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Beyond the SpotHealing in Community vs. Individualism: The Pathologizing of Connection Healing in Community vs. Individualism: The Pathologizing of Connection Beyond the Spot: Decolonizing Healing One Brain at a Time with Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, Brainspotting TrainerEpisode Summary: In this episode, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy dismantles the Western myth that healing is a solo journey. She traces how colonialism, capitalism, and modern psychology severed people from the collective rituals that once held the nervous system in rhythm: circle-work, song, drumming, witnessing, reciprocity. Through a decolonial lens, Tracy reveals how many of the states Western culture labels “pathology”—anxiety, depression, burnout—are often the body grieving the loss of community.She...
2025-11-1649 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Rob Anderson, MDiv CandidateOn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Rob Anderson, a first-year MDiv candidate, about falling apart and coming back together again, about a multitude of ways to offer ministry, and about trying to be curious before we get furious.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11/06/hope-podcast-featuring-rob-anderson-mdiv-candidate
2025-11-0628 minHarvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Audrey Zhou, MDiv CandidateOn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from first year MDiv student Audrey Zhou on open question of home, the clarity of coming to a resolution, different ways of asking why, and many, many other things.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/10/22/hope-podcast-featuring-audrey-zhou-mdiv-candidate
2025-10-2829 minHarvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Lexi Potter, MDiv CandidateOn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from second year MDiv student Lexi Potter about Lexi's journey to HDS, community, and the "tradition of friendship."
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/09/30/hope-podcast-featuring-lexi-potter-mdiv-candidate.
2025-10-0316 min
Beyond the SpotThe Weight of Healing Spaces Why the Therapist’s Body Matters in the RoomThe Weight of Healing SpacesWhy the Therapist’s Body Matters in the Room Host: Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, Brainspotting TrainerTherapy isn’t neutral—because our bodies are not neutral.In Episode 14 of Beyond the Spot, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy explores how the therapist’s body, nervous system, and unprocessed history shape healing spaces just as much as the client’s. Drawing on history, lived experience, and Brainspotting, Tracy shows how limbic countertransference and unnoticed survival mode can shift sessions in ways that clients feel deeply—even if it goes unnamed.With invit...
2025-08-2435 min
A Couple of Multiples: The Reality of Living with Dissociative Identity DisorderQueering EMDR Therapy & Understanding Dissociation in the LGBTQIA+ Community: An Interview with Rev. Karla Fleshman LCSW, MDivDrew & Garden System have an open-hearted discussion with Rev. Karla Fleshman on her contributions to Queering EMDR Therapy, an upcoming book edited by Roshni Chabra LMFT and with a forward by Dr. Jamie Marich. They dive into Rev. Karla's battle with cancer, spirituality, how gender identity can contribute to dissociative experiences, and how one can find healing and community.Preorder Queering EMDR Therapy here: https://queeringemdr.com/You can reach out to Rev. Karla Fleshman LCSW MDiv here: https://transitionsde.com/about-karla-fleshman-lcsw-mdiv-2/ Thank you to our sponsors:To...
2025-08-191h 11
Beyond the SpotHealing Is Not a Trend: What TikTok Therapists Get WrongIn this episode of Beyond the Spot, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC calls out the rise of viral therapy, toxic positivity, and “manifestation on steroids.” From TikTok therapists to Instagram healers, we explore how modern wellness culture has turned trauma recovery into content—and why that’s a problem.Tracy breaks down the harm of aesthetic-based healing, spiritual bypassing, and one-size-fits-all advice—and offers a return to embodied, lineage-rooted healing. Through Brainspotting, she shares how true transformation doesn’t perform. It resonates.If you’re tired of chasing algorithms and ready for something sacred, this episode is your invita...
2025-08-1034 min
Beyond the Spot"Tending the Sacred Wound"Our emotions were never the problem—our silence was survival. In this episode, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, Brainspotting Trainer, reclaims the rage and grief of Black, Brown, and Indigenous women—and exposes how those feelings have been pathologized under the white gaze.From the “Angry Black Woman” trope. The “spicy Latina.” The “stoic Native.” To emotional invisibility in the therapy room, Tracy breaks down how Brainspotting supports embodied reclamation—and how healing becomes possible when the full spectrum of expression is welcomed.She also calls in white-bodied clinicians and co-conspirators: Liberation costs comfort. Authenticity requires discomfort. And he...
2025-07-2020 min
Beyond the Spot"Our Emotions Were Never the Problem: Reclaiming Grief, Rage, and Expression Across BIPOC Communities"Summary: For generations, BIPOC communities have been told we’re “too emotional.” Too angry. Too dramatic. Too loud. Too sensitive. Too much.But what if our emotions were never the problem—just the truth?In this episode of Beyond the Spot, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, Brainspotting Trainer, invites us to reclaim the full spectrum of our emotional expression—from ancestral grief to righteous rage.She breaks down how tropes like the “Angry Black Woman,” the “model minority,” and the “stoic Native” suppress embodied truth—and how Brainspotting helps us liberate what the nervous system never forgot....
2025-07-0634 min
Beyond the Spot"Is Spirituality Missing from Therapy? A Call Back to Our Ancestors"Is Spirituality Missing from Therapy?A Call Back to Our Ancestors with Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, Brainspotting TrainerWhat happens when therapy leaves spirit at the door?In this episode, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy challenges the Western clinical model’s detachment from the sacred and calls for a return to spiritually rooted healing. With reverence and clarity, she explores how ancestral practices, ritual, and embodied spirituality are not only valid in the therapy room—but vital.From Brainspotting as modern soul retrieval to breath as prayer, Tracy shares how therapists and clients alike can...
