The intersection of faith and doubt is viewed either as a badge of honor for some Christians but for others, doubt has no place. In his new book, ‘Faith in the Shadows:
Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt,’ pastor and author Austin Fischer explores…
Two longtime Mockingbird writers, Charlotte Getz and Stephanie Phillips, have written a book that features a patchwork of personal essays, pocket liturgies, and pseudo-fictional plays, and not a dull moment between them. Stephanie Phillips and…
Read MoreLuke Norsworthy is known for a few things: amazing hair, a CrossFit body most dads dream of, and a keen awareness that what we say about God has implications that go beyond the cliché. In his new book, ‘God Over Good,’ Luke explores what it means to…
Read MoreNatasha S. Robinson joins the podcast to talk about her new book, ‘A Sojourner’s Truth.’ Natasha is a Naval Academy graduate, served in the United States Marine Corps, was the Senior Diversity Admissions Counselor in the Office of Admissions at the…
Read MoreEveryone has a backstory, and for preachers, that backstory sets the stage for preaching.
Lisa Cressman is the author of ‘Backstory Preaching: Integrating Life, Spirituality, and Craft’ (The Liturgical Press: Collegeville, 2018), and Craft an…
Read MoreIn this episode Jason talks with Parker Palmer about his new book On The Brink Of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old. In addition to the book they talk about a number of other subjects including community organizing during social unrest,…
Read MoreI met Dr. Rolf Jacobson at the Festival of Homiletics where, eavesdropping on me preaching, he said I sounded more Protestant than any of his students at Luther Seminary. You can check out his sermon here.
Dr. Jacobson is the author of Crazy Talk…
Read MoreDr. Johanna Hartelius, host of the (Her)Men*You*Tics podcast, offers her 3 do’s and don’ts of preaching.
Johanna has a Ph.D. in communication/rhetoric from the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin. I teach…
Read More“Protest that precedes prayer is theologically disordered.
“It’s pastorally cruel to exhort unbelievers who do not have the gift of the Holy Spirit to live up to the standards of our baptismal covenant.”
”There’s no urgency in either Testament for…