A 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…
Read MoreDelvyn Case III is a composer, conductor, scholar, performer, concert producer, and Professor of Music at Wheaton College of Massachusetts.
As a professional musician he works as a composer, conductor, and pianist, equally at home in the worlds of…
Read More“In their language of warfare spiritual and secular, Trump’s evangelical allies have been playing with a fire that may continue to burn long after they give up this contest…History is a wasteland of religious justifications for political activism,…
Read MoreOur guest for episode #284 is Dr. Jerusha Matsen Neal, Professor of Homiletics at Duke. I had looked forward to talking with her. I left our conversation feeling grateful and delighted. I hope you enjoy it.
A graduate of Princeton Theological…
Read MoreOur dear friend of the podcast and overall muse, Fleming Rutledge called in to offer a prayer for Election Day. As are all her prayers, this one is special.
Fleming is the author of many books including “The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of…
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