Crackers and Grape Juice

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

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 121 – Fleming Rutledge: The Lord Makes Us Worthy

500th Anniversary of Luther’s 95 Theses, Jason, Teer, and Johanna talk with the Beyonce of Anglicanism, Fleming Rutledge, about ongoing relevance of Protestantism’s primary message of grace and God’s agency.

Episode 120 – Bishop Sharma Lewis – The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

Teer and Taylor traveled to the Conference Office in Glen Allen, VA to interview Bishop Lewis. Their conversation covers a range of topics including the vision of the Annual Conference, how to respond to racism, and Bishop Lewis even shares her…

Episode 119 – Ruben Rosario Rodriguez: Christian Martyrdom and Political Violence, Part 2

Back in the day, Ruben taught Jason Barth for the first time. Now, they’re both black sheep, closet Reformation guys in Catholic and Wesleyan folds respectively. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez teaches theology at St. Louis University and is the author of the…

Episode 118 – Ruben Rosario Rodriguez: Christian Martyrdom and Political Violence, Part 1

Back in the day, Ruben taught Jason Barth for the first time. Now, they’re both black sheep, closet Reformation guys in Catholic and Wesleyan folds respectively. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez teaches theology at St. Louis University and is the author of the…

Episode 117 – Threesome: Sex and Preaching

In this episode Jason, Teer, and Taylor talk about preaching every week. However, the conversation also covers a range of other topics including negative podcast reviews on iTunes, puberty, talking about sex in church, and more. As always, you can…

Episode 116 – Brian Zahnd: Sinners In The Hands Of A Loving God

Fresh off the Camino, Brian Zahnd believes that while we are yet sinners, God loves us. In this new book, “Sinners In The Hands Of A Loving God” seeks to explain if God is primarily wrathful towards us or if God’s nature towards us is loving.

Episode 115 – Beverly Gaventa: When in Romans

Beverly Gaventa joined the podcast to discuss her book, “When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel According to Paul.” With a Ph.d. from Duke, Beverly is a Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Baylor University.

Episode 114 – Ellen Blue: Lessons From Katrina

Morgan chatted with Dr. Ellen Blue about her book, ‘In Case Of Katrina’, which describes lessons learned by New Orleans churches trying to rebuild after the hurricane.

Episode 113 – Questions for David Bentley Hart (Part 2)

Jason talks with the philosophical theologian David Bentley Hart about a series of questions submitted by his fans. Part 2 includes the questions: “What do you think about Stanley Hauerwas and pacifism?” “What do you make of apocalyptic readings of…