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 spirited Melinda Garza Moran, a pastoral candidate with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for the Southern Ohio Synod. She is passionate about advocating for equity, inclusion, and justice within and outside of the church walls. She enjoys spending time with her family through their shared love of food and music.
• The Rev. Kenji Kuramitsu, LCSW, a mental health and spiritual care professional living in Chicago. Kenji serves as Associate Dean for Community Life at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel. He loves gardening, writing, rest, and travel.

The Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation, hosts Prophetic Voices. For more information on Becoming Beloved Community, visit iam.ec/becomingbelovedcommunity. 

Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community

Across our church and our society, we are having profound dialogues about race, truth, justice, and healing. Coming this Advent, Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community explores where that 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 preaching and teaching, and make present day connections to the prophetic voices of the Bible. This podcast will help us rethink how we hear, see, and interact with the lectionary readings.

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Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.