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Church of the Heavenly Rest
Our new series features conversations with important leaders and thinkers in the NYC's history. From the fiscal crisis of the 1970s to the movements for social change that erupted in 2020, we hear from those leaders about what's possible for the future of NYC. Episode 1 drops Monday, March 1. Subscribe, and join us. Check out our Season 1 limited series: Finding the Way.
We're continuing our commitment to supporting the thriving of our young people. In this final session of a special 3-part zoom series with the with Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell, professor, speaker, minister and teacher of the Life Worth Living journey, we focus on tools for building spiritual and emotional resilience by exploring key issues facing kids and teens today.
Marshall Shaffer has been a parishioner at CHR since 2017 and is the congregation's newest vestry member. Away from church, he works as an associate director of paid social media at Ogilvy and freelances writing film criticism for various online publications.
On Wednesday's during Lent, we are releasing an audio sermon from emerging leaders in our community. Check your inbox for mid-week inspiration from the voices of our parish. Thank you to Kathleen Mills for sharing her words this week.
Kathleen Mills has been a parishioner at CHR since 2018, when she moved to New York for her PhD studies in Immunology at Weill Cornell Graduate School/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. At CHR, she currently serves on the vestry, is a member of the community care working group, and is a confirmation mentor. She plays the piano in her free time and loves to be outdoors with a book as much as possible.
We're continuing our commitment to supporting the thriving of our young people. This week's focus is onBelonging, Reputation and Digital Life, Anxiety and Calm.Thank you again to Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell, professor, speaker, minister and teacher of the Life Worth Living journey.
Irene Preetha Prasannakumar is currently pursuing her PhD at Union Theological Seminary. A trained Montessori teacher, she has also completed her BA, MA, BD, MTh, in India and her STM at Union. She served as the Program Secretary at Student Christian Movement in India and have represented youth and women in many theological, ecclesial and ecumenical platforms. She was helping the Church of South India- Synod in the process of developing Child friendly Churches. She loves pastoral ministry and teaching. Her goal for life is to make sure that love and justice prevails and that everything experiences fullness of life.
A Conversation with Carmen Acevedo Butcher, award-winning translator of Brother Lawrence's 1692 The Practice of Presence. Butcher's new translation of this contemplative text is available here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2049/Practice-of-the-Presence
During Lent, we will release an audio sermon each Wednesday morning from emerging leaders in our community. Check your inbox for mid-week inspiration from the voices of our parish. Thanks to Lucy Breidenthal for producing and to Jacob Sierra for recording our first installment.
On Wednesday's during Lent, we will release an audio sermon from emerging leaders in our community. Check your inbox for mid-week inspiration from the voices of our parish. Thank you to Caitlin Breen Thomas for sharing her words this week.
Caitlin Breen Thomas (she/her) has been a community member at Church of the Heavenly Rest since 2019. She is a mom, partner, friend, sober person, and small group leader. She loves music, being outdoors, food, comedy, and dancing. In her "day job" Caitlin works as a project manager for an international NGO. She lives in New York City with her spouse and their awesome kid.
We're continuing our commitment to supporting the thriving of our young people. This is the first of a 3-part series with Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell, professor, speaker, minister and teacher of the Life Worth Living journey. We focus on equipping caregivers, parents, grandparents, and allies with the skills to help teens build spiritual & emotional resilience.
