Podcast appearances and mentions of stacy wellborn

Johnny Gwin, Stacy Wellborn and Joe Gomez

Dr Stacy Wellborn and Johnny Gwin

James Lomax manages boatloads of office space in and around Huntsville. He tells me who is returing to tradiational office environments and why, who is not, and how some companies are changing their office design to lure employees back. I then talk with friends of What's Working Johnny Gwinn and Stacy Wellborn who are part owners of a co-working space in Mobile called The Container Yard about the surge of interest in their space since Covid has let up.  Show Sponsors: Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) - Presenting Sponsor Roy Lewis Construction Persons Services Corps Burr Forman Attorneys United Bank Angelo DePaola - The Coastal Connection Realty Bud-Busch Distribution Trey Langus - Transworld Business Advisors Allison Horner - State Farm Agent E3 Termite & Pest Control

International Podcast Day Show with Stacy Wellborn and Johnny Gwin

On this episode, Stacy Wellborn talks with the President and Founder of Morale Resources, Dr. Gia Wiggins. Dr. Wiggins earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration in 2019, and she candidly shares why she chose to attend the USA Mitchell College of Business, why every class and lesson counts, and why that "Dr." in front of your name is going to be huge for your career. Not only is Gia a recent alumna, Gia also teaches Human Resources Management at USA. Known in her career as the "Workforce Whisper," Gia boosts that her transformation into a data analysis machine by Dr. Joe Hair has made her a more valuable commodity for her clients and the local community that she serves. Learn More About Dr. Wiggins and Moral Resources Key Takeaways: A Ph.D. program, your cohorts, and the alumni is a very exclusive club, and where you go really does matter. A Ph.D. makes you look at the macro point of view, while an MBA is more of a micro perspective. Acquiring high-level data analysis skills gives you a competitive advantage in the private sector and academia. Be strategic with your time, be patient, and stay resilient during the arduous and complex dissertation process.   Dr. Gia Wiggins Said: A program that has an online component is fine. But it would be best if you made sure that the school has a brick-and-mortar location. If you think that where you got your Doctorate doesn't matter. Then you don't understand the way academia works. Learning how to analyze data makes me more valuable to my clients and the people I serve in the community. A Ph.D. pulls you to look from a macro point of view and understanding the importance of major trends instead of those outliers. That is the biggest difference between the MBA and the Ph.D. programs. Every single lesson counts. The knowledge builds upon the next bit of knowledge, and a paper you're writing early in an early class could be your dissertation topic. The best dissertation is a done dissertation. /////////////// Learn more about the USA Mitchell College of Business - Business PhD Program - Master in Business Administration - Undergraduate Business Degrees    

Welcome to the Mitchell Moments podcast, the "in the know" post-graduate business school podcast presented by The Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama. On this first episode, you will meet show host Stacy Wellborn as she talks with the Director of the Ph.D. program Dr. Joesph Hair. Dr. Hair will share his professional and teaching journey from Ole Miss, LSU, Kennesaw State, The University of South Alabama, and all points in between. Plus, he gives us his insights on choosing the right Ph.D. school and program for you and what it takes to succeed as a student in a high-level business school and Ph.D. program.  

Stacy Wellborn is a go-getter that wears many hats (would an entrepreneur have it any other way?)We talk about some of her ventures and Container Yard (no shipping containers!  It's a coworking space)We review what coworking is, how it is progressing, and where we see it heading in the future.If you want to connect with Container Yard - check out https://www.containeryardworks.com/To connect with me visit https://www.brooksconkle.com/

On this episode, Karen talks with Cheers all-star guest and founder of the Fizzi Fest, Lady Stacy Wellborn. Stacy shares the spark for her to take her passion for champagne and turn that into a popular and successful community festival that celebrates the good life and all things bubbles. Plus, she shares all the essential steps for you to transform your passion and obsessions into a thriving event and business. Key Takeaways - Don't let inexperience,  a long to-do list, or tough logistics stop you from creating an event or festival - Build a team of partners, sponsors, supporters , and like minded organizations around your event and mission to make it happen. - Be sure to know all the federal, state, and local laws, requirements and permits    Learn more about Fizzi Fest >>> Get Your Fizzi Fest Tickets >>> //////   Learn More About DocRX DocRx is a family-oriented company dedicated to tailor operational solutions for patient health and compliance programs that increases the quality and efficiency of patient-centered care and always with the mission of the patient's health 1st. With over ten years of experience helping doctors and their patients with diagnostic testing, patient monitoring, medical supplies, compliance, wholesale pharmacy, physician dispensing billing, and more. DocRx is your patient and health compliance solution, both under one roof. To find out how DocRx can help your hospital, pharmacy, or physicians office see all their services at DocRx.com.

Stacy Wellborn and Johnny Gwin talk about the 2021 Super Bowl ads.

When no one is going to let the good times roll with Mobile's month-long and city-wide Mardi Gras celebration, it's more than just a city missing a great party. Not having Mardi Gras, and especially all the parades, means millions of dollars of lost tax revenue, and hundreds of businesses, artists, and companies have been put into financial jeopardy. Instead of taking this laying down, Susan Sarver and Stacy Wellborn have started the Mobile Porch Parade to keep Mardi Gras revelry alive in Mobile, Alabama. Plus, in the process, they are saving a ton of jobs, giving a new permanent revenue source for desperate float builders for years to come, and uplifting the spirits of old and young during this most festive time in our city. On this episode, Karen talks with Stacy Wellborn and explains Mobile Porch Parade in detail, why it was started, what has been the immediate impact with the community, and how anyone can get involved. Check out the Mardi Gras Spirit on Mobile Porch Parade >>> Mobile Porch Parade: Key Takeaways - Float builders have found a new revenue source with the Mobile Porch Parade. - Mardi Gras being canceled due to COVID-19 is going to be devastating to the local. - Creating or providing a valuable service that increases community involvement and positivity is a recipe for success. - Work to build a stronger local community around your business and ask locals to support you when you're in need.   Resources: Mobile Porch Parade  -  Facebook   |    Instagram   |   Website   |    Map Stacy Wellborn  -  LinkedIn  |   Instagram Suzanne Sarver  -  Instagram  |   Dribbble Learn More About DocRX DocRx is a family-oriented company dedicated to tailor operational solutions for patient health and compliance programs that increases the quality and efficiency of patient-centered care and always with the mission of the patient's health 1st. With over ten years of experience helping doctors and their patients with diagnostic testing, patient monitoring, medical supplies, compliance, wholesale pharmacy, physician dispensing billing, and more. DocRx is your patient and health compliance solution, both under one roof. To find out how DocRx can help your hospital, pharmacy, or physicians office see all their services at DocRx.com.

On this long-awaited episode, Allen Cave talks leadership, entrepreneurship, learning from failure, and celebrating the small victories with the bubbly maven Stacy Wellborn of Wellborn Strategies and Container Yard Co-Working. Stacy discusses the importance of compassion, selflessness, and self-reflection in being a good leader. Plus, she shares her personal story of business failure and how rising above loss has molded her mindset and business decision making. Enjoy the show! Resources: Stacy Wellborn:  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn Container Yard:  Website  |  Facebook Follow Playing Above The Line on Facebook Please Rate, Review & Subscribe to Playing Above The Line On Apple Allen Cave Twitter LinkedIn

This episode is such a WIN-WIN-WIN Coronavirus business story that has gone viral and become a regional, national, and feel good media story. 
 Karen and guest co-host Stacy Wellborn talk with Joe Calagaz of Calagaz Printing, a Mobile, Alabama commercial printer known for their menu and restaurant printing.  After deciding to find a way to keep his talented & skilled team employed and busy during this time when orders just disappeared overnight - Joe and his wife decided to take this downtime to cross-train and clean the whole company. Except something different and wonderful happened. An employee had a eureka moment to use some raw materials on hand to start making the much-needed protective face shields for medical and hospital workers. New orders are coming in, hospitals are ordering by the thousands, and Joe's team has possibly created a whole new revenue stream for their printing company. Plus, Stacy, a college Marketing Professor and PR professional, explains her role in working with Calagaz and helping them spread this feel-good story in a time when we all need some good news.   Key Takeaways 
 Joe and his team turned disruption into much needed new orders coming in.  Slow down right now, analyze tour business, take care of your employees, and look for ways to strengthen your company. In business, we all need to learn to prepare for the unexpected. Calagaz employees are engaged and super excited to be a part of this business innovation, new revenue source, protecting front line medical workers, and a media story everyone is talking about. 
 Media, influencers, Mayors, and Governors are contacting Joe and sharing this success story to inspire others because they worked with a PR professional to maximize exposure.   Cheers To: Let's not think about the dollars we make today. Let's help each other and support our community. - Karen Simmons You don't make something go viral. It just has to happen. - Stacy Wellborn When you do social media, you don't have to have perfect pictures and videos. Just let your images tell the story. - Stacy Wellborn You stay in business because your customers, but what keeps your business going is your lawyer, your banker, and your accountant. Joe Calagaz

Coverage of Mobile's Passenger Choo Choo Train Vote, listener reaction of the State of the Union Address, a new song from NeoCon Ron, Nick Saban's press conference, Johnny Gwin and Stacy Wellborn talk SuperBowl ads, plus messages from LD, Chris of Loxley, Virgil and others.

  In this episode, host Stacy Wellborn talks with Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. about managing your sinus issues, ear-popping, and your overall health with some simple and smart travel tips when flying on an airplane. Learn some proactive measures to prepare for the sinus and head pressure many travelers experience with the takeoffs and descents associated with air travel. So, before your next flight listen to this show, pack some gum and make sure you bring your own water. Happy flyings, and we're hoping you have clear skies and open sinuses. Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation?Call Dr. Swain’s staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. If you haven't already, please review us on iTunes! It's an important way to help new listeners discover this show: iTunes.com/swainsinusshow Get to know Dr. Swain on facebook, youtube, and here. Sponsor: Premier Medical Group | Eye & ENT Specialists - Mobile, Alabama 36606

When your ears are ringing, that's the cochlea saying it's not happy. - Dr. Swain In this episode, Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. and host Stacy Wellborn talk about hearing aids and when you or your loved ones need to consider them. Hearing is such a crucial tool for communication and having a high quality of life. Dr. Swain explains the "ringing" in your ears, how to start a conversation with a patient to consider using hearing aids, how innovation has changed these medical devices, and the best ways to protect the hearing you have now. Dr. Swain encourages people not to back away from their hearing loss and to consider looking into these innovative medical options to improve their overall quality of life easily.  Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. If you haven't already, please review us on iTunes! It's an important way to help new listeners discover this show: iTunes.com/swainsinusshow Get to know Dr. Swain on facebook, youtube, and here. Sponsor: Premier Medical Group | Eye & ENT Specialists - Mobile, Alabama    

The Cheers ladies have a special guest in the studio, Stacy Wellborn (Wellborn Strategies, Container Yard, Deep Fried Studios, & the Swain Sinus Show) and she's going to talk about SMART goal setting, how to start and how to maintain them throughout the year. Stacy teaches us how SMART goal setting has driven her personal life and career and what are some of the best goal setting systems we can use ourselves. Cheers to setting goals. Cheers to accomplishing goals. Cheers to not beating yourself up even if you don't reach all of them. SMART goals are: > Specific > Measurable > Attainable > Realistic > Timely Big Questions: 1. How has goal setting been apart of Stacy's career and personal success? 2. How do you get started setting SMART goals? 3. What are three things that make up a good goal? 4. What are some of the best goal planning systems and influencers available? 5. What's the best mindset for making, maintaining, and not reaching your set goals? 6. Is there a difference between kind of business goal setting and personal goal setting? 7. When is the best time to start goal setting? 8. How are goals like a life roadmap?   Resources Stacy Wellborn - Wellborn Strategies | Container Yard Michael Hyatt - Full Focus Planner | Five Days to Your Best Year Ever Stephen Covey - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Erin Condren   Quotables & Tweetables I love hosting The Swain Sinus Show because I get to ask a doctor all the things I've always wanted to know, like does it really matter if your snot's green? - Stacy Wellborn Container Yard is a coworking space. Its membership based and it's like a gym for the office. So, you can come once a week or every day and start a business, grow a business, have business meetings. - Stacy Wellborn Johnny and I have been business owners for 10, 15, 20 years and one of the goals that we set was we needed to create a studio, and then we need a place to work. And really from that came Container Yard. - Stacy Wellborn Goals can morph into other things. You may start out with one goal, but after working on it with time, it can kind of turn into something else. - Cadie Gaut You get so caught up and just going and going that it's hard sometimes to know where do I want to be a year from now. - Cadie Gaut In college, I picked up Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey and there's a system called Franklin Planners, which is based on Ben Franklin, who is known for having had these fantastic little notebooks that he kept all his goals and ideas. - Stacy Wellborn The Franklin Planner and Stephen Covey merged probably 25 years ago, and they became the Franklin Covey planning system. - Stacy Wellborn First things first, prioritize. And then write a list of goals and to-dos. - Stacy Wellborn When you have your prioritized list, then go back and prioritize one, two, threes or ABC's, whichever you want to do. - Stacy Wellborn Prioritizing is thinking longterm. I've got to do these things today, these things next week, these things in three months. - Stacy Wellborn Everybody is trying to do more with less; we're driven to deadlines. It's just a deadline society. And if you don't have a deadline, then you're like, oh I'll get to that later. - Stacy Wellborn A good goal is one that has a timeline, you know, a deadline or something measurable. - Stacy Wellborn Every day's a new day. Don't be afraid to revise your goals and don't beat yourself up for not reaching all of them. - Stacy Wellborn I think as business owners we tend to prioritize our business goals over our personal goals. - Stacy Wellborn Take a lot of time to think about the year past. What did you accomplish, what went well, what didn't go so well? And then thinking about the future, what do I want to accomplish and what do I need to drop off that list? What do I need to add to the list? - Stacy Wellborn Think about the areas of your life first and maybe make buckets: business, personal, relationship, family, health, spiritual. Think of some of those buckets. - Stacy Wellborn Carve out that time for yourself to think through those buckets of life. And then within each bucket, maybe come up with one goal for each. - Stacy Wellborn It's not like you have to wait until January 1st to set goals. You can set goals anytime. - Stacy Wellborn Life is about choices and the choices you make. Are you going to work on your taxes or you going to go watch Netflix? - Cadie Gaut Goals are a roadmap. But if I set that goal to reach $1 million in sales and I did 500 last year, well if I do anything between 500 and a million, I've won. I shouldn't beat myself up for not hitting my million goal in sales if I did 700,000 celebrate that. - Stacy Wellborn Goals help me grow every year, even if I don't accomplish them. I know I'm improving. But I do certainly believe that even if you reach any small goal, you should celebrate it. - Stacy Wellborn  

