Newsworthy with Norsworthy: Recent Episodes
Luke Norsworthy
In this mailbag episode we discuss essential truth, Bible translation, parenting, Calvinism, and more with Stephen Mackey.
Jonathan Storment returns to discuss baptizing Justin Bieber, people he can’t reach, likable Calvinists, birth-control, and Christmas wish lists.
Singer-Songwriter Dave Barnes joins the podcast to discuss giftings, Calvinist Songwriter, John Mayer, comedy, and his new album Who Knew.
Fr. James Martin returns to the show to talk how attire, small-mindedness, hospitality, unjust discrimination, the Pope, and his new book Building a Bridge.
Carl Lentz joins the show to discuss Bill Simmons, Black Eyes, seminary vs. Bible college, Alabama fan haircuts, race, abortion, preaching, and his new book Own the Moment.
Sean Palmer returns to discuss politics, responding to hurricane Harvey, church, cynicism, and his new book Unarmed Empire.
Richard Beck with special guest Mike Cope return to discuss finding God in prison, hospitality, stranger things and his new book Stranger God.
The Right Rev Andy Doyle along with our friend Merrill Wade join the show to discuss preaching as painting, vocation, missional, open soul, and being the Bishop of Texas.
Live from the side of a building in Perth, Jarrod McKenna returns to the show discuss why he’s hanging from the side of a building, Walter Brueggemann, sacraments, racism, prophetic acts, #LoveMakesaWay, and the 606 asylum seekers on Manus Island. #evacuatemanus
Jonathan Martin returns to the show to discuss that time he got kicked off campus and received a lifetime ban from Liberty University.
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Jonathan Storment joins the show to discuss his idolatrous relationship with Superman, giving gifts in public, anger as a shallow emotion, and all things October from the podcast.
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In a special crossover podcast Annie F. Downs returns to the show for a discussion about Club La Vela, the church of Christ, the need for a mothering voice, atonement, and her new book 100 Days to Brave.
For the second half of the conversation go to Annie’s podcast That Sounds Fun on Thursday. HINT- There’s a special prize for people who listen to all of both episodes.
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Becca Stevens returns to the show to discuss healing, thistles, farming, body balm, practices, redemption, anger as a shallow feeling, enneagram & Amy Grant, and her new book Love Heals.
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Chris Heuertz joins the show to discuss his friend Mother Teresea, Fr. Richard Rohr, true self, faith vs. belief, and his new book The Sacred Enneagram.
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Brad Lomenick joins the show to discuss why Luke doesn’t like leadership books, influence, curiosity, and his new book H3 Leadership.
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Jonathan Storment returns to discuss Sean Adams, Calvinism, worship, bro-sessions, and all things September from the podcast.
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Josh Ross returns to discuss Memphibians, rhythms, roots, BBQ, and his new book Reentry.
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An All-star cast of guests join the show to discuss practice based faith, the Michiana Statement, failure, the future of church, mega-churches, and balanced meals.
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Jen Hatmaker joins the show to talk Coach Taylor, integration, writing, culinary thievery, guilt management, Jeremy Courtney, and her new book Of Mess and Moxie.
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Brian Zahnd responds to Derek Rishmawy’s critique of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God.
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Derek Rishmawy joins the show to discuss his (really) long review of Brian Zahnd’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Calvinism, narrative unity, Canon within a Canon, and God as Darth Vader.
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Jonathan Storment, aka the Chastity Belt, returns to discuss Solomon, lying preachers, haunting conversations, Preemptive Love, and the Banality of Evil.
Sean Adam returns to the show to discuss race, NFL, the unaffected standing up for the afflicted, disagreement, and church.
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Kent Dobson joins the show to discuss Liberty University, growing up with the Moral Majority, deconstruction, predicting the end of the world, and his new book Bitten by a Camel.
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Wade Hodges discusses his animosity for the month of August and what the Bible is.
Richard Beck talks about seeing prostitutes, hospitality, and the cover of his new book
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Jeremy Courtney discusses the War on Terror, christening the war, conversion, complexity, Islam, faith in Iraq, safety, and starting Preemptive Love.
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Jonathan returns to discuss Eugene Peterson’s recent news cycle, ecumenical gatherings, swinging left, pastoring, the evils of big church, and all things July from the podcast.
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BZ returns to discuss amazing tweets, Olive Garden, being a Christian vs. being Biblicist, flat reading, Marcion, the Word of God, Wrath, and his new book Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God.
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In this episode Luke talks about his new book deal and then we hear a tag team sermon Luke did with Rev. Merrill Wade.
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Zach Hoag returns to discuss cults, TV shows, True Detectives, the decline of church, politics, and his new book The Light is Winning.
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Eugene Peterson joins the show to discuss the creation of the Message Bible, the life of the pastor and his new book As Kingfishers Catch Fire.
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Jonathan Storment returns to discuss racism, texts of terror, gold medals, his hollywood fame, and all this June from the podcast.
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Paul Nevison returns with Ben Field of the Hillsong Channel to discuss their upcoming movie about the Bali Nine and to hear Luke’s outstanding suggestions for the movie.
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Dr. Greg Boyd returns to discuss the cross-centeredness of the New Testament, Old Testament violence, podrishoners, unjustifiable texts, preaching the destruction of Jericho, and his new book The Crucifixion of the Warrior God.
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The return of Fate Hagood to discuss racial misconceptions, if white people are always on time, how we are different, communication, authority, white preachers being nicer, learning grace, church growth, and why we should continue to discuss race.
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Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross joins the show to discuss humility in victory, grace in defeat, taking down communists, abortion, finding God in failure, PEDs, and her new book Chasing Grace.
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Mike Cope debases his soul by sitting next to Jonathan Storment for this month’s wrapup to discuss eating beats with Rainn Wilson, entertainment’s witness, cheapest form of thinking, parables, Pete Enns, tell me more, and race.
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Don McLaughlin returns to the show to discuss race, tell me more, and his new book Love First.
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Dr. Pete Enns joins the podcast from the Pepperdine Bible Lectures to discuss the problematic texts of the Bible, integrated faith, creation, the historical issues of Genesis 1, and the interaction of science and theology.
