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Middle ChurchSermon | Meeting the Moment with Conviction, Curiosity and Courage | Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftSermonMeeting the Moment with Conviction, Curiosity and CourageRev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftLuke 4: 1-13To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us.
2025-03-1122 min
The Motherhood MentorNavigating Food, Body Image, Diet Culture, and Mental Health with Amanda a licensed counselor and registered dietitianIf you are a mom navigating her health and wellness in the sea of being raised in diet culture- SAME. Amanda and I have a conversation about how societal pressures and cultural narratives often distort our understanding of health, reducing it to a number on a scale. Instead, we explore how to raise future generations with a more empowering perspective on body image.We touch on intuitive eating and mindful living, emphasizing that the journey to self-acceptance is far more important than chasing perfection. It's about tuning in to what our bodies truly need, not s...
2025-02-181h 09
Pray With our FeetDr. King's Vision & Resisting the Rise of Global Fascism - Part 1, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft of Middle Church and Raising Imagination As we honored Dr. King yesterday, we sit with the weight of this moment - stepping into another Trump presidency. Many of us remain committed to working towards a country rooted in collective liberation. Mom and I decided to root our discussion around Dr. King legacy, and his last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? In this two part conversation, we chat with three phenomenal women, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, writer, organizer, speaker, and Consulting Minister for Justice & Community Organizing at Middle Church, the founder of Raising Imagination, Avril Somerville, writer poet, and...
2025-01-2136 min
The Call to Love ExperienceRev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft- The Love of ChristmasThis experience is an invitation—a call to join our spiritual community and engage in this collective contemplative practice. Together, we examine the theology of love and cultivate its practice in our lives.Our focus is transformation—becoming a Community of Practice. In each episode, we offer practices to help us grow in love, together.So, make yourself comfortable. Light a candle, grab your journal, and open your heart as we listen, engage, and reflect in this communal space. Our guest is Rev Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft. the founder of Raising Imag...
2024-12-131h 04Middle ChurchSermon | Cry Even Louder | Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftSermon
Cry Even Louder
Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
Mark 10: 46-52
To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us.
2024-10-2821 minMiddle ChurchSermon | Organizing is a Spiritual Practice | Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftSermon
Organizing is a Spiritual Practice
Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
Jeremiah 6: 14-16
To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us.
2024-08-2617 min
Chronosphere FictionThe Golden Horseshoe pt 1 : Adventures of the Federated Tec season2 episode 8In this two-part adventure, the Tec is sent by a worried wife down to Tijuana, Mexico, to find her husband. Our hero has a swell time south of the border, but when he returns, he finds a house full of murder! Story by Dashiell Hammett, adapted and dramatized by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Noah Diamond as VANCE RICHMOND
Amanda Sisk as MRS. ASHCRAFT
Carole Krohn as the LANDLADY
Jeff Moon as ED BOHANNON
Paul Arbisi as LUSK and JAMOCHA
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2024-08-1942 min
Narada Radio Company Audio DramaADVENTURES OF THE FEDERATED TEC S2E8 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 1 S2 E8 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 1 In this two-part adventure, the Tec is sent by a worried wife down to Tijuana, Mexico, to find her husband. Our hero has a swell time south of the border, but when he returns, he finds a house full of murder! Story by Dashiell Hammett, adapted and dramatized by Pete Lutz. CAST: Pete Lutz as THE TEC Noah Diamond as VANCE RICHMOND Amanda Sisk as MRS. ASHCRAFT Carole Krohn as the LANDLADY Jeff Moon as ED...
2024-08-1842 min
Moonlight Audio TheatreADVENTURES OF THE FEDERATED TEC S2E8 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 1 S2 E8 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 1 In this two-part adventure, the Tec is sent by a worried wife down to Tijuana, Mexico, to find her husband. Our hero has a swell time south of the border, but when he returns, he finds a house full of murder! Story by Dashiell Hammett, adapted and dramatized by Pete Lutz. CAST: Pete Lutz as THE TEC Noah Diamond as VANCE RICHMOND Amanda Sisk as MRS. ASHCRAFT Carole Krohn as the LANDLADY Jeff Moon as ED...
