Life of Faith
Episode 30: Terence Lester, activist and author of All God’s Children
A conversation with Terence Lester about implicit bias, God as Justice, critical race theory, and more
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
Extravagant consumption
For Jesus, the inverse of scarcity isn’t abundance—it’s accumulation.
Ordinary violence
Peacemaking is a crucial part of the Christian life—but it isn’t just about war.
The corrosive power of regret
What does it take to find self-compassion and embrace self-forgiveness?
Lessons from downsizing my office
As I worked my way through old files and photos, I met with three kinds of sadness.
Is being adopted or fostered always traumatic?
Jenn Ranter Hook and Joshua Hook say yes—and offer families concrete tools to support children.
June 25, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)
False security is a lovely, loathsome thing.
Transformed by the dog I never wanted
She’s helping me answer the question, “Why this life instead of another?”
Reading scripture through the lens of nature
Daniel Cooperrider understands the Bible as an outdoor book, open to the sky.
June 18, Ordinary 11A (Genesis 18:1–15)
The prankster is God, through whom all things are possible.
The altar in my attic
My boxes of old sermons are a monument to my church’s ongoing conversation with God.
God’s underwater language
As a marine biologist, I ask how—and dance at the edge of asking why.
Burnout and resilience in the wilderness
Many rural pastors like me are finding Jesus in the desert places.
The strangers who saved my life
When you receive an emergency transfusion, you don’t get to choose who the blood comes from.