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The Word in Black and Red

The Word in Black and Red

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Welcome to the Word in Black and Red, where we read the Bible from a leftist and liberationist perspective to elucidate the way people of faith and their comrades can understand the Bible as a source of healing, love, and liberation for all people.

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  • 3.2 | Leviticus 4-6:7 | Purification & Reparations
    Feb 16 2026

    Join Micah, Ben Boswell, Terry J. Stokes, and Jules Webb as we explore the concept of purification and reparations in Leviticus 4-6. What does this ancient text on making reparations have to teach us about wealth? What is the Levitical and then Christian perspective on reparations owed to the descendants of enslaved people? How does this passage play into the story of Zacchaeus and illustrate the Bible's opposition to wealth? And how does the depravity of love in the lives of the wealthy illustrate the way God seeks our love?


    Jules Webb is an artist, author, and creator of many zines, including Feast of my Flesh, Why I am an Anarchist, and Sequential Theology.

    Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell is the author of Confronting Whiteness and the pastor of Collective Liberation Church.

    Rev. Terry J. Stokes is an anarchist theologian and the author of Jesus and the Abolitionists: How Anarchist Christianity Empowers the People.

    You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 3.1 | Leviticus 1-3 | Perfect Holiness for Wholly Imperfect People
    Feb 9 2026

    Join Micah, Waffles, Aaron J Smith, and Avery Arden as we explore the sacrifices outlined in Leviticus 1-3. Why are we reading this ancient book about sacrifices in a religion at least two removed from our own? What is the difference between perfection and holiness? How can we read this text as liberatory for the very people whom it excludes? And how dense do you need to be an apostle? Find out some perspectives on these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red.


    Waffles are a delicious breakfast treat.


    Aaron is a spiritual director and host of Micah's favorite interview podcast, All Things Made New.


    Avery is the host of the amazing podcast and source of queer theology, Blessed are the Binary Breakers.


    You can find us at thewordinblackandred.com

    You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com.

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • S 2.32 | Exodus 40 | God Enters God's Dwelling
    Jan 5 2026

    Join Micah, Aaron, Ell, and Spencer as we discuss God entering God's dwelling in Exodus 40. What is the significance of this final moment? How is God coming to dwell with the people a transformative experience for everyone? And how can we become God's dwelling place? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red!


    Aaron J Smith's All Things Made New is one of Micah's top five favorite podcasts of all time. Go give it a listen.

    Ell and Spencer have reappeared as joint co-hosts to tell you to learn your union history and then go join one in making some more of it.


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    You can find the show, more episodes, and other means of listening at thewordinblackandred.com.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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