Voices That Speak Truth, Make Beauty, and Invite Us Home!
Something powerful happens when truth-tellers gather — when the scholar, the poet, the pastor, and the mystic all pull up a chair at the same table. This week’s four voices are doing the hard, holy work of naming what’s broken and pointing toward what’s possible.
Bobby Jo Valentine
Queer poet, mystic, and award-winning songwriter, Bobby Jo Valentine makes art he calls “good medicine for everyone” — tender, courageous music rooted in the belief that everyday acts of love have the power to heal the world.
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Jaki Shelton Green
North Carolina’s ninth Poet Laureate — the first African American appointed to the role — Jaki Shelton Green is the author of ten poetry collections and founder of SistaWRITE, offering creativity retreats for women writers across three continents.
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Kristin Du Mez
NYT bestselling author of Jesus and John Wayne and Professor of History at Calvin University, Kristin Du Mez brings rigorous, courageous scholarship to the intersection of gender, religion, and power in American evangelical culture.
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Colby Martin
Pastor, preacher, and author of the bestselling UnClobber, Colby Martin has spent 20+ years advocating for a faith rooted in the Way of Jesus. In 2025 he founded The UnClobber Initiative, a ministry promoting LGBTQ inclusion in the church.
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When truth is spoken with love and beauty is made with courage, something holy stirs.