“When I started out in seminary, I thought I was going into a helping profession, a community-organizer, a therapist, an advice-giver. And then Gerhard Forde upended all that, showing me how a pastor is one is compelled to preach the forgiveness of…
Read More“In order to understand why these groups support Trump, it’s important to better understand their vision of the world. Evangelical beliefs are often misrepresented in popular media and in political discussions. These misunderstandings make it…
Read MoreMany sincere Christians dismiss evangelism due to enduring evangelistic caricatures. This book helps readers move beyond those caricatures to consider thoughtfully and practically how they can engage in evangelism, whether it’s through one-on-one…
Read More“Q: Given demographic shifts, immigration trends, white evangelicals’ end-times rhetoric, and Republicans’ siege, grievance mentality, was something like Donald Trump inevitable?
A: Yes.
Q: Is it in the past or is it still the future?
A: I…
Read MoreA generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they’ve inherited and hungry for a better approach. They’re tired of seeing their faith tied to political battles they didn’t start, and they’re frustrated by the failures of leaders…
Read More“We forget…Before Hitler became our absolute fetish of evil, he was in fact just another politician. Before Hitler was Hitler, he was simply Adolf, the bumbling idiot that the German politicians and aristocracy believed they could manage and control…
Read MoreBack on the podcast is my friend and former teacher, Dr. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez, to talk about abortion, diversity, and disability in relation to the Atlantic’s December cover story on the Last Children of Downs Syndrome.
The Rev. Dr. Rubén…
Read MoreThis is a special episode from the “Secret Podcast” we release every other Tuesday as part of our newsletter, Crackers and Grape+ We’re making this “Secret Podcast” available so you know what you’re missing by not subscribing, but also because it’s…
Read MoreOur guest is Mandy Smith. Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is a pastor and author of The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry (IVP). Her next book, Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western…
Read MoreChristian preachers dare to talk about God.
– Karl Barth
Our friend, mentor, and muse, Will Willimon, is back on the podcast to talk with Dr. Johanna (she’s got a crush on him), Teer, and Jason about his new book, Preachers Dare: Speaking for…
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