“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”  These ancient words hold a challenge: a promise of a life that matters, a future of purpose and influence.  But first, the question: Who does God mean me to be?  Who does God mean you to...

In this special Saints of Charlottesville episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the Virginia city they called home.Isabella and William Gibbons (c. 1836-1890 & 1825-1886)Enslaved by professors...

In this special Saints of Washington episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: George Washington, Carter G. Woodson, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Marie H. Reed.  Each,...

In this special Saints of Atlanta episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to Atlanta.MEDIATOR: Thomas O’Reilly ...

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh to explore the religious and spiritual imagination of Toni Morrison.You won’t find her name at the top of the roster of Christian saints. She’s not often thought of as a religious writer. But Toni Morrison...

How is a leader made?  The child of immigrants, Rev. Dr. Walter Kim tells stories of his faith journey and the spiritual mentors who have shaped him along the way.   Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here:...

What is “embodied solidarity”?  Larycia Hawkins illuminates the power of a risky Christian witness made incarnate in the world.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comDr. Larycia Hawkins is an American...

Larycia Hawkins and Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of luminous Sophie Scholl, a university student who dared to stand up to Hitler.Young Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were raised to stand up for righteousness. In the end, their convictions...

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is a visionary leader,  a woman who has learned profound truths on her journey as a child in South Carolina to the U.S. Naval Academy and on to a career in service, ministry and mentoring.In this special conversation, Natasha...

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh to consider relationship advice from 12th century abbot Aelred of Rievaulx.Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167) guided monks living a cloistered communal life, far back in the misty medieval past. His teachings on...

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh for a conversation on building bridges, casting visions and finding the way forward.Who are the little known saints who’ve altered the trajectory of your life?  A junior high teacher?  A courageous parent? ...

Walter Kim and host Karen Wright Marsh wrestle with the complex legacy of Martin Luther, the singular man who changed for the world forever.Who was Martin Luther -- really? Grace-filled theologian? Confrontational reformer? Tender pastor? Harsh...

Philip Yancey joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the story of his friend, Dr. Paul Brand, the compassionate, innovative healer esteemed the world over.Bestselling writer Philip Yancey spent years following and working with renowned leprosy surgeon...

Alton B. Pollard III and Karen Wright Marsh discuss the story and complex thought of W.E.B Dubois, that towering figure in American social, political and intellectual life.  In 1903, W.E.B. Dubois famously said, "The problem of the 20th century is the...

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the story of Brother Lawrence (1614-1691) and his mindful practice of the presence of God. He spent decades down in the steaming monastery kitchen, scrubbing pots and pans, a “servant of the servants...

Larycia Hawkins and host Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of John Wesley, founder of Methodism.As a young man, pious John Wesley declared the “absolute impossibility of being half a Christian.”  Crushing failures humbled his grand ambitions-- yet...

Writer Carlene Bauer and Karen Wright Marsh explore the many sides of Flannery O’Connor.The American author, Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) insisted that she was not a mystic and did not lead a holy life---yet faith infuses her fiction, letters, and...

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh for a special conversation on “pandemic Christianity.”We’re well into the coronavirus pandemic and still struggling to make sense of it all.  What have we lost?  What have we gained? Where is God in this...

Philip Yancey and host Karen Wright Marsh tell the story of A.W. Tozer, the American Bible teacher whose gravestone read simply: “A Man of God.”Thirsting after God, he literally burned the midnight oil to know the Holy One. Yet A.W. Tozer failed his...

Meet American legend Sojourner Truth through the eyes of Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, an African American woman who journeyed from South Carolina to the U.S. Naval Academy, and then to her calling as an international speaker, mentor, and thought...

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh to recount the story of Howard Thurman and to consider Thurman’s urgent question, “How can I believe that life has meaning if I do not believe that my own life has meaning?”Howard Thurman (1899–1981) is a...

Larycia Hawkins and host Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of the indomitable American civil rights leader Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer.Fannie Lou Hamer was a native of the Mississippi Delta, one of twenty children, the girl who was forced to leave school...

Walter Kim joins host Karen Wright Marsh to ask the question: was Dietrich Bonhoeffer an evangelical?Yes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a heroic martyr. But he was far more: a spiritual teacher to generations of strugglers. His words emboldened young Walter...