illumin8faith: Recent Episodes
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Dave and Doug reflect on the Easter Sunday text from Luke 24 and ponder the "nonsense" of Easter in the midst of Holy Week. Quotes from Jürgen Moltmann's, "In the End—The Beginning" and we also reference Richard Rohr (from this video) and Joni Sancken's new book, "Words that Heal".
Doug and Dave reflect on the Palm Sunday text from Luke 19 and consider the deeper meaning of God's call for us to join the story.
Doug and Dave discuss abundance, scarcity, Mary's nard, and more as they explore the passage from John 12:1-8. Featured conversation: Doug sits down with entrepreneur, @BagLadyVariety, Jane Beattie.
Dave sits down for a conversation with trans identified poet, Jennifer Wenn. We explore what it means to hear that voice of love—a voice that empowers us to live more fully into who we are.
In today's episode, Doug, Dave, and Isaac explore the Parable of the Fig Tree from Luke 13. We talk about death and new life, stinky car rides with the kids, and tidying up.
Dave and Doug explore the reading from Luke 13:31-35 as we consider the relationship between the joy and pain of living. Christine Sharpe, blogger at fortyfivethings.com invites us to ponder the metaphor of oil and vinegar in relation to healing and feeling.
Stay tuned for new episodes each week throughout the season of Lent.
Dave and Doug share news about upcoming episodes of the pod. Stay tuned and join us next week for stories of faith, hope, and new life that seek to illuminate your life.
What will it take to revitalize the church? Doug and Dave sit down with Rev. Dr. Jeff Crittenden of the Centre for Practical Theology to discuss thoughts and reflections on the recent event hosted by Metropolitan and First-St. Andrew's United Churches in London, Ontario.
Dave and Doug are joined by award-winning writer and activist, Pam Rocker joins us for a conversation about LGBTQ+ activism, the church, dancing with Jesus, and pie!
Recorded at London Conference Youth Forum 2018.
Dave is joined by Bryan Sirchio, author of The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music and Lead Designer for the Convergence Music Project (convergencemp.com) to talk about church music, theology, and convergence Christianity. Episode includes the CMP song, "All Belong Here" by The Many.
New episodes starting next week. While you wait, enjoy the Top Ten Reasons for the podcast hiatus!
Dave, Doug, and Isaac visit the folks at LOCO Youth Forum 2017 and sit down with United Church of Canada Moderator, The Rt. Rev. Jordan Cantwell.
The Illumin8 crew host special guests Rev. Kenji Marui and Rev. Sarah Grady as we head down the rabbit hole to explore what's going on with Conferences and Presbyteries in the United Church of Canada
Dave, Doug, and Isaac reflect on the recent US election, ponder the gospel text for Sunday, and share all the things that they love about America.
We figure out what the point of preaching even is in our conversation with Dr. Karoline Lewis, The Marbury E. Anderson Chair of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo: Andrew Steele/Flickr
The podcast returns with a special episode on humour, the Bible, and faith. Special guest: John Bell
Dave, Doug, and Isaac return for Episode 7 of the illumin8faith podcast. This week's topic is "Technology".
In episode 6 of the podcast we hear from Rob Crosby-Shearer from the Emmaus Community in Victoria, B.C. Dave, Isaac, and Doug reflect on new monasticim and the implications of this emerging faith community. This week's episode was recorded live at the YOU Made It Cafe in London, Ontario.
In episode 5 of the podcast Dave, Doug, and Isaac discuss innovation and entrepreneurialism. Rob Dalgleish, the Executive Director of the EDGE Nework for the United Church of Canada joins us as well as Jeremy O'Krafka from Mentor Network. This week's episode was recorded live at Pub Milos in London, Ontario.
Dave, Doug, and Isaac discuss the relational implications of the opening line of the United Church creed. Allan Reeve and Joe Ramsay share with us about their project, "Hosting Sacred Conversations". This week's episode was recorded live at the Early Bird Diner in London, Ontario.
Dave, Doug, and Isaac visit London Conference Youth Forum to discuss ways of engaging young people in church life.
Dave, Doug, and Isaac talk about collaboration and Jamie Holtom from North Bramalea United Church is interviewed. This week's episode was recorded live at the Bag Lady in London, Ontario.
Dave, Doug, and Isaac talk about the transformation that can happen when communities of faith choose to say "yes" to new initiatives and opportunities. This week's episode was recorded live at the Bag Lady in London, Ontario.