Theodicy Jazz Collective and The Choir of Church of the Heavenly Rest, conductor, Janet Yieh
Remarks The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, The Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church
Jazz Response Every Time I Feel the Spirit - African American Spiritual arr. Jonathan Parker (b. 1986)
The Prayers of the People Wendy Cañas, St. Ann’s Church, Bronx and Jacob Sierra, New York Service and Justice Corps Fellow,Music: Latin American Bread Prayer The Rev. Dr. Andrew K. Barnett (b. 1984)
Blessing The Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, XVI Bishop of New York
Freedom Song We are marching in the light of God - Traditional South African
Dismissal The Rev. Deacon Pamela Tang, The Church of the Holy Trinity
Postlude: Toccata from Symphony No. 5. Charles M. Widor (1844-1937) arr. W.Z. Cleary, Janet Yieh, organ
Participants :
The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church - The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry within The Episcopal Church - The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, XVI Bishop of New YorkThe Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, Bishop Suffragan of New York, The Rt. Rev. Allen K. Shin
Clergy of Church of the Heavenly Rest The Rev. Matthew Heyd, Rector, The Rev. Cynthia Stravers, Associate Rector, The Rev. Anne Marie Witchger, Associate Rector and Chief of Staff
Theodicy Jazz Collective Piano: Andrew Barnett, Bass: Daniel Loomis, Drums: Reginald Jackson, Alto Saxophone: Jonathan Parker, Tenor Saxophone: Paul Jones, Trumpet: Michael Wade, Trombone: Sarah Politz, Vocals: Imani-Grace Cooper
The Choir of Church of the Heavenly Rest is joined by members of the St. Paul’s Chapel Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street, Cathedral Chorale of St. John the Divine, St. Bartholomew’s Church, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery and singers from throughout the Diocese of New York.
Worship Planning Team Director of Music Janet Yieh, The Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett, The Rev. Matthew Heyd - Music Staff Jennifer Lane, Chorister and Music Associate, Joseph Ferguson, Organ Scholar
Theodicy Jazz Collective and The Choir of Church of the Heavenly Rest, conductor, Janet Yieh
Welcome from The Rector The Rev. Matthew Heyd
Choral Introit Fix me, Jesus - African American Spiritual arr. W. Z. Cleary
Opening Hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
The Invitatory The Rt. Rev. Allen K. Shin, Bishop Suffragan of New York
A Collect for Light The Rev. Jennie Talley, Trinity-St. Paul’s Church
Freedom Song Take my hand, precious Lord Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993) arr. W. Z. Cleary
The First Lesson 2 Corinthians 4:5-6 Read by Diane Pollard
Music at the Offertory Gloria from Canterbury Jazz Mass
The Second Lesson Colossians 3:11-17 Lily Conable, Episcopal Chaplaincy at Barnard College
Hymn There’s a sweet, sweet spirit in this place Doris Akers (1923-1995)
The Gospel Matthew 5:5-9, 14-16 The Rev. Deacon Robert Jacobs, Church of the Holy Apostles, Manhattan
Spiritual Song This little light of mine, African American Spiritual arr. W. Z. Cleary
Participants :
The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church - The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry within The Episcopal Church - The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, XVI Bishop of New YorkThe Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, Bishop Suffragan of New York, The Rt. Rev. Allen K. Shin
Clergy of Church of the Heavenly Rest The Rev. Matthew Heyd, Rector, The Rev. Cynthia Stravers, Associate Rector, The Rev. Anne Marie Witchger, Associate Rector and Chief of Staff
Theodicy Jazz Collective Piano: Andrew Barnett, Bass: Daniel Loomis, Drums: Reginald Jackson, Alto Saxophone: Jonathan Parker, Tenor Saxophone: Paul Jones, Trumpet: Michael Wade, Trombone: Sarah Politz, Vocals: Imani-Grace Cooper
The Choir of Church of the Heavenly Rest is joined by members of the St. Paul’s Chapel Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street, Cathedral Chorale of St. John the Divine, St. Bartholomew’s Church, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery and singers from throughout the Diocese of New York.
