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Book Excerpt | Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 8h

After the death of #PopeFrancis, cardinals met to select a pope. @stevenrharmon.bsky.social covered the conclave for GFM.

His forthcoming book, "Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate," is the result of that experience.

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In an excerpt from his new book, Steve Harmon writes about his first full day in Rome to cover the papal conclave for Good Faith Media.

25 Who Inspire | Flamy Grant

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 1d

"Maybe the most remarkable thing about @flamygrant.bsky.social is how her immense talent as a songstress tends to be the second thing you notice, how she’ll distract you with knee-high boots and coiffed wig, while her disruptive poetry sneaks in through the back door."

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Flamy Grant is one of Good Faith Magazine's "25 Who Inspire."

Breaking the Silence: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Rev. Matt Rhodes @revepiscodad.bsky.social · 1d

As we observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I share this column by @gracejisunkim.bsky.social for @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social. "We must teach and preach a vision of God that empowers rather than oppresses, and develops relationships rooted in mutuality and respect rather than domination."

We must teach and preach a vision of God that empowers rather than oppresses, and develops relationships rooted in mutuality and respect rather than domination.

25 Who Inspire | Gaynor Yancey

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 3d

"Her work within congregations has focused on dismantling systemic barriers related to race, poverty, disability, and LGBTQ+ inclusion, guiding communities through vital discernment processes."

Gaynor Yancey is Director of C3I at Baylor's School of Social Work. Read more: ow.ly/ejxc50Xavku

Gaynor Yancey is one of Good Faith Magazine's "25 Who Inspire."

African Americans Don’t Hang Themselves From Trees

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 3d

Starlette Thomas: "... Earl Smith and Trey Reed were found hanging from trees in New York and Mississippi. Evidence that America has not turned over a new leaf when it comes to 'race relations,' its cities continue to bear this 'strange fruit.'"

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It’s 2025. Once considered a futuristic number, Earl Smith and Demartravion “Trey” Reed were found hanging from trees in New York and Mississippi. Evidence that America has not turned over a new leaf ...

Indigenous Peoples Day: Origin Lessons that Might Save Us

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 3d

@rmitchrandall.bsky.social: "Because of this strong connection in Indigenous origin stories, Indigenous people understood their place within a symbolic ecosystem. The earth provided essential resources for humans: shelter, food, and tools."

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The world will never have peace unless we embrace the symbiotic nature of our existence, which will propel us towards lasting peace—a peace of the soul, mind, and body.

25 Who Inspire | Lucy Huh

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 7d

"Her compelling research on Clergy Sexual Abuse centers survivors’ voices with deep empathy, shaped by her own lived experience."

Lucy Huh is a Research Fellow at the Center for Church and Community Impact.

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Lucy Huh is one of Good Faith Magazine's "25 Who Inspire."

Charlie Kirk, Empathy, and the Value of Higher Education

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 7d

Michael Chancellor: Cognitive empathy is the ability to understand another person’s emotions. Affective empathy is one’s emotional attunement with another person’s experience.

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Charlie Kirk’s rejection of empathy highlights a deeper moral crisis in modern conservatism and the Christian call to compassion.

What happens when those accustomed to the privilege of employment start being laid off?

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 8d

Miguel A. De La Torre: The loss of entry-level jobs is not simply a lost opportunity; it represents the loss of the corporate career ladder previous generations have climbed, wrecking careers before they even begin. #AI

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The Coming AI Havoc

25 Who Inspire | Christopher Mack

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for streaming season 6 of The Raceless Gospel Podcast. All episodes are now available for your listening ears whenever you need a rest from giving energy to white-body supremacy. 😴

Learn more about The Raceless Gospel Podcast: ow.ly/ycBb50X74IJ

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 9d

"At Vox, I’ve seen Christopher work to restructure who gets a seat at the table and become co-creators alongside our community." —Lilly Ettinger

Christopher Mack is Pastor of Community and Teaching at Vox Veniae in Austin, TX.

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Christopher Mack is one of Good Faith Magazine's "25 Who Inspire."

After the Revolution: What Comes Next?

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 9d

@marksandlin.bsky.social: Jesus sought out the people society threw away. He challenged corrupt power. He painted a picture of God’s dream for the world—where justice mattered, peace was more than silence and love sat at the center of it all.

