Karen Wright Marsh explores one of the lessons from her new book, Wake Up To Wonder: 22 Invitations to Amazement in the Everyday, with her daughter, Nan Marsh. They relive their 165 km pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago. Of the thousands who walk this path each year, some take to the Camino out of prayerful devotion, others to work through a personal loss, discern new purpose, or meet the challenge of a rigorous trek. Listen now to discover why Nan and Karen decided to walk all t...

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” These ancient words hold a challenge: a promise of a life that matters, a future of purpose and influence. But first, the question: Who does God mean me to be? Who does God mean you to be? In this special episode of the Vintage Saints and Sinners Podcast, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four girls, born across the centuries, who grew up to be women who set the world on fire, each in her own way. Cath...

In this special Saints of Charlottesville episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the Virginia city they called home. Isabella and William Gibbons (c. 1836-1890 & 1825-1886) Enslaved by professors on the Grounds of the University of Virginia, Isabella and William Gibbons welcomed emancipation in 1863. Isabella became an esteemed teacher of freed black Charlottesvillians and William pastored First Baptist Church, the oldest Black C...

In this special Saints of Washington episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: George Washington, Carter G. Woodson, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Marie H. Reed. Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to the Washington, DC, area. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: George Washington (1732-1799) EDUCATION: Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) UNITY: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (1941- ) COMMUNITY:...

In this special Saints of Atlanta episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to Atlanta. MEDIATOR: Thomas O’Reilly (1831-1872) ADVOCATE: Demetrios Petrides (c.1865-1917) EDUCATOR: Alberta Williams King (1904-1974) HEALER: Leila Denmark (1898-2012) This Saints of Atlanta podcast episode is part of Saints of the City (SotC), an outreach initiative ...

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh to explore the religious and spiritual imagination of Toni Morrison. You won’t find her name at the top of the roster of Christian saints. She’s not often thought of as a religious writer. But Toni Morrison (1931-2019) the esteemed Nobel and Pulitzer winning novelist, editor and professor, converted to the Catholic church at age 12. What do we know about her faith? Meet Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrigh...

How is a leader made? The child of immigrants, Rev. Dr. Walter Kim tells stories of his faith journey and the spiritual mentors who have shaped him along the way. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.com Guest Walter Kim is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals and a Presbyterian pastor who has served as chaplain at Yale University. He has taught at Boston College and Harvard University, where he re...

What is “embodied solidarity”? Larycia Hawkins illuminates the power of a risky Christian witness made incarnate in the world. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.com Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God. Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and rel...

Larycia Hawkins and Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of luminous Sophie Scholl, a university student who dared to stand up to Hitler. Young Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were raised to stand up for righteousness. In the end, their convictions would cost them everything -- but leave behind a legacy of courage and integrity. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.com Guest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act o...

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is a visionary leader, a woman who has learned profound truths on her journey as a child in South Carolina to the U.S. Naval Academy and on to a career in service, ministry and mentoring. In this special conversation, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson talks about the Biblical figures and the African American witnesses who lived by the tough truths of courage, determination and reliance upon God. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: ...