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Episode 54: Becca Stevens – Consider the Thistle

In one of our best conversations yet, Jason and Taylor talk with Becca Stevens. Becca is an Episcopal priest at Vanderbilt Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee, author of Snake Oil and many other books, and, most importantly, she is the founder of Thistle…

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Episode 53 – Fridays with Fleming: Don’t Preach Lettuce Sermons

In this episode, Jason and Taylor talk with Kenneth Tanner and Fleming Rutledge about a variety of subjects including preaching preparation, Black Lives Matter, difficult sermons, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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Episode 52 – David Fitch: Fired Up About Faithful Presence

Somehow Teer & Jason got David Fitch fired up about Faithful Presence. In Faithful Presence, noted pastor and scholar David Fitch offers a new vision for the witness of the church in the world. He argues that we have lost the intent and practice of…

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Episode 51 – Live Post Election Edition of Fridays with Fleming

Jason, Teer, and Fleming react to Tuesday’s election. Fleming reflects on Daniel’s prayer and helps us understand how we are agents of God.

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We’ve made it! On episode 50 the guys look back on their favorite and funniest moments. We also consider who their favorite guests were and who we wish we could interview.

Todd Littleton & Tripp Fuller check in to congratulate the team as well as…

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Episode 49: Luke Norsworthy- A Noteworthy Conversation

Jason sits down with Luke Norsworthy, host of the popular Newsworthy with Norsworthy podcast. Not only is his podcast miles ahead of Crackers and Grape Juice, compared to Luke Jason looks like genetic garbage. Luke also keeps it weird as the pastor of…

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Episode 48 – Kenneth Tanner, Our Biggest Fan

Who is Kenneth Tanner?

Ken is best known for his Facebook memes. No, they are not memes about cats playing a piano but instead are of the theological flavor. Ken has found a way to utilize what is normally a means of poking fun or ridiculing…

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Episode 47 – Fred Schmidt Part 2

Are you planning an election day prayer service at your church? Are you planning to serve communion in your community on election day to “unify” the community or to pray for our nation?

If you answered yes to either of these questions our latest…

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Episode 46 – Joseph Mangina: Karl Barth for Dummies

In this episode, Teer and Jason talk with Joseph Mangina. A professor of theology at Wycliffe College in Toronto, he is the author of Karl Barth: Theologian of Christian Witness as well as a recent theological commentary on the Book of Revelation. He…

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Episode 45 – Ian McFarland: Creation(from nothing)ism

The author of ‘From Nothing: A Theology of Creation, Professor Ian McFarland frames for us what Christians mean when they talk about creation. He even took a last minute jab at the end of the conversation at the UMC seminary system.

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