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Jason Jones' three year old son tragically passed away. Limping but Blessed is his story of keeping/finding his faith after the tragedy.

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Jonathan Storment returns to try (miserably) as a pitchman and then we discuss Brueggemann, the power of language in politics, marriage, and all things March from the podcast.

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Dr. Walter Brueggemann joins the show to discuss the intersection of sociology and theology, trading mystery for the material, imaginative preaching vs. moralistic preaching and Walter's new book (along with his sociologist son Dr. John Brueggemann) Rebuilding the Foundations.

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The return of Ramjaane Niyoyita to discuss the Rwanda Genocide, dehumanization, reconciliation, Rick Warren, music and chicken fajitas.

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Mike Cope returns to the show to discuss addictions to certainty, sufferings role in spiritual formation, Reading the Bible as a Muslim, Newsworthy after Dark in Malibu, and Mike's own spiritual journey's construction, deconstruction and reconstruction. 

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On this Mailbag episode we discuss bridging traditional and conservative Christianity, Calvinism, theological differences within marriage, the role of the pastor, Midrash and too many white male guests.

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In Part 2 of the February Wrapup Jonathan Storment discusses how he's just like Jimmy Kimmel, resurrection, evangelism, leadership and church wounds. We start the show by talking with the president of Missions Resource Network Dr. Dan Bouchelle.

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Tripp Fuller returns to discuss the John Cobb interview including the divinity of Jesus, gender pronouns, the Gospel of John, Peter Rollin's divinity, and process theology vs. open theism.

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Rev. Carol Howard Merritt joins the show to discuss running from pain, church wounds, treating anger as a small child, backsliding atheists, absolution, and her new book Healing Spiritual Wounds.

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Jamin Goggin joins the show to talk guru vs sages, two ways of power, Jean Vanier, morality and his new book (with Kyle Strobel) The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb.

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