We took two weeks off for the Thanksgiving holiday, but we are back today with a new episode of The Way Home Podcast! This week we have John Wilsey joining Dan to talk about the topic of Conservatism. We hope that you’ll enjoy this great conversation between these two well-known Public Theologians. Give it a listen below!

Dr. John Wilsey is Professor of Church History and Philosophy at Southern Seminary. He is a Georgia native whose studies are primarily in the fields of the History of American Religious Nationalism and American Conservatism. He earned his B.A. from Furman University and his M.Div., and Ph.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. Some of his works have been published in the National Review, The American Conservative, Thinking in Public, along with many other media outlets. Dr. Wilsey is also the author of Religious Freedom: A Conservative Partner (Eerdmans, 2025), Democracy in America: A New Abridgement for Students (Lexham, 2016), One Nation Under God?: An Evangelical Critique of Christian America (Pickwell, 2011), along with a few other books. 

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Welcome back! Thanks for joining us to check out another episode of The Way Home Podcast featuring Daniel Darling, Director of the Land Center at Southwestern Seminary. This week we have Dr. Christopher Talbot, Assistant Professor of Ministry and Apologetics at Welch College, joining us to discuss Francis Schaeffer. Click below or check out our streaming platforms to give it a listen!

Dr. Chris Talbot is Assistant Professor of Ministry and Apologetics at Welch College in Tennessee. He also serves as the Youth and Family Ministry coordinator and Campus Pastor at Welch College. He further serves as Assistant Managing Editor for D6 Family Ministry Journal and Assistant Editor of the Journal of Youth Ministry. He is the author of Remodeling Youth Ministry (Welch College Press, 2017) and co-editor of Christians in Culture (Welch College Press, 2023). He earned his PhD in Apologetics and Culture at Southeastern Seminary, his M.A. in Ministerial Studies at Grace College, and his B.A. in Theological Studies and Ministry at Welch College. 

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Welcome back to The Way Home Podcast! We took a few weeks off from uploading as Dan has been travelling with the release of his new book, In Defense of Christian Patriotism. If you haven’t already, you can click the link below to purchase a copy. 

We are so excited to have Chap Bettis as our special guest this week on The Way Home to discuss how to manage your household well. We talk about Chaps’s new book: Managing Your Household Well. Chap is the founder and executive director of The Disciple-Making Parent, a ministry that assists parents to help them disciple their children. He is a graduate of Southern Seminary, is married to his wife Sharon, and has four children. 

Give the podcast a listen below!

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Welcome back! Thanks for joining us to check out another episode of The Way Home Podcast featuring Daniel Darling, Director of the Land Center at Southwestern Seminary. This week we have Dr. Nathan Finn, Professor of Faith and Culture at North Greenville University, joining us to discuss Carl Henry. Click below or check out our streaming platforms to give it a listen!

Dr. Nathan Finn is Professor of Faith and Culture, as well as Executive Director for the Institute for Faith and Culture, at North Greenville University. He is a respected leader in the Southern Baptist Convention, currently serving as the Recording Secretary of the SBC. He is the author and editor of multiple books, including The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement, Understanding Andrew Fuller: Reflections on His Life, Thought, and Legacy, Historical Theology for the Church, A Reader’s Guide to the Major Writings of Jonathan Edwards, and Spirituality for the Sent: A New Vision for the Missional Church.

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Welcome back for this week’s episode of our podcast, The Way Home. We have Mark David Hall joining us as our special guest this week on The Way Home Podcast! He joins Daniel Darling to talk about how Christianity has influenced our government and on the topic of Christian patriotism. Give it a listen now! 

Mark Hall is a faculty member at Regent University in Virginia and is a scholar in the field of early America. He earned his B.A. in Political Science at Wheaton College and his PhD. in Government from the University of Virginia. He has written or edited over a dozen books, including Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism: Why Christian Nationalism is Not an Existential Threat to America or the Church, Proclaim Liberty Through All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans, and Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth. 

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The Way Home Podcast is back! This week we have a special guest joining us, Dr. Albert Mohler. Dr. Mohler is the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a world-renowned theologian. He joins Dan Darling today to discuss his new book, Prophet, Priest, & King: The Three Offices of Christ.  

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Albert Mohler: Albert Mohler has served as the President for the Souther Baptist Theological Seminary for over 30 years, providing excellent service and leadership, not only to the school but also to the Southern Baptist Convention. He himself is a two-time alumnus of SBTS, graduating with both his M.Div. and Ph.D. He has published numerous books, including The Conviction to Lead, The Apostles Creed, and Recapturing the Glory of Christmas. 

Albert Mohler’s New Book: Prophet, Priest, & King: The Three Offices of Christ. 

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The Way Home Podcast returns from hiatus! Today, we have Caleb Morell on The Way Home Podcast! Caleb Morell is the associate pastor of the historic Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, and its influence on Baptist and evangelicalism across our nation’s history. Today on The Way Home Podcast, Dan and Caleb discuss the long and rich history of CHBC doing ministry in the nation’s capital. This story is captured well in Morell’s new book, A Light on the Hill: The Surprising Story of How a Local Church in the Nation’s Capital Influenced Evangelicalism (2025).

Show Notes

Caleb Morell: Caleb Morell grew up as a missionary kid in Stockholm, Sweden. He became a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church when he moved to Washington DC to attend Georgetown University in 2012. After graduating, Caleb completed the Pastoral Internship program at CHBC and worked in college ministry with Campus Outreach DC from 2016 to 2019 while completing his Masters of Divinity at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2017 Caleb married his college sweetheart, Clare. They live with their two children and many books on Capitol Hill. Since working for two years as Mark Dever’s personal assistant, Caleb has been working to write a book on the history of Capitol Hill Baptist Church.