In this episode, Stacy Wellborn and Dr. Ron Swain put away the science, sinus jargon, and medical insights to reveal some things about his chosen career and daily life. They talk about what it’s like to be a sinus surgeon, a doctor’s son (and grandson), a family man, a man of service, and when it’s time to be a patient’s advocate. Plus, Dr. Swain shares his views on faith in medicine, managing the rigors of a doctor’s schedule, and some advice for anyone wanting to become a physician. We don’t want to give any spoilers, but Stacy and Dr. Swain both shed a small tear or two in this warm and personal installment of the Swain Sinus Show.   Big Questions: What influenced Dr. Swain to become a doctor? What role does faith play in medicine? What was medical school like? How is residency different than medical school? How do doctors keep up with the latest medical advancements and technology?   Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Quotables & Tweetables: I grew up around medicine. It was always kind of in the back of my mind. Then when you get old enough, you start kind of thinking about, "Okay, what am I going to do when I grow up?" And I liked the concept of doing something to help somebody else. - Dr. Ron Swain The hard part about being a physician is that it's a life of service. Like everything else, some days it's easier than others. - Dr. Ron Swain The good thing or bad thing about medicine is that you see people at their most vulnerable. - Dr. Ron Swain It's very humbling to have people come in and look at you and say, "I've got a problem. Help me with this," and that you're going to cut them open or put them to sleep and they're trusting you with their lives or their child's life or their wife's life to try to help them. - Dr. Ron Swain When you got out of medical school, you know a vocabulary, you don't know how to practice medicine. That's what residency's for, where they teach you how to go and be a doctor and actually take care of someone. - Dr. Ron Swain There's a lot of time, effort, and money spent on educating a physician. - Dr. Ron Swain "You'll never quit learning" that was the one of the wisest things I've ever been told, because you've never seen it all. Even when you think you've seen it all, you've never seen it all. - Dr. Ron Swain It's a big field and there's a lot of lot of need. But I think people have this perception that it's an easy life. It's a hard life. - Dr. Ron Swain There are days when we're operating and I'm in surgery, and there are days that we're operating in surgery and then have clinic afterwards, and then there some days with just clinic. Invariably it seems I'm always behind. - Dr. Ron Swain   Our office trys to be respectful of everyone's time, and no one wants to come to the doctor and and have to wait. I'd almost love if we could have like just boutique appointments. You need a two minute visit, you need a 20 minute visit, you need a 40 minute visit. - Dr. Ron Swain I think you have to have a strong faith that there is some greater being involved. For me, I have a strong faith in God.  - Dr. Ron Swain Seeing how someone is put together and the struggles that people have individually, the only way you get through that is a belief in a higher power. The only way I get through that as a belief in a higher power. - Dr. Ron Swain If a student thinks they want to go to medical school my advice is to decide what you want to do and don't give up.  - Dr. Ron Swain Don’t let anyone tell you can’t get into med school and finish. You can do it. You just got to decide if you want to do it bad enough and what it's going to take. - Dr. Ron Swain As a doctor, you're the patient advocate, and sometimes you have to fight the fights that they don't know how to fight. Sometimes you have to get them involved and you have to educate them how to fight. - Dr. Ron Swain What I've learned today is doctors are human too. - Stacy Wellborn   Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts.   Swain Sinus Show is in part sponsored by Premier Medical Group located Mobile, Alabama. For more information, premiermedicalgrp.com    

In this episode, ENT physician Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. and Stacy Wellborn finish their in-depth discussion of antibiotics and antibiotics resistance. Dr. Swain talks about the difficulty of diagnosing allergies or sinus infections during cold and sinus season, and all the pollen in the air just makes matters worse. Finally, someone explains why you shouldn’t drink alcohol when taking antibiotics and why you should finish the full prescribed dosage and days. Plus, what the heck are probiotics, prebiotics, and why you should take them with your antibiotics? What you will learn: The difficulty of diagnosing an allergy or a sinus infection. When an antibiotic is diagnosed and when it will not. Why antibiotics and drinking alcohol are not a good mix. The difference between antibiotics, prebiotics, and probiotics. Why it’s smart to take a probiotic supplement when taking antibiotics. The reason why you should ALWAYS finish your full antibiotic prescription. The most common antibiotic side effects. Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here.   What you should communicate with your ENT physician: Describe the specific symptoms you are experiencing. Provide a complete history of the symptoms. Discuss other medical conditions that you are currently managing. Mention any allergies that you may have to medication, esp. with antibiotics. List any other medicines you are presently taking by name and dosage.   Quotables and Tweetables There are some medicines that you can't take with alcohol because they have severe side effects. Like everything else, it depends on what the antibiotic is, what the chemical is that you're taking, and obviously, how much partying one is going to do. - Dr. Ron Swain A lot of the complaints people have with garden variety antibiotics is GI upset, is stomach upset, and if you're having a lot of alcohol that certainly can aggravate that as well. - Dr. Ron Swain When somebody comes in and they're sick, sometimes is it allergies? We're trying to figure out. Is it do they have a cold? Or do they have an actual bacterial infection? And sometimes it's really hard to tell. - Dr. Ron Swain If you're looking at the pharmacology and the microbiology of a bacteriostatic antibiotic, you want to have that antibiotic for a certain period of time to make sure that you have eliminated all of the bacteria. - Dr. Ron Swain How we induce antibiotic resistance is number one, not being good stewards of our antibiotic. - Dr. Ron Swain When you don't take all of the medication when it's been prescribed and the bacteria get enough of the insult to be able to recover from it, and they come back stronger. - Dr. Ron Swain Prebiotics are foods that try to help bolster the immune system. - Dr. Ron Swain Probiotics are bacterial supplements that will replace any of the bacteria that you have in your colon that are being killed when you take an antibiotic. - Dr. Ron Swain The antibiotic does kill the strep in the in your throat, it does. But that antibiotic will also affect the other bacteria in your colon, and so that helps with our digestion. And so when you wipe that out, you can leave yourself open to other harmful bacteria that can get into your colon. - Dr. Ron Swain The idea of a probiotic is to avoid potential problems with side effects from the antibiotics that you're taking. - Dr. Ron Swain With antibiotics, the goal is to kill the bad bacteria that are making you sick, but ultimately it's killing all the bacteria. - Dr. Ron Swain Probiotics would be something I would recommend anyone taking antibiotics to help balance the good and bad bacteria in their digestive system. - Dr. Ron Swain If you're on an antibiotic, I think most physicians will agree that we'd want you on something to try to help minimize the GI side effects. - Dr. Ron Swain A patient visit is kind of like a conversation, and not all conversations can happen in two minutes. - Dr. Ron Swain What I think I've learned today is that I need to be honest with my doctor, and all of our listeners need to be honest with their doctor, when it comes to giving good history and background and be good patients and take our medicine. And not drink. - Dr. Ron Swain Some medicines react with certain antibiotics, So, if you're on a lot of medicine sometimes we have to stop some of the medicine that you're taking so you can take the antibiotics. We may have to avoid certain antibiotics because you're on other medication that can't be changed. - Dr. Ron Swain   Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts.    

In this episode, Stacy Wellborn and ENT physician Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. talk about hoarseness of the voice and laryngitis. Dr. Swain shares some common and not so common hoarseness causes, remedies, treatment, and explains how the vocal cords work. Laryingitis and thinning voices from overuse are very common and most of the time easily diagnosed and treated, however, if there are other health factors like smoking, a history of cancer, or nerve issues then seeing an ENT physician is crucial and should not be delayed. What You Will Learn > Hoarseness describes a change in one's voice and is more of a symptom than a disease. > The most common and uncommon causes of hoarseness, laryngitis, and a thinning voice. > How the vocal cords work and how the larynx is examined. > Simple and home remedies for hoarseness relief. > Symptoms and chronic conditions to be aware of that may be signs of a more severe and complex ENT condition? > Our voice can become weaker and thinner with age. > The importance and role of a good speech therapist and how Dr. Swain and other ENT doctors take a team approach working with them.   Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Quotables and Tweetables Vocal abuse and overuse is certainly a big cause of hoarseness. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you get a bad sore throat and you get bad laryngitis, it sounds like you're a frog, you're almost aphonic. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. You get inflammation in the vocal cords. As the inflammation regresses, your voice gets normal, and you go on. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. People that are in the military, drill instructors, teachers when they're trying to least the last child in the back of the room to try to get their attention will tend to yell. Sometimes we'll get them to see the speech therapist to help them work with how they voice and how they speak. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Straining your voice, you've got to learn how to do that properly. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. People can come in with a complaint of hoarseness and really what they tell you kind of depends on how aggressive you need to be with the exam or what you need to do. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you're not breathing well at night and you've got some sleep apnea, and you have a tendency to have reflux, that can all kind of run together, and you can get some inflammation of your vocal cords. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Our voices tend to get worse as we get older. The vocal cords, the vocalis muscle can tend to thin with age. So you can have something called presbylarynx, which is kind of an age-related change to the larynx. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Hoarseness is the symptom. What's actually causing it is what people want to know and how can you fix it. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Most of the time hoarseness and laryngitis will get better if it's not a serious problem. But if it's not getting better, if we don't think it's a simple problem, and it's not getting better, we need to take a closer look. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Allergies and postnasal drip can give you a lot of hoarseness. So most of the time it's not something serious. But sometimes when it is, we do work to get that taken care of. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you are having a recurring issue with hoarseness, you need not to wait to see a doctor. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Give it a few days if hoarseness is an acute problem. If it's a chronic problem, we're going to want to see you to take a look at it. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. if you're someone who relies on their voice, whether you're a singer or whether you're some type of professional where you need your voice to communicate, whether it's in the classroom or whether it's dealing in a business meeting, people are not going to really tolerate not sounding normal. They usually want to come in for an evaluation. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. The voice box is a very complicated anatomical structure. It is innervated by a lot of different nerves. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Sometimes hoarseness is not an anatomical problem in terms of a mass. It may be a problem with how well the actual nerves are functioning. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. But in an area like this that is so complicated anatomically, one of the things that we always think about is neurological issues that can play a role in someone that's chronically hoarse. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Speech therapists are vital in terms of trying to help people recover from either certain illnesses or from cancer treatment or from inflammatory problems of the larynx and having swallowing problems. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. We work very closely with speech therapists. A lot of times speech therapists are the ones that actually help people try to recover and regain function of their swallowing and speech mechanisms. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Speech therapists are very important in terms of managing voice problems and speech problems, swallowing problems. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr.      

Stacy Wellborn and Johnny Gwin talk about the Best and Worst Super Bowl ads.

In this episode, ENT physician Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. talks with host Stacy Wellborn about one of the most common things he sees every day at his practice, sore throats. Dr. Swain explains common causes of sore throats, home remedies, treatment, strep throat, testing for strep throat, and the importance of communicating with the doctor to get that all-important proper diagnosis. Most sore throat complaints are simple and benign but it's important to know what to look out for that may be red flags for a more severe and complicated health issue. What You Will Learn > Common and not so common causes of a sore throat. > The function of the lymph nodes and why they get swollen when you're sick? > How Dr. Swain assesses the severity of a sore throat and when does consider Strep tests, MRIs, and CAT Scans. > Common and Dr. approved home remedies for sore throat relief. > When it's time to see an ENT specialist for your severe or chronic sore throat. > Why you may or may not be prescribed antibiotics for your sore throat. > The importance of communicating with your doctor and providing a complete and accurate medical history for a proper diagnosis. > The reasons why 1-on-1 and in-person examinations are still the best way to get a diagnosis. Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here.   Quotables and Tweetables I think a sore throat is one of the most common reasons why people come to see the doctor, whether it's their ENT doctor or the urgent care doctor or their primary care doctor. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Most sore throats are usually an upper respiratory tract infection, stomach reflux, viral infection. While sometimes it can be cancer most of the time it is something run of the mill and simple. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Sometimes trying to figure out when a sore throat is strep throat and when it's not strep throat can be a little bit hard. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. The post nasal drainage sore throat that gives you the sore throat, we'll see that usually in the big allergy times of the year, in the fall and certainly in the spring. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. When somebody comes in, and they've got a sore throat, the first thing you're going to do is try to examine them and get a history. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you are or were a smoker and you came in, and you've got a sore throat, and you've got a big lymph node or a big mass on one side of your neck, that certainly raises a lot of alarms from an ear, nose, and throat standpoint. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you're not running a fever, if you're not having trouble breathing, if it just seems like it's one of the garden variety you wake up with a sore throat and you think you're getting a cold, I certainly would start with those home remedy kinds of treatments. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If your fever's getting high if you're having trouble swallowing, if you're having trouble drinking, those are warning signs that there may be something going on other than the run of the mill viral sore throat. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. There are a lot of bacterial infections that you can get in the back of your throat, strep is not the only one. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Whether or not you use antibiotics kind of depends on what the diagnosis is. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Everyone is familiar with the rapid strep culture, that test is not super accurate. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Having a bacterial infection is just one potential possibility for a sore throat. There are other things, whether it's inflammatory from reflux or whether it's a malignancy from cancer. Sometimes you have to step back and try to pull everything together. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you do suspect that something else is going on with your health, you certainly need to more detailed with how you feel and your medical history at the exam. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. There are times when you can look on the outside and the skin, and you can look on the inside of the mouth, but to see between the two areas you've got to get imaging and more information. Usually, that's a CAT scan, an MRI, but when we're doing those kinds of things, we're looking for particular complicated things. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. One of the hardest things that I've had to learn over the years is how to practice telephone medicine. When just on the phone with a patient it's very difficult sometimes to get an idea of exactly what is going on. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Some of the newer online things that are offered like tele-medicine are great, but I have a hard time really knowing what's going on without being able to examine someone and look them in the eye and get a sense of okay, how sick are you? - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. One of the things that is so important when you're trying to treat someone and take care of someone is to have that one on one interaction, that face to face interaction. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Being sick is not convenient for anyone. The most important thing is to get someone through their illness in an efficient manner as possible. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. The telemedicine is an exciting new prospect, especially with all the resources that are available online, but it can't replace seeing someone, talking to them, and examining them. If you've got a bad enough problem, you need to get seen by a physician. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr.