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Rob Bell returns to infect people and discuss the Bible, standup comedy, where the Bible is headed, literalism, fancy pant pastors, omega points, and his new book What is the Bible.
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Rainn Wilson joins the show live from the Pepperdine Bible Lectures to discuss Bahai’i, fasting, the intersection of art and creativity, bassoon-ing, farming, progressive manifestation, suffering, The Office, Dwight Shrute, Soulpancake, and his book The Bassoon King.
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Dr. David Dark joins the show to talk Chance the Rapper, secular/sacred line dissolving, reading the Bible, Mr. Rogers, labels, Art, and his book Life’s Too Short to Pretend You’re Not Religious.
Jonathan Storment returns to discuss technology, ice cream, suffering, grief, sermons as songs, and all things April from the podcast.
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Richard Beck returns to discuss Aaron Hernandez, laundry mats, self-forgetting, theology of lingering, earning the right to celebrate Easter, growing up conservative, eschatological creatures, meaning makers.
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Church Planter Jason Miller, a pastor who happens to be planting a church, talks singleness, Catholicism, sermons as songs, cuftburt, praying in community, silence, and starting a church where people can lose their faith.
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Andy Crouch joins the show to discuss the power of screens, idolatry, entertainment, ice cream, technology’s moral value, parenting and his new book The Tech-Wise Family.
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Jason Jones’ three year old son tragically passed away. Limping but Blessed is his story of keeping/finding his faith after the tragedy.
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Jonathan Storment returns to try (miserably) as a pitchman and then we discuss Brueggemann, the power of language in politics, marriage, and all things March from the podcast.
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Dr. Walter Brueggemann joins the show to discuss the intersection of sociology and theology, trading mystery for the material, imaginative preaching vs. moralistic preaching and Walter’s new book (along with his sociologist son Dr. John Brueggemann) Rebuilding the Foundations.
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The return of Ramjaane Niyoyita to discuss the Rwanda Genocide, dehumanization, reconciliation, Rick Warren, music and chicken fajitas.
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Mike Cope returns to the show to discuss addictions to certainty, sufferings role in spiritual formation, Reading the Bible as a Muslim, Newsworthy after Dark in Malibu, and Mike’s own spiritual journey’s construction, deconstruction and reconstruction.
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On this Mailbag episode we discuss bridging traditional and conservative Christianity, Calvinism, theological differences within marriage, the role of the pastor, Midrash and too many white male guests.
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In Part 2 of the February Wrapup Jonathan Storment discusses how he’s just like Jimmy Kimmel, resurrection, evangelism, leadership and church wounds. We start the show by talking with the president of Missions Resource Network Dr. Dan Bouchelle.
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Tripp Fuller returns to discuss the John Cobb interview including the divinity of Jesus, gender pronouns, the Gospel of John, Peter Rollin’s divinity, and process theology vs. open theism.
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Rev. Carol Howard Merritt joins the show to discuss running from pain, church wounds, treating anger as a small child, backsliding atheists, absolution, and her new book Healing Spiritual Wounds.
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Jamin Goggin joins the show to talk guru vs sages, two ways of power, Jean Vanier, morality and his new book (with Kyle Strobel) The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb.
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Dr. Larry Hurtado joins the show to discuss early Christianity including Christian distinctiveness, what made Christianity bizarre, Christianity as a philosophy, God of love, the improbability of Resurrection in the first century and his book Destroyer of the gods.
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Live from Theology Beer Camp Dr. John Cobb joins the show to discuss Process Theology, Open Theology, divinity of Jesus, gender pronouns for God and Anslem.
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Jonathan Storment returns to discuss conversions vs. deconversions, Morgan Freeman, the inability to have neutrality, the story teller for Christianity, wish-fulfillment, spiral dynamics, cancer humor and all things January from the podcast.
James Younger, executive producer of National Geographic’s The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, joins the show to discuss sharks, Lie Witness News and which religion wins.
Dr. Barry Taylor co-host of the Story of Godcast discusses AC/DC, spirituality of music and sparkles.
United Methodist pastor Jason Micheli joins the show to discuss humor, grief, faith in stage serious cancer and his new book Cancer is Funny.
Pete Enns return to discuss the Tim Keller piece in the New York Times.
What makes someone a Christian?
Liturgical community vs. Biblicistic community?
What is the offensiveness of the Gospel?
And Can Pete Enns know how to ask questions?
Doug King of Presence joins the show to introduce Spiral Dynamics.
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Jonathan and Luke discuss Australian accents, reconstruction, community, theology of singing, and the refugee crisis.
A sermon that Richard Beck and Luke preached together on gratitude, prison and singing.
In the second part of the refugee crisis conversation we hear from Joel Houston and Ramjaane Niyoyita.
Joel Houston, of Hillsong United and Hillsong New York, discusses his experience with the Syrian refugee crisis and the Christian call to respond.
Ramjaane Niyoyita, a Rwandan born as a refugee in the Congo now living in Austin, TX, discusses his experience as a Refugee, the importance of humor in tragedy and having to listen to Luke preach every week.
In the first of two discussions on the refugee crisis, Burmese refugee Ruhta* and Dr. Jessica Goudeau join the show to discuss the plight of refugees, leaving home, fear and Jessica’s piece on Trump’s rhetoric’s effects on refugees in the Washington Post.
*Ruhta- fake name for her family’s safety.
We discuss the transformation process of faith of construction, deconstruction and reconstruction with pastor and author Brian Zahnd and filmmaker Paul Nevison.
For more on Brian Zahnd’s reconstruction check out his book Water to Wine.
For more on Paul, listen to him giggle in the back of the Richard Rohr and Rob Bell podcasts.
Jonathan Storment returns to talk Trump, the election, Hillbillies, Enneagram, why Søren Kierkegaard would be a terrible church member, the flaw of the New Perspective on Paul and Original Sin.
Dr. Stephen Backhouse and Dr. Richard Beck join the show to discuss Soren Kierkegaard, existentialism, philosophy, Church & State, and Stephen’s new book Kierkegaard: A Single Life.