Worship Planning Team Director of Music Janet Yieh, The Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett, The Rev. Matthew Heyd - Music Staff Jennifer Lane, Chorister and Music Associate, Joseph Ferguson, Organ Scholar
Theodicy Jazz Collective and The Choir of Church of the Heavenly Rest, conductor, Janet Yieh
0:01 His Eye is on the Sparrow arr. Carl Haywood (b. 1949) Janet Yieh, organ
4:33 Prelude and Kyrie Eleison from Canterbury Jazz Mass - William Z. Cleary (b. 1986) and Andrew K. Barnett (b. 1984)
18:59 La Montaña arr. W.Z. Cleary, featuring soloist Imani-Grace Cooper
23:50 Agnus Dei from Canterbury Jazz Mass
27:44 Love Always, Words: Brandt Maina (b. 1999) Music: W. Z. Cleary
Participants :
The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church - The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry within The Episcopal Church - The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, XVI Bishop of New YorkThe Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, Bishop Suffragan of New York, The Rt. Rev. Allen K. Shin
Clergy of Church of the Heavenly Rest The Rev. Matthew Heyd, Rector, The Rev. Cynthia Stravers, Associate Rector, The Rev. Anne Marie Witchger, Associate Rector and Chief of Staff
Theodicy Jazz Collective Piano: Andrew Barnett, Bass: Daniel Loomis, Drums: Reginald Jackson, Alto Saxophone: Jonathan Parker, Tenor Saxophone: Paul Jones, Trumpet: Michael Wade, Trombone: Sarah Politz, Vocals: Imani-Grace Cooper
The Choir of Church of the Heavenly Rest is joined by members of the St. Paul’s Chapel Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street, Cathedral Chorale of St. John the Divine, St. Bartholomew’s Church, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery and singers from throughout the Diocese of New York.
Worship Planning Team Director of Music Janet Yieh, The Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett, The Rev. Matthew Heyd - Music Staff Jennifer Lane, Chorister and Music Associate, Joseph Ferguson, Organ Scholar
On October 23rd, 2022, we welcomed Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation, to preach from our pulpit. Mr. Walker has received numerous titles and awards, including Time’s annual 100 Most Influential People, Rolling Stone’s 25 People Shaping the Future, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Ebony’s Power 100, and Out magazine’s Power 50. Most recently, Darren was named Wall Street Journal’s 2020 Philanthropy Innovator.
Enjoy this very special event, from this year's Feast of All Saints. In this service of Remembrance and Dedication of the Stars, the Choir of the Church of the Heavenly rest sings Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, along with the Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Janet Yieh.
Today’s guest is Rabbi Hilly Haber, Director Social Justice Organizing and Education at Central Synagogue in New York City. A scholar and advocate, Rabbi Haber describes what she understands as our spiritual mandate to advocate for social change in New York City. Listen to this vibrant episode on how she sees her call and where it’s taken her and what her vision is for The Future of New York City.
As Director of Social Justice Organizing and Education since 2019, Rabbi Hilly Haber works with the lay leaders in Central’s Community Organizing Leadership Team (COLT) on systemic justice issues such as criminal justice reform and immigration, as well as on other areas of social justice programming.
Rabbi Haber also has taught men and women on Rikers Island through Manhattan College. She and her wife, Rabbi Rachel Marder of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, New Jersey, are the rabbinic chaplains at Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey. Rabbi Haber is currently pursuing her PhD at Union Theological Seminary.
What does a small church plant in Chelsea have to do with the future of NYC? The Rev. Christine Lee talks about adaptive leadership and her experience revitalizing St. Peter’s in Chelsea, and what loss, grief, and systems have to do with finding wholeness and purpose.
Christine Lee is Priest in Charge at St. Peter’s Chelsea in Manhattan. She is currently a Doctor of Ministry student at Fuller Theological Seminary with a focus on leading organizational and congregational change. In September 2012, she became the first Korean American woman ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. Prior to that, she completed a year of Anglican studies at the General Theological Seminary and served on an interim basis at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. She spent time working as a community organizer for Habitat for Humanity NYC and was formerly on staff at All Angels’ Church as the Director of Spiritual Development and Outreach. Rev. Lee attended the Moody Bible Institute and received her Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, both in Chicago. She also served as a campus minister with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Chicago and Columbia University. She lives in Harlem with her husband Jimmy Lee.
**Rabbi Rubinstein and The Rev. Matthew Heyd sit down to reflect on the role faith leaders have had in the political and social landscape of New York City. Rabbi Rubinstein was named by Newsweek as one of America’s 50 most influential rabbis. A note that this episode was recorded early in the pandemic.
