Episode 89 – Drew Colby: I’m a Racist (and So Can You!)
Drew Colby is a UMC elder, pastor, and one of the podcast’s biggest fans. He joined Teer & Jason to talk about racism from his white-liberal perspective.
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Episode 88 – Scot McKnight: Angels Are Real
Kenneth Tanner and Morgan Guyton checked in with podcast favorite Scot McKnight. Topics covered include a little ribbing on Jason, politics, and Scot’s latest books, “Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture after Genetic Science” and “The Hum of…
Read MoreEpisode 87 – Melissa Febos: Eucharist is Erotic
When the other guys on the podcast posse found out Jason’s guest, Melissa Febos, had written a memoir about her time as a dominatrix in NYC, they all got gun shy.
Their loss. I’m grateful to consider Melissa an (e) friend now.
Not gonna lie- and…
Read MoreEpisode 86: Addison Hodges Hart – Winsome to the World
Alternate Title: “Beard Envy”
Jason enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation with Addison Hodges Hart, the elder brother of David Bentley Hart- who was his student- and the author of the great books Strangers and Pilgrims and Taking Jesus at his Word. Not…
Episode 85: Daniel Kirk- A Man Attested By God
Daniel Kirk is a Ph.d., author, and host of the LectioCast podcast. His book, “A Man Attested by God: The Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels”, argues that we should read the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke as stories about Jesus as an idealized…
Read MoreEpisode 84: Ched Myers – Binding the Strong Man
Morgan interviews Ched Myers to discuss what solidarity and resistance look like in the age of Trump and social media.
Ched is an activist theologian, biblical scholar, popular educator, author, organizer and advocate who has for 35 years been…
Read MoreEpisode 83 – Bishop Sharma Lewis: First Name Basis Part 2
As the appointment season continues, here is part 2 of the conversation we had with the best bishop anyone could ask for! Bishop Sharma Lewis, resident bishop of the Richmond episcopal area, became the first African-American woman to be elected bishop…
Read MoreEpisode 82 – Rabbi Hayim Herring: JC Isn’t Jason’s Only Rabbi
At a time when our communities are more connected than ever, why is it that faith communities feel disconnected from one another and their larger community? Rabbi Hayim Herring, co-author of “Leading Congregations and Non-Profits in a Connected…
Read MoreEpisode 81 – Bishop Sharma Lewis: First Name Basis Part 1 (Before We Told Her We Were Recording)
What better way to suck up at the beginning of the appointment season than with a conversation we had with the best bishop anyone could ask for! Bishop Sharma Lewis, resident bishop of the Richmond episcopal area, became the first African-American…
Read MoreEpisode 80 – Laura Paige Mertins: The Potter And The Clay
Taylor talks with his youngest sister, Laura Paige Mertins, about her works as a ceramicist, what it means to be a faithful millennial, and how art can help the church.
You can find LP’s work here – https://www.etsy.com/shop/LPMpottery and connect…
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