Here are three things you need to know about today's episode.
1: My guest today is Abby Norman and we have a much needed conversation on peacemaking and mass shootings in our public schools. Abby is Abby Norman is the mother two girls and the former teacher of over 1000 teenagers. A current seminarian and preacher at New Hope United Methodist, the most instagramable church in the world, she thinks a lot about the stories we tell. She is the author of Consent Based Parenting, and a book being shopped about inner city teaching. Find all of her words at abbynorman.net
2: We're praying for each other in the Shalom Sistas Hangout and Newsletter. Click the links to join and get your prayer on.
3: Abby gives us FULL PERMISSION to stop following every shooting when it happens.
One Important Reminders:
2: We have a Patreon to help pay for an editor and make sure episodes are released once a week. The only way I can serve you here on the podcast is by delegating the editing/tech to someone else. Please consider supporting the podcast here. We need $100 more to start a contract with an editor. This week’s thank you gift in Patreon is my conversation with my daughter on “A Wrinkle in Time” it’ll show up on Monday.
Connect with Me at
Website: shalominthecity.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ShalomintheCity/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/oshetam/
I’m Rooting for You, Sistas!
Osheta
Hey Sistas,
Here are three things you need to know about today's episode.
1: Jerusalem Greer and I have a much needed conversation on the difference between routines to get stuff done and rhythms that give us life. We used Matthew 11:28-30 The Message (MSG) as our guide:
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
2: We're praying for each other in the Shalom Sistas Hangout and Newsletter. Click the links to join and get your prayer on.
3: We have five questions we consider to create shalom in our schedules:
Is this a stress-inducing routine or a life-giving rhythm?
What will bring me into a resting heartbeat?
What will bring wholeness?
Does this rhythm reflect who God made me to be or who I think I should be?
If someone tries to challenge the decisions I make to support my rhythm, can I advocate for it
If someone tries to challenge the decisions I make to support my rhythm, can I advocate for it
Two Important Reminders:
1: We’re going weekly now, so make sure to leave your five star reviews so people can find the podcast every week. My favorite five star review came from Emmalouie21 :
Here’s the quick step by step for leaving an iTunes review:
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2: We have a Patreon to help pay for an editor and make sure episodes are released once a week. The only way I can serve you here on the podcast is by delegating the editing/tech to someone else. Please consider supporting the podcast here. We need $100 more to start a contract with an editor. This week’s thank you gift in Patreon is my conversation with my daughter on “A Wrinkle in Time” it’ll show up on Monday.
Connect with Jerusalem:
Link to my favorite post on rhythms that Jerusalem wrote “You are a Delight”
Website: http://jerusalemgreer.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/JerusalemJacksonGreer/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jerusalemgreer/
T: https://twitter.com/JerusalemGreer
Connect with Osheta
Website: shalominthecity.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ShalomintheCity/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/oshetam/
And for some fun: Come check out Jack the Nudger and Charlie Brown, the pygmy goats in the Facebook Hangout.
Learning the unforced rhythms of grace everyday, Sistas!
Osheta
Hey Sistas,
For those of you who observe, may you have a blessed Good Friday.
Here's a song that is giving me so much to consider about Jesus' death and life today:
"Wounded Healer" by Audrey Assad
https://youtu.be/Ejrg3zXOW-k
Here are three things you need to know about today's episode.
1: Cara Meredith and I sat down to talk about “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’engle. We cover everything from our reading experiences as children, what Christian themes we had hoped to see in the movie, and why positive representation matters as we’re raising bi-racial children.
2: We're praying for each other in the Shalom Sistas Hangout and Newsletter. Click the links to join and get your prayer on.
