{"id":19474,"date":"2025-04-09T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=19474"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:04:52","slug":"season-26-episode-6-desperate-for-god-to-intervene-the-ongoing-tarry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2025\/04\/season-26-episode-6-desperate-for-god-to-intervene-the-ongoing-tarry\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 26: Episode 6 | Desperate for God to Intervene: The Ongoing Tarry"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this episode, Ruth engages in a profound conversation with Joy and David Bailey. Together, they delve into the themes from Dr. Selena Stone’s book ‘Tarry Awhile,’ focusing on chapter six about healing. Joy and David share their extensive journey of dealing with Joy’s chronic health issues, exploring how it has shaped both their faith and community life. They discuss the complexities of suffering, the importance of community support, and how leaning into God’s presence has been vital in their ongoing struggle.<\/p>\n

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

\"JoyAs a photographer and writer, Joy Guion Bailey <\/strong>(TC15) walks the tension between the hopeful, faithful now and the not yet. Her desire is that the spaces she curates in her life and work invite willing participants to their place at the communion table through pieces that encourage the viewer to stay, listen, and engage deeply with their own story and the narratives playing out around them. A practicing professional artist for 15 years, Joy resides in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, David Bailey.<\/p>\n

\"DavidDavid Bailey<\/strong> (TC15) is a public theologian, culture maker, and catalyst focused on building reconciling communities. David is the founder and Chief Vision Officer of Arrabon, a spiritual formation ministry that equips the American Church to actively and creatively pursue racial healing in their communities. He is the co-author of the study series, A People, A Place, and A Just Society, and the executive producer of the documentary 11 am: Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour and the Urban Doxology Project. David is rooted at East End Covenant Fellowship, serving on the preaching team, and his greatest honor is to be married to his wonderful wife, Joy.<\/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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