2025-06-2955 min
Beyond the Spot"From Surviving to Resonance: What Radical Attunement Looks Like"What Radical Attunement Looks Like with Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, Brainspotting TrainerWhat if survival isn’t the goal—but the beginning?In this episode, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy explores what it means to move beyond surviving into resonance—where the nervous system feels safe enough to be fully seen. With deep grounding in Brainspotting, somatics, and cultural awareness, Tracy names how trauma teaches us to scan and perform, while true healing invites rest, presence, and radical attunement.She calls the roll across BIPOC, Jewish, Queer, and historically silenced communities, honoring the survival strategies that have c...
2025-06-2236 min
Beyond the Spot"Neutrality Isn't Healing: Naming Whiteness in the Room"What does it mean when therapy claims to be “neutral”? And who does that neutrality actually protect?In this episode, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, challenges the myth of neutrality in clinical spaces—exploring how silence around whiteness, race, power, and culture often reinforces harm. Drawing from her own lived experience as an American Black therapist and her recent training in neuroscience, trauma, and psychotherapy with Dr. Damir del Monte in Poland, Tracy expands the conversation beyond social justice and into the nervous system.She explores how trauma is processed in the brain and body, how “predicti...
2025-06-0843 min
Beyond the Spot"The Algorithm Isn't Your Therapist"Misinformation in Mental Health: What’s Not Being Said Beyond the Spot with Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPCIn this episode, Tracy unpacks the rising tide of mental health misinformation and how it’s reshaping the healing landscape—for better and worse.With the rise of Instagram “therapists,” viral trauma trends, and algorithm-approved narratives, many people are unknowingly absorbing false or harmful beliefs about what healing should look like.Tracy challenges popular myths like:“You have to talk about it to heal.”“If you’re still crying, you’re not healed.”“All therapists are trauma-informed.”...
2025-06-0134 min
The Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: THE WEIGHT OF SHAME: SEASON 5: EPISODE 4: MAY 22, 2025Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, MDIV, MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, LaTishia LaNier-Mckinnie, and Tasha Naquin AKA MYSTIQUE da POET discuss exploring the lasting impact of molestation during slavery on mental health and the journey to reclaiming power and healing.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twitter: @MajesticTalksPin...
2025-05-241h 14The Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: RESTORING DIGNITY: SEASON 5: EPISODE 3: APRIL 24, 2025Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, BS, MDIV, MA, CCLC, CPLC, BCCMMHC, CPAE, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO and Tamara Akua Hunter, DMT, LPC, PMH-C, discusses exploring the lasting mental health impacts of slavery on African American communities. Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twitter: @MajesticTalksPinterest: https://pin.it/7D5eT...
2025-05-241h 05
Beyond the Spot"The Spot and the Story"In this first episode of Beyond the Spot, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC, lays the foundation for the journey ahead—unpacking what Brainspotting really is and why it matters.Forget the myths. This isn’t hypnosis, and it’s not just another trauma trend. It’s a body-based, neuroscience-backed, culturally attuned modality that helps your system finish what trauma interrupted.Tracy shares how Brainspotting creates space for silence, resonance, and truth—especially for those who have been misdiagnosed, dismissed, or told to “just talk about it.”This is the episode that sets the tone: honest, ground...
2025-05-1837 min
Beyond the SpotThis Is Not Just A PodcastThis is not just a podcast. This is a space for embodied truth. For nervous system repair. For trauma-informed liberation.Hosted by Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC—licensed professional counselor, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and the first Black woman Brainspotting trainer—Beyond the Spot is here to challenge mental health misinformation and honor the sacred work of healing through body, culture, and spirit.Subscribe for short, potent, weekly episodes exploring trauma, nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and culturally conscious therapy.This is where your story meets science, and your body remembers how to return home.
2025-05-1500 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Matta Zheng, MDiv candidateOn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from third year MDiv candidate Matta Zheng who teaches us about the interconnections between justice, the mundane, and hope.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/04/29/hope-podcast-featuring-matta-zheng-mdiv-candidate
2025-04-3022 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: BREAKING THE CYCLE: SEASON 5: EPISODE 2: MARCH 27, 2025Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode, “Breaking the Cycle: Healing from the Trauma of Absent Fathers,” Coach Latasha S. Morgan, MDIV, MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, Author Alisha Bridges and Coach Clover Johnson discuss absentee fathers during slavery and its effect on today’s African American families. They also discuss the importance of healing and restoration.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the...
2025-04-141h 02
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Paula Ortiz, MDiv CandidateIn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from 2nd year MDiv candidate Paula Ortiz. Together we discuss the Andes mountains, being awestruck, and seeing hope in the present.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/03/26/hope-podcast-featuring-paula-ortiz-mdiv-candidate
2025-03-2529 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolEnd of Life Care and Horror Scholarship: A Praxis Podcast featuring Kristen Maples, MDiv '24You’re listening to Harvard Divinity School's Praxis Podcast, where I, Maddison Tenney, interview HDS students about what brought them here, what they study, and where they hope to go next. This week's guest, Kristen Maples, MDiv '24, explores end of life care and the sacred practice of watching horror films.