3: Cara suggests this book and it is LOVELY:
Two Important Reminders:
1: We’re going weekly now, so make sure to leave your five star reviews so people can find the podcast every week. My favorite five star review came from Emmalouie21 :
Here’s the quick step by step for leaving an iTunes review:
How to leave an iTunes rating or review for a podcast from your iPhone or iPad
2: We have a Patreon to help pay for an editor and make sure episodes are released once a week. The only way I can serve you here on the podcast is by delegating the editing/tech to someone else. Please consider supporting the podcast here. We need $100 more to start a contract with an editor. This week’s thank you gift in Patreon is my conversation with my daughter on “A Wrinkle in Time” it’ll show up on Monday.
Connect with Cara:
Website: www.carameredith.com
FB: www.facebook.com/carameredithwrites
IG: www.instagram.com/carameredithwrites
Post on Being an inclusion rider: http://carameredith.com/2018/03/12/want-inclusion-rider/
Link to Cara’s sermon: http://www.saintandrewsseattle.org/podcast/light-in-the-midst-of-darkness/)
Connect with Osheta
Website: shalominthecity.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ShalomintheCity/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/oshetam/
Link to Osheta’s sermon on being a peculiar person: https://www.facebook.com/rootscov/videos/857005707793406/
Represent for Shalom SIstas!
Osheta
Hey Sistas,
Today, I share all the things she's most excited about the return of the podcast for season 3.
Here are three things you need to know about today's episode.
1: I met with the Tuesday morning women’s small group at Slate Hill Mennonite church and we talked about my book “Shalom Sistas”. They were drinking my lemonade recipe during the call, which made my day.
2: We're praying for each other in the Shalom Sistas Hangout and Newsletter. Click the links to join and get your prayer on.
3: The sound quality is a bit spotty here and there because we were talking over Skype and the phone, but it was still a wonderful conversation. We touch on everything from how to choose which manifesto point to work on, what to do about church conflict, what is our Anabaptist life hacks, and how to intervene when we see conflict out in public.
Two Important Reminders:
1: We’re going weekly now, so make sure to leave your five star reviews so people can find the podcast every week. My favorite five star review came from jordynreads:
Here’s the quick step by step for leaving an iTunes review:
How to leave an iTunes rating or review for a podcast from your iPhone or iPad
2: We have a Patreon to help pay for an editor and make sure episodes are released once a week. The only way I can serve you here on the podcast is by delegating the editing/tech to someone else. Please consider supporting the podcast here. We need $100 more to start a contract with an editor.
Shalom in the head wobbles,
Osheta
Hey Sistas,
Today, I share all the things she's most excited about the return of the podcast for season 3.
Here are three things you need to know about today's episode.
1: We have new music to match our new direction in season 3. It's called "Girl Power" and it. Is. GLORIOUS!
2: We're praying for each other in the Shalom Sistas Hangout and Newsletter. Click the links to join and get your prayer on.
3: I get vulnerable about my heartbreak in Los Angeles and how it affected my eating, faith, and identity.
Two Important Reminders:
1: Our beautiful co-hosts: Abby, Jerusalem, and Cara are moving to "Friend of the Show" roles. They'll be showing up every once in a while, but not in an official co-host role. Thank you, Ladies for helping me hopefully resist.
2: We have a Patreon to help pay for an editor and make sure episodes are released once a week. The only way I can serve you here on the podcast is by delegating the editing/tech to someone else. Please consider supporting the podcast here. We need $100 more to start a contract with an editor.
Shalom and New Beginnings,
Osheta
Sistas!
Listen: don’t feel overwhelmed by keeping your New Year’s Resolution to eat healthier in 2018, let our resident Shalom Sista: Christine Brandt encourage you.
Christine Brandt is a certified health coach and the owner of Nourished! She lives in LA with her husband and when she's not watching Scandal, reading Harry Potter, or hanging out at the dog park, she's loving on her clients. She spends most of her time cooking for local clients, but is starting a new journey into the world of podcasting!
Today we talk about three small changes in our lifestyle diets that to make our favorite comfort foods more nourishing for our bodies. We talk about having a healthy theology of food, offering grace to ourselves, and indulging in moderation.
Recipes shared in episode
Make sure you check out Christine's podcast, "We Feel Super Nourished" today. The sneak peek to the pilot is in today's episode.