Peter J. Rubinstein is the Emeritus Director, Jewish Community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, having previously served as the Senior Vice President of Jewish Community and Managing Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at The 92nd Street Y, New York from 2014-2022. He continues as a consultant supporting Jewish Community at the 92NY.**
Rabbi Rubinstein is the Rabbi Emeritus of Central Synagogue, a Reform congregation where he served as the Senior Rabbi for 23 years. Prior to his position at Central Synagogue, Rabbi Rubinstein served as the Rabbi of Woodlands Community Temple in White Plains, New York and Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, California.
He is the immediate past Chair of the Partnership of Faith in New York City, which includes the senior clergy of the city’s major congregations and was co-president of the US Board of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City and is on the Board of the New York Region of the American Jewish Committee. He is presently the Co-Director of the Be Wise Fellowship in Jewish Entrepreneurialism at the HUC-JIR in New York City having served as Director from 2014-2020. Rabbi Rubinstein is a founder of the Rabbinic Council of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and was the long time Rabbinic Chair of the NCRCR of the Union for Reform Judaism.
Rabbi Rubinstein was ranked number three in Newsweek’s 2012 list of “America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis” and number 5 in 2013. He was named one of the 28 “2014 America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis” by The Jewish Daily Forward.
Rabbi Rubinstein graduated from Amherst College from where he also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2017. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City and received the Master of Hebrew Letters degree with honors. He received a Doctor of Divinity in 1994.
He has taught at Manhattanville College, Colgate University, San Jose State, and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion both in New York and Cincinnati. His essays have been included in Restoring Faith by Forrest Church, How Can I Find God (edited by James Martin), Our Rabbis Taught and Shine by Star Jones. He co-authored an article entitled “Innovation in All Generations” which appeared in the Winter 2017 edition of The Reform Jewish Quarterly. His essay “A Search for Truth: A Touchstone of our Judgement” is included in JFK The Last Speech (2018).
Imam Musa Kabba recounts one of the most difficult crises of his ministry earlier this year, the devastating fire that took the lives of seventeen of his students–largely West African immigrants–at his Masjid in the Bronx. Listen to his powerful testimony of what happened that day, and how he sees the power of New York City and faith communities to overcome tragedy. A note about this episode: Imam Kabba shares powerful testimony about the fire that claimed the lives of his students; it’s painful. Please listen with care. To read a transcript of this interview, please watch on Vimeo, and turn subtitles on, at: https://vimeo.com/754857253/8aa6fd736c.
Imam Musa Kabba is the Imam at Masjid-Ur-Rahmah in the Bronx, where he has been the Imam since 1999. Originally from Gambia, Imam Kabba leads a vibrant community in the Bronx, and has been in the U.S. since 1987.
What does an Episcopal Priest have to do with civic life in New York City? The Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer, shares her life’s work confronting New York City’s immigration, police, and legislative policies to advocate for religious freedom and rights across the city. important commentary on Supreme Court decisions relative to religious freedom.
The Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer is Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of New York where she has led advocacy for religious freedom and diversity in New York City for 15 years. The Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer directs The Interfaith Center of New York, a nationally-recognized nonprofit that works with hundreds of grassroots religious leaders from diverse faith traditions to catalyze partnerships with civic officials to resolve social problems plaguing New York City. Issues include police reform, immigration concerns, and domestic violence. Institutional partners have included the New York Unified Court System, Catholic Charities, UJA Federation, & the National Endowment for the Humanities. Programs include the Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy (2017–), the Social Work and Religious Diversity program (2007–), and the Rabbi Marshall Meyer Social Justice Retreats (1998–). In addition to program work, ICNY advocates for religious freedom and civil rights. An Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of New York, Breyer also serves as Associate priest at St. Philip’s Church in Harlem. Breyer is the author of The Close: A Young Woman’s First Year at Seminary (Basic Books 2000), chapter contribution in other books, and her Ph. D. is in Christian Ethics from Union Theological Seminary where she wrote her doctoral thesis about Islamophobia and interfaith work.
