A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

• The Student Debt Crisis w/ Jamal Watson

  Send us a textSpecial Guest: Jamal Watson, Author of The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral Urgency, Executive Editor of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, and Professor and Associate Dean at Trinity Washington UniversityQuestion of the Week: Student debt is one of the less talked about justice issues of our time. But conversations often don't focus on the root of the issues that make college so expensive and unaffordable. How can we make higher education more financially accessible, especially for Black and brown students?The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral UrgencyFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]! A Matter of Faith website

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• Preparing for Advent with Jesus' Family Tree w/ Kara Eidson

  Send us a textSpecial Guest: Kara Eidson, Author of The Advent Tree: Meeting Jesus in God's Big Story & Pastor of Oskaloosa United Methodist and McLouth United MethodistQuestion of the Week: When we talk about Jesus, we focus on what he did during his life and ministry. But we don’t spend much time talking about his ancestry and family history. How can looking at Jesus’ family history enhance our understanding of what it means to be a Christian and a follower of God?The Advent Tree: Meeting Jesus in God's Big StoryFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]! A Matter of Faith website

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• Protest, Activism, and Justice in the University w/ Jonathan Pulphus

  Send us a textSpecial Guest: Jonathan Pulphus, Author of With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the UniversityQuestion of the Week: Young people and students often are at the forefront of social movements and community organizing. What are the most effective ways that students can organize to push for social change? Are there gifts that students possess that make their movements unique compared to those organized by older adults?With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the University Weprayfreedom.orgFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]! A Matter of Faith website

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• Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor w/ Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar

  Send us a textSpecial Guests: Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar, Editors of We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor Question of the Week: What are the roles of prayers, rituals, and liturgies in movements and efforts to abolish poverty? What are emotional, spiritual, and practical ways they enhance these efforts?We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the PoorFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]! A Matter of Faith website

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• Telling Stories of Sadness, Grief, Trauma and Pain w/ Jeff Munroe

  Send us a textSpecial Guest: Jeff Munroe, Author of Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding Healing and Hope in Sharing Our Sadness, Grief, Trauma, and Pain & Ordained Minister in the Reformed Church of AmericaQuestion of the Week: People use the phrase “finding meaning in suffering” when talking about tragic, traumatic or difficult experiences. Some find the phrase very accurate or applicable to their lives. Others find it problematic. Is it possible to find meaning or learnings in the difficult times in our lives without losing ourselves in the darkness?Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding Healing and Hope in Sharing Our Sadness, Grief, Trauma, and PainReformed JournalFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]! A Matter of Faith website

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