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Welcome to the Word in Black and Red, where we read the Bible from a leftist and liberationist perspective to elucidate the way people of faith and their comrades can understand the Bible as a source of healing, love, and liberation for all people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join Micah, Josiah, Alex Zambito, & Ross Thorn as we explore the importance of sacrifice and food in Leviticus 17. Why does Leviticus place such importance on blood? What does it mean for blood to be the "life force"? How do these ancient laws ensure an equitable distribution of wealth? How does this text establish the political power of particular kings? How can we respect the sacrifices we have to make to live a better life? And what does this all have to do with death metal? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Josiah is the host of the wonderful podcast Pulp! and a proud union man. You can find his mad meme skills on Instagram @church_of_christ_the_anarchist Alex Zambito is a Catholic Worker doing a ton of good work. You can keep up with him on Instagram @southerncatholicworker . Ross Thorn is a folk musician and one of Micah's most played artist on Bandcamp . You can follow his work at rossthornmusic.com thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Hadar Cohen, and Simon Doong as we explore the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16. What is Azazel? What is witchcraft and how is it a part of our faith? How can we both hold people accountable while offering reconciliation? And what does this ancient practice have to teach us about our responsibility to Palestine today? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Hadar Cohen is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic, and artist whose work focuses on multi-religious spirituality, politics, social issues, and community building. She is the founder of Malchut, a spiritual skill-building school teaching Jewish mysticism and direct experience of God. You can learn more about her at hadarcohen.me Simon Doong is the host of A Matter of Faith Podcast , a ministry of the Presbyterian Church, USA. thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Matt Cox, Rig, and Pastor Kuma as we explore genital emissions in Leviticus 15. What are the implications of the broad periods of uncleanliness? Are these bodily fluids holy, gross, or something in between? What role does uncleanliness have in holiness, and how does Christianity’s relationship with death affect this? And can these protocols survive contact with a teenage boy? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Ell, Rev. Ronnie, and Pastor Sarah as we explore the genital emissions for the first of two episodes in Leviticus 15.W hat does “unclean” mean in the text and how has Christian culture changed it? How did these laws affect how open women could be about their cycles? And what’s the “mensies” tent? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Are you still not in a union? After Ell specifically asked you to? Rev. Ronnie can be found where they want to be discovered (mostly TikTok) @geekalogian. Pastor Sarah can be found on TikTok and Instagram @disorganized.religion thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
First draft: Join Micah, Mat Meyer, Grahmin, and Darth as we explore the rules around the purification of skin diseases in Leviticus 13-14. What are the skin diseases we're even talking about here? How have these laws been used to exclude? And how can we use these laws to help include those we've already excluded? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Mat is a pastor in the PCUSA currently looking for a call. Hire him! You can find more of his preaching on Llama Pack Worship and liturgical creativity on churchoftheaffirmation.wordpress.com . Darth is now on TikTok! Allegedly. Grahmin is a moderator on our TWIBAR Discord--go join him there! thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Ell, and Ronnie as we explore the rules about menstruation and childbirth in Leviticus 12. How was childbirth different when this text was written? Are these rules for birth-givers meant to oppress or to give them a break? And how dangerously close are women to being gods? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Ell wants you to join a union at iww.org. Ronnie wants you to find a place where you can feel whole. You can also follow them on BlueSky and Tiktok at @geekalogian. thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
oin Micah, Mystic Mikester, and Vivian Asimos as we explore the clean and unclean animals in Leviticus 11. How can identity demarcation be used for either oppression or liberation and communal autonomy? How does this set of ancient communities standards apply to impossible political choices? And how many feet does a cricket have anyway? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Vivian Asimos is a freelance academic, co-host of I'm a Fan of That, and author of *Digital Monsters*and *Cosplay and the Dressing of Identity*. You can find more of her work at https://www.vivianasimos.com/ Mystic Mikester can be found on Facebook stirring up good trouble and at his website https://mysticmikester.com/ . thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Rabbi Noyo , Josiah from Pulp! , and Aaron J Smith from All Things Made New as we explore the death of Aaron's sons in Leviticus 10. Why did God kill Aaron's sons? What do our interpretations have to teach us about God's boundaries? How do we restore broken relationships? What does this story have to teach us about the difficulty of relationship? And why does God particularly love the Scottish? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Blue, Darth, and Pastor Don as we explore the ordination of the priests in Leviticus 8-9. What is the significance of all of this ancient symbology? Why does it matter to us today? How are our own spiritual traditions the cultural manifestations of our own settings? And what in the world is a censer full of banana pudding? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Pastor Don's hybrid Discord/in-person church can be found at unfinishedcommunity.love and Blue is the last hint of daylight as the sun slips away over the horizon, remind you of what has been and what will be again. Darth is the sound of a bell as you walk into a familiar small-town store where everyone knows your name. thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, W Scott McAndless, Anthony Moss, and Darth as we explore the material reality of sacrifice in Leviticus 6:8-7:38. What are all of these different sacrifices and what do they mean? What does this ancient system communicate about the way our faith ancestors were dealing with the everyday material realities they struggled with and against? What does it mean for everyone to be holy? What does this practice illustrate about the decentralization of ancient Israelite religion and what does that have to teach us about our own politics? Darth is the comforting third sip of hot cocoa after you burnt your lips twice and decided to let it cool down for awhile. Anthony Moss is the author of The Yellow Sky was Ours and can be found online @mossmancometh. W Scott McAndless is the host of Micah's favorite Bible podcast, Retelling the Bible , and the author of Caesar’s Census, God’s Jubilee: Rethinking and Reimagining the Story of Mary and Joseph’s Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Ben Boswell, Terry J. Stokes, and Jules Webb as we explore the concept of purification and reparations in Leviticus 4-6. What does this ancient text on making reparations have to teach us about wealth? What is the Levitical and then Christian perspective on reparations owed to the descendants of enslaved people? How does this passage play into the story of Zacchaeus and illustrate the Bible's opposition to wealth? And how does the depravity of love in the lives of the wealthy illustrate the way God seeks our love? Jules Webb is an artist, author, and creator of many zines, including Feast of my Flesh , Why I am an Anarchist , and Sequential Theology . Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell is the author of Confronting Whiteness and the pastor of Collective Liberation Church . Rev. Terry J. Stokes is an anarchist theologian and the author of Jesus and the Abolitionists: How Anarchist Christianity Empowers the People . You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Waffles, Aaron J Smith, and Avery Arden as we explore the sacrifices outlined in Leviticus 1-3. Why are we reading this ancient book about sacrifices in a religion at least two removed from our own? What is the difference between perfection and holiness? How can we read this text as liberatory for the very people whom it excludes? And how dense do you need to be an apostle? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red. Waffles are a delicious breakfast treat. Aaron is a spiritual director and host of Micah's favorite interview podcast, All Things Made New . Avery is the host of the amazing podcast and source of queer theology, Blessed are the Binary Breakers . You can find us at thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Aaron, Ell, and Spencer as we discuss God entering God's dwelling in Exodus 40. What is the significance of this final moment? How is God coming to dwell with the people a transformative experience for everyone? And how can we become God's dwelling place? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Aaron J Smith's All Things Made New is one of Micah's top five favorite podcasts of all time. Go give it a listen. Ell and Spencer have reappeared as joint co-hosts to tell you to learn your union history and then go join one in making some more of it. https://linktr.ee/twibar You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Mike, Spencer, and Ronnie as we explore the construction of God's dwelling in Exodus 35:4-39:43. Why does it matter how the tabernacle for a religion three thousand years ago was set up? What sort of cultural memory was necessary to hold on to this, and what was being communicated about the current oppression the authors were writing? How is this rainbow-filled building a tool of resisting the empire that dominated them? And what can we learn about our own struggle from this ancient text? Find out answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Mike's gone through a rebrand since this episode was recorded, but you can still find him on Facebook as Mystic Mikester . Ronnie's congregation, Chosen Family Church, can be found on Facebook . Spencer just wants you to have a nice day and tell someone it's still Christmas time. You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Ell, Scott, Natasha, Mike, Jules, Matt, Dave, Avery, and Micah for our Christmas Special 2025! Hear reflections on Mary, the love of God, and the role of the ordinary in the greatest revolution in history. Find more resources at our new website: thewordinblackandred.com You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Scott, Mat, and Avery as we explore who God is, what the new covenant looks like, and why Moses is quite so shiny in Exodus 34-35:3. How do we see the idea that God is love here in this ancient passage about cursing disobedient people for four generations or driving out the indigenous inhabitants of Canaan? What is the spiritual significance of Moses' shining face? And how can this new promised relationship with God help us develop our own new ways of building society? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! https://linktr.ee/twibar Read Mat's wonderful liturgies for the Church of the Affirmation . Learn from Avery's blog and podcast Blessed are the Binary Breakers . Listen to Scott's wonderful podcast Retelling the Bible . You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Ell, Grahmin, and Avery as we discuss Moses seeking after and seeing God in Exodus 33. Why is God still pulling away from the people? What does Moses do to restore the relationship? And what do you mean, God showed Moses God's butt? Find out answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Ell is busy unionizing the disciples and wants you to join them. Grahmin can be found on the Discord welcoming people into the community. Avery is doing a million amazing things that can be found at binarybreakingworship.com https://linktr.ee/twibar You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Ell, Fae, and Don as we discuss the Golden Calf in Exodus 32. What is the significance of the golden calf, and did it really happen here? What political agenda is this story achieving, and why does it show up right here? What are the golden calves of our own age, and how should we deal with them? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Ell can be found in the Discord and wherever you hear someone talking about unionizing. Fae wants to chat in the Discord with you and then grant you three winter-specific wishes. Don's international church can be found at unfinished.love https://linktr.ee/twibar You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Blue, Spencer, and Aaron as they discuss the proper worship and the Sabbath in Exodus 29-31. Why is this so much harder than just worshiping a cow? What is the purpose of this census, and why does God later hate censuses? How does this passage help us resist the endless and relentless urge to accumulate under capitalism? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Blue wants to be your friend in the great Down Under. If you ever find yourself in Australia, look to the skies, and that's where you'll find him. Spencer is the appendix to a people's history of Utah. Aaron J Smith is the host of Micah's favorite interview podcast, All Things Made New. https://linktr.ee/twibar You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Micah, Aaron, and Jules as we discuss the building of the tabernacle and vestments for the priests in Exodus 25-28. Why do these ancient descriptions matter for our own perception of our faith? How is God's presence mediated through these objects in the tabernacle and in our own religious practices? And how is the early church reimagining the ark of the covenant as Mother Mary--and how can that reenvisioning of the story help us reimagine our role in our own times? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red! Jules' awesome content can be found on xiantifa.itch.io . Aaron's amazing show All Things Made New can be found wherever good podcasts are served. https://linktr.ee/twibar You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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