The Marriage of Spirituality and Activism with 4 Couples; 8 Friends; 16+ Opinions
Hi there! Glad you stopped by. Pull up a chair and join us.
Who are we at Occupy Today? We are four couples (Simon & Michelle, Lia & Jermaine, Scott & Sophie, and Jennifer & Justin) who happened upon faith, friendship and fascinating talks over chips and salsa. We decided that perhaps our diverse discussions might spark even greater change outside our four walls. We hope Occupy Today becomes for us the marriage of spirituality and activism, where our faith takes on legs and actually works some of this stuff out in our everyday lives.
So grab your favorite beverage of choice and join us as we delve right in to the deep end...
** A few Podcast ground rules **
Keeping It Real: Each of us brings different topics of interest, some with very personal connections and others simply because we have questions and aren’t afraid to ask, “Why is this even a thing?” And more importantly, “How can I affect change around me?”
Spontaneity Is Our Friend: In order to retain authenticity, we do not rehearse any topics. Although we previously created a Topic List from 3-4 idea suggestions we each contributed, these are not structured or prepared discussions. Each podcast subject is a random, spontaneous selection from this list and the conversations that evolve are equally unscripted. Warning: There may be rabbit trails, dead ends, vague ambiguity, misquotes, stunned silence and random acts of spontaneous laughter. We hope to get better as we go along.
It’s Not a Debate: We eagerly acknowledge we are not experts in answering questions about these topics. Rather, we find ourselves, much like everyone else, pondering or even asking aloud these questions to friends we trust. In other words, these are ideas we wrestle with and understand there are no simple answers. We intentionally want to go deep in our discussions, choosing to hold space for each other, leaning into vulnerability. We recognize this isn’t about hiding behind Bible verses, notable quotes or data statistics (which we’re sure we’d probably get wrong most of the time anyway). It’s about seeing and hearing each other and acknowledging our shared journey in this thing we call life.
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