With the 4th of July coming up this week, I wanted to share this conversation with you again. It is good to celebrate our country and it is also good to critique it. In this episode, Jemar and I spoke with each other literally less than a week after the insurrection on the Capitol on … Continue reading Episode 255 – Jemar Tisby (re-release!)

Growing up inside American evangelicalism, I can see now that there was definitely a taste of Christian nationalism thrown into the cultural mix (though I certainly couldn’t name it at the time). If you grew up culturally Chrisitan in the U.S., the same is probably true for you, too. What Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood … Continue reading Episode 254 – Brian Kaylor

There is a lot of talk these days about the hurts and abuses taking place inside of churches. Unfortunately, that is true because such instances are not uncommon. Not only does it seem like every week a new story breaks of pastor or other Christian leader failing in his (usually these awful stories feature men) … Continue reading Episode 253 – Jenai Auman

As soon as I saw Bekah McNeel had a new book coming out, I was lining up to talk with her (and I didn’t even know the subject, lol!). When I learned it was about suffering and our response to it, I was certain this was a conversation I’d want to have (that’s mostly because, … Continue reading Episode 252 – Bekah McNeel

Anna Broadway is an author who has literally traveled around the world to bring her newest book to us! And, oh yeah, she’s a single Christian. In Solo Planet, which was the basis for this conversation, Anna explores what it’s like to be single in Christian communities all over the globe. In addition to sharing … Continue reading Ep. 251 – Anna Broadway

Any time I get to talk with Dr. Brenda, I consider it to be a good day (and this recording day was a good day!). We chatted about her newest book, Empowered to Repair, which takes its themes from the story surrounding Ezra and Nehemiah (don’t worry if it’s been a minute since you’ve read … Continue reading Ep. 250 – Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil

The subject matter of Scott Coley’s new book might be familiar to many of us, but the way in which he presents it was new for me! Scott is a philosopher and professor, so he comes at many of the questions (and problems) we see within the religious right, especially in the United States, from … Continue reading Episode 249 – Scott Coley

Talking with Courtney Ellis about, of all things, grief and birds was so wonderfully rich! Before I read her newest book, Looking Up, I had no idea how beautiful vultures could be, for example, and how God’s plans for creation, life and death included, could reveal so much about God’s character and our relationships to … Continue reading Episode 248 – Courtney Ellis

It is an absolute joy to share space with Ashlee Eiland! She was brave enough to come on the podcast during my first year and gracious enough to join me again. This time our conversation centered around her newest book, Say Good. We all know we’re navigating (often, whether we like it or not) difficult … Continue reading Episode 247 – Ashlee Eiland

April marks genocide awareness month, bringing attention to all the atrocities the world has witnessed in the past and offering a collective never again to any present or future threats. This April also marks 30 years since the Rwandan genocide, which began in April of 1994 where one million Tutsi people lost their lives at … Continue reading Episode 246 – Henriette Mutegwaraba