#117: Rethinking the war on drugs (with Christina Dent)

Christina Dent joins me on The Puddcast this week to talk about the war on drugs. Christina is the Founder and President of End It For Good, a nonprofit advocating a health-centred approach to drugs rather than a criminal justice one. Living in Mississippi, Christina changed her own mind about how best to approach drug laws after she became a foster parent and saw the negative effects of our current approach up close. She shared powerfully with me about the real choices before us as people who claim to care about humans made in the image of God. Get ready to be challenged!

Jonathan PuddleJune 17, 2021drugs, mental health, foster care, addiction, trauma, justice (legal), opioid crisisComment

#57: Separated by the Border (with Gena Thomas)

Gena Thomas joined me on The Puddcast to talk about immigration, family separation, border issues, language, power, foster care, and being Christ to others while also seeing Christ in others. We discussed some of the stories told in her new book, Separated by the Border, all about her family’s journey to return a young girl to her mother, after she was separated from her family at the border. Get your tissues ready.

Jonathan PuddleOctober 24, 2019social justice, foster care, family, justice (legal)Comment

#55: Worshipping with people in prison (with Jaye Thomas)

Jaye Thomas is a world-renowned worship leader and songwriter from Kansas City and a good friend of mine. Jaye and his wife Nayomi recently left the staff of IHOP to focus on their ministry, Song of Hope. With three primary pillars: Bible study, community discipleship and worship for people in prison, Jaye and Nayomi are actively ministering the love of God to people in church and out of church. Jaye and I discussed freedom, hope, self-righteousness and seeing Jesus in people we don’t expect to find him in.

Jonathan PuddleOctober 3, 2019worship, ministry, prison, jesus, social justice, justice (legal)Comment

#2: Rethinking Poverty (with Laura Solberg)

It's really easy to think that poverty exists far away from us. While it's really good to acknowledge our own privilege, we also have poverty of our own that we should acknowledge. I spoke with Laura Solberg about poverty, justice and God, and what she said was really eye opening for me.

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 1, 2018poverty, poor people, social justice, justice (theological), justice (legal)Comment