In this episode, Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. and host Stacy Wellborn talk about the very common and inconvenient nosebleed. What are the causes, biggest myths, treatments, and when is the time to take them seriously? While most common causes of nosebleeds are getting hit or having trauma to the lining of the nose, there are other medical and environmental reasons. While most nosebleeds are just an inconvenient nuisance if they become increasingly more frequent and severe, then that might be a sign of a more significant problem and might indicate it's time to be checked by a physician.   Big Nosebleed Questions: When should I go to urgent care, an ER or see an ENT physician? What are the most common causes of nosebleeds? What is the best and quickest way to stop a nosebleed? What treatments are available for people who suffer from frequent and severe nosebleeds? What over the counter and first aid should I have handy to handle a common nosebleed? Is there a surgery or procedure to get relief from frequent and severe nosebleeds? Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Quotables & Tweetables Nosebleeds are super common events, and I see these kinds of problems weekly. Sometimes daily. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. The big thing when you talk about nosebleeds is the severity. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. The lining of the nose and the tissue is delicate, it can be damaged relatively easily, or it can dry out relatively easy depending on where you are or what you're doing. You're set up for some susceptibility to having some nosebleeds. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. One of the first thing we like to do is to try to see if we can get the nose to stop bleeding by getting the blood vessels in there to shrink up and constrict. There are some good medicines over the counter for just that. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. A quick thing to do is to scorch your nose with some Afrin or Neo-Synephrine, and then you can even put some cotton balls with that medicine on it and put the cotton balls on the inside of the nose, and then pinching the nostrils if the nosebleed is coming from up front. Sometimes that can be effective. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. For the simple nosebleeds using some Afrin and some cotton balls and some direct pressure is reasonable. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. If you have a bad enough nosebleed no matter what time of day it is, you're going to get seen by a medical professional and eventually an ENT doctor is probably going to get called. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. Some people are predisposed to have nosebleeds especially those using a CPAP machine. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. We'll look inside the nose to try to see where the blood is coming from. Sometimes I'll even get CAT scans. We'll take pictures of the sinuses to see and make sure there's not an infection, a mass, or a tumor. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. While nosebleeds are a common problem, there certainly are levels of severity of them and those that are the most severe are not as common. - Stacy Wellborn  

In this episode, host Stacy Wellborn talks with Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. about seeing, diagnosing, and treating sinus, eyes, ears, nose and throat issues with children. Ear infections, sinus infections, stuffy noses, snoring, and upper respiratory infections are the most common things seen with child patients. Working with children can be difficult but also be very rewarding. Kids get sick, and they (and the whole family) need to trust that their physicians will have them feeling better as soon and as painless as possible. Dr. Swain explains ear tubes and when it’s time to consider this common procedure. Plus, hear about some of the most challenging and interesting things that get stuck up our kid’s noses. Key Takeaways > Dr. Swain sees patients of all ages, and special needs children. > Children typically have 6 to 12 upper respiratory tract infections a year. > Create a team approach. ENT specialists should work closely with the child, the family, and their pediatrician. > Surgical options for children are considered when antibiotic, and other medical treatments are not working, and the frequency of infections seem to be a repetitive process. Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here.   Quotable Quotes > We try to make seeing kids a fun experience in a situation where a lot of times they're sick, and it's not so fun for them. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr > I think that's probably ear infections are number one. Number two, are sinus infections. Number three would be snoring and mouth breathing, and they can't breathe through their nose. Also, many times, all those things are related. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr > When you're talking about surgery on a child, I would say almost 100% of the time, but I'm sure there are some situations here that I'm not thinking of, but you're trying medical therapy first. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr > After the pediatrician, urgent care centers, family practice doctors have treated the family, and nothing is responding to those treatments, that's when they start looking for an ENT doctor to try to help with some of these sinus issues. - Dr. Ron Swain, Jr Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. Like the Swain Sinus Show? Please share with a friend and go rate and review us on iTunes.The more reviews we receive makes it easier for others to find us and helps us grow our show. Thanks so much for listening, breathe easy, and have a great day.

Welcome to the second season of The Swain Sinus Show. In this episode, Dr. Ron Swain, Jr. talks with host, Stacy Wellborn about happy noses and some common disappointments and frustrations that people can have after they have surgery and/or start treatment for chronic sinusitis and sinus disease, and the importance of surgery aftercare. While most chronic sinusitis patients are satisfied with their treatment and surgical results, some cases are more difficult and can take longer than anticipated to find answers and relief. Lastly, Dr. Swain explains the importance of educating a patient about their condition and managing the expectations about their medical treatment and surgical procedures. With some patience, additional diagnosis, and willingness in trying some different treatment options, calm and peaceful sinuses are just around the corner. Key Takeaways > Sinus surgery can be a complicated process. Some cases are a quick fix while others might require a little more care, and a little more insight, and a little more time than anything else to get that right outcome and keep your sinuses happy. > Sinus surgery success looks like all sinuses open and clear, no swelling in there, good nasal passage airway, no inflammation, no drainage down the back of the throat. If there was one adjective to describe a great outcome would be calm. > Returning to work or school after sinus surgery can range from 1 to 2 weeks. Length of time is determined by many factors like the physicality of work, irritants prevalent in the work environment, and meeting recovery milestones post-surgery. > External and environmental factors can impact one's sinuses. So, doctor and patient need to identify these issues, find ways to minimize the effects, and maybe change the surrounding environment. > Immune system problems can affect post operative care. > Communicate with your physician if you are not getting the desired relief or effects after any treatment or medical procedure. Your doctors want you to feel your best and live a healthy life free of pain and discomfort. > The aftercare is just as important as the pre-operative care and the inter-operative care.   Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here.   Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. Like the Swain Sinus Show? Please share with a friend and go rate and review us on iTunes. The more reviews we receive makes it easier for others to find us and helps us grow our show. Thanks so much for listening, breathe easy, and have a great day. This brought to you in part by the fine doctors and staff at Premier Medical in Mobile, Alabama.

Elizabeth and Brooke Swain interview Ms. Stacy Wellborn, an Adjunct Springhill College professor, Women's Focus Coordinator, Deep Fried Studios Podcaster, and chief media strategist of Wellborn Strategies. Ms. Stacy Wellborn discusses how to use social media to its full potential while sharing her experiences as a successful female professional. Girls Can Podcast is sponsored by Girls Can, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of young women in our community of Mobile, Alabama. Our mission is to encourage young women to make a difference through education and service because the girls of today become the future leaders of tomorrow. Contributors: This podcast is sponsored in part with a grant from HERlead - A Fellowship for young women on their way. 

This has to be our favorite episode of the first season of the Swain Sinus Show. Dr. Ron Swain and Stacy Wellborn answer some incredible listener sinus and allergy questions submitted through drrronswain.com and swainsinusshow.com. Wow, did we have some super-duper questions. We hope you enjoy listening to this show as much as we did making it.   Check out these great questions:  Listener Questions: > Are nasal sprays addictive? > If my snort is green or yellow, does it means I have an infection? > Will eating local honey help with my allergies? > Am I still contagiousIf I’m on antibiotics ? > Do sinus issues cause the bags under my eyes? > What is an allergic shiner? Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule an appointment here. Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts.  

Download | Subscribe (Free) | Get Appointment In this episode, Mobile Sinus Doctor Dr. Ron Swain, Jr, discusses and explains the very common physical and sinus conditions associated with having a deviated septum. Stacy Wellborn honestly shares with the audience that she thinks that her nose is crooked and wants to know if she needs to have surgery. Plus, Dr. Swain shares how a deviated septum is diagnosed, medical treatment options, and when you should consider a septoplasty (deviated septum surgery) to improve breathing thru your nose.   What You Will Hear: 1. Deviated septum defined and explained. 2. What causes a deviated septum? 3. The benefits of a deviated septum surgery. 4. Septoplasty explained and described. 5. Amount of recovery time required after a septoplasty.   Click here for full show transcription. Do you have any specific questions concerning your sinuses and allergies that you would like to hear us cover on the Swain Sinus Show? Please email us here or call our office at 251-470-8823 with your questions. If your question makes the show, we will mention your first name and send you some free goodies as a big thank you. Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule and appointment at drronswain.com Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. Like the Swain Sinus Show? Please share with a friend and go rate and review us on iTunes. The more reviews we receive makes it easier for others to find us and helps us grow our show. Thanks so much for listening, breathe easy, and have a great day.  

Download | Subscribe (Free) | Get Appointment Ever tried using one of those Neti Pots and the water didn’t go in your nose properly, you got water everywhere, and it didn’t work to clear your sinuses. Well, host, Stacy Wellborn admits to this watery mess on the sixth installment of the Swain Sinus Show. Dr. Ron Swain, Jr sets Stacy straight on how she should have used her neti pot. We get some tips on baby-stepping the use of saline rinse bottles and other sinus irrigation products. Plus, Dr. Swain discusses the importance of saline rinse solutions and clears up why they are so important for the before and aftercare of a sinus operation.   What You Will Learn: 1. Dr. Swain likes the NeilMed Sinus Rinse kits. 2. What is a saline rinse? 2. The difference between the “smooth” isotonic saline and hypertonic saline. 3. How to properly use a saline rinse and a nets pot. 4. First steps and some secrets to being able to use a saline rinse. 5. How to customize the salinity and temperature of the water to fit your personal needs. 5. The importance of saline rinses before and after sinus surgery.   Click Here for Ep.6 Show Transcription   Do you have any specific questions concerning your sinuses and allergies that you would like to hear us cover on the Swain Sinus Show? Please email us here or call our office at 251-470-8823 with your questions. If your question makes the show, we will mention your first name and send you some free goodies as a big thank you. Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation? Call Dr. Swain’s nursing staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule and appointment at drronswain.com Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. Like the Swain Sinus Show? Please share with a friend and go rate and review us on iTunes. The more reviews we receive makes it easier for others to find us and helps us grow our show. Thanks so much for listening, breathe easy, and have a great day. 

Download | Subscribe (Free) In this episode, Rev. Gibson discusses the theme of Bishop Russell Kendrick’s “What goes on in there?” and the mission statement of his “generosity” sermon. The conversation then leads us to relook at the lesson of the Good Shepherd and sparks us see this representation of Jesus in a whole new way. From discussing the occupational function to the spiritual significance of the “Good Shepherd”, we see how a great leader teaches, protects, and sacrifices for their flock. Johnny Gwin specifically inquires about the “I am the gate” metaphoric and beautiful language of the Gospel of John. And we touch on who and what are the thieves and bandits mentioned in the lesson. And of course, a recap of the long awaited Steeple Dedication of the Christ Church Cathedral celebration is covered from spire to foundation. What you will here: > Planning and logistic details of putting on the Christ Church Cathedral Annual Celebration > The outstanding work of Carl Cunningham and his very successful group of young leaders - The Kappa League of Mobile > The Good Shepherd & The Gate > A description of how the Early Christian Church functioned and it's mission of "pure generosity" > "Generosity" should be the overall mission and purpose of any church > A vision fueled by hope for us to do things that seem foolish to most of the present-day consumer driven world > The Christ Church Cathedral view of the new steeple as something foolish > Seeing the new steeple as a visual motivation and symbol for current parishioners to strive to be more generous. Be more of an example of the inclusive and positive lessons taught by Jesus Christ > What are we doing for the sheep - not in our flock - to show them our generosity and care that pass our "Church Gate" everyday?       Readings Referenced: Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe | Support Show In this episode, Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin discuss the themes and lessons from the story of Doubting Thomas. Thomas needed to see the hands and pierced side of Jesus to believe he had risen. Did he not have enough faith? When in our life are we like Thomas, needed empirical evidence over our faith? Like the Disciples, we can cloister and hide in a room or our beliefs not letting new ideas and unexpected outcomes to enter into our reality. We can create our own prisons within our rigid belief systems, delusions of control and our inflated sense of self-worth. Jesus, in his resurrection, defeated death and unlocked the doors of our fears. Jesus has shown us that life is about living - not death, belief without proof, and to be open to the possibility of the letting the unknown into your world. Our big takeaway this week: joy is in your life, here and now, not just in Heaven.  What You Will Here: > Rev. Gibson's crazy week with the Christ Church Cathedral Steeple raising > The apparitions of Jesus after the resurrection and how can move between worlds and realms. > Fulfillment of prophecy: none would be lost > Johnny talks about the influence of stain glass windows on his weekly SabbaDoodle sketchnotes > Epictetus - We can't change events, but we can change our attitude toward those events > Epictetus and the common language and messages of Buddhism - the search for the good life > Living the good and un-dramatic life > How not to be imprisoned by one's fears > Fighting the human fear of death > Jesus has defeated death, and God loved his creation so much he destroyed death so that his creation might live > Jesus sends us out of the locked door of fear > Faith allows us to believe without seeing > Thomas's job to proclaim the good news and pass that blessing along to those that can not see Jesus > The Commission > Peter - the Acts of The Apostles - proclaiming the truths to the same people who just killed Jesus and was searching for the Disciples > Terminal Witness joke - explained > The tough job of martyrdom - it's no job for a sissy > What "our faith will be tested by fire" means > You can't have faith without doubt > The clear faith of Atheists > Agnostics are lazy, atheists are hard workers > Christopher Hitchins - writer and atheist > Closed debates by true believers > Letting the possibility of the unknown into the world > The illusion of control > Your self-made mental prison - getting stuck and escaping > The joy of the unexpected results > Plato's The Cave allegory - explained > North Korea and their skewed reality and our skewed reality of American Exceptionalism > Epidemic of affluence > Disney's Wall-E as a prophetic story of the future > Having faith in our beliefs and then still being able to question those same beliefs > The danger of faith environments that focus on pain, sin and > Recounting of early church apocryphal sermon - The Harrowing Hell - Jesus goes to Hell to free those that are not made for death, kicking open the doors of Hell, and defeat death > Death would not control life > Adam & Eve are the first to be awoken in Hell > What is hell? > Not being in the presence of God is death - that can be Hell > The faith that is given to us at baptism and we have to choose to access it and grow it > Everlasting life - life in your life > Joy is here and not just in Heaven > Faith as a rechargeable battery - a low energy level indicator and a proper cord to recharge your faith > Peace Is Every Step - book of Buddhist teachings of the emotional knots that tighten inside of you > Learning to live in the new way of living after a death of something - a change > Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit to the whole world not just the Disciples > The death of The Shakers > Being flexible in the hard beliefs and expectations of actions and events in our lives Readings Referenced:   Acts 2:14a,22-32 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe | Support Show In this Easter episode, the theme of not "holding on" to the image of our childhood Jesus, or the one we think we know. How would our life and faith be enriched by committing to seeing Jesus, and our Church, anew? Rev. Gibson discusses the importance of this difficult act and how it can give us insight and freedom. Can we take the faith, belief, and orthodoxy that we are comfortable with and be open to diving further into exploring the infinite dimension of the teaching and example of the Risen Christ? Johnny embraces Rev. Gibson's sermon message of "letting go" and "living the life of what your reading" by relinquishing his weekly stringent podcast editing process and allowing (painfully) a "practically unedited" episode to go out into the world. Hopefully, the show is up to snuff and he, and you the listening audience, can take something to grow and learn from this unorthodox Easter message. What You Will Hear: > Our 45th episode, we are getting close to the podcastically monumental 50th episode > The swing flower cross of Christ Church Cathedral > The elements of theatrics of service - especially Easter and high holy days > Why was Mary Magdelene drawn to go to the tomb? > What was she looking for? > The tomb was not in good shape - things were out of sorts and missing > Wess Floyd - Likes how St. John made a point of making sure we all new he was a faster runner than St. Peter > Men are men no matter time, place and culture > The power of tears - summon of angels > Jesus Green Jeans - The Gardner - 1st apparition > So caught in the moment that you do not see what is in front of you - locked in grief > "Do not hold on to me" - theme > Jesus is setting the table of preparation for what is to come and what the Disciples have to do > The Great Commission > The Risen Christ is a complete reorientation of being a follower of Christ > The Confirmation Promises > Don't hold on the the faith you had as a child and a young self > Religion as a habit and not a commitment > Open mind, open heart mindset > Seeing Jesus and religion anew > Start experiencing weekly Church services the same - change something to find a new connection > Learning from the ugly and dark things of life and the gospels not just the shiny and beautiful aspects > Parents fear and anxiety of grown children not being involved with Church or faith > Church needs to present tradition and orthodoxy in new ways to keep it fresh to all involved > Infectious speaker (Priest) when they are energized and excited about their message > Rumi & Shams - a story of a mentor and soul friendship > The story and lesson of the Dry Book > You need to live your life not just read about it > Rumi searching for the lost Shams > Rumi's realization that Shams is always with him - a part of him > Live the example of Jesus not just read and study it > Set your mind to things that are above, not those things of the Earth > Jesus waking Adam & Eve in the deepest parts of Hell > Our message is not about sin and death, it is all about life > "Don't fall asleep" - Jesus's request in Gethsemane > The Church needs to open the doors and go out into the world and meet it's challenges head on - not just hide behind the doors of the Church > Balancing tradition, ritual, change, and disruption > The institutional creation of the church in Rome - was it a good or bad thing? > The explosion of Punk Rock and how it shook a system of tradition and belief > The pros and cons of hiding behind the walls of a University or Church > Our transformation from personal relationships of higher learning mentors, teachers, and peers > Universities set the table to create an army of people that will change the world in ways even the teachers can imagine > The unknown powerful force of Jesus when he was no longer seen, held or Earthly Readings Referenced:   Acts 10:34-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18     What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (FREE) In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin discuss the story and lessons in the Palm Sunday Gospel. Through the dramatic reading of the physical and existential journey of Jesus, and exploring the Way of The Cross, Beverly lays out a roadmap to lead us through the coming week of Holy Week. We walk with Jesus from being welcomed by Jerusalem as a hero, to him self-emptying emotion and power, to his brutal death on the Cross. Do we look at the real self-sacrifice, shame, and suffering Jesus endured for us? What things in life do we do to betray Jesus? When are we like Judas? Like Peter? Do we show up for God using our gifts, talents, and resources to help Christ and our whole community? The Church needs to be seen as a place for you to give back (sacrifice) to your community not a "what's in it for me" mindset. During Holy Week and Easter, try to see Christ in the challenges, frustrating and ugly things in life? Could you see Christ in dealing with the most difficult people in your life? Perhaps your calling is not to judge and retaliate; maybe your roll is to serve those frustrating and challenging people.   What You Will Here: > What's a dramatic reading of Palm Sunday Gospel? > Mystery Plays is a very old traditions of Church > Infotainment for the ancient > Bringing the hassles and distractions of the world into the Church and Mass > Starting Palm Sunday in the garden - the beauty and the challenges > Palm Sunday sermon is challenging for many priests > Beverly lays out roadmap of leading through the coming week of Holy Week > Passio - root word for passion - means suffering and pain > Passion and love - can be a painful endeavor > Walk on the way of the cross to find the way of peace > Self-offering and pouring yourself out - Self-emptying > John's Gospel - the dinner with Jesus at Mary & Martha's home with Lazarus - a human and tender moment > Washing of the feet - Nard and Mary - a precious offering > Judas questions the use of the nard oil  > The existential journey of Jesus heading to Golgotha > Jesus grieves and pleads in Gethsemane > The consumer culture glosses over the pain and suffering of The Passion - we sanitize > What is in it for me? - Church shouldn't be this way > The Way Of The Cross - the taunting and the shaming - sanitizing > Twitter shaming and Jon Ronson > Social media and when the world turns on people who makes mistakes > Turning on a "hero" > Jesus as the ultimate outsider - Nothing good comes from Nazareth > The mob mentality of Jerusalem turning on Jesus > "Sealed with a kiss" - does that have to do with Judas kissing Jesus > What was Judas's motive to betray Jesus? > Judas had turned well before the betrayal > The shame moments: Peter denying 3 times, the bag of money, the crowds shouting "Crucify Him!" > Palm Sunday - a story of shame and failure > If you want to be a leader - you have to be a servant of all > Maundy - Queen Elizabeth viewed that her sovereignty was thrust upon her by God to serve her subjects > If you are only doing Church for you then you are missing the point > What is faith that doesn't encompass suffering? > Holy Week Challenge: Attempt to see Christ this week in all things - not just the brighter parts of life and the pleasant people. > Try to see Christ in the challenges, frustrating and ugly things and in the worst people in your life > Perhaps your roll is to serve those frustrating and challenging people > The mob mentality in biblical context and in the Church parishioners > Easter is the Christian Superbowl > Easter is the start of the spiritual year > The 3 acts of the Easter Season > God resurrected by the agent of Jesus > Human leaders do not self-sacrifice and voluntarily giving away of power > Military as a self-giving and true sacrifice > Peggy Noonan - What has happened to the American Dream? > Noonan: we have simplified and commoditized the national ideals we use to hold so important > Balancing between taking for yourself and giving to others > Historically looking at the place of the Church in community, social initiatives and services > A greater good for all of us when giving up of one's self > Joseph of Arimathea - shows up at pivotal time and is an excellent example of someone using his gifts and resources to help Christ, his followers, and the whole community Readings Referenced: Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 26:14- 27:66   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In the first Swain Sinus Show episode, host Stacy Wellborn interviews Dr. Ron Swain, Jr, a fellowship-trained otolaryngologist specializing in rhinology, nasal, and sinus surgery in Mobile, Alabama. We get to know Dr. Swain and learn the benefits of seeing an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) physician & Sinus Specialists. Lastly, we discuss how Dr. Swain can serve as a resource for you and your loved ones who may have sinus and allergy issues.   Need an Appointment or Sinus Consultation Call Dr. Swain’s Nursing Staff at 251-470-8823 or schedule and appointment at drronswain.com Subscribe to The Swain Sinus Show Never miss a new episode of our show. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes, Overcast, Stitcher, and any other place you find your favorite podcasts. Like the Swain Sinus Show? Please share with a friend and go rate and review us on iTunes. The more reviews we receive makes it easier for others to find us and helps us grow our show. Thanks so much for listening, breathe easy, and have a great day.