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Melissa Greene and Josh Graves join the show to talk Enneagram, how a preacher’s type affects their sermons, the rumor that all Church of Christ people can sing, and here’s the amazing song that Luke tried unsuccessfully to get Melissa to sing.
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Danielle Shroyer joins the show to discuss the history of Original Sin, the importance of starting in Genesis one instead of Genesis three, Gospel, and her new book Original Blessing.
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N.T. Wright returns to the show to discuss resurrection vs. resuscitation, humanity’s vocation, tickets to Heaven, Wrath, pagan views of God, and his new book The Day the Revolution Began.
For more of the work of Dr. Wright go to NTWrightonline.org
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Jonathan Storment returns to talk Stranger Things, prayer card competitions, Billy Graham’s evolution, hope, the Gospel of reconciliation, and all things October from the podcast.
Live from the E3 Conference, Dr. Richard Beck and Caleb Kaltenbach join the show for a LGBTQ centered discussion. Why liberals and conservatives talk past each other, The Righteous Mind, Messy Grace and hair.
Brian McLaren returns to discuss being political but not partisan, wisdom, evangelism and interfaith work, slippery slopes, progress and his new book The Great Spiritual Migration.
Luke is joined by his father, Larry Norsworthy, for episode number 200 to answer listener questions about the podcast’s effect on pastoral ministry, favorite moments, quirky stories, major themes and the effect the podcast has had on Luke’s relationships.
Kenneth Woodward, editor for Newsweek’s religion section for four decades, joins the show to discuss Billy Graham’s evolution, Catholicism vs. Protestantism on salvation, Civil Religion, miracle stories and his new book Getting Religion.
English Professor Dr. Steven Moore and theologian Randy Harris join the show to discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me, black rage, pro wrestling, black bodies, “those who imagine themselves to be white” and the power of listening.
For more on the subject by Steven and Randy check out this video.
Also check out Steven Moore’s children’s book Theodore Thumbs.
Richard Beck, Josh Graves and Jonathan Storment join the show to discuss the Trinity, Cosmic Christ, saints, doubt, brain and all things September from the podcast.
In the second part of the Richard Rohr conversation about The Divine Dance we discuss the Cosmic Christ, spiral dynamics, praying to Jesus or through Jesus, the image of God, why the conservative church is more stable and the liberal’s inability to worship and Aat vs. Art.
Also Rohr’ co-author Mike Morrell of Presence joins us to discuss writing with Richard Rohr.
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Richard Rohr returns to discuss U2, pagan views of God, the Gospel of John, culture consuming religion, suffering, evolution and his new book The Divine Dance. Part 1 of 2.
Science Mike returns to the podcast to discuss smart brain stuff, Pizza Mike, String Theory, Mike’s pod-father why Atheists win arguments and his new book Finding God in the Waves.
Fr. James Martin SJ returns to the show to discuss Stephen Colbert, the 10th Anniversary of My Life with the Saints, Sainthood like the Baseball Hall of Fame, Thomas Merton, Thomas Aquinas, the Saint of Darkness and the humanity of the saints.
Jonathan Storment is back talking about preachers leaving ministry, educational divide in churches, Biblical criticism, work, who can read the Bible, mental health and all things August from the podcast.
Dr. Rich Little rejoins the show to discuss leaving ministry, changing beliefs, pastors just going through the motions, doubt, deconstruction, suffering, selfish reasons for preaching and footwear.
Dr. Monica Coleman joins the show to discuss mental health, faith, blackness, womanist vs. feminist theology, R&B groups vs. boy bands, forgiveness, safety, depression and her new book Bipolar Faith.
Pete Enns and Chris Green return for another conversation discussing how to read the Old Testament, experience, Romans 10, creative readings, Jewish readings vs. Greek readings, loving a theory of meaning instead of loving the Bible and certainty.
Shauna Niequist returns to the show to discuss work being a drug, Brene Brown, running from feelings, dealing with the emptiness, how we can’t earn love, the power of silence, and Shauna’s new book Present over Perfect.
Jonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Christian music, who would win in a fist fight between Joel Houston and James K.A. Smith, race, Jonathan running from the cops, Enneagram and of course we talk a little more about stand-up Comedy.
Wade Hodges joins the show to discuss Luke’s month of doing stand up comedy. They cover topics such as the differences and similarities of preaching vs. stand up, bombing, authenticity, blue material, missional Christianity, and more.
Fate Hagood joins the show to discuss his hometown of Compton, N.W.A., Law Enforcement, binary thinking, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, listening and hope.
Suzanne Stabile and Ian Cron return to the show to discuss the Enneagram, personality profile, and their new podcast The Road Back to You.
Sean Adams returns to discuss the church’s response to the shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. We also discuss the importance of listening, how bad people are in all occupations, good cops, and why our identity as Jesus’ followers should take precedent over identity markers.
Luke’s dad joins the show to answer mailbag questions about Biblical contradictions, raising kids while you going through your own deconstruction, knowledge vs. love, and evil.
Jonathan Storment returns to discuss Islam, cherishing your particularities, the hazard of growing up as a young preacher, moral progress, sacraments as the future of the church, Trump, and reconciliation.
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Lisa Sharon Harper discusses culture shock, Walter Brueggemann, Creation stories, Cross Colours, pilgrimages vs. trips, reconciliation as discipleship, Shalom vs. Heaven, shoes, sin and her new book The Very Good Gospel.
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Tripp Fuller from Homebrewed Christianity podcast returns to answer questions about the Devilpalooza. We discuss Calvinism, Rohr, Bono, Trump, the return of preaching and ducking issues as a minister. For part two click here.
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For more from Tripp Fuller checkout his new book.
Joshua Ryan Butler returns to the show discuss his trip to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, bad views of God as an excuse to not live in relationship with God, Jesus as the ideal for Humanity, the difference between people who commit genocide and those who don’t, and Josh’s new book The Pursuing God.
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Jonathan Martin returns to the show to discuss vulnerability hangovers, the portable Jerrod McKenna, shipwrecks shaping theology, baptism, Barbara Brown Taylor, bulking up with Stephen Furtick, Robert Redford, and his new book How to Survive a Shipwreck.