That dream isn’t gone.

Read: ow.ly/ZN2i50X7NBk

Progressive Christianity doesn’t show up to hand out a checklist of beliefs or shame people for having questions. That’s not how Jesus taught, and it’s not how we live.

Is There a Genocide Against Christians in Nigeria?

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 9d

Craig Nash: A video claiming to show an Islamic group attacking and killing Christians on a Muslim holy day began to make the rounds on X. The story has taken on legs and is appearing as stories raising the alarm about a genocide of Nigerian Christians.

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It’s hard to ignore the suspicion that the social media activity over religious-based violence in Nigeria is connected to the conflict in another region defined by colonial aggression—Gaza.

25 Who Inspire | Brad Onishi

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 10d

"After serving at an evangelical megachurch in Southern California and questioning the militarization of the Christian faith after 9/11, Onishi began the process of deconstruction."

@bradleyonishi.bsky.social is co-host of the Straight White American Jesus Podcast.

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Brad Onishi is one of Good Faith Magazine's "25 Who Inspire."

Keep on Dreaming: A Remedy for ‘Black Fatigue’

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 10d

Starlette Thomas: “Black fatigue,” a term coined by Mary-Frances Winters, is used to describe the emotional, physical, and spiritual toll centuries of systemic racism take on African Americans, leading to exhaustion, stress, and chronic health issues.

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More than halfway through the first year of Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States and I am wishing African Americans the sweetest of dreams. In fact, I hope they fluff their pil...

October Baseball: Exactly What I Need Right Now

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 13d

Mitch Randall: Baseball transcends all the world has to offer, helping me overcome a bad day or encouraging me with the successes of life. Baseball is the constant within my life that I need when the world goes dark. ⚾ #MLBPlayoffs

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Baseball transcends all the world has to offer, helping me overcome a bad day or encouraging me with the successes of life.

Planting Seeds or Nailing Down Stakes: What Happened to the Missional Church?

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 13d

On the latest episode of Good Faith Weekly, Mitch & Missy chat with @revdrjacquilewis.bsky.social about her upcoming Freedom Rising Conference at Middle Church from October 31 to Nov. 2.

Dr. Lewis is the Senior Minister at @middlechurch.bsky.social in NYC.

Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts!

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 14d

Sean Palmer: In the late 90s, the air was thick with talk of becoming “missional.”

Even then, I worried that such conversations were like morning mist—beautiful while they lasted, but destined to fade like other movements that had come before it.

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The early church grew not from the seats of power but from the margins, not through political control but through the strange magnetism of sacrificial love.

Why We Need a Feast of Creation Now More Than Ever

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gracejisunkim.bsky.social @gracejisunkim.bsky.social · 14d

"The Season of Creation calls us back to our common identity. Before we were Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox, we were—and still are—God’s children, called to be stewards of creation."

My new piece for @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social
goodfaithmedia.org/why-we-need-...

Our liturgies matter. They shape what we believe and how we live out God’s word. If we want the ecumenical church to take climate justice seriously, then we must pray it, preach it, sing it and celebr...

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Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 15d

Good afternoon Advocates! Check your email for the October newsletter☀️📬

This month, we provide an exclusive look into an upcoming podcast project with a special video message from Cliff Vaughn, a letter from the CEO, and the bookstore discount code.

Want to join? Donate today: ow.ly/pCjw50X3Koa

Why I Still Believe People Can Change

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 15d

Justin Cox: The word “nationalism” came up with the question, “Why is it wrong to love one’s country?”

Others listened as he described the pride he felt for his country.

“What you’re describing is patriotism, not nationalism,” someone said.

“What’s the difference?” he asked.

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On an ordinary church night filled with idle banter, I witnessed the extraordinary: change.

Never Out of Place: Grace, Grit, and the God Who Kept Calling

Good Faith Media @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 16d

Erika Jackson-Essiem: "...I believed I had become what people whispered about—two children, two fathers, no marriages. A statistic.

But I wasn’t a statistic. I was a story. And the systems around me were built to forget stories like mine.

But God did not forget."

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I, who once feared being found out, was now being called forward. Not in spite of my journey, but because of it.