Download | Subscribe In this episode and continuing our Lenten Journey out of the wilderness, Rev. Beverly Gibson discusses "breathing new life" into the lifeless and the hope for the everlasting life that defeats death. To raise Lazarus Jesus relied and call on his Father to perform this miracle. How do we respond to Jesus' example of such confident dependence on God? It can give us the power of hope in adversity.   What you will hear: > Mardi Gras makes Lent an active season in Mobile, Alabama > Journey ramping up to Palm Sunday and Easter > The finer points of summering in Point Clear and Manhattan > Ezekial - Valley of the dry bones discussion, commentary, and insights > Bones: Isreal is dry in spirit and hope > Ezekial is told to call on the "breath" and "wind" to fill the bones and animates the bones with God's Spirit > Is the Valley Of The Dry Bones an example of a priestly call? > Prayer in Mass to animate the Eucharist in turn to feed and animate us in God's Spirit > Rev. Gibson's reason and virtue of using Rite 1 during Lent > The Prayer of Humble Access - explanation. What does this say about my existence with God? > The women that grabs Jesus's cloak - example of humbleness and being made whole by your faith > Your desire to claim your faith is the thing that heals you and makes you whole > What if we don't see ourselves as "dry" and "dead" in our faith? > What are the tombs of our lives? > Breathing "new life" into the segments and parts of our general life > The "breath of life" = inspiration > Ryan Murphy, TV writer reference > What is a muse? > Anam Cara - the "soul friend" reprise > The "It's Complicated" relationship of the early Israelites and God > Jesus and Lazarus - the power over death > What's the last thing a redneck says before they die? > Lamb by Christopher Moore - perspective of Biff - Jesus's friend (book) > Jesus is preparing for his entrance into Jerusalem > Knowing the context of the story before the weekly readings from the pulpit > Jesus's human and close relationship with Martha, Mary, & Lazarus > Why was Jesus two days late to get to Lazarus? >  Jesus is fully God and fully human - did Jesus have any fear that he might not be able raise Lazarus? > Why did Jesus weep at Lazarus's tomb? > A priest's perspective of speaking and presiding over a funeral > Understanding and seeing the depth and complexity of The Bible > What happens to Lazarus? > If someone is brought back from the dead can you die again > Jesus's power over death and his choice to die for us and understand death > Grace - Losing faith and having the strength and gifts to regain it > The gift of the Spirit: Living in Christ not living of Christ > Leveling up in the life in Christ > The Burial Right - The deceased me grow in strength after death > Eternal life - there is no death > Resurrection within your life and still continue to grow with strength > Why Rev. Gibson doesn't recycle sermons year to year > Connecting with the listeners in the pew > Where we are on our Lenten Journey: our dependence (reliance) on God > To bring life back in the lifeless places Readings Referenced: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscription (FREE) In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin explore how the endeavor of self-discovery is transformed when we realize the grounding of our identity in God. Illustrated in the lessons of the blind man (from birth) being healed by Jesus and Samuel's anointing of a young King David, the subject of their and our spiritual transformation is addressed. This spiritual and physical formation to the person God wants us to be starts with our baptism. In our baptism, a complete rebirth, we are given all the faith from God we will ever need. However, there is a catch, to be truly transformed it's our duty to draw it out, mature it, develop it.  Are you taking responsibility for your Christian formation? Are you assisting others on their journeys of self-discovery and complete formation? Are we capable of seeing our path and the way to properly worship and honor God? Or, are we blind to his truth, gifts, and possibilities?   What You Will Hear: > Learners not the learned will inherit the earth > Be open to seeing the truth and not being so sure you know everything - while you can see are you really seeing > Is the doctrine and the culture of the Church become too rigid? > Jesus's use of parables to be read in many different ways > Parents protecting their son in the Gospel - not so much fear but protection > Opened up completely spiritually and physically to be able to see the truth and be transform to a believer > Blind man being healed is a true narrative of someone being reborn into the world spiritually and physically > A new birth = Baptism > Once your baptized your formation will continue - it's a total rebirth > In your baptism you are given all the faith you will ever need - it's your duty to draw it out, mature it, develop it > Ministry Architects helping our Christ Church Cathedral to put us on the path of our parish self-discovery > Taking responsibility for our spiritual formation > Christ Church is metaphorically in the teenage years of our formation > Christ Church Cathedral - an old church that is actually young. We are a peculiar entity that creates an opportunity of new life and possibilities > Beverly's pop culture reference: Might Morphin Power Rangers movie and how she was entertained and enlightened by this teenage movie > Leaders and Gurus typical reaction of "these are the chosen ones for this gift or mission" > Samual - the King Maker choosing King David - the biblical dating game > David the forgotten is the actual choice > God doesn't see the world like Man. Man sees the outward appearance, God sees the heart > Transformation has to happen before the education > Information versus formation & education versus formation > Transformation comes from ritualian routine, some sort of literal practice that you engage in > Western Christianity adopting more the ancient ways and even the Eastern ways > Self-examination and the importance of this exercise to Self Discovery > Our relationship to Samual and David in the first reading > The Imposter Syndrome in the weekly lessons > The Spirit Voice versuses the Parent Voice. Which should we should listen to > Teachers learning from the students > Working to form others when you are still working on forming yourself > The Church seen as a school > Being around the young is an opportunity to see another world - it can enrich your life > Power Rangers origin story reflects that the idea that before they can "morph" they need to come to a certain place of self-awareness, vulnerability, and a realization of a reliance on others > Your formation and transformation is within you, but you have to do the work and have the awareness to release it from within you Readings Referenced: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscription (FREE) In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin discuss the themes of meeting God and Living Water. What would it be like to meet Jesus? What would you say? Would you know who he was? Jesus's interaction with the Samarian women at Jacob's Well and his meeting with Nicodemus shows us a very "human" and intimate conversation with the people around him. Jesus seems to be an excellent listener and a teacher in these gospel stories from John. What could we learn about life and ourselves from such a personal conversation with Jesus? Moses and his Israelites are also discussed, and we are reminded of the "human nature" to not only turn on each other but God when things look bad and not going our way? Beverly illustrates how Moses shows us (in Exodus) that God is always among us and he provides when we are in need. Is our faith and spirit strong enough to see God when we think he has abandoned us? Hear Johnny actually describe the show summary accurately this week, and he manages to sneak in a Jean Grey (from X-Men) and Bruce Lee mention into today's conversation. What You Will Hear: > Discussion of "setting a scene" with the intimate conversations that John describes in his Gospel (Nicodemus & Samarian Women at well) > The Samarian Woman description and her significance > The well at the center of the city and the importance of Jacob's Well > Living Water = Moses delivers from a rock and Jesus discusses how we will deliver water that will quench your thirst forever > Theme of "Living Water" - not stagnant but "flowing" from one person to another. Spirit and faith should be "flowing" through us and to each other > "I am He" - how Jesus knew the Samarian woman > The "human exchange" between Jesus and the Samarian Women > The place of Samarian women in the Jewish world > Jesus is the "deep listener" that can hear what reverberates through your soul > Jean Grey (X-Men) and her burden of knowing what everyone thinks and feels > To know what to do with someone's pain and weight when you can recognize it > Third week of Lenten Journey of Spirit: meeting God > Over 40 years the Israelites turn on and quarrel with Moses many times > The actions and complaints of the Israelites is the story of "US." > Beverly shares that she has given up "Facebook" for Lent > Moses mighty Staff and his connection and relationship with God > When things don't go our way - like the Israelites - we pick up a rock, shake or fist to the sky and blame God. > Faith allows us to come back and God will provide for us > Hearing God getting "tired and over" the Israelites and their straying from Him > 40 years in the desert? Moses must have wandered in circles > The controversy of where Mt. Sinai was located > Biblical maps gives some readers a grounding to a place to help us understand a story and lesson > Fleeing and hiding in "the Wilderness" is not a bad thing - it can be a regrouping and reenergizing time > Jesus's ministry and journey in the wilderness until he "points his face toward Jerusalem" > Moses also used "the Wilderness" to prepare to what was coming > Meeting your Yoda in the Wilderness > Finding focus and learning how to work without distractions - Cal Newport's Deep Work best-selling book > Withdrawing from society and going deep in your inner world, thoughts, and feelings to find some clarity > Carl Jung had to build a sanctuary to find his center and focus > The importance and power of a retreat > JK Rowling's technique to finish the last "Harry Potter" book > Going deep to see God, Jesus, the world around us and the "real you" > The difficult of judging ourselves > Deeping diving into understanding ourselves (Christ Church Cathedral) with Ministry Architects > Deep Listening and the Deep Listening Band and their music of reverberation and evolution of participating with the environment > "Going with the flow" just like water > Bruce Lee and his martial arts analogy of "being like water, not like the rock" > Emerging from "The Wilderness" and the importance of the "parking lot" conversations with others > Spiritual growth and opportunity in every interaction with people and places > Are we the same person at 18 and at 38? > Shutting out the world, looking inward, focusing and listening to others to discover who we are and what makes us happy > Cal Newport's view of "letting go" of social media > Balancing between the world of "letting go", the wilderness and the hustle and bustle of the world > Of the Earth vs. not of this Earth balancing battle > The lessons and the message from the discipline of Lent > Johnny admits that excess social media and the disruptive world getting in the way of prayer and spirituality makes him as quarrelsome as the Israelites in the desert > Living a life that embraces "minimalism" >  The world and culture of "MORE" > Lent is a good time for attendance at Church > The purpose of a Sabbatical > Katherine Deaton's living artisanal water well > The Baptism - living water giving to you from a stagnant rock > Pulpit To Pew suddenly turns into a financial podcast concerning oil, artisanal water, and the upcoming water supply bubble Readings Referenced: Exodus 17:1-7 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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  Download | Subscription (FREE) In this episode, Rev. Gibson shares her Leadership Alabama experiences from her trip thru Huntsville, Alabama. Huntsville's history is a story of rebirth when economic outlooks looked bleak and it's people are well-known for their spirit of perseverance, evolution even when their future was unknown. From the NASA space program, to new biotech companies, to new emerging technology industries, this city is a great example of building something important by conversion and transformation. Faith can be defined as belief plus action and Huntsville must have it by the rocket payload to make lemons out of lemonade at every turn. Most cities, and especially people, lack the ability and faith to be able to pivot or blindly change everything when the signs indicate a change is needed for a positive outome. Abram was 75 years old when God gave him a calling to move to a new part of the world and build a new Kingdom. He left without questioning the decison. Nicodemus, a Pharisee and religious leader, had to change the way he looked at his beliefs and the "law" to be able to grasp Jesus's message of the New Covenant. Do you have enough faith to change your whole life if God calls you to do so? Would you know what that calling looked and sounded like? Is there something stirring inside you that feels like you need to transform your life to something more and positive? It's never to late to design the life that you want. A life that God wants for you, that God has given you the gifts to make a reality. Do you have the spirit and believe to do complete the actions needed to seize an opportunity that you know exists but have not been able to see? Help support Pulpit To Pew Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes Readings Referenced: Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin continue discussing Jesus's beautiful, self-giving and sacrificial lessons of the Sermon on the Mount. "Love your enemy" and "pray for those that persecute you" are not only hard things to do but seems to be in direct opposition to the Old Testament "eye for an eye" rule of retribution. Jesus not only taught these new revisions of what God expects from us; he lived them. He forgave his persecutors and was actually "polite" with his killers until his final mortal breath. Christ's "perfection" and holy actions are an extreme example of his guiding light to navigate us today in such a polarized world of angry words, hurtful insults and bad actors. In the last half of the show, Rev. Gibson parallels Rachel Cusk's New Yorker Magazine essay "Age of Rudeness" with this week's lessons and readings.  Ms.Cusk she shares some real-world experiences and observations of a "rude" world and frames the question: "As the social contract frays, what does it mean to be polite?" {Except from Rev. Gibson's Weekly Worship Notes} Ms. Cusk refers at several points to the Bible, and specifically, to Jesus. Here is one: "[Rudeness] is the outward sign of an inward and unseen calamity. Rudeness itself is not the calamity. It is the harbinger, not the manifestation, of evil. [...] What Jesus did was to sacrifice himself, use his body to translate word to deed, to make evil visible. While being crucified, he remained for the most part polite. He gave others much to regret." In her conclusion, her suggested answer to her presenting question, Ms. Cusk draws on Jesus' example: "It strikes me that good manners would be the thing to aim for in the current situation. I have made a resolution, which is to be more polite. I don't know what it will do: this might be a dangerous time for politeness. It might involve sacrifices. It might involve turning the other cheek." In the end, she writes, "it would be good to have something to navigate by." Could following Christ's teachings and living up to his expectations free us from our "win at any cost" world? What small things can we do as individuals to help bring peace and understanding in such a turbulent environment? How can we start to understand, transform and implement this radical "Christ-like" example of how to deal with even our most difficult neighbors and yes, enemies? The discipline of resisting the urge of "getting someone back" will take a lot of work, patience, prayer and sacrifice but learning to overcome this common human instinct could be transformative for yourself and those that need a swift drop-kick of kindness and understanding. Help support Pulpit To Pew Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes What Will You Hear: > Understanding, following, and living the teachings of Jesus is not always Rainbows and Unicorns > The Sermon on the Mount and it's messages can be very hard to follow in today's worldly and modern society > Insights into the Book of Leviticus > We are instructed to treat other's like we treat ourselves - does this apply to people who treat themselves poorly? > Do we treat ourselves well with our own interior voice? Can we be too hard on ourselves compared to how we talk to and treat others? > You have to be happy and calm internally to be able to give back to others and be there for others > Internal harsh expectation carries over to others > "The Age of Rudeness" - Rachel Cusk - New Yorker Magazine > The Christ way of not returning a harsh word for a harsh word, or what we know as "turning the other cheek" > How not to amplify rude and tense moments with strangers > The truth of rude words and the harsh conversation of family members > The dangers of talking harshly to the one's we love - our family & friends > Pay It Forward movement in daily life > Ms. Cusk makes a conscious decision - what will happen if I make a constant effort always to be polite? Will this make a real difference in the world? > Beverly and how her priest collar diffused a tense moment in the post office > How we are - as a culture - programmed not to act up when we are around priests and church authority > Sermon on the Mount - more than just being non-confrontational > Christians need to show that they are more than what worldly authority knows > Jesus always remained "polite" with his persecutors even up to moment of his death > I live my life by a different code than that of the world > "bless your heart" has become a joke and code that may amplify a tense conversation or moment > What kind of discipline is Jesus asking us to live up to? > Can Churches be a divisive force personally and in the community? > Balancing the message of and act of politeness with the natural instinct and reaction of our reptile aggressive brain > The power of silence in confrontation and tense moments > Email is difficult to understand communication and context when it comes to complex issues > Jesus's teachings free us from living in a "win at any cost" world. > The book Deep Work by Cal Newport - Beverly's positive input suggestion for this week > John Adams HBO mini-series - Johnny's positive input suggestion for this week > Takeaway: Try our best to be the example that Jesus taught and lived in his life. Even when dealing with your biggest rival or nemesis to rise above pettiness, see God in all, and instead of fighting power with power - try understanding, empathy, courtesy and silence.   Readings Referenced: Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23 Matthew 5:38-48   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) Historically, pilgrims have been described as foreign travelers journeying to reach a destination - physically and spiritually. It's not just the act of traveling to passively see the sights and gain some memories, that's more like a tourist. Pilgrims undertake a purposeful external journey, called a pilgrimage, with the aim to bring about a profound internal transformation. Even though we are not physically on a long and dangerous spiritual pilgrimage (like the Camp de Santiago), maybe we Christians could incorporate the qualities of dedication and mindset of the pilgrim when journeying through our everyday life. What if we decided to "choose life" like Moses suggests in Deuteronomy and embrace Jesus's teachings of the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. This episode focuses on how when walking with God; we are called to be pilgrims, not tourists? The "Pilgrim's Way" is not an easy path, but like anything worthwhile, it takes sacrifice, persistence, and discipline. What you will hear: > Describing the premise of being God's Tourist and God's Pilgrim > The Characteristics of a Pilgrim - Jonathon Edwards > Rev. Gibson's connecting thread of the "Pilgrim's Way" sermon message and the weekly readings > The journey of the physical and external change needs to include the total transformation on the internal > The Great Commandment > The "Pilgrim's Way" as an example of fulfilling the baptismal covenant > Was Moses and Jesus pilgrims? > A Pilgrims Way teaches a discipline to finish something > Are we all pilgrims in the normal day everyday journey of life and living > Dante's Inferno beginning introduces the whole poem and the idea of his mid-life crisis > Blindly going through life and how we quietly lose track of your own being > Poet's Way - Dante's personal quest for the search for the divine > The Pilgrim's Way dealing with the mid-life crisis > Sermon on the Mount messages and taking the hard route > Star Wars Jedi Path as an example of the "Pilgrim's Way" > The word Parish - translation of a house for pilgrims > Moses message of yes or no. There is no maybe when choosing to truly walk with God > We are all in this life together. Pilgrims do things for themselves but also do for their fellow travelers. Pilgrims travel and support each other > Zoe Keating (musician) - Beverly loves her music and how she integrates her art with technology, crypto currency, and service > The Way (movie): Johnny suggests Emilio Estevez's movie to see an inspirational movie about modern day pilgrimage on a pilgrimage. Available on Netflix. Readings Referenced:   Deuteronomy 30:15-20 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37    What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) This is an extra special episode of Pulpit To Pew. Rev. Gibson was visiting Troy, Alabama this Sunday and Johnny was out of pocket. So, we thought this was a great week to share some discussions that didn't make the last couple of episodes. Beverly and Johnny talk about Paul's message of unity to the Corinthians and how that relates to the "common ground" and differences of all the Christian denominations. Plus, they share some personal entertaining and inspiring literature and movie recommendations. Enjoy the show and thanks for your support. What you will hear: > Paul's admonishment of the lack of unity in the name of Christ > Early Christians seeing the Apostles as a fixation and not the original message > Joining a church because of the body of the church, not the head and the charismatic leader > With so many different denominations and organizations can the Is  Christian world be considered united? > Focusing on the common ground of our religions, not the differences > What does unite all our different Anglican communities? > Can religion help to combine our divided nation? > Church's as community example of Unity > Showing others an example of Christian acts, not just words > Episcopal confession versus Roman Catholic confession > The scale of penance in the Catholic Church > The liturgical form of Episcopal confession > You come to Church to unburden yourself that something that is weighing on you with a private meeting with a Priest > The Priest's role in matters of forgiveness, personal and marital relationships, and matters of mental health > Beverly's book recommendation of Snowy Tower: Parzival and the Wet Black Branch of Language > Johnny's movie recommendation of the unlikely friend and mentor story St. Vincent starring Bill Murray. You can find St. Vincent on Netflix.  Readings Referenced: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In this episode, Rev. Gibson discusses how Jesus presented and teached his ministry for building God's Kingdom - the Beatitudes. Jesus's vision plan laid out to his early followers, grounded in the Sermon on the Mount gospel, goes against every philosophy of power, wealth, and strength to build a kingdom. Re-examining and re-evaluating this power, beautiful and radical message could be a transformative tool when reflecting on our present lives and the tense moments many are experiencing in our nation. Lastly, Beverly and Johnny look at humility from the pulpit and Prophet Micah's prophetic message of what God expects from us: to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. Help support Pulpit To Pew Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes What you will hear: > Micah - the "lawsuit" reading > How to be good: to do justice, to love kindness, and walk humbly with God > Overthinking messages and lessons can be a barrier > The mission statement of Jesus's journey and building God's Kingdom is the Beatitudes > God's way of Kingdom building > The Beatitudes comes off as the opposite message of what the people of the time (and now) needed to established a great nation: wealth and power > Jesus came > Humility - grounded from the earth - lowly > We are only here for a season and you are not God - we are temporary > We are loved and valued by God, but we are temporary and not above anyone else > We are the creatures, and he is the shepherd > World Leaders - how should they see themselves > The first shall be last, and the last shall be first > Following the way of the cross is not for the weak > The Beatitudes - this message will rule the whole path > The Beatitudes as a vetting and weed out class for his followers > Reconditioning our perspective to understanding Jesus's message of Sermon on the Mount > Exegesis defined > The Sermon on the Mount doesn't need a lot of exegesis analysis and added interpretation because of the beauty and powerful message > Sermon on the Mount used by great speakers in history as a servant leader speech model (Martin Luther King, Jr and Gandhi) > World leaders need for humility and the need for someone to ground them > Not managing but empowering others leadership message and philosophy > Another Star Wars reference - the tug of war of the pure light and the darkside > What is "the pure of heart"? > To will one thing and to will one thing is to know God > Relooking and rethinking the descriptions and language of the Beatitudes > The difference preaching prophetically or pastorally > What Prophets do > Prophets: let me tell you what God said to mend your ways and find a way to get you closer to God > Dealing with an uncertain world from the pulpit as an individual and at the same time as a priest and leader of a diverse parish > The Gospel speaks itself, and the priest doesn't have to speak from a perspective to the message to fit a trying and disruptive moment in time > The pulpit that contains in it - "we want to see Jesus" > Not getting to emotionally and spiritually attached to the temporary leaders, events, and times of the present > Don't believe everything that you think > Balance your beliefs with the timeless messages with the moments and the urgent temporary world > The deepest longing we have to be a part of something more than something temporary and more > Johnny and Beverly admit to be spoiled children > Johnny Dad's message of "things are never as bad or as good as you think it is" - keep things in perspective > Prophet Isaiah's messages seems very relevant in these recent times > Cast a big vision, be grounded in where you are now, and figure out where you are going in the future Weekly Readings: Micah 6:1-8 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin discusses Matthew's gospel retelling the early walking ministry and the focus of the mission of Jesus. How did Jesus recruit the people he needed for his earthly purpose? How did the first apostles react to Jesus's request to "follow me"? What made Jesus so charismatic and such a strong servant leader? How would modern people react with such a "life-changing" request to leave the safety and comfort of job, home, family, and city to join Jesus to "fish for people?" Within the historical background, prophecies, teachings and the Bible narrative of the past, present and what is to come - where are we as individuals in these stories and lessons. Where do we start walking the road with Jesus? Do we walk with him at all? Jesus's vision is so strong that he becomes a magnet for the right tribe of people to make his ministry and ministry work. How can we take the example of Jesus's vision and approach to designing the lives that we want? Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes When the time was right, Jesus took his internal vision and set off in the world to fulfill his purpose. As he took to the road, he met, touched and connected with the external world and others. Against barriers, fear and the unknown Jesus's ministry started with his first steps. Can we use this "Follow Me" message and lesson to begin the long journey that our vision casts? Maybe it's time for us to quit talking and start walking down the long road of designing our lives and purpose.   What you will here: > Jesus's use of youth for his ministry > Jesus was not really known as who he was - he was an unknown quantity > Jesus netting 4 apostles Andrew, Simon, John, James > The power and aura of confidence that Jesus had to recruit the people he needed for his vision and mission > Did the apostles know the backstory and the background for the coming of the "Savior" > The grounding mythos of the "Coming Savior." > Casting a vison like a net and cathing people up > Would we have known and what Jesus was if he approached us? > What is the "call place" - where am I in the narrative of the big picture? > Jesus as the example of the servant leader > Jesus left his own family and security to assemble his own tribe > The team dynamic of the 12 apostles > The transformation of individuals in the dynamic of the tribe or group > That one person every group that is a "nutjob" > Defining the "crazymaker" - Julian Cameron - The Artist Way > Judas - The Apostle's "crazy maker" > Johnny's early fear of podcasting > The barrier and power of fear > Who is Milton Glazer and Debbie Millman? > Debbie Millman and her "How To Design A Life." > The life and hard crisis moment of vision or "the other way" > Graphic Design into Life Design > The 5-year plan and the tools to help you design the life for you > Writing the last chapter of your story first. > Writing the last chapter helps you not get stuck in the sticky, long and messy middle chapters > Rev. Gibson has to put out her vision for how she sees her vision for the Church > Clarifying "vision" from hallucination visions > What's a stretch goal? > Jesus's walking ministry > Walking through the world and touch it to touch you Weekly Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In this bonus episode, Johnny quizzes Rev. Gibson on the details of the mysterious Three Wise Men. Who were they? Where were they from? What the heck is a magi? Why are they significant to the Christmas story, Epiphany, and our Christian traditions. Johnny manages to get a Gary Larson (The Far Side) reference in the mix and Beverly shares the beauty of T.S. Eliot's poem Journey of The Magi. As always thanks for listening and please let us know what you think about this bonus Pulpit To Pew Episode.   Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In this episode, Reverend Gibson and Johnny time travel from the Epiphany to the baptism of an adult Jesus by John The Baptist. This act is seen as the event that starts Jesus's earthly ministry. Have you ever wondered why the Son of God needed to be baptized? What does his baptism signify and how is it relevant in today's world and worship. Our baptism was the full inclusion in the Church and the gateway to everything in the Church for all of us. Join Beverly and Johnny as we take an in-depth look the inward and outward elements of this sacrament, sign and gift of God's grace - baptism. Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes What you will hear:> What is Epiphany and why we observe this day > Downtown Abbey and Johnny's education of Epiphany and 12th Night > Fast forward of Jesus's birth to immediately his baptism by John The Baptist > The ministry of Jesus was short - maybe 5-7 years > Why did Jesus need to be baptized? > His baptism of the ever present lesser/greater message > His baptism is an example that it serves all and Jesus model as a Servant King > His baptism is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and John The Baptist prophecy and mission > His baptism is the initial coming of the Holy Spirit and it started with the one - Jesus > Baptism was Jesus's first gift > Baptism is the gateway to everything else > Baptism is full inclusion in the Church > Why do we baptize children? > Jesus was always sure to check off the boxes of fulfilling Jewish Prophecy > What is a sacrament? > Baptism and Eucharist is seen by the Church to be essential in people's lives > What's "sacramental" and what does it represent? > "Sacramental" as slang and use by lay people concerning secular things > Last Rights as an obligation and Beverly shares a touching story of a recent use of oil during an Unction visit > Johnny needs "unction" defined? > Go out into the world and be an example of God's grace and love > Our mission to take God out of the Church and through the doors into the real world > Viaticum defined as food for the journey > Why it's been uncomfortable for Johnny to invite others to join him at Christ Church Cathedral > Johnny recommends a positive book called A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer > Reverend Beverly Gibson recommends to give the podcast Backlisted a listen to be inspired Weekly Readings:   Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) This end of the year episode is a little peak behind the veil at how Pulpit To Pew gets made. Reverend Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin occasionally riff off the main weekly sermon lesson themes - sometimes they veer way off course - and we either keep these audio bits, or we trash them. They plucked this audio from Episode 32 - Once Upon A Tax recording and decided to share it with everyone on this 2016 wrap up show. Beverly and Johnny felt that this 10-minute conversation revealed the spark, purpose and breathe of this podcast. Johnny explains his Sabbadoodles, and Beverly discusses her sermon creation and how they both have evolved and transformed this year since starting Pulpit To Pew. Thanks so much for your ears and support this year, happy New Years and rev. Gibson and Johnny will see you stronger than ever in 2017. Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign What You Will Hear: > Not sketchnoting (Sabbadoodle) on Christmas Eve - which Johny did actually do. > The difference between sketchnoting in real-time or from a recording >Feeling in the moment over details >Has Johnny ever been moved by something in the service and instinctually was he inspired to draw something. {Editor's note: Johnny misunderstood this amazing question and did not answer it very well.} >The formula's of sketchnoting > Older sketches vs. newer sketches > The energy of the older Sabbadoodles and the finesse of the newer ones > Johnny misquotes musician Brian Eno (should have been Robert Fripp) comparing Sabbadoddles to making music - An album is like a love letter and a live show is like a hot date. >Beverly discusses using some Sabbadoodles when presenting at workshops - the reactions and emotional response > Chateau De' Jesus ad Sabbadoodle example > Sabbadoodle wine ads getting to the "Blood of Christ" > Other pop culture and commercial design mash-up examples with weekly sermons, Scripture readings, and lessons > Johnny's fear of other's seeing these Sabbadoodles as being "irreverent" > Beverly shares that she feels that she walks this line herself in her sermons with her "hook" intro style > The effect is to "jolt" others to hear and think about information in a new and different way > Johnny talks about sharing the biblical messages in the Sabbadoodles to secular groups like design classes at universities and graphic design industry professionals at design workshops > Sketchnoting in Church has made the services fun for Johnny > Beverly breaking the formula of sermon writing to keep things fresh for the congregation and the Priest > How much do you reveal about yourself and your personality when delivering a sermon or any presentation? >The Southern Baptist sermon formula of conversion story and witness - the traps and purpose > The world's worst sign out in podcast history > Happy New Years and salutation > Pitch for patreon campaign to support the show What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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Download | Subscribe (Free) In this episode, Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin recap the well-known Christmas story of Mary, Joseph and the birth of Jesus. First thru the eyes of Christ Church Cathedral kid's pageant, then from insights of English-writer Jeanette Winterson, and finally from the personal experiences of the show hosts. Examining all of the complex events that had to happen to make the birth of Christ happen and fulfill an ancient messianic prophecy is stunning and fascinating. Have you ever taken the time to re-read this story and look at the logistics and all the conscious choices these people had to make to get to that moment, that stable, that birth, and the broadcast of the news that billions of people celebrate each year? And we think our build up to Christmas is full of drama. Plus, Beverly and Johnny discuss Joseph's kindness, Mary's grace, and their simpatico relationship that endured immense struggle and pressure. Lastly, Beverly shares how Christmas Eve Mass can be a mystical and spiritual moment of rebirth for all of us. Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign {Editor's note: This is an excerpt from Rev. Gibson's worship notes} Perhaps the greatest gift our children will give us this Sunday is the gift of time-time given and spent in attention to one another, concentrating on what is precious, worth our loving, and worth our whole lives. This gift is the best gift you can give anyone this Christmas season, to be spent telling and listening to stories, setting aside differences and enjoying laughter and good company. If you were to read this week's lessons from scripture, you would find: Isaiah's prophecy that God would send a sign to the house of David in the young woman who would bear a son she would name Immanuel; Paul's confirmation to the Church in Rome that Jesus Christ was this prophesied son; and, Matthew's recounting of the appearance of an angel in a dream to Joseph, telling him that the child in Mary's womb is that prophesied Emmanuel, "God with us." The angel's message to Joseph changed all his plans. He did marry Mary, and he named the child Jesus, as the angel had instructed. But those changes in plan were only the beginning! God is always about changing our plans, even though we resist change at every turn.  Accept God's life-changing gifts this Christmas, thankfully and joyfully. What You Will Hear: > The luxurious Joesph beard and the Christ Church Cathedral's Kid's Christmas Pageant recap >What does Noel mean? Christmas in French. > The talking shepherds and the quiet angels > Angels are blue and yellow ghosts > The frightening biblical description of angels > The retelling of the dreaded "lump of coal" story as a myth > Chris Kringle, Santa Claus, and St. Nicholas > Joseph's dream and visit from the Angel (Mathew > Emmanuel and Immanuel - the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy > Joseph and Mary's engagement and the virgin pregnancy > The kindness and grace of Joseph - how he handled the news of Mary's pregnancy and him quietly "letting her go" > Annunciation of Mary - the realities of a 13-14-year-old girl questioning the Angel Gabriel how can this be? > Mary and Joseph's choice to go forward with the birth of this miracle child > Mary's acceptance and embracing this reality as it has appeared to her > Joseph and Mary as a couple and on the frequency > The instability of a young couple with a baby fleeing a chaotic system > Jesus the precious little scamp > Seeing the reality of Joseph and Mary as 3-dimensional characters that really existed - not two-dimensional characters in just a story > The Sorrows of Mary > The dangers and the life expectancy of the world of early Christian word compared to the world we have today > Angels, shepherds, the star - the whole world was being drawn to this point in time and place > What did all these look like? Sound like? > Jeanette Winterson's insights on the importance of Bethlehem and the call for the Roman census > Roman decree that we need to tax the whole world and the context in which all of these events happens > What started with a man's request for money ends with God's gift to mankind > The misconception and the reality of what type of Messiah Jesus was and will be > Grace - a gift from God to have the ability to say "Yes" to God and to follow through on some things > Grace vs. Intuition - the difference > Control and relinquishing control to God because of freewill, acceptance and earned trust in Him > The great complexity of being a human being > Jesus came to live and die as one of us > Interplay of instinct, genetic makeup, consciousness, and unconsciousness, choice and suffering > Faith building rereading of well-known scripture to notice all the choices these people made to stay on the path > The hectic onion of Christmas chaos and still taking the time to focus on the realization that this all started with the birth of a baby > The reason and the purpose of the "dark church" > Christmas Eve is a mystical and special nice that > Church as a place to slow down and find some "peace" > The drama of the seats and saved seats of Christmas Eve mass with all the people > Creating a spiritual environment in the Church that feels like floating in this island of timelessness > Giving yourself over to this spiritual experience that transforms you and connects you with all these people Christmas events, other Christians worshiping all over the world, the people to come in the future. > Rev. Gibson's understanding why some people come to Christmas Eve Mass when they don't come to other services throughout the year Weekly Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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In this episode, Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin explore and share thoughts on hope, purpose, courage and the Heroes Journey. Carefully, Rev Gibson parallels this week's lessons and readings with the epic good vs. evil tale of pop-culture staple Star Wars. Yes, the Luke Skywalker and Han Solo Star Wars of 1978, titled A New Hope. The characters of the scripture readings and the fictional ones in a galaxy far, far away, seem to be in a constant tug of war of embracing the light and fighting the darkness of the forces of their foes, the external world, and themselves. These Biblical and Sci-fi epic stories of struggles that seem too large to overcome are eventually transformed into victory only when hope, guided by insight and purpose, evolves into real courage. These timeless and heroic tales aren't just stories; they are reflections of who we all are. Hope is something that we are wired to search for and follow. Hope is what can give us strength to carry on and control our fear of the unknown until we reach our final goals. We can find ourselves in dark places and hard times, but each of us (like the apostles and the rebel force) have talents and gifts that we can contribute to making things better. We are called to discover what those God-given gifts are and to step away from the darkness and fight to walk and bring others into the light. Heroes need a purpose, as well as, strength and a brave heart when bringing down an empire or reclaiming a kingdom. What can we do to transform ourselves and our communities from mere mortals to epic heroes full of hope and courage that (against all odds) work to make a better world we all envision?   Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign What you will hear: > The convergence of passion and purpose > Beverly's inclusion of the Star Wars (A New Hope) universal themes in this week's sermon > The ubiquitous parallels of Star Wars lessons in the classroom setting > The double edge sword of presenting fiction like Star Wars from the pulpit > The comparable motifs and themes of epic journey fiction and stories in the Bible > The messages of transformation and the "calling" that changes the person > Penny Dreadful (TV show) and it's example of personal transformation > The "monster" is always within and the rejection of that reality > Tim Ferris and his practical way to bring more light in daily life. > Build fires in as many ways as possible until the storm blows over > Bring more light (and kindness) during this hectic and stressful Christmas season > Less about yourself. It's not where I think I am going; it's more about where am I am now and the awareness to adjust my "inner compass" based on what happens on the journey > Eliminate the idealized world and be aware of what is "really happening" > Small acts of kindness can bring light in the world > The shocking confessions of parishioners who have not seen Star Wars > Johnny recommends the awful 1979 Star Wars Holiday - made for TV -Special featuring Chewbacca and his family > We all are called to discern our purpose of drawing ourselves and others away from darkness and toward the light > Beverly suggests Tracy McMillian and her thought provoking posts on Instagram for daily inspiration > Johnny suggests listening to the podcast Where There's Smoke by Brett Gadja & Nick Jaworski - this insightful show brings light to the dark internet Weekly Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?
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In this episode, we discuss prophet visions, repentance, God's covenant and preparing the way of the Lord. Forgiveness is the past, repentance is the future and repentance is a necessary component to our reconciliation with God. Rev. Beverly Gibson reveals the 3 "R's" of repentance: > Recognize - who you are and where you are in your own internal narrative? > Regret - examine and count the true cost of your sin for you and for others and what it has kept me from accomplishing in my life? > Reorient - regain your bearing in your life and determine where you are headed after your turn around. Prophet obsessed Johnny Gwin discusses his revelation of The Bible as one big promise and contract that God has with his people and how we repeatedly wander away and back to that covenant. Lastly, Rev. Gibson defines what is a Gentile, details the Court of the Gentiles and where is it located in the Church. Today's takeaway is to always strive to create a welcoming Church for others (especially strangers) and for Jesus to be pleased with out works upon his return. Click to read Rev. Gibson's full Worship Notes {Editor's Note: this is an excerpt from Rev. Gibson's Worship Notes} On this second Sunday in Advent, we turn our attention to the prophets, those figures in life and history who have the capacity to see clearly the mistakes of the present and to foresee the possibilities of the future, whether these are catastrophic or idyllic. ...God sent the prophets as messengers to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation. We ask for grace to listen to their warnings and abandon our wrong ways so that we can greet the coming of Jesus Christ with joy. ...The call to repent this Advent season is extended to us as well. The reconciliation with us that God seeks, as well as the ministry of reconciliation to which we are called, demand that we should recognize our wrong behaviors and our wrong directions and reorient ourselves toward the way of Christ. This requires the hard work of coming to self-knowledge-and we probably know ourselves less well than we think. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ What you will hear: > The peaceful and reflective Advent Lessons & Carols Celebration > The difficult and outcast lives of the Biblical Prophets > Isaiah's vision of restoration & final day of the Lord > The Last Days and the disruption of the Left-Behind > The more kind and gentler view of the end of times and Rapture > The Stump of Jesse - who is Jesse? > Jesse was the father of David - chosen King by God's emissary - Ely > Harmony and peace message of Isaiah's vision. > John The Baptist preaching and retelling the vision and prophecy of Isaiah > Johnny 's theory that The Bible is all a long term promise between God and his people. > The simplification of the promise with Jesus and his single commandment: Love your God with all your heart. > John The Baptist and Paul Preaching that the new Kingdom is for everyone including the Gentiles and not just the "sons of Abraham." > The promise of being God's children and his relationship with him in the Garden of Eden > A covenant of living in harmony with God and each other in continuing new ways > The covenant - that agreement with God hits right at the heart of Reconciliation > Repentance is a necessary part of Reconciliation > Repent - means to turn around, look around and going in a new direction > James Martin podcast with Kristen Tippet (podcast from 2014) > James Martin and the Ignatian Way to form a relationship with God. > Giving up something to be truly free > The problems of working in the affluent world and the problems of the Rich > Turning your back on something is not always bad, but that we can be freed by something > David White and vocation - our progress thru life with our gifts God has given us and the path is not a straight path. It's a constant ebb and flow of forward progress that changes. > Episcopal repentance vs. Catholic sacrament of confession > Westworld (HBO show) analogy of the maze of the robots consciousness and the straight line path relationship with God > The misconception of the straight line path of education and the process of learning > An active spiritual life and dedication helps us with an unpredictable world > Forgiveness is the past - Reconciliation is the future > Reconciliation is the agreement of how people are going to come together and live as a one as a community > The heart of Christian Teaching - God made us for himself but we have, over history, wandered away from him and God sent his only son to reset our relationship - The Ultimate Sacrifice > The importance of the Confession of Sins and how it prepares us weekly for the taking of the Eucharist > Anamnesis - you give something life as you relive it (Christmas) > Christmas is more than Jesus' birthday > Are we in a contract with God? > Rev. Gibson's remembering her vow and promise to God as a priest > Are we Gentiles? > The Epistle lesson - Christ came not only for the Jews but also the Gentiles > What is the Court of the Gentiles and where is it in the Church? > Our Gentiles = strangers, outsiders and visitors > We are all Gentiles and Paul's point is that Jesus came for everyone > How welcoming are we to all the Gentiles? > How do we make our Church more welcoming to strangers? > When Jesus comes back will he find us welcoming to others and be pleased with our works? Weekly Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

