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First Methodist Traditional

First Methodist Houston

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At First Methodist Houston our vision is to have an empowered, diverse faith family built on the foundation of God’s Word, sharing the transforming love of Jesus Christ throughout Houston and the world. We are First Methodist Houston: transforming lives and communities by putting God’s love into action. Click the subscribe button to always have the latest podcast downloaded to your device.
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Let’s Talk Apologetics

Tradition First Foundation

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The Tradition First Foundation is an organization focused on equipping believers with the tools and knowledge necessary to defend their Christian Faith. According to the Barna Group, roughly 70% of high school students who enter college as professing Christians, will leave with little to no faith. These students usually don’t return to faith, even after graduation. We want our youth and future members of society to continue to thrive in their faith beyond their college years, so they can do ...
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Make it Plain Podcast

Kehinde Andrews

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Every Week We’re Making Plain What’s Happening in the Black World and Interviewing Guests You Need to Hear. - We launched S2 of the Make it Plain (MIP) Podcast to coincide with the historic founding of the Organisation of Afro-America Unity (OAAU). Malcolm X announced the establishment of the OAAU at a public meeting in New York's Audubon Ballroom sixty years ago, on June 28, 1964. - Make it Plain (MIP) is an independent media platform, the editorial wing of Harambee OBU (HOBU), and a go-to- ...
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Spencer Rascoff is a New York Times bestselling author who co-founded four tech companies, invested in over 50, and was CEO of Zillow for a decade. His first start-up, Hotwire, sold to Expedia for $685 million, and his second start-up, Zillow, is now a real estate colossus, worth around $10 billion dollars. Now, he’s cofounded dot.LA, a media company covering the cutting-edge LA tech scene. Hear Spencer speak with CEOs, start-up founders, venture capitalists, and prominent thought leaders ab ...
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Centre for Catholic Studies Podcast

Centre for Catholic Studies

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The Durham Centre for Catholic Studies is the first of its kind in British higher education. It represents a creative partnership between academy and church: a centre within the pluralist, public academy for critically constructive Catholic studies of the highest academic standing. The aims of the Centre for Catholic Studies are: -To provide a distinctive forum for the creative analysis of key issues in Catholic thought, culture, and practice. -To engage, inform and shape public and ecclesia ...
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Learn about American History, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & American holidays. Gain insights about our Founding First Principles (the rule of law, unalienable rights, the Social Compact, equality, limited government, and revolution); Founding Fathers (such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams) and other great patriots (such as Martin Luther King Jr, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton); key documents and speeches; and flags an ...
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With Faith In Mind is intended for academically-minded, ecumenical Christians. Our goal is to engage listeners with a thoughtful and faith-informed perspective on important issues and big questions that our society faces. We do this by having real conversations with people who have great stories and expertise. In our first series, titled “Christian Education at the Crossroads," we’re interviewing top leaders and scholars in the Christian education space.
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Quran for All Seasons

Joseph Lumbard

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Contemporary Quranic Studies dedicated to holistic engagement with the Quran through scholarly and spiritual reflections upon the text. Quran for All Seasons draws upon the depth and breadth of the Islamic tradition to facilitate discussions of the Quran that transcend creedal and ideological divisions. Hosted by Joseph Lumbard of the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, the podcast provides an ongoing commentary on the Quran, what some might call a contemplation, or t ...
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Base Layer

David Nage | BlockWorks Group

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Base Layer will be providing insights from founders and investors in the base layer of cryptoassets. Simplifying complex projects and the technology being developed, from interoperability to relayers and more - who is building the future, why are they and how are they doing it.
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Conscious Style Podcast