Full transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/03/25/end-life-care-and-horror-scholarship-praxis-podcast-featuring-kristen-maples-mdiv-24
2025-03-2316 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SILENT SCARS: SEASON 5: EPISODE 1: FEBRUARY 27, 2025Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode of “Silent Scars: How Physical Violence from Slavery Affects Us" Coach Latasha S. Morgan, MDIV, MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE and Dr. Rhonda Turner discuss the lasting scars of slavery’s physical abuse on mental health and the pathways we can take to healing. It’s not about blame but taking responsibility and seeing how the generational trauma of slavery still has a profound effect on us today. Let’s get healing!❤️🩹 NO EDITS!!!!!
2025-03-101h 05Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Ivy Wang, MDiv CandidateIn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we sit down with second year MDiv candidate Ivy Wang. Together we talk about her journey through different Harvard schools and what it may feel like to find a new home in beauty and mystery.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/02/20/hope-podcast-featuring-ivy-wang-mdiv-candidate
2025-02-1922 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 4: EPISODE 10: LOVE & TRANSFORMATIONHi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this life changing podcast Coach Latasha S. Morgan, MDIV, MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, Coach Teon Singletary, and Coach Ebony Nicole Smith discuss how God's love can transform the hearts, minds, and lives of people. They also discuss forgiveness, grace, spiritual growth, and that God's love can lead to a transformation that is personal and mental.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_ta...
2024-12-0153 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 4: EPISODE 8: LOVE & PURPOSEHi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.Coach Latasha S. Morgan, MDIV, MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE and Choyce Simmons, MA, M.Ed, L.ET discuss how discovering and living out purpose God has given us can bring fulfillment and mental well-being. They also discuss the connection between love, purpose, and mental health, providing guidance on finding and pursuing God's calling in our lives.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_tal...
2024-12-0138 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 4: EPISODE 9: LOVE & RESILIENCEHi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this podcast Coach Latasha S. Morgan, MDIV, MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, Marie C. Zoutomou-Quintanilla, MBA, and Dr. Willa Augustin, FNP discuss love as a source of resilience in the face of adversity. We will explore how God's love and the support of a Christian community can provide strength, hope, and perseverance during challenging times.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llc...
2024-12-0139 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Taylon E. Lancaster, MDiv candidateIn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Taylon E. Lancaster, a third-year MDiv candidate at HDS and pastor at Third Baptist Church in Springfield, MA. We discuss his pursuits as a drum major for justice, the role of rest, and what hope looks like in community.
Learn more about religion and spiritual life at Harvard Divinity School here: https://hds.harvard.edu/community-life/religious-and-spiritual-life
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/11/19/hope-podcast-featuring-taylon-e-lancaster-mdiv-candidate
2024-11-1821 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Eve Schwartz, MDiv CandidateIn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Eve Schwartz, a third-year MDiv candidate at HDS. We discuss blending the personal and the academic, building community, and the power of ritual.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/11/12/hope-podcast-featuring-eve-schwartz-mdiv-candidate
Learn more about religion and spiritual life at Harvard Divinity School here: https://hds.harvard.edu/community-life/religious-and-spiritual-life
Transcript forthcoming.
2024-11-0623 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Hiatt O'Connor, MDiv '26In this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Hiatt O'Connor, a second-year MDiv student at HDS. He discusses his journey from a Christian upbringing to Zen Buddhist practices, reading the Tao Te Ching, and his relationship with Quakerism.
Learn more about religion and spiritual life at Harvard Divinity School here: https://hds.harvard.edu/community-life/religious-and-spiritual-life
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/10/31/hope-podcast-featuring-hiatt-oconnor-mdiv-26.
2024-10-3130 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Jordan Ahmed, MDiv CandidateIn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Jordan Ahmed, a first-year MDiv student at HDS. We discuss his relationship to Islam, community organizing, and the joy of embodied practice.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/10/23/hope-podcast-featuring-jordan-ahmed-mdiv-candidate
2024-10-2332 minHarvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Nicole Marie, MDiv CandidateIn this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Nicole Marie, a third-year MDiv student at HDS. We discuss her relationship to hope, imagination, and mystery.
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/10/23/hope-podcast-featuring-nicole-marie-mdiv-candidate
2024-10-2321 min
God's House of SalvationCommunion Rev. DeJuana Smith-Gatling, MDiv, MS explains the significance of Jesus' Holy Communion
2024-06-0203 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 9: THE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO and Dr. Robyn Graham discuss negative thoughts. Dr. Graham talks about the 5cs journaling method for navigating negative, doubtful, and fearful thoughts.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twitter: @MajesticTalksPinterest: ht...
2024-05-3030 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 10: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT - INSECURITIES - OCTOBER 26 , 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO, Dr. Gloria Boyd, Ph.D. and Coach Carla Mino, discuss women empowerment and insecurities.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twitter: @MajesticTalksPinterest: https://pin.it/7D5eTmejIThreads: https://ww...
2024-05-2934 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 4: EPISODE 4: LOVE & SELF-CARE: Coach Charise Bennett, and Dr. Tiffany QuinnHi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this podcast Coach Latasha Morgan, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, Coach Charise Bennett, and Dr. Tiffany Quinn, discuss the importance of self-love, self-care, insights to prioritize self-care, establish healthy boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and maintaining good mental health through God's love. Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twit...
2024-05-1635 minHarvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Michael Fuhrman, MDiv '25In this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Michael Fuhrman, a second-year MDiv student at HDS. This conversation includes his religious position of non-position, religious sympathy, and the importance of writing for its own sake.
Learn more about religion and spiritual life at Harvard Divinity School here: hds.harvard.edu/community-life/re…nd-spiritual-life
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/04/29/hope-podcast-featuring-michael-fuhrman-mdiv-candidate.
