Sunday Apr 23, 2023
S1E7: Environmental
Faithfulcrum
Faithfulcrum Conversations on faith, spirit, creativity and meaning
Faithfulcrum is a space for openhearted dialogue about the things that move us — and the things we’re still trying to understand. Hosted by Mark and Scott, lifelong friends and creative collaborators, each episode weaves together story, song, and searching conversation to explore how we live, create, and believe in a complex world.
From late-night thoughts to original music, Faithfulcrum embraces the tension between mystery and clarity — not to solve it, but to stay with it faithfully.
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Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
After having given up podcasting for lent, Mark and Scott are now back and ready to discuss "Spirituality" and "Religion" as the two battle it out for the title.
Hymn: “I Love to Tell the Story,” composed by William G. Fischer, recorded 1913 for Edison Blue Amberol featuring the Edison Mixed Quartet
New Hymn: “The Pigeon and the Dove” (2023) by Mark Baldridge
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Mark and Scott discuss gender, gender fluidity, shifting gender perspectives and several passages from the Bible involving eunuchs.
Hymn: “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” trad. spiritual recorded December 1909 for Victor Studios by the Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
New Hymn: “He, She, They” (2022) by Scott Simpson
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
In this episode, Mark and Scott converse about school shootings, guns and the Second Amendment, and they look at some things Jesus said concerning violence.
Hymn: "Onward Christian Soldiers" Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould (1865) music composed by Arthur Sullivan (1871)
New Hymn: "Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is Armed and Dangerous" (2022) Mark Baldridge
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
In this episode, Mark and Scott converse about the current iteration of Christian Nationalism and they look at a few Bible verses that relate to the "blessing of a nation" and to submitting to national authorities.
Hymn: "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1908) Frank C. Stanley
New Hymn: "Something to Believe In" (2022) Scott Simpson
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Mark and Scott chat about several sections from the Bible and explore the idea of Moral Relativism.
Intro hymn: "Old Time Religion" Traditional hymn, performed by Polk Miller and his Old South Quartette, 1910.
New hymn: "This 'n That" by Mark Baldridge, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Mark and Scott chat about four "proof-texts" from the Bible that are frequently used on multiple sides of the national debate around abortion and women's reproductive rights.
Intro hymn: "To the Work" Words by J. Crosby, performed by Edison Mixed Quartette, 1908.
New hymn: "Mother and Child" by Scott Simpson, 2022
Mark and Scott have been in conversation for fifty years. Born twenty-six days apart into the same complicated religious tradition, they grew up fluent in scripture and shape note singing —steeped in a culture of certainty and devotion.
Scott is a poet, author, educator, songwriter, and community creator. Mark, an educator, performer, provocateur. Together, they bring a shared curiosity to every encounter.