Crackers and Grape Juice

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

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 95 – Fleming Rutledge: 23 Easters Left

Jason Micheli catches up with podcast favorite Fleming Rutledge.

Episode 94 – Rod Dreher: The Benedict Option

Author and senior editor of The American Conservative, Rod Dreher, joined Teer & Jason do discuss his new book, “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation”.

Episode 93 – David Fitch: “The Fitch Option”

Author and professor David Fitch joined Jason & Morgan to talk about “The Fitch Option”or the “Saint Patrick Option”, which is outlined in his new book, “Faithful Presence: Seven Discipline That Shape the Church For Mission”. The opposite of the…

Episode 92 – Robert Jenson: Don’t Thank Me, Thank the Holy Spirit

Podcast regular Kenneth Tanner, along with Chris Green had the pleasure of interviewing Robert Jenson. Jenson was described as the greatest living theologian by Stanley Hauerwas, and as “one of the most original and knowledgeable theologians of our…

Episode 91- Christy Thomas: Its Time. Blow Up The UMC

Christy Thomas is a retired UMC elder, author, and journalist. On her blog, ‘The Thoughtful Pastor’, she argues it is time to blow up the UMC based on structural issues that have become all too obvious during the UMC’s inability to find common ground…

Episode 90 – Martin Doblemeir: Searching for a New Niebuhr

Jason caught up with the founder and president of Journey Films to talk about their latest project, “An American Conscience: The Niebuhr Story”

From Journey Films: “An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story examines the career and global…

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.

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…

Episode 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…