This week Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele reflects on what it means to be sheep protected by gates and good shepherds - that we as communities are meant to be whole, and not torn apart by systems of state violence. The action alert ties in to ICE raids that are happening around Appalachia.

Links for the action alert can be found in the transcript here:

http://showingupforracialjustice.org/podcast

Rev. Will Green has some thoughts about the story of Thomas told in John 20.

Transcript will be available here: http://showingupforracialjustice.org/podcast

In this episode, contributor Nichola Torbett muses about how the Easter appearance stories give us an opportunity to explore our relationship to bodies--our own and others'.

In our Easter podcast, Rev. Anne Dunlap explores the grief of Mary Magdalene as a key to understanding the resurrection of Jesus.

"And it is The Magdalene,

Grieving from the depths of her shattered heart,

Who gets to see Jesus.

The Magdalene,

Whose grief is affirmed by angels

And by Jesus alike.

The Magdalene who is given a message,

The Magdalene who is sent,

The Magdalene who announces -- "

The call to action this week to to check out SURJ-Faith's "Community Safety for All" campaign: http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith

Transcript is available here: http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/podcast

This week we take on Holy Week texts for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in the final podcast with contributors to RESIPISCENCE: A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY. Listen in! (And thanks for your patience with some sound issues).

To order the devotional, visit www.transformnetwork.org/bookstore/

To learn more about the SURJ-Faith campaign "Community Safety for All," visit www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith?pl…ootsuite

Here are more resources to support your work to end racialized policing:

Campaign Description Resource+FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1SP0Lb…lpgWTwY5mue8/edit

Political Ed Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/110e_1…1cHPvxyPD8Vg/edit

Whew, we had some church in this episode! This week we take on Palm Sunday and Passion texts with contributors to RESIPISCENCE: A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY. Listen in!

To order the devotional, visit www.transformnetwork.org/bookstore/

To learn more about the SURJ-Faith campaign "Community Safety for All," visit www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith?pl…ootsuite

Here are more resources to support your work to end racialized policing:

Campaign Description Resource+FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1SP0Lb…lpgWTwY5mue8/edit

Political Ed Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/110e_1…1cHPvxyPD8Vg/edit

In this Lenten episode of our podcast, we continue to hear from contributors to RESIPISCENCE: A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY. This week, Vahisha Hasan and Nichola Torbett discuss the lectionary scriptures for March 18 with four of this week's writers.

To order the devotional, visit www.transformnetwork.org/bookstore/

To learn more about the SURJ-Faith campaign "Community Safety for All," visit www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith?pl…ootsuite

Here are more resources to support your work to end racialized policing:

Campaign Description Resource+FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1SP0Lb…lpgWTwY5mue8/edit

Political Ed Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/110e_1…1cHPvxyPD8Vg/edit

Countering Anti-Semitism Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/1__EmY…7YtrAxI2PTCY/edit

In this Lenten episode of our podcast, we continue to hear from contributors to RESIPISCENCE: A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY. This week, Vahisha Hasan and Nichola Torbett discuss the lectionary scriptures for March 11 with six of this week's writers.

To order the devotional, visit www.transformnetwork.org/bookstore/

To learn more about the SURJ-Faith campaign "Community Safety for All," visit www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith?pl…ootsuite

Here are more resources to support your work to end racialized policing:

Campaign Description Resource+FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1SP0Lb…lpgWTwY5mue8/edit

Political Ed Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/110e_1…1cHPvxyPD8Vg/edit

Countering Anti-Semitism Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/1__EmY…7YtrAxI2PTCY/edit

In this Lenten podcast to accompany the devotional RESIPISCENCE: A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY, Vahisha Hasan and Nichola Torbett discuss the lectionary scriptures for March 4 with all seven of this week's writers.

To order the devotional, visit www.transformnetwork.org/bookstore/

To learn more about the SURJ-Faith campaign "Community Safety for All," visit www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith?pl…ootsuite

Here are more resources to support your work to end racialized policing:

Campaign Description Resource+FAQs: docs.google.com/document/d/1SP0Lb…lpgWTwY5mue8/edit

Political Ed Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/110e_1…1cHPvxyPD8Vg/edit

Countering Anti-Semitism Resource List: docs.google.com/document/d/1__EmY…7YtrAxI2PTCY/edit

In this first Lenten podcast to accompany the devotional RESIPISCENCE: A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY, Vahisha Hasan and Nichola Torbett discuss the lectionary scriptures with five of this week's writers.

To order the devotional, visit https://www.transformnetwork.org/bookstore/

To learn more about the SURJ-Faith campaign "Community Safety for All," visit http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/faith?platform=hootsuite

Here are more resources to support your work to end racialized policing:

Campaign Description Resource+FAQs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SP0LbKKEnnJm_IJq-SqkFRoxGgWXo_TlpgWTwY5mue8/edit

Political Ed Resource List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/110e_1eVJm9eUHI2rXS01Pw68IPDK67u1cHPvxyPD8Vg/edit

Countering Anti-Semitism Resource List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1__EmYAp9wp83p2orbDRUaP-yZmpCNmT7YtrAxI2PTCY/edit