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Dr. Josh Graves returns to the show to talk about the recent PBS story on his bridge building work between the Christian and Muslim community in Nashville, along with a brief discussion of the Enneagram, particularities, How Not to Kill a Muslim, the power of the table, and Josh’s early skepticism of the podcast.
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Jonathan Storment joins us again to discuss his jealousy of Tripp Fuller, Evolution, Evil, the bow and arrow effect, God as an idea, Christian art, the LGBTQ community and all things May from the podcast.
Sally Gary joins the show to discuss the church’s response to the LGBTQ community, fear, safety, sexuality, idealizing family , transitioning from trial law to running her non-profit CenterPeace that provides safe places for men and women who experience same-sex attraction and her book “Loves God Likes Girls.“
Live from Malibu the Devilpalooza with N.T. Wright, Richard Beck, Greg Boyd, Tony Jones and Tripp Fuller.
Luke and Tripp Fuller of The Homebrewed Christianity podcast make a full twenty minute introduction to the podcast, at the 21:00 mark the actual Devilapalooza begins with Tripp, Tony Jones and Luke. At 31:30 Richard Beck comes on the stage talking Reviving Old Scratch , N.T. Wright joins at 55:20, and at 1:19:12 Greg Boyd gets on the mic. If you are really desperate for more Luke and Tripp tune in at 1:46:53 for the discussion of Tripp and Luke’s budding bromance and of course Daniel Tosh.
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Writer and Director Rodrigo Garcia joins the show to discuss the struggle of making a non-religious movie about Jesus, the humanity of Jesus, Father/Son relationships, the devil and his new movie Last Days in the Desert.
Dr. Richard Beck along with sidekick Jonathan Storment discuss the Devilpalooza (which will air next week), whose is responsible for the Wrapup podcast with Storment, going native, revolt theology, keeping faith during suffering, shame, and Richard’s new book Reviving Old Scratch.
Physicists Dr. Paul Wallace joins the show to discuss the relation of Science and Theology, Job, evolution, God as an idea, Newton, God as a presence, God as un-shoehornable, Ex Nihlo and Stars Beneath Us.
Jonathan Storment returns to the show to talk Justin Bieber, Calvinism, Ecumenicalism, grief, progress, suffering, flea markets, Three Phrases, Deuteronomy vs. Job and Jonathan is thankful for anyone interacting with him.
Philosopher Dr. James Smith joins the show to talk The Power of Habits, being changed by Love, smoking nurses, virtues vs. laws, developing 2nd Nature, St. Augustine grass, sacraments, and his new book You Are What You Love.
The topic is modern spirituality’s propensity to build structures of safety instead of teaching us to swim in the mystery for the first ever Newsworthy Monologue.
Filmmaker Paul Nevison returns to the show to discuss his recent trip with World Vision to film the Syrian Refugee crisis, sitting with suffering, hopelessness, neighboring, and refusing to see persecutors as enemies.
Dr. A.J. Swoboda returns to the show to discuss why Portland is so weird, rap songs by Shaq, modern Christianity’s over-promising, wandering pastors, and his new book The Dusty Ones.
Jonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Rob Bell, evolving as a pastor, the muse, fragile worshipers, feeling alone, describing transcendent moments, jerk moments, chemo, Easter Sunday hangover, and all things March from the podcast.
Dr. Peter Enns returns to the show to discuss Richard Rohr, honesty, how intellectuals can process spiritual experiences, forced deaths, the importance of going through agnostic phases, faith, Disney vs. Harvard, why Pete’s family doesn’t read his writing and his newest book The Sin of Certainty.
Dr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss being a pessimist, Luke’s dad’s love for Pete Rollins, not true but good, William James, certainty as psychosis, fragile worshipers, substitutionary penal atonement, dead puppies, blood medleys, and his upcoming book Reviving Old Scratch.
Philosopher, writer, storyteller Peter Rollins along with Peter’s biggest fan (Luke’s Dad) return to the show to discuss Burning Man, loss, rituals, doubt, the Divine Magician, certainty as a mental disorder, bad faith, Atheism for Lent, theodicy, and Pete’s upcoming festival Wake.
Rob Bell returns to the show to discuss creativity, moving the world forward, the difference between Luke and LeBron James, Love Wins, lame questions, despair, and Rob’s new book How to Be Here.
Jonathan Storment is back on to discuss all things February from the podcast including celebrities in churches, why Jonathan’s blog crashed, Henri Nouwen, missions, grief, pastors changing, certainty, and we give a preview of the next month’s guests.
Jamie Wright aka The Very Worst Missionary returns to the show to discuss the flaw with short-term missions, over-spiritualized language, the mission of the Church, core competency, a theology of vacations, #noprostitutes, her upcoming book, Uber, parenting tips, preacher’s kids, and self-care.
Josh Ross returns to the show to discuss life six years after his sister tragically passed away. We talk about the meaning of Hillsong United’s music to his journey, the Tomb being empty, the Four Truths that sustain him, Memphis, Scarred Faith, daily reminders, and Texas.
Joel Timothy Houston from Hillsong United joins the show to discuss surfing, being a reluctant pastor, Eucharist, Henri Nouwen, The Beatitudes, Upward Falling, just getting to know Jesus, honest music, and Taylor Swift.
Brian Zahnd returns to the show to discuss his personal connection to Eminem, how a pastor can experience change, embracing the Great Tradition, dealing with doubt honestly, being used by politicians, certainty as a poor substitute for faith, becoming more ecumenical and his new book Water to Wine.
Radio and TV sports personality Sean Adams joins the show to talk parenting, sports, church, how the things which make you great can cause you to struggle, balance, the Baylor scandal, and why you will never see Luke in the UFC.
Jonathan Storment returns to discuss all things January on the podcast including non-violence, dealing with death, religion in a pluralistic society, and Making a Murder.
Mike Cope also makes a cameo to discuss this month’s sponsor Pepperdine Bible Lectures.
