Cloud and Fire

Breaking Bread with Abigail Sykes

Welcome back to Cloud and Fire! This is the finale episode for Season 2! Today, Jaimie is chatting with Abigail (Abby) Sykes, a registered dietician who works with children and adults to help them become empowered eaters. We discuss the images we receive from popular media about our bodies, intuitive eating, and finding peace within ourselves, mind, body, and spirit. This conversation is not to be missed! Learn more about Abby and her work at empowered-eaters.com. 

Cloud and Fire is a production of the First Baptist Church in Beverly, Massachusetts. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @cloudandfirepod. Until next season, be well and get home safely. 

Making Our Faith Work with Bobby Newman

On this week's episode of Cloud and Fire, Jaimie chats with Bobby Newman of Newman Interventions, an addiction specialist who helps people choose life and recovery. Jaimie and Bobby discuss what interventions entail, how we can support loved ones through their recovery process, the shared experience of human pain, and how we can find peace amidst hectic lives. Learn more at https://newmaninterventions.com/. 

 

Cloud and Fire is a production of the First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA. Follow Cloud and Fire on Facebook and Instagram @CloudandFirepod. Our theme music is by the talented Rebekah Silva. 

Making Gladness in the Abyss with Rev. Dr. Meg Hess

After a tough year, it is time for us to make gladness wherever we are! In the first episode of Season 2 of Cloud and Fire, Jaimie chats with Rev. Dr. Meg Hess. Meg is a licensed pastoral psychotherapist. They discuss how we can make sense of life's traumas and how we can connect with each other's shared experiences of human feelings. 

 

Learn more about Meg's wonderful work at her website, www.makegladness.com! 

 

Listen to Cloud and Fire on your favorite podcast streaming app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @CloudandFirepod. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva. 

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Join Jaimie Crumley for a brief episode about the podcasts of First Baptist Church in Beverly. Remember to subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Cloud and Fire! Season 2 begins on May 12, 2021!

Running Toward New Life w/ Rev. Miriam Samuelson Roberts

Welcome to the finale episode of Cloud and Fire Season 1. This season has been all about God's steadfast love. We hope you have enjoyed it!

 

During this Easter week, Jaimie is chatting with Rev. Miriam Samuelson Roberts. Miriam is the Senior Pastor at First Church Lutheran in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Miriam began her ministry at First Church in December of 2020, in the midst of Minneapolis's racial reckoning and the coronavirus pandemic. Jaimie and Miriam discuss the importance of sitting with our big feelings, how we can have challenging and life-changing conversations, and where they have seen the Lord. 

 

Thank you for joining us this season on Cloud and Fire. Season 2 is forthcoming, so stay tuned! You can follow Cloud and Fire on Instagram and Facebook @cloudandfirepod. Send us a message and let us know how you are experiencing the steadfast love of God even as you walk through the wilderness. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva, and we are a production of First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA! 

Entering the Gates of a Holy City w/ Allen Reynolds

Welcome back to Cloud and Fire! In our Holy Week episode, Jaimie is in conversation with Minister Allen Reynolds. Allen is a content creator for Urban Ministries, Inc. He also serves at Chicago's University Church (a UCC/DOC congregation). In their conversation, they discuss Allen's early 2020 visit to Israel, how we can make sacred space wherever we are, and how we can translate the Christian message in ways that are meaningful and relevant to younger generations. Learn more about the work of Urban Ministries at urbanministries.com. They are @umi on Instagram. 

 

You can follow Cloud and Fire on Instagram and Facebook @cloudandfirepod. Send us a message and let us know how you are experiencing the steadfast love of God even as you walk through the wilderness. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva, and we are a production of First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA! We only have one more episode left in Season 1 of Cloud and Fire. We are eager to see you then!

Sharing Divine Light w/ Rev. Jennifer Hawks

Welcome back to Cloud and Fire! In this episode, Jaimie is in conversation with Rev. Jennifer Hawks. Jennifer is the Associate General Counsel at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C. The BJC works to ensure faith freedom for all through advocacy, education, and legislation. In their conversation, Jennifer and Jaimie discuss how we can hold the Christ Light for each other, the long-held Baptist principle of faith freedom, and how you can become involved with the work of ensuring that all people, regardless of their faith tradition, have the freedom to live into their beliefs without fear of persecution. Learn more about the work of the BJC by visiting their website, bjconline.org, or by following them on social media @bjconthehill. 

 

You can follow Cloud and Fire on Instagram and Facebook @cloudandfirepod. Send us a message and let us know how you are experiencing the steadfast love of God even as you walk through the wilderness. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva, and we are a production of First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA! 

Sitting with the Grief w/ Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman

Welcome back to Cloud and Fire! In this episode, Jaimie is in conversation with the Rev. Lindsey Baynham Freeman, the Director of Clergy Excellent at the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lindsey shares her insight about John 3:16, one of the most famous verses in the Christian Scriptures. More than one year into a pandemic that has stretched us in unimaginable ways, Jaimie and Lindsey reflect on God's steadfast love and how we can acknowledge and move through the grief of the past year. Lindsey recommends walking through the book Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. Follow Lindsey on Instagram @lbeefreeman. 

You can follow Cloud and Fire on Instagram and Facebook @cloudandfirepod. Send us a message and let us know how you are experiencing the steadfast love of God even as you walk through the wilderness. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva, and we are a production of First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA! 

 

Divine Justice w/ Rev. Erica Wimber Avena

Welcome back to Cloud and Fire! In this episode, host Jaimie Crumley is chatting with Rev. Erica Wimber Avena. Erica is an interim ministry specialist. She currently serves at First Church in West Hartford, Connecticut. Jaimie and Erica discuss a challenging passage from John 2 where Jesus is putting His house in order. Together they wonder what divine justice looks like and how we can protect what is sacred to us. They also discuss how churches built on indigenous land and that have profited from slave labor can determine justice-filled ways to move forward. You do not want to miss this conversation!

 

You can follow Cloud and Fire on Instagram and Facebook @cloudandfirepod. Send us a message and let us know how you are experiencing the steadfast love of God even as you walk through the wilderness. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva, and we are a production of First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA! 

Seeing a Transformation w/ Rev. Lisa Janes and Rev. Melanie C. Jones

Welcome back to Cloud and Fire. In this episode, Jaimie is in conversation with Rev. Lisa Janes, a womanist artist, and Rev. Melanie C. Jones, a womanist preacher, scholar, and educator. They join Jaimie to discuss their womanist take on the story of the Transfiguration and to share about the Center for Womanist Leadership's Lenten Devotional "It's a New Day: A Lenten Journey with Sonia Sanchez." Rev. Janes authored the devotional, which puts the life of Sonia Sanchez into conversation with the life of Jesus. It is available for free download. You do not want to miss this conversation about being transformed. You can learn more about the Lenten Devotional and the Center for Womanist Leadership by visiting centerforwomanistleadership.org. Follow their work on Instagram and Twitter @justwomanist. To learn more about Rev. Lisa Janes' art, please follow her on Instagram @godintheskin. To learn about Rev. Jones' work as a leading millennial womanist, please follow her on Instagram @phdbound or visit her website, revmelanie.com. 

 

You can follow Cloud and Fire on Instagram and Facebook @cloudandfirepod. Send us a message and let us know how you are experiencing the steadfast love of God even as you walk through the wilderness. Our theme music is by Rebekah Silva, and we are a production of First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA!