Tommie Marshell

I’m not Methodist.

I am not Methodist. I know bits and pieces of the history of the UMC but I would never dare to speak on it because I don’t know near enough. I am not a clergy person and I don’t have a mantle full of theology degrees to boast. I’m a lay person. I grew up…

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Fridays with Fleming: Christmas Comes in a Burst

As Advent turns Christmas, Fleming and Jason talk about Christmas coming in a burst, the light shining most bright in the world’s darkness, and the need for white Christians to listen to the experience of black Christians. The audio is a little wonky in the beginning on her end…bear with it. It’s worth it. Merry…

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Simple Believer.

“The sermon should end with a promise because God’s purposes cannot be defeated; that’s his promise. So that if we have received the gift of faith, we need to know that God is present in that gift of faith and even when we think we are losing our faith, God is still there.” – Fleming…

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Advent Special: Unpacking the Stained Glass Language of the Season with Scott Jones

Friend of the podcast, fellow Princeton alum, and host of the New Persuasive Words podcast, Scott Jones joined Jason for a quick run down unpacking the stained glass language readers have encountered during our daily devotional series “Advent Begins in the Dark,” which you can subscribed to at http://www.adventbeginsinthedark.com.

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