For America
We live in a great country. No doubt she is great. And yet as we celebrate this year’s Independence Day, pride in America is at an all-time low. So where do we go from here? In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright
We live in a great country. No doubt she is great. And yet as we celebrate this year’s Independence Day, pride in America is at an all-time low. So where do we go from here? In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright
In the words of The Rev. Raphael Warnock, “as Christians, our democratic vote is a prayer for a more just and loving world”. Amen! In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest US Senator Raphael Warnock. As
It delights God that we smell like love! That we smell like generosity. And knowing this we must stand before our loving God and explain our hatefulness! In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about Pride Month
“Holy Spirit break-in!”, says Pentecost! The Spirit breaks through ethnic and language barriers and celebrates the beautiful diversity of God’s beloved. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about Bishop’s time with the ELCA Southeastern Synod as
How many people in America live on less than $2 a day? Something many of us don’t think about but a reality for those living in poverty in the United States. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with
Arabella Brown, a young person from St. James Episcopal Church in Marietta GA, gave a powerful sermon to the graduating seniors of The Diocese of Atlanta on May 22. She speaks of leaving familiar places, that it will be hard
“…Dr. Catherine Meeks is the most courageous person I know…”. That’s from your producer, Easton Davis. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Dr. Meeks. She shares her own story of personal memoir, purpose, the work of racial
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
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For People, is a conversation with Bishop Rob Wright, spiritual leader to the more than 50,000 people in the 120 worshipping communities of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, on his For Faith weekly devotional.
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