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Hosted by a Filipino-American Pastor. Stuck between races. Stuck between generations. This is a Podcast about understanding just how messy the in between can be. In a country that is built on the basis of choosing sides; sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of it all. Welcome to the Messy Middle. Premieres April 5th. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/noahmata
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The Messy Middle is back! This is a special episode, a transition from Season 1 to Season 2, serving as a Prelude for our future conversations! Special thanks to the 99 Church in San Francisco for giving us the space to communicate this timely message on Making Peace in a world bankrupt of it. Teaching out of Matthew 5.…
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"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela Frank Kim, an former international Missionary now serves as an Elder in the Denver Church of Christ. He's a bit of a legend amongst many AAPI Christians in our community. Frank is a man who not…
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"There ain't nothing tender about the Tenderloin." - Dave Chappelle This week; we're switching coasts back to the Bay Area to hear from a new hero of mine and another mixed race (Chinese-French American), Christian Huang. I first heard of Christian when I was visiting family in San Francisco, and he happened to be preaching a message that had me bo…
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The Anecdotes of Asian America continues... AAPI hate crimes are increasing at an alarming rate in our nation, but it is not the first time in our storied history that this has happened. We survey the story of Chance Anies, owner of Tabachoy Philly, a Filipino Food Cart in Philadelphia seeking to bring the nostalgia of home-cooked, no flash, no fri…
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This week we commence Chapter 2, The Anecdotes of Asian America. AAPI hate crimes are increasing at an alarming rate in our nation, but it is not the first time in our storied history that this has happened. We discuss the Exclusion Act, Code-Switching, and Jesus' words to make sense of this painful reality for so many of our brothers and sisters. …
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We conclude our conversation on the Art of Advocacy with Will Archer, Lead Pastor of the Potomac Valley Church in Virginia, and a trusted, dear friend. Will's journey in being a follower of Jesus, voice for justice and a spiritual perspective on our response to the vicious cycle of injustice around us, is nothing short of fascinating. One conclusio…
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We continue our conversation on the Art of Advocacy with my good friend, Christian Dawson. Christian serves as a Pastor for Bridgetown Church in Portland. This conversation is heavily influenced from one quote from Miroslav Volf who sticks a convictional dagger into our sides, "Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community of…
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We begin our first chapter, the Art of Advocacy. In this episode, my high school AP European History teacher, Rev. Kevin Staton; walks us through his experience as being a child of the Great Migration, Howard Business student-turned educator, and the exposure of his faith through the humanity of helping students who needed one simple thing...an adv…
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Stuck between race. Stuck between generations. Stuck between preferences. This is a faith-based, culture-based, and human-based Podcast about understanding just how messy the in between can be. In a country that is built on the basis of choosing sides; sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of it all. The good news? Well...you'll have to listen …
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Hosted by a Filipino-American Pastor. Stuck between races. Stuck between generations. This is a Podcast about understanding just how messy the in between can be. In a country that is built on the basis of choosing sides; sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of it all. Welcome to the Messy Middle. Premieres April 5th.…
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