Elizabeth Joy, Stella Hertantyo

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What will it really take to create a more sustainable and equitable future for fashion? Each week, hosts Elizabeth Joy and Stella Hertantyo interview fashion changemakers — from labor activists to slow fashion entrepreneurs — to explore this very question. Hear about topics like greenwashing, garment worker rights, consumer psychology, secondhand fashion, making the most of your closet, and more. For more, visit consciouslifeandstyle.com and follow @consciousstyle on Instagram.
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One of Lance’s favorite things to do with his grandmother was to sit down with her photo albums, and have her tell him his story, even the parts he was too young to remember. Likewise, Paul is opening up the photo album for the Corinthians, and showing them their story - even the parts they haven’t seen, weren’t there for, to help them make sense o…
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No official guests this week, instead Kehinde Andrews drops some POLITICAL EDUCATION and cracks these coconuts for us, keeping us sane in a racist world. He highlights two recent, related, and ongoing events: he's facing a "house negro" police probe and Marieha Hussain's current "coconut trial" (taking place at Westminister Magistrates Court yester…
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There’s a lot of on-the-job training with the Holy Spirit. God equips those who he calls to him. So when God calls you, say “yes.” We have footsteps to follow in. We are to forgive the sins of others, that is our work. Take up and follow Christ. Matthew 6:12, 14-15 fmhouston.comBởi First Methodist Houston
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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde nearly got arrested. The police, a Black police officer (at that) politely invited Kehinde for a voluntary interview at the police station about a video he put online. The video was posted on YouTube two months ago called It's not a Crime to Call a "Coconut" a "Coconut." Posted in response to Marieha Hussain…
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When we gather for worship, we are gathering for worship with all the world, all the worship that spans distance and time and in fact all of eternity. We don’t have to be perfect - but we are saints! And we should strive for perfection. For we have been set apart to be holy. 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 fmhouston.com…
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This week we're rerunning the final episode from S1 of the MIP podcast with a (first on the pod) cameo appearance from executive producer Weyland McKenzie-Witter explaining the rerun. In short, it's due to the award-winning undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts) in Black Studies (which Kehinde co-created) being shut down by Birmingham City Uni (BC…
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Today’s episode opens with Kehinde making the realities of Black studies in the UK plain. Despite winning an award for critical pedagogy, the undergraduate Black Studies degree at BCU is being discontinued due to low recruitment and financial constraints. We are also joined by Shani Akilah, a Black British Caribbean writer and screenwriter from Sou…
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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the irony of Birmingham being a majority-minority city with a social housing crisis that hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games. This week’s interview is with Robert Beckford a scholar-activist researching the intersections of faith and racial justice in and through diverse media texts. He ha…
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To help us understand what the Holy Spirit is, Lance takes us to the root of the word, and shows us the ways the Spirit interacts with our lives. The Spirit is there with us - as a comfort, as a coach, as a wind that blows us towards where God wants us to be. But it’s on us to let it move us. Lance wants us to be a people moved by the Holy Spirit -…
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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the UK’s week of White Race Riots highlighting the role of White rage in fuelling these incidents. He also delves into the complexities of immigration, tracing the roots of the current crisis to the British Empire's history of colonization and exploitation. This Week’s guest is Nottingham…
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Judgment isn’t something we talk about all that often. But if there is a new heaven and a new earth coming, what we do in this life matters. We are called to social holiness, and that means not standing in judgment over one another, but raising one another up. 2 Peter 3: 8-15a fmhouston.comBởi First Methodist Houston
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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the mirage of the Paris '24 Olympics (26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024) following his family road trip to Lille in France to watch live the (Black) Women of Team USA dominate the Japanese in basketball. He makes plain the assimilationist policy and color-blind approach of France to race; he …
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Lance looks at the Ascension of Jesus, and the mission Christ left us on earth. We are the body of Christ. We have to live that! We’ve been given the power to fill every thing in every way with the heart of Jesus. And we’ve got work to do. “We cannot lament the way of the world if we are not doing anything about it!” Ephesians 1:17-23, 2:4-7 fmhous…
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Join K'Dia on this episode of "Let's Talk Apologetics" as she dives deep into a heartfelt conversation with Ashton, an infantryman grappling with the profound questions of faith, suffering, and the existence of evil. As Ashton shares his poignant journey back to Christ, listeners are invited to explore the raw and real challenges he faced, from the…