Guest’s Book: A Light on the Hill: The Surprising Story of How a Local Church in the Nation’s Capital Influenced Evangelicalism (2025)

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The Way Home Podcast returns from hiatus! Today, we have Michael Duduit on The Way Home Podcast! Michael Dundit is the founder and editor of Preaching Magazine. Today on The Way Home Podcast, Dan and Michael discuss preaching and its role in the Christian life, with Michael’s decades of experience in the field, as well as a new book Michael had edited, the 2nd Edition of Handbook of Contemporary Preaching. If you want to better understand the preaching and its importance, Dr. Dudit’s opinions on what constitutes good preaching, or the wisdom of Dr. Duduit’s long career, then this episode is for you!

Show Notes

Michael Duduit: Michael Duduit is the founder and still serves as Executive Editor of Preaching magazine, one of the nation’s premier publications for pastors. He is the founder and director of the National Conference on Preaching and the International Congress on Preaching, which was held in 1997 at Westminster Chapel in London, 2002 at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and 2007 at Cambridge University. He has been a pastor and associate pastor, has served a number of churches as interim pastor, and speaks regularly for churches, colleges and conferences. Dr. Duduit is founding Dean of the College of Christian Studies and the Clamp Divinity School at Anderson University in Anderson, SC, where he also serves as Professor of Christian Ministry. He serves as Executive Editor of Preaching magazine, a publication he founded in 1985. He writes PreachingNow, a weekly e-mail newsletter read by more than 10,000 pastors and church leaders. Michael is the founder and director of the National Conference on Preaching and the International Congress on Preaching.

Guest’s Content: Handbook of Contemporary Preaching, 2nd Edition: A Wealth of Counsel for Creative and Effective Proclamation (2024)

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The Way Home Podcast returns from hiatus! Today, we have Knox Thames on The Way Home Podcast! Dr. Eric Patterson is the current Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South / Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State. Today on The Way Home Podcast, Dan and Knox discuss the unique breadth and depth of America’s advocacy for religious freedom, how advocating for this freedom benefits believers, and how America’s civic values shape foreign policy. If you want to better understand the history of advocacy for religious freedoms, the developing state of these freedoms worldwide, and how these things should influence how one thinks about American influence around the globe, then this episode is for you!

Show Notes

Knox Thames: Knox Thames is an international human rights lawyer, advocate, and author who has dedicated his career to promoting human rights, defending religious minorities, and combating persecution. Over his 20 years of service in the U.S. government, Knox held several key positions advocating for freedom of religion or belief, including at the State Department and two different U.S. government foreign policy commissions. Knox has deep experience regarding South/Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and U.S. foreign policy relating to human rights. Serving in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, he has worked at the intersection of global affairs, religion, and human rights. Known for his nonpartisan approach to advocacy, both the Obama and Trump administrations appointed Knox as the Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South / Central Asia at the State Department. The first to serve in this special envoy role, he received a civil service appointment to lead State Department efforts to support religious minorities in these regions. In April 2023, Knox joined Pepperdine University as a Senior Fellow, directing the new Program on Global Faith and Inclusive Societies from the Washington DC campus, thanks to a grant from the Templeton Religion Trust. He is also an Associate with the Center for Law and Religion at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University.​ A recognized expert, Knox has spoken before the U.S. Congress, the United Nations, the European Parliament, the Organization of American States, the OSCE, as well as to the Atlantic Council, the Foreign Service Institute, and U.S. military war colleges. He has written widely, including for USA Today, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, TIME, CNN, Newsweek, RealClearPolitics, the Times of London, the Harvard Human Rights Journal, the Yale Journal of International Affairs, the Small Wars Journal, and others. ​During his 25-year career of service, Knox has also worked at the U.S. Institute of Peace, the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Commission), the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), AmeriCorps VISTA, and the U.S. Army War College as an Adjunct Research Professor. In addition, from 2004-2012, he was a State Department appointee to the OSCE Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. He was also a finalist to serve as the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Originally from Kentucky, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown College, a Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from American University’s Washington College of Law, and a Master’s in International Affairs from the School of International Service at American University. In addition, he studied at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.

Guest’s Books:  International Religious Freedom Advocacy: A Guide to Organizations, Law and NGOs (2009), Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom(2024)

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The Way Home Podcast returns from hiatus! Today, we have Eric Patterson on The Way Home Podcast! Dr. Eric Patterson is a former Deam at Regent University in Virginia and is the current President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Today on The Way Home Podcast, Dan and Eric discuss the history of communism as well as the history of state power, what the Bible says regarding this issue, and what this has to do with Just War Theory in foreign policy. If you want to better understand the biblical basis of state power and its implications for Just War Theory, and how these things should influence how they think about and approach their government’s involvement in wars and peacekeeping around the globe, then this episode is for you!

Show Notes

Eric Patterson: Dr. Eric Patterson is President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. A foreign policy expert and long-time fighter of totalitarianism, Dr. Patterson previously served as President of the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI), where he led the organization’s efforts to advocate for religious liberty around the world through training and educational programs for students, teachers, public officials, and other audiences. Prior to RFI, Dr. Patterson was a university dean and professor. His government experience includes service as a White House Fellow, at the U.S. Department of State, and, for over 20 years, as an Air National Guard commander. He is an active scholar on the moral dimensions of national security and international affairs, as well as author of over 20 books.

Guest’s Books: Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition: Christian Foundations and Practices(2023), Just War and Christian Traditions (2022),  Just American Wars: Ethical Dilemmas in U.S. Military History (War, Conflict and Ethics) (2018) 

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