Shalom Steps:
1: Give it (at least) 30 Days
2: Remember you are MORE than what you eat
3: Make Nehemiah 8:10 your mantra
“Go and enjoy good food because today is a holy day to the Lord”
You can find Osheta on Facebook or Instagram
Visit Shalom in the City on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Shalom Sistas Hangout on Facebook or @weareshalomsistas on Instagram!
Today’s episode was sponsored by Nourish Yourself who has a REALLY Fun Giveaway for the Shalom Sistas.
Today for “Beauty” week I have on our favorite Shalom in the Home Sista: Jerusalem Greer
She tells us her top five tips for creating beauty in our homes and the sacred practice of owning our style.
We also talk about these two gorgeous inspiration boards for our new home in St. Paul.
It's a great episode and I can't wait to hear what you think:
Join the Shalom Sistas Facebook Group or follow the show on Instagram.
Shalom and Creating Beauty all around me,
Osheta
Today’s episode was sponsored by Nourish Yourself who has a REALLY Fun Giveaway for the Shalom Sistas
Today for “Enough” week I have on our favorite Justice Pirate: Victoria Tiedemann.
She tells us how she becomes a "Simple Minimalist" and how rejecting the allure of more, more, more has helped her live into our manifesto point: We are enough!
She also answers a question from a listener on seeking shalom through simplicity this holiday season:
After my pastor's sermon on Sunday on "Enough" and years of reading books of people who stopped buying things for a set time, I'm seriously flirting/committing myself to limiting purchases in the next year to experiences and necessities."
Victoria has me thinking that this holiday season I want to create experience gifts AND really fill my home with things I both use and LOVE.
It's a great episode and I can't wait to hear what you think:
Join the Shalom Sistas Facebook Group or follow the show on Instagram.
Shalom and Purging for the Kingdom,
Osheta
Hey Sistas,
Thanks to my amazing publisher, today I'm reading the first chapter of "Shalom Sistas" for you. So sit back, relax...wait! Who am I kidding? You're probably getting stuff done while you listen to podcasts, so I hope this chapter of the books makes you laughs, think, and make you feel like you're just chatting with a good friend while you work.
Have you grabbed you copy of Shalom Sistas yet? Yesterday, it was shared as one of Sarah Bessey's favorite non-fiction book— yay! I'm so honored but more than that, I'm grateful for this amazing tribe of peacemakers who are reading and responding to the book.
Also, today I'm coming at you from a hotel room in Denver Colorado. Oh my goodness y'all, I'm in a room all by myself and it. Is. Magical.
Today’s episode was sponsored by Nourish Yourself
Nourish Yourself menus are $5 each and are delivered to your email address within minutes of purchasing.
Just visit ifeelsupernourished.com and click on the “Nourish Yourself” tab.
Wanna be a Shalom Sistas Insider?
To Apply:
Email me at Oshetasshalom@gmail.com and tell me three ideas for an upcoming show, where you live, a little about your life, and what is your favorite Shalom Sistas episode?
Today’s episode was sponsored by Nourish Yourself
Nourish Yourself menus are $5 each and are delivered to your email address within minutes of purchasing.
Just visit ifeelsupernourished.com and click on the “Nourish Yourself” tab.
Today for “Beloved” week I brought in my beloved husband, T.C. We answer lots of questions from y’all on family dynamics, non-violence and Halloween, pastoral care, and so much more. TC is the wisest person I know so I am SO CONFIDENT that y’all will love this conversation and take away a few shalom steps. Like I say in “Shalom Sistas” we’re just two nerds who fell in love with each other.
Links mentioned in the show:
Just Sitting In Our Belovedness Episode
Cara’s thoughts on Belovedness as a peacemaking fail then success
“The Most Lovable Thing About Each Myers-Briggs Personality Type“
Sarah Quesada’s episode #14 on Shalom and Immigration
Alice Colegrove’s episode #16 on Seeking Shalom for our Friends experiencing homelessness
Wanna be a Shalom Sistas Insider?
