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Listen "In the Image of God : A Black Woman in Amish Country - Inga Miller’s Story"
Episode Synopsis
I’m so privileged to be able to release this special episode with my friend Inga Miller. Inga is a first generation Kenyan-American, a black woman married to a white man in Ohio’s Amish country (well known for it’s highly conservative culture) and a powerful voice within our community as she shares her experiences.
I felt very strongly that Inga’s perspective on the current moment within the Black Lives Matter movement was one that was important to share. As a sister in the family of Christ, I particularly encourage my church-attending, or Christian identifying friends and family to listen to this conversation. What Inga shares in precious, and raw, and we need to receive it as the gift that it is.
I am more than willing to continue this conversation with any one who has questions after listening to this podcast. You can feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any concerns or questions in response to what is shared here. While this episode is long, I hope you find it worth your time.
We cover:
Racism within the church and our families
“Turning the other cheek” and forgiveness
Grace and racism
The power that our stories have over us
Police brutality on social media
That there is “no correct way” to protest
Black Lives Matter & Black abortion rates
And you’ll get to hear the worship team practicing in the back ground! Someday we’ll figure out how to have great quality sound on these interviews.
Special thanks to the Hamsher family who helped me with their readings at the end of the episode!
"Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never was America to me.)
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)
O, let my land be a land where Liberty
Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the air we breathe." - Langston Hughes
Romans 12:15 “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”
1 Corinthians 12:26 and 27 “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.”
I felt very strongly that Inga’s perspective on the current moment within the Black Lives Matter movement was one that was important to share. As a sister in the family of Christ, I particularly encourage my church-attending, or Christian identifying friends and family to listen to this conversation. What Inga shares in precious, and raw, and we need to receive it as the gift that it is.
I am more than willing to continue this conversation with any one who has questions after listening to this podcast. You can feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any concerns or questions in response to what is shared here. While this episode is long, I hope you find it worth your time.
We cover:
Racism within the church and our families
“Turning the other cheek” and forgiveness
Grace and racism
The power that our stories have over us
Police brutality on social media
That there is “no correct way” to protest
Black Lives Matter & Black abortion rates
And you’ll get to hear the worship team practicing in the back ground! Someday we’ll figure out how to have great quality sound on these interviews.
Special thanks to the Hamsher family who helped me with their readings at the end of the episode!
"Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never was America to me.)
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)
O, let my land be a land where Liberty
Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the air we breathe." - Langston Hughes
Romans 12:15 “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”
1 Corinthians 12:26 and 27 “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.”
In God we trust