episode 58: the F episode & how to have an enemy
The F Episode: How to Have an Enemy
This is the F episode, perhaps it seems we don’t know our letters well. Don’t we mean frenemies, you might be asking yourself. But no! Cody and Craig do stick with the letter “F” through our 40-plus minutes banter and commentary and opinions, before getting into conversation with our guest.
We visit with author and Mennonite pastor, Melissa Florer-Bixler and hear about her new book, How to Have an Enemy (Herald Press).
Melissa is a writer and pastor with degrees from Duke University and Princeton Theological Seminary. Her ministry at Raleigh Mennonite Church has been featured in The Atlantic and Sojourners. She writes for Geez Magazine, Christian Century, Mennonite World Review, and The Mennonite, among others. She lives with her husband and three children in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Learn about the value of truth-telling, when the truth is that there are forces working against God’s good news.
Ponder what is means to pastor in a purple church.
Considering the lasting impact of the Trump administration and trumpism.
On pastoring: “my job is not to be the most pious, but to create a discerning community.”
What do we do with anger and can we take on other’s burden of anger so they don’t have to bear it alone?
Melissa also talks a bit about her latest Netflix interest and what’s on her playlist.
