The Pilgrimage Podcast

The Pilgrimage Podcast

By Zeru FitsumReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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The Pilgrimage Podcast episodes

  • Unsure Yet Beloved

    Today, I share, briefly, about my pilgrimage with my uncertainties with being Beloved. Maybe y'all will find yourself relating. Thank y'all so much for listening and traversing this journey with me. 

    13 min
  • Pastor Trey Ferguson—Seeing the Bible as a Library and Letting it Inform our Love
    Aye, y'all, what's good?!?! Ever since I figured out I was going to have this conversation with Pastor Trey, I haven't been able to keep in my excitement. We talk about the Bible, the Holy Book that I grew up with and continue to love. However, this is a conversation about the Bible many who know me have not heard me voice because of my fear to share my uncertainties about the Bible. Pastor Trey walks us through how his view of the Bible evolved, how college was a crucial time for his inquisitiveness, and God's sustaining hand. 
    If you have any questions you can always reach out to me on Twitter at ZeruFitsum, or Facebook and Instagram, which are under the same handles. 
    You can listen to more of Pastor Trey on the 3 Black Men on all Podcast Platforms and The New Living Treyslation where he teaches from passages in the Bible in his unique way.
    1 hr 5 min
  • Jalynn Baker—Finding Your Voice and the Art of Storytelling

    Aye, y'all!! What's good?! Today's episode was recorded with my friend Jalynn Baker. We chat about her story and how she grew a passion for storytelling through photography, as well as through other mediums. She shared about her journey to finding her voice in predominantly white spaces as a Black woman and offers encouragement to aspiring creatives wanting to listen to the voice inside of them that tells them to create! Hope you all enjoy the episode. 

    46 min
  • Ebenezer Endiryas—The Role of Stand-Up Comedy and the Christian Conscience
    Aye, ya'll! What's good?! Excited to release this episode that I recorded with my cousin Ebenezer. We both love stand-up comedy, but we've also noticed how friends of ours in religious circles and the culture in general have had some pauses about comedy. In this episode, we try to discuss what we love about the art and try to extend understanding to those who are not fans of it, or, if not the genre in total, specific comedians. Hope y'all enjoy the convo!
    1 hr 15 min
  • Back from Hiatus

    Aye y'all, what's good?! I'm not gonna lie, for a lil bit, I thought I was just gonna drop off. But, with ample encouragement and feeling compelled by the desire within me to create content, I knew I couldn't stop. Hope y'all have been well. Luh ya big time. 

    13 min
  • Wesley Mills—The Mission of God in the World, Listening to Others, and Eschewing Colonial, Missional Tactics
    Aye y’all! On today's episode of the Pilgrimage Podcast we got my Pastor, Wesley Mills. We talk about missional living. The questions touch on the shifts that happened in his life that made him believe that joining God's mission in the world was the way he wanted to live. He clarifies misconceptions about the word missional and shares why living with people and loving them is more about listening to them and demonstrating a beautifully lived life through embodied living than it is about convincing them of our theological positions. These past few years, Wes, his wife, and Mosaic Knoxville have been trying to cultivate lives of beauty and grace with a posture that invites the Spirit to do that which dignifies and transforms others.
    57 min
  • John Onwuchekwa—Holding Honesty and Hope Together in the Wake of Suffering
    Aye, y'all, what's good?! Today's episode features Pastor John Onwuchekwa. Pastor John ministers in Atlanta and he also is a board member of the Crete Collective (an organization that supports and strategizes with churches led and populated by minorities). If you're in the Atlanta area, you'll want to check out Portrait Coffee, of which he is a founder. 
    We talk about his story, an event that changed the course of his life before he went to college, the grief of losing his brother, the joys of adopting his daughter, and the work of continuing on in life. I was a kid in the candy store throughout the course of the convo. Pastor John was dropping gems as to how to cultivate a life that observes the world and works at illustrating every day and being a Christian who is confident in God's care and love. Enjoy, fam!! Luh y'all big time!
    42 min
  • Ruth Buchanan—Books, Viewing Yourself as a Writer and Why We Need Each Other
    Aye y'all, what's good?! Man, Ruth Buchanan and I had a blast on this episode! We talk about her favorite authors and how much fun reading is. She shares with us a little bit of what she is doing over at Build a Better as a writing consultant. There are many laughs on this episode, from the tangents I start to the stories Ruth tells; it's an, overall, fun and feel-good episode. Ruth spends a lot of time encouraging me and listeners to hone their writing skills as early as possible and lets us in on wonderful ways to do so. We converse about how faith has shaped her writing voice and stories as she aims to live a life characteristic of the one God created for her. I hope you all enjoy!
    57 min
  • Natalie Jeffries—Hope in God Amidst Shattered Dreams and Disappointment
    Aye y'all, what's good?! Appreciate everyone continuing on the journey with me as I invite old friends and new friends to join the table with me as we discuss some of my favorite topics and highlight difficult points of our pilgrimages. On today's episode, I got my friend Natalie Jeffries sharing about a time when she was removed from a country that she loved (and still does) with no choice but to leave. As a missionary, developer of indigenous Christians to lead local churches, and leader of befriending and extending justice to unreached people groups, she and her team experienced a lot of heartache and disappointment that still has affects them deeply today. Natalie shares her story, talks about grief, and explains what gives her hope. I pray this is a blessing to you all. Luh y'all big time. Let's Pilgrim on!
    1 hr 9 min
  • Yoni Fitsum—Navigating Personal Brokenness and Hurt while Finding Restored Confidence and Love
    Aye y'all, what's good? On today's episode, I chat with my older brother, Yonathan (aka Yoni) Fitsum! We delve into how zeal in his early life led to pretty disappointing and difficult circumstances. He shares familial disagreements, ministerial hang-ups, and the renewing power of Christ's grace in his life. We converse about how difficult it is to come by true hope and restoration, but, according to the measure Yoni's experienced it, he lets us into a fresh, helpful way of navigating the brokenness that often blinds us to the hope that restoration can come.
    I hope you enjoy this episode, and if you find yourself resonating with these struggles on your pilgrimage, know I got you, and I love you.
    1 hr 5 min

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The Pilgrimage Podcast meets the weary along their present paths with the aim of exploring their spiritual and personal journeys.