This is the second episode guest hosted by Grace Sandra.    Patricia Raybon is the award-winning author of I Told the Mountain to Move, a 2006 Book of the Year finalist in Christianity Today magazine’s annual book awards competition; and My First White Friend, her racial forgiveness memoir that won the Christopher Award. She is also […]

As I say in the intro, I’ll be handing over hosting duties for the month of December to Grace Sandra. She did a great job with this episode and I can’t wait to share the others with you. Marcelle Dionne Ward was born in St. Louis, MO. He graduated from Millikin University with a B.F.A. […]

Back in 2013 I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing writer, blogger, and speaker Grace Sandra. In the interview we talk about the concept of privilege and racial reconciliation in light of the Gospel. Look to hear more from Grace on Seminary Dropout soon! Mentioned on the podcast: Grace’s Blog: gracesandra.com Books: More Than […]

Sarah Bessey is the author of Jesus Feminist, an award-winning blogger at SarahBessey.com, and a passionate advocate for global women’s issues. She partners with the Help One Now ministry in Haiti and lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, Brian, and their three four children. In Out of Sorts, Sarah Bessey—award-winning blogger and author […]

I was honored to talk to Shane Claiborne in 2013. We talked about the book he had just co-written with previous SD guest Tony Campolo, Red Letter Revolution. Discussed in the interview: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said? Christians aren’t known for the fruits of the spirit. Bad theology gets people killed. Beginning with […]

You probably know Jefferson Bethke from his internet-exploding Youtube video ‘Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus’. You probably don’t know that Jefferson was born in Tacoma, WA, played baseball in college, and co-owns a company called Claro Candles that gives profits to different areas of injustice around the world. He’s also an author.  It’s Not What […]

Jeremy Jernigan serves as the Executive Pastor of Creative Arts and Student Ministry at Central Christian Church in Arizona. He’s a second-generation preacher with a passion for discovering and communicating truth. Jeremy has been married to Michelle for about a decade now and they have four kids named Gavin, Madsen, Adelyn, and a little foster child he can […]

My guest today is Max Lucado. More than 120 million readers have found inspiration and encouragement in the writings of Max.  He lives with his wife, Denalyn, in San Antonio, where he serves the people of Oak Hills Church. Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now The wilderness. Maybe you know it well. The […]

Jo Saxton is a director of 3DM , a movement/organization  helping church leaders make discipleship and mission the heartbeat of the local church. Jo was also  leader within The Order of Mission (TOM) , a global community of missional leaders. Jo also writes, her books include More Than Enchanting: Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World, and Real God, […]

Dr. Jackie Roese grew up in upstate New York in a non-christian family. She received her Doctorate in Preaching from Gordon Conwell Seminary in 2010. She has written fifteen Bible studies and is willing to push us to MORE. Jackie translates the Bible with direct application to our everyday lives. Jackie’s newest book is Lime Green: […]