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THE AUTHENTIC WALK

Rev. Karen Gaithers

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There's an authenticity of the Gospel message that Jesus taught and lived out. This model is to be the believer's spiritual pursuit as well. Is this truly what we see in the body of Christ today? Why is there an acceptance for compromise and so much mis-messaging with such a central message? Can there be true unity and spiritual consistency within the Bride and body of Christ and if so, what does it look like, sound like and how do we get there?Well, on this podcast we're getting back to the ...
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Comic and writer Alex Barnett is the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a 6-year-old, Biracial son. Join him and his guests each episode as they discuss the issues that confront multiracial families (including the dynamics between members of the same family who are of different races).
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Finding freedom from unforgiveness is a process in particular when you must manage it on your own. Thankfully this process is carefully spelled out for the victim in this episode. The 12 steps are in essence a compilation of every episode in the entire Finding Forgiveness series outlined as 12 easy steps to follow. Finding freedom, peace with God a…
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Another enriching discussion about "FINDING FORGIVENESS." This episode, is about the process of "Love & Acceptance." We all have differences, we all will think differently and live differently and as a result, conflict, arguments, disrespect, discard and even violence ERUPTS! What is our biblical model? What is God's call upon our lives? Life REALL…
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What does it mean to be "SPIRITUALLY CONSTRUCTIVE?" Well, you will certainly need it if you truly want to find new life in working through conflict and offenses. God's model will require NEW SKILLS to obtain supernatural results. Stop settling for a muddled image of reconciliation resolved on your own terms. God wants to give you NEW LIFE and it be…
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Jesus is our GREAT MEDIATOR. He was the first to set the standard for his people to follow. God's model is not an option if you truly want to find peace of life. His model requires faith to walk it out because it will expose and compel us to acknowledge his truth that governs our hearts and lives. In this episode you will find out if you truly have…
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God's word is filled with "Divine Models" for us to live by. That's what Jesus meant when he said "I am the Way, Truth and the LIFE" (John 14:6). Its not enough to ignore the "Elephant" in the room, brush things under the rug or move on with life self-righteously. Our brokenness will tell on us in other ways. Even in matters of offense and conflict…
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Throughout Jesus ministry he preached, "The Kingdom of Heaven has Come" What did he mean by this? How does that impact our lives? Knowing there is a Kingdom of Heaven, then what is the Kingdom of Darkness? How do we live between these two KINGDOMS? After the resurrection, it became official, "JESUS REIGNS." How do we as believers truly reign in thi…
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The Walk of Peace is an intentional one and God said what he meant and he means what he said...The walk of the Peacemaker is what will define those who are truly the "CHILDREN OF GOD." Make sure to listen to Part - 1. You'll discover the walk of peace is a COURAGEOUS WALK Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of…
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This episode is a Special Edition. The conversation about forgiveness cannot be fully justified without the conversation about the walk of a Peacemaker. This recording was actually designed for another podcast series. However, when we experience the move of God in this conversation about the walk of peace, it was clear this was special and needed t…
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Finding Forgiveness INTRODUCTION Part-2 We are continuing the discussion, "A Gift from God." Journey with us through this compelling conversation about conflict and finding new life again. This discussion is a 7 Part series. It is biblically based and sure to be LIFE GIVING! Whether you are a victim or an offender, dealing with a friendship, your p…
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One of the most controversial subjects in Christian ministry, the role of "Women in Worship." In this on-going conversation about the Ministry of Fellowship we look to the scriptures once again to provide us the answers we need however, on this topic, it is the scriptures that can seem conflicting and restricting. Are women allowed to speak, teach,…
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We continue the discussion! What does corporate worship look like as an authentic reflection of God's word? What did Jesus mean when he said "My house shall be called a house of PRAYER?" (Matt. 21:13) We are discussing these questions and we hope it will inspire you to experience corporate worship in fresh new ways. Prophetic Worship Styles: https:…
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Since the 2020 Pandemic began the churches as we knew them, were forced into another world. Forced to imagine church differently, do church differently, hone new skill sets, refocus and consider new values to sustain the church. Throughout this segment called, "The Ministry of Fellowship," we've been talking about just that! How and in what ways wa…
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Don't you just love REAL-LIFE experiences? That's what this podcast episode is about. We took a pause from our regular routine and Co-host Denise Willoughby shares personally about an experience that she encountered that had to do with conflict and we will see crystal clear, how the Ministry of Fellowship brought the reconciliation that was needed.…
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Okay, so we know now that the Ministry of Fellowship is a "Real Thing," it's biblical and a command of God for every believer (Heb. 10:25). Now the question is, what does it look like lived out? Well, scripture is always our model and we can draw from these illustrations. We will also discover that the Ministry of Fellowship looks different in vari…