Advent calls us to prepare and be open to something new personally and spiritually. In this episode, Rev. Beverly F. Gibson & Johnny Gwin explore the significant enlightenment and connections the solitary act of reading can make with others and ourselves. Literature and stories allow us to lose and find ourselves by experiencing the ideas and lives of others in fiction or non-fiction. Challenging ourselves to being more open, connecting with, and loving people that you know or those that are different from you is equivalent to receiving Christ. We all should try to read more this Advent. It's a great tool for self-examination, awareness, and connectivity which are all transformative actions for us as Christians and members of a community. "What are you reading?" It's such a simple question, but it can be so powerful in the process of making a connection with ourselves and others. Sure, The Good book is the Word of God and is the cornerstone of our faith, but spirituality and the gifts of God can be found in other works of literature and art. Rev. Gibson's Advent "little Lenten" challenge: Ask someone (you want to have a closer connection with) "what are you reading?" Then take the time to read that book. Let's actively work to form a closer bond or a new connection by taking interest in others and their interests. {Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from Rev. Gibson's Weekly Worship Notes} During this brief season (Advent) we live in at least three dimensions: the calendar days leading up to Christmas, the period of waiting from the announcement of the coming of the Messiah up to his birth, and the on-going period lasting from his ascension through his coming again, in which we continue to wait. We await Christmas; we await Christ's first coming; we await Christ's coming again. After a year of raging darkness and waging personal battles in the political arena in our country, my prayer is that this Advent season can be for us a time of stepping into the light and looking forward to the new life God holds in store for us. Click to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes Help support Pulpit To Pew with our Patreon campaign What you will hear in this episode: > Johnny's absence at Church confession > Beverly's "off the notes" sermon > After the Iron Bowl service description...a.k.a 1st Sunday of Advent > Musician & Preacher analogy and commonalities > Experimenting with sermon style when the service is poorly attended > Rev. Gibson's personal thoughts and desire (post-election) to read the writer Proust and why > Proust's In Search of Lost Time story and description of relevance > Immersing yourself into a book to understand how we know or don't know ourselves and other people > The three dimensions of Proust and Advent > Fiction is a great way to see and understand people > Modernity and where did it go > Why sometimes Rev. Gibson doesn't go to The Bible when she needs some solace and perspective > Our current Gulf Coast Bishop talks about that in the Episcopal tradition we start with The Bible, and then we move on to other books and works of art > God's presence in art and in all things > The three dimensions and the waiting of Advent > Inattentive of the  messages and our actions in our lives > Looking at the deeper meanings of things we have heard and ritually done for years > The waiting of Advent and how our modern world is not good at waiting > Staying awake - openness and attentiveness message of the weekly gospel > Being open to Christ and the fulfillment all of the Christian promises > Prayer - giving something attention, homage, and reverence > Transforming the written Word of God into images and life. God is in the Word and in the world > The Episcopal and eastern religion connection > The Yin Yang and the light and the darkness messages > The self-examination of seeing the light and the darkness > The "Lenten" part of Advent > The active participation of reading > Movies & TV Shows vs. books > Reading allows you to understanding and the empathy of others > The Need To Read article in the Wall Street Journal > Grandmother connecting with grandson with The Hunger Games > Connecting with others through books art > Rev. Gibson set herself up to get kicked like a football to read The Hunger Games that her daughter has recommended for some time > Connecting, making relationships and understanding our view of the world is just that - ours - not God's or some else's > Why are many fascinated and drawn to dark and negative entertainment > Wresting with the light and the dark and your life >" The beach is boring without waves" analogy > Sleep of the mindless behavior > The zone of highly attentive activity of a snowboarder and a soldier > Active attention to seeing Church every Sunday > The early Christians thought Christ was coming back sooner - the frustration of waiting > Don't wear dirty underwear because we don't know the day or the time when Christ will return. > Being open and loving to people that are different from you  or you do not know is equal to receiving Christ Weekly Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

