"Take Back the Game..." Are We Ruining Kids Sports? A Book Review — Season 7 Episode 7 Josh and Betsy tackle the issue of kids' sports in America. How should Christians navigate the challenging waters of youth sports? This episode is a book review of Linda Flanagan’s 2022 book, "Take Back the Game: How [...]

"Exvangelicals: Leaving the Evangelical Church — Season 7 Episode 6"  Book Review! "The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" by Sarah McCammon. Why are so many people leaving the American evangelical church? Huge numbers of people, especially those under forty, are leaving the evangelical tradition of their upbringing. In this episode, [...]

"Providence Home: An Interview with Christy Cox"   Men in America are struggling. Since the pandemic, media has been reporting on so called “deaths of despair” which particularly afflict men. These are deaths from suicide, drugs or alcohol abuse. In this interview, Josh and Betsy spotlight an amazing local ministry seeking to bring the [...]

"Wrap Up Some Hope for Christmas"   In this festive episode of Intersect, Pastor Josh Desch and his wife Betsy discuss the cultural and spiritual significance of Christmas. They delve into Christmas songs, movies, and traditions, analyzing how each depicts the holiday season. They then discuss how the real theme of Christmas is summed [...]

"David French: My Journey as a Christian to the New York Times"   In today’s episode, Josh and Betsy are joined via phone by David French – a well-known writer and political commentator. David is an attorney, a former senior editor of The Dispatch, a professor at Lipscomb University, and a frequent columnist for [...]

"Reading Round Up"   Josh and Betsy are back with more book recommendations. Each of them shares briefly about three books they read this summer. Log onto Amazon, open your Kindle, or get out your library card -- and let us know what you think of these books! Betsy reviews: "Over the Edge: Death [...]

"Which Vacation is Better: A Cruise, or an All-Inclusive Resort?" Welcome to the Official Launch of the "INTERSECT: Where Church Meets Culture" YouTube Video Show! While most of our episodes will dive into meatier topics, today Josh and Betsy Desch have some fun with one of their (in)famous debates: Which Vacation do you think [...]

"Metaverse Madness" Have you heard about the metaverse? Are you living in the metaverse already? Why is Facebook now called Meta? And do you need to take out a second mortgage and buy the new Apple Vision Pro glasses? Josh and Betsy are here to guide you through all these issues and more, so [...]

"A Bridge Too Far — Assisted Death in Canada" Who has the right to determine when they die? For most of history, taking one’s own life has been viewed as something society should prevent at all costs. Yet in Canada today, assisted suicide is on the rise. In fact, the government has made it [...]

"F·R·I·E·N·D·S, Friendship, and the Secret Sauce" “The passing of Matthew Perry, the actor known to so many as "Chandler Bing" on the popular TV Show "FRIENDS", has the world talking about this show again. Josh and Betsy offer their take on why this iconic show has remained nearly as popular today as it was [...]