Randy Harris returns to the show to discuss prayer, Thich Nach Han, Richard Rohr, the danger of talking for a living, and the time Randy yelled at Luke during preaching class.
For more on this month’s sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.
The Founding Director of The Yale Center for Faith & Culture, Professor Miroslav Volf, joins the show to discuss how religion benefits the world, the golden rule, religions resources for the world, evangelism and competing truth claims in a pluralistic world, the morality of witness, and his new book Flourishing: Why we Need Religion in a Globalized World.
For more on this month’s sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.
We join Rev.Becca Stevens from the Thistle Farm Cafe to talk about diving into death, song writing with Steven Tyler, taking a prophetic stance even when it costs you, Dixie Chicks, essential oils, listening to epiphanies, and Love has the last word.
For more on this month’s sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.
Dr. Stephen Prothero joins the show to discuss the unholy alliance of Church and politics, Moral Majority, Evangelicals interest in Donald Trump, racism, baptizing a southern way of life, Anabaptists, being a righteous loser, and his new book “Why Liberals Win the Culture War.”
For more on this month’s sponsor, The Pepperdine Bible Lectures, click here.
Former CIA operative and current Criminal Justice professor Sam Jeffrey joins the show to discuss Christians use of violence, why we shouldn’t try to fix the world, why Christians shouldn’t withdraw from civil leadership, and if pacifism is a salvation issue.
For more on this month’s sponsor, The Pepperdine Bible Lectures, click here.
Jonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Rob Bell’s novel, the Zeitgeist of young America as communicated by Pete Holmes, Jonathan does his Scot McKnight impersonation, why young Christians aren’t interested in discussing Heaven, how Santa Clause is real, Heavenly Citizenship and all things December from the podcast.
Dr. Preston Sprinkle joins the show to discuss a Christian response to evil, the difference between pacifism vs. non-violence, and his book Fight.
Church Historian Dr. Jeff Childers discuss which Biblical account is the correct historical version of the birth of Jesus, the origin of Santa Clause, Christmas lights, why we give Christmas presents, and the evolution of Christmas throughout church history.
Dr. Scot McKnight returns to the show to talk all things Heaven including Heavenly Bodies, who is going to be there, how much we can really know about it, resurrection and his new book The Heaven Promise.
Comedian Pete Holmes joins the show to discuss reaching out to heathens, baptism by immersion, formation through suffering, Hell, enlightenment, truth not being fragile, coming to God through Pain, and Luke’s wedding ring.
Rob Bell returns to the show for a brief discussion on writing a novel, bowling, how leaders pass their issues onto their followers, why struggling motivational speakers are more interesting than the A-Listers and giving books away for free.
Our two favorite psychologists Luke’s Dad and Richard Beck discuss all things November from the podcast including: Doubting preachers, Brent Sullivan, 2nd Naivety, Sarah Bessey, staying at church, the importance of parenting for reconstructing faith, the perennial struggle of reducing religion into words, psychologists talking New Perspective on Paul, Taylor Swift and a rare moment of humanity at the end.
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For the November Mailbag we discuss abuses of good things, Enneagram, when to leave church, engaging with those outside of Christian faith, keeping unity around LGBTQ and ignoring terrible ideas about Jonathan Storment.
For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.
The Bishop N.T. Wright joins the show to discuss rap music, Friday the 13th, the New Perspective on Paul, Kingdom of Heaven, and his new book Paul and His Recent Interpreters.
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Sarah Bessey returns to the show to discuss the Second Naivety, the Top 3 Canadians, what to call N.T. Wright, returning to church, reading the Bible, Kingdom of God and her new book Out of Sorts.
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Comedian Brent Sullivan joins the show to discuss doubting pastors, Joel Osteen, evangelism, talking to Mormons, standup comedy vs. preaching, and Jesus jukes.
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Our old friend Jonathan Storment returns to the show to talk Richard Rohr, ISIS, numbing our pain, Enneagram, trusting God in death, following N.T. Wright, preaching as the first word and the final word.
Fr. James Martin joins the show to discuss being the official chaplain of the Colbert Report, who gives up more Protestant pastors or Catholic priests, not sermonizing stories, tragedy, prayer, lament, images of God, Mary and his new book The Abbey.
Shane Hipps return to the show to discuss feline veterinarian medicine, The True Voice, True Self, divesting ones self of the outcomes, the preacher as first word but not the final word, and his new book Cats Don’t Bark.
Mike Cope returns to the show to discuss why he’s forcing Luke to follow N.T. Wright at the 2016 Pepperdine Bible Lectures, why he loves N.T. Wright so much, preaching with a limp, the Lord’s Prayer and a better way to disagree in church.
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Fr. Richard Rohr returns to the show to discuss the Pope’s visit to America, Mary the Mother of Jesus, male spirituality, Adam’s Return, trusting in death, Prayer and so much more.
Josh Graves, Wade Hodges, Collin Packer and Jonathan Storment all join the show to discuss the hidden podcast, pacifism, patriarchy, high school diplomas, suffering well, God in creation for the September Wrapup.
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Dr. Diana Butler Bass joins the show to discuss loving a serial killer as a neighbor , finding God in nature, and her new book Grounded.
The Rev. Mark Weathers joins the show to discuss being the chaplain version of True Detective’s Rust Cohle, depression, liberation theology, bullying, his time as a Roman Catholic and being a pugilist pacifist.
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Dr. Richard Beck and Dr. Larry Norsworthy return to the show to discuss suffering well, Carl Jung, Justin Bieber and Richard’s Blog post “Neurosis is the Avoidance of Legitimate Suffering.”
Carolyn Custis James joins the show to discuss manhood, the image of God, Mother’s Day vs. Father’s Day, Patriarchy, does Christianity have a masculine feel, and her new book Malestrom.
Jonathan Storment returns to the show to discuss how we understand sin, God’s Wrath, Church and Family vs. Gospel, the Church of Christ Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, St. Kent, entitlement, gratitude, and all things August from the podcast.
Wade Hodges joins the show to talk with Luke about a major life change and what it means for the podcast.
For more on Wade’s books on transition Before you Go and When to Leave click here.
