Unapologetically Avram

In the midst of what is going in your personal life, national politics, and global setting, how can we have and maintain the joy that we have? I want to spend this episode and offer some tips on ways that we can cultivate joy. This episode is more practical in nature and is for clergy or individuals who are active in antiracism work, clergy in the midst of their ministry vocation, workers in their respective vocation, students, moms, and everyone. This is encouragement for anyone who needs a lift. Consider becoming a patron and supporting. You can do that by going to www.patreon.com/UnapologeticallyAvram Twitter: @noapp_avram Instagram: @noapp_avram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

So, I know that Black History month ended in February. However, I am still continuing with my personal history. In this episode I pick up where I left off where I first realized that there was a "problem" with me being black. I discuss my parents divorce, blended family with my step family, and navigating my identity formation in white spaces. The goal with these episodes is to give you an inside look into how I got to where I am, why antiracism is important to me, and why it is important that we strive to form authentic community in the church. Share this with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thank you so much for your support. Twitter: @noapp_avram Instagram: @noapp_avram website: www.unapologeticallyavram.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UnapologeticallyAvram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

I hope that you enjoy this episode as I discuss my journey into what led me to be where I am today. I go into more detail than what I did for the episode I released on March 29, 2022. Listen to this episode and share with your friends and family. Interlude Music by https://pixabay.com/users/qubesounds-24397640/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=131283">QubeSounds from https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=131283">Pixabay --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Music by https://pixabay.com/users/fassounds-3433550/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=112191">FASSounds from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=112191">Pixabay Interlude Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay In this episode I share my reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He has had such a profound impact on how I view the integration of political activism, pastoral care, and theological integration. I hope that you enjoy these reflections. Consider becoming a patron. Patreon: www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram Twitter: @noapp_avram IG: @noapp_avram website: www.unapologeticallyavram.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Music Credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: 7T8VM3OOCJOLZXRV Patreon: www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram Website: www.unapologeticallyavram.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKiSQgZWW1Nj8-8KrOYnKpg/featured In this episode I want to welcome you into who I am. I am more vulnerable in this episode and I discuss my journey into reconciling my ethnicity with being a Christian. This is a process believers of color have been doing for quite some time in the American context. I hope that by listening to my journey you can connect with the vision, mission, and ethos behind Unapologetically Avram. This is my testimony of recognizing that my blackness was nothing to be apologetic about and that I can still be unashamedly Christian. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Music Credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: 7T8VM3OOCJOLZXRV Patreon: www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram Website: www.unapologeticallyavram.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKiSQgZWW1Nj8-8KrOYnKpg/featured This episode discusses how the Bible understands justice. Once we understand how the Bible understands justice, we can begin to as believers apply this to our current discussion about justice in our own context. This should challenge us to lay aside our modern, politically motivated understanding of justice, and begin to move towards reconciliation. After discussing justice I hope you are ready as we discuss race and injustice in America. Twitter: @noapp_avram IG: @noapp_avram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noapologiesavram/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Music Credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: 7T8VM3OOCJOLZXRV This episode is a lookback at all that we accomplished in Unapologetically Avram. I summarize the events, the podcast, blogs, and videos. This has truly been an incredible year. Make sure you take some time and recover. Enjoy your loved ones, seek counseling, proactive self-care. Let's Get ready for a New Year. Make sure you visit and subscribe to the new YouTube channel. Please subscribe to this channel. The old one will be deleted. Also please join my Patreon for exclusive content. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKiSQgZWW1Nj8-8KrOYnKpg Patreon: www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram website: www.unapologeticallyavram.com Twitter: @noapp_avram IG: @noapp_avram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noapologiesavram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Music Credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: 7T8VM3OOCJOLZXRV How does race, justice, and the bible relate to each other? Let's discuss the ethical, spiritual, moral, and social implications of these categories. This is an old discussion for some and a new introduction for others. I layout a few ideas of how I will address this topic in the next seven episodes. Feel free to reach out to me on the socials: Twitter: noapp_avram Instagram: noapp_avram Facebook: Unapologetically Avram Patreon: www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCKiSQgZWW1Nj8-8KrOYnKpg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

