Episode 3: An Interview With THE Valorie Clark

If you know me, you know that I LOVE people. I think people are the world’s greatest gifts. One of the more destructive aspects of the religious mindset is the way it blinds us from seeing light in all people. The more I have journeyed out of the evangelical mindset, the more I have been able to see the reality of John 1:4 which states: “In him was life, and that life was the light of ALL mankind”. I love that John states that this light (Christ) is the light of ALL!

As you may know, I had the privilege of writing my book Free To Love from a little coffee shop in Dallas. It was at that coffee shop that I had the opportunity to interact with a human being who is full of light named Valorie Clark. Valorie was a barista at that shop, and I could see that Valorie is a significant person. Amazingly, Valorie was in the Redlands area for a few hours the other day, so I decided to interview her on the Love Cast.

In the interview, Valorie discusses her journey into political activism through a Washington D.C. based non-profit organization, her transition into the coffee / barista world, her struggle with depression, her quest to discover the reality of home through traveling, and her upcoming move to Paris to attend the prestigious Columbia University. Wonderful nuggets of gold are deposited throughout the conversation. Give this interview a listen and discover them!

Here is the link to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-love-cast-with-jamal/id1126696772

Or listen to Episode 3 of The Love Cast directly HERE.

Episode 2: Surviving The Inevitable Double Slap

Hi friends, I wanted to let you know that episode 2 of my new podcast called The Love Cast with Jamal is now available. In this episode, I discuss the sobering reality of the dreaded double slap that affects all who learn to love wholeheartedly. In this podcast, the two slaps are identified, as well as love’s reaction to them.

This episode ends with some practical encouragement regarding how to weather those two slaps if we find ourselves on the receiving end, or possibly how to move out of the role of slapper and into the role of lover. The talk is centered around the biblical parable of the Prodigal Son from the New Testament gospel of Luke 15:11-32.

Here is the link to the podcast on iTunes. Don’t forget to subscribe!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-love-cast-with-jamal/id1126696772

Or you can listen to episode 2 of The Love Cast directly HERE.

Episode 1: Welcome To The Love Cast!

Dear friends, I am super excited to announce that today is truly a monumental day! I am beyond excited to announce to you that my new weekly podcast is born at last! I see this new podcast as being another opportunity to continue the vitally important conversation that was initiated by my new book Free To Love. There are some incredible topics planned in the weeks ahead, and I look forward to the conversations that we will have. The name of this new podcast is The Love Cast with Jamal.

The Love Cast is available on iTunes where other podcasts can be found. I’m not sure if you subscribe and listen to other podcasts regularly, but I’d like to encourage you to subscribe to The Love Cast. The Love Cast will be a weekly show addressing important topics and interviews that you will not want to miss. Listening to podcasts have never been easier as they can be downloaded or streamed directly to your smart phone. Podcasts normally are made available via iTunes. The iTunes Podcast app is on all iPhones, and is available for Android devices too. The Love Cast with Jamal will also be available on Google Play in a few days as well.

The very first episode of The Love Cast is now up and ready! Can you believe it?! In this first episode, I share my overall vision for The Love Cast as a new weekly podcast. I give an explanation as to why the name The Love Cast was chosen for this weekly podcast show, and why The Love Cast is a vital continuation of the conversation that was initiated by my recent book Free To Love.

Also in this episode, I define the term buzz word and talk about how buzz words contrast with reality. I talk about why the term ‘Christ’ has actually become another buzz word by becoming disconnected from the reality of Christ, which is love personified through relationships. In addition to this, I talk about why religious deconstruction is necessary and what the specific topics that will be discussed in the weeks ahead will be.

Here is the link to The Love Cast with Jamal. You can listen or download it directly from here. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast. Subscribing to The Love Cast will make sure you stay updated each week as a new episode is added. Enjoy!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-love-cast-with-jamal/id1126696772

You can also listen to episode 1 of The Love Cast HERE.

P.S. This podcast can also be found in the iTunes store by putting in the words ‘The Love Cast with Jamal’ in the search category.