The message of the angel is as scandalous and striking now as it was then. For in it is embedded God’s message in the death and resurrection of Jesus: to trust and believe in the invincibility of the good in spite of the titanic reality of evil, because God is good all the time. To trust and believe in the enduring power of love, of truth, of the good, and of justice when the reality of the opposite seems so prodigious.

Today's guest on the Way of Love podcast is none other than the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.   Bishop Budde and Bishop Curry delve into her newest book, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith.  Beyond learning about some of the most dramatic and personal moments when Bishop Budde knew she was being called to courageous action, we dig deep on what it means to cultivate and nurture bravery in the daily, small moments of...

Our guest today is Capitol recording artist Blessing Offor. Blessing is a Nigerian-born, Connecticut-raised, and Nashville-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. In 2023, he and Kory Caudill, musical director for The Episcopal Church’s Concert for the Human Family series, released Cross the River, a song based on the life and work of The Honorable John Lewis, and the first major label release for the project.  Bishop Curry talks with Blessing about the new single as...

In this episode of the Way of Love podcast, Bishop Curry catches up with the one and only Jen Hatmaker, New York Times-bestselling author, host of the For the Love podcast, and leader of a tightly knit online community where she reaches millions of people every week.  They discuss Jen's newest book, Feed These People: Slam-Dunk Recipes for Your Crew, and how meals connect us to life in community.  They also discuss the importance of telling the truth about American history--and how we can...

In this episode of the Way of Love podcast, Bishop Curry talks with the Rev. Russell Levenson, rector of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston and author of the new book, Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush.  Fr. Levenson has served as rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church since 2007. With nearly 10,000 members, St. Martin’s is the largest Episcopal Church in North America.  Fr. Levenson co-officiated and offered a homily at the state funeral for...

In this episode of the Way of Love podcast, Bishop Curry talks with Julia Ayala Harris, who was elected president of the House of Deputies by her peers in the House of Deputies at the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2022. She is the first Latina and woman of color to hold the position. President Ayala Harris has more than two decades of experience working in the nonprofit sector, particularly with faith-based nonprofits, and she holds a Master of Public...

Today’s guest on the Way of Love podcast is Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright—writer, speaker, and passionate advocate for authenticity in our lives and communities. She is director of enrollment management at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine.   Dr. Wright holds a doctorate from New York University, a master’s from Cambridge University, and a bachelor’s from Princeton...

Jesus came to show us how to live, reconciled with God, and with each other, and He taught us that the way to do it is God's way of love. For God's way of love is God's way of life. It's our hope for our families, our communities, our societies. Indeed, it is our hope for the whole world. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, and love came down at Christmas. And as some of us are beginning to say in this Episcopal church of ours, “Love always.” Watch and share Presiding...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser, priest in charge at Church of the Incarnation in Manhattan and author of the new book, Ask Me for a Blessing: (You Know You Need One).  Every Tuesday, Rev. Dannhauser stands outside her church in New York City with a sign that says: "Ask me for a blessing (because God knows you need one). The incredible stories of how New Yorkers responded populate her both her book--and this conversation with Bishop Curry.  The two explore...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with Dr. Thema Bryant, clinical psychologist, incoming president of the American Psychological Association, professor of psychology at Pepperdine University, and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Thema invites us to pause and look more closely at the intersection of spirituality and psychology – what are the bounds of each and how and where do they overlap? She encourages us to hold on to the spiritual and religious...

In this episode, Bishop Curry sits down with the Rev. Jay Sidebotham. Jay is an artist, an Episcopal priest, and the founder of Renewal Works, and co-creator of My Way of Love – a personal guide for your spiritual journey. My Way of Love is a free resource that offers coaching and tips that can help folks grow by following the seven practices for Jesus-centered life: turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest. Practices that help all of us, me included, grow deeper in the love of God,...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with Heather Kirn Lanier – an essayist, poet, and creative writing professor. Heather's memoir, Raising A Rare Girl, invites us into her first year of parenting a daughter born with a rare syndrome. Bishop Curry talks with her about how we can change our life and the lives of those we encounter by changing our perspective and looking for the good in every person. After the Podcast Learn more about the Way of Love and creating your own rule of life based...