2024-04-2933 minHarvard Divinity SchoolHope Podcast: Featuring Ahmaad Edmund, MDiv '24In this episode of the Hope Podcast, we hear from Ahmaad Edmund, a third-year MDiv student at HDS. He discusses his long-time commitment to the Baptist tradition, starting a basement church as a youngster, and finding hope in transit.
Learn more about religion and spiritual life at Harvard Divinity School here: https://hds.harvard.edu/community-life/religious-and-spiritual-life
Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/04/26/hope-podcast-featuring-ahmaad-edmund-mdiv-24.
2024-04-2624 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 4: EPISODE 2: LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS - VIVIAN BELL, LOVE CLARK, AND PASTOR TERESA COOPER - FEBRUARY 22, 2024Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.On this podcast Coach Latasha Morgan, MDIV., MA, CPLC, CCLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, CMHA, Vivian Bell, BCBC, CMH, Love Clark, and Pastor Teresa Cooper will discuss love and relationships. This podcast will focus on the various aspects of love within relationships. It covers topics like marriage, family dynamics, friendships, and dating, providing biblical perspectives and practical advice for building healthy and loving relationships.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: ht...
2024-04-0134 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 4: EPISODE 3: LOVE & HEALING - TIFFANY HARVEY AND DR. RHONDA WILLIAMS-TURNER - MARCH 28, 2024Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this podcast Coach Latasha Morgan, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, BCMCMHC, CPAE, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, CMHA, Dr. Rhonda Williams-Turner, MS, and Ms. Tiffany Harvey, MBA will discuss the connection between love and healing in the context of mental health struggles. They will cover emotional healing, forgiveness, and the transformative power of God's love in overcoming pain and trauma.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: ma...
2024-04-0137 min
WTF Just Happened?!: All about the afterlife. No woo.He Died Twice. And Came Back. With Peter Panagore, Mdiv @ IANDS Conference Episode 78Guest: Peter Panagore, MDiv Full notes on He Died Twice. And Came Back. With Peter Panagore, Mdiv @ IANDS Conference Episode 78 Peter Panagore, MDiv, is an internationally acclaimed author and spiritual counselor. Best known for his Audible International Best-Seller, Heaven Is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just the Beginning, Panagore has had two near-death experiences that profoundly altered his life. I met Peter Panagore, a two time Near Death Experiencer, at the IANDS - International association of Near Death Studies Conference. Follow Peter Panagore, MDiv: Websit...
2024-02-251h 50
Phantom Electric GhostPEG Conversation With Kirsten Rudberg: Author, Podcaster, Screenwriter, Clergy, MDIV, Producer Listening to the UniversePEG Conversation With Kirsten Rudberg: Author, Podcaster, Screenwriter, Clergy, MDIV, Producer
Listening to the Universe
Biography
MDIV graduate, I am a panentheist, but also author (my books were recently acquired by George R.R. Martin's bookstore in Santa Fe), Screenwriter, Producer & Podcaster. A believer in humanity, I use my words in diverse ways to encourage us to be better in this world, but am especially drawn to defending our shared environments.
About Kirsten Rudberg
Having grown up overseas (in both Guyana, South America as well as...
2024-01-251h 01
The Melanin Initiative's PodcastFaith & Medicine: The Hard Questions with Rev. Leona Madison, MDivWelcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time."This is the first of a new series called Faith & Medicine: The Hard Questions and we're joined by Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv, a graduate of Howard University's Divinity School. You can connect with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv on Instagram @rev...
2023-12-2835 minThe Melanin Initiative's PodcastBreast Cancer Special: Faith & Medicine with Rev. Leona Madison, MDivWelcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! This is the final installment of a multi-part series with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv who returns to share how faith played a role during her journey with breast cancer from diagnosis until today. We've divided her story into different segments in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. We've discussed each phase of her journey to include:-Diagnosis-Treatment-Life After Treatment (side effects), Part 1 & 2-Faith“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we...
2023-12-2630 minThe Melanin Initiative's PodcastBreast Cancer Special: Life After Treatment Part 1 featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDivWelcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! This is the third installment of a multi-part series with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv who returns to share how her health has been since receiving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for breast cancer. We've divided her story into different segments in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. We discuss each phase of her journey to include:-Diagnosis-Treatment-Life After Treatment (side effects), Part 1 & 2-Faith“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avo...
2023-10-2456 minThe Melanin Initiative's PodcastBreast Cancer Special: Life After Treatment Part 2 featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDivWelcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! This is the third installment of a multi-part series with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv who returns to share how her health has been since receiving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for breast cancer. We've divided her story into different segments in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. We discuss each phase of her journey to include:-Diagnosis-Treatment-Life After Treatment (side effects), Part 1 & 2-Faith“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avo...
2023-10-2435 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 5: SPOUSE GRIEF - MELANIE ANDERSON, LCSW - MAY 25, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO discusses spousal grief with Melanie Anderson, LCSW, owner of Renew Reflections, LLC. Melanie talks about her experience about dealing with the immediate death of her husband. Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twit...
2023-06-2433 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 6: PARENTING AND BONDING WITH CHILDREN - QUINN CUMMINGS - JUNE 22, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO discusses parenting and bonding with children and books with Quinn Cummings, owner of Aidyn's Books, LLC. Quinn gives tips and methods for parents to use while reading books. We also discuss the importance of parents communicating with their children. Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majes...
