The Love Thy Neighborhood podcast explores the intersection of social action and Christian faith as we follow everyday people doing extraordinary things. Each episode centers around a single theme – such as homelessness, politics or race – and interweaves field reporting, studio interviews and first-person narratives to take a nuanced look at today’s most difficult issues. It is hosted by Jesse Eubanks, Executive Director of Love Thy Neighborhood and produced by Rachel Szabo with sound design by Anna Tran.

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#2: Where the Gospel Meets the Sex Industry

Article: Three Views – Would Jesus Hang Out in a Strip Club

Student article: Prostitution and the Sex Industry in Kentucky

10 Things Not to Say When Meeting a Survivor of Sex Trafficking by Scarlet Hope

Scarlet Hope

#3: Where the Gospel Meets Homelessness

To Help or Not to Help: Tips for giving money to homeless people

Homelessness: Facts + Myths

Find a local Rescue Mission

Reading List:
Under the Overpass by Mike Yankowski

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall + Denver Moore

Louisville Rescue Mission

#4: Where the Gospel Meets Abortion

A Different Approach for Addressing Abortions: A Conversation with Thabiti Anyabwile

My Friend Had An Abortion; How Do I Help?

Abortion Demographics in the United States

Types of Abortion: Medical + Surgical

BsideU (formerly AWC) Main Website

Abortion and Low Income People

Abortion Patients More Likely to be Poor in 2014 than in 2008

#5: Where the Gospel Meets Community

The Number One Reason Missionaries Go Home
Family of Origin: 8 Family Systems
Escaping the Matrix: Relational Strategies

Reading List:
– Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
– Life in Community by Dustin Willis

#10: Where the Gospel Meets Gentrification

Fastest Gentrifying U.S. Cities

The Down-sides of the “Back to the City” Movement

Is Gentrification Really a Problem?

“There Goes the Neighborhood” podcast

Seed to Oaks

Reading List:
When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
Restoring At-Risk Communities by John M. Perkins
Tradecraft: For the Church on Mission by Caleb Crider and Larry McCrary

#11: Where the Gospel Meets Incarceration

Prodigal Ministries

Article: 5 Myths Keeping Christians from Caring for Prisoners – Relevant Magazine

Video: Visiting Those in Prison – The Front Porch Panel Discussion

Documentary: Prison State

Article: Kentucky’s Addiction to Prison – Lexington Herald-Leader

Article: States of Incarceration – The Global Context