Crackers and Grape Juice

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

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 74 – Barry Taylor: A Lovers Breath Upon the Ear

At the Theology Beer Camp hosted by Tripp Fuller and Homebrewed Christianity Teer and Jason caught up with pastor, professor, and former AC/DC sound roadie Barry Taylor. Barry is currently an Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and a…

Episode 73 – Amy Butler: Prophetic Outage is a Faithful Response

Morgan and Teer had a chance to catch up with Pastor Amy Butler the week prior to President Trump’s inauguration. Amy explains why she is seeking to use the pulpit as a place for a faithful response to what so far has been a tremulous first few days…

Episode 72 – Will Willimon: The Idolatry of Race

Taylor and Teer caught up with Duke Divinity professor and retired UMC Bishop Will Willimon to talk about racism, the Donald, and how we can look forward as America’s dirty little secret surfaces again. “Who Lynched Willie Earle?: Preaching to…

Episode 71 – Butt-Kissing: A Conversation With the Best DS Ever (Besides Jeff Mickle, Dave Rochford, and Wayne Snead of course)

Taylor and Jason sat down for a conversation with Rev. Alex Joyner, author and a District Superintendent in the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Joyner was ordained a deacon in 1989 and elder in 1993. He has served…

Episode 70 – Liberal Canadians Are to Blame For Church Decline

A recent study released by the Review of Religious Research titled “Theology Matters: Comparing the Traits of Growing and Declining Mainline Protestant Church Attendees and Clergy”, argues that across Canada theologically conservative churches are…

Episode 69 – Danielle Shroyer: Why People Don’t Need Jesus

Original sin, as descried by Danielle Shroyer is the ‘red sock’ in our theological laundry. In her new book, ‘Original Blessing, Putting Sin in Its Place’, Shroyer explores how we are not born separated from God as God has chosen fidelity over…

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.