Public theologian The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis talks about her call to ministry and how she understands her leadership as a part of a mission to heal the city of New York and the world through the religion of “Love, Period.”
The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is Senior Minister for Public Theology and Transformation at Middle Collegiate Church on New York City’s Lower East Side. She is the first African-American and first woman to serve as senior minister at Middle Collegiate, and is the author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World.
This episode is produced by Lucy Breidenthal, and edited by Jillian Jameson.
Episode Description: The Rev. Matthew Heyd closes this season with Kiara St. James, Executive Director of the The New York Transgender Advocacy Group. Kiara shares her powerful story as a black woman of trans experience growing up in Heidelberg, Germany and coming to New York. A born organizer, Kiara talks about her role advocating for transgender, gender non-conforming and non binary people on the margins and her role with GENDA, the Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act, passed in 2019, and the urgent role faith communities can play in affirming all identities.https://www.nytag.org/
**About Kiara St. James: Kiara St. James is the founder and Executive Director of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group. She has been featured in a number of publications, notably PBS, the New York Public Library Oral History project, and PBS, among many others.She has been a community organizer and public speaker for over 20 years. She has been instrumental in changing discriminatory shelter policies that affected the Trans community, and has presented workshops concerning marginalized communities at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria and the United Nations, as well as many other conferences. She was instrumental in the passage of GENDA (Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act) in 2019.
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal; Edited by Jillian Jameson**
In this episode, The Rev. Matthew Heyd explores the future of equity and Black Lives Matter with Hawk Newsome, founder of Greater New York Black Lives Matter. They talk everything from critical approaches to ending police brutality in NYC, to their shared encounter in an NYC court room.
About Hawk Newsome: Hawk Newsome is an activist and founder of Greater New York Black Lives Matter. He lives in New York City.
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal, Edited by Jillian Jameson
Episode Description: The Rev. Matthew Heyd sits down with Charles King, Founder and Executive Director of Housing Works. King shares his story of how he came to be at the forefront of Act Up! In the eighties in New York City, fighting for housing rights for homeless people dying of HIV, and went on to found Housing Works. Both pastor and advocate, King is currently at the center of transforming housing for homeless people infected with COVID using a harm-reduction model, often cleaning rooms for residents himself when no one else will do it.
About Charles King:
Charles King is one of the founders and CEO of Housing Works, Inc. a community-based, not–for–profit organization that provides a full range of services including housing, health care, mental health, chemical dependency services, legal, advocacy, and job training and employment for homeless men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions. Charles served on the governing body of UNAIDS as a member of the NGO Delegation to the PCB and was Co-chair of the NYS End of AIDS Task Force. He is currently the co-chair of the Ending the Epidemic Subcommittee of the NYS AIDS Advisory Council. He also co-chairs ACT Now: End AIDS, a national ending the epidemic Coalition, and co-chairs the Visioning Committee of the National AIDS Housing Coalition. Charles holds both a Law Degree and a Master of Divinity from Yale University and is an ordained Baptist Minister.
**Follow this link for the Housing Works site: https://www.housingworks.org/
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal
Edited by Jillian Jameson**
The Rev. Matthew Heyd talks with The Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, named by the New Yorker Magazine as one of ten most influential people in New York. Bishop Youngblood shares his experience as pastor and community organizer in East East New York for over forty years, building single family home ownership for black families throughout Brooklyn. and spreading his message that no one has a monopoly on the love all New Yorkers share for their city.
About The Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood: The Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood is Senior Pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY. He spearheaded the Nehemiah Housing Project, which constructs owner-occupied single family homes in three of the most devastated communities in Brooklyn. He serves as a national spokesman for the group and in 1990 was recognized and written up in the Congressional Record for his trailblazing work with the project. The Reverend Dr. Youngblood is the subject of the book, Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church, written by Samuel G. Freedman. **In December of 1995, Dr. Youngblood was featured in The New Yorker magazine as one of the “ten most influential” New Yorkers.
