Karl and Crew

It started off as an innocent weekend trip to Philadelphia. But Jannelle encountered something completely unexpected in the City of Brotherly Love. And it developed into a jarring on-air conversation about history, racism, and faith.

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Can you tell the difference between a verse from the King James Bible, and a quote from Shakespeare? It's harder than you think. Especially when Brian uses his awkward British accent.

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There’s no question about the fact that Christians are supposed to be connected to a local church. In this week’s episode, Brian and Kathleen take a look at new research into why people choose not to attend church. And they explore the limits of what qualifies a group of people as a church.

You often hear Christians discussing spiritual valleys. This episode has nothing to do with that. Instead, Brian and Kathleen talk about spiritual frustrations and how they’re battling through them. And you’ll hear what it sounds like for Brian to struggle for an awkwardly long time looking for a verse in his Bible. Enjoy.

You often hear Christians discussing spiritual valleys. This episode has nothing to do with that. Instead, Brian and Kathleen talk about spiritual frustrations and how they’re battling through them. And you’ll hear what it sounds like for Brian to struggle for an awkwardly long time looking for a verse in his Bible. Enjoy.

Profanity is startling to many Christians. It’s also often a sign of a small vocabulary. But could there ever be a time when profanity becomes an effective means of proving a point? In this week’s episode, Brian and Kathleen tackle a listener’s question about the use of profanity in a public school drama.

Profanity is startling to many Christians. It’s also often a sign of a small vocabulary. But could there ever be a time when profanity becomes an effective means of proving a point? In this week’s episode, Brian and Kathleen tackle a listener’s question about the use of profanity in a public school drama.

Millions of Americans are focused on courtrooms in Cleveland, Ohio. The wildly popular podcast “Serial” is spending an entire season looking at the criminal justice system in America through the lens of a county courthouse in Cleveland. In this week’s episode, Brian and Kathleen use “Serial” as a springboard to discuss an upcoming ballot initiative in Ohio that proposes significant criminal justice reform. Are the reforms Biblical? Would they address problems exposed by “Serial” producers? Should Christians even care?

Millions of Americans are focused on courtrooms in Cleveland, Ohio. The wildly popular podcast “Serial” is spending an entire season looking at the criminal justice system in America through the lens of a county courthouse in Cleveland. In this week’s episode, Brian and Kathleen use “Serial” as a springboard to discuss an upcoming ballot initiative in Ohio that proposes significant criminal justice reform. Are the reforms Biblical? Would they address problems exposed by “Serial” producers? Should Christians even care?

Christians believe that we’re all sinners. But one well-known pastor recently commented that it’s easier to tell non-Christians about our past failings. In this week’s episode, Brian and Kathleen try to figure out why sin is still so shocking to followers of Jesus.