2024-08-1842 minMiddle ChurchSermon | Misbehaving Women | Revs. Natalie Renee Perkins & Amanda Hambrick AshcraftSermon
Misbehaving Women
Revs. Natalie Renee Perkins & Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us.
2024-03-0516 minMiddle ChurchSermon | Astonishing Liberation | Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft"Astonishing Liberation"
Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
Mark 1:21-28 - http://tinyurl.com/2factwxb
To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us.
2024-01-3022 minMiddle ChurchSermon | The Christmas Story: Walk on Pageant | Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftLuke 2:1-14(15-20): https://tinyurl.com/29pjnkee
Reframe Love
To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us
2023-12-1821 minMiddle ChurchSermon | It's Uncomfortable. And? | Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftMatthew 25: 1-13
To learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us
2023-11-1321 minMiddle ChurchSermon | Power, Location, and Transformation | Amanda Hambrick AshcraftTo learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us
2023-08-2022 minMiddle ChurchSermon | Go in Joy! | Amanda Hambrick AshcraftTo learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us
2023-07-1618 minMiddle ChurchSermon | The Long Game | Amanda Hambrick AshcraftTo learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us
2023-07-1019 minMiddle ChurchSermon | Sermon Title | Amanda Hambrick AshcraftTo learn more about this worship celebration and what’s happening at Middle Church throughout the week, visit http://middlechurch.org . We are a movement of people who believe in the power of love. Period! Join us
2023-03-2617 min
Premier Chess: Conquer the Game; Master Your LifeEpisode 245 with Amanda Rae Hambrick Ashcraft, Founder of Raising ImaginationSend us a textIn Episode 245, I have the pleasure of conversing with Amanda Rae Hambrick Ashcraft, Founder of Raising Imagination, which examines cultural, political, and social issues through the lenses of imagination to generate ideas, conversations, and actions that span ideological differences to inspire activism, empathy, and progressive change in our children, communities, and the world at large. She also serves as the Consulting Community Minister at Middle Church in the East Village. We speak about Women's History Month, rallies, the value of chess, gender norms, racial questions, inspiration from the Queen's Gambit, Women's em...
2023-03-0436 min
The Morning Beat With AJ and Mikalah11/11 Mama bear here for her son and all gender formsHappy Friyay! Today we highlight a mother who is confronted by a parent questioning the bathroom choice of her child, and we are a huge fan! Dr. James joins us about the importance of colon exams and if you love Disney's Encanto, one of the singers joins us! Special guests: Dr. James Simmons - Dr. Nurse Practitioner @ASKTHENP. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft – is an avid fan of conversations at the intersections of parenting, politics, race and religion. She’s the founder of Raising Imagination, can be found on Instagram @raisingimagination. Mario Jose - Sin...
2022-11-111h 12
The Morning Beat With AJ and MikalahMama Bear A mother is confronted by a parent questioning the bathroom choice of her child. The mother, Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft- founder of Raising Imagination is calling in to set the record straight.
2022-11-1107 min
Parenting and PoliticsLa Marea Verde and What We Can Learn from the Abortion Rights Fight in Latin AmericaAt a time when the USA has struck down Roe v. Wade and there are attacks on women's reproductive freedoms, the opposite has been happening in Latin America. In this episode, Diana talks to Paula Avila Guillén, the Executive Director of the Women's Equality Center about the Abortion Rights Fight in Latin America and La Marea Verde-- the Green Wave-- that has arrived in the USA. They discuss the abortion rights movement in Latin America and how it went from being a small movement to something much. bigger that people marched into the streets-- and to th...
2022-10-2147 min
Parenting and PoliticsAbortion Rights Victory in Kansas with Kansas Abortion FundEarlier this week, the people of Kansas went out to the polls and had their voice heard… coming out in record numbers to say they want abortion rights protected in the state constitution. In this episode, Diana chats with Josh Siebenaler, organizer with the Kansas Abortion Fund. They discuss what organizing for abortion rights looks like in traditionally red-state like Kansas, what other states are having abortion rights in ballot measures this coming year, and why abortion rights is one of the top issues of the midterms. Josh has excellent advice for those looking to get inv...