2023-06-2429 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 4: ORGANIZATION-SPRING CLEANING - JANET TAYLOR - APRIL 27, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO discusses organization tips and techniques with The Organizer, Janet M. Taylor.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twitter: @MajesticTalksPinterest: https://pin.it/7D5eTmejIThreads: https://www.threads.net/@maj...
2023-06-2433 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 2: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE/BEHAVIOR - FEBRUARY 23, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode, Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO talks about Emotional Intelligence and behaviors with Marlee Whetten and Vince Spencer. Your behavior and your mate, job, your behavior, and etc. are key elements that influence your life.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MX...
2023-04-2029 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 3: IN LOVING MEMORY OF KATHLEEN MORGAN - MARCH 23, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode, Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO talks about Kathleen Kelly Morgan with her family, Mr. Albert Brown, Mrs. Annie Marie Brown, Mr. Andy Brown, Mrs. Evelyn Brown, Ms. Linda Kelly, Elder Shirley Kelly Long, and Ms. Tonya Morgan. Who was Kathleen Kelly Morgan? What's your favorite memory of Kathleen Morgan? What do you do to process the grief of loosing Kathleen Morgan? What did you le...
2023-04-2034 min
The Our Stories PodcastOur Stories Episode 48: Dr. Wendy Baer and Caroline PeacockOur Stories Podcast series is pleased to present a conversation with our very own Co-Vice Chairs for Wellness, Caroline Peacock LCSW, MDiv and Wendy Baer, MD. Please listen in for the stories that brought us into the world of cancer care professionals. For Caroline this was a journey through New York and social work, but for Dr Baer time spent teaching and living in Seattle. We share details about the practice of wellness in our own lives as well as the value we place on connections with our respective communities both at work and at home.
2023-02-2119 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 3: EPISODE 1: Getting Off The Merry-Go-Round Of Life (CYCLES)- JANUARY 26, 2023Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO introduces Dr. J. Michelle Vann, Dcc, ThD, MS, CEO and founder of Vanntatstic Solutions. Dr. J. Michelle Vann, Dcc, ThD, MS talks about cycles: Setting boundaries, being obedient, getting off of and out of what has us bound, having a circle you can trust. Is this all there is to your life?Website: www.majestictalks.com Em...
2023-01-3031 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 2: EPISODE 6: HUMAN TRAFFICKING- OCTOBER 27, 2022Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO talks about Human Trafficking with Mr. Bill Woolf, founder of ATI - Anti-Trafficking International. What is Human Trafficking?Statistics? Myth vs Truth. Signs we should look for? How do we help fight human trafficking?Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://ww...
2023-01-3032 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 2: EPISODE 5: THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME - SEPTEMBER 22, 2022Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO talks about Imposter Syndrome with Siobhan Cunningham, LCSW and Coach Elayna Fernandez. What is Imposter Syndrome? What are the risk factors? Statistics, tips for overcoming imposter syndrome, and other issues are also discussed.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/th...
2022-10-2234 minThe Majestic Talks ShowTHE MAJESTIC TALKS SHOW: SEASON 2: EPISODE 4: LIFE ADVANTAGE - IRIS RILEY - AUGUST 25, 2022Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.In this episode Coach Latasha S. Morgan, AA, BS, MDIV., MA, CCLC, CPLC, CPAE, BCMCMHC, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWO talks about Life Advantage - Kiss Life with Iris Riley. What is oxidative stress? What is Protandim NFR2? Health, changing food habits, and other issues are also discussed.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5Nj...
2022-10-2219 min
The Majestic Talks ShowThe Majestic Talks Show - SEASON 2: EPISODE 1: BALANCE AND BOUNDARIESHi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.The Majestic Talks ShowSEASON 2: EPISODE 1: BALANCE AND BOUNDARIESFEB 25, 2022 SEASON 2 EPISODE 1Latasha Morgan, MDIV, MA, CCLC, CPLC, BCMHC, CPAEDescription:In this episode we discuss boundaries and how they keep us balanced. Coach Latasha and Rev. Natasha discuss their own short-comings as it relates to this topic.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/
2022-06-2727 min
The Majestic Talks ShowThe Majestic Talks Show: Season 1: Episode 6: September 23, 2021 - Mental Health and Companionship - Guest: Rev. Jermine Alberty MARCH 02, 2022 LATASHA MORGAN, MDIV, MA, CCLC, CPLC, BCMHC, CPAE SEASON: 1Hi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.Coach Latasha Morgan discusses mental health and companionship with Rev. Jermine Alberty, M. Div., Executive Director of Pathways to Promise.Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1Twitter: @MajesticTalksPinterest: https://pin.it/7D5eTmejIThreads: https://www.threads.net/@majestic_talks_llcTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdhtEvVF/
2022-06-0633 min
The Majestic Talks ShowThe Majestic Talks Show: Season 1: Episode 5 - July 22, 2021 - Comedy TakeoverHi, there! Want to talk? Send us a text! We’ll get back with you as soon as possible.Latasha Morgan, MDIV, MA, CCLC, CPLC, BCMHC, CPAE, CCWI, CMHFA, CHSP, LWOAfter going through the year with everything going on, people needed to laugh. This episode involved the comedian, LaShawn Thomas, A.K.A. Sista Smoke. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Sista Smoke!Website: www.majestictalks.com Email: majestictalks@gmail.comFacebook: https://fb.com/book/majesticTalksLLC/Instagram: majestic_talks_llchttps://www.instagram.com/the.majestictalksshow/profilecard/?igsh=MXY5NjZxaWFmMWp1
2022-06-0637 min
OM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatTired Of Your Ego? The Lazy Person's Way To Perfect Practice - Introduction, by Josef SchinwaldExcerpts from my book with the same title. Copyright © 2017 Josef Schinwald, MDivIntroduction 9:41 MinutesHave you Ever Wanted to Learn Meditation? My name is JOSEF SCHINWALD and I can relate. In my early twenties, I traveled the world. I was usually accompanied by books like the Tao Te Ching, the Upanishads, or some new novel, i.e. Herman Hesse’s Prince Siddhartha. I lived in India, Thailand, Korea, and Japan for many years because I was attracted to these cultures, their philosophies, religious practices, and customs. Later on, in...
