We have all felt the paralyzing fear of not knowing how to show up for a friend after racially charged acts of violence.

This week Dean Choi generously shares about the loneliness he felt growing up in Chicago suburbs as a first generation Korean-American. He also shared some empowering ideas of how we can use the “5 Love Languages” to show up for our friends in times of racial trauma. Dean and Mark then reimagined Leviticus 19:13-18 and thought about why and how we love our neighbors.

7:10 - Loneliness

18:09 - "The 5 Love Languages"

39:19 - Leviticus 19:13-18

Follow Dean on Instagram @dreamy_dean!!!

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Have you ever felt like the competing pressures of your life were so unbearable it was like you couldn’t breathe? Join Sam Sanderson and I for a conversation about holding marginalized identities with grace and celebration. Sam described the feelings of suffocation attached to her identity as a queer christian and how compassionate encounters with God and community helped her live authentically. Then we talked about John 8:31-38 and the power of speaking good truth to our sisters and brothers!

13:40 - Suffocating

26:38 - "Marginalized in the Marginalized"

42:10 - John 8:31-38

Follow Sam on instagram @samisanderson and let her know how her story has helped you hold your own.​    

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We have all experienced pain that propels us toward truth in new ways. Bonnie Lewis, the author of “Timshel”, shares about how the most painful experience of her life unleashed one of her most purposeful endeavors. Bonnie talked about what it means to trust our intuition as a gift from God and thought about what is at stake when we come to “leap of faith” moments in our lives. We talked about patriarchy and his metrics and how we can resist the temptation to play that game. Then we talked about the picture of "What God is Like" found in Philippians 2:5-11.

13:30 - Power & Patriarchy…

24:30 - Leaps of Faith & Integrity

43:05 - Philippians 2:5-11 “What is God Like?”

Order your copy of Timshel at https://www.timsheltranslation.com/ and follow Bonnie on instagram @bonniegaillewis & @timshelproject.

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One of the most triggering and problematic practices for recovering evangelicals or deconstructing truth seekers is "worship".  Spiritual songs that carry harmful understandings of God that actually stand in the way of "Faith, Hope & Love".  Today we get to hang with Astyn Turrentine, a singer, song-writer, arranger, worshipper and worship leader who gives us her perspective on worship.  Join us for a fun conversation and let's reimagine "worship" together!

8:20 - Music is Manipulative & Magical... 

33:00 - What is worship?

40:00 - Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Follow Astyn on social media @astynturr and check out her music on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2By37PSkMs1WNuiTY0CbQl  

Learn more about #endingotherness​​​​ at https://www.thekinshipcollective.com​​​​ 

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How did we loose sight of the most basic premise of scripture for humanity, our "image-of-god-ness"?  

Eric Johnson joined us for a conversation on some of how that happened.  He is a gracious and wise Community Organizing Pastor with over 30 years of experience serving toward reconciliation and solidarity.  We talked about the history of race in America and how these truths distorted the Gospel and the Church.  We talked about the "root why" of gratuitous dignity for all... Genesis 1:26​-27.

Follow Eric on social media @blondenegro and check one of his latest sermons here https://youtu.be/wQ6GAxo-aVQ​ 

Learn more about #endingotherness​​​​ at https://www.thekinshipcollective.com​​​​ 

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"Blkszn" pullover from https://resistancefashion.co/​​ who have incredible pieces as forms of and invitations to your own resistance!   

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What does it look like to face your fears and do the hard things because they're "Worth It"?  It looks like Brit Barron.  

Brit joined us for a conversation about her book "Worth It".  We talked about the complexities of truly diverse communities and what it looks like to invite people to the middle ground.  This lead us to a conversation around judgement and Matthew 7:1-5, where someone else's freedom is a threat because we haven't done the work to live our most wholehearted lives.  

13:03 - One of the challenges of real diversity... 

42:56 - Matthew 7:1-5 

47:50 - A Drag Queen's invitation to freedom...   

Get connected to all things Brit at https://britbarron.com/ and follow her on all the socials @britbarron.  Order her book "Worth It" now from your local bookstore or wherever you get your books. (*Also 1st new Podcast Review mentioning this episode on Apple and Spotify are getting a copy sent to them!!!*)  

Learn more about #endingotherness​​ at https://www.thekinshipcollective.com​​ 

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Have you ever wondered about the difference between people who create great success in their industry and those who work just as hard but don't?    

David Lee joined us for a conversation on how integrating his faith with his industry leading businesses has created his pathway to experiencing blessing.  He shared how he became the most popular Ferrari collector in the world on the shoulders of generations of hard work, perseverance and integrity.  David shared courageous family stories of immigration and shared his 5 business principles for experiencing great success.  Then we talked about 2 Peter 1:3-4 and how we already have everything we need within us!  

Follow David on instagram at @ferraricollector_davidlee and learn more about the Hing Wa Lee Group at https://www.ferraricollectordavidlee....​ 

Learn more about #endingotherness​​ at https://www.thekinshipcollective.com​​ 

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What do you do when you sense the values you held core to your identity evolving... or dissolving?    

Caryn Fields joined us for a conversation on how "Church Hurt" eroded her ability to believe in the God the people around her represented.  She shared how her evolving beliefs created a visceral fear that she could lose her most precious relationships.  Then we talked about Acts 2 and she shared authentically about how some spiritual practices have yet to find meaning for her now.  

Follow Caryn on instagram at @carynfields  

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Dr. Ed Barron sits right into some of the questions that come up in reflection at the turn of the year.  Why am I the way I am?  Where do I want to be?  Where am I now?  How did I get here?  He brings a deeply thoughtful and contextual approach to leadership and transformation to help you locate yourself and imagine a preferred future.  We reimagine Romans 12:1-2 in the context of our convo and come to some beautifully provocative ideas.  I share a public service announcement for Pual regarding some highly problematic misinterpretations of some of his writings.  We land in a beautiful invitation to "metamorphousthe"!

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Learn more about Ed here at https://www.dredbarron.com

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We Celebrated Katie's unique story | 1:13 - Who is Katie | 6:45 - Faith & Grace | 11:41 - Broken Open | 14:45 - Misinformed Shame | 20:10 - When it used to hold weight??? | 23:50 - Afraid to Lean In | 27:15 - For me... It's God's Grace | 38:41 - When Hard Work Isn't Enough  

We Reimagined Scripture Together | 45:31 - Ephesians 2:10 | 48:41 - You ARE a Masterpiece  | 52:30 - When Everyone's a Masterpiece | 55:00 - 2020 Masterpieces | 59:30 - Humble Masterpieces | 1:03:31 - Masterpiece Vision  

Learn more about Katie and The Christian Closet here at https://www.thechristiancloset.com/th... 

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