A Response to Buffalo
This episode is in response to the recent hate crime and killing of ten black people in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York that took place on May 14, 2022. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright reflect on
This episode is in response to the recent hate crime and killing of ten black people in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York that took place on May 14, 2022. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright reflect on
We can all agree across party lines that we ought to care deeply for our children. Yet, many children are left in the margins. Jesus says to let the children come to me and not to hinder them. There isn’t
Join us in celebrating the 100th episode of For People! Over the past two years, we’ve released an episode almost weekly, and we thank God and you for the inspiration to forge forward. Last week, we heard six soundbites from
Join us in celebrating the 100th episode of For People! Over the past two years, we’ve released an episode almost weekly, and we thank God and you for the inspiration to forge forward. This episode starts with Melissa, Bishop Wright,
More Easter. More joy. More face-to-face smiles. This is what Easter felt like after two years of more challenging Easter celebrations. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright reflect on Easter and what it meant to them after these past
What is the table on Maundy Thursday is the real intent of Holy Week? And that Good Friday is the moment that Rome decides it is going to destroy the table? So, Rome introduces the cross to stop the feast
Jesus lives beyond the narrow confines of the world. Yet, many people try to put him in a box. And how can we as believers get him out of that box into the world? That is our call. In this
The prodigal son is a favorite parable of many. Partly, because if we are honest, we’ve at one point or another been the foolish young son, the loving father, or the resenting older brother. It is also because family strife
Before Moses becomes a deliverer of his people, he’s a felon in the wilderness. Intimacy with God is what changes him from a rogue to a reformer. God says “I am” and this exchange of names is the beginning of
We are heavenly citizens living out our lives on earth. We are in this world, but striving to be not of this world. That’s hard. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation of what it means to
Lent has begun! And we are excited to share Lent with you over these next weeks. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about Jesus in the wilderness, His fasting of 40 days, and what happens out
What happens when we are called by God to live out the Gospel message in the world? Big questions don’t always require big answers. It’s about loving people; all people. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Bishop
“What the poor need is not charity but capital, not caseworkers but coworkers. And what the rich need is a wise, honorable and just way of divesting themselves of their overabundance.” -Clarence Jordan In this episode, Bishop Wright has a
We continue to struggle to speak of and learn from our history. Think about Joseph and his brothers. Joseph shows up, asks them to come closer, and forgives them for selling him into slavery. Talk about forgiveness over history. In
At some point in a faithful life with Jesus, you have to lose some arguments. That means you turn it over and trust Jesus and his words in your own humility. That day in Gennesaret, Jesus gives clear direction to
Freedom looks good on you, and a free God made us for freedom! Even so, many of us are a slave to something in our lives. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about freedom, neighborliness, and
Love is patient, love is kind, and love tells us to grow up! Bet you forgot that part, didn’t you? This favorite piece of scripture used at weddings is the wise words of St. Paul in his letter to the
In a divided world, what can being church mean? St. Paul gives us the word body. A word and image to understand how we ought to live with one another, not as a means of denying our brokenness but as
On Monday, January 17th, 2022, we celebrate the 93rd birthday of The Preacher King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What made Dr. King who he is as a preacher? What are some insights on who Dr. King is as a
Happy Epiphany! A starry night led the 3 curious travelers to baby Jesus. But it was the question “where is the child?” that started their journey. Epiphany is an invitation to God to realize God is in everything all around