In this episode what I hope to accomplish is to expose you to a few resources that can help in the fight against racism. Let me know what resources you have found that have been impactful to you. Twitter: noapp_avram IG: noapp_avram www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram www.unapologeticallyavram.com Music Credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: 7T8VM3OOCJOLZXRV --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Music: Cali Musician: Wataboi During this episode I address some of the common hurdles to the progress of antiracism. This episode is by no means exhaustive but seeks to provide some of the most common examples. I hope that you enjoy. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram.com Website: www.unapologeticallyavram.com Cited articles: Hanna, John F. “Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracism Can't Heal Us: Review: ‘How to Be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi.” The Gospel Coalition.https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/ibra m-kendi-antiracist/. Accessed 6/22/2021 McWhorter, Jon. “Antiracism, Our Flawed New Religion: Opposition to racism used to be a political stance. Now it has every marking of a religion, with both good and deleterious effects on American society.” Daily Beast. Originally pub 7/27/2015, updated 4/14/2017. https://www.thedailybeast.com/antiracism-our-flawed-new-religion. Accessed 6/22/2021. Shapiro, Ben. “Ben Shapiro: The problem of ‘anti-racism': The product of the woke crusade will not be a less racist America but a more polarized one.” Pittsburgh Post Gazette 7/4/2020. https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/07/04/Ben-Shapiro-anti-raci sm-problem-woke-crusade/stories/202007040004. Accessed 6/22/2021 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

Beginning and ending music: Music by aldermansweden from Pixabay Interlude: Music by Wataboi from Pixabay Pew Research article: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/05/06/share-of-black-white-hispanic-americans-in-prison-2018-vs-2006/ In this episode I state some key concepts in the Bible concerning Antiracism. Join in on the discussion. The Livestream is actually May 13, 2021. Sign up now. https://www.patreon.com/unapologeticallyavram website: https://www.unapologeticallyavram.com Social Media handles: Twitter: noapp_avram Instagram: noapp_avram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

I hope that you enjoy this podcast. This podcast addresses briefly, the history of American racism. Given how broad that subject is, even with this being a longer podcast, I was not able to cover as much as I would like. I like to call this a narrative history as it tells the story of racism in America and how it has benefited whiteness. This is Part2 of the 5 part series on Antiracism. Music by Wataboi from Pixabay Randall Balmer article: The Real Origins of the Religious Right - POLITICO Magazine NAACP History of Lynchings: NAACP | History of Lynchings Miller, Robert Moats. "The Protestant Churches and Lynching, 1919-1939." The Journal of Negro History 42, no. 2 (1957): 118-31. Accessed March 28, 2021. doi:10.2307/2715687. Jemar Tisby The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism - Kindle edition by Tisby, Jemar, Moore, Lecrae. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. The Black Church: The Black Church | PBS --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

This particular episode is a break from my regular schedule. I felt something needed to be said concerning the recent shootings in Atlanta. This episode was made on a need to say something and does not include the in depth research I normally place in my episodes. I stand in solidarity with my fellow Asian siblings and I hope this is encouraging to those of Asian descent and an encouragement to the rest of us to say something about Asian hate. www.unapologeticallyavram.com and https://www.patreon.com/UnapologeticallyAvram TimMoor from Pixabay --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support

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This is the first ever episode of Unapologetically Avram. In this episode we set up the 5 part series discussion on antiracism. We take a look at what racism is, some examples of systemic racism, and compare racist/non-racist/and anti-racist. I hope that you enjoy. Below is the link to my website. Here, you can access my blog post titled, "Racism Will Die." https://unapologeticallyavram.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unapologeticallyavram/support