Professor and author Lee Camp helps us continue our series on Being a Christian in the USA with a generous and honest discussion around the themes of his new book Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manfiesto For Christians. Lee talks about the ditches Christians fall into when trying to live out their faith in public: […]

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Our series on Being a Christian in the USA continues with an invigorating conversation with pastor and author David Swanson about how many white Christians across America, when waking up to the deep-rooted racial injustice in our society, insinctively scramble to add diversity to our churches. But David argues that before white churches can pursue […]

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Our series on Being a Christian in the USA continues! We talk with author and professor Alan Noble about the difficulties of speaking truthfully and graciously in a “secular age” where ultimate things are so easily pigeon-holed as consumer preferences. This is the topic of his book Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. […]

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Why does “speaking the truth in love” so seldom lead to the life Jesus modeled for us? Biblical scholar and popular podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, Jared Byas talks with us about a vision for the Christian life that’s built not on having all the answers, but on the risk of love […]

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In this installment of our Being a Christian in the USA series, we talk with D.L. Mayfield about the ways we have conflated the values of God’s kingdom with the values of America, and how Christianity actually challenges much of the “American Dream.” This is the topic of her book The Myth of the American […]

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In this installment of our Being a Christian in the USA series, we talk with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove about reclaiming a Christian faith that is public and political, without being subject to the partisan ideologies of the American political binary, which is the subject of his most recent book Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for […]

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Today we start a new series called Being a Christian in the USA: Pitfalls and Possibilities. In this introductory episode, we discuss how it’s become more complicated than ever to follow Jesus as an American, and our conviction that taking Jesus seriously doesn’t mean finding a “midway point” on the left/right political spectrum as it […]

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In our efforts to be a people of justice, how do we go beyond merely posting rants on social media? Mae Cannon helps us see how to move beyond #hashtag activism and become people of holistic, biblical justice. Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace. She is […]

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Dr. Heather Davediuk Gingrich talks with us about how trauma works, how it affects our bodies, and how it presents unique challenges for pastors seeking to help people grow in discipleship. Her book Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor’s Guide to Complex Trauma provides an overview of the symptoms and struggles that traumatized people […]

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In the midst of increasing political polarization and antagonism, gentleness doesn’t seem like a good tool to “get the job done,” but pastor and author Scott Sauls begs to differ. As does Jesus, of course, and the whole biblical witness, which is what Scott’s recent book is all about: A Gentle Answer: Our ‘Secret Weapon’ […]

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