Three Black Men: Theology, Culture, And The World Around Us

Welcome back everyone to season 7 of the podcast. In this episode Sam, Trey, and Robert sketch out the season which will be around Black men Dream. Black Men Grieve. Black Men Grow.

In this season finale Robert and Trey interview Dr. Gary Green about his new book Playing the Game: Embodied Brilliance Beyond the Moral Limits of Race in Sport. Dr. Green is a professor in Pastoral Theology. You can find his work at his Substack: https://thegreenidea.substack.com/ or his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thegreenidea - Robert did a previous video interview with Green and you can watch it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/musingsfromabrokenheart/p/embodied-brilliance-with-robert-and?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=webThat is a wrap on another season! Thank you for following us and supporting the work that we do week after week. Bless you all until next season.

In this episode, Sam, Trey, and Robert talk about the violence that spiritual bypassing does to individuals and communities. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Sam, Trey, and Robert sit down to discuss Sam's upcoming speaking engagement at the Winter Solace and the topic of Resurrection. For more information on the Winter Solace please go to: https://the-pilgrimage.org/home-2/get-connected/winter-solace-2025/To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

This episode is a short blessing and love letter to men who have done (and doing) the work to divest from toxic masculinity and patriarchy. Many of these men go unnoticed as they do their work to make the world a better place. Consider two books from bell hooks:1. All About Love 2. The Will to Change To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Trey and Robert sit down to talk about afrofuturism and the ways that this tool can help guide the systems and rituals that we build. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Sam, Trey, and Robert have an honest discussion on their experiences with church and their vision on being in liberated community. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Robert talks about the power of sacred encounters and his history with John 14.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Sam and Trey talk through the various seasons of fatherhood and where they are now. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Sam and Robert talk about the Marvel show Ironheart. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Sam, Trey, and Robert talk about learning to celebrate their current wins. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Trey goes on a journey to bring historical and current knowledge of Liberia into dialogue with what we face here in America.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, Sam, Trey, and Rob revisit their thoughts around shame and God's commitments toward us individually and collectively. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Trey and Sam discuss the prolific book The Message by Ta-Nehisi CoatesTo support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, the fellas sit down to talk about the beauty of Black joy. Don't we need it? Yeah. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this conversation, Robert, Sam, and Trey discuss their thoughts on Ryan Coogler's hit movie, Sinners.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Robert highlights a recent interview that he did around the movie The Wiz. He shares some of the background of why this movie is so important to him. For the full interview he references please check it out by going to the Voiceover: Movies That Move Us podcast.

We interrupt our scheduled break in programming to bring you this historical, political, and theological reflection on Juneteenth.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode Robert highlights the work of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde as a profile in sincere Truth Telling. Please check out her book How We Learn To Be Brave.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about the work of being an iconoclast and the care that is needed to do it well. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com