In this episode of Pulpit To Pew, to end the Green Season of ordinary time, Reverend Gibson and Johnny Gwin dive deep into the world of Christian mysticism. They discuss the ideas of "Divine Time" and "Divine Leadership." The creative, divine and eternal nature of the Celtic tradition of Anam Cara and the retelling of the story of Rumi and his "Soul-Friend" Shams. On this Feast of Christ the King, let's explore the beauty of unifying, not dividing, the Christian world and our own personal relationships. What if we looked at Jesus as our closest friend and eternal confidant? What if that closeness was something that was not abstract but real and in the present? Today's lessons focus on: 1. Replacing our perception of linear time to understand the fullness of  God 2. The actions and lesson of the ancient text of the Bible are bringing God's past and promises to the present. 3. Growth, development, and expansion of our souls. 4. Seeing Christ more than just a "King" but our "Soul Friend and Heart King." 5. The transformative moments of mixing the spiritual connection between past and present, and life and death. Click to read Rev. Gibson's complete sermon notes. {Excerpt of Rev. Gibson's Sermon Notes:} "...It contains what may be a fragment of a baptismal hymn that asserts the supremacy of Christ over the cosmos and the Church, describing him in the same terms as the Lady Wisdom, or Sophia. He existed before all things, and in him all things are held together. All things were created through him and for him. He is the head of the Body that is the Church, and he is the beginning of its eternal nature, as the firstborn from the dead. "For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross." This is the full picture of Christ the King." "Our experience of Christ as King this Sunday will fold time together, bending and blending the present and the future, earth and heaven, the cross and the resurrection, our brokenness and our forgiven life in love." What you will hear: > How the liturgical calendar works and helps frame the Pulpit To Pew  Show. > The subject of "Divine Time" > Explanation of the Jeremiah reading - Shepards and prophecy. > The journey into mysticism and mystical teaching. > The folding of time - time happening in the eternal. > Christians embody Divine Time and it connects the living and the dead. > Looking at the Bible as Literature > The "Word" starts to become life. > The dynamic transformation of "The Word" and how it generates life. That in turn, generates more life. > The limitations of language concerning the divinity and power of the Bible. > The Divine Life > Leonard Cohen - and the other artists that use the Bible and Scripture to create more art and other life. > The Kingship references of Christ seems "foreign" to Rev. Gibson > The Shepard's that are divided the flock in 500BC and relevance today. > The large vision of unity - Pope Pius XI created Feast of Christ The King to unite all the religion under one king - ruler. > The failure of us as a worldwide community to worship united. > Anam Cara - The "Soul Friend" vs. the Kingship view of Christ. > Anam Cara (Celtic Christian Tradition) defined - an eternal friendship that knows you more than anyone else. Makes you a better person and pushes you to a fuller life. > Poet and Philosopher John O'Donohue and his writings on the Anam Cara. > Colemon Barks (University of Georgia) "Soul Friends" and the story of Rumi and Shams. > Rumi, Shams and the book in the water - story. > Out of the classroom and into the world. > The creative, divine and eternal nature of this Celtic tradition of Anam Cara > The Mysticism of a Soul Friend > Time if folded over and expanded out. > Jesus - the "Heart King" - Your "Soul King.". > Your relationship with Jesus needs to be bigger than just friendship. > The "mobius" lesson from the weekly scripture. > Anam Cara is the person that you do not hide anything from, and you confess to that person. > The repentive criminal on Golgotha with Jesus. > Always moving forward message in today's lesson. > Growth, expanding and development of your soul. > Transformative experiences and gifts of spiritual moments after the passing of a loved one. > The mixed and spiritual connection between life and death. > Impact of important people on your soul and your life. > Honoring the gifts important > Sophia - the image and biblical image of "wisdom." > Paul's letter to the Colossians - Jesus is and always eternal. > The different and wrong ways to learn about the "Trinity." Weekly Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

