Professionally, Lori helps organizations make their purpose real as the Founder and Lead Operations Strategist with the COO team. She’s also an alum of RCLI’s leadership program (Class of 2009). This episode explores how Christians might have conversations about race that are welcoming, honest and grace-filled – in pursuit of truth and love.

Danny Avula is the Director of the Health Department for Richmond City and Henrico County. He shares about how he got into public health. At 11:00 Danny provides a snapshot of where we stand relative to COVID-19 before sharing some reflections about how he is navigating this time as a leader. At 24:00, Blaine asks Danny how worried we should be as our kids go back to school, see friends, or visit family.

At 33:05 Jonathan Chan joins for a segment called “Nerd Corner.” Jonathan is the Executive Director of Church Hill Activities & Tutoring. They talk about the giving environment as it relates to non-profits and how organizations should be approaching this moment.

Bonus clip at 46:40 - on the intersection of basketball and good people.

You can read Donna’s article on Medium, called The Big Shock: How the Midnight of Crisis Will Bring a New Dawn.

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Justin is a lawyer and writer. He wrote a book called The Common Rule, outlining some weekly and daily habits to help us love God and love our neighbors. Justin shares about his own battle with anxiety. He reflects on why spiritual habits are more important during the Coronavirus than ever. We talk about the role of friendship and Justin urges us not to put up walls and go inward — but to do the opposite by loving our neighbors and moving outward.

For more from Justin, visit thecommonrule.org. You can also read his post at the Gospel Coalition called “9 Ways to Love Your Neighbor in This Pandemic.” As always, you can subscribe to the Vivid email newsletter at RCLIWeb.org/newsletter.

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