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal
Edited by Jillian Jameson**
The Rev. Matthew Heyd speaks with Dick Beattie, lawyer and founder of New Visions for Public Schools, about the future of education and equity in New York City.
About Dick Beattie: Richard Beattie is Senior Chairman of Law Firm Simson, Thatcher, and Bartlett. He helped build the Department of Education under President Carter, is the founder of New Visions for Public Schools, and has been involved in education in New York City for more than 30 years.
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal, Edited by Jillian Jameson.
**On May 2nd, 1975, Governor Carey called Dick Ravitch and let him know the City of New York was going to be bankrupt by the next morning if they didn’t have cash in the bank. In the middle of the night, Ravitch jumped into an unmarked police car to change the mind of the only person who could save the city. In this episode, we hear the compelling story of Dick Ravitch’s work with the city and state of New York to save it from financial ruin, and his powerful faith in New York City as part of what he calls “the greatest socializing institutions of our society.
Dick Ravitch, J.D., was appointed head of the MTA from 1979-1982, and became Lieutenant Governor of New York in 2009. He served under President Lyndon B. Johnson on the United States Commission on Urban Problems in 1966. He oversaw the first racially integrated housing complex in Washington, D.C., and later appointed Chairman of Citizen Housing and Planning Council under Governor Carey in New York, saving and building affordable housing in NYC.
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal, Edited by Jillian Jameson.**
In this episode, The Rev. Matthew Heyd speaks with Kathy Wylde about her experience helping to rebuild NYC after the fiscal crisis of the 70s, and the power of local leadership and community coalitions to transform the city for a more vibrant future.
**About Kathy Wylde: Kathryn Wylde is President and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for New York City, the city’s leading business organization. Wylde is an internationally known expert in housing, economic development and urban policy. From 1982 to 2000, she was responsible for developing and managing affordable housing and economic development programs that contributed to the renaissance of blighted urban neighborhoods across the five boroughs.
Produced by Lucy Breidenthal, Edited by Jillian Jameson**
In this episode, The Rev. Matthew Heyd discusses the future of NYC and the 2021 Mayoral Campaign with Jim Capalino, government relations strategist.
About Jim Capalino: Jim Capalino is CEO of Capalino, an urban strategy and government relations firm in New York City. He was former campaign manager for Mayor Ed Koch, and the youngest ever Commissioner in New York City, appointed at the age of 28 in 1979.
This episode is produced by Lucy Breidenthal and edited by Jillian Jameson.
Our new series features conversations with important leaders and thinkers in NYC's history. From the fiscal crisis of the 1970s to the movements for social change that erupted in 2020, we hear from those leaders about what's possible for the future of NYC. Episode 1 drops Monday, March 1. Subscribe, and join us.
In a nation of conflict, what can we learn about what it takes to heal? Poet & Theologian Padraig O Tuama shares his experience as a conflict mediator in Northern Ireland, and what we might learn about what it means to be bipartisan.
Will we reckon with our national history of racial terror as Christians? What does the just future that God promises us look like? Listen to this powerful conversation among faith leaders about the role of justice in our lives.
How do we listen to God’s invitation to each of us? What are we supposed to be doing right now? How can we figure out what’s next in our lives? The Rev. Sarah McCaslin from the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute returned to continue our conversation about discernment and how we listen to the Spirit’s movement in our lives right now.
The preacher's temptation is to allegorize the parable. But what if Parables, written in the 1st century, meant something completely different, or had different meaning than we think today? In a pandemic time filled with uncertainty, we dive into everything we thought we knew about parables that might be wrong with Amy Jill Levine.
In March 2020, confined to our homes, Dr. David Carr joined us to reflect on the function of trauma in the biblical tradition. What can the stories of the Bible tell us about people who cried out to God in times of distress? What might our own protest to God be, and how does this empowerment change our experience of our relationship with God?