Why is there so much anger attached to discussions of systemic racism when Christians are commanded to care about the poor and the marginalized. Jacob Henson of Mild Man Music has been writing about this and he shares his thoughts on this edition of the NPE Podcast.

Loren D'Amico is a new blogger on the NPE Podcast website and the creator of a Facebook Group named "Intersecting Faith and Politics." His initial blog on our site was called The Makings of a Liberal Evangelical.

Can there be such a thing? Listen in as Loren and show host Paul Swearengin, the Non-Partisan Evangelical discuss the recent killing of a black man by a Minneapolis police officer, a Christian singer who no longer beliefs in God and how repentance could change racism in American.

For more of Loren's Blogs, check out his Blog Page at NPEpodcast.com.

Religious Right a Moral or Political Movement: Katherine Stewart, Power Worshippers by Unconventional Pastor Paul

With pushing and shoving taking place in restaurants and the apartments of elected officials, can we raise our level of conversation before things get really ugly? How can viewing ourselves in community with one another help us talk to one another? Brice Yocum, an expert in mediation discusses how to overcome a "political pandemic."

In Part Two of our series on Better Conversations in a Pandemic, Sheri Wiedenhoefer, the Director of Fresno Pacific University's Center for Peacemaking, tells us why people sometimes take matters too far when feeling injustice and how we can work to find a better way to share our needs with each other without ugly confrontation.

There are good and productive ways to disagree and have conflict. And leaning into these ideas can help resolve our issues and bring us together, rather than create distance.

Paul & Ashley Talk Listening To Others by Unconventional Pastor Paul

The amount of vitriol against elected official who have made decisions to keep people sheltered in place is alarming. We've adopted a "victim mentality" in our country that is hindering our ability to interact well as a culture and perhaps will be the mindset that takes us from our place as a world leading country. Listen as Paul describes how Jesus was empowered even in the face of injustice.

Kevin Miller is the director of the J.E.S.U.S.A. Film. He discusses American Christianity. The desire for power and weaponry. Would Jesus have been part of it all in the Evangelical Church? Don't miss this fascinating and challenging conversation.

Is salvation simply a tool to get people to heaven one day? Or does the greek word "sozo", which we commonly translate as "being saved", mean good things can happen for people in the here and now?

Randy White is a man who has professionally and personally put his efforts towards ensuring 'shalom' is available for people today. Listen as he talks about a Christianity that is based on impacting people's lives and not simply on trying to convert them to a religion.

Should Churches be meeting during our days of Shelter-in-Place? A member of the administration says again that the Coronavirus was a 'surprise.' Why that misleading information is dangerous and needs to be called out!