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The Ministry of Fellowship is a real thing. It's more than a social group, hanging out, a community of believers. If it's truly a ministry, then certainly we would approach fellowship with different expectations. How is this kind of ministry different from other fellowships? Why do you need it? How we are really missing out on the life Jesus intend…
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We kick off this episode with some fun BLOOPERS! Watch it on YouTube! The Ministry of Fellowship is at the heart of what shapes the Church. So, what does the Church look like as a "Ministry of Fellowship." What did Jesus have in mind? Is our present Church culture living true to that purpose? How can YOU walk more authentically in the body as membe…
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We're talking about the "Ministry of Fellowship." Yes, it's really a THING! Lol God had a lot more in mind then mere socializing when he commanded us not to forsake the assembly of the saints. Yes, community is important BUT what was it for? What are the deeper benefits? Why was this a COMMAND? Well, we're going to talk about it and discover this w…
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Ep. 250: This is the final episode. And, we just want to say thank you so very much to all the listeners! You've been fantastic, and we hope you've enjoyed the podcast. We wish you all the best! For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on T…
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Ep. 249: J-L Cauvin is a former criminal prosecutor-turned-comedian. He also is a Multiracial man with Irish and Haitian roots. As a result, he has a keen eye for race, racial dynamics, and racism in the criminal justice system, in the entertainment world, and in life. Also, after almost two decades as a comic, J-L has keen insights into the changi…
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Ep. 248: Tori Eldridge is a Honolulu-born writer who challenges perspective and empowers the spirit. Her debut novel, The Ninja Daughter, is the first book in the Lily Wong series and was inspired by her debut short story featured in Suspense Magazine’s Best of 2014. Other short stories have been published in several anthologies, and her screenplay…
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Ep. 247: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Professor Sarah Gaither. Professor Gaither is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. She obtained a M.S. and Ph.D in Social Psychology from Tufts University in 2014, and prior to attending Tufts, she received her B.A. in Social Welfare wi…
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Ep. 246: On this episode, we revisit our conversation with Keesha Beckford. Keesha Beckford is a former dancer, who turned to writing as her creative outlet when she became a mom. It has turned into a successful second career as the creator and writer behind Mom's New Stage, a blog about Keesha's own multiracial family, featuring herself (an Africa…
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Ep. 245: James Camacho is a NYC based comedian. He performs at The Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Gotham Comedy Club, Dangerfield's, and LoL Times Square Comedy Club. When not in New York City he can also be found on the road performing all over the country. James was a finalist on New York's Got Talent 2…
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Ep. 244: Before becoming a professional race car driver, Bill Lester spent 15 years working as a computer scientist and project manager in Silicon Valley for Hewlett-Packard. After embarking on a full-time racing career, Lester competed in NASCAR and IMSA, two of America’s most prestigious racing series. He won over $2 million in purse money, drove…
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Ep. 243: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Christelyn Karazin. She is the author of the multiracial dating book, Swirling (http://www.amazon.com/Swirling-Relate-Mixing-Culture-Creed/dp/1451625855) and the founder/creator of the multiracial dating website: Beyond Black & White (www.beyondblackwhite.com). She's also the creator of the…
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Ep. 242: Susan Graham is the White mother of two biracial children whose father is Black. She is also the author of Born Biracial: How One Mother Took on Race in America. It is the true story of how she brought an invisible population to the forefront and started the multiracial movement. She started a simple advocacy group and turned it into a nat…
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Ep. 241: Natasha Díaz is a born and raised New Yorker, currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. She is both an author and screenwriter. Her scripts have placed as a quarterfinalist in the Austin Film Festival and a finalist for both the NALIP Diverse Women in Media Fellowship and the Sundance Episodic Story Lab. Her essays can be found in The Establishm…
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Ep. 240: Staceyann Chin is a multiracial (Black and Chinese) Jamaican who immigrated to the United States in the 1990s. She has been an “out poet and political activist” since 1998. She has performed at the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe, in one-woman shows Off-Broadway, acted in Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, and performed in both the stage and film v…
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Ep. 239: Ritu Chandra is a stand-up comedian. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she left home at 18 and has lived all over the United States since then. Never feeling like she fit in anywhere, she quickly realized humor was a way to get along with others.​​ Ritu currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, son and dog. She loves all three of th…
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Ep. 238: The original Obama, FAITH ADIELE is the author of The Nigerian-Nordic Girl’s Guide To Lady Problems and Meeting Faith: The Thai Forest of a Black Buddhist Nun, which won the PEN Open Book Award. She is also writer/narrator/subject of My Journey Home, a PBS documentary film about growing up Nordic-American and then traveling to Nigeria as a…
