Copenhagen Climate Summit Preview - Odyssey Networks
Follow Odyssey Networks as they find the meaning of faith in the discussion on climate change and global warming. Are we being faithful stewards of our planet?
Conversation with Patricia Farris - 30 Good Minutes Interview
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with the Rev. Patricia Farris, who says "I love working for a world of harmony and justice and peace. It is really my passion and my calling."
God's Gift of Diversity - The Rev. Patricia Farris on 30 Good Minutes
The Rev. Patricia Farris, Senior Minister of First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, California, says the future of the world depends on people of faith leading the way to embracing the diversity of our creation in God's image.
Healing the Infirmity of Spirit - Barbara Lundblad on 30 Good Minutes
Barbara Lundblad, Professor of Preaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, reflects on God's call to create communities that are welcoming to people with disabilities. "Hopefully our churches are as welcoming as city buses," she says. "People with disabilities can be our best teachers if we're paying attention."
Conversation with Barbara Lundblad - 30 Good Minutes Interview
Lillian Daniel and Daniel Pawlus in conversation with Barbara Lundblad about forming welcoming communities for people with disabilites. She says, "When you receive the bread or the cup from someone in a wheelchair you're suddenly aware that that person is there. I think we could do much more. Somebody told me not long ago that 93% of households that include a person with a disability are unchurched."
Following Luke's Jesus in a Time of Fear - Rick Ufford-Chase on 30 Good Minutes
Rick Ufford-Chase, Executive Director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, talks about what it means for a Christian to follow Jesus, even in times of fear.
Conversation with Rick Ufford-Chase - 30 Good Minutes Interview
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lillian Daniel in conversation with Rick Ufford-Chase, who say, "I've had a deeply spiritual experience of my own faith as I've worked with Central American and Mexican migrants and refugees who have taught me what it means to truly trust that God is involved in every step of our lives.
Conversation with Diana Butler Bass - 30 Good Minutes Interview
Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Diana Butler Bass, who says, "An amazing amount of people in their 20s and 30s right now are breaking through all the boundaries and trying to create a generative faith based on love."
A People's History of Faith - Diana Butler Bass on 30 Good Minutes
Historian of religion, Diana Butler Bass, author of "A People's History of Christianity," suggest that we look at Christian history from the starting point of the Great Commandment ("Love God and love your neighbor as yourself") rather than the Great Commission ("Go into all the world") for a new perspective on that history.
A Conversation with John Killinger - A 30 Good Minutes Interview
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with John Killinger, who says, "Some people are naturally grateful. I've known a few. I think we have to become more and more conscious of where we are, where life is around us, and how we ought to be grateful for it. When we have become more conscious then we move more and more into the spiritual realm."
The Healing Power of Gratitude - John Killinger on 30 Good Minutes
Writer, pastor and teacher, Dr. John Killinger, says the one thing that will lift our hearts when we are in despair is to remember to be thankful for all that we have. It will change our attitudes in an instant, and the darkest mood will be converted to joy.
Conversation with Eugenia Gamble - 30 Good Minutes Interview
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Eugenia Gamble who says God offers us a joy not rooted in our particular circumstance, but grounded in our great circumstance. For believers, no end is ever a final end. The pain we experience is shared by Jesus.
"Rattle Fatigue" - Eugenia Gamble on 30 Good Minutes
Writer, teacher and pastor, Eugenia Gamble, talks about living faithfully and unafraid in troubled times, drawing on Jesus words, "take courage, I have conquered the world."
Prayer that Transforms - Wyvetta Bullock on 30 Good Minutes
The Rev. Dr. Wyvetta Bullock, Executive for Leadership Development for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, explores the transforming power of prayer, asking the question, "Does prayer change things or us?"
Conversation with Wyvetta Bullock - 30 Good Minutes
A 30 Good Minutes interview with Wyvetta Bullock.
The Rev. Otis Moss III - "By Any Means Necessary" 30 Good Minutes
The Rev. Otis Moss III tells the story of the paralyzed man whose friends took him to be healed by Jesus to inspire us to employ any means necessary to encourage people to come to God.
30 Good Minutes - Conversation with Otis Moss III
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Otis Moss III who says if you pass on to a child the value system of love and service, it stays with that child forever.
Conversation with Lillian Daniel - 30 Good Minutes
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot continue in conversation with Lillian Daniel, who says we all have God given passion within us to meet the needs of the world in some way.
Lillian Daniel, "A Big Enough Life" - 30 Good Minutes
The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel, Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, says Jesus' call to us to live abundant lives is actually a call for the transformation of the world, so that justice will roll down into every life.
Conversation with Bishop William Willimon - 30 Good Minutes
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with William Willimon, who says the Bible gives the poor the dignity of being special objects of concern, and the rich, Jesus says, have special responsibilities because of the gifts they've enjoyed.