To Apply:
Email me at Oshetasshalom@gmail.com and tell me three ideas for an upcoming show, where you live, a little about your life, and what is your favorite Shalom Sistas episode?
Come see me on October 22 in Pasadena, CA. I'm preaching at Pasadena Mennonite
Join the Shalom Sistas Facebook Group or follow the show on Instagram.
Have you bought your copy of Shalom Sistas, yet?
Shalom and Sweet Husbands,
Osheta
Hey Hey Sistas,
On today's episode I invited Meg Tietz back to the podcast to talk about the Myers-Briggs personality test and how it relates to our shalom practices. In chapter 14, of "Shalom Sistas" I talk about the four types of friends who helped me get through a major tragedy which had me wondering if some personality types gravitate towards specific practices of Shalom. Well, my friend Meg thinks so and so she came on the show today to teach me how the sixteen types divide up into the four Shalom Sistas:
Sista Shiva
Sista Shock and Awe
Sista Safekeeper
Sista Shackle-Breaker
If you read my post called, "Sistas Squad Up: The Four Friends I Needed When My Son Was Called the N-Word" and loved it then you'll be thrilled at this new resource to help you determine your shalom practices based on the way God made you.
Today's Manifesto Point is:
We are Invited
Today's Sponsor is: Nourish Yourself! I Feel Super Nourished!
Nourish Yourself menus are $5 each and are delivered to your email address within minutes of purchasing. Just visit ifeelsupernourished.com and click on the “Nourish Yourself” tab.
Links Mentioned in the Episode
16 Personalities, Myers Briggs Type
Grab your copy of "Shalom Sistas"
Download a copy of the Personality Chart in the Facebook Hangout
Tests, and Types, and Shalom to You, Sistas,
Hey Sistas!
Today is a COMMUNITY EPISODE!!! Which means you'll hear from all three the co-hosts on one topic AND meet some fellow Sistas who love the podcast. This week my first book, "Shalom Sistas" released and so for the fall season of the podcast, we're going to be going through the Shalom Sistas Manifesto. In this episode, we talk about the first four:
We are Invited
We are Beloved
We are Enough
We will see the Beauty
With Cara: We talk about Belovedness, a messy but welcoming home, and her new role on the podcast. ALL WHILE HOMEGIRL is SICK! She's getting better now, but y'all her dedication to the podcast is so appreciated!
With Jerusalem: We talk about her wedding, body image, beauty, and savoring everything without shame. And Ikea. Always Ikea with that one.
With Abby: We talk about her Hurricane Harvey peacemaking fail then success, how Jared her husband is a saint (BTW I think all of our husband are saints because it's not easy being married to a Shalom Sista), and how we can find our identity a part from our output.
Every conversation was special and I hope you enjoy the episode.
Don't forget to leave a review on iTunes so that other peacemakers can find this podcast.
XOXO and Shalom,
O
A few of the links mentioned in the episode:
Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
Hey Sistas!
Welcome back to the podcast after a long and much needed break over the summer. Today I sit down with you (with a hazelnut americano in hand) to give you a behind the scenes look of the look of the podcast. I'm going to share more about our new name and cover art because.
This season, is called, "Shalom Sistas!" in celebration of my book release,"Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Brokenhearted World" that is available for preorder now on Amazon.
There's a copy for free up for grabs, so make sure you listen to the episode to find out how to win it.
We also have some super cool news! Shalom Sistas has a sponsor this season.
Nourish Yourself menus are $5 each and are delivered to your email address within minutes of purchasing. Just visit ifeelsupernourished.com and click on the “Nourish Yourself” tab.
Make sure you follow me on Instagram and comment on to win a copy of the book AND a free copy of the Fall Flavors Menu.
Shalom, Bacon, and Knowing What's For Dinner Tonight,
Osheta
Today, I'm checking in with my co-host Jerusalem Greer. We took the summer off and now we're chatting about her favorite episode from the Hopeful Resistance Series, what her go-to shalom step for celebration and owning our belovedness and why it's super great when your car's radio breaks.
