Who is Jesus Christ for us today?  Is there a way to even attempt to answer the question with intellectual credibility?  One of Germany's greatest theologians, Michael Welker, is on the podcast discussing his new book God the Revealed: Christology.  In the book and on the podcast we discuss the quest for the historical, theological engagement with the natural sciences, the cultural shifts in the church, atonement theories, our shared love of Whitehead, and a bunch of other nerdy bits of goodness.

It was a real honor to get to talk with Dr. Welker.  I have read so many of his texts over the years & have long admired his work.  The creativity of mind and clarity in his writing are always impressive but in this conversation it was the depth of his faith and love of the church that struck me.  I hope you all enjoy the conversation as much as I did and share it far and wide so I can talk him into coming back on the podcast.

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Dr. Matthew Sleeth is the author of Serve God Save the Planet, The Gospel According to the Earth, and 24/6 about sabbath.  

He is also the executive director of Blessed Earth and the newly formed Seminary Stewardship Alliance. George Fox Seminary is our sponsor this month and they are in the Alliance.

This is episode 2 of the HomeGrown Christianity Series. Leah Kostamo was episode 1 "Planted".

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Last week's  2013 Year In Review show took longer than expected - so we had to break off this conversation into its own episode.

First, Bo talks with Tripp about a 'Kind' of Conservatism.

Then Micky and Bo chat about gendering God. You may want to check out Bo's old post on Calling God She and She Who Is Not as well as Elizabeth Johnson's Barrel-Aged podcast about the Quest for the Living God.

At minute 30, Tripp returns with some reflections on the Intelligent Design interview from last year that got such a big ... shall we say ... response from listeners. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome Chalice Press. They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them out.

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Leah Kostamo is the author of ‘Planted: A Story of Creation, Calling, and Community’.   She is the co-founded  A Rocha in Canada — a Christian conservation organization that endeavors to show God’s love for all creation. A Rocha’s environmental centers have helped thousands of visitors and hundreds of interns practically care for creation by...

Leah Kostamo is the author of 'Planted: A Story of Creation, Calling, and Community'.  

She is the co-founded  A Rocha in Canada -- a Christian conservation organization that endeavors to show God's love for all creation. A Rocha's environmental centers have helped thousands of visitors and hundreds of interns practically care for creation by restoring salmon streams, growing organic vegetables and opening the wonder of creation to school kids.

You can connect with her at her blog and on twitter.

This is part 1 of the HomeGrown Christianity 8-part series. We hope that you will use the Speak-Pipe to let us know your thoughts and feedback on the episodes in this series.

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2013 was an amazing year on the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast network.  So Bo and I decided that we would do a little year-end review show.  You will get to hear some of our favorite clips, hear what was going through our heads during some of the online scuffles, and find out just who won the coveted Homebrewed Christianity Deacon of the Year!

In the episode we give out awards for Elder of the Year, Episode of the Year, Live Event of Awesomeness, Online Scuffle Spectacular, and Deacon of the Year.

The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome Chalice Press.  They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them out.

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It’s a new year and time to meet a new theologian!  Gregory Walter is a professor of religion at St. Olaf in Minnesota and author of Being Promised: Theology, Gift & Practice –  one of the 5 books on the Theology Nerd’s Christmas list.  In our conversation we discuss Luther, Derrida, phenomenology, Jungel, and a bunch...

It's a new year and time to meet a new theologian!  Gregory Walter is a professor of religion at St. Olaf in Minnesota and author of Being Promised: Theology, Gift & Practice -  one of the 5 books on the Theology Nerd's Christmas list.  In our conversation we discuss Luther, Derrida, phenomenology, Jungel, and a bunch of other goodies.  Greg's book is pretty awesome.  It's ground-breaking, less than 100 pages, nerdy and practical.... plus the cover pic is stylish.

I had a HUGE blast talking with Dr. Walter.  When you get to talk about a book you enjoyed, get side tracked on Jungel, and discuss the Hobbit it's called a podcast victory! I can't wait for his next visit to Homebrewed.

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Santa & Jesus aren't white, Christmas isn't about Capitalism, the Pope isn't a Marxist leftist, the Christian Calendar is a hardcore form of resistance, and you find out that Roger Olson's own student turned Tripp into a Process theologian. That is just a bit of what is in store for you in this special Christmas episode!

Tripp planned on just getting a TNT segment out of his chat with Adam... then they just kept talking... and it turned in to a Christmas present for all the Deacons.

Dr. Adam English, author of The Saint Who Would be Clause and Remixing Theology, is professor of Religion and Philosophy at Campbell University.  He has been on the podcast before discussing St. Nick & giving us a little taste of Post-Liberal\Conservative theology.

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What better time of year to take a tour of the world and see where God is at work? 

Paul Jeffrey is a unique kind of missionary:  a photo-journalist.  He travels the world to chronicle the faces and stories of God's family.  He is an engaging story-teller and (needless to say) an amazing photographer.

You can learn more about him and see more of his work below.

Now sit back and listen to one of the most unique missionaries you will ever hear.

We go to:

• Philippines
• Serbia
• Congo
• Honduras
• Nebraska
• Egypt

Then we talk about the nature and complication of missions.

If you want to follow-up with Paul, visit his website/blog at http://www.kairosphotos.com/blog/ or his online gallery.

You can also connect to Church World Service.

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