Give and Take

My guest is Melissa Febos. She's the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs, "Whip Smart" and "Abandon Me". Her work has been widely anthologized and appears in publications including Tin House, Granta, The Kenyon Review, Prairie Schooner, Glamour, Guernica, Post Road, Salon, The New York Times, Elle UK, The Guardian, Vogue.com, Hunger Mountain, Portland Review, Dissent, The Chronicle of Higher Education Review, Bitch Magazine, Poets & Writers, The Rumpus, Drunken Boat, and Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York.

Special Guest: Melissa Febos.

John Goldingay is the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been at Fuller since 1997. He was previously principal and a professor of Old Testament at St John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. He is also priest-in-charge of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Pasadena. Goldingay says that “For me, being a professor is a subset of being a pastor." He's author of numerous books, including most recently, "Reading Jesus's Bible: How the New Testament Helps Us Understand the Old Testament." He was married to Ann for 43 years until she died in 2009. He is now married to Kathleen and the two of them are well-known in jazz and other clubs in the Los Angeles area.

Special Guest: John Goldingay.

My guest is Mike Cosper. He's the author of "Rhythms of Grace" and "The Stories We Tell" (both published by Crossway Books), the co-author of "Faithmapping. His newest book is "Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World." He's the host of Cultivated: A Podcast about Faith and Work, and is developing The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, a podcast about faith and culture.

Prior to launching Harbor Media, Mike served as one of the founding pastors at Sojourn Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and launched Sojourn Music – a collective of musicians writing songs for the church.

He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Sarah, and their daughters Dorothy and Maggie.

Special Guest: Mike Cosper.

My guest is Gregory Coles. He was born in upstate New York, wasraised on the Indonesian island of Java, and is now a PhD candidate studying English in central Pennsylvania. He's the author of "Single, Gay, Christian: A Personal Journey Of Faith And Sexual Identity."

Special Guest: Gregory Coles.

The Rev. Kenneth Tanner is pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Mich. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including The Huffington Post and Sojourners.

Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

My guest is MacKenzie Kuhns. She is the founder and owner of Stillz Design, a strategic design studio. She has always loved creating, curating and the value of aesthetic and design, which is why she is passionate about helping small business owners communicate their passions and crafts through strategic design.

To see her work or inquire about working with her visit her website: www.stilltzdesign.com.

Special Guest: MacKenzie Kuhns.

My guest is Evan Money. Evan in a bestselling author, Global Entrepreneur and Executive Producer of the ground breaking film "Words of Art", starring Joel Osteen, Darren Hardy, Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn and more. Evan and his bride of 19 years and counting, remarry in a different state or country every year. Evan is also the co-founder of The Personal Growth Hall of Fame. His most recent book is "Money Talks, Frustration Walks."

Millions have seen Evan on ABC, NBC, CBS, The CW, Lifetime and Armed Forces Network, he has also been featured in Fast Company Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, Delta Skyways & even the British Tabloids.

Special Guest: Evan Money.

My guest is Ken Wytsma. He is the lead pastor of global ministries at Antioch Church and is president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice. His most recent book is "The Myth Of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege." Ken is a leader, innovator, and social entrepreneur. His work takes him around the world as a frequent international speaker on justice, theology, and leadership. Ken is known for his depth of insight and ability to inspire others to think deeply about faith, life, and leadership. Publisher’s Weekly called Ken, “one of the new breed of evangelical Christians returning to scripture to redeem justice as a central tenet of faith.”

Ken is the founder of The Justice Conference, which has reached over thirty thousand people across seven countries with a message on a theology of justice and God’s call to give our lives away. He is also the lead pastor of global ministries at Antioch Church and is president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice. Ken also served for several years as the executive director of a creative office for World Relief and has experience as a senior partner for a brand strategy and marketing firm.

Ken is the author of Pursuing Justice, The Grand Paradox, Create vs. Copy and The Myth of Equality. He has written widely, with articles appearing in RELEVANT Magazine, Huffington Post, Church Leaders, Worship Magazine and more. Ken lives in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, Tamara, and their four daughters.

Special Guest: Ken Wytsma.

Melinda Viergever Inman is a prodigal with a passion to write. She authors fiction illustrating God's love for wounded people, making beauty of ashes. The most recent of her three novels is "No Longer Alone." It's based on a true story.

Melinda vigorously pursued the task of educating her six rambunctious and precocious children for twenty-eight years. A full and busy life crowded out serious writing. Writing then consisted of the many journals she kept. Now all her children are launched into adulthood, and she has embarked on a full-time writing career. Writing is her ministry.

After receiving an intensive theological education from her church, in 2005 her pastor invited her to write the church’s bible-study material. Since then, she has created these resources. Each year, they are published by her church. She will soon market her bible studies on her website, where she authors a bi-weekly inspirational blog – http://melindainman.com. Melinda shepherds women in bible study and prison ministry, and she engages in theological studies via Trinity Seminary. She has been published by David C. Cook and Christian Devotions.

Special Guest: Melinda Inman.

Danya Ruttenberg writes books about the messy business of trying to be a person in the world, and how spirituality can inform and transform that work. Sometimes that’s about parenting, sometimes feminism, sex, God, justice, or joy. Her most recent book, "Nurture The Wow", has just been released in paperback. She’s a highly-sought keynote speaker and lecturer who has been named by Newsweek and The Daily Beast as one of ten “rabbis to watch,” and one of the top 50 most influential women rabbis.

Special Guest: Danya Ruttenberg.