Pray With our Feet
Looking to connect with folks of faith making the world better daily, and learn how you can, too? Welcome to Pray with our Feet, a progressive Christian podcast, hosted by writer / creative, Emelda ("E") De Coteau, founder of the PWF community, and her Mom, Trudy Leocadio, a retired educator and prayer warrior. We believe deeply in the power of conversations to spark change.
Listen in as we connect with everyone from ministers to community organizers and artists, keeping Matthew 25:40 at the forefront of our minds: "Whatever you have done for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Talking Liberation & Creativity with Spoken Black Girl (in honor of Women's Herstory Month)
Before Women’s Herstory Month comes to a close, we’re sharing our conversation about Spoken Black Girl magazine Issue 4: The Freedom Issue 2023. Mom and I chatted with Rowana Abbensetts Dobson, fo…
Radical Soul Care with Amy Jackson, founder of The Perch Place
We don't have to tell you the world is on fire, as folks of faith committed to making a difference, many of us find it hard to stop, and care for ourselves. It often feels like a luxury, but in th…
Bonus Episode: Living Mindfully in Beloved Community with author Walt Shelton
Continuing our #SoulCare series, Mom and I caught up with a dear friend of the pod, Walt Shelton, about his latest book, Authentic Living in All Seasons: Focused, Fearless and Balanced, which calls …
REWIND: Answering God's Call for Anti-Racism with Writer and Activist Patricia A. Taylor
REWIND: In honor of Black history month, and this year's theme of resistance, we are revisiting past conversations with guests committed to the active and everyday work of resisting racism and the fa…
REWIND: Centering Anti-Racism in the Church with Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D.
REWIND: In honor of Black history month, and this year's theme of resistance, we are revisiting past conversations with guests committed to the active and everyday work of resisting racism and the fa…
Discussing James Baldwin's Radical Challenge: You Mean it or You Don't with writers Jamie McGhee & Adam Hollowell
Showing up in faith and action takes consistent work. None of us will ever have it “figured out,” but commitment keeps us on the path. Mom and I caught up with Adam Hollowell and Jamie McGhee, founde…
Centering Prayer, Finding God Within (with Keith Kristich, Closer Than Breath)
What does it mean to live from the centered self in an off center world? We’re delving into this challenge in today’s chat with Keith Kristich, founder of Closer Than Breath, an online interspirit…
Building community, Centering Christ with Jesus People
What if today’s church looked more like the early church described in the book of Acts - sharing resources, concerned not with power but being in genuine relationship with Jesus and one another? Jes…
Season 4: God Calls us to Justice, Mercy and Humility
We're BACK with Season 4! We've missed you all. As you know, Mom and I choose a verse to guide us through each season, and this time it's wisdom from the book of Micah: "He has told you, O man, what…
Radical Empathy & Divine Intuition with Rev. Aurelia Dávila Pratt
We're living through immensely challenging times, and it often feels isolating. In this epiosde, Rev. Aurelia Dávila Pratt reminds us our faith is a source of both strength and discovery, which ca…
Community Care, Chronic Illness & Activism with Angie Alt
Folks with invisible disabilities are often marginalized in our churches. "We don't know where to put them," Angie Alt says. She joins us this week to discuss her journey of living with chronic illn…
Prayer + Mental Health Awareness with Dr. Angela L. Harris
REWIND: Author Avril Somerville, Jesus Stood with the Marginalized
Writer & Advocate Kevin Nye: Seeing Jesus in Folks Experiencing Homelessness
What does it mean for us to see Jesus in the faces of folks experiencing homelessness? We chatted with writer Kevin Nye, who works in advocacy and homeless services. He is the author of the forthcom…
Talking Visual Art, Children's Ministry and Anti-Racism with Sheila Whittenberg
Healing and Community with Latarsha Haughton, founder of Breaking the Silence...Healing the Pain
The Urgency of Voting Rights in the U.S.
As Black History Month comes to a close, Mom and I sit down to discuss the ongoing attack on voting rights and voter suppression; we also unpack the history of who received access to the ballot and …
Faith and Activism with Rev. Bri-Anne Swan of Resistance Church
I caught up with Rev. Bri-Anne Swan, founder of Resistance Church, minister at Jubilee United Church, and singer / songwriter. She has a heart for all those who have been told they do not belong (c…
Special Episode: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, Dr. King's Radical Spirit
Mom and I are back after our 2021 holiday break, and we're celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by unpacking one of King's most radical and controversial speeches Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Br…
Discussing Freedom Rising Salons (Monthly Virtual Series by Middle Church) with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
If ever there were a time to cultivate space for conversations that spark change, it is now! I chatted with Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Executive Minister for Justice, Education & Movement at Mid…