Love in Transformation

For the 3rd Sunday in Pentecost, the Day1 radio program and podcast invited the Rev. Shelley McDade, Ascension's interim pastor, to its Atlanta, Georgia, studios. Visit the Day1 web site to hear Mother Shelley interviewed by Day1's host and executive producer, Peter Wallace, and her sermon: "Love in Transformation," a reflection on Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-24. (In addition to an audio file of the broadcast, the transcript of her sermon is also available on the Day1 web site.)

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The Rev. Shelley D. McDade
The Rev. Shelley D. McDade

In 1945, a new program, “The Protestant Hour,” made its debut to American radio audiences with the mission to be the voice of the mainline Protestant churches. It has aired every week since and today is known as “Day1,” which can be heard on more than 200 radio stations across the country. (It’s also a half-hour shorter.)

Day1 recently invited the Rev. Shelley McDade, Ascension’s interim pastor, to its Atlanta, Georgia, studios. Visit the Day1 web site to hear Mother Shelley interviewed by Day1’s host and executive producer, Peter Wallace, and her sermon: “Love in Transformation,” a reflection on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians 1:11-24.

In addition to an audio file of the broadcast, the transcript of her sermon is also available on the Day1 web site.

 

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