This week on The bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper, Nicole Martin and editor-in-chief Russell Moore come together for a lively conversation about transgender in women’s sports and the department’s responses to anti-Semitism on campus and the needs of incarcerated people. Special guests include Emily Belz of CT, Tammy McLeod of Harvard Chaplains, Heather Rice-Minus of Prison Fellowship, Madeleine Kearns of National review, and state representative and former NCAA Division I basketball coach Barbara Ehardt. Follow the news headlines and challenge yourself to engage your world in the mind of Christ.
This week we join:
Emily Belz is an editor for Christianity today. She is a former senior journalist at World review. She is a graduate of the World Journalism Institute and previously worked for the New York Daily News, The Star of IndianapolisAnd Philanthropy review. Emily resides in New York.
Tammy McLeod is president of the Harvard Chaplains at Harvard University, where she serves as chaplain of Cru, an interdenominational Christian ministry, alongside her husband Pat. Tammy also serves as director of campus ministry at Park Street Church in Boston. Tammy and Pat are the authors of Hitting Hard: One Family’s Journey of Letting Go of What Was and Learning to Live Well with What Is.
Heather Rice-Minus is the president of Prison scholarship and will become CEO on January 1, 2024, succeeding his mentor, James Ackerman. Heather first joined Prison Fellowship in 2013, and in her most recent role as Executive Vice President, she led teams that partner with churches, help strengthen relationships between incarcerated parents and their children , foster partnerships with donors at all levels and advocate for restorative measures. criminal justice reform. In a previous role as leader of Prison Fellowship’s advocacy team, she was one of the leading voices behind the passage of the First Step Act.
Madeleine Kearns is an editor at National review and Senior Researcher at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is originally from Glasgow, Scotland, and is a trained singer.
representative Barbara Ehardt serves the State of Idaho, District 33. A graduate of Idaho State University where she attended on a basketball scholarship, Barbara spent 15 years as a basketball coach NCAA Division I women’s ball at UC Santa Barbara, Brigham Young University (Provo) and Washington State University. , and Cal State Fullerton as head coach.
Referenced resources:
As Campus Threats Rise, University Ministries Look for Ways to Help
Mental Health and Jesus (Believed)
Texas prisoner who leads death row cult faces execution
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Hugging Our Transgender Neighbors on God’s Terms
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