Kindness is Contagious

An interview with Jenn Jines of Kindagious.com

Q: Did you know that kindness is contagious? That our brains rewire themselves and all kinds of physiological reactions occur when we show (and experience) kindness?

A: Oh, absolutely.

This episode:

Host: Rev. Steven D. Martin
Guest host: Rev. Annette Flynn
Guest: Jenn Jines of Kindagious.com
Topic: Kindness

This podcast is sponsored by Vennly and is a production of the Lakelands Institute.

About our Guest: Jennifer has followed her lifelong fascination with human behavior to both a BA in Psychology, and a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology. The delightful intersection of kindness, play and connection is where she likes to spend her time both professionally and personally. She is the Founder and Chief Kindness Amplifier at Kindagious (Kindagious.com) Her amplifier duties center around spreading kindness, pointing out where it already exists, and identifying potential barriers to expressing kindness, all with the aim of alleviating the current global crisis of loneliness and disconnection.

She also happens to throw a very creative birthday party and considers that one of her areas of expertise – and source of joy.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Oh Absolutely

Roots in the Clouds

BySteven Martin July 20, 2020July 23, 2020

Mahatma Gandhi once said “the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Service is fundamental source of human connection and well-being. Serving others helps you feel competent and purposeful, and it gives your actions added meaning by extending their value to others. It allows you to share a common purpose with others, and when you feel a common urgency, and hear a call for help that you are able to answer, your instinct is to step up and come together.

Oh Absolutely

Hauerwas the Peacemaker?

BySteven Martin July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Nathan Hosler is the Director of the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Public Witness based in Washington, DC. In this capacity, he works on a range of policy and peacebuilding issues and convenes a working group on Nigeria.

Oh Absolutely

After Evangelicalism?

BySteven Martin August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

An interview with David Gushee Rev. Dr. David P. Gushee is one of the leading Christian ethicists of our time. Author of such books as “Kingdom Ethics,” written with his friend and mentor Dr. Glen Stassen, “Changing Our Mind,” the landmark call for inclusion of LGBTQ Christians, to the book we’re going to discuss today. …

Oh Absolutely

Secret Federal Police in Portland

BySteven Martin July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

The world’s attention has been focused on the city of Portland, Oregon, as protests against injustice have continued every day since the death of George Floyd. Recently, federal police, bearing neither name nor badge, have arrived in Portland and have been filmed abducting peaceful protestors and bystander into unmarked vehicles and detaining them without charge.

Oh Absolutely

An American Awakening

BySteven Martin August 27, 2020August 21, 2020

An interview with John Kingston In this fourth podcast with my guest host David Gushee, we have an enlightening conversation with John Kingston, founder of a movement for spiritual renewal called “American Awakening.” We spoke to John as he was at his farm in Vermont, away from the cares of the world. What’s most interesting…

Oh Absolutely

ICE, Bend, and Slaveholder Christianity

BySteven Martin August 13, 2020August 14, 2020

Join me and my guest host, Dr. David Gushee, for a rollercoaster interview with Jer Swigart, co-founder of the Global Immersion Project. The three of us met on a trip to Israel/Palestine in 2011 hosted by Fuller Seminary. This trip examined the conflict through the two narratives that define the region.