Crackers and Grape Juice

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

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 68 – Thomas Jay Oord: Suckling at Jesus’ Teet

Actually, that’s not a good title. Thomas Jay Oord didn’t say that about Jesus’ breastmilk; however, it does come up when Taylor and Jason talk with him about his new book The Uncontrolling Love of God.

Episode 67 – Melissa Greene: Savor Life

Morgan & Teer were able to catch up with Melissa Greene at the OPEN Faith conference. Melissa is the co-pastor of GracePointe Church in Franklin, TN, a former member of the Grammy-nominate group Avalon, and Hope Curator at Timothy’s Gift.

Episode 66 – William Cavanaugh: You Can’t Be Whatever You Want (and that’s a good thing)

Taylor and Jason speak with William Cavanaugh, author of The Myth of Religious Violence, Torture and the Eucharist, and Being Consumed.

Episode 65: Fridays with Fleming (Rutledge): Preach It Like You Believe It

Jason talks with Fleming Rutledge about the message of Advent and preaching the word of Truth in a post-truth culture.

Episode 64 – Colby Martin: Unclobber

He’s got the best head of hair in Progressive Christianity and we’ve got him to talk about his new book, ‘Unclobber: Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality’. Endorsed by Brian McLaren, Rob Bell, and Glennon Doyle Melton, Colby Martin…

Episode 63 – Brian McLaren: The Great Spiritual Migration

Teer & Morgan caught up with Brian McLaren to discuss Brian’s latest book, “The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to be Christian.”

Is it time for a migration within Christianity? Author and pastor…

Episode 62 – Father James Martin: Heaven and Mirth

You probably know him from the Colbert Catechism and his many appearances on the Colbert Report.

Here in Episode 62, Teer and I talk with Father James Martin is a Jesuit who serves as the Editor of America Magazine, My Life with the Saints, and The…

Episode 61: AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez and Alicia Crosby decolonize their Christianity

AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez and Alicia Crosby share stories from the Standing Rock gathering as Christian women of color decolonizing their faith.

Episode 60 – Advent 2016 – “F*@# That Sh*t”

Why does the church spend so much time talking about Advent? Isn’t Christmas about fighting the culture wars and getting upset about the cups at Starbucks? There could be more to Advent than what you’re being told on Sunday mornings.