Rev. Carolyn hosted a lively interview with Pastor Joseph Hill. the Lead Pastor of Lordsburg Assembly Church and the Director of Community Health & Education at National Center for Frontier Communities. Their discussions addressed the opportunities in serving a rural community and their social justice work on immigration and workers rights.
Bracha Goetz joins host Xolani Kacela for a lively conversation about her memoir Searching for God in the Garbage, which she compiled from her childhood diary and journal written as a young adult. They concentrated on her life dealing with an eating disorder, food addiction, and coming to grips with mental illness. Goetz shared her path to finding spirituality, her life's purpose, and ancient wisdom in Jewish Orthodoxy. She joined Rev. XK from her home in Baltimore, MD.
Larry Yates joins host Rev. Carolyn Wilkins for an intriguing conversation about life and religion. Yates is a life coach, business consultant, musician, artist and author. During this engaging broadcast, he shared insights how music and religion impacted his journey from a humble start in Mississippi to consulting entertainment leaders in Hollywood.
Julie Kramer spends time with Rev. Xolani Kacela on this episode of Take On Faith. She is the author of two books, Discover Your Calling and her latest book, Grief to Gratitude. Kramer is an expert in hospital chaplaincy having spent time with over 10k patients. Today, we’ll hear her discuss her unique method of helping people work through personal grief and anxiety and how they can come out whole.
James Goi, Jr. joined host Xolani Kacela for a conversation on Take On Faith from his home in San Diego, California. During the talk, Goi discussed his interesting faith journey. He grew up in a Catholic family in New Jersey and made his way to California as a young adult. Much of the conversation focused on his book, The New Normal. During this episode of Take on Faith, Goi was reflective and engaging. He provided deep insights into how human beings live in the world using spirituality as a guide. He lives by his own principles developed over many years of study.
Rich Kirkpatrick joins host, Xolani Kacela, for a lively conversation from his home in Long Beach, California. Kirkpatrick discussed his winding faith journey as a member of many faith communities. He authored The Six Hats of the Worship Leader. His work focuses on building the life of the church and he consults, coaches, and speaks to church leaders. In this episode of Take on Faith, Kirkpatrick provided a clear picture of how he hopes his music changes people and the world. Listeners will enjoy this conversation.
This week's host Rev. Carolyn Wilkins interviews Las Cruces City Counselor and Executive Director of NMCafe Johana Bencomo and NMCafe Community Organizer Abraham Sanchez.
Host Xolani Kacela's guest Marla Goldberg, an energy healer, intuitive, speaker, and author is on this episode of Take On Faith. She discusses how her 14 healing modalities helped overcome a difficult upbringing and abusive marriage. Goldberg also talked about Spiritual Response Therapy. She joined us from her home near Charlotte, NC.
Rev. Don McCreary is a retired from the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). Before retirement, he served as CEO of Christian Church Homes of Northern California. During this episode, host Xolani Kacela, and Rev. McCreary discussed his work in low income and senior housing. An expert on housing, Rev. McCreary focused on how people find and pay for senior housing. Importantly, McCreary discussed why your housing costs should not exceed 30% of income. He also described how seniors might go about finding affordable housing in their senior years. If you anticipate retirement or seek low-cost living, you’ll benefit from listening.
Fr. Gabriel Rochelle Rev. Xolani Kacela's guest on this episode of Take On Faith. Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of the St Anthony of the Desert, Las Cruces NM, a mission of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, which he and his wife, Pani Susan, founded in 2007. He is also a seminary and university professor. They discuss Eastern Orthodoxy and its place in the pantheon of Christianity. Fr. Rochelle provides several insights in how faith and religion play into the ways our culture and politics is taking shape today. He also discusses how faith is experienced by millennials and those influenced by theories which refute science.
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