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Dr. Lahronda Welch Little has written a beautiful book called Lessons from the Garden in which she describes much of her journey in African spirituality and how the practices she was introduced to from her ancestors have formed and shaped her. She connects spirituality and health (even recording her grandmother’s pound cake recipe) and recounts … Continue reading Episode 376 – Lahronda Welch Little

Even though it’s close to Halloween, you won’t find me anywhere near a scary movie! Being afraid is a feeling I have generally tried to avoid for as long as I can remember. The sensations, both emotional and physical, are not appealing to me and certainly not comfortable. But what if they might have some … Continue reading Episode 375 – Kutter Callaway

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day! This episode with Native theologians, Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias was super fun to record. As a bonus, check out the Payton Lectures, where Chris and Danny were the keynote speakers at Fuller Seminary just a few weeks after we spoke. Oh my goodness! Chris and Danny were such a joy … Continue reading Episode 374 – Chris Hoklotubbe & Danny Zacharias (replay!)

It was an honor to host Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, Palestinian pastor, author, and Director of Bethlehem Institute for Peace & Justice. We spent our time talking about Christian Zionism, a view that is prevalent in many Christian, especially evangelical, circles though many congregants and pastors may not recognize it explicitly. Munther takes the time … Continue reading Episode 373 – Munther Isaac

Kira Kieffer (PhD, Boston University) is a scholar of religion and has written a book on the intersection of vaccine hesitancy and religion called Unvaccinated Under God. The book covers my lifespan (so it’s hard for me to call it a history, lol), but it is not just a survey of the past, it is … Continue reading Episode 372 – Kira Ganga Kieffer

Ben Norquist and his co-author Brian Miller draw our attention to something we live in everyday, yet most of us hardly think about: place. In Every Somewhere Sacred and this conversation with Ben, we discuss how rootlessness, living everywhere and nowhere at the same time, affects our theology and ultimately how we live with one … Continue reading Episode 371 – Ben Norquist

Sarah Stankorb is a journalist, and former evangelical, who has her finger on the pulse of women and their relationship with the church in the U.S. In her most recent book, Damned If She Does, Sarah writes about what she discovers from talking to dozens of women about their experiences with church and why they … Continue reading Episode 370 – Sarah Stankorb

Paul D. Miller is a scholar and professor at Georgetown University. He is a veteran and also served on the National Security Council. As a Christian, and deeply patriotic, Paul’s is a valuable voice on the topic of Christian nationalism. His most recent book, The Religion of American Greatness is the topic of our conversation and it is … Continue reading Episode 369 – Paul D. Miller (re-release!)

Timothy McMahan King is a deacon in the Episcopal church who has written on addiction as well as drug use and its historical relationship to spirituality. Hi newest book, What are Drugs For?, covers the latter and is the topic of our conversation in this episode. Tim explores humanity’s relationship with drugs and how that … Continue reading Episode 368 – Timothy McMahan King

Rabbi Caryn Broitman has an incredible new book out called The Torah is an Open Book in which she shares insights from Jewish interpretations of the Bible and how those interpretive concepts can help broaden how we understand the text. She serves a Reformed congregation in Martha’s Vineyard and was educated and ordained in the … Continue reading Episode 367 – Caryn Broitman