Lights in the Dark: Recent Episodes
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This Holy Week, a conversation with Rev. Mary Alice Birdwhistell, Highland's newest minister and Senior Pastor. We talk about Mary Alice's background, what parts of her identity shape her pastoral vocation, and Holy Week faith as progressives. We touch on womanhood, living with disability, LGBTQ affirmation and justice, James Cone, and more.
Editor's note: Highland has long called women as ministers, but Mary Alice is the first woman to be Senior Pastor, which a slip in my verbiage might have obscured.
This week, Rev. Lauren Jones Mayfield joins to talk about her own story of resistance and faith, sharing about the journey that brought her to Highland almost 5 years ago. Then, we talk about faith, politics, and what it actually means to live as a Progressive Christian in the world today. Musical arrangements by the illustrious Maxwell Joslyn.
In our second episode, a conversation with Rev. Dr. Carol Harston about her background, academic and pastoral work on traumatizing theology and healing from it, as well as what it means to navigate Lent and life right now as a progressive Christian. Musical arrangements by the illustrious Maxwell Joslyn.
Produced by Highland's high school youth, this first episode of Lights in the Dark explores the lives of young people in this season of pandemic. Griffen Farnsley offers in depth insight and some theological wonderings you might share. Musical arrangements by the illustrious Max Joslyn. Special thanks to Amelia S., Luke R., and Griffen F.