Bin Laden High School (Episode 29)

Episode 29 has dropped and we are clearly making friends this week! What if a high school in a predominantly Muslim community in the US was called Osama Bin Laden High School? Would you send you children there?  James, Brad and David discuss this explosive question and reflect on our own preference for Americanized names and gut reaction to any name connected with extremist Muslim terrorism.  We explore why so many of us have an immediate visceral reaction to the name and how that plays into our nationalism as a country.  Why are we ok with schools and monuments named after Confederate leaders but not Muslim ones? Does freedom of religion truly exist in this country, or are there glaring limits to this freedom? With the creation of Jim Crow Laws, lynching, and the countless policies and barriers poured out on our black brothers and sisters, why is this country so quick to forget our own participation in terror against the black community, fighting to keep their status as second class citizens? 

music credits:

Say Yes - Achille Richard
Mojave Sunset - Isaac Joel
Sonder - Hale
Song #4 - Distractions of Less

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Enneagram w/ Melia Mullins (Episode 28)

On Episode 28, we talk with returning guest Melia Mullins about the wonder of the Enneagram.  As an eight on the Enneagram, Melia chats about managing her challenger personality in church ministry, navigating relationships and how her experience with the Enneagram has expanded her spiritual life. If interested in learning more about your number, check out Enneagram Institute or The Road Back to You by Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile.  We also enjoyed the Typology Podcast and Christopher Heuertz's Sacred Enneagram.  Our featured music is by Sam Zeanah Band. 

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Education Equity w/ Dan Hahn (Episode 27)

Dan Hahn is an middle school principal, educator, Oklahoman, and hip hop artist in Tulsa, Oklahoma under the stage name Algebra.  In this episode he shares how life led him towards teaching and mentoring students,  listening to his students, and re-framing the institution our students learn and grow in.   We talk about the 180 degree transformation we saw in Dan of old and adult Dan, the importance of paying and educating our teaching force, and erasing the fence in front of student success regardless of identity intersection.

music credits

Song #4 - Distractions of Less
Next Ex - CAPPA
Have Fun Dying - Algebra

Throw the Pastor in the Pool (Episode 26)

Do you know what kind of music your pastor listens to? Who takes care of our pastors and helps them not burn out? What does it feel like knowing hundreds of people look to you for spiritual guidance. Episode 26 takes an intimate look behind the curtain of the life of pastors and church leaders.  We interview Mike Dixon, head pastor of Ekklesia Hattiesburg, Brad Corbin, head pastor of Court Street Methodist in Hattiesburg, and Sarah Hill, past president of a Christian sorority at Oklahoma State University.  We hope this episode will help you better understand how we can support and empathize with our faith leaders. 

music credits:

Barroom - Kyle Buchanan
Never Look Back - Jonathan Roye
Ticking - Kyle Buchanan
Inception - The Squid and the Whale
And Run - Floridamen

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Jake Krumwiede (Episode 25)

Episode 25 features our good friend Jake Krumwiede of Claremore, OK. We have all known Jake for years, and asked him on to talk about running the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, being a real life Clint Eastwood, and navigating life after divorce. We reflect on the crazy times we had as kids, and Jake peels back the curtain on the utter isolation of divorce and speaks to the pitiful response of Christians and the church in his time of need.  We also talk about getting married early, the power of communication, love languages and self awareness in marriage. 

How do we love on someone through an experience like divorce? How do churches respond? We explore these questions and more.

Find out more about what Jake is doing at Will Rogers Memorial here.

Featured music is BC and the Big Rig!

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Casper the Friendly Chef (Episode 24)

On Episode 24, Josh Casper joins David for a wonderful conversation about life. He currently serves as the head chef and dream maker at the Depot Coffeehouse & Bistro in downtown Hattiesburg, MS. Josh tells his story venturing from Mississippi to Portland, OR and back again, sharing the beauty of food, navigating relationships and the road after divorce.

music credits

Blue Ridge - Kyle Buchanan
Begin at the End - The Culprit
Inception - The Squid and the Whale

Featured song: Dinner Conversations by Oh Jeremiah .

Check out Josh's writing chops at https://southernbelly.wordpress.com/.