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CONTENT WARNING: Recent Sonya Lynaye Wilburn-Massey Police Murder + Racially Motivated Murder of Anthony Walker. - In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain three news items. Firstly the recent unlawful murder of Sonya Massey by the police for no reason; and the need to center Black women killed by the police too (#SAYHERNAME). S…
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CONTENT WARNING: Racialised Trauma - In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain Trump's so-called assassination attempt (leaving one person dead and two wounded) and as Malcolm said of Kennedy's assassination, "it's chickens coming home to roost." However, it's not surprising as America is founded and sustained on political violen…
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Today, Amanda asks us “how do we let the Creed change us?” Today’s section talks about the risen Christ, and how having a risen Messiah changed everything for a people who had waited hundreds of years. Have you ever tried to change a tradition? It can be harder than you think. 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 fmhouston.com…
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In light of calls for President Joe Biden to step down because of cognition issues and the near assassination of President Donald Trump, its time to revisit the 25th Amendment. Learn about how the original, unamended Constitution addressed the death, removal, or incapacity of the President or Vice President and its three major defects. The original…
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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the racism in continental Europe and how it hits differently to the UK; how Jamaica and other Black Caribbean islands (like Haiti) are not our home, they're prison colonies, and the solution: a global Black nation.- In this week's Black United Front interview, Kehinde Andrews talks with M…
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In the wake of hurricane damage, power outages, and a Presidential shooting, Lance talks about the reality of living in a broken world, and what to do as storms in our life come with greater frequency and greater intensity. We may be living in a broken world, but no one can stand between us and God. No one can separate. Romans 8:31-39 fmhouston.com…
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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the "All eyes on Congo" image trending recently after the "All eyes on Rafa [a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip]" AI-generated image went viral. Kehinde says we need to have eyes on Congo due to the conflict, and child labor exploitation for corporate resources. But, the realit…
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Topics covered: Learn the importance of understanding the Declaration of Independence. Learn why the Second Continental Congress decided to have a Declaration of Independence and how a committee of five of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston were chosen to draft it. Explore why John Adams insisted th…
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Today, Lance looks at Pontius Pilate, the only human mentioned in the Apostles’ Creed (other than Jesus), and reminds us that this is a real historical event. This really happened. Pilate knows that Jesus is innocent, and he keeps trying to keep Jesus from being killed. But Pilate could not save him, because Jesus was here to give himself away - so…
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WELCOME BACK TO THE MAKE IT PLAIN PODCAST - Thanks for coming back! If you slept on S1 you can return to our earlier episodes (S1 was funded by the Evens Foundation in Europe, themed on Black Studies, featuring Patricia Hill Collins, Kimberlee Crenshaw, David Harewood + more). This is S2, and we're taking a slightly different tact than S1. We'll st…
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In the heat of summer, we get to remember the gift of Christmas. In Jesus, we seen the beauty in life, what life was intended to be. And because of that, we can be truly alive, and can fully live. “The virgin will have a song and his name is God Is With Us” - the story of Christmas is a story we shouldn’t be thinking about just once a year. Colossi…
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Welcome back to another episode of Let's Talk Apologetics! Join K'Dia as she dives deep into a compelling conversation with Ashten, a dynamic speaker, storyteller, and strategist. In this episode, Ashten opens up about her personal journey of faith, resilience, and the incredible ways she serves God across various spaces. From her early days in Mis…
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In this riveting episode of "Let's Talk Apologetics," host K'Dia sits down with Judy Lynn, a dedicated Christian living and ministering in San Diego, California. Despite the challenges of living in a state often criticized for its secularism, Judy passionately discusses her commitment to her community, her faith journey, and the importance of stayi…
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Topics covered: Under the Articles of Confederation, the Congress could not levy taxes directly, which was perceived as a great weakness to the federal government. Instead, it had a system of requisitions from the States, and this led to a most precarious financial and fiscal position for the United States, while also endangering the country with f…
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When Lance left the hospital with his first child, he couldn’t believe they were sending him out without an instruction manual. But in life, we are not without direction. God sent Jesus Christ to show us to be fully alive - for us, he IS the instruction manual. Jesus is the exemplar of what it means to be divine. He made the face of God known on th…
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On our next step through the Apostles’ Creed, Lance covers “God as maker,” and how the very presence of creation around us reminds us that God is always with us. The stars in the sky above us show us that our God never leaves the one behind. Then, a trip to Homeboy Industries in California, where gang members find their way into the church. Isaiah …
