In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the Easter Day (C) lectionary. The texts covered are Isaiah 65:17-25 and John 20:1-18, along with “Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma” by Shelly Rambo. Our guests this week are: The courageous Elijah Granier, an executive assistant for Ernst & Young. He grew up in a non-denominational faith tradition and lives in New Orleans. He is passionate about ending racism and making the world a safer place for his godchildren...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 12Ep. 6
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the Easter Vigil lectionary. The texts covered are Genesis 1:1-2:4a, 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13, 22:1-18; Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Ezekiel 37:1-14; and Luke 24:1-12. Our guests this week are: The Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Lagman, missioner for Asiamerica Ministries for The Episcopal Church. She likes hanging out with family and friends and is passionate about ministry in and with The Episcopal Church. Jo Ann is from Batavia, Ill. The Rev. Canon ...
Mar 20, 2025•56 min•Season 12Ep. 5
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the Good Friday lectionary. The texts covered are Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Psalm 22, and John 18:1-19:42. Our guests this week are: The Rev. Will Bouvel, associate rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth, Ill., and the co-founder of Tell Me the Truth About Racism, a storytelling approach to wondering, grieving, healing, and hearing Good News in our racialized world. He comes to ministry after a degree in geography and careers a...
Mar 06, 2025•58 min•Season 12Ep. 4
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the Maundy Thursday lectionary. The texts covered are Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 and John 13:1-17, 31b-35. Our guests this week are: The Rev. Jazzy Bostock, a kanaka maoli woman serving St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church and Maluhia Lutheran Church in Waianae, Hawaii. She and her wife have a small homestead consisting of raised garden beds, a flock of hens, a hive of bees, a dog, and a cat. They are foster parents, currently caring fo...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 12Ep. 3
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the Palm Sunday lectionary. The texts covered are Luke 19:28-40, Luke 22:14-23:56, and Philippians 2:5-11. Our guests this week are: The amazing Jen Feather, head of the English department at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Jen is originally from Houston, Texas. She is passionate about the need for humanities education and backpacking with her partner and dog. Brother Angel Gabriel, BSG, a seminarian at Seminary of the Southw...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 12Ep. 2
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the Ash Wednesday lectionary. The texts covered are Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Our lovely guests this week are: The Rev. Jean Mornard, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Huron, S.D., where she has been since 2012. Before being called to the priesthood, she was a professional opera singer for over 20 years, and dabbled in stage management and theater directing. She and her husband, Michael, live in a modest but well-loved hou...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 12Ep. 1
Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Join us this Advent for another year of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community. We explore where dialogue intersects with our faith. Join us and our invited guests as we share prophetic voices and explore the readings for each week of Advent and Christmas Day through the lens of social justice. You’ll hear ancient texts interpreted in new ways, find fodder for preachin...
Feb 04, 2025•1 min
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Christmas Day. The texts covered in this episode are Genesis 1, Hebrews 1:1-12, Luke 2:1-20, and John 1:1-14. Our amazing guests this week are: The thoughtful Gwen Carpenter from North Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a parishioner and Stephen Ministry Leader at West Vancouver United Church. She likes people a lot and is passionate about sharing God's unconditional love by showing care through listening. The Rev. Mich...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 11Ep. 5
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 4 (C). The texts covered in this episode are Luke 1:39-55, Canticle 15 (the Magnificat), and Hebrews 10:5-10. Our amazing guests this week are: The courageous Aaron Scott from Tacoma, Washington (the lands of the Puyallup people). Aaron is the staff officer for Gender Justice in the Presiding Bishop’s Office. He likes reading, writing, and nature, and is passionate about being a dad to his eight-year-old. The spir...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 11Ep. 4
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 3 (C). The texts covered in this episode are Luke 3:7-18, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Jeremiah 29:1, and 1 John 4:8, 16. Our amazing guests this week are: The Ven. Clay Riley, archdeacon for congregational vitality in the Diocese of South Dakota and rector of All Angels Episcopal Church in Spearfish. He enjoys recording music, gardening, reading history, and biographies. Clay is husban...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 11Ep. 3
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 2 (C). The texts covered in this episode are Canticle 16 (The Song of Zechariah) and Luke 3:1-5. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Sarah Shipman, director of Episcopal Migration Ministries and a transitional deacon in the Diocese of Kansas. Sarah’s background in government service, including as an assistant attorney general serving vulnerable populations, led her to the life-changing work of welcoming the...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 11Ep. 2
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 1 (C). The texts covered in this episode are Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 21:25-36. Our amazing guests this week are: Brother Angel Gabriel, BSG, born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has ministered in several capacities, most recently as a diocesan missioner for youth and young adults as well as a camp director. Angel is currently a seminarian at Seminary of the Southwest. He is a life professed brother of t...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Join us this Advent for another year of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community. We explore where dialogue intersects with our faith. Join us and our invited guests as we share prophetic voices and explore the readings for each week of Advent and Christmas Day through the lens of social justice. You’ll hear ancient texts interpreted in new ways, find fodder for preachin...
