Thinking God Podcast

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  • Jamie Wright is the very worst missionary, but she still knows far more about missions than you do, and doesn't care if you like her or not.
    Jamie Wright is a writer who knows spending $53 billion annually to spreak white people religion is ridculous. That's why she closely monitors the crap meter that evaluates such "mission trips" and "callings" and loudly and colorfully reports the truth to anyone who will listen.
    Her new book "The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever" is the most honest book on being a missionary I have read. It's based on her five years as an on-the-ground, full-time "foreign" missionary, and is a spot on account of the underbelly of what it's like.
    She's a good writer who is going to get even better with her next book (I have her promise she will keep working on it).
    After you buy her book, follow her latest musings on her blog here.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Jamie Wright is the very worst missionary, but she still knows far more about missions than you do, and doesn’t care if you like her or not.

    Jamie Wright is a writer who knows spending $53 billion annually to spreak white people religion is ridculous. That's why she closely monitors the crap meter that evaluates such "mission trips" and "callings" and loudly and colorfully reports the truth to anyone who will listen.


    Her new book "The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever" is the most honest book on being a missionary I have read. It's based on her five years as an on-the-ground, full-time "foreign" missionary, and is a spot on account of the underbelly of what it's like.


    She's a good writer who is going to get even better with her next book (I have her promise she will keep working on it).


    After you buy her book, follow her latest musings on her blog here.

    1 hr 21 min
  • Maggie Rowe's sins bravely, but she's actually closer to the mark than she thinks
    Rebroadcast of podcast with writer, comedian and always fascinating Maggie Rowe. Since this interview, Season Two of "Flaked" has aired, and it finished well. Buy her book.
    If, as Anne Lamott writes, laughter is the carbonated form of the Holy Spirit, Maggie Rowe is a major distributor of divine carbonation for the third member of the trinity, something for which we can all be grateful.
    (And for the record), though she worried at one point she was getting close, Maggie has never managed to blaspheme her bubbly supplier.
    As writer, comedian, actor and the author of "Sin Bravely: My Great Escape from Evangelical Hell," she brings some serious fun to the Thinking God Podcast.
    You may have seen her in such movies as "Ocean's Thirteen" or "Fun With Dick and Jane," or the monster television series "Arrested Development," a show for which she is also a writer.
    And for 15 years she has been a key part of the Comedy Central show "Sit 'N' Spin."
    Maggie is currently writing for the wonderful series "Flaked," which is available on Netflix. 
    She is also someone who has found a path of recovery from misgued religion to a place of faith and hope, which makes her the perfect guest.
    47 min
  • Maggie Rowe’s sins bravely, but she’s actually closer to the mark than she thinks

    Rebroadcast of podcast with writer, comedian and always fascinating Maggie Rowe. Since this interview, Season Two of "Flaked" has aired, and it finished well. Buy her book.


    If, as Anne Lamott writes, laughter is the carbonated form of the Holy Spirit, Maggie Rowe is a major distributor of divine carbonation for the third member of the trinity, something for which we can all be grateful.


    (And for the record), though she worried at one point she was getting close, Maggie has never managed to blaspheme her bubbly supplier.


    As writer, comedian, actor and the author of "Sin Bravely: My Great Escape from Evangelical Hell," she brings some serious fun to the Thinking God Podcast.


    You may have seen her in such movies as "Ocean's Thirteen" or "Fun With Dick and Jane," or the monster television series "Arrested Development," a show for which she is also a writer.


    And for 15 years she has been a key part of the Comedy Central show "Sit 'N' Spin."


    Maggie is currently writing for the wonderful series "Flaked," which is available on Netflix. 


    She is also someone who has found a path of recovery from misgued religion to a place of faith and hope, which makes her the perfect guest.

    47 min
  • Andrew Morgan is a Filmmaker with a Purpose
    Andrew Morgan makes films that matter. 
    Morgan's "The True Cost" tells the story of why the fashion industry is problematic for almost everyone involved.
    His latest, "The Hertric," follows Rob Bell in his quest to tell the world: Love Wins.
    54 min
  • Diana Butler Bass is grateful, and her new book explains why - Encore Presentation
    Diana Butler Bass is the author of 10 books, includint "Grateful," due out April 3. She is a highly sought-after speaker, and one of Ameria's top scholars on religion and culture. She is also articulate and engaging concerning her own spiritual and political journey, and a very good guest.  It's worth your time to find out more about her and her books, and the best plact to do that is here: http://dianabutlerbass.com
    We talked a llittle about her upcoming book "Grateful" during the podcact last year.
    1 hr 13 min
  • Steve Brown is an old guy, who believes there is no hook in grace. I love this guy. (Encore)
    Dr. Steve Brown really does not care what you think. He is not your mother, your guru or the Holy Spirit. But if you are wise, you will pay attention to this man and what he says. Seriously, if for no other reason than he is the Johnny Appleseed of grace.
    The founder of the Keylife Network (Keylife.org), says  he’s no guru, but he has been something of a guru to me.
    Steve is the Johnny Appleseed of grace, since he was writing, taking and preaching about grace, real grace, the kind without a hook in it, decades before most were considering it as an option.
    He is the author of 18 books, including his latest, “Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks That Keep Us Apart,” “Three Free Sins,” “Scandalous Freedom,” and one of the best books on prayer in our generation, “Approaching God.”
    He is host of the radio programs, heard on more than 600 stations,  “Steve Brown, etc,” and “Key Life” and the “You Think About That” radio spots of hope and encouragement. 
    He also smokes a pipe and reads Stephen King and doesn’t care who he offends because he’s not looking for a new job.
    1 hr 6 min

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Thinking God is weekly podcast featuring discussions with writers, speakers, educators and artists who take spirituality seriously and who share the conclusion that hope is still a viable option.

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