Crackers and Grape Juice

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

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 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…

Episode 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…

Episode 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…

Episode 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…

Episode 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…

Episode 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…

Episode 79 – Alice Connor: Fierce Ass Women

Pastor Alice Connor and her book ‘Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation’.

Episode 78 – John Nugent: America Has Two State Churches, Red and Blue

Author & professor John Nugent speaks to Donald Trump’s Executive Order regarding immigrants and refugees from the perspective of his terrific new book Endangered Gospel: How Fixing the World is Killing the Church.