In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with ~ing host Allison Maus, to reflect back on our most recent season of the podcast. We'll talk about some of our favorite moments, what we've appreciated about this journey, and how being a part of ~ing Podcast has provided us with hope for the future. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with our first Herald Press cookbook author on ~ing Podcast! We're joined today by dietitian nutritionist and certified health coach, Heather Wolfe, one of the authors of the beautiful, plant-based cookbook, Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-Based, Planet-Conscious Meals. We know that daily food choices help or harm our bodies, families, communities, and planet. In this book you'll find resources that enable us to grow, shop for, prepare, cook, and eat food in ways that connect us to our Creator and creation. Listen to find out more! We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Tommy Airey - author, activist, and place-based minister. Tommy will be talking through some of his passion and commitment to racial and economic justice, as well as themes from his book, Descending Like A Dove: Adventures in Decolonizing Evangelical Christianity, published in 2018. If you'd like to get in touch with Tommy, reach out at [email protected]! We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Herald Press Author, Tamara Hill Murphy, to talk about themes from her new book, The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World. For centuries a practice called the Rule of Life—built around rhythms of prayer, work, study, hospitality, and rest—has provided a loving pathway for anyone who desires to live out the whole gospel. We'll learn more about this ancient practice, and how it might help shape our spiritual lives today. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Craig Greenfield, a guy who calls himself "an outsider who helps insiders become alongsiders!" During two decades of living in slums and inner cities, Craig founded a grassroots youth movement called Alongsiders International, now reaching thousands of vulnerable children across 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. In our conversation with Craig, we learn about what that all means, and explore themes from his new book, Subversive Mission: Serving as Outsiders in a World of Need. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with Mark Adams, US Coordinator for Frontera de Cristo, a borderland ministry based in the sister cities of Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. In our conversation with Mark, we learn about Frontera de Cristo mission - working to build relationships and understanding across borders. To learn more, or to schedule your own borderlands tour, please visit the Frontera de Cristo website. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, Ben Wideman sits down with Herald Press author, Zack Hunt, to talk about themes from his new book, Godbreathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired. In this conversation, Zack proposes that the imperfections and contradictions in Scripture aren’t accidental, rather they draw us beyond the literal words on the page and deeper into the spiritual truth God is trying to teach us. This book, available now from Herald Press, offers a practical and easily accessible approach for reading and understanding the Bible. This week Herald Press is offering 40% off Godbreathed by Zack Hunt. Use the code WEEKLY at checkout and order before May 14, 2023. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Chances are you or others in your congregation are suffering from mental health problems. This week we revisit a conversation from Season 2, in which ~ing producer Ben Wideman, is joined by Herald Press author, Carlene Hill Byron. In addition to being an author, Carlene is also a fundraiser and communicator for nonprofits that serve people with disabilities and other profound life challenges, and a spiritual wellness volunteer in the MaineHealth hospital system. During our conversation, we'll explore themes from her recent book, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another, including the mounting dilemmas that pastors and churches face around mental health. This week Herald Press is offering 40% off Not Quite Fine by Carlene Hill Byron. Use the code WEEKLY at checkout and order before May 7, 2023. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with Herald Press author, Kate Boyd, to talk about themes from her new book, An Untidy Faith: Journeying Back to the Joy of Following Jesus. In this conversation, Kate explains how history and community can provide space for big questions about faith and what we believe as part of the Body of Christ. This book, available now from Herald Press, is for those who long to disentangle their faith from all the cultural baggage and recapture the joy of following Jesus. We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email [email protected] A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

In July of 2021, author Sherri Zook published a book through Herald Press, offering permission to be real about your own needs and struggles. This week on the podcast, we’re revisiting a conversation with Sherri from season 2, in which she explores some of the themes in her book, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings: A Mother's Search for Grace. In her book, she expresses the confessions of a woman learning to live under the overwhelming expectations of motherhood. Dealing with faith and doubt, she reflects on letting go of her need to appear super-human and reached out to receive God’s unfolding grace. What does authenticity and vulnerability have to do with deepening our faith? Listen to find out more! This week, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings is ⁠40% off this week with code WEEKLY at checkout⁠ on the Herald Press website. This offer expires April 30, 2023. A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/ Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/ ~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org