Episode 36: Revd Michaela Youngson for 23rd January

We're back! In his first episode as host, Raj Patta chats to Revd Michaela Youngson.

Michaela is Assistant Secretary of the Methodist Conference and Connexional Ecumenical Officer for the Methodist Church. Her previous roles in the church include circuit ministry in Lancashire, and Ealing, as well as serving in the Connexional Team as Secretary for Spirituality and Pastoral Care. She is the author of two books, Making the Colours Sing (2005) and The Weaver, the Word and Wisdom: worshipping the triune God (2007). ​Michaela can often be heard on BBC Radio 2, when she offers a Pause for Thought on the Early Breakfast Show, or on BBC Radio 4, leading the Daily Service.

Raj and Michaela discuss the lectionary readings for Sunday 23rd January:

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Luke 4:14-21

Psalm 19

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