Love Anyway

Preemptive Love

Our world runs on fear. The loudest voices tell you to be afraid of anyone who’s different. But there’s another way. And it starts with each of us. Love Anyway is a podcast pushing beyond the simple narrative of “us vs them.” Join us as we explore how ordinary people from the Middle East to Mexico, from Venezuela to the US are making the extraordinary choice to love in the face of fear. Love Anyway is produced by Preemptive Love.

  1. 01/29/2021

    From 9/11 to January 6

    Guests Jeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of Preemptive Love. He has lived and worked on the frontlines of conflict for over a decade, serving families who’ve been terrorized by violence, poverty, and disease. He’s the author of the book Love Anyway: An Invitation Beyond a World That’s Scary as Hell. Jeremy lives in Iraq with his wife Jessica and their two children. Resources Podcast: Why Violence Is a Virus What if the very skills we’re all learning to stop the spread of COVID-19 could help us stop the spread of violence? In fact, what if what we’re experiencing now could lead us to end war? The Defeat of ISIS Is Not a Victory for Peace We have everything in us to be the ones who crush others underfoot. (That’s what “Daesh,” the Arabic name for ISIS, means.) We have everything in us to be the overtakers. To be those some might see as heroes—and who others might see as the most terrifying villains imaginable. We Share the Blame When we prioritize our own comfort and privilege over the basic needs of our neighbors; when we leave weaker neighbors to fend for themselves; when we make it easy for governments to abuse their own citizens because they know the world doesn’t care, we fail our neighbors. Take Action Attend a Love Anyway Workshop Learn how to press into pain, become a better listener, and connect deeply with those who are different. Join one of our free online workshops. Join our Peacemaking Community Give monthly to join our community of peacemakers and support our work to heal all that is tearing us apart—in our own communities and around the world. Your gift will provide lifesaving relief to stop the spread of violence, jobs that reduce the risk of being recruited into war, and community to help change the ideas that lead to war.

    26 min

  2. 01/15/2021

    After the Capitol Attack: A Way Forward

    GUESTS Jeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of Preemptive Love. He has lived and worked on the frontlines of conflict for over a decade, serving families who’ve been terrorized by violence, poverty, and disease. He’s the author of the book Love Anyway: An Invitation Beyond a World That’s Scary as Hell. Jeremy lives in Iraq with his wife Jessica and their two children. RESOURCES Attack on the Capitol: Why We Must Call It What It Is The Seeds of War Have Already Been Planted. Now What? US Election: Voices From the Other Side of War (Podcast) TAKE ACTION Attend a Love Anyway Workshop Learn how to press into pain, become a better listener, and connect deeply with those who are different. Join one of our free online workshops. Join our Peacemaking Community Give monthly to join our community of peacemakers and support our work to heal all that is tearing us apart—in our own communities and around the world. Your gift will provide lifesaving relief to stop the spread of violence, jobs that reduce the risk of being recruited into war, and community to help change the ideas that lead to war. EDITOR’S NOTE The Love Anyway tour mentioned on this episode took place in late 2019.

    22 min

  3. 10/28/2020

    US Election: Voices From the Other Side of War

    Many worry about the risk of violence after the US election. But most Americans have no idea what it’s like to live through political unrest or what to about it. We asked members of our team who've lived through political violence and war what Americans should know.

    23 min

  4. 06/12/2020 ·  Bonus

    SPECIAL: Put Your Bodies On The Line

    In the US, our Black brothers and sisters, whose forced physical, mental, and emotional labor built so many of our communities, are asking for presence from those of us who aren’t Black. And this isn’t new. They've been asking. They’ve been fighting for their lives for four hundred years—four hundred years too long. As host Erin Wilson shares in this episode: Throughout the war with ISIS, Preemptive Love chose to stay in Iraq. We chose to travel to the frontlines and stand with the people being crushed by violence and oppression. We did it out of love...and for some, that mattered. It mattered that we chose to stay. It mattered that we put our bodies on the line with theirs. And now we, all of us, need to show up on the frontlines in the US, too.  In the midst of a wave of protests sweeping all 50 states, and on at least four continents, declaring the truth that Black Lives Matter, we have a chance to make our presence matter. In this breaking episode, we hear from: Faitth Brooks, director of programs for Be The Bridge and co-host of Melantated Faith podcast. Faitth shares what it looks like to be a co-conspirator by stepping behind the marginalized and supporting the work without co-opting or centering.Nick Mahlstadt, friend of Preemptive Love and father of seven, shares what he's learned about stepping out in front — not to co-opt or take over— but to literally stand between the oppressed and their oppressor.Both Faitth and Nick also share the idea that being anti-racist means showing up to do the everyday, unglamorous work of justice. Visit show notes page. Links from this episode: Melanated Faith podcast Be The BridgeThe Move ProjectFaitth's Book Recommendations: How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. KendiI'm Still Here by Austin Channing BrownBe The Bridge 101White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol AndersonWhite Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngeloRecommendations from Be The BridgeFaith's Podcast Recommendations: Melanated Faith podcast  '1619' podcastCode SwitchSeeing White