2022-08-0537 min
Love Period with Rev. Dr. Jacqui LewisUnpacking a New Era of Women's Rights with Amanda Hambrick AshcraftHow do our political realities affect our lives? Can we in fact, heal despite the very real threats that we face today? On this episode, Rev. Jacqui Lewis is joined by Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft the Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement Building at Middle Church, in conversation about the effect of political injustice on our lives. Jacqui and Amanda discuss loss and devastation—of loved ones, of spaces of safety and inspiration, and the work and clarity it demands to fiercely love ourselves and each other through challenging times.Resources:
Jacqui’s new book Fierce Love c...
2022-07-2747 min
Parenting and PoliticsParents Must Rise Against Mass Shootings with Sarah MontoyaIn this episode, recorded a day after the Uvalde mass shooting where elementary school children and teachers were murdered, Diana talks to Sarah Montoya, a joyful motherhood coach and mom in San Francisco. They discuss why parenting IS political, how politics affects every part of our children's lives and why we must be engaged and pay attention to what elected leaders are doing-or not doing. They join to process the awful reality that our children have become casualties in a world where elected leaders answer to the NRA and not to their constituents. They are a...
2022-05-2724 min
Parenting and PoliticsEp. 50: God, Abortions and KidsWe are kicking off Season 2 with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft from Raising Imagination and we're chatting about abortion rights, how we can talk to our kids about what is happening-- and where does God and faith fit into all this, as parents who are committed to raising empathetic, respectful citizens of the world. Amanda shares what her Christian faith teaches her about abortion and how we can talk to our kids about difficult topics. She invites us to TAKE action by: 1. Participate in rallies #BansoffourBodies (happening tomorrow May 14th and 2. Donate to independent clinics. 3. Educate yourself on abortion pills. REMEMBER! As of th...
2022-05-1345 min
2022-03-2717 min
ACCESS: A Podcast About AbortionA Last Stand for Abortion Rights at the Supreme Court?Guests:Hillary Schneller, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive RightsDr. DeShawn Taylor, founder and owner of Desert Star Family PlanningAnd: Kelsey Ryland, Elizabeth Nash, Amber Gavin, Jessy Rosales, Kimberly McGuire, Jeryl Hayes, Josie Pinto, Julie Jenkins, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Jacqueline Ayers, Kathaleen Pittman, Tammi Kromenaker, Karli Vanzile, Erin Grant, Amanda Hambrick AshcraftResources:Abortion Care Network: Communities Need ClinicsSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast...
2021-12-2152 min
Pray With our FeetDiscussing Freedom Rising Salons (Monthly Virtual Series by Middle Church) with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft If ever there were a time to cultivate space for conversations that spark change, it is now! I chatted with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement at Middle Church about their latest offering - a year-long monthly discussion series, Freedom Rising Salons, featuring "thought leaders, organizers, poets, artists and modern prophets reflecting on crucial justice issues, addressing our nation's most pressing moral concerns, and what we all can do to rise and meet them. Throughout this discussion we delved into - - The inspiration behind Freedom Rising Salons , an ex...
2021-12-1440 min
2021-12-1418 min
Ethics and Video Games PodcastEpisode 30: Sexism and the Gamer Identity (with Amanda Cote)What is it to “be” a gamer? How did the gamer “identity” become both masculinized and marginalized? How has this impacted female players and is the “gamergirl” identity useful or counter-productive for female players? We chat with Dr. Amanda Cote who argues that video games are in a crisis of authority related to what a “gamer” is. --------------------------- Our guest, Amanda Cote, is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Game Studies at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. She is also a member of the University of Oregon Esports and Games Research Lab. Amanda studi...
2021-11-231h 01
In Conversation… with Frank SchaefferRev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftFrank Schaeffer In Conversation with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement Building at Middle Church and Founder of Raising Imagination, exploring the intersection of race, faith, politics, feminism, and parenting._____LINKSMiddle ChurchFollow Middle Church on Twitter and Instagram.Raising ImaginationFollow Raising Imagination on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook._____Amanda is an Activist, Writer, Ordained...
