Tommie Marshell

Episode 340: Epiphany with the Minion

On the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Teer, David, and Jason reflect on the ignominious event from the perspective of the Feast of the Epiphany.

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Episode 339: Bradley Jenson – Where God Meets Man

Our guest for #339 is Brad Jenson. A former pastor, Brad has a Ph.D. in Theology from Luther Seminary. A former student of Gerhard Forde, Brad has edited a new edition and written a study guide for Forde’s classic book, Where God Meets Man. In this episode, we talk with Brad about his article on…

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Episode 338: A Crackers Christmas Cocktail Special

The whole gang (well, mostly) poured some libations and got together to talk about Christmas, the incarnation, doubt and the miracle of faith.

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Episode 336: Thomas J. Millay – Kierkegaard and the New Nationalism

Our guest for #336 is Dr. Thomas Millay, author of the new book Kierkegaard and the New Nationalism. Thomas is a graduate of Duke Divinity School and Baylor University and he currently serves a parish in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Nationalism is a…

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Episode 335: Brian Zahnd – When Everything is On Fire

Is it possible to hold on to faith in an age of unbelief?

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Episode 334 : Kenneth Tanner – Our Hardened Hearts: The Plague of School Shootings, the Idolatry of ______, and the Light that IS Winning

Kenneth joined us on the podcast to talk about his experience of providing pastoral care to the students, families, and teachers in the immediate aftermath of the latest school shooting in the United States.

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Episode 329 : John Archibald – Shaking the Gates of Hell

Archibald writes of this difficult, at times uncomfortable, reckoning with his past in this unadorned, affecting book of growth and evolution.

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Episode 331: Matthew Milliner – The Everlasting People: G. K. Chesterton and the First Nations

What does the cross of Christ have to do with the thunderbird? How might the life and work of Christian writer G. K. Chesterton shed light on our understanding of North American Indigenous art and history? This unexpected connection forms the basis of…

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Episode 330 : Election Day with Gretchen

Gretchen is a recovering evangelical, former political hack and a Republican refugee.

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Episode 328: Bishop Scott Anson Benhase – Done and Left Undone: Grace in the Meantime of Ministry

In a post-Christian culture, parish clergy can find themselves at a loss, ill-equipped to deal with a reality for which seminary did not prepare them. As a result, the Church and its clergy can seem to flounder from one “program” to the next or get…

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