In this podcast, Rev. Beverly F. Gibson and Johnny Gwin talk about healing a wounded nation and moving forward as a community after a tense, ugly & divided election by reflecting and putting into practice some of the most basic lessons of Jesus. Jesus offers his direction for how we should respond: "I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you." Let your cheek be struck without reciprocating; let someone who needs your coat take it. Give to everyone who begs from you. And finally, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." As a nation, we have a long journey ahead of us to unite such a broken spirit. Uniting the country is a large task but changing yourself and looking at learning to love better is something we can all do to start the healing process. Click to view Rev. Gibson's full version of Worship Notes. We need your help to make Pulpit To Pew better? Please check out and support our patreon.com campaign. What You Will Hear: > Celebrating the gifts of those that have past before us > The polarizing environment of the recent 2016 Presidential election cycle > Creating a Church that is a welcoming and warm place for everyone > Realizing our family, neighbors and friends are more important than political candidates and political issues > Maureen Dowd's "Little Basket of Deplorable" discussion and examples. > The good, bad and the ugly of social media > Social media relationships are not true relationships and why > Rev. Rob Gulledge and his John Wesley Facebook post that inspired Johnny to share a message of religious traditions od election etiquette and guidelines. > Episcopal Church - The Republican Party in prayer myth addressed. > Political tenor of Christian religion and from the pulpit. > The old adage that your political vote is yours and should be sacred and doesn't always need to be shared. > Valuing others on a political vote or affiliation is not in our Christian teaching or is it good for our community. > CBS 60 Minute Frank Luntz discussion and insights. Everyone is talking, and no one is listening. > Being seen fully and wholly for who we really are > The Scripture lessons of patience and faith in the face of tough times > Honestly, who are we perceived to be and who are we really? And knowing those tough and difficult truths > Catching up a being aware of how we have changed and what are becoming > Hearing the expansive music that is the "Divine Voice" from the lessons of Leonard Cohen. > Lessons and advice in moving forward as a communtiy to get over the divisive nature of the past election. > Get to know your real self and the real self of others > Be hopeful and strive to have a better tomorrow for future generation > Being "heard" by Washinton is abstract but our congressman and senators are a conduit to DC and can be "real people" and helpful > The power of listening instead of always talking > The church pulpit might be one of the only places left on earth were only the speaker is speaking. > The energy of affirmation from a congregation for a priest or speaker. > Simple good and bad ways to get the congregation attention from the pulpit. Humor always helps. > The misunderstanding and hurtful nature of sarcasm > Seeing Church as a School for Loving > Learn to love better - others and ourselves and practice that > The two great commandments. > Love is the basic teaching of Jesus. Repeated over and over in the Scripture. > Beautitudes - Love your enemies and those that curse you. > American's mentality of win at all cost can be a barrier to being a transformed and giving member of a community or parish. > Building from the "Glorious Bottom" - the Way of The Ashes > Thinking, projecting and building a foundation for the future - works for business, church and for our spiritual life. > The "community" mindset of the younger and millennial groups. Weekly Readings: Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

This Pulpit To Pew episode focuses on a much loved story from Jesus’ ministry on earth, illustrates how Christ always sees us, sees into our hearts, and is ready to draw us out of our brokenness and set us on the way to new life. Reverend Beverly Gibson shares her priestly origin story and some confessions of her personal life, as well as discussing the relevance of the see those that are "invisible" and the "invisible" being seen. Johnny Gwin inquires about the nature of a "Zacchaeus Moment" and the positive and negative aspects of being open, taking a chance, being seen and brought into the spotlight. Rev. Gibson challenges us to ask ourselves these questions: What gift is hidden inside you that is something that needs to come out and be seen? Plus, what am I doing with those gifts to improve my life and strengthen my family and community? We need your help to make Pulpit To Pew better? Please check out and support our patreon.com campaign. Click to view Rev. Gibson's full version of Worship Notes. {Editor's Note: This is an excerpt of Rev. Gibson's weekly Worship Notes} The gospel lesson from Luke is the familiar story of Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in his region and this job had allowed him to become rich; he also happened to be “short in stature.” Zacchaeus wanted “to see who Jesus was,” and so he joined the crowd in Jericho, awaiting Jesus’ passing through on his way to Jerusalem. Because he couldn’t see over the crowd, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree for a better view. As Jesus passed by, he looked up, directly at the little man, and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” Again, Jesus was choosing the company of the wrong sort of people, and the crowd grumbled. The effect of Jesus’ presence on Zacchaeus was immediate and powerful: he repented, not simply by adopting a new way of life in giving half of his wealth to the poor, but also by making amends through repaying four-fold what he had defrauded from anyone. Jesus announced to the crowd then, “Today salvation has come to this house.” This is the reign of God, coming into the world. Jesus went his way, on to Jerusalem. Zacchaeus stayed put, establishing new life in God right where he was. Jesus’ last line in this reading is a summation of his whole ministry: “the Son of Man came to seek out and save the lost.” Jesus saw what this man desired; he offered it to him, and Zacchaeus responded. This collaborator with the Roman authorities, despised by his neighbors as he grew rich on their suffering, is the one Jesus chooses and changes. What does this tell us? 10/30/2016 - Sabbadoodle (by: Johnny Gwin) What you will hear: > Retelling and insights of the much beloved Luke's story and lesson of Zacchaeus in the tree > The significance of seeing and being seen > Reverend Gibson's priestly origin story and confession of being a habitual volunteer, doer, and considerer.  She has no problems saying "sure" to opportunities. > Jesus thoroughly and completely seeing Zacchaeus and truly knowing him. The power of those that feel lost or invisible being seen. > Zacchaeus's immediate repentance and making amends based on Jesus's recognition and presence. > Zacchaeus is very similar to many modern day Christians. Just a person with a lucrative job, unfortunately not liked by community, and a sinner. But he is not sick, afflicted, possessed, or seen as a tragic person which Jesus usually helps on his travels. > What is a Zacchaeus Moment? > Christ Church Cathedrals, new renovations and steeple are going to be a Zacchaeus Moment for the Christ Church Cathedral congregation. > The positive and negative aspects of being open and seen. > How SEC football fits into the planning of the Church Services > The Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison's book reference and it's relevance to today's lesson and modern society. > The importance of the gifts hidden inside of us and how they need to be brought into the light. > What are your God given gifts that can be shared with your community? > Increasing your fullness of life and thus improving your life and honoring the gifts God has bestowed on you. > Johnny's sketchnoting as a gift and why he shares it with the world. > Jesus wants us to really live. To have the life that you want and can create. > Rev. Gibson's joy of a holistic approach to administering the faith. Looking and caring for the whole person when working and counseling Parishioners. > How religion should NOT infringe on being what you want to be, or having fun. Rules are there to live a better, more ethical, less dramatic life. > Startup Podcast with Alex Blumberg reference - Jerry Colonna (The CEO Whisperer) and his advice on dealing with personal darkness and handling those issues. > Lose illusion of yourself (previous episode). Take a truthful look at yourself at your weaknesses. > Alex Blumberg's sharing his personal story on Startup podcast and his emotional outburst at his SWOT/360 work personality test. > The swinging door of taking chances. > Doing things for yourself but still consider the others in your life. > Rev. Gibson shares her seminary, growing family & NYC story and trials. > Giving birth to something is wonderful and new. It's amazing but also disruptive and stressful. It's how we handle those changes that reflect our character and spirit. > Israelites time in exile and how it relates to our everyday modern life. During times of change and upheaval, we still need to be patient, pray, have faith in God and still keep living. > Be gentle with yourself and learn to have "us" conversations more than "me" conversations. > Only child Rev. Gibson's second confession of the day: monocular view of selfishness by giving away her time. > Balancing life and hopes, dreams. > Johnny admits to wanting to be next Evil Knieviel. > The plus and the back of the "sure". > Johnny's stereotyping of Old Testament Prophets. They all remind him of Doc Brown from Back To The Future. This is why Johnny draws the prophets, wild-eyed, crazy-haired and frustrated. > Martyrs as "terminal witnesses," prophets, Habakkuk, and prophetic ministries explained. > A signal was seen from the stars that may be an Extra-Terrestrial Intelligent (ETI) creation. Could it be real little green aliens? > And as always, Beverly's parting words of "Amen." Weekly Readings: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