2021-11-021h 07
In Conversation… with Frank SchaefferRev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft • A Caregiver's Manifesto"A Caregiver's Manifesto"I hope you'll listen to my entire Conversation with my friend, the incredible Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, but if you only have 4 minutes, I ask you to listen to "A Caregiver's Manifesto," because this is how we are going to save the planet.Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement Building at Middle Church and Founder of Raising Imagination, exploring the intersection of race, faith, politics, feminism, and parenting._____LINKSMiddle Church...
2021-11-0204 min
Middle ChurchUnprecedented Times Call for Revolutionary Care :: Sep 19Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, preacher
2021-09-1914 min
2021-08-1513 minLove Period with Rev. Dr. Jacqui LewisRev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftRev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft joins Jacqui for this episode of Love. Period. She is the Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement Building at Middle Church and is also the founder of Raising Imagination, a platform that examines social issues through the lens of imagination and encourages activism with young and old alike. Her activism has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal, and Refinery29. She's a regular writer and inaugural board member of The Resistance Prays, and serves on the Junior Board of The Lower East Side Girls Club.She’s presented nationwide on to...
2021-07-2934 min
2021-07-1814 min
The Promotion Playbook66: Stories from the Summit - Amanda Marsh shares how to face tragedy and grow stronger.On June 30th, 2013 the Yarnell Hill Fire erupted through the mountain community of Yarnell, Arizona, and claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. This was the greatest loss of life for the U.S. fire service since the September 11 terrorist attacks. Fire service leaders, plus family and community members, shared their grief.
Amanda Marsh lost her husband that day, Eric Marsh. In this episode, she honors the memory of Eric by sharing her journey through grief. Amanda has faced this adversity with courage and is now helping others endure loss through the Eric Marsh Foundation.
The Eric...
2021-07-0249 min
New York, I Love You But You've ChangedReverend Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Part II: The Complications of Activism and Spirituality as ProtestToday, we bring you part II of Alexis’ conversation with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft. In part II, Alexis and Amanda discuss: the tension of being a white person in the anti-racist movement and how they wrestle with that tension, how anti-racism needs to show up in day to day life beyond Instagram, the complicated relationship between the Black Lives Matter movement and capitalist institutions like the Grammys, the danger of white feminism and the off base assumptions progressive white people make. Alexis also explains why this moment in time feels, to her, like one long episode of Atlanta. Amanda sh...
2021-05-031h 18New York, I Love You But You've ChangedReverend Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Part I: Anti-Racist ParentingAmanda Hambrick Ashcraft is a white mother raising three white kids, a 5 year old daughter and 7 year old twin boys, in the East Village of NYC. She was born and raised in a small town in Kentucky, went to college in Birmingham, AL and to seminary in Richmond, VA. She has lived in NYC for 13 years. Amanda is a movement builder and leader who writes, speaks and studies at the intersection of race, faith, politics, feminism, and parenting. Amanda is the founder of Raising Imagination, an online movement platform that looks at the evolution of social issues through the...
2021-04-261h 10
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Middle ChurchFIRST SUNDAY IN LENT :: Feb 21• Who are the people God might be calling you to listen to during this Lenten season? Where are
they located? How might we all be changed by going nearer to them and listening more
intentionally to their stories?
• Repentance means to turn or return, so how might God be challenging you to turn (or return)
within yourself to reflect more intently on what God is calling for your life?
• How might we co-labor with God through Jesus Christ to return near the reign of God on earth?
LAST WEEK: TIME TO SHINE
• How are you celebrating Lunar New Year? How is God h...
2021-02-2153 min
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2020-12-1313 min
Parenting and PoliticsWomen, Religion and Politics with Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftIt's 5 days until Election Day 2020 and in this episode we are talking to Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft about women, religion and politics! We talk about the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the pro-choice versus pro life movement, white women and patriarchy and we ask... would Jesus vote for Trump? Listen, share and don't forget to VOTE on or before November 3rd! This is literally the most important election of our lifetimes!
