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Episode 11 – Gnostics Are Better Than John Piper

Last week the Gospel Coalition posted a video describing the ‘mysterious’ ways God ordains tragedy to bring about ‘good’. This created a stir in Jason, and then in a weirder turn of events made Morgan semi-sympathetic to what position the GC…

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Episode 10: Fridays with Fleming- Sin in the Hands of a Wrathful God

In part 2 of our conversation with Pastor Fleming Ruthledge we begin with God’s wrath (we eased into this one didn’t we?!?!) and wrap up with apocalyptic theology.

Can you believe we made it to episode 10? We can’t either!

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Episode 9 – Fridays with Fleming (Rutledge): Preaching Against the Powers

In part 1 of a 2 part conversation with author & pastor Fleming Rutledge, the conversation began with some of the problems around the term “inclusion” and finished with the do’s and don’ts of bad preaching.

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Episode 8 – Jason Man-Crushing With Todd Littleton

Ever feel like the third-wheel on a date? Well that’s how Teer must have felt during the recording of this C&GJ episode!

Two out of the three members of the C&GJ team interviewed pastor, blogger, and podcaster Todd Littleton. The topics ranged…

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Episode 7 – Tony Jones is Stangely Warmed

An early consultant in this podcast, Tony Jones is a theologian and church self-described church proctologist. Teer & Tony had a chance to catch up and discuss the United Methodist quadrennial gathering, Progressive Christianity, and even (just…

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Episode 6 – General Conference With Tom Berlin

This is raw, unfiltered Crackers & Grape Juice.

Morgan had a chance to catch up with Episcopal candidate Rev. Tom Berlin while at the 2016 General Conference. Morgan and Tom had a chance to chat about the issue of human sexuality which is currently…

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Episode 5 – United Methodist Church General Conference Preview

It’s hard to have conversations in the local church about the easy stuff: choosing which hymns to sing, what color to paint the hallway, and what kind of coffee to serve. Is it any surprise then that the UMC still cannot have a conversation about…

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Episode 4 – Stop His Heresy

Morgan is on a book tour!

In their first attempt to record a live podcast the guys stumble, recover, lose cell phone coverage, and recover again as they talk about Morgan’s new book.

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Episode 3 – Will Willimon: Fear of the Other

Just imagine for a moment that Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Ben Carson actually walked into a bar. Then on top of that awkward moment, a retired UMC Bishop calls them out. Well, here we go.

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