AuthorTalk

Part 2 of series with author of "Inside Jihad: How Radical Islam Works, Why it Should Terrify Us, How to Defeat it."

The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. The author argues that what appears to be a decline actually signals a major transformation in how people understand and experience God.

Part 1 of a 2-part series with past associate of al-Zawahiri (the man who replaced Osama bin Laden). His book is named, "Inside Jihad; How Radical Islam Works, Why It Should Terrify Us, How to Defeat It"

Part 2 of 2-part series with the famous New Testament and Paul scholar, Tom Wright. The author shares his vision of Paul vs the vision of other New Testament scholars and theologians.

Part 1 of a 2-part series with the famous New Testament and Paul scholar, Tom Wright. Wright explores the Apostle Paul and his first century world and our vision of Paul and his world today.

Interview the author about his book, "Theology and the Disciplines of the Foreign Service; the World's Potential to Contribute to the Church." Not only is the author an Anglican priest, but he also served 29 years as an officer in the foreign service of the United States.

The author tells of incredible fighting skills of the Taoist masters in China. Go to http://www.crossingtheline.me/rons-blog to read about the host's encounter and testing by the Master himself.

The host interviews the author of this fascinating story about a living Chinese Taoist Master.

"The Disciples Prayer: The Prayer Jesus Taught in its Historical Setting". Christians around the world recite the "Lord's Prayer" daily, but what exactly are they praying for—and what did it mean to Jesus in his own time? Jesus did not mean to teach a unique understanding of God; the prayer had its roots in first-century Jewish movements of protest. The prayer had little to do with "calling down" into the present realities of "the age to come." Rather, it was meant to protect disciples from the temptations of their age and, thus, to strengthen their countercultural testimony. Gibson's conclusions offer new insights into the historical Jesus and the movement he sought to establish.

Killing from the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War. It is a book about “Just War” and our damaged warriors that come back from them; but here is what grabbed my interest, over half of his book deals with Jesus’ philosophy of non-violence and how he might react to the world in which we find ourselves today. If you have thought about the violence in the world, and passed judgment, one way or another, then I highly recommend that you tune in as I try to get inside our author’s mind. Our conversations were so powerful for me that I couldn't let him go. He and I continued for quite a while after I finished the interview.