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pam hogeweide :: 5.4

jdblundell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:53:04 +0000

pam hogeweide

pam hogeweide is the author of the new book “unladylike: resisting the injustice of inequality in the church.” today she talks about her book, and how women and men can end sexism in the church.

music ::

admiral bob (feat. shannon hurley) – sunshine (unplugged)

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luke harms (pt 2) :: 5.3

jdblundell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:09:58 +0000

this week we continue our talk with US army veteran luke harms.

harms served in both iraq and afghanistan as a member of the US army and then returned to afghanistan as a civilian contractor.

harms shares his unique perspective on the war and the military meta-narrative and the struggle he faced adjusting from living in a combat zone to civilian life.

be sure and listen to part 1 of luke’s story if you haven’t already.

things to consider as you listen ::

what does it mean to be a maker of peace?
do you agree that by viewing one group as sub-human, it enables us to view anyone as sub-human?
how has guilt played a part in your journey?
how can we better process guilt and tragedy in our lives and the lives of those around us?
how has nationalism and/or american exceptionalism shaped your view of the current war on terror?

related ::

luke harms part 1

luke’s blog
luke on twitter
tony campolo shares his draft story (prince of peace – god of war)

music ::

psalters – dumpter divers

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luke harms :: 5.2

jdblundell — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:27:55 +0000

luke harms

this week we talk with US army veteran luke harms.

harms served in both iraq and afghanistan as a member of the US army and then returned to afghanistan as a civilian contractor.

harms shares his unique perspective on the war and the military meta-narrative and the struggle he faced adjusting from living in a combat zone to civilian life.

things to consider as you listen ::

how does harms story compare to the narrative you’ve heard about the wars in iraq and afghanistan?
how did 9/11 shape and inform your theology and ideology?
how has the “army hero” meta-narrative shaped your view of the military?
how has nationalism and/or american exceptionalism shaped your view of the current war on terror?

music ::

psalters – dumpter divers

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joy bennett :: 5.1

jdblundell — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:49:10 +0000

joy bennett

we’re kicking off 2012 with a conversation with blogger joy bennett.

joy is, ‘a Christian woman writing through grief and loss depression, and the overhaul of my faith in the face of suffering.’

joy’s oldest child was born with severe special needs and passed away in 2008 at the age of 8 and she shares her journey on her blog and this week with the sbpodcast family.

joy describes herself:

I am a writer, mother of four, wife, reader, follower of Christ, bereaved, asker, and lover of rich soil, good food, music, and sunshine, listener… in no particular order. Two of my children were born with serious congenital heart defects, including my first. It was quite an initiation to motherhood. Between the two of them, we’ve been through six open-heart surgeries and countless nights in the hospital. This writer learned to give shots, insert feeding tubes, run i.v. pumps, measure in mLs, and pronounce words like tracheomalacia. I’ve blogged since 2005, writing on faith and doubt, family life (which is always humorous even with the medical spin), grief, and the depression that I only recognized a year after our oldest died at the age of 8.

some questions to ask yourself while you listen ::

what tragedies or crisis in your life have shaped your faith?
what helped you through the crisis?
how can you use your experience to help walk others through their journey?
do you believe that all things are good – even the “bad things” – or do you agree more with joy that “good can come out of bad things?”

music ::

ureiel asher – i don’t know

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the christmas nines 2011 :: 4.40

jdblundell — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:46:45 +0000

it’s time for our (almost-annual) christmas special! this year we’re bringing back “the nines” with readings from the sbpodcast crew and our listeners.

a little background from wikipedia:

The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a format for a service of Christian worship celebrating the birth of Jesus that is traditionally followed at Christmas. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in nine short Bible readings from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols, hymns and choir music.
The format was based on an Order drawn up by Edward White Benson, later Archbishop of Canterbury but at that time Bishop of Truro, in Cornwall, for use on Christmas Eve (24 December) 1880. Tradition says that he organized a 10 pm service on Christmas Eve in a temporary wooden shed serving as his cathedral and that a key purpose of the service was to keep men out of pubs on Christmas Eve.
The original liturgy has since been adapted and used by other churches all over the world. Lessons and Carols most often occur in Anglican churches, but also in some Roman Catholic, Lutheran parishes, and Presbyterian institutions. However numerous Christian churches have adopted this service, or a variation on this service, as part of their Christmas celebrations. In the UK, the service has become the standard format for schools’ Christmas carol services.