2021-03-2509 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatThe Rebel SaintExcerpts from Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.114-122). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 8:28 minutes:In this episode, I cover the famous parable of the arrow smeared thickly with poison, and how the original Buddhism can be characterized by being empirical, scientific, pragmatic, therapeutic, psychological, egalitarian, and directed to individuals."In moving from Buddha the man to Buddhism the religion, it is imperative that the latter be seen against the background of the Hinduism out of which it grew. Unlike Hinduism, which emerged by slow, largely imperceptible spiritual accretion, the r...
2020-12-1108 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatThe Man Who Woke UpExcerpts from Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.105-113). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 7:16 minutes:In this episode, I cover the four passing sights, his search, leaving the palace, the forest, Raja Yoga, Hindu philosophy, asceticism, the middle way, the immovable spot, his enlightenment, 45 years of ministry, his death, his simplicity, the constant pressure in his lifetime to make him a god, his confessions about his difficulties to attain enlightenment, and how he made an outcast one of his disciples. "Buddhism begins with a man. In his later years, when In...
2020-12-0807 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatThe Hindu WorldviewExcerpts from Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (S.85-93). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9:52 minutes:In this episode, we learn about the Hindu worldview, and how it sees all other religions in her context."To the question, “What kind of world do we have?” Hinduism answers: A multiple world that includes innumerable galaxies horizontally, innumerable tiers vertically, and innumerable cycles temporally. A moral world in which the law of karma is never suspended. A middling world that will never replace paradise as the spirit’s destination. A world that...
2020-12-0607 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatBrahman And JivaExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.82-83). HarperOne. Kindle-Version.Covered here in 9:52 minutes:In this episode, notions of brahman, jiva (individual soul), karma, and the journey of a being from the very beginning to moksha (liberation) will be the topics. Below is an excerpt of one of many.“Individual souls, or jivas, enter the world mysteriously; by God’s power we may be sure, but how or for what reason we are unable fully to explain. Like bubbles that form on the bottom of a boil...
2020-12-0509 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the Hotseat4 Ways To The Goal - Yoga, Part IVSmith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.60-70). HarperOne. Kindle-Version.Covered here in 10:20 minutes:In this episode, we continue with the ways of to the goal, with Raja Yoga. Here is a short excerpt of several covered.“The purpose of raja yoga is to demonstrate the validity of this fourfold estimate of the human self by leading the inquirer to direct personal experience of “the beyond that is within.” Its method is willed introversion, one of the classic implements of creative genius in any line of endeavor, here carried to its logi...
2020-12-0310 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the Hotseat4 Ways To The Goal - Yoga, Part II & IIISmith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.50-70). HarperOne. Kindle-Version.Covered here in 8:31 minutes:In this episode, the subject matter is Bhakti and Karma Yoga. Here is a short excerpt of several covered.“The ideal form for most people will be one of God’s incarnations, for God can be loved most readily in human form because our hearts are already attuned to loving people. Many Hindus acknowledge Christ as a God-man, while believing that there have been others, such as Rama, Krishna, and the Buddha. Whenever the stability of the wo...
2020-12-0208 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the Hotseat4 Ways To The Goal - Yoga, Part IExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 42-47). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 06:18 minutes:The root of the word Yoga. The quest that has inspired India for ages. The different personality types and the Yogas. The first steps of Yoga. Jnana Yoga, the first way. The meaning of persona. The task of the yogi. Metaphors of the self in relation to the Self from the Upanishads. Brought to you by OM By The Beach, Josef Schinwald, MDiv
2020-12-0106 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatWhat People Think They Want And What They Really WantExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 27-41). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9 minutes:Hinduism's affirmation is you can have what you want. Pleasure, worldly success, ... are not the things the people really want, however. There is the path of desire and the path of renunciation. The people who see nothing to renounce for are the world's real pessimists. There is the answer that is the answer to the birth of Hinduism. What we really want lies at a deeper level, moksha. Infinite being, infinite awareness, infinite bliss a...
2020-11-2909 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatOther Taoist ValuesExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 252-254). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 7 minutes:The Taoists rejected all forms of self-assertiveness and competition. The ax falls first on the tallest tree. Selfless as melting ice is one of their descriptive figures. Chuang Tzu's description of his grand funeral. The notion of the relativity of all values and as its correlative, the identity of all opposites. Chuang Tzu on death. Passages in the Tao Te Ching that read almost like the sermon on the mount. Confucius represents the classical, Lao...
2020-11-2807 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatCreative Quietude - Wu WeiExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 252-254). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 4 minutes:Perfecting a life of wu wei. Meanings of wu wei, pure effectiveness, and creative quietude. The way to do is the way to be. The secret lies in seeking out the empty spaces in life and in nature. Chuang Tzu and his story of a cook cutting up an ox are mentioned here. The natural phenomenon that the Taoists saw close to wu wei was water. Water, the way it finds clarity when let al...
