TWF is joined by Dr. Lisa Weaver Swartz, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Asbury University, and author of Stained Glass Ceilings: How Evangelicals Do Gender and Practice Power.

Link to her website: https://lisaweaverswartz.com/

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Music by Decaf Martin (my buddy Autra)

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Dr. Fellipe do Vale is assistant professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He recently wrote Gender as Love: A Theological Account of Human Identity, Embodied Desire, and Our Social Worlds. , the topic of our conversation today.

If you'd like to support his work buy his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Love-Theological-Identity-Embodied/dp/1540966976

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Music by Decaf Martin (my buddy Autra)

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TWF is accompanied by legendary NT scholar Dr. Nijay Gupta!  Dr. Gupta is currently teaching at Northern Seminary as Professor of New Testament.  He recently wrote Tell Her Story which acts as the main piece for our conversation today, however, his newest book Strange Religion is set to release on February 27th, so go pre-order now!  

Follow all things Nijay Gupta @nijay.gupta on instagram

Read his blog www.cruxsolablog.com

And check out his podcast Slow Theology

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Music by Decaf Martin (my buddy Autra)

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Zach Wagner joins TWF to talk about masculinity and male sexuality, all through the lens of purity culture and what that taught us. Zach Wagner is the author of Non-Toxic Masculinity: Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality. He is pursuing a DPhil (PhD) in New Testament studies at Keble College, University of Oxford and serving as the editorial director of the Center for Pastor Theologians, where he co-hosts the CPT Podcast.

Buy his book here: https://www.ivpress.com/non-toxic-masculinity

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On TWF today is Brenna Blain! Brenna (a.k.a. @bunonmyhead on instagram) is a contemporary Theologian and author writing and speaking about same-sex attraction, mental illness, and abuse. She tackles some of the harder questions in this episode, but graciously, as she speaks with compassion and clarity from her own testimony.

Brenna hosts a podcast called Can I Say That? available on all platforms. Follow her on Instagram to stay updated on her upcoming work, including a book!

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Music by Decaf Martin (my buddy Autra)

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What a treat to have my pastor Sharon Miller on the podcast! She joined Theology with Friends to talk about why women attend evangelical seminaries and how Christians can disagree without deeming each other heretics.

Follow Sharon on Instagram @sharonhmiller, and buy her most recent book The Cost of Control on Amazon!

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Music: "Come on In" by Mike Marshall (used with permission)

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Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler joins Theology with Friends to discuss the Gender of God and revisit Mary and the Virgin Conception. Rev. Dr. Peeler is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, IL, and an Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, IL.

Her most recent book is Women and Gender of God (Eerdmans, 2022).

Music: "Come on In" by Mike Marshall (used with permission)

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What a special episode (yes I almost cried)! On Theology with Friends today we have a very special guest, Faith Eury Cho! Faith is the co-pastor and co-founder of Mosaic Covenant Church, as well as the CEO and found of The Honor Summit, a nonprofit organization that equips and activates Asian American women for the mission of God.

We talk about finding God in the wilderness and experiencing Him daily. The impetus for this episode is her new book Experiencing Friendship with God: How the Wilderness Draws Us to His Presence!!

If you have not heard of Faith nor bought her book, please do so! Also find access to her and her ministries through her website: https://www.faitheurycho.com and Instagram @faitheurycho !

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Music: "Come on In" by Mike Marshall (used with permission)