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Stories Along the Journey

Feb 22, 2024

Enjoy this conversation with peacemaker Diana Oestreich.  Diana is a lovely person with a powerful story who is a soldier turned activist fro peace.  She talks with Lory Beth and Joel Simpson about how her life changed because of the courage of an Iraqi muslim woman who offered her hospitality.  Listen to us wrestle...


Feb 6, 2024

In honor of Black History month we recorded a podcast on Martin Luther King, Jr. day with my colleague, the Rev. Dr. Sam Moore and his wife Marva Moore.  Listen to this story of pioneering ministry, wisdom from the seat of the minority voice at the table, and faithfulness that is inspiring. 

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Jan 11, 2024

We talk once again with Greg Huffman, Conference Chancellor for WNCC (and husband of Lory Beth) about a topic he has researched and written about through the years and is appropriate as we turn our attention towards Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  Growing up visiting Civil and Revolutionary War Battlegrounds prepared...


Dec 21, 2023

Our third Christmas Podcast! This year we bring you a few more of our holiday stories from the past and took a moment to reflect on some of our favorite memories with Gloria as she enters into retirement. We hope you enjoy this podcast and laugh as much as we did! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years from us to...


Dec 7, 2023

 

Today we have a conversation with Greg Huffman the Conference Chancellor for WNCC (and husband of Lory Beth) about his view on the past year of disaffilaiton and what led up to this threshold moment.  Greg helped process over 300 churches leaving the WNCC and represented the Bishop and the Conference in a...