Let's Talk About the Bible Podcast
1) Diversity and Inclusion with April Casperson
Rachel and Ben are joined by Rev. April Casperson, the director of diversity and inclusion for the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church to talk about how she works with churches to beco...Show More
2) Made in God's Image
This week Ben and Rachel talk about what it means to be made in the image of God. They'll explore passages from Psalms, Philippians, and the Gospel of John as they discuss how we can dismantle our ass...Show More
3) Worshiping Online with Bruce Reyes-Chow
Rachel and Ben talk to Bruce Reyes-Chow, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, about his experiences with online worship, both before COVID-19 and during the pandemic, the importance of si...Show More
4) Places of Worship
Rachel and Ben talk about different places of worship throughout the Bible. They start by exploring altars in the Old Testament before moving on to synagogues and other worship communities in the Gosp...Show More
5) The Road from Raqqa with Jordan Ritter Conn and Riyad Alkasem
This week Rachel and Ben talk to author Jordan Ritter Conn and chef Riyad Alkasem about Jordan's new book The Road from Raqqa which tells the true story of Riyad and his brother Bashar. It's a story f...Show More
6) Making the Covenant
This week, Rachel and Ben explore four stories about making covenants. They talk about the importance of symbolism and ceremony when it comes to making covenants, how memorials and reminders play a ro...Show More
7) Interview with Hannah Adair Bonner
This week, Rachel and Ben talk with Hannah Adair Bonner about advocating for justice, learning how to change your mind and how to better listen to unheard voices. Hannah is a speaker, member of the UM...Show More
8) Paul, Romans and Salvation
This week on Let's Talk About the Bible, Rachel and Ben explore the conversion story of Paul in Acts, Paul's theology of salvation in his letter to the Romans, and why Paul's writing can be really, re...Show More
9) Interview with Jorge Acevedo
Jorge Acevedo is the lead pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Florida. Jorge is also the author of Holy Living: Neighboring. He recently co-authored a book called The Field Guide to Methodist F...Show More
10) Neighbors
In this episode Rachel and Ben discuss what it means to be a neighbor by looking at five stories from Jesus' ministry. They'll explore some of these familiar stories in unique ways as they look to unp...Show More