A Christian commentary on the way of Jesus in the world today with Red Letter Christian leaders Dr. Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne. Red Letter Christians gets its name from the Bibles that highlight the words of Jesus in red and we are aspiring to live “as if Jesus meant the stuff he said.” Some episodes of this podcast have been adapted from the radio show “Across the Pond” which airs on Sunday afternoons in the UK on Premier Radio. Others are from events such as Faith Forums, Book Clubs, ...
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April Ajoy | Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith
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Pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Spangled-Jesus-Leaving-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1546006680 "April Ajoy is a content creator and podcast host who uses humor to shine light on harmful, toxic, and sometimes just weird traits of American Evangelicalism. After growing up an evangelist’s kid entrenched in Christian Nationalism and later working in…
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Learning More about Divya David | RLC staff and contributor
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You may have seen her hosting some of your favorite RLC Book Clubs and now she's here to share more about her story. One of RLC's very own, we are so excited for you to learn more about the very gifted Divya David! Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/ To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristia…
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Jonathan Brenneman, Mennonite Action and the Art of Organizing
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Jonathan Brenneman, a Palestinian Mennonite and one of the authors of Mennonite Church USA’s “Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine: A Resolution for Mennonite Church USA,” discusses organizing for peace and activism at the Capitol. Learn more: https://www.mennoniteaction.org/ Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/ To che…
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Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods | Guest: author, Greg Jarrell
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"Greg is the author of two books. His book Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods (Fortress Press), has won wide acclaim for its lucid storytelling and new research. He has written widely, including for Sojourners, The Bitter Southerner, and The Charlotte Observer. Greg is a regular contributor at Baptist News Globa…
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Carlos A. Rodriguez of The Happy Givers, Simply Sonship | May Monthly Prayer
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May's Monthly Morning Prayer recorded May 1) with our featured guest and dear friend, Carlos A. Rodriguez. Carlos is a passionate speaker who leads the Happy Non-Profit and The Happy Givers. He is the author of Simply Sonship, Drop The Stones, and the upcoming Flip The Tables. His main passions are leading The Happy NPO and spending time with his w…
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Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of "Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith"
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"A 3rd Generation Chinese/Filipino, armchair sociologist, and technology enthusiast Bruce speaks and teaches on faith, race, parenting, and technology in a variety contexts from seminaries to conferences to congregations to pre-schools. While he speaks to both religious and secular audiences, he is committed to living and expressing a Christian fai…
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Jenny Dyer Advocates for A Sustainable World in 2030 for Ourselves + Our Neighbors
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"Jenny Dyer is the Founder of The 2030 Collaborative. As such, she directs the Faith-Based Coalition for Global Nutrition with support from the Eleanor Crook Foundation. She also directs the Faith-Based Coalition for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in partnership with Friends of the Global Fight." [https://www.2030collabora…
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"What was God doing?" | Reverend Dr. Sarah Baldwin Discusses The Asbury Revival
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Reverend Dr. Sarah Thomas Baldwin serves as the Vice President of Student Life at Asbury University in central Kentucky. Sarah shares her experiences behind the scenes of the Asbury Revival that broke out at in February 2023 and the lessons that God taught her through that experience. Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate…
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Katherine Stewart, author of "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism"
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"Katherine Stewart has been covering religious nationalism and the assault on American democracy for over 15 years. Her latest book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, was awarded first place for Excellence in Nonfiction Books by the Religion News Association as well as a Morris D. Forkosch award. Her previou…
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The Self-Immolation of Aaron Bushnell | Diana Oestreich Discusses Conscientious Christians in the Military
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Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/ To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/…
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Lisa Sharon Harper from Freedom Road Discusses The Hundred Years' War on Palestine with Rashid Khalidi
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This special episode comes to you in partnership with Freedom Road. [https://freedomroad.us/] As ethnic cleansing and plausible genocide grip Gaza, we ask, “What’s going on? And how did we get here?” Our guest for this episode is Dr. Rashid Khalidi. He is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor of Modern Ar…
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Lisa Sharon Harper on Deconstruction, Hierarchies of Human Belonging, and the Desecration of God's Image
