[The Justice Table] The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Be the Bridge Podcast
Be the Bridge
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Justice Table, the conversation between Jefferson J. Jones, Pastor Dion Evans, and Darryl Ford explores the complexities of the holiday season and holding the tensions of celebration and lament, joy and grief, hope and mourning. They talk about mental health and the importance of community support. You'll be encouraged by the discussion about the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation and the freedom to show up as you are this holiday season.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, boy. What's up, everybody? Welcome back to the Justice Table, I believe. Yeah. |
| 0:08.1 | Yeah. Man, I'm so excited here to be with my bros, Pastor Dion and Daryl and just how we've gotten to this place, Esquide. |
| 0:20.6 | Got into this place that was birthed out of a chat. |
| 0:24.3 | Y'all, we started from the, we started from the chat, now we're here. |
| 0:27.2 | Now we're here. |
| 0:28.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:29.2 | And so, yeah, first just want to acknowledge who's really making this all possible. |
| 0:34.9 | Natasha Morrison, founder, CEO, be the bridge. And we just want to honor her in her absence. This go around. And we're looking forward to this conversation as we are in the middle of the holidays. |
| 0:49.3 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:50.3 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:51.3 | Guys, I want to give you an opportunity just to introduce yourself at this time. |
| 1:00.9 | I'm going to start with Pastor Dion. |
| 1:03.9 | Well, you know, my name is Dion. |
| 1:05.9 | I am a pastor. |
| 1:06.9 | I'm of Amagadetrej here in Swanee, Georgia. |
| 1:10.0 | Father of three beautiful children married to wonderful wife, Michelle, |
| 1:15.8 | and friends with these brothers right here. |
| 1:19.2 | And Los Angeles, Native, so even I'm in Georgia right now, I'm always rapping to the West. |
| 1:24.3 | Yes, yes, yes, yes. |
| 1:27.1 | Nice, yes. So, Darrell Ford, a former pastor of Icon Church here in Atlanta, attorney as well, also an adjunct professor at Morris Brown. |
| 1:36.3 | So it's all the things during this holiday season, great and final exams and all of that. |
| 1:41.3 | Detroit native, what up though? |
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