Crackers and Grape Juice

Hosted ByJason Micheli, Teer Hardy, Taylor Mertins, & Johanna Hartelius

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 305 : Kurt Willems – Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems Our Pain

Kurt Willems joins the pod to share his new book Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems Our Pain.

None of us live free of difficulties or hardships. But how can we learn to live richly in the midst of them? And ever grow spiritually because…

Episode 304: Ellie Holcomb- “The Shape of Your Mercy is a Mystery”

For eight years, Ellie Holcomb recorded and toured full-time with her husband’s band, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, before stepping off the road when her first child was born. Her solo debut, As Sure As The Sun (2014), landed her a Top 10 hit at…

Episode 303: Richard Stearns- Lead Like it Matters to God: Values-Driven Leadership in a Success-Driven World

Richard Stearns is a leader who has been tested as a CEO in both secular companies and also as the head of one of the world’s largest Christian ministries. After stints as CEO of Parker Brothers and then Lenox, Stearns accepted the invitation to leave…

Episode 302 – Tim Gombis : Power in Weakness

Tim Gombis joins the pod to talk about his newest book, ‘Power in Weakness: Paul’s Transformed Vision for Ministry.’ Tim and Teer explore a model for church leadership as old as Paul’s letter to the Romans.

From the publisher:
After Paul’s encounter…

Episode 301: Angela Gorrell – The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Lost and Being Found

“My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.”

Shortly after being hired by Yale University to study joy, Angela Gorrell got word that a close family member had died by suicide. Less than a month later, she lost her father…

Episode 300: Brian Zahnd – How I Read the Bible

Brian Zahnd is the founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. He’s also the author of many wonderful books, including, Water into Wine, Beauty Will Save the World, and most recently, Unvarnished Jesus. Brian was our first guest…

Episode 299: Miguel A. De La Torre – Decolonizing Christianity

Dr, De La Torre joins the podcast to talk about his latest book, ‘Decolonizing Christianity: Decolonizing Christianity: Becoming Badass Believers.’

In the interview, Dr. Del La Torre talks about his life in America as an immigrant, makes clear that…

Episode 298: Phillip Cary – Luther and the Gospel

On why a baptism “In the name of the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer” is not a valid baptism (and you should be re-baptized), the resurrection of the flesh and what it means for burial practices, and the Gospel that gives you Christ and everything…

Episode 297 : Will Willimon – The Gospel for the Person Who Has Everything

Friend of the podcast and all around Gandalf to the gang, the irascible Will Willimon returns to talk about meeting the Risen Jesus, fighting in church, Karl Barth, preaching, and the new edition of his first book, The Gospel for the Person Who has…