2020-11-2804 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatThe Three Approaches To Power - TeExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 234-242). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 05:40 minutes:The three schools of Taoism, efficient power (philosophical), augmented power (hygiene, and Yoga), and vicarious power (religious). Furthermore, the concepts of wu wei (pure effectiveness) and ch'i (vital energy), and magic are explained. Finally, there is a section on the mingling of those three schools where all have the same concern, to maximize the animating te (power). We can summarize, to be something, to know something, and to be capable of something is to rise...
2020-11-2605 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatThe Three Meanings Of TaoExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (P. 232). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in short 3 minutes:Tao can mean the way of ultimate reality, the way of the universe, and the way of human life. It cannot be named, there are no words for it, except Tao (a nonsense word), it refers to the womb of creation from which everything comes and returns, and finally, it is the way of how life should be, not defined be doing rather by being.Brought to you by OM By The B...
2020-11-2403 minOM By The Beach - Fascinating People in the HotseatThe Old MasterExcerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World's Religions, Revised and Updated (P.230). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in short 3 minutes:Lao Tzu, 604 B.C., Confucius meets him, the Old Master or Old Boy as Lao Tzu is translated leaves riding on a water buffalo and at the border when asked for his teaching, he writes in three days the Tao Te Ching.Brought to you by OM By The Beach, Josef Schinwald, MDiv
2020-11-2303 min
It's about the triple aim!Meet Marino A. Bruce PhD MSRC MDiv @UMMCNewsOn PopHealth Week our guest is Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv. Dr. Bruce Directs the Program for Research on Faith, Health & Justice in the Department of Population Health Science at University of Mississippi Medical Center.
He is a social and behavioral scientist with interests in the integration of the full range of health determinants specifically for young African American males and their risk factors for chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.
His current research explores the intersection of race, gender, spirituality, religiosity, and behavior and their implications for social and health outcomes among African-American male boys, adolescents and emerging...
2020-06-2630 min
Acts of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 11:27-30 ~ Famine Felt 'Round the WorldThis week we discussed various topics related to the church in Antioch, Syria. We learned the first instance a disciple was called “Christian” was in Antioch. A prophet came down from Jerusalem and predicted a severe famine that would spread over the entire Roman Empire, and we were able to pinpoint almost exactly when this...
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2020-01-2348 min
Harvard Divinity SchoolTheological Education Day 2019: Introduction to the MTS, MDiv, ThM, SS, and PhD CurriculaOn November 6, 2019, Harvard Divinity School hosted its annual Theological Education Day. The day featured many panel discussions, including this one that introduced participants to the school's MDiv, MTS, ThM, and PhD degree programs.
Full transcript here: https://hds.harvard.edu/files/hds/files/ted-mdiv-2019.pdf
Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at https://hds.harvard.edu/.
2019-11-0548 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 11:19-26 ~ Barnabas and the HellenistsFrom the earliest days of the church, there has been one message uniting people across all human-made divides: love. That's the core of the gospel. Barnabas was sent to Antioch to make sure they were in compliance with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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2019-07-3148 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 11:19-26 ~ Meanwhile in Phoenicia, Cyprus & AntiochThis week we studied how the gospel spread north beyond Palestine into less Jewish-centric communities including Phoenicia, Antioch (in Syria) and the island of Cyprus. This section introduces us to the city of Antioch which will become the center of Christianity after the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 and to the church who sends out...
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2019-03-3052 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 11:1-18 ~ Clean.In our final discussion on this passage, we got down to where the rubber meets the road. As we focused on Peter’s defense of his experience in Acts 11, we learned that he had become convinced his vision had nothing to do with food and everything to do with people. And so the real question...
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2019-02-2225 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 10:1-11:18 ~ The Core of the Gospel Message (Kerygma)As part of our continuing discussion about Peter’s speech(es) in Acts 10 and 11, we stepped back to look at how Peter and the apostles adjusted their presentation of the gospel message to each audience based on their knowledge of the Scriptures and Jewish religious traditions. Through comparison and contrast, we identified key elements of...
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2019-02-2143 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 10:1-11:18 ~ Everyone Is Welcome. Every. One.Who is “welcome” to join us in following Jesus? Who is not? Where do we draw the line? Should we even draw one? How do we know? During the week prior to the Sunday when this lesson was originally taught, American citizens were mesmerized by two very different and highly publicized funerals: John McCain’s in...
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2019-02-2133 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 10:1-11:18 ~ Emphatic RepetitionFirst we read of Cornelius’ vision. Then Peter’s. Then Peter mentions his to Cornelius, and Cornelius recounts his to Peter. Then Peter retells both visions to a new audience. But we’re reading it—so why all the repetition? What makes this event so special? This week our discussion took us from analyzing Luke’s purposeful repetition to...
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2019-02-1940 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 10:1-33 ~ Peter & Cornelius (Overview)What happens when a hungry Jewish apostle has a vision about food? But not just any food! This vision involves certain “unclean” foods—the types of food he has avoided his entire life for religious reasons. What happens when during the trance he is commanded to eat the “unclean” food? Three times! What is the meaning...
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2019-02-1939 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:32-43 ~ Mapwork, Miracles, Mathetria & a Riff about “Poor” WidowsThis week we expanded on the previous lesson about the miracles in Lydda and Joppa. We utilized a map of first-century Judea to help us have a more clear idea about distances traveled, geography, and topography of the area. We reviewed the Venn Diagram we created (see below) comparing and contrasting the healing of Aeneas and...
