowerment, and family dynamics. Nicole is the author of Eve, Where Are You? Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement of Women.
    Social Media Links:
    Request to join The Call to Love Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1284383741765004
    Follow Love 101 Ministries on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love101ministries/
    To view the recording of the live event and subscribe to Love 101 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YWsBZZRCim0
    Background music: Sunrise (Instrumental) by Matthew Hollingsworth
    Works cited in this episode: 
    Doing Local Theology: A Guide For Artisans of a New Humanity by Clemens Sedmak  
    Introducing the New Testament Its Literature and Theology by Paul J. Achtemeier, Joel B. Green, Marianne Meye Thompson
    The First Letter to the Corinthians: Pillar New Testament Commentary by Roy E Ciampa 
    The Lectio Divina Journal

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    1 hr 7 min

About The Call to Love Experience

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Welcome to The Call to Love Experience! This podcast accompanies the live video event on Facebook and YouTube.