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Has your Christianity been compromised by racism, systematic abuse of power, or even white supremacy? If you’re offended by the mere question, you probably don’t want to listen to this episode of SBE.

Then again, maybe you like having your blind spots questioned. If so, join Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his book Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion. If you’re concerned about the racial division in our country, finding the solution begins with honest dialogue about the problem.

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (MDiv, Duke Divinity School) is a writer, speaker, and activist. He's an associate minister at the historically black St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, and  is the author of Strangers at My Door, The Awakening of Hope, and The New Monasticism. Jonathan is also a coeditor of Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals.

Wherever you find truth, you find Jesus. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." Yup, when we hide and lie, Jesus leaves the building.

Join Steve Daugherty on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, Experiments in Honesty: Meditations on Love, Fear and the Honest to God Naked Truth. Learn how God's love frees us from fear and anger, and supernaturally propels us into loving others.

Steve Daugherty is a pastor, award-winning storyteller, podcast host, conference speaker, and poet. Connect with him online at SteveDaugherty.net.

“Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now.” - Billy Graham

From farm kid to tent revivals to America's pastor, Billy Graham remained a humble preacher of the gospel. Join Dr. William Martin on Steve Brown, Etc. for a look at the man behind the pulpit as told in A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story. 

As a bonus, you'll also hear from Steve about how the Secret Service wouldn't let him into Billy Graham's memorial. It's classic Steve Brown.

Mr. Graham personally requested that Dr. Martin document his life and gave him unprecedented access to do so. William Martin earned his PhD at Harvard and is an emeritus professor of religion and public policy at Rice University in Houston. 

If you feel completely at home in modern church culture, don't listen to this episode of Steve Brown, Etc. You won't understand. It's a black sheep thing.

For the rest of us, join Brant Hansen on SBE talking about his new book, Blessed Are the Misfits: Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something. Jesus always welcomes and blesses outsiders, even if his flock forgets how.

Brant Hansen is a popular nationally syndicated radio host with a face made for the big screen. But don't hate him because he's beautiful (and radio-famous), Brant still somehow manages to be a misfit. He also works with CURE International, a worldwide network of hospitals that brings life-changing medical care and the good news of God’s love to children with treatable conditions.

Phil Cooke says "The Way" has lost its way, that Christians have lost credibility. Is it just a PR problem? Maybe Christianity is like a Ponzi scheme, everyone is selling the product, but nobody is using it.

Join Phil on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his book, The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility and How We Get It Back. Do we try harder to be like the early Christians, or fall madly in love with their God because he loves us no matter what?

Phil Cooke is a filmmaker, media consultant, and Hollywood producer who has a PhD in theology.

The 2018 Grace Encounter Conference is this week, February 22-24 in Winter Springs, Florida! We hope you'll be joining us for this celebration of the renewing and reconciling power of God's radical grace. Click here for information and registration.

If you can't make it to the conference, don't miss this week's Steve Brown, Etc. You'll hear from Steve and Zach Van Dyke (two of this year's speakers) as they talk with Pastor Jerry Parries and Pastor Kevin Labby about this year's theme, we're different, but not divided.

Have you ever met someone who has a genuine infectious joy in the midst of the worst the world can dish out? Pastor Heidi McGinness is one of those people. In the darkness of jihad, war, and slavery, she's shining a light that is so arresting it's almost unbelievable. 

Join Heidi on Steve Brown, Etc. You'll hear about the heartbreak and hope of a modern-day abolitionist whose work has freed over 21,000 men, women, and children.

Pastor Heidi McGinness is a human rights activist and the Director of Outreach for Christian Solidarity International. Learn more about her work and get involved at CSI-USA.org.

When you get grace, you give grace. That’s what the Grace Encounter Conference is all about: a diverse group of really messed up people getting together to experience the unconditional love of God…and loving one another as a result.

Join Bishop Clarence McClendon and Alex Early on Steve Brown, Etc. as they talk with Steve, Pastor Jerry Parries, and Pastor Kevin Labby about grace, race, and reconciliation.

Then join them, Elyse Fitzpatrick and Bishop Herb Andrew, along with our very own Zach Van Dyke and Steve Brown, for Grace Encounter 2018, February 22-24 at Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs, Florida. You'll experience the hopeful truth that we're different, not divided. Visit GraceEncounterConference.com for more information and registration.

Are you searching for God? Have you looked in the mundane, the simple, and the foolish?

Join Chad Bird on Steve Brown, Etc. as he discusses his new book, Your God Is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places. You'll be surprised how God's radical grace shows up in the radically ordinary.

Chad Bird is a truck driver, speaker, scholar, and writer who delivers biblical truth to broken people like himself. Connect with Chad at ChadBird.com.

Also, don't miss Chad on SBE talking about Night Driving: Notes from a Prodigal Soul.

Steve Brown often says, “You can’t love until you’ve been loved, and then you can only love to the degree to which you have been loved.” And let's face it, what the world needs now is a whole lotta love.

Join Elyse Fitzpatrick and Bishop Herb Andrew on Steve Brown, Etc. as they talk with Steve, Pastor Jerry Parries, and Pastor Kevin Labby about grace, race, and reconciliation.

Then join them, Bishop Clarence McClendon and Alex Early, along with our very own Zach Van Dyke and Steve Brown, for Grace Encounter 2018, February 22-24 at Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs, Florida. You'll experience the hopeful truth that we're different, not divided. Visit GraceEncounterConference.com for more information and registration.