Our Agendas are Killing Us
What if we started to recognize that intentional sacrifice of our perceived personal desires is the key not just to our own happiness, but universal wellbeing?
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Podcast Season 2 Episode 6: Rublev’s Trinity
Rublev’s Trinity is one of the, well, most iconic of Russian Orthodox icons. In this episode Joe talks with Rev. Dr. John Smith about his book on Rublev’s Trinity, his work with Orphan’s Tree in Russia, and how iconography can help people in spiritual deconstruction rediscover an experience of the divine.
Read morePodcast Season 2 Episode 5: Rob Rynders and Robert Payne of Social Thread: New Faith Communities for Spiritual Exiles and Refugees
In this episode cross-posted from Social Thread, we invite you to drop in on a conversation between Accidental Tomatoes host Joe Webb and Social Thread hosts Rob Rynders and Robert Payne about the new, non-traditional types of faith communities they’re imagining and creating and Rob’s research into what motivates people in various religious contexts. (This episode was originally aired on the Social Thread Podcast in October 2019.)
Read moreWhen Herod Gets Disturbed
When an unhinged, violent ruler becomes disturbed, everyone else gets disturbed, too. Something bad is about to happen.
Read morePodcast Season 2 Episode 4: Interfaith Dialogue with Rabbi Victor Urecki
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.
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