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“Whatever” is usually the word you use when you’re done listening. In Philippians 4:1-9, Paul flips is the other way. Paul turns “whatever” into a wide-open invitation to grow your moral imagination and to pursue what is honorable, just, pure, pleasing, and commendable. The surprising twist is that those words are not a small box. They are guardrails for a bigger life with God and neighbor.

In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about a real tension many of us feel: church can drift into being an institution that shrinks people, which is why “spiritual not religious” resonates. If Jesus is not meant to be domesticated, what would it look like to “give him back to the world” through the way we live, lead, and serve? Listen in for the full conversation.
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The blues gets mislabeled as “music for older folks” until you hear a young artist explain where it really comes from. 
In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jontavius Willis, a Georgia musician whose sound carries something old, something new, and something deeply personal. From his first performances in church to the way he learned by listening to records, he connects the dots between gospel roots, acoustic guitar grit, and the kind of storytelling that still feels like home. Listen in for the full conversation.

Come hear Jontavious and others at the Talbotton Blues Festival at Historic Zion Church on October 24, 2026. This all-day event will feature many artists, dance classes, sacred harp singing, gospel, harmonica sessions, and cultural talks. Learn more and get your tickets here.
Jontavious Willis is resolved in his mission: to reinvigorate today’s Blues with the spirit of the past. Inspired by a time when the Blues were plentiful and rhythm reigned supreme, Jontavious leverages his unique sound—a synthesis of his Georgia heritage and reverence for traditional Blues—to get the world dancing again. A Grammy-nominated musician and songwriter, Jontavious performs original, toe-tapping tunes in the style of Delta, Piedmont, Texas, and Gospel Blues. Dynamic vocals, technical prowess, and an abundance of Southern charm keep Jontavious sending jolts of vitality through the Blues community. Jontavious was born and raised in rural Georgia, an environment with deep cultural roots that provides the inspiration he has continuously drawn upon to create his unique sound. He spent much of his childhood singing Gospel music at the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church with his grandfather, which provided him his first setting to perform for an audience. An early phenom, his passion for the Blues was sparked at age 14 when he came across a YouTube video of Muddy Waters playing “Hoochie Coochie Man.” He achieved widespread acclaim when living legend Taj Mahal invited Jontavious to accompany him onstage in 2015, with Taj describing him as his “Wonderboy.” Jontavious was invited to open for Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ during their joint TajMo tour in 2018, giving him an opportunity to present his work on a national stage.
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This is part two of a two-part conversation centered on Bishop Wright’s teachings at Clergy Conference 2026: Anchored for the Future.
When everything feels like it’s shaking, the real question is, “What can actually hold me?” In Jeremiah 29:11, we get a glimpse of what holds Jeremiah in a world marked by collapse, displacement, and grief. Hope shows up here as more than comfort. 
In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about hope as a disciplined, soul-strengthening tension with suffering, rooted in God’s stubborn liveliness and fidelity. They push back on nostalgia, especially the kind that tries to baptize the “good old days” in politics or in church life. Christian hope doesn’t beg for a preferred past to be restored. It throws an anchor forward, toward where Christ has gone and where Christ invites us to follow. That shift changes everything: instead of building a museum faith that only celebrates what God did long ago, we start asking what God is doing now and what our part is in God’s mission today. Listen in for the full conversation.
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This is part one of a two-part conversation centered on Bishop Wright’s teachings at Clergy Conference 2026: Anchored for the Future.
Hope often gets treated like a soft word, but we don’t experience it that way when life gets real. Hebrews 6:19 names godly hope as an anchor. That hope is built on a clear conviction: God is alive, so the universe is not random and the story is not finished. That belief doesn’t erase suffering, division, loneliness, violence, or injustice. It changes what we do with them.
In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about the difference between optimism and godly hope. Optimism depends on circumstances and can break under the weight of repeated disappointment. Godly hope has “and yet” strength—a durable energy that holds the tension of hard facts without blinking. What does it mean to be anchored by that kind of hope, especially when the world around us feels uncertain? Listen in for the full conversation.
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Delay is one of the quickest ways to test what we really trust. When God’s timing does not match our urgency, we can start to panic, negotiate, or replace faith with something that feels more responsive. In Exodus, Moses is “delayed” on the mountain, and the newly freed community chooses a God made of gold because it feels available right now.

In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about why God’s pacing and our pacing collide so often, and why that collision can bring out our most reactive selves. From self-soothing and control to the pull of familiar habits that are not life-giving, the wilderness exposes what we worship when we cannot see what comes next. They also name the “prison mindset” that can linger after liberation, when freedom is real, but uncertainty still feels like a cage. Listen in for the full conversation. 
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