This Lent, join colleagues in ministry Sarah, Natalie, and Steve as they look at God's habit of reversing expectations and turning tables in a new series we're calling "When the Bible Flips the Script"! In this first episode, we'll explore the biblical figure of Jacob, the sneaky schemer who burns bridges with his family members and then comes face to face with God and finds himself blessed and broken at the same time--and is given a new name and identity along the way. Listen in as we explore stories like these this Lent!

All through this series we have looked at more-or-less well known figures as examples of people who lived out their faith. From former presidents to pioneers of children's television to theologians of earlier centuries, we have looked at numerous ways people have taken their Christian discipleship into their lives, work, and witness. In this concluding episode we'll tell some personal stories of folks we have known in our own lives, and the ways they lived out their faith that have become living examples for us. Join colleagues in ministry Sarah, Natalie, and Steve around the microphone for this episode of Crazy Faith Talk!

Although the names of reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Wesley are pretty well known, the witness, theology, and work for unity done by Katharina Schutz Zell is lesser known. In this episode as we continue our series looking at people who lived out their faith in different ways, colleagues in ministry Sarah, Natalie, and Steve look at the life and work of this figure from Reformation history, and what her witness means for us in the age of social media and fragmented Christian denominations. Listen in here!

As our series highlighting the stories of people who lived out their faith continues, colleagues in ministry Sarah, Natalie, and Steve explore the life of a medieval polymath, Hildegard of Bingen, who was a composer, philosopher, mystic, healer, theologian, and advocate of creation care! We'll explore how Hildegard communicated theology through her music, how her perspective held together natural science and profound faith, and what her story might mean for us in the 21st century. Listen in here!

She was a 20th century American Catholic radical, working for the well-being of the poor, offering hospitality to the homeless, advocating for peace, and calling fellow Christians to live out their faith in concrete ways. Dorothy Day is one of those complex figures who challenges us, provokes us, and inspires us. And in this episode of Crazy Faith Talk, colleagues in ministry Sarah, Natalie, and Steve explore some of her life and faith as one more example of a life-story that sought to live out her discipleship to Jesus. Join us for this conversation as we wrestle with the convicting wisdom of the woman who said, "I only really love God as much as the person I love the least."