*This episode originally debuted on November 26, 2020 on YouTube.

In this last episode of season one of "Theologically Speaking," Fr. Davies and Kyle discuss the healing they hope to see in the world. They open up about the healing they hope to continue to see within themselves both personally, and even politically.

Fr. Davies explains the importance of gratitude and how it is through gratitude that one can find healing. And it is with great gratitude and full hearts that Fr. Davies, Kyle, and the entire team at "Theologically Speaking" and at Church Nerds Media thank you for going on this journey with Kyle and Fr. Davies through season one. And don't stop here at the end of season one. Season two is waiting for you, and it is a complete season that follows the entire year of the Church calendar from the season of Advent to the season of Easter and beyond.

Fr. Davies’s TikTok 

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St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood 

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Fr. Ian Elliot Davies

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Kyle Leon Henderson

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St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood

https://www.saintthomashollywood.org 

https://facebook.com/StThomasHollywood

7501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046

(323) 876-2102

*This episode originally aired on November 11, 2020 on YouTube.

This episode developed in the last few months of 2020, as the pandemic was still taking the lives of so many, leaving the ones left behind to grapple with the aftermath of what happens when they lose a loved one.

The suffering came directly to the microphone in this episode, as just two months earlier, Kyle's father, Coy Leon Henderson, passed away. Recorded just a month after his passing, Fr. Davies holds compassionate space for Kyle, while also connecting Kyle's experience, and the experience of so many hundreds of thousands of people that lost loved ones during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the universal message and enduring hope that we can find in the midst of suffering.

Though this episode was timely at the time of its release, it stands the test of time as the two hosts explore ways to cope with whatever suffering people might be experiencing in their lives, and they discuss ways they can use theology to persevere and come out the other side, stronger.

Fr. Davies’s TikTok 

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St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood https://instagram.com/stthomashollywood?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Fr. Ian Elliot Davies

https://instagram.com/canonelliott?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Kyle Leon Henderson

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St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood

https://www.saintthomashollywood.org 

https://facebook.com/StThomasHollywood

7501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046

(323) 876-2102

*This episode originally aired on October 28, 2020 on YouTube.

The hosts have established who they are, what they are doing with this show, they have defined theology, and they have talked about what they want to accomplish with this show. Now, they get into the different types of theology and the different areas of focus that one can get into when exploring theology.

Many different congregations and denominations of Christians follow any number of different theologies in their daily worship. Fr. Davies and Kyle delve into the specific theologies that the Episcopal Church, and St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood, specifically, follow, as a parish following the Anglo-Catholic tradition.

Fr. Davies’s TikTok 

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Instagram

St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood 

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Fr. Ian Elliot Davies

https://instagram.com/canonelliott?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Kyle Leon Henderson

https://instagram.com/Kylelhenderson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood

https://www.saintthomashollywood.org 

https://facebook.com/StThomasHollywood

7501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046

(323) 876-2102

*This episode originally aired on September 18, 2020 on YouTube.

The conversation between Fr. Ian Elliot Davies and Kyle Leon Henderson continues. This time, they scratch the surface a little more about what their distinct perspectives on Christianity happens to be, as guided by the Episcopal theology that they practice.

To start, the hosts suss out what theology is. They give it a textbook definition, but then they ascribe a more worldly understanding of what theology means. They then move to the historical roots and lay out the evolution of the American Episcopal Church.

In the Episcopal Church, and especially in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, theology revolves around the Rites. Fr. Davies helps Kyle, and the listeners, understand what a Rite is and the history of the Rites of the Church. Then the episode moves to the etymology and the meaning of the word "liturgy."

And finally Fr. Davies and Kyle discuss what it means to be Anglo-Catholic and what it means to be in the Anglican Communion.

In this episode, the listener will gain a greater understanding of what the Episcopal Church is striving to be for the world. And if they are lucky, they will finish this episode with even more questions that will be answered in the listening of this series.

Fr. Davies’s TikTok 

https://www.tiktok.com/@canoniandaviesis_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Instagram

St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood 

https://instagram.com/stthomashollywood?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Fr. Ian Elliot Davies

https://instagram.com/canonelliott?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Kyle Leon Henderson

https://instagram.com/Kylelhenderson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood

https://www.saintthomashollywood.org 

https://facebook.com/StThomasHollywood

7501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046

(323) 876-2102

*This episode originally debuted on September 4, 2020, on YouTube.

In the original first episode of "Theologically Speaking," Fr. Ian Elliot Davies and Kyle Leon Henderson introduce themselves and discuss how their unique experiences led them to the Episcopal Church, and to this podcast. The hosts talk about what the listeners can expect from the episodes in this first season, and they discuss their goals with this show.

Fr. Ian Elliot Davies comes from Wales and Kyle Leon Henderson comes from Alabama. Fr. Davies is an ordained priest and the rector of St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood; an Episcopal parish in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Kyle is an actor, podcast host, writer, and comedian with an irreverent approach to life, and conversations. This unlikely duo come together to help answer some of the big, and small, questions that people may have about Christianity, and the Episcopal Church, specifically. When it comes to the Episcopal Church, above all else, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, all are welcome.

Fr. Davies’s TikTok 

https://www.tiktok.com/@canoniandaviesis_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Instagram

St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood https://instagram.com/stthomashollywood?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Fr. Ian Elliot Davies

https://instagram.com/canonelliott?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Kyle Leon Henderson

https://instagram.com/Kylelhenderson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood

https://www.saintthomashollywood.org 

https://facebook.com/StThomasHollywood

7501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046

(323) 876-2102

Fr. Ian Elliot Davies is canon of the diocese of Los Angeles, dean of the incarnation deanery, and rector of St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood, an Episcopal parish in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, located in the heart of Hollywood. Kyle Leon Henderson is a member of the vestry of St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood, an actor, podcast host, writer, and comedian. Together, Fr. Davies and Kyle come together to discuss the unique theology of the Episcopal Church as a whole, digging deeper into the Anglo-Catholic traditions in which St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood adhere to. In this series, they will also delve into the history of this church and its people, and discuss their remarkable place in the history of Los Angeles and the Episcopal Church.

In the earliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of a podcast had been bounced around to different members of the newly-formed Digital Discipleship ministry at St. Thomas. And this show was born. For the first three seasons, it was only available on YouTube, but after three seasons, the hosts were blown away by its popularity and resonance with such a diverse following. In preparation for the fourth season, it was decided that the show should have the opportunity to reach an even broader audience. So the "Theologically Speaking" team decided to launch the show on all major podcast platforms. But they couldn't just leave the first three seasons back at YouTube, and so they decided to begin back at the beginning.

Poem: "The Bright Field" by R.S. Thomas

Fr. Davies's TikTok

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Instagram

St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood

https://instagram.com/stthomashollywood?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Fr. Ian Elliot Davies

https://instagram.com/canonelliott?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Kyle Leon Henderson

https://instagram.com/kylelhenderson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood

https://www.saintthomashollywood.org

https://www.facebook.com/StThomasHollywood

7501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90046

(323) 876-2102