{"id":19347,"date":"2025-03-05T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=19347"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:49:37","slug":"season-26-episode-1-tarrying-for-the-spirit-waiting-to-receive-what-we-need-from-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2025\/03\/season-26-episode-1-tarrying-for-the-spirit-waiting-to-receive-what-we-need-from-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 26: Episode 1 | Tarrying For the Spirit: Waiting to Receive What We Need From God"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are journeying through Lent with a podcast season entitled \u201cTarry with Me Awhile: Learnings from the Black Church.\u201d We will use Dr. Selina Stone\u2019s book, Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith<\/a><\/em>, as a guide. Black spirituality has much to offer us in understanding the practice of tarrying as a Lenten practice. Together we will seek a deeper understanding of waiting on God in the liminal space\u2014where the resurrection feels far off, and our deaths and suffering are present.<\/p>\n

In this inaugural episode of season 26, Ruth sits down with Dr. Selina Stone, herself. Dr. Stone, a lecturer in theology and ethics at the University of Edinburgh, shares her journey and the inspiration behind her book. They discuss the profound concept of ‘tarrying’ as a spiritual practice, its roots in Black Pentecostal traditions, and its significance in contemporary faith practices. Dr. Stone highlights the intersection of spirituality and social justice, the role of women in leading spiritual spaces, and the transformative power of waiting on the Holy Spirit. We conclude with a guided ‘tarrying moment’ accompanied by the music of Julian Davis Reed, emphasizing reverent waiting in the presence of God during the Lenten season.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.Dr. Selina Stone<\/strong> is a lecturer in theology and ethics in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She is a theologian whose work is focused on the questions of justice, power, and healing within the church and in our shared life nationally and globally. Prior to her work at Edinburgh, Dr. Stone was based at Durham University and in the theological education sector. She is a trained community organiser, a preacher, and the author of several books, the latest of which, A Heavy Yoke: Theology, Power and Abuse in the Church, will be published in summer 2025 by SCM Press. She is the host of the Sunday School for Misfits podcast.<\/p>\n

Music this season is provided by Julian Davis Reed<\/strong>. Julian Davis Reid (TC20) is an artist-theologian from Chicago who uses sound and word to offer hope to the searching, presence to the sorrowful, and rest to the weary. A pianist, composer, and producer, his projects featured on this podcast are the two solo piano records Rest Assured<\/em><\/a> (2021)<\/em> and Beside Still Waters<\/em><\/a> (2024) <\/em>and his single Moan (Matthew 2:18) featuring Tramaine Parker, released on Inauguration Day 2025 on the project When Souls Cry Out<\/em><\/a>. Julian steadily releases music under his own name and with his group The JuJu Exchange. You can learn more about his work at juliandavisreid.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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