This two-part series was sponsored by The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and The Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church USA. Please take a moment to follow them and learn more about both organizations!🧑🏽 Your Host, Bruce Reyes‑ChowRev. Bruce Reyes-Chow is a 3rd Generation, GenX, Filipino/Chinese American and an active speaker, writer, coach, and podcaster on topics of faith, leadership, activism, culture, race, and technology. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he also works with organizations on immigration, decarceration, and Palestinian liberation. He is the author of six books, most recently Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith with his next book, "Prophets, Priests, Pastors & Poets: Being and Becoming the Ressurected Christ," due out in Fall 2026. You can subscribe to his newsletter and podcast, The Amalgamation at www.reyes-chow.com and connect on most social platforms via @breyeschow. He and his wife live a thriving empty-nesting life in the San Francisco Bay Area.✊🏽 About Our GuestsCeCe Armstrong is one of the pastors at St. James Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South Carolina and one of the Current Co-Moderators of the Presbyterian Church USA. Cece has served in a number of church leadership positions, including serving as co-moderator of the National Association of Presbyterian Clergywomen and writing for Presbyterians Today magazine and the Presbyterian Outlook.Tony Larsen is the Pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Surfside, South Carolina, and makes up the other half of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Co-Moderator team with Cece. Tony has served in a number of capacities in the church, including Co-leading the Synod Youth Council for the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic and being a member of the Planning Team for Montreat Youth Conference.And finally, Rev. Jihyun Oh. Since summer 2024, she has been the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and because she does not have enough to do, she also serves as Executive Director of the Interim Unified Agency (Newly titled denominational office = Life & Witness). She is the first Korean American to serve in the denomination’s highest office, only the second woman, and the first woman of color elected to lead the PC(USA) in its more than 300-year history in the U.S.🎧 Episode SummaryI hang out with three friends and colleagues, Cece Armstrong, Tony Larson, and Jihyun Oh, to share and reflect on our recent experiences in Palestine and you will learn a little more about who we are as people.Take my word for it, in the Presbyterian world, these three are a big deal, and I am so grateful that they took time to share their experiences in Palestine with me.And a note for the non-Presbyterians in the house. While all four of us are ordained ministers in the Presbyterian Church USA, and we do let our PresbyNerd flag fly a couple of times, you don’t need to be a Presbyterian to get something from our conversation.💌 Thanks for Listening!The Amalgamation Podcast, paired with The Amalgamation Newsletter, focuses on social justice, pop culture, digital community, left-leaning faith, and more. With humor, kindness, and conviction, each episode shares passions and projects and invites the listener to join Bruce and his guests to co-conspire for good. It is hosted by Bruce Reyes-Chow, produced by Emmie Hix, and edited by Dessiree McFarland, with music by Merissa Magdael-Lauron. The Amalgamation Podcast Bookshop Bookstore and all show inquiries can be sent to: [email protected].🏷 Tags / Hashtags#TheAmalgamationPodcast #TheAmalgamation #brucereyeschow #palestine #presbyterian #palestinejusticenetwork #presbyterianpeacefellowship