Episode 1 | When the Meal is Wasted | Rev. Kevin Staton

04/05/21 • 47 min

We begin our first chapter, the Art of Advocacy. In this episode, my high school AP European History teacher, Rev. Kevin Staton; walks us through his experience as being a child of the Great Migration, Howard Business student-turned educator, and the exposure of his faith through the humanity of helping students who needed one simple thing...an advocate.
We reflect on the sad realities of when the privileged waste their meals.
References/Resources:
- Proverbs 31:8-9
- "God of the Oppressed" by James Cone
- "Strength to Love" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Website: http://messymiddle.buzzsprout.com
Instagram: @factofthemata
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Episode 0 | Welcome to the Messy Middle

Stuck between race. Stuck between generations. Stuck between preferences. This is a faith-based, culture-based, and human-based Podcast about understanding just how messy the in between can be. In a country that is built on the basis of choosing sides; sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of it all. The good news? Well...you'll have to listen to find out.

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Episode 2 | When Forgiveness Flounders | Christian Dawson

We continue our conversation on the Art of Advocacy with my good friend, Christian Dawson.
Christian serves as a Pastor for Bridgetown Church in Portland.
This conversation is heavily influenced from one quote from Miroslav Volf who sticks a convictional dagger into our sides, "Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community of humans even as I exclude myself from the community of sinners."
Advocacy finds it's foundation in the most unlikely of friendships.
Resources:
Christian Dawson: @christiandawson
Bridgetown Church: @brdgtwnchrch
Website: http://linktr.ee/noahmata
Instagram: @factofthemata
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