A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

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Special Guest: John Lewis, Author of Discernment in the Early Church and Today: Reclaiming Paul's Vision for Formation and Community Building
Question of the Week: Today’s world and church seem very polarized. But this is not the first time there have been disagreements, tensions, and distrust in our faith communities. What can we learn from early Christian communities and how they overcame barriers and polarization to become a more unified, cohesive community?
Discernment in the Early Church and Today: Reclaiming Paul's Vision for Formation and Community Building
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Special Guest: John Wrory Ficklin, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs & Author of An Unusual Path: Three Generations From Slavery to the White House
Question of the Week: Your book chronicles your family’s history which includes slavery as well as serving in the White House across multiple generations in different capacities such as ranging from the White House butler to Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. What role did faith play in your family’s story?
An Unusual Path: Three Generations From Slavery to the White House
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Shelby Forsythia, Author of Of Course I’m Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving  | What does it mean to really sit alongside someone in grief and mourning? When talking with someone who is grieving, we hear that people worry about saying the “wrong” thing. Others speak too quickly and fall back on language referencing God or the Bible that could actually be more hurtful than helpful. How do we navigate these dynamics to best support each other? | Of Course I’m Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving

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Special Guest: Cody Sanders, Author of A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition
Question of the Week: How can and should churches be responding to the attack on diversity and transgender rights in the current political context?
A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition

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Special Guest: Brandon Grafius, Academic Dean & Professor of Biblical Studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, and Author of Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture
Question of the Week: We often skip the more horrific and scary parts of the Bible to focus on the “good” and uplifting parts. What do we miss out on by doing this? What do the scarier aspects of scripture have to teach us?
Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture
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