Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 2nd. Today is National Coloring Book Day, and before you roll your eyes and think "isn't that for kids?" – let me stop you right there. Adult coloring books have become a massive phenomenon, and there's actually some s…

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 1st. Welcome to August! Can you believe we're already eight months into 2025? Time really does fly when you're having fun! Today is National Mountain Climbing Day, and I have to admit, I'm more of hiking guy than a mou…

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 31st. Now, I have to confess something to you today – July 31st happens to be my birthday. And I share this special day with someone pretty famous... a certain bespectacled wizard named Harry Potter. That's right, both t…

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 30th. Today is the International Day of Friendship – a holiday that might sound like something Hallmark invented to sell more greeting cards, but it's actually a United Nations observance established in 2011. The idea wa…

Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 29th. Today is National Chicken Wing Day – and before you ask, yes, it's also International Chicken Wing Day. Apparently the world couldn't agree on whether wings deserve national or global recognition, so we got both. W…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 28th. It’s National Soccer Day, and whether you're a die-hard fan who yells at the TV like the referee can hear you or casually play for fun, today’s the perfect time to appreciate the world's most beloved sport. Ever wo…

Susan Eastman, M.Div., Ph.D., is Associate Research Professor Emerita of New Testament, Duke Divinity School. She presented "Christian Flourishing and Reimagining Healthcare: An End to Magical Thinking" for the TMC Virtual Seminar Series on January 24, 2025. "Magical thinking" is "if-then" thinking, which plays an important role in medical research…

Dr. Annie Friedrich joined TMC for a virtual seminar on Friday, October 11th, 2024. Dr. Friedrich is an Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Institute for Health & Equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She received her PhD in Health Care Ethics from Saint Louis University with a focus on clinical ethics, pediatric et…

A problem plagues modern healthcare: machines are setting the standard of care, and human clinicians are struggling to keep up. Artificial intelligence will only make this worse. The technical mindset fragments patient care and draws us further from shalom even as pursue surrogate markers that are meant to restore health. How can we, as Christian c…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 27th. Today’s celebration might sound like a punchline, but it’s a real thing: Take Your Pants for a Walk Day. Now, I know what you're thinking. Your pants have never once asked for a walk. But that’s the beauty of this …

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 26th.Now, did you know that today is Holistic Therapy Day? It’s a time dedicated to recognizing the value of healing the whole you — mind, body, and spirit — rather than just slapping a metaphorical Band-Aid on a problem…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 25th.Today is National Wine and Cheese Day, which is essentially a classy way of saying, “ooooh la laaaa, la cheese, la wine.” It’s a celebration of culinary companionship — the savory and the sippable — and an excuse to…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 24th.Now, buckle up—literally—because today is National Day of Motoring. Whether you're someone who lovingly names your car or you still have that check engine light on from 2019, today’s the day to celebrate the open ro…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 23rd. Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. The humble hero of the dessert world. Often mocked as “basic,” but let’s be honest: vanilla is the foundation of milkshakes, sundaes, root beer floats — and basically half o…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 22nd. Today we recognize World Brain Day, an annual observance that shines a spotlight on the importance of brain health. Organized by the World Federation of Neurology, this day is all about spreading awareness of neuro…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 21st.It’s Global Hug Your Children Day, a holiday that encourages you to do something radical—hug your kids. Yes, even the older kids that pretend they don't want a hug. In honor of this tender and underrated holiday, to…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 20th. On this day in 1969, humankind did something that had only ever been dreamed of—we landed on the Moon. Today is Moon Day, celebrating that small step for man and giant leap for mankind. Whether you remember watchin…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 19th. We’re marking National Words With Friends Day, observed every July 19 since 2021. This day was created by Zynga—the company behind the mobile word‑game sensation first released in July 2009—to honor how simple word…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 18th. Today is World Listening Day. Now, I know what you’re thinking – “Do we really need a day just to listen?” And yes, we absolutely do. World Listening Day is more than just a gentle nudge to stop talking over your c…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 17th. Now, let’s talk about today’s holiday — Yellow Pig Day. Yes, Yellow. Pig. Day. It’s not a tribute to a new cartoon character or a trendy smoothie flavor. Or even pork chops or anything like that. This delightfully …

Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way! I'm your host Andrew McGivern for July 16th.Now today is National Hot Dog Day — a celebration of one of North America's most iconic and enduring comfort foods. First introduced to the U.S. by German immigrants in the 1800s, the hot dog became a staple at ballpa…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 15th. Today is National Give Something Away Day, which might sound like a cue to finally part ways with that “vintage” treadmill doubling as a coat rack. But beyond the spring cleaning vibes, this day is really about gen…

Dr. Matthew Rubach, Associate Professor in the School of Medicine & Associate Research Professor in the Global Health Institute at Duke, offered a TMC seminar in March, 2024.Dr. Rubach is a specialist in clinical infectious diseases with medical specialty training in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology. Since November 2015, he ha…

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School hosted this TMC seminar, "Whose Body is This: A Theological Anthropology for the Care of the Sick and Dying" on March 1, 2024. The Reverend Dr. Esther E. Acolatse is a professor of pastoral theology and world Christianity at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She ha…

On February 17, 2024 Dr. Andrew Michel, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Belmont University, presented "Toward a Neo-Salesian Spirituality for Students of Medicine." In it, he hopes that DeSales, the doctor of divine love, might inflame a Neo-Saleisan Pentecost in contemporary medicine. He invites healers to take a posture of humility and other…

