aijcast

aijcast

aijcast is a podcast featuring conversations and performances at the intersection of art, inspiration, and justice.

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May 30, 2025 3 mins

Marthame shares his sung version of the Lord's Prayer in Arabic as a reminder of the unity of faith beyond language and boundary.

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Marthame and Fahed Abu-Akel preached on Sunday, May 11, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Atlanta on God's surprising hope, even in the most desperate of times.

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Marthame recently appeared on the Ministry Collaborative's podcast with their Program Director Adam Borneman and ⁠Terrence Smith⁠ (⁠Kill Pride Club⁠), where we got a chance to talk about our current perspective as "lay people", the need to move away from seeing ministry through the lens of "return on investment", and why traditional and non-traditional ministries need each other.

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Marthame recently appeared on the Ministry Collaborative's podcast with their Program Director Adam Borneman and  Terrence Smith (Kill Pride Club), where we got a chance to talk about our transition from congregational pastors to alternative forms of ministry, the connection between intuition and disruption, and how the institutional church cannot contain the fullness of the gospel.

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Marthame shares a reflection on navigating Israeli checkpoints in Palestine. This was recorded on the most recent Atlanta Pilgrimage for Palestine.

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Following Dr. Mansour's message at North Decatur Presbyterian Church, the congregation followed up with some questions to dig deeper. We close out the episode with Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel's prayer.

Watch Dr. Mansour's message and the Q&A

Watch the full worship service

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Dr. Lamma Mansour preached at North Decatur Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 16, 2025. On this episode, we share her reflection on the Biblical character Rizpah and how it connects to the world we live in today.

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As Advent approaches, Marthame shares a reflection written on Christmas Eve in 2001, with a hope that we might not follow the scripts written for us.

Read the original reflection here.

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November 22, 2024 7 mins

An extended remix of the song “Gaza (Under the Rubble)” which blends together both the original song and the hip hop version by A+.

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In the wake of the American election, Marthame shares a reflection from 2005 that sheds some light on what it’s like to prioritize justice and peace when it puts you out of step with the prevailing winds of society.

Read the original reflection here.

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November 8, 2024 4 mins

Our friend A+ (scholar/pastor/emcee Albert Russell) was inspired by our song “Gaza (Under the Rubble)” to write his own bars. Marthame produced them into this track.

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Zoughbi al-Zoughbi is the founder and director of Wi'am, The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center. He recently traveled the US as a PC(USA) International Peacemaker. This episode is an excerpt from his presentation at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, just outside Atlanta.


Watch the full talk on the Joining Hands for Justice YouTube channel.

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October 11, 2024 17 mins

Marthame preached at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 5. His sermon focused on the story of the healing of ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19) and the town of Burqin, Palestine, that marks the miracle to this day.

Watch the full worship service streamed here.

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As we approach October 7, Marthame shares last year's reflection about the Hamas surprise attack and Israeli reprisals, noting how little has changed apart from the scale of the bloodshed.

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Marthame shares an Advent reflection written in 2004, almost a year after we had left Zababdeh.

You can read the original reflection here.

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September 20, 2024 3 mins

Marthame shares a reflection after we put down roots in Atlanta, noting the disconnect between our own celebrations and the terror of violence in the Middle East.

Read the original reflection here.

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Marthame shares our reflection we wrote as we prepared to move back to the States in 2003, lifting up messages from Palestinian Christians for their fellow American Christians.

You can read the original reflection here.

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The Rev. Alex Awad is a pastor, scholar, and author. He recently traveled to Atlanta, where he spoke on the topic of Christian Zionism. This episode is an excerpt from that talk.

You can watch the full livestream on Facebook here.

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As we continue our vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection from 2002 on the time-honored tradition of fleeing to Egypt for safety and respite.

You can read the original reflection here.

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Marthame shares a reflection written during Holy Week of 2005, as we - then - looked back on our recent departure from Palestine and what the rhythms of the liturgical calendar can teach us about despair and hope.

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