When Herod Gets Disturbed

January 7, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

When an unhinged, violent ruler becomes disturbed, everyone else gets disturbed, too. Something bad is about to happen.

This Christmas, a chance to change lives

December 16, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This Christmas, a chance to change lives by reducing medical debt in Appalachia

Podcast Season 2 Episode 4: Interfaith Dialogue with Rabbi Victor Urecki

December 11, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

In this episode Joe has a conversation with Charleston WV Rabbi Victor Urecki about the importance of interfaith dialogue and how it can help people of all faith backgrounds better understand their own traditions and sacred texts, and how a robust interfaith conversation can benefit the common good for our society.

Podcast Season 2 Episode 3: Helen Ryde, Reconciling Ministries Network

November 27, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Helen Ryde is the Southeastern Regional Organizer for the Reconciling Ministries Network, a group of United Methodists seeking justice for LGBTQ+ people across all the intersections they inhabit. In this episode, Joe talks with Helen about their own faith journey, the work of RMN, and the importance of intersectionality in justice work.

Podcast season 2 Episode 2: Brad Davis on Coalfield Justice and “The Holler Gospel”

November 13, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Generations of oppression and exploitation have left the coalfields of central Appalachia among the most economically & socially depressed areas of the world. In this episode, Joe talks with coalfield justice advocate Brad Davis about how systemic dehumanization has affected the region and how his vision for a contextualized “Holler Gospel” can help restore individuals, families, and communities.