The process of decolonization requires us first to develop respect for the other. If respect is an inherently Christian value, why do our churches so often demand assimilation? 

In this episode, author Kaitlin Curtice, citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, discusses the complexities in deconstructing our faith and spiritual community to understand our true personal and cultural identity. 

God's presence is not only recognized through spoken word, but can also be found in mystery, beauty, and art. In part two of this episode, Marc Byrd, one-half of the band Hammock, discusses the beautiful and artistic process of a participatory relationship with God. 

Learning, knowing, and being with God is not always about the words that are said, but can found in mystery, beauty, and art. In part one of a two-part episode, Marc Byrd, one-half of the band Hammock, talks about how music, mystery, pain, and hope create a world for us to engage with God in often surprising and life-changing ways. 

Patriarchy is the backdrop of the Bible; it is not the message. How, then, should we perceive gender roles as they are presented to us? In this episode, Carolyn Custis James teaches us how to look beyond our Western patriarchal lens and understand the true message of the text: one of united purpose and mutual flourishing. 

Spontaneity is not enough; immediacy does not last. Is the modern church aching to return to more traditional forms of worship? In this episode, Aaron and Robby join historian, pastor, and author Ed Gungor to understand practical ways the church may engage past traditions and symbols. 

We don't have all the answers. 

While the church is called to instill hope in crises, it is also called to engage with the emotions they cause. In this episode, Aaron and Robby join Brian Zahnd -- pastor, author and Bob Dylan aficionado -- as he teaches us how to develop habits and practices that maintain balance in tumultuous times.

If God is loving and good, why do bad things happen? And why doesn't God stop them? Renowned author and theologian Thom Oord would argue that perhaps believers and unbelievers alike should reconsider the closely-held belief that God is all-powerful. On today's episode, Aaron and Dr. Archer reach out to Thom to understand how God can be loving, active and powerful -- if, at times, not capable. 

Not every decision we make will be supplied by a transcendent word from God. In this episode, Aaron and Ben join Dr. Alan Ehler, Dean of the Barnett College of Ministry and Theology, to learn how to be open to the voice of God in our decisions -- but not held hostage by expecting it.

If you liked today's minisode, check out Dr. Ehler's book: How to Make Big Decisions Wisely. It explores the Biblical and scientific groundwork for how we make decisions, as well as provides a step-by-step guide to help us through the process. 

The pandemic of the coronavirus has caused some pain, suffering, fear, and more. For Christians, such a pandemic can cause a moment of reflection. How should we act, think, and pray in times of suffering and fear? Today, we talk with Kelly Kapic, Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College and author of Embodied Hope, what a Christian response is to such a time as this.

Caring for others as a means to an end is exploitative. How should the church exercise a moral imagination correctly? In today's episode, Aaron and Robby sit down with Professor of World Mission and Intercultural Studies at Vanguard University, Dr. Doug Petersen, to explore these ethical issues we face.