20 Minute Takes Christians for Social Action

Our Lenten series continues with Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser.  She reflects on Lent, and what it looks like for us to confess and repent of our ableism in this season. Rev. Dr. Fraser is an ordained pastor, an activist/organizer connected with the KS Poor People’s Campaign and A National Call for Moral Revival; she is a disability rights advocate, a hospital chaplain and focuses on spiritual formation and disability theolo­gy.
This reflection first appeared in Disabling Lent: An Anti-Ableist Lenten Devotional, produced by Unbound, an interactive journal on Christian social justice & ministry of the Presbyterian Church USA.

You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action.
Host: Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Producer/Editor: David de Leon
Music: Andre Henry

This week, 20 Minute Takes producer David de Leon shares his Lenten reflection: Lent, Longing, and Transformation. Listen in as he reflects on how the process of transformation is a journey of partnership with the Divine.

You can find the written version of this podcast here.
20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action.
Host: Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Producer/Editor: David de Leon
Music: Andre Henry

This week, as we continue our Lenten mini-series, 20 Minute Takes host Nikki Toyama-Szeto reflects on embodiment, pilgrimage, and her own journey to Bethany beyond the Jordan. This piece is also on the CSA website under the title: Why Pilgrimage Has Become My Lenten Practice.
20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action.
Host: Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Producer/Editor: David de Leon
Music: Andre Henry

This Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of the Lent. To kick us off with our miniseries of Lenten reflections, Kristyn Komarnicki, Christians for Social Action's Director of Dialogue & Convening, and Program Manager for Oriented to Love, shares her reflection: "Confessions of a Total Lenten Failure." If you're someone that struggles with Lent, this episode and reflection is for you.
20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action.
Host: Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Producer/Editor: David de Leon
Music: Andre Henry

This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Faitth Brooks—educator, activist, podcast host, and author of the recently released book "Remember Me Now: A Journey Back to Myself and a Love Letter to Black Women." They talk about her experience growing up in white evangelical spaces, and the significant moments that shaped her voice toward the advocacy, honoring, and encouragement of Black women, especially in their faith communities. Listen in.

You can learn more about Faitth and her work here.
20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action.
Host: Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Producer/Editor: David de Leon
Music: Andre Henry

This week, Nikki continues her conversation with Dr. Jacqueline Ogega. She is the Director of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) at World Vision US, and is the author of the book "Home Is Us: A Story About Hope & Resilience." They talk about gender equality and social inclusion, and how North Americans can learn from other international movements.

You can find part 1 of their conversation here.

You can learn more about Dr. Ogega, her work, and book, here.
20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action.
Host: Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Producer/Editor: David de Leon
Music: Andre Henry