This is the first in a four part mini series of check ins this week. I think we all can agree with the past events in Charlottesville, we all need a good dose of hopeful resistance and so I pray these episodes inspire and encourage you, Sista.
Love,
O
This week, I'm checking in with my co-host Cara Meredith. We took the summer off and now we're chatting about her favorite episode from the Hopeful Resistance Series, what her go-to shalom step for rest is, and how she uses babysitting as a means of peacemaking.
This is the first in a four part mini series of check ins this week. I think we all can agree with the past events in Charlottesville, we all need a good dose of hopeful resistance and so I pray these episodes inspire and encourage you, Sista.
Love,
O
On today’s episode, Osheta and Cara talk to their favorite literary matchmaker, Anne Bogel, the mind behind the What Should I Read Next podcast and Modernmrsdarcy.com. She has a created a fabulous Summer Reading Guide, which is her sixth summer reading guide that she has created. She tells Osheta and Cara what they should read next for the Shalom Book Club.
Reminder!
Osheta and co-hosts are going to take the summer off. Starting July 19 through September 1, the podcast will be on break. The podcast will resume in the fall, with “Shalom Sessions” focusing on the Shalom Sistas’ Manifesto.
Want to be on the podcast?
Osheta is going to do a deep dive on the Shalom Sistas' Manifesto this fall and we have an exciting opportunity for you to be a part of the show. Osheta is going to host conversations with Shalom Sistas around all twelve points of her Shalom Sistas' Manifesto and she would love to talk to YOU about it! So if you have a question about the Manifesto, this is your opportunity to have Osheta give you curated Shalom Steps for you in your context. Just complete the following survey and someone from the team will be in contact soon.
https://goo.gl/forms/P0eibR3rDhTaOGQX2
Links mentioned in the episode:
Modern Mrs Darcy Summer Read Guide
Shalom Sistas Facebook Hangout! Come to Camp Shalom Sista!
Osheta’s Episode on “What Should I Read Next”
On this episode of My Sistas' Keeper, Abby and I discuss how to hopefully resist the spirit of despair when talking about race, specifically on social media. We share our honest, raw emotions about the Philando Castile verdict and the killing of Charleena Lyles. We also discuss Scripture about despair and respond to listener questions about to respond to race-related tragedies and police brutality:
How should Shalom Sistas talk to their children, students, etc., about these events?
What should a Shalom Sista do if her church is silent in the face of injustice?
How can white Shalom Sistas be allies right now?
Is there a way for Shalom Sistas to engage with their local police departments to talk about racial profiling, etc.?
How can Shalom Sistas leverage whatever platform they have (blog, community office, leadership position, ministry, relationships) to shed light on these tragedies and say what needs to be said?
What are you longing to hear spoken or named--what do you think God is longing to hear spoken or named from pulpits?
We mention:
Trust talks: http://www.trusttalks.org/
The documentary 13th
View it here.
“But if you dismiss black complaints of mistreatment by police as being completely rooted in our modern context, then you’re missing the point completely. There has never been a period in our history where the law and order branch of the state has not operated against the freedoms, the liberties, the options, the choices that have been available to the black community, generally speaking. And to ignore that racial heritage, to ignore that historical context, means that you can’t have an informed debate about the current state of blacks and police relationship today, ‘cause this didn’t just appear out of nothing. This is the product of a centuries-long historical process. And to not reckon with that is to shut off solutions.” - Kevin Gannon on 13th
Reading about the history of black and brown people in America
Want more Shalom in your life? Follow Shalom in the City on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest @shalominthecity. You can find me, Osheta Moore, on Twitter @osheta, Instagram @oshetam and Pinterest. Abby is on Facebook @AbbyJoyAndersonPerry, on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest @abbyjperry and online at joywovendeep.com.
