Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss Mary Magdalene and how narratives about women have been decentered and obscured by those who benefit from an imbalance of power.

Content warning: Discussion of violence, murder, and sexual assualt directed at LGBTQIA+ persons.

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss events from their local community and how the responsibilities people have to each other.

In this episode, Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the controversy surrounding Bishiop Mariann Budde's sermon delivered at the prayer service attended by President Donald Trump on the day after his second inauguration.

In this episode Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe define Christian Nationalism. They discuss how religion has played into America’s history, both as a legal framework and a narrative. Rev. Deborah compares that to South Africa and notes how different the impact of patriotism and religion is in other parts of the world. The consider the impact of Christian Nationalism in America today.

We are taking one week off of production.  We had our church's annual meeting, other new year tasks, and the start of the college semester in short order.  We will be back next week with a new episode.

In this episode about the body, Rev. Deborah Duguid-May shares her love for the physical world, while Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe is a bit skeptical. They explore how their attitudes impact their relationships and their faith.

In this impassioned episode, Rev. Deborah and Elizabeth discuss their love and exploration of language. They talk about the cultural differences in how they approach language, and the challenges of translation and interpretation.

In this episode, Reverend Deborah and Elizabeth try to work through their feelings about the election and its aftermath. They discuss not just the politics of the last year, but different perspectives on parties, global and local relationships, and the media.

In this episode Rev. Deborah and Elizabeth talk about the relationship (and tension) between the Queer community and the Christian community. They discuss their experience with the church and how it has treated the LGBTQIA+ community and the history of the Queer movement in America, and how that has differed from the international community.

Dr. M. Eiizabeth Thorpe shares a brief note about the election.  Due to travel and work committments, our team has not yet been able to come together to record and produce episodes since the election.