<p>In this final episode of this season, <em>Altered States,</em> Marta and Mandy talk with Rev. Lori Walke, minister of Mayflower Congregational Church in Oklahoma City, OK. We hear about her journey from growing up Southern Baptist to becoming a pastor in the United Church of Christ, about her work at Mayflower, and about her justice work, especially in regards to being a part of a <a href="https://www.ucc.org/ucc-pastor-brings-lawsuit-against-religious-charter-school-as-a-matter-of-faith/#:~:text=Lori%20Walke%2C%20pastor%20of%20Mayflower,become%20a%20state%20charter%20school." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">lawsuit</a> attempting to uphold the separation of church and state within the educational sphere of the state of Oklahoma and beyond. This is a conversation you don&#39;t want to miss. </p>

For way too long, Jesus, the radical revolutionary of the Gospels, has been held hostage by a domesticated, polite, and watered-down church. What does it mean to follow Jesus? How do we leave the comforts of our old and familiar church life and do the hard work that Jesus is calling us to do? How can we reclaim the identity of "Christian" as the revolutionary way of Jesus? In this podcast, Marta and Mandy explore these questions in order to help bring about God's kin-dom, on earth as it is in heaven.