Race and looking for Jesus - with Alicia

Episode 10 June 05, 2020 01:05:02
Race and looking for Jesus - with Alicia
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Race and looking for Jesus - with Alicia

Jun 05 2020 | 01:05:02

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Hosted By

Justin Winzenburg Stephen Jones

Show Notes

As the nation mourns George Floyd, Alicia Thoj joins Justin and Stephen to talk about race from a Hmong perspective. They talk about the protests and riots in the Twin Cities, where Alicia lives, and what she is processing as she stands for Black Lives. Alicia shares about the process of rediscovering Jesus as a person of color, and she, Justin, and Stephen talk about ways they have seen Jesus in the last week. A musical composition by Marcus Dip Silas, entitled “A Dirge for the Gentle Giant” pays tribute to George Floyd.Resources from this episode: Black Fear and Distrust in Hmong America • Jon Lundberg shares a perspective on Jesus in the passion narrative “A Dirge for the Gentle Giant” by Marcus Dip Silas is available for download here:

Regular Theme Music by Josiah Enns. Photo by Preston Goff on Unsplash

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