The Breathing Room Podcast
Hi everybody and welcome to The Breathing Room. This is a space where people of color and faith can come together to have our lived experiences acknowledged, witness each other's journeys, and take a collective deep breath. Join Kevin Holland and others each week as we explore what being a person of color in a multi-cultural American Christian church has been and is like. These conversations will touch on the spiritual, relational, and socio-political realities that influence us and our faith communities. The goal of this podcast is that fewer of us will feel alone and unseen and that more of our stories will be understood, valued, and championed. This conversation might also help us move from awareness to action in promoting justice as Jesus and the prophets of old did. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. Isaiah 1:17 (NLT)
The Breathing Room Podcast
Shooting the Messengers: What’s Behind the Demonization of Colin Kaepernick, Black Lives Matter, and Critical Race Theory?
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Kevin Holland
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Season 19
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Episode 9
Sometimes we learn the most about others or ourselves from how we respond to events we didn’t see coming. What’s beneath the surface can seep or burst through our filters. We can leak. In many instances, we’re not even aware of our own pre-conditioning and shaping. Our patterns of thinking and reacting have developed over many years and are not easily changed.
Though it can be really difficult and painful, becoming more self-aware is actually a good thing ultimately. In this episode, we look at how the hidden beliefs and values people become more apparent in their reactions and the emotional energy behind them.