Dr. Kent Brantly joins the show to discuss God working through Ebola,

why Kent went to the White House to talk with President Obama before

coming on the podcast, the fear of death, being faithful while having

Ebola, the distinction between God saving his life vs. God healing him, 

and Kent's new book Called For Life.

Dr. Brad Jersak joins the show to discuss lessons his homeland of Canada

can learn about Texas, the Gospel in Chairs,  laminate images over God,

beauty as a criteria for truth, the most unbelievable and beautiful

story about forgiveness, and his new book "A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel."

Jonathan Storment returns to the show talk about all things July from

the podcast: pastors as friend or leader, throwing yourself a birthday

party, the Dones, the Enneagram, moral progress and discussing racial

justice as a white man.

Austin Channing Brown returns to the show to talk Black forgiveness, justice, Baltimore, Charleston, Dr. James Cone, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Why Christian conference, mourning, and White Supremacy while Luke tries to convince Austin that he's not a white supremest.

For our first ever mailbag podcast we discuss living in awareness of the

presence of God, V-Neck shirts, narcissistic guests, eroding morality

in America, the Church's shrinking political power, receiving communion

and the Cosmic Christ.

Dr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss his recent trip to the

United Kingdom, the demise of the American Church and his athletic

career, Rob Bell's tour, the Omega Point, Humanity's progress,  public

executions and Richard's trip to Selma.

Enneagram teacher Suzanne Stabile joins the show to discuss what the Enneagram is, why Richard

Rohr told her to not speak about the Enneagram for five years, why Luke

doesn't care about doing the dishes, how learning the

Enneagram helps you see the world the way others do and the flaw in the

Golden Rule.

Sociologist Dr. Josh Packard along with pastor/philosopher Jeff Cook join the show to discuss why spiritual people are leaving the church, the Dones, Shadow Missions, the recent Pew Study on people leaving church, and Church Refugees. Luke also defends Josh's brutal attack on preaching.For

more on Josh Packard's ongoing work understanding the current trend in

the religious landscape and finding a way to provide more religious

spaces for people who feel that traditional religion has cast them aside

check out dechurched.net.

Nadia Bolz-Weber returns to the show to discuss Luke's visit to House for All Sinners and Saints,

Nadia's re-connection with the churches of Christ, twelve minute

sermons, church plants as a birthday party you throw for yourself,

well-differentiated leaders, democratizing church and of course,

CrossFit.Don't forget to pre-order Nadia's book Accidental Saints.

Paul Nevison

of the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, joins the show to discuss

who is a bigger Richard Rohr fan, how Eucharist is the great leveler,

and all things newsworthy in the June wrapup. For more on this month’s sponsor, ACU’s Graduate School of Theology.