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The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis

The Fountain of Life

Psalm 36:5-10

2nd Sunday after Epiphany - Year C

January 20, 2013

The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis (other)

On a surprisingly warm-for-Chicago April day, our fourth-grade teacher took us to a nature preserve just outside the city. Mr. Smith was a sensitive, tall African-American man who had gone to teacher's college in Mississippi with my Aunt Verline. While we had lunch outside, Mr. Smith took a call inside the park office. With tears streaming down his crumpled face, he told us that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been assassinated.

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The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler

Saint Carlton Is Lowest

Luke 6:20-31

All Saints' Day - Year C

November 07, 2010

The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler (TEC)

Carlton was not a high standing man according to the world--in fact, he was a low man in the world; but I always think of Carlton on All Saints Sunday. Saint Carlton.

At a certain time in my life, Carlton was a saint. Not a particularly holy man. Not an ardent defender of the poor. Not a figure of deep wisdom. At times, in fact, he was about the most pitiful person I could imagine.

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President Jimmy Carter Transcript

September 12, 2010

A Joyful Resolve: Transforming the Lives of the World's Poorest

President Jimmy Carter (CBF)

In this special capstone to the "Faith & Global Hunger" Series, the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, offers a biblical and optimistic look at current efforts to follow God's call to serve the world's poorest through the Millennium Development Goals.
The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry Transcript

July 04, 2010

Can I Get a Witness? Faith & Global Hunger Part 4

The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry (TEC)

In part 4 of our special series, "Faith & Global Hunger," the Right Rev. Michael Curry, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, offers a stirring call to action to serve the poor in Jesus' name.
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The Rev. Dr. David Beckmann (Part 1) - Day1 Conversation on Global Hunger

The Rev. David Beckmann (ELCA)

In part 1 of an expanded interview with Day1 host Peter Wallace, the Rev. Dr. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, discusses the work of making hunger issues a priority for legislators, the intersection of faith and economics, and why in this day and age people still go to bed hungry.
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The Rev. Dr. David Beckmann (Part 2) - Day1 Conversation on Global Hunger

The Rev. David Beckmann (ELCA)

In part 2 of an expanded interview with Day1 host Peter Wallace, the Rev. Dr. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, discusses the work of making hunger issues a priority for legislators, the intersection of faith and economics, and why in this day and age people still go to bed hungry.
The Rev. David Beckmann Transcript

June 27, 2010

Exodus from Hunger: Faith & Global Hunger Part 3

The Rev. David Beckmann (ELCA)

In part 3 of our special series, "Faith & Global Hunger," the Rev. Dr. David Beckmann--president of Bread for the World--offers practical ways people of faith can address poverty in the world today.
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The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (Part 2) - Faith and Hunger Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad sits down with Day1 host Peter Wallace for her second Faith and Global Hunger Series conversation and focuses on the responsibility of Christians to confront issues of social justice, what priority the bible and Jesus gave issues of poverty and hunger, and why there are such divergent views on the importance of these issues. The Faith and Global Hunger Series is a special series of broadcasts by Day1 in support of the Millennium Development Goals.
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The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (Part 1) - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad sits down with Day1 host Peter Wallace for the third Faith and Global Hunger Series conversation and focuses on the responsibility of Christians to confront issues of social justice, what priority the bible and Jesus gave issues of poverty and hunger, and why there are such divergent views on the importance of these issues. The Faith and Global Hunger Series is a special series of broadcasts by Day1 in support of the Millennium Development Goals.
The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad Transcript

June 20, 2010

Closing the Great Chasm: Faith & Global Hunger Part 2

The Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad (ELCA)

In part 2 of our special series, "Faith & Global Hunger," Lutheran pastor and professor of preaching the Rev. Dr. Barbara Lundblad explores the biblical foundation for the call of God to help those in poverty.