Preaching Advent 3: Luke 3:7-18, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Jeremiah 29:1, and 1 John 4:8, 16

In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Advent 3 (C). The texts covered in this episode are Luke 3:7-18, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Jeremiah 29:1, and 1 John 4:8, 16. Our amazing guests this week are: The Ven. Clay Riley, archdeacon for congregational vitality in the Diocese of South Dakota and rector of All Angels Episcopal Church in Spearfish. He enjoys recording music, gardening, reading history, and biographies. Clay is husband to wife Maggie and dad to his sons Liam and Finn. The Rev. Chanta Bhan, long-term supply at Calvary Episcopal Church, an historically Black Mission Church in rural Virginia. As the only active women priest of Pakistani descent in the Anglican Communion, she is passionate about advocating for justice, dignity, and respect for every human being as an outworking of our Baptismal Covenant. The Rev. Jazzy Bostock, a kanaka maoli woman serving St. John the Baptist and Maluhia Lutheran Church in Waianae, Hawaii. She and her wife have a small homestead, consisting of raised garden beds, a flock of hens, a hive of bees, a dog, and a cat. They are foster parents, currently caring for a four-year old boy who brings delight and wonder to their lives and are currently awaiting the arrival another bundle of joy.    Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. For more information on Becoming Beloved Community, visit iam.ec/becomingbelovedcommunity.