Podcast appearances and mentions of debbie blue

Date: May 4th, 2025 (3rd Sunday of Easter) Message Delivered at: Charlotte Congregational Church (UCC) Key Text(s): – Genesis 15:9-11 – Leviticus 11:13 – Jeremiah 15:1-3 – Micah 1:16 – Luke 17:31-37 *Title taken from a chapter on vultures in “Consider the Birds: A Provocative Guide to Birds of the Bible,” by Debbie Blue

Scripture Reading: The Book of Jonah Sermon: “The Feast of Jonah” by Rev. Debbie Blue and Rev. Russell Rathbun Guest Artist: Brett Larson, Angel, and the Blood Washed Band House of Mercy Church in St. Paul, Minnesota is an intellectually curious, artistically forward, community--called the best church for non-churchgoers by the City Pages. House of Mercy's weekly service includes award-winning sermons, always intriguing guests playing the best in country gospel/Americana music, and regular offerings from the hardest working band in the church band business: The Grand Old Grievous Angel Band.  Find us at houseofmercy.org Contact us at info@houseofmercy.org Donate at tinyurl.com/Donate-to-HOM

by Rev. Debbie Blue and Rev. Russell Rathbun Scripture Reading: The Book of Jonah

Pastor and author of Consider the Birds, Debbie Blue joins us to talk about holy pigeons, being vulture apologists, and the fierceness of roosters. Together we travel from Genesis to Job to the Gospels, diving deep with the birds of the Bible and the kindness of God. Links from Debbie's show: Consider the Birds Book Debbie's website Free Birding & Ecology Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merlin Bird ID⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-Bird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iNaturalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests. New episodes every Monday! Follow Courtney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks consider the various words for sacrifices in Hebrew before moving on to the second half of John 16 as we work our way through the Farewell Discourses.Learning Hebrew with Elle — Sacrifices (PDF)Consider the Birds by Debbie BlueMichael Pakaluk — The Catholic University of AmericaGeorge Parsenios — Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUrban von Wahlde — Loyola University ChicagoRaymond E. Brown — WikipediaBurton Visotzky — WikipediaBEMA 248: Joy and Lot's Untitled Wife w/ Elle Grover Fricks

by Rev. Debbie Blue and Rev. Russell Rathbun Scripture Reading: Jonah 1:1-15 Guest Artist: John Hermanson

House of Mercy Music Hall & Church Presents The Shut-in Sessions In these troubled time of pandemic isolation, nothing can buoy the soul of the persistent sinner or Mr. and Mrs. white-as-snow like a connection the community of mercy, good Americana and Gospel music, and a thoughtful prayer. Each day during states of emergency Rev. Russell will host a mini gig by musicians or bands who have helped make the Mercy happen over this last 25 years and a prayer for the day by writers from the House of Mercy community.Episode 1 Brett playing and Rev. Debbie Blue praying

Debbie Blue writes and preaches about the Bible’s seemingly endless capacity to reveal glimpses of God, what it is to be human, and things we might rather keep hidden. She loves rooting around in its stories (which often raise more questions than they answer) and in the layers of interpretation (which are often beautiful, sometimes hilarious, and occasionally terrible).

Ps. Nathan Roberts and Debbie Blue join Walter to discuss feminism and how an individual might interpret the Bible.

Ps. Nathan Roberts and Debbie Blue join Walter to discuss feminism and how an individual might interpret the Bible.

Pastor Keith shares wisdom from Debbie Blue's book Consider the Birds: A Provocative Guide to the Birds of the Bible and the ways in which caring for our pets and animals is a spiritual practice.

This special extra shot episode features minister and author, Debbie Blue, talking about how the gospel of Jesus dismantles patriarchy and calls us away from oppressive power structures that limit women.

By Rev. Debbie Blue

By Rev. Russell Rathbun and Rev. Debbie Blue

Debbie Blue is a founding minister of House of Mercy in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She describes it as a “pretty great church.”  She is also the author of Consider the Birds:  A Provocative Guide to Birds of the Bible.   She highlights ten birds in the Bible and through them finds a window into scripture, theology, and into conversations about social and ecological issues.    Join us as we “consider the birds” on Religion For Life.

By Rev. Debbie Blue (read by Rev. Russell Rathbun) Scripture Reading: Psalm 137

by Rev. Debbie Blue (read by Rev. Russell Rathbun) Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 40: 1-5 Gospel Reading: Luke 3: 1-6

Listen in on this Black History discussion facilitated by our dear friend, Debbie Blue. She currently serves as executive minister of the department of compassion, mercy and justice (CMJ). Called to this role in 2007, she transitioned from serving eleven years in the department of Christian formation where her responsibilities included assisting adults in the local church in the continuing journey of being formed in the likeness of Christ. That work continues now through the holistic vision of CMJ to help Covenant churches in their desire to “join God in making things right in our very broken world.” In this leadership role, her responsibility includes helping to equip, empower, network, and mobilize Covenant churches and Covenant ministries to serve and advocate for the misplaced and the displaced; to live out both the mandate of Jesus in Matthew 25:40 “to the least of these” and the call of Micah 6:8 to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.” The work of the department of compassion, mercy, and justice continues the narrative of the Covenant, with more intentionality to not only compassion and mercy, but also shining a light on injustices of our day. Since the launch of CMJ in 2007, the journey toward racial righteousness continues in its twelfth year through Sankofa journey for individuals and groups (now offered twice a year) and the Invitation to Racial Righteousness for local congregations (added bilingual experience). Collaborative efforts with Covenant departments, affiliates and conferences is helping to create awareness of brokenness in our world, promote advocacy, develop resources, and establish initiatives to address the societal ills of our day.

Listen in on this Black History discussion facilitated by our dear friend, Debbie Blue. She currently serves as executive minister of the department of compassion, mercy and justice (CMJ). Called to this role in 2007, she transitioned from serving eleven years in the department of Christian formation where her responsibilities included assisting adults in the local church in the continuing journey of being formed in the likeness of Christ. That work continues now through the holistic vision of CMJ to help Covenant churches in their desire to “join God in making things right in our very broken world.” In this leadership role, her responsibility includes helping to equip, empower, network, and mobilize Covenant churches and Covenant ministries to serve and advocate for the misplaced and the displaced; to live out both the mandate of Jesus in Matthew 25:40 “to the least of these” and the call of Micah 6:8 to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.” The work of the department of compassion, mercy, and justice continues the narrative of the Covenant, with more intentionality to not only compassion and mercy, but also shining a light on injustices of our day. Since the launch of CMJ in 2007, the journey toward racial righteousness continues in its twelfth year through Sankofa journey for individuals and groups (now offered twice a year) and the Invitation to Racial Righteousness for local congregations (added bilingual experience). Collaborative efforts with Covenant departments, affiliates and conferences is helping to create awareness of brokenness in our world, promote advocacy, develop resources, and establish initiatives to address the societal ills of our day.

Dr. Timothy George and Dr. Robert Smith, Jr., discuss Debbie Blue's sermon “The Ultimate Idolatry Story." The full sermon follows their discussion.

Dr. Timothy George and Dr. Robert Smith, Jr., discuss Debbie Blue's sermon “The Ultimate Idolatry Story." The full sermon follows their discussion.