Following a Jan. 6 noon Epiphany service at Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C., Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry shared words of reflection and exhortation to the church and nation in a recorded message from the Lincoln Memorial. “The nightmare of last January 6th was not just an event—it was a revelation,” he said. “It was a revelation of deeply dangerous divisions in our nation. … That day, and our response to it, contain potential for both peril and promise.” On the...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with Bryan Stevenson – author, lawyer, and founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama – about what it means to remember, reorient, and renew an active faith in Jesus and his Way of Love. This episode is a 3-part conversation recorded for the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast’s December 4 Jubilee Revival: Just Mercy, Just Jesus. In this conversation, Bishop Curry and Stevenson...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. This audio comes from the 2020 International Black Clergy Conference, presented by The Episcopal Church’s Office of Black Ministries. To Worship on the Way of Love is to gather in community weekly to thank, praise, and dwell with God. Dean Brown Douglas and Bishop Curry discuss their understanding of being Black Episcopalians, and the lessons...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with Kory Caudill and Wordsmith, two musicians supporting the Concert for the Human Family series – a project in collaboration with The Episcopal Church’s Becoming Beloved Community initiative, which seeks to build a world where all people may experience dignity and abundant life and see themselves and others as beloved children of God.    To Go on the Way of Love is to cross boundaries, listen deeply, and live like Jesus. Kory and Wordsmith demonstrate how...

In this episode, recorded in July 2020, Bishop Curry talks with the Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. Archbishop Thabo’s life is punctuated with stories of hope and oppression, joy and anger, truth and reconciliation. To Pray on the Way of Love is to dwell intentionally with God each day, whether in though, word, or deed, individually or corporately. Far from a trite bit of advice or a platitude awkwardly expressed or a passive response to injustice,...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with legendary leader Ruby Sales about her long and enduring work for civil rights and freedom in the United States. The two discuss how she was introduced to these movements, her search for a calling, and the potential of The Episcopal Church to lead in honest racial justice and reconciliation. To Go on the Way of Love is to cross boundaries, listen deeply, and live like Jesus. To do any of these things, and to have any hope of healing, we need to be able...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with Richard Rohr, OFM, about what it takes to turn and follow a Christ as big as the universe, choosing the Way of Love instead of the ways of our egos. The two discuss the spiritualities of addition and subtraction and the consequences for our country and ourselves when we spend more time placing Jesus on a pedestal than we do actively following him. The good news in all of this is that, like Fr. Rohr and Bishop Curry, we are all called by Jesus to follow...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks to Shane Claiborne, founder of the Simple Way and co-founder of Red Letter Christians, about the importance of spending time in the words of Jesus and allowing them to directly inform our thinking and actions. The two discuss what it means to pay particular attention to the “red letters” of the Bible – those in which Jesus is directly teaching and guiding us, even now.  To learn on the Way of Love is to reflect on Scripture each day, especially on Jesus’...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks to Jeff Chu, who tells us about his extraordinary career as a journalist, farmer, writer, editor, teacher, and Christian thinker – and how he has come to see God moving throughout those roles. Having spent time among groups of people who radically disagree – about the Church, about human sexuality, about love itself – he describes some of the lessons he’s learned along the way.  Resting on the Way of Love is receiving the gift of God’s grace, peace, and...

In this episode, Bishop Curry talks to Teddy Reeves, the assistant curator of religion at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Reeves’ extensive work with “gOD-talk: a black millennials and faith conversation series” give him particular insight into concerning and hopeful trends for the future of Christianity in the United States.   Blessing on the Way of Love – that is, sharing faith and unselfishly giving and serving – often involves uncomfortable...

In this episode, Bishop Curry sits down with the Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber – a Lutheran pastor, author, and speaker from Denver, Colorado. They discuss how sharing our stories with honesty - through the “ministry of going first” - can help us cross the boundaries of loneliness and inequality – teaching us to GO in a time of intensifying hurt and division in our world.  This episode of the Way of Love podcast is sponsored by For People, a new podcast with Bishop Rob Wright about finding and...

Welcome to this brand-new season of the Way of Love Podcast with Bishop Michael Curry. This season, we’ll be bringing you even more of Bishop Curry’s conversations with faith leaders, authors, and thinkers who are committed to following the Way of Jesus in the world today. Framed by the Way of Love – those seven practices of turning, learning, praying, worshipping, blessing, going, and resting – we’ll hear stories and lessons about how each of us can grow closer to God in our daily...