Today I sit down with my co-host Jerusalem to talk about FOMO, Benedictine Monastic traditions, learning to love the life you have, and husband who are weary of our BIG ideas. She just released her second book, “At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises” and it’s amazing. Take a listen and come on over to the Shalom Sista Facebook page to tell us which of the three Benedictine Vows resonate most with you as you seek shalom in your home!
“At Home in this Life is the story of how everything I thought would make me happy came undone, and how I then found a way to make myself at home in this beautiful, messy, amazingly tender, completely unbalanced life, by imperfectly practicing one spiritual discipline at a time—smack in the middle of raising kids, mending the sweaters and burning the bread. It’s the story of how I finally realized that the “problem” with my life was not my house, my job, or my marriage, my problem was me. Only a Conversion of life - a Transformation of spirit and heart - would help. So I jumped, with both feet, into an experiment where I tried to follow God’s leading instead of my plan, an experiment that resulted in a lot of fits and false starts, gut-level honesty and true change. Beautiful, messy, chaotic, daily… this is the story of how I learned to make myself at home in my life.”
Shalom Steps:
1: Choose a Benedictine Vow To Work On
2: Create Spaces to Listen
3: Curate Your Life
Check out:
The At Home in this Life Curated Collection - Handmade Items from Peacemaking Women Inspired by At Home in this Life by Jerusalem Jackson Greer
Watering the Ground Beneath Our Feet,
In episode 35 we're having the Shalom Book Club, where Cara and I discuss Anne Lamott’s latest book, Hallelujah Anyway. We talk about what we mean when we speak or dream of mercy, and we look at differences between Lamott’s definition of mercy and a biblical definition of mercy. Finally, we get REAL with our own stories of mercy, and offer four Shalom Steps to help you rediscover mercy, too. As per the usual, you can connect with Cara on her blog, Facebook, Twitter an
Happier Podcast: Choose your Signature Color
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
Join us in the Shalom Sista Facebook Hangout for Cara's turkey burger recipe.
Singing Hallelujah Anyway as my practice of Shalom,
On this episode of My Sistas' Keeper, Abby and I discuss how to hopefully resist the spirit of defensiveness when talking about race, specifically on social media. We consider some practical ways to emulate Jesus' posture toward others described in 1 Peter 2:23, "When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly."
We also discuss the terms backfire effect and confirmation bias, and engage listener comments and questions such as how to know when to enter into an online conversation, when to just keep scrolling, and how to encourage offline extensions of online dialogu
We mention:
The nonprofit organization Abby works for, His Grace Foundation, which serves patients and families on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit of Texas Children’s Hospital: www.hisgracefoundation.org
The Beautiful Creatures book series: http://thenovl.com/
The Backfire Effect as described in a comic strip: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/
Confirmation Bias: https://www.psychologytoday.
Books Lists
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy: http://www.nationalbook.org/
Want more Shalom in your life? Follow Shalom in the City on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest @shalominthecity.You can find me, Osheta Moore, on Twitter @osheta, Instagram @oshetam and Pinterest. Abby is on Facebook @AbbyJoyAndersonPerry, on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest @abbyjperry and online at joywovendeep.com.
Hey Sistas!
On today’s book club episode, Cara and Osheta talked about ONE by Deidra Riggs.
They discuss the history of women in the church and the current conflict over the last couple of weeks on Twitter, and they also share our histories of being a woman in the church. They also talk about whether to keep or discard the book, and invite you to join in reading Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott.
*Jerusalem’s Instagram challenge
*Join the Shalom Sistas Hangout on Facebook
*Go see Everything, Everything with a Sista!
*ONE: Unity in a Divided World by Deidra Riggs
*Explanation of complementarian vs. egalitarian - or choose a third way like Osheta (and, as this article suggests)
*CT Women article, “Who’s in Charge of the Christian Blogosphere?”
*Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey
*Read Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott with us in May!
*Connect with Cara: on her blog, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
*Connect with Osheta: Shalom in the City, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Join the Shalom Sista Facebook Hangout
Help a Sista find the show...leave a review for the show on iTunes here.