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Ep. 237: Jill Barletti is a multicultural mom, who founded Snowflake Stories, a series of personalized books dedicated to addressing the realities and needs of children within multiracial and multicultural families. Listen as Jill describes how she became bilingual in Spanish, building her own multicultural family and how and why she founded Snowfl…
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Ep. 236: Writer, performer and designer Deborah Gregory is the award-winning author of “The Cheetah Girls” novel series (Disney Publishing Worldwide). The 22-book series (16 books written by Deborah Gregory plus 6 movie tie-in books including “The Cheetah Girls Supa Star Scrapbook,” “Cheetah Girls 2 X0X0 Postcard Book” and “Cheetah Girls Cheetah Ch…
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Ep. 235: Rorri Geller-Mohamed created U Power Change for families who are navigating some super challenging stuff. She used her professional background as a therapist to develop U Power Change but raising a multiracial family is also very personal to her. Having grown up in a multiracial family that was formed through adoption when her Mexican-Amer…
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Ep. 234: Dr. Rainier Spencer is a leading scholar of critical mixed-race theory. He has authored three books (Reproducing Race: The Paradox of Generation Mix, Lynne Rienner, 2011; Challenging Multiracial Identity, Lynne Rienner, 2006; and Spurious Issues: Race and Multiracial Identity Politics in the United States, Westview, 1999), as well as numer…
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Ep. 233: Susan Graham is the White mother of two biracial children whose father is Black. She is also the author of Born Biracial: How One Mother Took on Race in America. It is the true story of how she brought an invisible population to the forefront and started the multiracial movement. She started a simple advocacy group and turned it into a nat…
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Ep. 232: Tanya Katerí Hernández, is the Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, where she teaches Anti-Discrimination Law, Comparative Employment Discrimination, Critical Race Theory, The Science of Implicit Bias and the Law: New Pathways to Social Justice, and Trusts & Wills. She received her A.B. from Brown Unive…
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Ep. 231: Spirit Tawfiq is a self-proclaimed "Social Justice Passionista" and storyteller dedicated to serving as a bridge between the Civil Rights Movement and the powerful freedom train engineered by the courageous and passionate young people of today. Spirit was born and raised in Canada and moved to the U.S. after high school. Her father is whit…
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Ep. 230: In this episode, Alex speak with Professor G. Reginald Daniel, Ph.D. Professor Daniel is a Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara; Affiliated Faculty, Latin American and Iberian Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Asian American Studies, and History. Since 1989, he has taught “Betwixt and Between…
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Ep. 229: John Vercher is a writer currently living in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two sons. He has a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Mountainview Master of Fine Arts program. His fiction has appeared on Akashic Books’ flash fiction features Mondays are Murder and Fri-SciFi.…
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Ep. 228: On this week's podcast, we speak with dancer/choreographer-turned-author, Patricia Hruby Powell about her children's books concerning folktales, multicultural, and multiracial themes, and which highlight of heroines of the culture. In particular we speak with her about her book Loving vs. Virginia. Her books are intended to inform, educate…
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Ep.227: Lichelli Lazar-Lea is a Multiracial, British, Afro-Trinidadian filmmaker, writer, producer and storyteller. Listen as she describes her search for identity, reconnecting with her father in Trinidad, and how she weaves her Multiracial experience into her professional works. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.al…
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Ep. 226: Alex Carabano is restaurateur and comedian, who is originally from Brooklyn and who has roots in Colombia. This week, he talks to us about introducing Latin vegan cuisine to the World at large at his restaurant V-Spot and about representing his ethnicity and vegan culture onstage. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his websit…
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Ep. 225: Whitney Yang, the second child of Debra (white of European descent) and Philip (Asian of Chinese descent), an interracial couple who met and married in the Untied States in 1974. Whitney was born in Hong Kong while her parents both worked for the United States government. She feels extremely fortunate to have grown up immersed in Chinese c…
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Ep. 224: Ken Tanabe is a multiracial (Japanese and Belgian) designer, animator, and art director who works in motion, identity, print, experience design, and interactive media. He also is the creator of LovingDay.org - which celebrates and commemorates the landmark Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia, which prohibited laws outlawing interrac…
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Ep. 223: With 20+ years of experience as an award-winning journalist and author, Dr. Kristal Brent Zook has skills in reporting, writing, editing, teaching, public speaking, and media analysis. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Essence Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The LA Weekly, The Village Voice, and many other outlets. Dr. Z…
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Ep. 222: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Vanessa Bell. Vanessa is a Latina of Cuban ancestry, raised in Los Angeles. She is married to a Black man and has two biracial kids. She also is the creator of desumama.com (http://www.desumama.com/) a multiracial motherhood website, dedicated to exploring issues of concern to multiracial f…
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