Vandy Wesley Podcast

Vandy Wesley Podcast

By Vanderbilt Wesley Students with Host Rev. Nancy ParkerReligion & SpiritualityChristianitySpirituality
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Vandy Wesley Podcast episodes

  • Math and Faith

    Religion and math aren’t antonyms they are both ways of understanding the universe.  Listen in as Madelynn Roche, Gabriel Diraviam, and Matt Witalec ponder what math and faith have in common and why is it important that both math and faith are part of their lives.

    20 min
  • A Conversation Around Grief Within the Pandemic

    Skyler Przygoda, MDiv 2022, and Mandy Schremmer, c/o 2021 discuss their thoughts, grief, coping, and meaning making during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Join us on Vanderbilt University Library Lawn on Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7 for "Remember the Empty Chair" a memorial to mourn the 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 and complications and to give voice to the grief Vanderbilt community members may feel for the way their lives have changed because of COVID-19.

    21 min
  • Serving in Community with Project Transformation

    What wakes you up in the morning?  For Luke McDonald and Ellie Crain it's serving others in community.  Listen in as they share their passion for service and love for the non-profit organization Project Transformation, who's mission is to transform communities by engaging children, college-age young adults, and churches in purposeful relationships.  Both Luke and Ellie share their unforgettable experience of serving as a summer intern.

    28 min
  • Let's Talk About Faith

    Developing your faith and spiritual life in college can sometimes take a back seat to all the other things going on.  Join Hannah Marr, Madelynn Roche, and Matt Witalec as they explore why they make it a priority.  They share stories about hat beliefs are most important, the unique ways they hold and claim Christianity on campus and who has inspired them on the journey.

    21 min
  • Reflections on Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, & Lent

    Is Fat Tuesday a Christian holiday? Why mark yourself with Ashes on the first day of Lent?  Why do people give up stuff during Lent?  Listen in as Sophia Meyer, Madelynn Roche, and Emma Willey share information, reflections, and experiences about these Christian practices.

    17 min
  • How to Have Grace-Filled Political Conversations
    Vanderbilt Seniors, Mandy Schremmer and Grace Allaman talk with Pastor Nancy about their experience having political conversations applying insights from the book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) by Sarah Steward Holland & Beth Silvers.  They discuss how to join a conversation with an open mind without sacrificing values, how to set boundaries and context for conversations, and the importance of nuance and knowing your own values.
    20 min
  • What is Advent?

    Join Nancy and Skyler Przygoda, Vandy Wesley Pastoral Intern and Divinity c/o 2022 as we explore Advent and why it's important for us in 2020.

    21 min
  • Vegan at Vanderbilt

    Tune in to a conversation with Erin Perry, pastoral intern at Vandy Wesley, and Naomi Theuri c/o 2021 as they talk about being vegan at Vanderbilt.

    18 min
  • Creation Care & Climate Justice

    A discussion about what it means to be a person of faith and care about climate justice.  Guest host and Wesley Pastoral Intern, Erin Perry, talks with Emma Wiley, c/o 2022, about the unique position people of faith hold as members of the environmental justice movement.

    15 min
  • Relearning Racial Justice

    Sophia Agtarap, an Intercultural Development Inventory facilitator, joins Vanderbilt Junior Sophia Meyer to talk about the value of assessing your knowledge of other cultures.

    24 min

About Vandy Wesley Podcast

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Welcome to Vandy Wesley's podcast, a biweekly deep dive with Vanderbilt University students and their pastor, Nancy Parker, discussing faith, college, community, and everything in between.