Happy Reading and Shalom Seeking,
Osheta
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
What Mr. Roger’s can teach us about peacemaking in our communities when we feel divided.
Today we’re going to use neighborliness to practice hopeful resistance in the face of division. Wanna know what that means? It’s a really great episode and I hope you take a listen:
Three Lessons of Neighborliness from Mr. Rogers
Welcoming - Assuming a posture of neighborliness
Learning - Going into community to learn about those in the community.
Land of Make Believe
Resources:
Strangers at My Door by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
The World According to Mr. Rogers
TV Shows
Blackish, Fresh off the Boat, The Real O’Neals, Speechless
Chef’s Table,
Customer Service Shalom
http://theartofsimple.net/customer-service-shalom/
Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood Sharing Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOS5pcStP0E
For Kids:
Follow Jerusalem:
You can always visit Jerusalem at http://jerusalemgreer.com
Join the Facebook Hangout Here:
Won't You Be My Shalom-y Neighbor,
Osheta and Jerusalem
Hey Sistas,
Join Abby Perry and me for our second episode of My Sista's Keeper: Shalom in the City's Monthly Conversation on Race and Unity. This month we're exploring the idea of hopefully resisting division.
When it comes to racial reconciliation conversations, what words seem to make us aware of division unlike any other? You got it, race/racism/racist. As challenging as those words are to discuss, we think it's worth it to really press in to what they mean in order to have a common, working definition as we go forward. So, on this episode, we're diving deep and getting all kinds of uncomfortable as we look at how race and racism operate in the world today. And we promise you, every word we say and question we ask - it's all in the name of peacemaking.
We'll be honest with you, this episode had us pretty sweaty! We share stories, ask questions, and speak truths that we are confident are necessary for bringing about true Shalom in racial reconciliation. It's a deep one, but we think it's a good, too.
We want to know what you thought about this episode and what this conversation has you thinking about: Come join us on Facebook at the Shalom Sistas’ Hangout and share your thoughts!
Read: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, by Peggy Macintosh
Join us for the Shalom Book Club this month as we read Deidra Riggs’ One: Unity in a Divided World. Invite a local friend to join you! Click here for a discounted copy of "One".
Christena Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author and professor. She is the first Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation at Duke University’s Divinity School and the author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart.
Connect with Christena on her site:
christenacleveland.com (note Christena is spelled)
You can follow Christena on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
For my White Sistas:
Attend one event this month where people who do not look like you will be. So, maybe visit a black church, go to the library in a predominately black community, visit a black history museum.
For my Black Sistas:
Pick one white friend you have who has shown interest in this conversation and pray for her. Pray that God gives her courage, that he gives you compassion, and that he provides opportunities for you both to talk about your experiences with race.
Today on the show, I'm chatting with Katherine Willis Pershey, pastor, storyteller, raconteuse and one of my new favorite authors. Her book, "Very Married" is my favorite marriage resource... ever!
Today's episode is what happens with two marriage geeks sit down and chat! We talk about living wholeheartedly in our marriage, what happens when one of us get has a crush, what is our responsibility to seek justice for those on the margins who desire whole and healthy marriage, and how we're choosing to befriend the things our husbands do that we don't love as an act of hopeful resistance in our marriage.
It's a really great conversation and I hope you listen.
Links we mention in the episode:
Hot Bean Water
How to Find Katherine Online
Shalom and Untying Knots in my Marriage
Hey Sistas,
Join Cara Meredith and I as we discuss "The Sun is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon. With our theme of Hopeful Resistance in mind, we talk through some of the tough issues (young love, college admission, and deportation) that Daniel and Natasha face.
From Amazon:
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
In this episode Cara and I invite you to a fun night out,ask ourselves how we can tell better stories, have a brief debate on the correct pronunciation of Nicola's name (spoiler alert...we both think we're right)! Speaking of spoilers, this episode is full of spoilers so listen accordingly, Sistas! Also, we read an excerpt from the show, so there's one cussword, so heads up!
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