    36 min

  5. 05/20/2020

    Unexpected Empathy: Finding Ourselves in Our Global Neighbors

    What does empathy have to do with emergency aid? In this final episode of Season 4, Erin Wilson, podcast host and senior field editor, sits down with Jessica Courtney, Preemptive Love's vice president of international programs, for an honest look at what they've learned about themselves as they've cared for others. This episode: Invites you into a behind-the-scenes look at emergency food distributions in Iraq and Syria. Ihsan Ibraheem, who does program documentation, gives an on-the-ground update.Takes you to Venezuela, where you'll hear — in their own words — from new friends who were able to make ends meet because of food deliveries.Welcomes you to peek behind the podcasting curtain, as Erin vulnerably shares about the photos that made her not only cry, but think about her global neighbors — and herself — in a new way, too.Learn more.

    18 min

  6. 05/13/2020 ·  Bonus

    After Ahmaud Arbery's Killing, Will We Change?

    We’ll be back next week with our last regularly scheduled episode of season four. But this conversation is too important to wait. Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was jogging in a southern Georgia neighborhood on February 23 when he was chased, gunned down, and killed by two white men. (Only after a graphic video of his killing was recently posted online, and a wave of public outcry followed did authorities move to press criminal charges, more than two months after he was shot.) This story is all too familiar—and all too common. Men and boys losing their lives, for no other reason than that they are Black. Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Philando Castille are a few names you might recognize...though there are countless more. And now there’s another. Ahmaud Arbery. So we’re asking: What do we do in this moment? How do we respond? Can we possibly hope to end violence somewhere else in the world if we do not confront the violence in our own communities… and in our own hearts? Learn more.

    34 min

  7. 05/06/2020

    When We Gather Again, Who Will We Be?

    In this episode, Vjolca Capri gives her first-hand experience of attending a Love Anyway Gathering in central Florida. As a hijab-wearing Muslim woman, she wasn't sure what to expect when Saadia Qureshi invited her to join a roomful of community members, most of whom didn't look or worship like her. Could they really have meaningful conversations? Would others judge or stereotype her? Would it be... awkward? In this episode, we find out. Listening, doing conflict better, cultivating peace—these are all things we’ve been learning alongside our neighbors in Iraq for years. And now, we’re excited to bring that to communities around the world. To heal all that’s tearing us apart through Love Anyway Gatherings. Learn more.

    26 min

  8. 04/29/2020

    It Starts With a Meal: Healing All That's Tearing Us Apart

    Remember when we used to eat together? In this episode, we travel everywhere from Atlanta to Iraq for a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to gather around the table with strangers. War begins in our heads and hearts long before it reaches our hands. But that also means the solution can begin with us. And sometimes, healing all that’s tearing us apart starts with a meal. If polarization is fueled by our isolation from anyone different, then what if interacting with people who are different is key to reducing prejudice and polarization? Even as you listen to this episode while self-isolating, you can still prepare for the time when we get to come back together, face-to-face. What starts as a simple meal around a shared table with strangers can lead to life-changing conversations. And those conversations can lead to a thirst for more. Learn more.

    24 min
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Our world runs on fear. The loudest voices tell you to be afraid of anyone who’s different. But there’s another way. And it starts with each of us. Love Anyway is a podcast pushing beyond the simple narrative of “us vs them.” Join us as we explore how ordinary people from the Middle East to Mexico, from Venezuela to the US are making the extraordinary choice to love in the face of fear. Love Anyway is produced by Preemptive Love.

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  • Creator
    Preemptive Love
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Preemptive Love
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    Love Anyway