Oct 24, 2024•49 sec
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for the Feast of St. Francis, which takes place on Friday, October 4. We discuss the Book of Genesis, Job 39:1-18, and Matthew 11:25-30. Our amazing guests this week are: The passionate Dustin Vuong Nguyen, a Buddhist follower of Jesus and a 2023 Episcopal Ecojustice Fellow. He is on the leadership team of The Gathering: A Space for Asian Pacific American Spirituality, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He i...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 10Ep. 8
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 20 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 22. We discuss Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, Acts 17, and James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a. Our amazing guests this week are: The incredible Jennifer S. Irving, a proud enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and vice president of communications and marketing at Mahpiya Luta (formerly Red Cloud Indian School), located on the historic Pine Ridge Reservation in South...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 10Ep. 4
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 19 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 15. We discuss Mark 8:27-38, Acts 17, James 3:1-12, Romans 8:19-23, and Genesis 2:19-20. Our amazing guests this week are: Dr. David O’Hara, professor of religion, philosophy, classics, and environmental studies at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he is also the director of Environmental Studies and Sustainability. He studies the diverse rela...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 10Ep. 3
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 18 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 8. We discuss Mark 7:24-37 and James 2:1-10 [11-13], 14-17. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Melanie Mullen, The Episcopal Church’s director of reconciliation, justice, and creation care. She works to bring the Jesus Movement to the concerns of the world. Prior to joining the presiding bishop’s staff, she was the downtown missioner at St. Paul’s Ep...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 10Ep. 2
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Proper 17 (B), which takes place this year on Sunday, September 1. We discuss Romans 8:19-25, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, James 1:17-27, and Song of Solomon 2:8-13. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Glenna Huber, fifteenth rector of Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C. She lives with her husband, two children, a dog, and lots of fish. The Rev. John Elliott Lein, rector of St. Aidan’s and Christ Episcopal Chu...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Join us for our next season of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, in which we’ll continue exploring how Creation Care intersects with our faith. The Season of Creation, covered in these episodes, begins September 1 and continues through October 4, the Feast of St. Francis. You’ll hear ancient texts interpreted in new ways, find fodder for preaching and teaching, a...
Jul 23, 2024•1 min
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Easter Day (B). The text covered in this episode is John 20:1-18 Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Canon Debbie Low-Skinner, a third-generation Chinese American living in Silicon Valley, canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of California, and a General Convention deputy. Her clergy career spans 27 years, serving in large and small churches in California, Long Island, and Massachusetts. She owns a tuxedo cat name...
Feb 27, 2024•52 min•Season 9Ep. 6
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for the Easter Vigil. The texts covered in this episode are Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13; Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Ezekiel 37:1-14; and Mark 16:1-8. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Jazzy Bostock, a kanaka maoli woman serving St. John the Baptist and Maluhia Lutheran Church in Waianae, Hawaii. She and her wife are foster parents, currently fostering a wee one. They have a small homestead...
Feb 20, 2024•53 min•Season 9Ep. 5
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Good Friday. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 52:13-53:12 and John 18:1-19:42. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge, from the San Francisco Bay area and rector of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Cameron is married to Kateri and they have two children, three cats, and a bunny. Cameron enjoys hiking, reading, and watching movies. Brother Angel Gabriel, born and raised ...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 4
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Maundy Thursday. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 and John 13:1-7, 31b-35. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi, canon precentor and director of interfaith engagement at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. In this role, she stewards the community’s liturgical and sacramental life, diocesan festivals, and occasions that gather community across confessional lines. The...
Feb 06, 2024•51 min•Season 9Ep. 3
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Palm Sunday. The texts covered in this episode are Mark 11:1-11 and Mark 14:1-15:47. Our amazing guests this week are: The amazing Christina M. Pacheco JD, MPH, an assistant professor and community-based participatory researcher in the Family Medicine and Community Health Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She enjoys quality time with her dog, Frida (named after Frida Kahlo) and fighting for social ju...
Jan 30, 2024•56 min•Season 9Ep. 2
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Ash Wednesday. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Dr. Greg Kimura, vice dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. He holds an MDiv from Harvard and a PhD in philosophy of religion from Cambridge University. He is the immediate past president/CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in LA and author of fiction and non-fiction publis...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 9Ep. 1
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Christmas Day. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 2:1-20, and John 1:1-14. Our amazing guests this week are: The thoughtful Kenji Kuramitsu, a spiritual care and mental health professional living in Chicago, Illinois. Kenji enjoys gardening and traveling and is a longtime member of St. Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church in the Hyde Park/Kenwood neighborhood. The Rev. Luz Montes, associate rector...
Nov 28, 2023•53 min•Season 9Ep. 5
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 4 (B). The texts covered in this episode are 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, and Luke 1:26-38. Our amazing guests this week are: The Rev. Dr. Erin Kirby, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Marion, N.C. and the mom of an amazing adult daughter. She is a member of the Diocese of Western North Carolina's Beloved Community and Racial Reconciliation team. Having grown up in the mountains of western North Carolina, she moved...
Nov 21, 2023•53 min•Season 9Ep. 4
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 3 (B). The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126, and John 1:6-8, 19-28. Our amazing guests this week are: The exceptional Lindsey Delks, a policy advisor within the Office of Government Relations for The Episcopal Church, where he handles all domestic policy. In his free time, he enjoys the theater and watching rugby. The Spirit-led Stephanie Peramas, an Episcopal Church Ecojustice fell...
Nov 14, 2023•58 min•Season 9Ep. 3
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 2 (B). The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8. Our amazing guests this week are: The cherished Tamara Plummer, from Brooklyn, N.Y., and founder of the podcast Pursuing Call. She is passionate about the intersection of faith and leadership development as we build a world that looks more like God's dream. The Rev. Lydia Bucklin, from Marquette, Mich., and canon to the ordinary for discip...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 2
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 1 (B). The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37. Our amazing guests this week are: The esteemed Sarah Shipman from Topeka, Kansas, director of operations at Episcopal Migration Ministries. Sarah is a seminarian and lifelong student who enjoys reading and traveling with her family. The Rev. Canon Deborah Royals, canon for Native American ministry in the Diocese of Arizona, vicar of St. ...
Oct 31, 2023•59 min•Season 9Ep. 1