Pete ~~Holmes~~ Enns returns to the show to discuss the tenth anniversary of Inspiration and Incarnation, trusting the Bible, moving past adolescent ways of reading the Bible, the journey, Pete’s love for the poetry of the Bible, his new website and we answer some listener’s questions.
Rev. Becca Stevens returns to the show to discuss some amazing stories of redemption, Love Heals, make fun of Luke, defend essential oils, the power of community, forgiveness and her new book Letters from the Farm.
Dr. Kent Brantly joins the show to discuss God working through Ebola, why Kent went to the White House to talk with President Obama before coming on the podcast, the fear of death, being faithful while having Ebola, the distinction between God saving his life vs. God healing him, and Kent’s new book Called For Life.
Dr. Brad Jersak joins the show to discuss lessons his homeland of Canada can learn about Texas, the Gospel in Chairs, laminate images over God, beauty as a criteria for truth, the most unbelievable and beautiful story about forgiveness, and his new book “A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel.”
Jonathan Storment returns to the show talk about all things July from the podcast: pastors as friend or leader, throwing yourself a birthday party, the Dones, the Enneagram, moral progress and discussing racial justice as a white man.
Austin Channing returns to the show to talk Black forgiveness, justice, Baltimore, Charleston, Dr. James Cone, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Why Christian conference, mourning, and White Supremacy while Luke tries to convince Austin that he’s not a white supremest.
For our first ever mailbag podcast we discuss living in awareness of the presence of God, V-Neck shirts, narcissistic guests, eroding morality in America, the Church’s shrinking political power, receiving communion and the Cosmic Christ.
Dr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss his recent trip to the United Kingdom, the demise of the American Church and his athletic career, Rob Bell’s tour, the Omega Point, Humanity’s progress, public executions and Richard’s trip to Selma.
Enneagram teacher Suzanne Stabile joins the show to discuss what the Enneagram is, why Richard Rohr told her to not speak about the Enneagram for five years, why Luke doesn’t care about doing the dishes, how learning the Enneagram helps you see the world the way others do and the flaw in the Golden Rule.
Sociologist Dr. Josh Packard along with pastor/philosopher Jeff Cook join the show to discuss why spiritual people are leaving the church, the Dones, Shadow Missions, the recent Pew Study on people leaving church, and Church Refugees. Luke also defends Josh’s brutal attack on preaching.
For more on Josh Packard’s ongoing work understanding the current trend in the religious landscape and finding a way to provide more religious spaces for people who feel that traditional religion has cast them aside check out dechurched.net.
Nadia Bolz-Weber returns to the show to discuss Luke’s visit to House for All Sinners and Saints, Nadia’s re-connection with the churches of Christ, twelve minute sermons, church plants as a birthday party you throw for yourself, well-differentiated leaders, democratizing church and of course, CrossFit.
Don’t forget to pre-order Nadia’s book Accidental Saints.
Paul Nevison of the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, joins the show to discuss who is a bigger Richard Rohr fan, how Eucharist is the great leveler, and all things newsworthy in the June wrapup.
For more on this month’s sponsor, ACU’s Graduate School of Theology.
Brian McLaren returns to the show to discuss the legacy of Phyllis Tickle, the questions that sustained the Emergence Church, Gatekeepers, The Righteous Mind, the scandal of continual incarnation, Racism, Phyllis Tickle: Evangelist of the Future and Luke’s silly questions.
For more on this month’s sponsor, ACU’s Graduate School of Theology.
Dr. Tony Jones returns to the show to discuss why he stopped blogging, the legacy of his friend Phyllis Tickle, Emerging Church, the five hundred year rummage sale, and Phyllis Tickle: Evangelist of the Future.
For more on this month’s sponsor, ACU’s Graduate School of Theology.
Two of our favorite scholars, Pete Enns and Chris Green, return to the podcast to have a Hunger Games style showdown on how to read the Bible. We discuss the Historical-Grammatical approach, favoring texts, Chris Green bashes N.T. Wright (farewell Chris Green), personal formation as an interpretive tool, who wrote the 10 commandments and the problematic texts of the Old Testament.
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Josh Cobia, author of the viral blog post ““ joins the show to discuss planting a church with the reality television stars as the first members, youth ministry at the Kardashian’s home, sharing the table with the LGBTQ community, the one thing he would say to his friend Caitlyn Jenner.
For more about this month’s sponsor, The Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology, click here.
Jonathan Martin and Ian Morgan Cron join us for another podcast from the Praxis Conference in Houston, TX.
Jonathan Martin discusses the centrality of the Eucharist, the awkwardness of a preacher not preaching and Jonathan announces his new job.
Ian Morgan Cron rejoins the show to talk Catholic imagination and what would make him get in a dumpster.
For more on Abilene Christian University’s Graduate School of Theology click here.
Science Mike returns to the show to discuss why he’s been talking with people in the adult entertainment business, parenting in an age of accessible porn, and the science of viewing pornography.
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At the 8:00 minute mark Sara Barton returns to the show to discuss breaking gender barriers, the book of James, and the grief of a missionary. At the 31:00 minute mark Luke’s Dad returns to the show to discuss all things Rob Bell and Richard Beck.
We start the show hearing from Derek McNeal talking about this month’s sponsor The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.
Zach Lind of the rock band Jimmy Eat World returns to the show with his wife Holly Lind to discuss the DaughterCast, Richard Beck, Taylor Swift, working with your spouse and their new project The Wretched Desert.
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Don McLaughlin returns to the show to discuss the transition from being a preacher who didn’t support women preaching to now proudly having a daughter who is a preacher.
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Josh Ross and Jonathan Storment return to the show to discuss what book kept Jonathan in Church, N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope brought to life in Memphis and Abilene, a better story than Rapture theology, living from Resurrection, Imagination, Resurrection being Good News even for those who don’t believe and their new book Bringing Heaven to Earth.
If you want to win a copy of this book, post a pic of where Heaven is breaking in amongst your city, your church, your school or your life and post it on Twitter with the Hashtag #BringHeaven and we will select two of them to receive a free copy of this book.