"To Change the World of Medicine- Lawndale Health Center as a Model of Christian Presence" with Wayne Detmer, MD by Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture InitiativeBy Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative

On Friday, February 2, 2024, TMC hosted Finnegan-Hosey for this virtual seminar titled, "Stewarding Sacred Stories: A Shared Vocation."David is the author of "Christ on the Psych Ward" and "Grace is a Pre-Existing Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare." He currently serves as the minister of Bon Air Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 14th.Now, I don’t mean to bug you — but today is Be Nice to Bugs Day.Yes, it's a day set aside to honor the tiny, misunderstood, and often unfairly swatted citizens of the natural world. From the industrious ant to the m…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 13th.Now, today is Fool’s Paradise Day — a day that reminds you it’s perfectly okay to live in a happy little bubble now and then. Forget the bills, the deadlines, and that email you’ve been ignoring for three days. Toda…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 12th.Today is National Simplicity Day – a day inspired by the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, the original minimalist, long before it was trendy. While most of us can't retreat to a cabin in the woods without Wi-Fi, we …

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 11th.Now, if the summer heat has you wilting faster than a cheap popsicle in the sun, I've got some refreshing news for you — today is Free Slurpee Day. That’s right, every year on 7/11, the convenience store chain 7-Ele…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 10th. Believe it or not today is Pick Blueberries Day – Yes, a whole day dedicated to foraging for one of summer’s juiciest little treasures. If you’ve ever crouched in the bushes swatting away mosquitos, trying to fill …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 9th. Today, we celebrate Call of the Horizon Day – a lesser-known but beautifully symbolic holiday that invites you to look forward, dream big, and embrace the possibilities that lie just beyond your line of sight. It’s …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 8th, 2025. So let me ask you—when was the last time you thought about math and smiled? Yeah. I figured. Well, today is Math 2.0 Day, and it’s not about dusting off your high school algebra textbook or solving for x under…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 7th. Today is National Deck Day. It's the perfect excuse to step outside, breathe in the summer air, and appreciate that humble platform we call a deck. Whether you're grilling burgers, sipping iced tea, or just contempl…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 6th. It’s that delightful, slightly eccentric day, July 6. Build a Scarecrow Day, when folks everywhere get crafty and quirky, assembling scarecrows from straw, scrap clothes, and a touch of imagination. These patchwork …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 5th. The fireworks have fizzled, the grill has cooled, and your ears may still be ringing from last night’s grand finale. But July 5th doesn’t leave you empty-handed. In fact, today brings us a holiday that’s both crunch…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 4th. Now, before we get cracking, it’s worth tipping our hats to the 4th of July — Independence Day in the United States. It’s a day of fireworks, freedom, and the annual testing of just how many hot dogs one human body …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 3rd. Now, before we dive into the deep philosophical stuff, let’s take a moment to recognize a modern miracle that’s probably humming in the background of your life right now. Either in your home or in your car. Yes, tod…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for July 2nd. Now, if you’ve ever broken into a cold sweat at the mere thought of speaking in public — or even just speaking up in a meeting — then today is your day. It's Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day, and yes, it's real. So…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your hst, Andrew McGivern, for July 1st. Now today is a day for celebration—and not just because you might get a day off work. It’s Canada Day, the birthday of the Great White North. A day when Canadians proudly wear red and white, sing "O Canada" with a li…

Welcome to The Daily Quote — a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 30th. Now, if you’re the type of person who’s checked your phone three times before your morning coffee, then congratulations — you're already celebrating today’s holiday. June 30th is Social Media Day. Yes, the one day …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 29th Now I don’t know if your calendar is packed for today with world-changing meetings or just laundry and leftover pizza, but either way, today’s a day worth circling. It’s Hug Holiday. Yep, an entire day dedicated to …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 28th. Now, if you're a bit of a math nerd—or just someone who appreciates a good circle—then today is your kind of holiday. It’s Tau Day! Celebrated on June 28th (6/28), Tau Day honors the mathematical constant tau (τ), …

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 27th. Now, let’s dive right into today’s holiday: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day. Bit of a mouthful, I know. But behind that corporate-sounding title is something incredibly personal – because small busin…

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) welcomed Dr. Tonya Armstrong for this virtual seminar on September 22, 2023. Dr. Tonya Armstrong is an international speaker, health and wellness entrepreneur, psychology expert and consultant, author, and singer/songwriter. After seven years in academia and solo, part-time practice, Dr. Armstron…

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) welcomed Dr. Brewer Eberly for this virtual seminar on September 8, 2023. He is a third-generation family physician at Fischer Clinic in Raleigh, NC, and a McDonald Agape Fellow in the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School. He completed his family medicine residency a…

Dr. James Rusthoven is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University, and Research Fellow in the Kirby Lang Center for Public Theology in Cambridge. He is known for his contributions to the field of medical oncology and bioethics. Dr. Rusthoven joined the Theology, Medicine, and Culture in Spring of 2023 for this virtual s…

Jason Ashe, PhD, ThM, MDiv is a Community Health Psychologist & Research Scientist, whose work explores religion and racism as psychosocial determinants of health. He focuses specifically on cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disorder risk and health inequities among Black Americans. Dr. Ashe is a former Theology, Medicine, and Culture Fell…

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I’m your host, Andrew McGivern, for June 26th. Now, I have two things to bring to your attention this morning. First, it’s Forgiveness Day—a gentle reminder that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to get sick. And second, it…