In this episode, Rev. Gibson touches on the absurd and frightening news that swirls around us and draws us into its darkness and anger as we draw closer to the national election. Her insights on this week's lessons look at a long-term, long-view perspective that will hopefully make our present context seem small and passing. From the Book of Joel to The Parable of the Pharisee vs. Tax Collector, Rev. Beverly F. Gibson and Johnny Gwin talk about humility, embracing disillusionment, seeing the "real" world and creating one-on-one relationships with God and your neighbors. It is very easy in this season of posturing, self-promotion, and graceless speech to fall into the ways of thinking and speaking that we hear and read daily through the media and social contacts. This is spiritually toxic. Maybe it's a good idea to lose our illusions and open your mind and heart, find some light and hope and genuine truth may enter. Instead of wallowing in the darkness we should strive to be children of light. {Editor's Note: Interview references the thoughts and writings of Parker Palmer (On Being Podcast) and David Brooks (The Power of the Dinner Table) : Click to view Rev. Gibson's Worship Notes Weekly Readings: Joel 2:23-32 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

Subscribe: iTunes | Android Media: Download In this episode, the clear theme is perseverance (patience + faith in action). Although we may associate perseverance with struggle and difficulty, we might just as easily associate it with something more positive-discipline, which leads to accomplishment and growth. Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin share their personal memories and anecdotes on the importance of perseverance in our spiritual and daily life (even though Johnny keeps saying "persistence") and how we should be consistent & structured in or prayers (in good and bad times) and never lose hope. Rev. Gibson introduces Johnny to the writer/poet Mary Karr and they discuss the lessons in her real life and spiritual transformation from agnostic childhood to alcoholic, to the Spiritual Exercise of St. Ignatius and the Catholic Church.  Plus, they re-enforce the running theme of why we should all create a welcoming and loving church for others, especially those that we see as "different." Mary Karr's observation that "America's new religion is doubt" is addressed and Rev. Gibson gives insight into us rejecting this mindset by seeing and using our words and actions as a gift to our culture and an example of the positivity of the Jesus Movement. Click for Full Text  of Rev. Beverly Gibson's Weekly Worship Notes. {Editor's note: paraphrased from Rev. Gibson's weekly worship notes email} We continue to follow the prophet Jeremiah's account of Israel's exile in Babylon. What God indicates in Jeremiah's prophecy is that the law will become so instinctual that the traditions of teaching would become unnecessary. This implies that the relationship between God and his people would become ever closer and more intimate; God would "dwell in" them, and they would know the law in a new way. As Paul closes his second letter to Timothy, he encourages his "beloved child" to be steadfast in his ministry. He is to rely on scripture, to teach it, to use it for discipline in good works. Jesus takes up the theme of persistence as well in this week's parable of the unjust judge and the persistent widow. This parable is a plain example of the power of not giving up. Although the judge in the parable does not care about justice and has no sympathy for the widow, he grants her request just so she will leave him alone. How much more, then, will God, who is justice and who loves us very much, grant our requests. Still, we must not give up in asking, thinking that because we do not see immediate results from our prayers, God is not at work. In fact, God's answering may not look like we had imagined; it may well be daunting, even terrifying, asking more of us than we want to give. We all encounter moments of challenge in life, times when more is demanded of our discipline and devotion that we think we are able to give. Our lessons and prayers this week remind us that the key is not giving up-persevere in discipline. Challenge this week: Reflect on this question: Why do I follow Jesus? Weekly Readings: Jeremiah 31:27-34 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.  

Subscribe: iTunes | Android Media: Download In this lively Pulpit To Pew episode, Reverend Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin explore how we personally, and as a community, see poverty and its complex causes and how it imprisons some of our neighbors. What is our role as Christians and citizens to be a resource to our whole community?  What does real gratitude look like? Why we should and how do we build stronger communities is an often unfair and cruel world. Join our conversation that dives deep into present-day issues and illustrates the commonly used saying "make the best of a bad situation" and why it's steeped in biblical relevance and more than a just a turn of phrase. Click here to read Rev. Gibson's full worship notes {Editor's note: excerpt from Rev. Gibson's worship notes} The readings for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost all deal with how we respond to challenges and adversity. The people of Israel faced repeated exile and hardship in the course of their history. Paul was imprisoned for spreading the gospel. Jesus spent his earthly ministry among the outcast, marginalized, and diseased. The Bible is not the story of people in perfect or ideal conditions; it contains the stories of people like us, who face uncertainty and who live with difficulty and doubt. Its counsel is never despair, avoidance, or retreat. Its direction is toward the active life of faithful living. Daily Take Away Building lives and healthy communities, living and sharing the good news of God’s love in Christ, and practicing gratitude—this is the direction of God’s word. This is the way we are counseled to live, no matter what the challenges and circumstances around us may be. Weekly Readings: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

  Subscribe: iTunes | Android Media: Download | Embed Whoa, we're excited by this Pulpit To Pew episode. A wee-bit long BUT we promise the discuss flows quickly as Rev. Gibson & Johnny Gwin discuss the complex readings and lessons this week concerning faith, obedience and doing what God expects from us. What you will here: > How is our readings like singing and understanding the "Blues?" > Jesus and Paul as CEO and business mentors. > It's not the amount of faith you have, it's using it to do God's good works that counts. > The importance of the physical Church and the important acts and example we set within the Church. > Servant leadership for politicians and the whole community. >Beverly shares wonderful insights on the beautiful Book of Lamentation, Paul's prison letters to Timothy and the service reading of Luke's gospel: {Editor's Note: Text from Rev. Gibson's weekly worship email} The reading from Luke's gospel comes from a passage in which Luke collects a number of Jesus' shorter sayings. The verses in our lesson follow his warning about being an impediment to those new to the faith (the outsiders Jesus has been bringing to him). Causing these "little ones" to "stumble" is a grave offense for a follower; the world is hard enough and will test their faith beyond endurance, so other believers must support and not challenge them. Jesus also calls in this section for repeated forgiveness; indeed, there is no limit to how far forgiveness must go. It is not surprising, then, that the disciples realize that they need more faith than they think they have! Jesus is quick to respond: it's not bigger faith you need, but an awareness of how big your God is. It is God who powers your faith, God who works through your small actions to accomplish his great things, God whose presence and action should never be forgotten. And don't think that hard work from us satisfies God: God expects our genuine service, done with gratitude. We do not earn anything through our service. Our value does not lie in service, but our expected obedience does. Daily Takeaway: The Good News is that God is with us, always. When the challenges we meet in life appear bigger than we can handle, we are to remember that God is handling them. We are just the obedient workers. God will give us more than we can ever deserve. This is the faith Paul expresses when he writes, "I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him." Click for Rev. Gibson's Weekly Worship Notes   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

In this Pulpit To Pew episode very big and complex issues springboard  from the weekly readings and sermon that take material wealth as their subject matter.  Rev. Gibson and Johnny look at the Rich Man & Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) parable and dive into questions about our belief and existence of Hell. Beverly discusses the subject of the temptation to false security that may be found in wealth. Plus, Johnny asks some questions that arise from Paul's letter to Timothy (1 Timothy 6:6-19) that is the source for the often heard saying that "the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." Is wealth inherently sinful? Will those who suffer in life not suffer in eternal life, while those who enjoyed comfort, will suffer? How should we handle the issue of poverty individually and as a community? Thinking idealistically about feeding the hungry and helping the poor is easy. Beverly challenges us to think hard about-and practice-hospitality that welcomes into our lives and spaces those people who are different from us, lacking the advantages we have, perhaps with different ideas and beliefs and experiences. Again the show messages circles back around to the recurring message that our minds and hearts should aim for life on earth to be "as it is in heaven." Beverly closes this episode with the powerful lesson of how we should use our awareness of abundance: 1. Do good works 2. Share generously 3. Store up the treasure of a good foundation for the future in God's economy 4. Do not waste your riches, time or talent 5. Take hold of the life that is really life What you will hear: > Special shout out to listeners Lolita Reyes and Lissa Watkins > What is the Episcopal view of Hell? >  Is Hell a real place? > We are all marked by Christ unless someone outright rejects it > The cultural view of Hell post Dante's The Inferno > The Christian appeal of Hell as a sense of retribution and justice for the wicked > The transformative power of prayer > The difference between longevity of life and "fullness" of life > Hell is a state of being in the here and the hereafter > Hell is an imprisonment of souls > How we are all imprisoned by something and how we need to be aware of this "Hell on Earth" > What is the call to reconciliation? > Squandering your God given gifts impoverishes your life > What is divine justice? > The positive messages of Christ vs. the avoidance of Hell as a motivation to live a Christian life   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

This week's Pulpit To Pew episode, Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin discusses the ins and out of the Shrewd Manager parable (Luke 16:1-13) from this week's readings. What can we learn from the cleverness of the world to deliver a righteous message, make friends, and grow our beloved community? Do you find yourself mastered by to-do lists and your daily routine? Are you open to the unknown? Beverly talks about Ted Talk speaker Courtney Ferrall and her insights on finding energy in our lives from instead of fearing the unknown, embracing it. Beverly and Johnny candidly express the benefits of being willing to open ourselves up to break from the "letter of the law" and the "this is the way we do it" mentality to be a welcoming presence in our Church, community, and family. If we follow the story, what Jesus is advocating for Israel, in the face of crisis, to try something far less cautious: forget all the extra, add-on rules and regulations, and get down to the essentials of the Law—loving God and neighbor. Make friends, and bring those friends into God’s Kingdom, too. Read Rev. Beverly Gibson's Sermon Notes What you will hear: > The meaning of the "Is there no balm in Gilead". (Jeremiah 8:18-9:1) > Why we should pray for our leaders? (1 Timothy 2:1-7) > Discussing Jesus's struggle with the Pharisees and challenging them to make his message "bigger" and more inclusive not "holier." > What do we mean by "less add-on rules, more love"? > The importance of making friends (allies) to be a resource and a part of God's plan. > Using "worldly ways" and resources as tools to growing a movement and community. > Abandoning fear of the unknown and how it gives us energy. > How can we learn and use the Ritz Carlton Way to surprise & delight others with our actions when welcoming others into our community. > The benefit of doing more than what we are supposed to do but striving to surprise & delight others with our actions. > What is the "Also Life"? What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

Welcome to the second season of Pulpit To Pew. On this episode, Rev. Beverly Gibson & Johnny Gwin discusses the spiritual and daily messages and lessons drawn from the Good Shepard and Lost Coin parables. Beverly shares her sermon's inspiration of Stephen Covey's business philosophy of "replacing your watch with a compass" and her fascination with artist Jake Weidmann's penmanship skills and his Sojourner's Rose drawing. Johnny actually gets "lost" in the podcast interview but redeems himself by sharing some anthropological wisdom concerning the often overlooked Lost Coin parable. Fellow traveler's join us as we explore the guiding principles of finding your own life's compass, path, and the skills to stay on the "true" course. Listen to Ep.4 - Beverly discusses how "being lost" doesn't have to always be seen as a bad thing. Key questions addressed: > What is your compass? > What is Jesus's philosophy on repentance? > Why is the one lost sheep so important to the Church? > Should the activities of God be our activities? > What is a 2pm Seal Show? Readings Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great and peaceful week.

My guest this week is my friend, Johnny Gwin, co-founder of Hummingbird Ideas, Deep Fried Studios, and Container Yard – a co-working space he founded with his wife, Stacy Wellborn – that opened last week. Johnny and I sat down in front of the mics in his podcast studio to talk about his career path, and how a PoliSci major ended up the co-founder of an ad agency, a podcasting studio, and a co-working space.

Welcome to the 18th episode of Pulpit To Pew. Reverend Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin weigh many topics, including the pervasive and addictive nature of technology in our current society as well as the importance of escaping that technology. They also discuss the idea of taking inventory and analyzing the illusions and mindsets (shackles) that can block us from understanding others, positively moving forward and staying focused on your mission. Bonus: Reverend Gibson shares that see is not a "Goody Two Shoes". Questions: > Do we have the freedom to shatter those illusions and perspectives that distract us from our gifts, relationships with others and God? > What shackles do you have in your life? > How can I shatter my shackles and move forward on the right path? > How do I want others to see? > Are we willing to be brave enough to "break our shackles" and follow Jesus, now? Readings: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Galatians 5:1,13-25 Luke 9:51-62 What you will hear: > There may be some things we are shackled to that might be leading us on a path that we shouldn't be on. > Distancing yourself from devices and perceptions that shackle and distract you from your gifts and your true path. > Rigid perspectives & mindsets can harm us and cloud the truth > The dangers of unexamined assumptions > How your occupation and interests shape the way you see the world > The "grooves" of our lives > Confronting your illusions > Elijah & Elisha lesson explained > Paul's letter to the Galatians explained > Flesh vs. the fruit of the Spirit > The Vulcan view of diversity > Letting go of my perspectives and mindsets > Iceberg analogy of what people know and see > Watch out for the manipulators in the world > Hardcore Zen book reference - "Question everything and everyone" > The hypocrisy of punk rock conformity > Toni Morrison - Claiming the permission to succeed > The importance of compassion and empathy with relationships > Explanation of "anyone that looks back can not fit in the Kingdom of God"   What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously!   Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Welcome to the 17th episode of our show, Johnny Gwin and Reverend Beverly Gibson sit down and talk about a wide range of topics including: comparing Jesuits and Episcopalians, the influence of art and painting in the church, the idea that utilizing your gifts is a form of worship, and the importance of small details. This week’s episode was a bit different, as there was no sermon to discuss due to Johnny traveling over the weekend visiting the Jesuit retreat at Manresa. What do you think about Pulpit To Pew? We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes This one helps us a ton – seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Pulpit To Pew took the Memorial Day Weekend off, but Johnny was saving this “unused” conversation - that did not make one of the previously published podcasts - to use when they needed it. We hope you enjoy this candid and personal conversation between priest (Reverend Beverly Gibson) and the curious parishioner (Johnny Gwin). What you will hear: > What are we really agreeing to with the Episcopal Baptismal Covenant? > What is the Episcopal (and Rev. Gibson’s personal) view of politicking from the pulpit? > Is a parish priest a therapist? > What is finding a “Home” in a church and a parish? What do you think about Pulpit To Pew?We would love to hear what you think, or maybe what you would like us to talk about on an upcoming podcast. Email producer Stacy Wellborn at stacywellborn@gmail.com and join in the conversation. Like Pulpit To Pew Podcast? Here’s how you can help the show: 1. Like our Facebook Page 2. Subscribe to Pulpit To Pew on Apple iTunes (or Overcast App) 3. Rate and review the show on Apple iTunes.     This one helps us a ton - seriously! Thanks for listening and have a great week.