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Part Two: Richard Beck and Rob Bell return to the show to discuss The Zimzum of Love & Moltmann, Eucharist as saving grace, being in the heart of the Protestant machine, the conservative evangelical church being a house of cards, table fellowship, Everything is Spiritual part Too or Two, shared neediness, Black Sabbath & preaching, not believing in failure, and craft vs. success.
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Part One: Rob Bell and Richard Beck return to the show to discuss Rob’s next book, intramural rodeos, Jane Fonda vs. Sigmund Freud, teaching evolution earlier, growth by disruption, belief affirmation communities, Rob’s game plan for Love Wins, Free will vs. determinism and more.
This month’s sponsor is The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.
For a special edition 100th podcast Wade Hodges gets behind the mic to interview Luke. They discuss the Two Lukes, evolution of the shows vision, biggest mistakes, smartest guests, humor and more.
This month’s sponsor is The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.
Luke is joined by his church’s resident Pentecostal Tim Boykin and his church’s resident Wesleyan Stephen Mackey to discuss the Enneagram, images of God, online community vs. flesh and blood community, learning from criticism, the Good Samaritan, and healed bodies vs. resurrected bodies.
For more on this month’s sponsor The Work of The People click here.
The World’s Smartest Pentecostal ® Dr. Chris Green joins the show to discuss sacraments, being an unreliable Pentecostal, Church of Christ vs. Pentecostals, Pete Enns, how to read the Bible like Jesus, Joseph Philips, dehumanizing prayer, why God doesn’t answer prayers, the Praxis Conference and Chris scares Luke by talking about speaking in tongues.
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Dr. Joshua Graves returns to the show to discuss being a Jesus person who loves Muslims, life after 9/11 for Muslims, earning a technical foul in a college basketball game, Piss Christ and burning the Koran, present day Good Samaritan situations and his newest book How Not To Kill a Muslim.
For more information on this episode’s sponsor, The Work of The People, click here.
Rachel Held Evans joins the show to discuss which Taylor Swift song expresses her relationship with the Evangelical church, becoming an Episcopalian, the importance of inclusion, online community vs. in the flesh community, Sin, Richard Beck and her new book Searching for Sunday.
For more Rachel, check out these videos she has done with Work of the People.
Dr. Lauren Winner joins the show to discuss why she doesn’t have voicemail, Duke vs. UNC, prison, the awkwardness of divine pronouns, images for God, God as abusive spouse, God as birthing mother, and her new book Wearing God.Don’t forget to check out our friends at The Work of The People.
In the second part of the conversation with Fr. Richard Rohr we discuss the Enneagram including N.T. Wright’s number, why religion makes the best of people and the worst of people, the need for change, the Cosmic Christ and more.
Jonathan Storment returns to the show to discuss God’s discipline, finding God’s will, an enchanted view of the world, Internet controversy and reading scripture through Jesus. Plus Chris Seay makes a cameo to discuss preaching to a President and the Praxis conference.
Fr. Richard Rohr returns to the show to discuss why conservatives can’t tear down and liberals can’t build, faith as knowing and unknowing, his appeal to evangelical males, Non-Dual Thinking, Isis, non-violence, Sins of weakness verse Sins of Malice and more.
Check back next week for Part 2 when we discuss the Enneagram, N.T. Wright, the Cosmic Christ and more.
Dr. Tony Jones joins the show to discuss what Jesus’ death on the cross accomplished, managing sin, yoga pants, apologizing to your kids, sin as a condition, subjective vs. objective views of atonement and his newest book “Did God Kill Jesus?”
Dr. Peter Enns returns to the show to discuss the Five Words that Define Pete, accepting not always being right, Richard Rohr, Heaven being a lonely place, and being two Petes in one pod with Peter Rollins.
Brian Zahnd returns to the show to discuss learning to pray well, his love for NT Wright, what makes someone orthodox, why he doesn’t record his teachings on prayer, the way to evaluate prayer, and learning your liturgy.
Pastor Dr. John Ortberg returns to the show to discuss how to make decisions, focusing on formation, the real reason his church went multi-site, making choices with others in mind, the benefit of failure, one practice that will help you become more wise and his newest book “All the Places to Go.”
Josh Patrick joins the show for an incredibly honest conversation about being a 35 year old father of three who was recently diagnosed with stage four-colon cancer, pain as bumping into reality, Viktor Frankl, living in the present, mental off-roading and hope.
Luke’s Dad, Larry Norsworthy, returns to the show to discuss faith after cynicism, The Dark Night of the Soul, depression, Church, Barbara Brown Taylor, his love for Pete Rollins and his surprising ability to find Pete Holmes’ podcast. Plus at the end of the podcast there’s a teaser for the upcoming guests for March.
Dr. A.J. Swobodajoins the show to discuss the full Easter weekend experience, telemarketing, Hell, the Portland of the South, he hipster ethos, grace as a hall pass, living in the pain of Friday, awkwardness of Saturday and the joy of Sunday, and his newest book A Glorious Dark.
Zach Lind returns to the show to discuss the latest with his band Jimmy Eat World, Richard Rohr, Richard Beck, Christianity 21 Conference, the relationship of fear and creativity, Garth Brooks alter ego Chris Gaines, being comfortable with failure, why Zach goes to church, giving your fans their money’s worth and The Gospel according to Phil Collins.
Dr. Richard Beck rejoins the show to discuss the C21 conference, Gratitude. singing in a maximum security prison, Dieter Zander, crying more, turning upon celebrities, hero worship, Ash Wednesday, stacking time, the Laundromat post. and why he cut his hair.
Jamie Wright, aka The Very Worst missionary, joins the show to discuss how to practice honesty, depression, #Blessed, who should or shouldn’t go or short-term mission trips and she finally answers if she is indeed N.T. Wright’s potty mouthed niece.
Dr. Peter Rollins returns to the show to discuss Sacred Objects, the how of belief, what church can learn from AA, Realized Eschatology, meaning, Eucharist, and his newest book “The Divine Magician.”