we hope you enjoy the readings, the music and have a wonderful time with friends and family remembering the birth of our savior.

readings ::

genesis 3:8-19 – jonathan blundell
genesis 22:15–18 – tim jones
isaiah 9:2; 6–7 – laurie blundell
isaiah 11: 1–3a; 4a; 6–9 rob griggs-taylor
luke 1: 26-35; 38 – stewart cutler
luke 2: 1; 3–7 – travis mamone
luke 2: 8–16 – will taylor
matthew 2: 1–12 – thomas mathie
john 1: 1–14 – olwyn matthie

additional greetings ::

pastor nar
miriam mathie

music ::

john wickham – the holly and the ivy
the lower lights – in the bleak midwinter
the argyle project – jesus christ, the apple tree
so elated – redemption
stephanie gray – o come, o come emmanuel
shaun groves – kingdom coming
the lower lights – oh come all you faithful
will taylor – silent night
fields of ypress – heaven’s lullaby
the lower lights – little drummer boy
ben thomas – peace, here
tripp fuller – promise

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ariah fine :: 4.39

jdblundell — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:48:06 +0000

ariah fine

this week we talk with author, and community organizer ariah fine about his latest project, clean water for elirose.

ariah shares why community and social justice matter to him and how he was inspired to write a children’s book to share the story of clean water with his young children.

some questions to ask yourself while you listen ::

what issues are dear to your heart?
are resources available to explain those issues to people of all ages?
what resource could you create to better explain the issue?
what could you and your family do to help provide clean water for people around the world?

music ::

so elated – god is with us

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joshua becker :: 4.38

jdblundell — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:30:24 +0000

joshua becker

this week we talk with blogger and author joshua becker.

joshua is an associate minister for a church outside phoenix, arizona and he writes about his journey towards becoming a minimalist in his spare time.

he shares how he stumbled into the idea of minimalism, what a rational minimalist entails and how it plays out with his faith.

music ::

justin horrell – christmas time is here

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lucas land :: 4.37

jdblundell — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:30:50 +0000

lucas land

now that you’re all stuffed from a big thanksgiving meal — we talk food and food ethics with farmer and all around ag-guy, lucas land.

lucas and his family have been involved in farming and agriculture for several years, including a post-graduate internship at world hunger relief in waco, texas. and he’s just returned from a brief stay in bolivia where he focused on water issues.

he’s actively involved in finding and sharing the intersection between our faith, ethics and the food we eat.

music ::

jj heller – wake up the world

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joshua hanson :: 4.36

jdblundell — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:30:57 +0000

joshua hanson

this week we talk with joshua hanson, one of the founders of nomad’s land in alabama. nomad’s land is a 40-acre property that’s becoming a place of rest for weary travelers built around sustainable building and agriculture.

joshua talks about his “rock-n-roll” lifestyle following the grateful dead and other bands around the country, ending up meeting with a shaman who bathed him in cow manure and how a group of ex-hippies showed him a love he hadn’t experienced anywhere else.

related ::

nomad’s land
kingdom promotions

music ::

jes karper – the third kind

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dr. carl bradley :: 4.35

jdblundell — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000

dr carl bradley

this week we talk with dr. carl bradley, a man of many hats. dr. bradley is an educator, a former school administrator and he’s been a church organist for most of his life.

he’s served as a teacher in the public elementary school system, an administrator at both baylor university and the university of mary hardin-baylor and now teaches at temple college and works in supervisory roles helping train new teachers.

dr. bradley shares that while he initially felt called “into the ministry” he discovered that “ministry” encompasses so much more than just a 9-5 job at the local church.

music ::

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stephen burke :: 4.34

jdblundell — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:00:43 +0000

stephen burke

this week we talk with stephen burke, who heads up the Lord will provide end-time ministry.

