APR110: Daniel Xisto on Compassion

Marci Corea and Karah Thompson interview Marcos Torres about healing from religious trauma. To see the show notes for this episode, go to www.adventistpeac.org/podcast and look for episode #111.

In episode number 110, Pastor Daniel Xisto rejoins the podcast to open our minds to the resurrection power of compassion.

Daniel Xisto is an ordained minister serving as the Pastor for Community Engagement at the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Takoma Park Maryland. Pastor Xisto is unwaveringly driven by the belief in the transformative power that comes through exercising compassion. His vision for the church is to be a vibrant and deeply engaged family, intimately connected with the community it resides in.

Episode 109: We sit at the feet of Rebecca Barcelo, learning about her work with conflict. She addresses topics such as restorative justice, revenge, intimacy, culture, communication, and much more.

In episode 108 of the Adventist Peace Radio podcast, Dr. Mark Carr considers the power of story in the context of racism.

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In episode 107, Dr. Greg Hoenes discusses his chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism, which was edited by Nathan Brown and Dr. Maury Jackson. Here Greg discusses the connection between environmentalism and racism.

Kathleen Campbell shares about her work with Amnesty International, her volunteer experience with both Love Justice International and New Light International, and her human rights education in England.

SHOW NOTES

Amnesty International, https://www.amnesty.org/en/ 

Love Justice International (Tiny Hands International), https://www.lovejustice.ngo 

Glen Graham on Adventist Peace Radio (Ep. 18, 2018), http://adventistpeace.org/blogcontent/2018/2/15/adventist-peace-radio-episode-18-glen-graham-centre-for-peace-justice 

Centre for Peace & Justice at Burman University, https://www.burmanu.ca/centreforpeaceandjustice 

I erroneously said I had interviewed Bruce Boyd on this podcast. I actually interviewed him for the Viewpoints interview series back when I was blogging for at Adventist Activism. Adventist Today published the interview at that time, but it’s no longer available.  https://advactivism.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/viewpoints-bruce-boyd-adv-today/ 

New Light International, http://newlightindia.org/index.php 

We didn’t mention this is the conversation, but one documentary I really appreciate is Born into Brothels, http://www.zanabriski.com/born-into-brothels. 

Maranatha Ultimate Workout, https://maranatha.org/programs/ultimate-workout/about/ 

University of York, https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-applied-human-rights/ 

Games:

Parks, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks

Meadow, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314491/meadow

Honey Buzz, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284742/honey-buzz 

Planet, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252929/planet 

Janiss De-Whyte reflects on God’s priorities by looking at the failure of the religious community in Bethel. The conversation is based on her chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism, which was edited by Nathan Brown and Maury Jackson.

Nathan Brown and Lisa Clark Diller join Janice to explore these themes together.

To access the show notes for this conversation, go to adventistpeace.org/podcast and look for episode 105.

In episode number 104, Dr. Michael Campbell looks at Adventist history and racism, drawing on his chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism. Nathan Brown, who co-edited the book with Dr. Maury Jackson, leads the conversation.

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In episode number 103, chaplain Angela Li discusses myths and racism, drawing on her chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism. Nathan Brown, who co-edited the book with Dr. Maury Jackson, joins Lisa Diller in leading the conversation.

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SHOW NOTES

A House on Fire is available at Amazon.com and the Adventist Book Center. 

Series landing page – http://adventistpeace.org/house-on-fire

CONCLUSION

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This episode was recorded by Nathan Brown and produced by Jeff Boyd.

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In episode number 102, Dr. Kayle de Waal discusses his chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism, bringing grace face to face with racism. And leading the conversation is Nathan Brown, who co-edited the book with Dr. Maury Jackson.

To access the show notes for this conversation—the seventh in the series based on this book—just go to adventistpeace.org/podcast and look for episode 102.