The Word in Black and Red

Join Micah, Ell, Josiah from Pulp!, and Graham Culbertson from Everyday Anarchism as we explore the arrival at Mt. Sanai and the Ten Commandments in Exodus 19-20. What is the purpose of these rules? Don't they imply an authoritarian reading just by being laws? How does the content and context of the Ten Commandments inspire anarchism? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red!Ell is a whisper on the wind you hear every time workers need to get unionized. Join the Industrial Workers of the World to appease their spirit.Josiah runs an incredible anarchist fiction podcast called Pulp! and a great meme page. Graham Culbertson is the host of Everyday Anarchism, a podcast discussing how anarchist philosophy affects our everyday lives. Go listen to his take on The Lord of the Rings right after this episode!https://linktr.ee/twibar

Join Micah, Ell, Josiah, and Jules Webb from xiantifa as they explore the establishment of the 70 elders to lead the people under Moses in Exodus 18. What is Jethro's motivation for the recommendation? How does it go immediately wrong? What does this mean for churches with bishops? How can we avoid these failures as we seek to build our own new systems? And how much time does Micah need to scramble to defend their theological position? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red!Jules Webb's web comics, substack, and games can be found on xiantifa.itch.io--I particularly recommend Why I Am an Anarchist.I need you to subscribe to Josiah's wonderful podcast Pulp! so he makes me more episodes. You can listen to them too, I guess. But consider it a personal favor.And Ell, as always, waves the banner high for joining the Industrial Workers of the World!

Join Micah, Spencer, Avery, and Pastor Don as we explore the story of Israel defeating Amalek in Exodus 17:8-16. Who are the Amaleks? Why are they especially hated throughout the Scripture? And what do you mean "Moses needs a handy"? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red!Pastor Don leads the Unfinished Community, a church in the Reformed tradition that meets online and in person in Japan. You can connect with them at unfinished.loveAvery is a disability and queer theologian who runs the amazing Blessed are the Binaries podcast. He also helps edit this podcast! Please send some thanks to Avery.Spencer can be found on a hike and in the Discord.https://linktr.ee/twibar

Join Micah, Ell, Char from Barefoot to Emmaus, and our new friend Maki Ashe from the Center for Prophetic Imagination as we discuss God providing in the wilderness in Exodus 15:22-17:7. What is the biblically proper way to complain? How are the complainants here living into their calling as the people of God? And how does God's abundant love poured out on these people inform our fight against capitalism? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red!Ell said if you're not already part of the IWW, that's on you at this point. Just kidding! There's always time to join!Char shares a wonderful theological podcast with a friend from seminary called Barefoot to Emmaus. Maki Ashe leads the Center for Prophetic Imagination, where spiritual direction meets social action. Go check out what she's up to there!https://linktr.ee/twibar

We so enjoyed this episode of Retelling the Bible that we wanted to share it here on the feed! We hope to have a new episode out next week. Enjoy this in the meantime!https://retellingthebible.wordpress.comhttps://linktr.ee/TWIBAR

Join Brandon and Brandon from the Found in Translation Podcast as they explore Matthew 12 and 13 with Ell! Read more from the Liberation & Inclusion Translation and listen to the podcast at https://litbible.net/https://linktr.ee/twibar

Join Micah, Scott, Mat, and the audio ghost of Josiah as we discuss the destruction of Pharaoh's army in Exodus 13:17-15:21. Why are there so many contradictory details in this story? Did this event really happen, and if not, what mythical and propagandistic function did it serve? And what does this story have to teach us about God's anger and the struggle for justice? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red!Ever wonder where to listen to Scott's amazing podcast, Retelling the Bible? Mat was captured by a pokeball to be on this episode. If you'd like to capture my favorite pokemon, you might find him in his native habitat at churchoftheaffirmation.wordpress.com or in the Discord. When Josiah exists in corporeal form, he can be heard on the narrative fiction podcast Pulp! or @church_of_christ_the_anarchist on Instagram.https://linktr.ee/twibar

Join Micah, Ell, and Don as we explore the death of the firstborn in Exodus 12:29-13:16. Who did the killing? How is this playing into revenge? How does this change our vision of God? Find out on this episode of The Word in Black and Red.Ell is the patron saint of Wobblies. Join the Industrial Workers of the World.Join Don at unfinishedcommunity.loveJoin us.

Join Micah, W Scott McCandless, Ben, & Brandon Johnson from the Found in Translation Podcast and Liberation & Inclusion Translation (LIT) as we explore the first Passover. Why does it seem like there are two separate agendas here? What are the distinct ways God is being perceived, and how does that allow us to approach the text with new eyes? And are we pro or anti angel of death? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.Go listen to W Scott McCandless' Retelling the Bible podcast. It's brilliant. Don't miss out.Ben is the sound of joy when you roll a Nat 20. You can find him more regularly on the Discord.If Brandon's LIT Bible was already out by the time we had started this podcast, we'd be reading that instead of the CEB. Read it and listen to the podcast.Connect with The Word in Black and Red.