Crackers and Grape Juice

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

talking faith without stained glass language


All Episodes

Episode 59: “Science Mike” McHargue – Finding God in the Waves

Morgan and Mike talk about growing up as weird nerdy kids. Mike shares about his loss of faith and powerful encounter with Jesus on the beach that brought him back to Christianity. Then Mike talks about the brain science of fundamentalism and other…

Episode 58 – Mike Morrell- The Divine Dance

For Episode 58, Teer and Morgan caught up with Mike Morrell to talk about his new book with Richard Rohr, The Divine Dance.

Episode 57 – Cancer Is Funny: with Tony Jones, Jeffrey Pugh, Kendall Soulen, Todd Littleton, and JC Herz

Teer linked up with an all-star lineup for a conversation about Jason’s new book, “Cancer is Funny.” JC Herz, Tony Jones, Todd Littleton, Jeff Pugh, and Kendall Soulen chimed in on why cancer is funny and why this book is needed in our theological…

Episode 56 – Purging Gay-Affirming Leaders: Max Kuecker and Jane Liu

Max Kuecker and Jane Liu worked for years with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, an evangelical college ministry that recently decided to purge its LGBT-affirming leadership. Max and Jane have launched Incarnation Ministries, an LGBT-affirming…

Episode 55: Trumping the Demon of Racism

In the wake of the 2016 election, Morgan talks with Suhuey and Jen, United Methodist Hispanic Youth, about how racism recently intruded upon a gathering of youth in North Carolina.

Episode 54: Becca Stevens – Consider the Thistle

In one of our best conversations yet, Jason and Taylor talk with Becca Stevens. Becca is an Episcopal priest at Vanderbilt Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee, author of Snake Oil and many other books, and, most importantly, she is the founder of Thistle…

Episode 53 – Fridays with Fleming: Don’t Preach Lettuce Sermons

In this episode, Jason and Taylor talk with Kenneth Tanner and Fleming Rutledge about a variety of subjects including preaching preparation, Black Lives Matter, difficult sermons, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Episode 52 – David Fitch: Fired Up About Faithful Presence

Somehow Teer & Jason got David Fitch fired up about Faithful Presence. In Faithful Presence, noted pastor and scholar David Fitch offers a new vision for the witness of the church in the world. He argues that we have lost the intent and practice of…

Episode 51 – Live Post Election Edition of Fridays with Fleming

Jason, Teer, and Fleming react to Tuesday’s election. Fleming reflects on Daniel’s prayer and helps us understand how we are agents of God.