Episode 97 - Release Date 02/22/2025

Passing on the faith at home means taking on an “upside-down” way of life that embraces service, prayer, and ongoing relationship with God. This conversation shares practical ways to do all three at home.

Key moments in our conversation include:

00:50 Family-Friendly Faith Practices

04:07 Service and Justice with Children

07:20 Sermon on the Mount -- the Pursuit of Happiness

11:20 Jesus and Judaism -- the Law and our Relationship with God

16:15 Reconciliation and Forgiveness in the Context of Systemic Sin

23:33 Selection of Matthias the Apostle

In this episode, we are joined by the Rev. Dr. Ted Cole. Natalie met Ted when he became the minister at her local Episcopal Parish, St. John's Jamaica Plain. Natalie, James, and Ted were part of Praxis - an intentional community for faith leaders. Ted is an Episcopal priest, husband, and father of two boys. He has extensive experience as a family and youth minister in his 20 year career as a priest. He is trained in dream work as a spiritual practice and provides training for forming church dream groups. He holds a Ph.D. in the philosophy of religion from Boston University, with a focus on mystical experiences in cross-cultural perspective.

You can read a complete transcript of this episode, here.

Things we talked about in this episode:

• Praying the Examen with Kids (Loyola)**
• Taking Faith Home **
• Rise Against Hunger **
• Miroslav Volf, Free of Charge
• The Beatitudes in the CEB
• Selection of St. Matthias

You can listen to our first two conversations with the Rev. Dr. Ted Cole, here (02/08) and here (02/15).

Stay connected to Ted+ on his church website: www.stjohns-jp.org. You can listen to his recorded sermons and services here: www.youtube.com/@stjohns-jp

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