Podcast: Cuppa Joe

Sit back and enjoy the ride as we explore the people, places, and events of Restoration history. All your favorite topics and a whole lot more. Nothing is off the table, and we dig deep. Cuppa Joe is also home to the Community of Christ Historic Sites seasonal lecture series featuring follow-up interviews with all the presenters.

695 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Foundation Fall Lecture Series | The Life of William Marks: Faithful Leader to Two Josephs | John Dinger and Cheryl Bruno

How is it that someone with so much influence on the church has gotten so little attention? Join host Karin Peter for an insightful discussion on the life and legacy of William Marks, a prominent figure in Mormon history. Historians John Dinger and Cheryl Bruno share their in-depth research and upcoming book release, shedding light…

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692 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites and a Vision for the Future | Lach Mackay

Physical places have always played an important role in preserving history. Much more important for a church called to Christ’s mission is how we integrate it into our lives, learn from it, and carry it forward by becoming the storytellers that keep it alive. In this episode of Cuppa Joe, Apostle Lach Mackay (also Director…

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689 | Cuppa Joe | Women of the Restoration | Bertha Greer

You don’t have to be a church leader to make church history. Bertha Greer made her mark by using her gifts and vocation as a doctor to serve the church.  In this fascinating conversation with host Karin Peter, historian and cemetery enthusiast, Wendy Eaton, explores not only Bertha’s life and contributions but many of her…

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680 | Cuppa Joe | Theo-History | Take and Go Lesson Templates

We’ve all heard it before … there’s no sense in re-creating the wheel.  All we have to do is make a couple of adjustments.  Not everyone rides a bike after all.  We need wheels adapted for cars, trains, wagons, etc. You get the idea! In this episode of Cuppa Joe, Robin Linkhart and Karin Peter…

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676 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Fall Lecture Series | Mr. Smith Goes to Salt Lake City: Fred M. in Utah 1904-1906

Fred M. is most often associated with the briefly held church policy known as Supreme Directional Control, but there’s more to Fred than a single policy.  In her recent lecture for the Historic Sites Foundation, Christin Mackay takes a look at Fred’s more personal side by sharing stories and anecdotes from his family’s time in…

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673 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Fall Lecture Series | Becoming More AWARE: RLDS Feminist Activism in the 1970s

It’s never too early or too late to stand up for what’s right… or to stand against what’s wrong. Though it took revelation from Wallace B. Smith to make the necessary change, women, and their advocates, started fighting for equality in the church for many years before that revelation arrived. Thanks to the work of…

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669 | Cuppa Joe | Women in the Restoration: Christiana Steadman Salyards

Long before the ordination of women in Community of Christ, women were leading and contributing to the church in critical ways. Take the Sunday School Association and development of study curriculum for children, youth and young adults for instance.  Did you know that two of the major players in that development were un-ordained women?  And…

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661 | Cuppa Joe | Christmas in Church History

Thanks to the efforts of the Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation, we are able to share this special Christmas episode of Cuppa Joe. Sit back and listen to Christmas tales of old from Kirtland, Nauvoo, Plano and Lamoni (Liberty Hall and Graceland University). Get a taste of the joy and wonder that have surrounded…

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656 | Cuppa Joe | John-Charles Duffy | Historic Sites Fall Lecture

We’ve said it here at Project Zion many times, and it bears repeating … “We sing our faith into being.” And, we’ve been doing just that for generations. Over time, because our understandings of God have deepened and our beliefs have shifted from time to time, some hymns no longer fit with the direction that…

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649 | Cuppa Joe | Theo-History Review and Vision for the Future

Now that this “theo-history” journey is coming to an end, what can we take away from it that will enhance our vision for the future? Much has happened since the start of our movement… some good, some not so good … but all of it is filled with valuable teaching moments that remind us of…

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