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Pastor Chris Sullivan joins LAB the Podcast to share the story of how God was at work in his life. First, as a young Jesuit football player guiding him on to Columbia University and his career in finance before calling him to serve as a Pastor. We talk about discovering our calling, learning to follow and the hope we have in our God who sees. 

Don’t miss the chance to get to know Pastor Chris Sullivan and join us in praying for a wonderful pastor in Tampa! 

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VU VI VO Conservatory Poet, Wendy Keiffer joins LAB the Podcast to share "A Better Resurrection" by Christina Rossetti and celebrate the power of God to remold perished things into royal cups for the King.

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Author Karen Swallow Prior, Ph.D. joins LAB: The Podcast to celebrate the August 8 release of her latest book, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis. We’ve been excited for this release for months! Don't miss this chance to share some time with Dr. Swallow Prior! 

Excerpt below from  https://karenswallowprior.com/

In this book, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior examines evangelical history, both good and bad. By analyzing the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism, she unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices to consider what is Christian rather than merely cultural. The result is a clearer path forward for evangelicals amid their current identity crisis--and insight for others who want a deeper understanding of what the term "evangelical" means today.

Brought to life with color illustrations, images, and paintings, this book explores ideas including conversion, domesticity, empire, sentimentality, and more. In the end, it goes beyond evangelicalism to show us how we might be influenced by images, stories, and metaphors in ways we cannot always see.

Dr. Swallow Prior is a reader, writer, and professor. She is the author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good life through Great Books (Brazos 2018); Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hanna More - Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014); and Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T.S. Poetry Press, 2012).

Link to order your copy: https://karenswallowprior.com/#purchase

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Author, Playwright and Executive Director Pete Peterson of The Rabbit Room joins LAB: The Podcast to celebrate the cinema release of Corrie Ten Boom’s “The Hiding Place” premiering across the country on August 3rd.  Don’t miss the chance to hear from Pete ahead of the release and support the film by sharing and getting your tickets! 

Pete is the author of the Revolutionary War adventure The Fiddler’s Gun and its sequel Fiddler’s Green as well as a variety of short stories. As a playwright he has published The Battle of Franklin (first produced by Studio Tenn in 2016 and revived in 2017), a stage adaptation of Frankenstein (produced by Studio Tenn in 2018), and The Hiding Place, which received its world premier production from A. D. Players in Houston, Texas in 2019. He and his wife, Jennifer, live in Nashville where he is the Executive Director of the Rabbit Room and Managing Editor of Rabbit Room Press. 

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Dr. Jerry Root joins LAB: The Podcast to talk about C.S. Lewis’ “The Problem of Pain.” 

Jerry Root is Emeritus Professor of Wheaton College, a visiting Professor at Biola University, and Moody Bible Institute teaching C. S. Lewis courses at all three schools. He has been lecturing on C. S. Lewis topics for forty-three years and has lectured on Lewis topics at 79 universities in 19 countries.

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Author Brett McCracken joins LAB: The Podcast for a conversation on his latest book, The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World. Brett is a Senior Editor and Director of Communications at The Gospel Coalition and also author of The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community, Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism and Liberty, and Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide. Brett and his wife, Kira, live in Santa Ana, California, with their three children. They belong to Southlands Church, and Brett serves as an elder. 

This Wisdom Pyramid is an important read in our moment. Pick up a copy and don’t miss a great conversation with Brett. 

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How do we make sense of bodies in an increasingly disembodied age? Author David Taylor joins LAB: The Podcast for a discussion on the physical nature of the Christian life and faith. Join us for the conversation as we discuss his latest book - A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship. 

David is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life (Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins, 2020), and Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts (Eerdmans, 2019).

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Filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde joins LAB: The Podcast to celebrate the release of his new film, Sound of Freedom. Sound of Freedom is a thriller based on the incredible true story of a former government agent turned freedom fighter who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue dozens of children from human trafficking. 

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Some members of our VU VI VO Team join LAB: The Podcast for a conversation On Beauty and share their thoughts after participating in a recent immersive experience at the Art Institute of Chicago. Join us for a conversation on faith, beauty and being receptive. 

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What does it look like for the world and humanity to be at rest? That’s a question Jon Collins, Co-Founder of the Bible Project asks in his endorsement of Author Gregory Hall’s new book, Rethinking Rest. Many of us are asking similar questions and Gregory joins LAB: The Podcast to explore his perspective on Sabbath rest.

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