Go With Grace

This week I’m in conversation with Je Naé Taylor, a storyteller, play director, Black Joy Experience album song writer and cultural organizer at The Highlander Education and Research Center. Please enjoy our conversation about Highlander homecoming and cultural organizing!

Transcript available here.

Notes:

Highlander Methodologies - https://highlandercenter.org/cultural-organizing/

Homecoming registration link -https://highlander.s...

This week I’m in conversation with two of my dear friends and fellow adoptees, Juliana Finch and Imee Dalton. 

All of us share our personal experiences and the impact of adoption on our lives. 

Juliana is a musician, writer and Religious Studies student at UNC Greensboro. Imee is a spiritual practitioner and Kali practitioner, Kali is a Filipino martial art that I am also learning. We have a great conversation about Jesus and Moses...

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Joey Richards, a musician, stand-up comedian and PhD student at UNC, Chapel Hill. Last year, I had the opportunity to see their one-person show called Breaking Up With Jesus about their Christian upbringing and the feelings of being judged and manipulated, yet stuck in a dynamic that was harmful…and their journey to disentangle themself from all of that. 

In this interview, Joey and I t...

So much gratitude to Chrissy Stroop for taking the time to speak with me. Chrissy is also the coeditor of the essay anthology Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church.

Please support her work by ordering the anthology, following her on social media or visiting her website . Here are a few of the a...

In this episode, I talk with educator and feminist theologian Karina Vargas. Karina is currently working with Soulforce to create content for addressing and healing spiritual violence. She was also featured on Soulforce’s other media project, Teología Sin Vergüenza (which loosely translates to shameless theology), where theologians and activists from around the world discuss queer feminist theology in Spanish. You can view old and ...

This month I talk with Pro-Choice NC Executive Director Tara Romano about reproductive justice and the many nuances that get left out of the 'pro-life' vs 'pro-choice' argument. Big thanks for her time and incredible work in service of reproductive justice in North Carolina. Be sure to stay updated with Pro Choice NC’s work at prochoicenc.org or follow them on facebook, instagram,  twitter .

Here are the two Soulforce resources I m...

In this introductory episode for season two of Go With Grace, I have  brief conversation with Co-Executive Director Rev. Alba Onofrio about the difference between Christianity and white Christian Supremacy, and why that distinction is important for our movement. 

Transcript available here.

Thanks so much for listening! Look out for new episodes every first Sunday of the month.

Take care, Grace

Kinship Minister for Soulforce.

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In this final episode of 2021, we hear from herbalist Sumi Dutta about the healing properties of dandelions. Soulforce looks to their magic for inspiration and guidance as we move into the new year. You can learn more about Sumi and her healing offerings on her website: https://sumistreet.com/.

We also hear an array of voices reflecting how Soulforce has uplifted and inspired them. 

This is the book I mentioned: Graceful Exits: How...

In this episode I am in conversation with Our Bible App founder Crystal Cheatham.

We talk about her experience with coming out, the equality ride of 2012, purity culture, The Deconstructionist playbook, and a Soulforce foe for many years, the Falwells.  

Here are the links to several of things I mention in the episode:

The abridged audio version of Mel White's book Stranger at ...

In episode four of Go With Grace, Soulforce Co-Executive Director Rev. Alba Onofrio and Kinship Minister Grace Nichols discuss the theological resource Breaking Open: Biblical Literalism and Inerrancy.

Grounding resources from Grace:

Wisdom of Small Joys - a conversation with Ross Gay and adrienne maree brown

"Saving Grace" - Common feat. Brittany Howard

An instagram post by Lisa Olivera encouraging us to "remember to see ourselves...

In this episode, Soulforce staff members Grace, Alba, Assata, and Megan plus board member Cole discuss the new film Pray Away.

Links to supportive things from Grace:

Hymn of Healing by Beautiful Chorus

Prentis Hemphil Finding Our Way Podcast: Navigating Conflict with Kazu Haga 

Laura Flanders Show episode with Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. discussing his latest publication: Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for ...

This episode Co-Executive Director Yaz Mendez  Nuñez and I discuss the moralization of harm and I, Grace, the host kick off the episode with my personal story and connection to Soulforce's work.

You can find the transcript of the episode here.

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We have chosen to launch the podcast on July 4th intentionally in order address the role of white Christian Supremacy in nationalism and to encourage people to think a little bit more deeply about this holiday and hypocrisy connected to the notions of freedom and liberation espoused to this country.

I'll work though some of the preliminary concepts of white Christian Supremacy , I’ll be unpacking why we chose to launch this podcast...

Introducing Soulforce's new podcast! Hosted by Kinship Minister, Grace Nichols.

Soulforce works to end the religious and political oppression of LGBTQI people by decloaking the ideologies of Christian Supremacy and healing our communities’ spirits from weaponized religion. 

On the Go with Grace podcast, we'll have a look at the way Christianity has been co-opted and how its weaponization works in collaboration with white supremacy ...