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2018-09-0549 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:31-43 ~ Aeneas and TabithaThis week we studied two miracle stories in Acts 9 which have been preserved as a unit in ancient manuscripts: the healing of Aeneas and the raising of Tabitha (a.k.a. Dorcas) from the dead. We examined a variety of similarities and differences in each account and discussed why these two stories were juxtaposed. What truths...
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2018-09-0454 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:26-31 ~ Welcome to Jerusalem… Now, Go Home!This week we continued our study in Acts picking up with Saul’s first-recorded visit with the apostles in Jerusalem after his decision to follow Jesus. Everyone was skeptical, except Barnabas, one of the seven Hellenists who were chosen to serve the growing Christian community in Jerusalem. He was the only one willing to hear Saul’s...
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2018-09-0454 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9, 22, 26 ~ What Was Saul Told?This week, Craig Bondy (guest teacher) compared and contrasted three different accounts of Saul’s experience on the road to Damascus. We examined the narrative in Acts 9 as well as Paul’s testimony in Acts 22 and his witness in Acts 26. We focused our attention on what Saul was told about his future. Click to...
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2018-09-0339 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 1-9: Timeline ReviewThis week Craig Bondy (guest teacher) guided us through a detailed review of the timeline of Acts chapters 1-9. He also brought local and empire history into the timeline to help form a more complete historical context for this section of Scripture. There’s also a homework assignment at the end, if you’d like to participate! ...
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2018-09-0147 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:19b-25 ~ Saul & the NabateansThis week we took a closer look at few passages that describe a time in Saul’s first few years as a follower of Jesus—particularly his time in Arabia (Nabatea). This journey is NOT mentioned in Acts at all; however, Paul mentions it in both his letter to the church in Galatia and his second (third?)...
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2018-07-0543 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:19b-30 ~ Wired with WanderlustThis week we worked on piecing together the evolution of Saul’s theology based on the account we have in Acts as well as his own testimony in Galatians. The more we reflected on the details of Saul’s life leading up to this moment, the more we saw how God had wired him with a passion...
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2018-07-0249 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:13-19a ~ The Other AnaniasThis week we took a close look at what happened when Ananias showed up at Judas’ house on Straight Street. We discussed how significant it was that Ananias greeted Saul as a brother, explained that the Jesus whom he saw en route to Damascus was the same One who sent him to restore his sight....
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2018-07-0249 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9:1-16 ~ The “Bind-er” Becomes the “Bind-ee”This week slowed our pace to take a closer look at Saul’s Damascus Road experience. Rather than focusing on the details of the event, we zoomed out to discuss the story behind the story. We explored how Saul’s life was dramatically and forever changed following his personal encounter with the risen Christ: We examined Saul’s...
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2018-06-0643 minActs of the Apostles Archives - Laura L. ZielkeActs 9, 22, 26 ~ Same Event. Different Details.This week we compared and contrasted three different accounts of Saul’s experience on the road to Damascus. We examined the narrative in Acts 9 as well as Paul’s testimony in Acts 22 and his witness in Acts 26. We looked at the setting of each account and discussed why certain details were presented in one...
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2018-05-2543 min
It's about the triple aim!#HIMSS18: Meet James Corbett JD MDiv @jcethicist @centurahealthDuring the HIMSS 2018 Annual Conference and Exhibition we met up with select faculty presenting at the NODE Health Innovation Roundtable.
This segment features James Corbett, JD, MDiv, Senior Vice President, Chief Mission Officer, Centura Health. Centura Health is hosting the Future of Medicine Conference in Denver, Colordao, May 3rd & 4th 2018.
Interview via Fred Goldstein, co-host Health Innovation Media.
Segment filmed and produced by Gregg Masters, Managing Director, Health Innovation Media.
2018-03-3005 min
Anderson University SOT chapel sermonsStephanie Collins, MDiv Student, Psalm 23Stephanie Collins, MDiv Student, Psalm 23
http://andersonaudiofiles.com/sot/chapel2014-04-01.mp3
2014-05-0800 minAnderson University SOT chapel sermonsRuss Jarvis, MDiv Student at AUSOT, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11Russ Jarvis, MDiv Student at AUSOT, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
2011-11-1500 minAnderson University SOT chapel sermonsRev. Matt Conner, Pastor of Mercy House and MDiv student at AUSOT, Psalm 19Rev. Matt Conner, Pastor of Mercy House and MDiv student at AUSOT, Psalm 19
2011-10-0400 minAnderson University SOT chapel sermonsNabil Safi, MDiv Student at AUSOT, 2 Corinthians 5:11-20Nabil Safi, MDiv Student at AUSOT, 2 Corinthians 5:11-20
2011-04-1200 minAnderson University SOT chapel sermonsNichele Washington, MDiv Student at AUSOT, 2 Corinthians 5:11-20Nichele Washington, MDiv Student at AUSOT, 2 Corinthians 5:11-20
2011-04-0500 minAnderson University SOT chapel sermonsNathan Wiebe, MDiv and MAIS Student at AUSOT, 2 Corinthians 5:11-20Nathan Wiebe, MDiv and MAIS Student at AUSOT, 2 Corinthians 5:11-20
2011-04-0500 minAnderson University SOT chapel sermonsKylee Larson, MDiv Student at AUSOTKylee Larson, MDiv Student at AUSOT
2010-02-1600 min