Good Faith Media

12/06/2025

Whether you've been with Good Faith Media from the very beginning, or you are just now discovering us, we hope you continue to enjoy our inspirational and educational content as we enter in the new year.

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12/06/2025

Donald Williams: This cultural phenomenon could not have come at a better time, when the misguided and dark forces of the Trump administration are dehumanizing the “other,” failing to celebrate the beauty and contributions of racialized minorities in the U.S. In contrast, KPop Demon Hunters articulates an excellent narrative of cultural diversity and inclusion in American culture.

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Oh, how we need this beautiful movie and its catchy songs, for they help us remember and sing the true narrative about life, ourselves, and our incredible potential for beauty and virtue.

12/05/2025

Barry Howard: This season is not about racing toward a date on the calendar. It is about traveling with intention and a spirit of inquiry.

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Advent prompts us to slow down enough to see grace glowing at the edges of our days, sort of like candlelight in a dark sanctuary, gentle yet unignorable.

12/05/2025

Craig Nash: "The center’s activities will work to identify potential pastoral leaders among younger generations, strengthen congregational cultures of calling, bolster support for current congregational leaders, and secure additional funding to sustain these cultures."

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Campbell University Divinity School in Buies Creek, North Carolina, has announced it will establish the Center for Calling in Ministry.

12/05/2025

Mitch Randall: As the fall semester comes to a close at the University of Oklahoma, a student accused a grader and teacher of religious discrimination over a response paper she wrote in a psychology class.

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Christian persecution is a reality within the U.S., but not where you think. It’s coming from right-wing Evangelicals themselves.

12/04/2025

Trent Clifford: My work as a theater professional has made me a better person of faith, plain and simple. It has made me more open, creative, empathetic, willing to learn, and earnest about trying new things regardless of failure.

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Truthfully, my experience in the theater better approximates church than church itself often does.

12/04/2025

Michelle Wahila: Families are struggling to afford gifts, travel, or even the basics of daily life. Despite campaign promises, the price of eggs has increased for more than six consecutive weeks.

Rising prices mean shrinking celebrations for many, even while a golden display at the White House suggests a robust economy.

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Amid golden political displays and rising hardship, Michelle Wahila calls us to kindle hope through compassion, justice and community.

12/04/2025

Michael Parnell: "I had a conversation with a man from England. He looked at me and said that if you had told him he would spend a week with a bunch of Baptists from the south of America—and enjoy it—he would have said you were crazy.

'You have changed my mind about Americans,' he said. It was good that we got to do a little missionary work at Iona."

Michael's trip was sponsored by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina.

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A North Carolina Baptist reflects on a transformative week at Iona Abbey, discovering renewal, unlikely community, and a “thin place” where the soul catches up.

12/04/2025

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛! Kali Cawthon-Freels ✍️🏳️‍🌈

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯: Connecting with q***r people of faith across the country and helping them connect with each other.

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: Carson Newman University Bachelor of Religion with Honors (‘13) and the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University Master of Divinity (‘16)

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀? Lately, I’ve been reconnecting with the punk/emo music of my teens. My earbuds have a constant rotation of early 2000’s Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and the like. If it’s not that, then it’s Broadway show tunes (usually Hadestown). If I’m writing, though, it’s smooth jazz all the way.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱? While I read a lot about q***r spirituality, I always try to have a sci-fi or fantasy book to read in the evening as I’m winding down for the day. I’m currently reading "The Stone Sky," which is the final installment of The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemison. I’ve always been an avid reader (true story: when my siblings and I got in trouble when we were kids, they got grounded from things like the TV and videogames; I got grounded from reading for fun).

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹? Q***r understandings of God don’t only enrich the lives of q***r people, but all of us. Allow yourself to be transformed by these insights; you just might find a more whole faith in the process.

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!

12/04/2025

Delaney Metcalf: I’ve carried these stones—the glare, the noise, the condescending remarks—and learned that survival itself is holy work.

The woman in John 8 was seen. Not as sin or shame, but as a daughter of the Most High God. She became more than an accusation.

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May the stones we do not throw but place down gently become bridges, memorials, and markers of God’s presence among us.

12/03/2025

In this Advent sermon, Rev. Rob Shearer wonders whether “judgement” can actually be good news.

Shearer is the regional minister for church planting with the Pacific Mountain Regional Council of The United Church of Canada. He is also a co-founder of The Emmaus Community and The Abbey Church in Victoria, British Columbia.

Listen to the full sermon: https://asermonforeverysunday.com

12/03/2025

Grace Ji-Sun Kim: When I saw the word “Advent” as a child, my heart instinctively read “adventure.” The Advent season has always stirred in me a sense of anticipation, as though something wondrous, transformative, and deeply holy is just beyond the horizon.

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The light that broke into the world continues to break into new places today.