stephen talks about how he transitioned from an advertising exec, to a church planting ministry and now into a ministry in building cities of refuge.

music ::

wisely woven – throne to the earth

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joy wilson :: 4.33

jdblundell — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:35:27 +0000

joy wilson

this week we talk with joy wilson, who’s an author and a provocateur. joy and her husband, bud, are two life-long hippies. she is an outlaw preacher and an active participant in kairos prison ministry.

she’s recently published her book, “uncensored prayer: the spiritual practice of wrestling with god.”

she gives us a great insight into her writing and her story on this week’s podcast.

music ::

paul haggis – disco (doontown)

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carl medearis :: 4.31

jdblundell — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:00:08 +0000

carl medearis

this week, we chat with carl medearis, an expert in arab-american and muslim-christian relations and the author of several books on the topic. medearis is a catalyst for a number of current movements in the middle east to promote peace-making, as well as cultural, political and religious dialog leading toward reconciliation.

during our conversation, medearis explains how he learned to stop evangelism while serving as a missionary in beirut, lebanon and hopes to encourage other followers of jesus to do the same.

music ::

fun – bensen hedges

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angela lau :: 4.30

jdblundell — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:00:44 +0000

angela lau

this week we talk with “recovering math teacher” angela lau. angela shares how she came to america in her early childhood, grew up knowing and seeking the asian-american dream and how that shifted when she began to find her identity elsewhere.

related ::

angela on twitter

music ::

digital primitives – ol’ saint peter

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nicole cottrell :: 4.29

jdblundell — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:29:57 +0000

nicole cottrell

this week we chat with modern reject, nicole cottrell.

nicole is a wife, mom and has a constant craving for something sweet. she blogs at modern rejects and this week shares some of her story with the sbpodcast tribe and shares and why she’s found the organic church model to be beneficial to her craving for sweet community.

and don’t forget – we’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts and messages as part of the sbpodcast 1more event. the deadline for submission is oct. 24th.

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1more :: 4.28

jdblundell — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:59:02 +0000

As Reformation Day 2011 approaches, we’re excited to share the info on our latest crowd-sourced project: 1more.

To pull it off, we need your input.

We’re asking one simple question: If you could share one message with the Church universal – what would it be?

To share your input, simply record a video (five minutes or less) and post it to your favorite video sharing site. Then send us the URL to your video.

We’ll post all the videos on Oct. 31, 2011 right here on our website for everyone to watch and more importantly — listen.

For more details be sure to listen to this week’s podcast – or visit the 1more page right here on our website.

related ::

more info on 1more

music ::

heatherlyn – we have a dream

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robb sutherland :: 4.27

jdblundell — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:03:29 +0000

rob sutherland

this week we talk with mr sutherland. no, not that sutherland… our sutherland is way cooler. i mean really, how many anglican priests do you know that also play guitar in local pubs and plan in bands with sweet names like metanoia? see!

robb shares his story and reveals how his questions of doubt and having a space to ask them actually led him towards the faith and ultimately into the priesthood.

music ::

dj stewart cutler – something beautiful intro
mr little jeans – the suburbs

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steve knight :: 4.26

jdblundell — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:48 +0000

steve knight

when we last spoke to steve knight, he was working for SIM International and was the resident blogger for emergent village. none of that holds true anymore. find out what he’s up to now as he continues to fine tune his passion groove towards planting missionally minded churches.

music ::

leagues – magic

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heatherlyn :: 4.25

jdblundell — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:17:43 +0000

heatherlynn

heatherlyn is back!

heatherlyn is a nationally touring, soul-roots-rock independent singer and song-artist. her soulful, honest, hopeful voice resonates with people from all various walks of life.

she returns to the podcast to talk about her upcoming album, storydwelling and shares some of the song writing process and the stories behind the music.

music ::

heatherlyn – be the love

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elora nicole ramirez :: 4.24

jdblundell — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:29:03 +0000

elora nicole

this week we talk with up and coming author elora nicole about her story and how she’s seen God as a protector throughout her life — even in those times when He felt most distant.

UPDATE: Help Elora and Russell raise funds to bring home their forever child:

music ::

shaun groves – kingdom coming

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