Advent 2024 - Peace through a Lens of Justice with Sandra María Van Opstal
Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison
Be the Bridge
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🗓️ 13 December 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Be the Bridge Board Member, Dr. Will Gravely hosts this conversation with second-generation Latina pastor, activist, author, leading voice on the intersection of faith and justice, and executive director of Chasing Justice Sandra Van Opstal. They explore the concept of peace, particularly in the context of Advent. They discuss the biblical understanding of peace as shalom, which encompasses wholeness, well-being, and communal flourishing.
Sandra emphasizes the importance of justice as a response to the absence of peace and the role of individuals in making peace within their communities. Sandra shares her experiences in the West Bank, empowering us to truly walk in shalom. They explore the theological barriers that prevent Christians in the west from fully loving their neighbors and talk about importance of understanding suffering in a global context. They connect these themes to the season of Advent, highlighting justice as a central aspect of the gospel message. Don't miss this powerful episode of the Be the Bridge Podcast!
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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Producer - Sarah Connatser
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Be the Bridge podcast. Be The Bridge exists to empower people and culture toward racial healing, equity, and reconciliation. |
| 0:13.0 | Latasha Morrison founded Be The Bridge in 2016 to foster needed dialogue and brave spaces, and to give people the tools to pursue racial justice. |
| 0:23.6 | We provide resources and community to do just that. And this podcast is one of those resources. |
| 0:29.6 | You'll hear interviews hosted by Latasha and our team, conversations about current events, |
| 0:35.6 | and encouragement for your racial literacy journey. |
| 0:38.9 | Thank you for listening, subscribing, and engaging in this important work. |
| 0:46.2 | Hello, Be the Bridge community. I'm Dr. Will Gravely, and I have the honor and privilege of serving |
| 0:51.5 | on the board of Be The Bridge under our incredible leader, |
| 0:55.2 | Latasha Morrison. And today, we want to welcome you to our Advent series in this particular |
| 1:00.5 | podcast episode on Peace. And so our special guest today is actually returning to the Be the |
| 1:07.4 | the Bridge podcast. And so I want to introduce you all or reintroduce you to |
| 1:12.6 | Sandra von Oppstall. And so Sandra, we are so grateful that you're joining us here again. |
| 1:18.0 | And so we would love for you to reintroduce yourself to our community and let us know what your |
| 1:24.0 | work is looking like these days or in this season. Yeah, it's great to be back with you all. |
| 1:29.0 | Now, since it is Advent, most of my work is running from, you know, |
| 1:33.3 | child Christmas concert to other child Christmas concert. |
| 1:36.3 | But I am still here on the west side of Chicago pastoring in a community that's |
| 1:42.8 | partially immigrant community, partially African-American community. |
| 1:46.8 | So that's my local context of neighboring and pastoring and being. |
| 1:51.3 | And then I am still the executive director and founder of chasing justice, |
| 1:56.3 | which is a movement that's looking to help. |
| 1:58.3 | Emerging leaders intersect their love for Jesus and their love for justice. |
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