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Lisa Sharon Harper, author of Fortune and host of The Freedom Road Podcast, joins Shane Claiborne to discuss deconstruction and the desecration of God's image. To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Fol…
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Jim Wallis, author of: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
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"Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, especially politicians using people's supposed faith for their own ends." —Margaret E. Atwood "Jim Wallis calls the nation to grow up and he calls us all to fight the love battle to save the soul of America." —From the Foreword by Eddie S. G…
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BONUS: Holy Week Pilgrimage + Good Friday at Lockheed Martin
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To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/…
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Cole Arthur Riley, “Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human” | Special Guest Host: Divya Rosaline David from RLC
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Join Cole Arthur Riley in conversation with Divya Rosaline David to discuss “Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human.” For years, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amid ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian sp…
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Bringing Hope & Healing to the World's Forgotten Poor | Dr. Mark Shrime from Mercy Ships
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Dr. Mark Shrime, a surgeon with Mercy Ships, author of "Solving for Why: A Surgeon’s Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose" discusses more about the work with Mercy Ships. Please visit https://www.mercyships.org/ for more information. To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www…
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Participate in the launch of Yale Divinity School's Launch of Center for Public Theology & Public Policy
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Find Yale Divinity School events here: https://www.theologyandpolicy.yale.edu/launch "Following over 30 years of ongoing public ministry, Bishop William J. Barber II, DMin, joined the faculty at Yale Divinity School and created the Center for Public Theology & Public Policy. From April 2 - April 6, 2023 the Center collaborated with partners across …
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Why is Ceasefire Controversial? Dr. James Zogby, and Ariel Gold
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Ariel Gold is the executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. She was the national co-director of the antiwar group CODEPINK, where she specialized in campaigns for Palestinian rights. She is a member of Congregation Tikkun v’Or in Ithaca, New York where she resides and has been a longtime active member of Jewish Voice for Peace. James …
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Reverend Dr. Fahed, Palestinian Arab Christian, Founder of Atlanta Ministry with International Students, Inc.,
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Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel is Founder and Executive Director of the Atlanta Ministry with International Students Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Kafr Yasif, in the Galilee, of Christian Palestinian parents. He was ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church USA in 1978 and has served on the mission staff of the First…
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Demand Ceasefire NOW | Diana Oestreich
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We only need 38 more signatures to reach the next goal - can you help? https://www.ceasefiresong.com/ We are religious leaders, nonprofits, and activists, nurses, doctors, dads, teachers and mothers united in this moment of moral reckoning to affirm the sanctity of all human life. https://www.change.org/p/save-children-s-lives-duluth-demands-a-ceas…
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Book Club | "Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation" discussed by author Father Adam Bucko and Mary Grace Puszka
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Father Adam Bucko in conversation with RLC’S Mary Grace Puszka to discuss “Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation” (Orbis Books, 2022). Written against the backdrop of the pandemic and America’s reckoning with growing poverty, injustice and systemic racism, this book is uniquely positioned to accompany us through the di…
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Reverend Erich Kussman on Pastoring in Prisons, Injustice, and Deconstruction
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To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/…
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To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/…
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Book Club | ”You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity and Transracial Adoption” with author Angela Tucker and host Diana Oestreich
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We are humbled to be joined by Angela Tucker as our book club guest in conversation with Diana Oestreich. Tucker wears many hats: she is the CEO of the Adoptee Mentoring Society, cultural commentator, filmmaker, podcast host, inspiring speaker, and author. Tucker is a transracial adoptee and is the Founder of The Adopted Life and the Adoptee Mentor…
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"Our story doesn't end in our worst moments." | Jeff Hood Recounts Kenneth Smith Execution in Alabama with Experimental Nitrogen Gas Method
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Shane Claiborne speaks with Dr. Jeff Hood about redemption, grace, and justice. Dr. Hood was the spiritual advisor to death row inmate Kenneth Smith who was killed Thursday, January 25, 2024, with the experimental execution method of nitrogen gas by the state of Alabama. Please visit the following to learn more about how you can get involved to hel…
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