How can a small-town coffee shop impact people for Jesus? Can Christians be called to be entrepreneurs and businesspeople? What are the most important principles for Christians in running a business?

Christy and LaRae speak to Dan and Carma Miller, founders of the 6:10 Coffee Company in Salem, Illinois, about their experience of starting and running a small business, and how to operate a business along Christian principles. 

Producers: Matthew and LaRae Cherukara

Music by Leon Riskin

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Christy, Joe, and LaRae continue their discussion with last episode's special guest: Joseph, an academic and expert Christianity and Islam. In this episode, we discuss Christian views of modern Israel, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war from the perspective of just war theory, and some of the current issues surrounding Middle Eastern refugees and migrants in the West.

Producers: Matthew and LaRae Cherukara

Music by Leon Riskin

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What is life like for Christians in the Middle East and North Africa today? What are some of the obstacles to Christians evangelising their Muslim neighbours? And have the historic divisions of the Church of Christ weakened her testimony to Muslims?

Christy, Joe, and LaRae speak to Joseph, an academic and expert on Christian-Muslim relations, about Christianity in the Middle East and the challenges faced by our brothers and sisters in the region.

Producers: Matthew and LaRae Cherukara

Music by Leon Riskin

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Solving problems, identifying patterns, creating beauty, inspiring awe. Mathematics is about all these things and more, as Dr Andi Wang explains to the Overtones Podcast hosts.

Topics discussed: Why should Christians care about mathematics? What can we learn about God through maths? Was maths invented or discovered? Is it subjective or objective?

Producers: Matthew and LaRae Cherukara

Music by Leon Riskin

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The Overtones Podcast exists to investigate and celebrate the diverse unity of the Christian church around the world. But what do we mean by the word 'diverse'? How should Christians understand diversity? How might a biblical definition of diversity be different from what we hear from the world around us? In this episode, Christy, Joe, and LaRae discuss Christian diversity, how we see diversity in the Bible, and how we can make our churches welcoming for people who are not like us.

Producers: Matthew and LaRae Cherukara

Music by Leon Riskin

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It's the final episode of Season One of the Overtones Podcast. Christy, Joe, and LaRae are joined by Matt, the podcast's editor and producer, to reflect on our favourite moments of the season, the major themes that have come through, and the ways God has revealed truth through the conversations we've had. Stay tuned until the very end to hear some of what it's really like to record an episode of the Overtones Podcast.

Contact us at [email protected] and follow us @overtones.thinktank 

Read and respond to our call for essays on Christian identity and diversity at overtonesproject.com/editorial

Producers: Matthew Cherukara, Christy Wang

Music by Leon Riskin

(Bonus Episode - Mandarin)

人該如何面對失去？失去一段寶貴的友誼和愛情是痛苦的，但若失去兒女，更是難以想像的傷痛。而神若是愛、是良善的，為什麼還要讓人經歷生離死別？

寫過無數膾炙人口福音詩歌的徐世賢老師及其夫人、聲樂家陳仰恩老師，與Overtones Podcast的主持人Christy分享了他們如何在一夜之間，無預警地失去了他們最親愛的兒子。

在這一集的訪問中，徐世賢夫婦將分享愛子樵樵過世後，他們如何直面內心深處的剝奪感和悲痛，並靠著神的恩典帶領，在黑暗的日子中創作充滿平安、安慰，希望、與榮耀的詩歌，並在哀悼中歌唱。

Music featured in this episode: Transformation and Only Jesus Can by Steve Hsu and Chen Yang En

Producers: Matthew Cherukara, Christy Wang

Music by Leon Riskin

Art by Tina Huang

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Jasmine Lee of US Taiwan Watch joins Christy and LaRae to discuss the current tensions between Taiwan and China, and the nature of the US-Taiwan relationship, as well as current politics in Taiwan and how Taiwanese Christians engage with political issues.

How are the strategic and geopolitical interests of the United States tied to Taiwan's freedom and security? How do Taiwanese Christians believe their nation should be defined? And do Christians and churches have a duty to be involved in political affairs? 

US Taiwan Watch: https://www.ustw.watch/en 

Producers: Matthew Cherukara, Christy Wang

Music by Leon Riskin

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Losing a family member can be difficult, but the unexpected death of a child is especially tragic. Steve Hsu and Chen Yang En join the Overtones Podcast and speak to Christy about the death of their son Qiao Qiao, their experience of mourning and grief, and the faithfulness of God through it all. 

How should we deal with the fear, sorrow, shame, and guilt that come with bereavement? How does the Bible offer comfort for those whose loved ones have died in the Lord? How does God bring blessing out of tragedy? Steve and Yang En reflect on these questions, and share the stories of the hymns they wrote while processing their grief.

Music featured in this episode: Transformation and Only Jesus Can by Steve Hsu and Chen Yang En

Producers: Matthew Cherukara, Christy Wang

Music by Leon Riskin

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Cynthia Samuel joins the Overtones Podcast team to share the story of her arranged marriage: how she spiritually prepared for marriage, how she and Moses chose each other, and how she has adapted to married life in the UK.

What is it that distinguishes Christian marriage across a range of cultural expressions? How does our culture shape our expectations of marriage? And what can we learn from Christians from different cultures?

Producers: Matthew Cherukara, Christy Wang

Music by Leon Riskin

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