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For March's CTRS seminar, Tina Beattie (Professor Emerita of Catholic Studies, University of Roehampton), gives a paper on Language, desire, and creation in the context of Laudato Si'.This seminar forms part of the Catholic Theology Research Seminar Series (CTRS). The CTRS is a regular forum for scholarly discussion of pertinent issues in the Catho…
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For April's CTRS seminar, we were joined by Dr Alana Harris, Reader in Modern British Social, Cultural and Gender History, King’s College London, who will give a paper entitled: ‘Student Power in Christ’: the Young Christian Students, Race Relations and Liberation Theology in Britain after 1968.This seminar forms part of the Catholic Theology Resea…
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As we begin a period of what the church calls “Ordinary Time” - though Lance thinks it should be called “Extraordinary Time” - we begin a series defining what we believe, guided by the Apostles Creed. We start with the story of the Prodigal Son, but it’s not a story about a son. It’s a story about a father. A father willing to run to his son and we…
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When Nicodemus came to visit Jesus, he was confused about how Jesus was asking him to be “born again” - wasn’t the first time enough? It wasn’t - but Lance reminds us that being born again is more than just a single moment, a story to look back to. What about the moments that are happening now? Our call to faith isn’t a one-time thing. We don’t hav…
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Learn the key historical origins, history, and true meaning of the Memorial Day:- What is Memorial Day's Origins? - How can we give it meaning? - What did Pericles, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Frederick Douglass, and others say about memorializing the sacred war dead? Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Check out Judge Warren’s bo…
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Welcome back to Let's Talk Apologetics! In today's episode, K'Dia sits down with Ranika Chaney, who shares her inspiring journey from surviving an abusive marriage to thriving as a single mother of five and a tech professional. Ranika opens up about her experiences with domestic violence, the challenges of rebuilding her life, and the importance of…
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Welcome back to Let's Talk Apologetics! I'm K'Dia, and we're joined by Ouly, a maximum performance coach and world champion in Judo. In this episode, we delve into Ouly's incredible journey from a top-level athlete to a devoted believer, exploring how his faith has shaped and transformed his life. Ouly shares his experiences and insights on the imp…
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Welcome back to Let's Talk Apologetics. In this episode, K'Dia sits down with Cooper Camak, who shares his compelling journey of faith and the challenges he faced while reconciling science and religion. From growing up in East Tennessee to navigating the spiritually diverse environment of Emory University, Cooper opens up about the pivotal moments …
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In this intriguing episode of "Let's Talk Apologetics," Jason Fisher delves deep into his religious journey, discussing his faith foundation and the significant role of apologetics. Fisher shares about his life-changing decision post-Bible college - deconstructing his beliefs versus delving deeper into historical faith. He highlights how fostering …
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On Senior Sunday, Lance tells the graduates - and all of us - to wait on God’s timing. As he ascended to heaven, Jesus called the disciples to intentionality. To pray, and believe, and wait for the Spirit. He calls for us to do the same. “My prayer for you is that you hunger and thirst for the Lord more than anything else in this world.” Acts 1:1-1…
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Not long after Jesus returned, we see how the disciples have returned to their old life, despite Jesus having sent them off to spread the gospel to all the world. But there is no place that we can run, no place that we can hide, that our Savior will not find us. John 21:15-19 fmhouston.comBởi First Methodist Houston
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In today’s story, we meet the disciples where they are fishing on the lake - they have returned to something familiar, some place they feel safe, in their grief. But Christ is coming to change all that, and give them a new spirit. We can be trapped in grief, in distraction, the endless scroll of life. But, “if we’ll only look up, if we’ll only look…
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In this episode, Ashley Ellis speaks on Apologetics and how the Christian Church can meet the needs of our youth and young adults today. She shares her story of how God revealed Himself to her, and catapulted her into a mission driven life. She is an Ordained Minister and family coach, laying the groundwork for a life-long submission of servitude t…
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In this episode, Drill Sergeant Ashton Foster shares his testimony, including how he recommitted his life to Christ at 29 years old. He is now on a mission to impact the next generation of U.S Army Soldiers by sharing the Gospel and teaching apologetic principles to new recruits. Drill Sergeant Foster also takes the time to explain how Apologetics …
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Learn the real story of Lexington & Concord on April 19, 1775 and the Shot Heard 'Round the World - which changed America and the world forever:Follow the Patriots and the British during the lead up to Lexington and Concord.Experience the battles first hand. Explore what really happened on Paul Revere's ride.Discover the unsung heroes Dr. Joseph Wa…
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When we meet the disciples in today’s scripture, they are behind locked doors on Easter evening. But as the disciples are about to be the first to realize, there is no locked door, no sealed tomb, that can keep our Lord contained. And that same spirit is about to be poured out upon us. “No matter where you find yourself locked in the darkness, ther…
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