With the Rev. Mary Vano and a new guest host for each episode, we discuss topics of theology, spirituality, and faithful living. It's a dynamic conversation between Jesus, Others, and You. Listeners are invited to send comments, ask questions, nominate
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With the Rev. Mary Vano and a new guest host for each episode, we discuss topics of theology, spirituality, and faithful living. It's a dynamic conversation between Jesus, Others, and You. Listeners are invited to send comments, ask questions, nominate
Daniel Bowman, Jr., is the author of On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity. In his insightful book, Bowman shares the heartbreaks and triumphs of his own story, and in this conversation, we think about another way...
On this episode, hear from Jennifer O’Brien, author of The Hospice Doctors Widow: A Journal. Jennifer’s career has been as an educator and administrator in the medical field. She was married to Dr. Bob Lehmberg, a p...
Brother Lawrence was a Seventeenth Century lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in France, and he is still remembered for his simple teachings about finding God in our everyday lives. In this episode of J.O.Y., Mary shares a conversation with th...
Sophia Said is the outgoing executive director of the Interfaith Center, an organization here in Little Rock, whose mission is to reduce the fear and hatred among world religions by providing education and enhancing public dialogue among different faith c...
A lawyer once asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" In this episode of J.O.Y., we're talking with Natalie Larrison of the Syrian Emergency Task Force - a non-governmental organization working to end the atrocities against Syrian civilians t...
In this episode, Mary interviews the Rev. Kira Austin-Young, author of the book Pro-Choice and Christian: Reconciling Faith, Politics, and Justice. In the ongoing debates over reproductive rights, one perspective is often overshadowed: those who...
In this episode, Mary speaks with the Very Rev. Dr. Cynthia Kittredge - Dean and President of the Seminary of the Southwest, and New Testament scholar. We're talking about falling in love with scripture. Our journeys haven't been about...
The Rev. Erin Jean Warde is an Episcopal priest in Austin, Texas. She is a writer, a spiritual director, and a recovery coach. In this conversation, Mary and Erin Jean explore the topic of sobriety. It's not just about drinki...
Jerusalem Greer works for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry as the staff officer for Evangelism for the Episcopal Church. She lives here in Arkansas where she also works their farm, and writes blogs and books. In this conversation, we're ...
The Rev. Dr. Kate Alexander is the author of Saving Beauty: A Theological Aesthetics Nature. In this conversation, we're talking about the redemptive power of nature, and exploring how this may be our best motivation to do what we can to save ou...
What can world languages teach us about God and one another? The answer is quite a lot! Listen this conversation with Debbie Pettibone, Spanish teacher and chair of the World Languages Department at Episcopal Collegiate School.
Our special guest for this episode is Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, who is the State Epidemiologist in Arkansas. She's also a person of faith, and in this conversation we explore how we make our way through tough challenges by placing our trust in God a...
In the Gospel of John, Jesus speaks of his disciples as friends, and in this podcast, we're exploring the joy of friendship with Mary's closest friends of 20 years: the Revs. Morgan Allen, Daryl Hay, Austin Rios, and Barkley Thompson.
In this podcast, enjoy a conversation with the Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder, a United Methodist pastor in Little Rock, Arkansas. Betsy is an author, a community activist, as well as a wife and mother. For more from Betsy, check out her ...
Mary speaks with Dr. Donnal Walter about "Fratelli Tutti" - the latest encyclical from Pope Francis. It's a vision of how we can rebuild the world by creating more loving kinship bonds among all humanity.
In this conversation with the Rev. Dr. Chris Keller, we talk about SUMMA - a theological debate camp for high school students. What can we learn about God through debate? Hint: it has something to do with the important of thought in fa...
Our nominated guest for today's podcast is Stephen Vano, who composed and created the music for J.O.Y. Listen to our conversation about the creative process, and the joy behind it.
Sometimes our best view of God is in the rearview mirror. In this episode of Joy Kreider, of Eastern Mennonite University, we discuss how we can use our personal stories to discover God's work in our lives, and how sharing those stories can be an...
With the Rev. Mary Vano and a new guest host for each episode, we discuss topics of theology, spirituality, and faithful living. It's a dynamic conversation between Jesus, Others, and You. Listeners are invited to send comments, ask questions, nominate