2020-10-2939 min
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Parenting and PoliticsRemembering and Honoring RBG's Life and LegacyIn this episode, Diana and other mom activists (and an activist daughter!) share their thoughts on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and legacy. Diana is joined by Sara Berliner, Elisa Batista, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft share the impact RBG's work has had on their lives, and the lessons we can learn from her. Finally, we hear from Micaela, a nine year old activist shows us the future is bright! Listen to their thoughts and why we must honor RBG by working to save our democracy. May Her Memory Be a Blessing. May...
2020-09-2521 min
Unholier Than ThouThe sanctity of abortionThis week, Phill dives into the most religiously fraught political battlefield of our time: Abortion. To better understand the fight for abortion access nationwide, he first talks to Monica Simpson, the executive director at Sister Song, a reproductive justice organization led by women of color. Monica breaks down the ways reproductive care becomes politicized, and what’s at stake for bodily autonomy should Trump win re-election. Then, Phill talks to Reverend Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft—a pro-choice minister who explains the history of religion and abortion, and how the pro-life movement was created as a convenient political tool for white men...
2020-09-0434 min
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ExistentialEpisode 25 (Why Can't Q Go to Recess) with Amanda Hambrick AshcraftThis is a conversation with Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft who is an activist, organizer, Baptist minister, and mother of five-year-old twins Zane and Levi and four-year-old Skyler. She is the Executive Minister for Justice and Movement Building at Middle Collegiate Church and the founder of Raising Imagination, a platform that examines social change at the intersections of faith, parenting, and politics. Her activism has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal, Refinery29, and Bust and she is a regular writer and inaugural board member of The Resistance Prays. She and her family live in the East Village o...
2020-04-0852 min
Middle ChurchKingdom of the World -vs- Kin-dom of God :: Apr 5Jacqui Lewis and Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
2020-04-0510 min
2020-01-1219 min
Parenting and PoliticsMerry and Political: Baby Jesus, Consumerism and Gifts with Rev. Amanda Hambrick AshcraftHow we can parent during the holidays and how do we make the holiday season less about stuff and consumerism and more about helping and welcoming others? In this episode, Diana talks to Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, reverend at Middle Collegiate Church and founder of Raising Imagination. We discuss why the Biblical Christmas story is revolutionary & how parents have a role to reclaim that, as well as how we can fight consumerism during the holidays and teach our children important values. Don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @parentingandpolitics Share th...
2019-12-1846 min
2019-11-051h 14
Pray With our FeetJesus is with us on the Picket Line with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft What does it mean to embrace the revolutionary nature of Jesus - seeing ourselves as inextricably linked to the most marginalized: children on the border, folks caught up in the cycle of the prison industrial complex, etc.? How can we begin to cultivate transformation in our daily actions, and lean deeper into God's grace. Join Emelda as she enters into a heartfelt discussion with Reverend Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Executive Minister for Justice, Education and Movement Building at Middle Collegiate Church. Rev. Amanda is also an activist, writer and founder of the online community, Raising Imagination, cr...
2019-10-231h 10
here for goodAwakening the popular imagination, special guest Amanda Hambrick AshcraftInspired by Walter Brueggemann, this episode is all about the ragtag hopers... “Those who refuse, deny, or doubt the totalizing claims and who continue to keep imagining and attempting alternative modes of life, and who keep experimenting with the strange virtues of justice that take various forms of neighborliness.” (Brueggemann, God, Neighbor, Empire)
The Biblical response to the extraction economy of totalism is prophetic movement- non-credentialized poets with no pedigree who create imaginative space such that things could be different. They use Hymns and poems filled with playful imagery to shake us out of our assumptions of extrac...
2018-05-1450 min
Bennie and the Pets: Animal Radio with a Clear Conscience!BARK YOUR BIZ! Episode 1 Barker #1- Pawty in a Box Founder Mandy DiazBARK YOUR BIZ! The ONLY elevator pitch radio podcast in the known universe. A new creation by the Bennie & the Pets team. It's a combination of Shark Tank, American Idol (without the singing!), and Jeopardy!
Episode 1 Live to Tape from the 2018 Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida March 22, 2018
Barker # 1
Mandy Diaz, the Founder of Pawty in a Box, makes a party kit for dogs! Her box has everything that you need to have a birthday or just for fun party for your dog, with dogs as guests. Mandy was our very first guest a...
2018-03-2717 min