Latest Jameshowell Podcast Episodes
Systems of Inequality and Faith with Greg Jarrell
Maybe I'm Amazed - April 15, 2024 12:25 - 39 minutesDr. Howell talks with Greg Jarrell about the ongoing and historical systems of inequality that result in urban renewal and gentrification, and the role religion plays in that process. Greg is a scholar, cultural organizer, and the author of Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of Americ...
An Evening with Kate Bowler
Maybe I'm Amazed - March 20, 2024 01:54 - 1 hourDr. Howell hosts Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author, host of the Everything Happens podcast, and Duke University professor. Kate shares her journey of finding resilience amidst life’s challenges and looks deeper into the themes of her new book, Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!
Spiritual Practice and Faith with Matt Miofsky
Maybe I'm Amazed - February 27, 2024 04:59 - 32 minutesDr. Howell talks with Matt Miofsky about faith and the importance of spiritual practice in everyday life. Founder and Lead Pastor of The Gathering, a United Methodist Church in St. Louis, Missouri, Matt is also the author of several books, including his latest, The Methodist Book of Daily Prayer...
Jonathan Eig on Biographies of King, Ali, and Other Legends
Maybe I'm Amazed - February 06, 2024 15:33 - 33 minutesDr. Howell talks with award-winning biographer and bestselling author Jonathan Eig about his recent biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr. (King: A Life) and Muhammad Ali (Ali: A Life). Eig's books have been listed among the best of the year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wa...
Ken Howle on the History, Hospitality, and Transformative Experience of Lake Junaluska
Maybe I'm Amazed - January 24, 2024 16:30 - 37 minutesDr. Howell talks with Ken Howle about Lake Junaluska's rich history of hospitality and connection. Howle, executive director and a long-time leader at Lake Junaluska, oversees its preservation, development, and outreach, ensuring it will continue to be a sacred place of renewal and transformatio...
Laura Belcher on the History and Life-Changing Work of Habitat for Humanity
Maybe I'm Amazed - December 18, 2023 14:17 - 33 minutesDr. Howell talks with Laura Belcher, President & CEO of Habitat Charlotte Region, about the history and life-changing work of Habitat for Humanity.
Our Church and Our Denomination: What’s Next?
Maybe I'm Amazed - November 27, 2023 17:40 - 57 minutesIn October, Dr. Howell and Dr. Mark Holland, co-founder and executive director of Mainstream UMC, an advocacy group working for unity in the Body of Christ and the United Methodist Church. Together, talked about where the United Methodist Church is right now, what is coming up at General Confere...
Jan and Ron Kimble: Domestic Violence Changed their Lives Forever, Now Their Story Helps Others
Maybe I'm Amazed - October 28, 2023 10:02 - 35 minutesDr. Howell talks with Jan and Ron Kimble about their daughter Jamie and how domestic violence changed their lives forever. Now, through the Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage, they are sharing their story to help prevent domestic and intimate partner violence and encourage healthy relationships.
Rev. Dr. Clifford Matthews on Faith, Mental Health, and Our Connection with Each Other
Maybe I'm Amazed - October 13, 2023 10:30 - 44 minutesDr. Howell talks with Rev. Dr. Clifford Matthews about his journey as a pastor and a therapist and his work on citywide initiatives to address race, affordable housing, and poverty. A graduate of Duke Divinity School, Dr. Matthews is the senior pastor of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church and is...
Jeremy Coffey on Good Soles and Providing Opportunity
Maybe I'm Amazed - September 28, 2023 18:55 - 31 minutesDr. Howell talks with Jeremy Coffey, founder of Good Soles, an organization that provides steel-toed boots and non-slip shoes to our neighbors in need while they transition out of homelessness. Good Soles was born out of a random act of kindness at a stop light and has provided more than 6,500 p...
Being Church in Costa Rica with Wil Bailey
Maybe I'm Amazed - September 06, 2023 23:20 - 41 minutesDr. Howell talks with Wil Bailey about his experiences with mission work in Costa Rica and the value of building relationships and being church together. A North Carolina Conference Missionary, Wil received his Master of Divinity degree from Duke University Divinity School in May 2003 and has be...
Finding God Along the Borders with Rev. Laura Heikes
Maybe I'm Amazed - July 27, 2023 22:24 - 47 minutesDr. Howell talks with Pastor Laura Heikes, Lead Pastor of McAllen First United Methodist Church in Texas, about what it's like at a church on the border and finding God in unexpected places. Pastor Laura has a Master of Theology from Asbury Theological Seminary and is the author of Finding God: ...
Rev. Magrey deVega on Wrestling with the Questions Jesus Asked
Maybe I'm Amazed - July 03, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutesDr. Howell talks with Rev. Magrey deVega, senior pastor at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida, about his book Questions Jesus Asked and the theological reflection involved in looking deeply at those questions.
Why Turkey is the Holy Land, Too, with Dr. Mark Wilson
Maybe I'm Amazed - June 09, 2023 02:31 - 25 minutesDr. Howell talks with Dr. Mark Wilson about Turkey - its biblical history and archeology and what it looks like today. An archaeologist and historian, Dr. Wilson is founder of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey and author of Biblical Turkey: A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sit...
Dr. Wil Gesler on Therapeutic Landscapes and Healing Places
Maybe I'm Amazed - May 23, 2023 16:36 - 27 minutesDr. Howell talks about therapeutic landscapes and healing places with Dr. Wil Gesler, author of Healing Places and retired Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Gesler's major research interest is health care delivery, and he has made significant contribu...
Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Steve Cheyney
Maybe I'm Amazed - May 04, 2023 20:18 - 34 minutesDr. Howell talks with Dr. Steve Cheyney about the appeal, study, and understanding of conspiracy theories. The University Pastor and Honors College faculty member at UNC Charlotte, Dr. Cheyney holds a B.S. from Western Carolina University, a master’s degree from Duke University, and a doctorate ...
Rev. Grady Moseley on His Lung Transplant, Hope, and Healing
Maybe I'm Amazed - March 28, 2023 19:44 - 33 minutesDr. Howell speaks with Rev. Grady Moseley, a Presbyterian pastor and general contractor, about his recent lung transplant and the hope and healing throughout that process.
Karen González on the Theology and Politics of Immigration
Maybe I'm Amazed - February 22, 2023 14:18 - 36 minutesDr. Howell talks with Karen González, speaker, writer, public theologian, and immigrant advocate, on the theology and politics of immigration and the need to be welcoming. Ms. González is the author of Beyond Welcome, which draws from the Bible and her own experiences immigrating from Guatemala ...
All About Bells with Brian Childers
Maybe I'm Amazed - February 02, 2023 15:59 - 34 minutesDr. Howell talks with Brian Childers, Director of Handbells and Children's and Youth Music, about the musical history of bells, how handbells are played, and how they enrich worship at church. Brian is also an accomplished composer, conductor, and clinician, and serves as Music Advisor for Handb...
Regina Židonienė on Community and Refugee Service in Lithuania
Maybe I'm Amazed - January 19, 2023 18:14 - 17 minutesDr. Howell talks with Regina Židonienė, Director of the VŠĮ Pagalbos Center in Birzai, Lithuania, about the difference they are making in their community. Recently, she was awarded by the mayor "for constant concern for the children and families of the district experiencing social risks, daily a...
Dr. Eric Meyers on a Life in Archaeology
Maybe I'm Amazed - January 05, 2023 17:01 - 40 minutesDr. Howell speaks with Dr. Eric Meyers, a world-renowned archaeologist, professor, and author, about his life and how archaeology informs our understanding today. Dr. Meyers and his wife Dr. Carol Meyers have conducted archeological digs in relation to biblical and Judaic studies throughout thei...
Dr. Leighton Ford on Belief and Accepting Christ
Maybe I'm Amazed - October 31, 2022 17:06 - 31 minutesAs part of the Good Questions, No Easy Answers series, Dr. Howell talks with Dr. Leighton Ford on “What is Belief and What Does it Mean to Accept Christ?” A Presbyterian minister and a leader in world evangelism, Dr. Ford has spoken in 40 countries and is the author of nine books, including his ...
Kate Bowler on Why Bad Things to Happen and Is Life Ever Enough?
Maybe I'm Amazed - October 12, 2022 16:09 - 28 minutesDr. Howell speaks with Kate Bowler on what it means to face hardships and how we love each other through these challenges. Kate Bowler, Ph.D. is a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, professor at Duke University, and incurable optimist. She studies the cultural stories we tell ourse...
Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel on Community and Compassion
Maybe I'm Amazed - October 04, 2022 13:46 - 37 minutesDr. Howell speaks with Dr. Lillian Daniel on the importance of community in the church, how the community deals with hardships and tragedy, and the need for compassion. Dr. Daniel is a preacher, teacher, and writer in Iowa. She has spoken at the National Cathedral, Duke Chapel, Kings College, Lo...
Dr. David Wilkinson on Science and Faith
Maybe I'm Amazed - September 26, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutesDr. Howell talks to Dr. David Wilkinson about science and faith, wrestling with questions about creation and life in the universe, and the importance of having a space in church to ask these questions. Dr. David Wilkinson received his PhD in theoretical astrophysics at Durham University. After...
Dr. Carol Harston on Healing from Bad Theology
Maybe I'm Amazed - September 19, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutesAs part of the Good Questions, No Easy Answers series, Dr. Howell talks to Dr. Carol Harston, an ordained Baptist pastor and pastoral researcher who leads the Eden Hill Initiative, where she converses with those who have grown up around traumatizing theology and helps them move toward healing.
Dr. Chris Green on the Bible and Inspiration
Maybe I'm Amazed - September 12, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutesAs part of the Good Questions, No Easy Answers series, Dr. Howell talks to Dr. Chris Green about the Bible, inspiration, and truth. They discuss how God is using these stories to tell us about ourselves and about God. Author of All Things Beautiful: An Aesthetic Christology, Dr. Green is Profess...
Mark Miller "Is There a God?" and Music
Maybe I'm Amazed - August 29, 2022 23:24 - 36 minutesDr. Howell begins the Good Questions, No Easy Answers series by speaking to Mark Miller about the question Is There a God? and how music helps us define our faith. Mark serves as Assistant Professor of Church Music at Drew Theological School, Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale Univ...
Dr. Dianne Collard on Loss, Forgiveness, and Art
Maybe I'm Amazed - July 29, 2022 01:39 - 39 minutesDr. Howell speaks with Dr. Dianne Collard, missionary and author of I Choose to Forgive, about her story of loss, forgiveness, and how it lead her to become an advocate for artists.
Slice Penny and His Extraordinary Story to Ministry
Maybe I'm Amazed - July 21, 2022 22:52 - 35 minutesDr. Howell speaks to Slice Penny on his call to ministry, how mistakes can lead to new beginnings, and how small things within the church can lead to major changes in others' lives.
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