Josh Graves and Jonathan Storment join the show to discuss all things N.T. Wright including the appeal of N.T. Wright, Skepticism vs. Evidence, Metanarrative, Post-modernity and the NBA player most comparable to N.T. Wright.
Donald Miller joins the show to discuss life in Nashville, how his wife doesn’t complete him, knowing one’s true self, honesty, being an actor, the power of confession, the not going to church kerfuffle from last year, and his new book Scary Close.
Special MLK Day podcast with Sean Palmer to discuss the movie Selma, Medgar Evans murder, Malcolm X, the Klan in Mississippi, Dr. King’s two assassinations, Image of God, the police, and Sean’s recent blog post Selma, Solidarity, & Whether Christians Are Willing To Bleed.
Bishop N.T. Wright joins the show to discuss Good News vs. Good Advice, his hardest book to write, C.S. Lewis vs. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Colbert Report, the fifth signpost he would add to Simply Christian, Kingdom, New Creation, Hope vs. Evidence, and his newest book Simply Good News.
Joshua Ryan Butler joins the show to discuss Heaven, Earth and Hell, foster parenting, Hell as a place you can find on Mapquest, choosing Hell, who is in and who is out and The Skeletons in God’s Closet.
Pete Scazzero joins the show to talk Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, why Christianity doesn’t always produce emotionally healthy people, hearing God in your feelings, the genogram, the importance of a theology of marriage, the crucible of church and Yankees vs. Mets.
Josh Graves return to the show for a year end show discussing the future of Christianity, lessons from Kenya and Seoul Korea, Head and Heart, Holistic Spirituality, Death and Powers, New Charismatics, Interfaith dialogue, Who is right vs. Who is most hospitable.
Sean Palmer returns for a year end show to discuss lessons from Ferguson. We also touch on Serial, how a preacher and a church should discuss real stuff, learning to think theologically versus where God comes down on an issue, Aunt Barb, and Kent Brantley.
Jonathan Storment returns to have a year end conversation on torture, his Anabaptist influence, the churches place in the conversation, his favorite guests from the year, and Jonathan claims that he came up with the phrase “grace is an indictment.”
Dr. Warren Throckmorton joins the show to discuss lessons learned from Mars Hill’s demise, the problems that can arise when churches focus on numbers, and the fundamental attribution error.
Derek Flood joins the show for a discussion of conquest narratives, how we read the Bible, seeing the Bible as a multivocal, trajectory reading and his new book Disarming Scripture.
Becca Stevens joins the show to discuss bringing redemption into the world of addiction and prostitution, loving the world instead of changing the world, her love of math, keeping the faith, and The Way of Tea and Justice.
Larry James, CEO and President of CitySquare joins the show to talk about The Wealth of the Poor, Ferguson, the importance of relationships across racial lines, personal responsibility verses systemic change, how people can get involved in the life of the poor.
Sara Barton returns to the show to discuss making space, the importance of The Little Way, being the first female keynote lecturer at Pepperdine Bible Lectures and why she is the president of the Jarrod McKenna fan club.
Philip Yancey joins the show to discuss why he is so drawn to the subjects of grace and suffering, what it means to be a grace dispenser, the problem with evangelism, why art is a central witness for the church and his new book Vanishing Grace.
Barbara Brown Taylor returns to the show to discuss why she will not watch her interview with Oprah, who would play her in a movie, introverted pastors, disappointment with God, transformation and translation, worrying and praying, the troubling word “sin” and Learning to Walk in the Dark.
Luke’s Dad rejoins the show to discuss humanism verses existentialism, if we can really ever know ourselves, the difference between free will in psychology and theology, and letting go of the non-essentials. FYI it get’s a bit nerdy.
Jarrod McKenna, activist and pastor from Perth, Australia joins the show to discuss the First Home Project, why he keeps getting arrested, Fair Go, his experience in Nashville at Lipscomb University, 9/11, the importance of Prayer and why he will never be invited to Texas.
Kristen and Rob Bell join the show to discuss dealing with criticism, how destructive focusing on the parts instead of the whole can be for marriage, shining light on our baggage, communication, the universal rhythm of sacrifice, loving the many through the one. Luke tries unsuccessfully to get info on Rob’s new TV show and successfully to get info on their new book The Zimzum of Love.
Wade Hodges returns to the show to do a super classy wrapup show discussing Luke’s foray into blogging, Christians who can live in paradox, the four hats a preacher wears, foul mouthed guests, and Wade attempts to figure out the upcoming guests for November.
Author Frank Schaeffer joins the show to discuss growing up as Evangelical royalty, embracing paradox, choosing empathy over theology, asking “What is beautiful?” How religion hurts people, yet he’s still at church every Sunday and Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God.
Pastor and Author Brian Zahnd joins the show to talk his live tweeting of the Left Behind movie, growing up in the Jesus movement, his greatest sin and A Farewell to Mars.
Dr. Anna Carter Florence joins the show in front of a live audience to discuss the intersection of standup and preaching, setting the text free, and why Luke needs to go to Columbia Seminary.
Richard Beck rejoins the show to discuss his new BFF Greg Boyd, Warefare Theology, agnosticism about the Devil, the weakness of Progressives’ treatment of evil, the legitimacy of Free Will, how guilt is good, his desire to make amends with his hero Nadia Bolz-Weber, and of course Lady Gaga.
Shane Hipps rejoins the show to discuss finding one’s purpose, listening to desires, and going to church after being a pastor.
Dr. Rich Little, Luke’s freshman Bible teacher, joins the show to discuss the transition that made him leave his job at Harding University, theology as a human construct, how temperament affects how we view God, what scripture is, and his hippy view of nature.
Jonathan Storment returns to the show to discuss preaching the parables, how to deal with the genocide texts from the Hebrew Bible, Kingdom work verse Good work and if his feet really don’t touch the floor.
Former NBA player Chris Herren and author of Basketball Junkie joins the show to discuss his addiction, self-esteem, forgiveness, redemption and Project Purple.
Dr. Scot McKnight returns to the show to discuss the difference between Kingdom work and good work, the Kingdom’s relationship to the church, being “America’s Theologian” and his new book “Kingdom Conspiracy.”