In which Pinball Wizard joins Spanks and the Dude to discuss his new book, ⁠Life Among the Powers: A Political Spirituality of Resistance⁠, and the role the Gospel plays how we live out the ideas of his book.

Want to get a sense of the book before diving into this episode? Read Rick's essay on the Wipf and Stock Publishers blog: ⁠https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2025/02/13/rick-elgendy-a-political-spirituality-of-resistance/⁠

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In which Dr. Rick Elgendy joins Ethan and Jo to discuss his new book, Life Among the Powers: A Political Spirituality of Resistance, and how no one gets to opt out of life amongst the powers and principalities.

Want to get a sense of the book before diving into this episode? Read Rick's essay on the Wipf and Stock Publishers blog: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2025/02/13/rick-elgendy-a-political-spirituality-of-resistance/

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In which Spanks and the Dude discuss what you do when you realize that most folks aren't going to stand up when you expect them to, and what our work is as pastors.

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You know her. Perhaps you've read her books. Maybe you've even been taken with her rhetorical skills. But do her writings and teachings meet this particular moment in Christianity?

Tune in as Ethan and Jo offer a pastoral critique of Nadia Bolz-Weber's interview with Rainn Wilson on his podcast, Soul Boom.

(It's episode 40, "Does Religion Still Matter? Nadia Bolz-Weber on Faith, Community & Belonging." We're not gonna link it.)

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In which Spanks and the Dude discuss how to frame a pathological need for fixing things into a call to ministry, with the help of beloved voice actor Alan Tudyk's character in the Will Smith film, I, Robot.

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In which Ethan and Jo discuss a couple of incidents around the churches.

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In which Spanks Rebok and the Dude discuss the important work of the church secretary, with important, firsthand stories.

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In which Ethan asks Jo about justice work: what stops us from doing it, where we can start, and what we can achieve.

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In which Spanks Rebok and the Dude discuss true crime and procedural TV shows.

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Recorded before Trump's inauguration, a conversation about January 6, Christianity, and what we must do in order to stand against fascists, nationalists, and people who want to divide us.

Read the bishops' letter here.

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