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The Ride Home - Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 85:10


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The Ride Home - Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 84:59


How Parents Can Cope When Children Shut Them Out … GUEST Glenn Lutjens … Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who’s been on the Focus counseling team for more than 30 yrs. UFOs, the Paranormal, & Christian Worldview ... GUEST Astrophysicist & author Dr Hugh Ross … senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize w the words of the Bible … his books include “The Creator & the Cosmos,” “Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,” and “Improbable Planet”. Is there really such a thing as righteous anger? How to survive outrage culture and live like Jesus … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, October 27, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 84:42


Will There Be a Christian Super Bowl Halftime Show? … GUEST Kelsey Kramer McGinnis … worship correspondent for Christianity Today … coauthor of “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting” and writes broadly on Christian music and the intersection of American Christianity and popular culture. A Biblical Response to the Immigration Crisis … GUEST Dr Richard Gamble … professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS), Point Breeze. The Way of the Prophet … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South HillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, October 24, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 84:40


Hurdle-isms: Wit and Wisdom from a Lifetime in Baseball… GUEST Clint Hurdle … former Pirate manager, and MLB player and coach … was named Sporting News National Manager of the Year along with the Baseball Writers Association National League Manager of the Year … continues to be a significant presence in the world of baseball. Sometimes we see what we dream for … GUEST Amy Julia Becker … helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture at amyjuliabecker.com …author of “To Be Made Well,” “White Picket Fences,” “Small Talk,” and “A Good and Perfect Gift” … guest opinion writer for national publications and hosts the Reimagining the Good Life podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, October 23, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 84:38


Why I Changed My Mind About Dressing Up for Church … GUEST Daniel Stegman. The Story of the 10-Mile Valley Community Prayer Gathering … GUEST Pat O’Brien … GUEST Jaelyn DeWit … 15 yrs old, HS student. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 84:46


The fragile Middle East peace deal … GUEST Jeff Jacoby … Op-Ed Columnist and Assoc Editor, The Boston Globe. The Silent Consequence of IVF That Fertility Doctors Keep From Women: Lack of informed consent and a moral reckoning … GUEST Ericka Andersen … freelance writer living in Indianapolis, and author of “Leaving Cloud 9” and “Reason to Return: Why Women Need the Church and the Church Needs Women” … upcoming book is “Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 85:17


Considering Sparrows What Birds teach us about Who we Are, Where we’re Going, and the Joy of Following Jesus ... GUEST Kevin Burrell ... is a pastor and an orni-theologist — a word penned by the theologian & birder John Stott … Kevin is convinced that every one of us should make an effort to attend toward some aspect of God's creation; and he has chosen birds. No Kings: what’s the best way to stop Executive Overreach? … GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College. The Christian Immigration Advocacy Center-Glenn Hannah ACAC and Amber Blair Pres. of CIAC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Monday, October 20, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 85:11


5:10 PM - The conversion of Young Men in America … GUEST Fr Jason Charron … Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carnegie PA … (For if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? [1 Cor 14:8] - We are living at a time in history when millions of young men in their 30s/40s are undergoing great conversions, but unless the churches of God get their messaging and their preaching and their teaching clear then this spiritual rebirth will be a stillborn death. The churches of God need to proclaim Christ and him crucified, not a watered-down gospel that is palpable to secularism)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, October 17, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 84:52


At last, the world is noticing the persecution of Christians: Violence against Christians merits U.S. pressure on Nigeria’s government for strong countermeasures … GUEST Robert Royal … author of “The Martyrs of the New Millennium: The Global Persecution of Christians in the Twenty-First Century” Isaiah 43 … GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 84:31


In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death… GUEST Kathryn Post … Pittsburgh- based reporter for RNS covering topics such as Gen Z spirituality, pop culture and abuse in religious contexts. Before joining RNS, she earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale, interned at RNS in 2020 and has degrees in writing and political science from Calvin University in Grand Rapids MI … her writing has appeared in the WashPost, Sojourners, the Christian Century, Broadview Magazine and more. At last, the world is noticing the persecution of Christians: Violence against Christians merits U.S. pressure on Nigeria’s government for strong countermeasures … GUEST Robert Royal … author of “The Martyrs of the New Millennium: The Global Persecution of Christians in the Twenty-First Century.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, October 13, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 84:33


This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Gaza ceasefire/hostages released … + … Peace talks in Egypt … + … Gov’t shutdown)… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN White House correspondent. Death of Diane Keaton … +… “Last Days:” new film about John Alan Chau… + … “The Lowdown,” streaming … + … “One Battle after Another” (DiCaprio) … + … Halloween movies … GUEST Abby Olcese… writer on film, pop culture and faith … she’s written for Think Christian and RogerEbert.com … author of “Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies” Gardening + … Putting the garden to bed, but leaving plants up to help pollinators … + … How to store garden tomatoes to enjoy through Nov … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor, Gardening with Doug.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, October 10, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 84:35


How important is the President’s faith? Would we ever elect an atheist President? … GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … Prof of Practice at Washington Univ in St Louis at the John C Danforth Center on Religion & Politics … author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America,””The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” and coauthor of “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”… His newest book is “The American Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends & the Future” … substack: Graphs About Religion and he tweets at @ryanburge Humble Worldviewing… GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... Professor of faith and public life at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... He has written numerous books, including “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, October 9, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 84:38


Celebrating the Jewish holidays in light of peace talks between Israel and Hamas … GUEST Noah Schoen … Patriotism v Christian Nationalism … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill ChurchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 85:04


Whatever became of original sin?… GUEST Steve Bateman … has been senior pastor of First Bible Church in North Alabama for over 30 yrs and is author of “Brothers, Stand Firm! Seven Things Every Man Should Know, Practice, and Invest in the Next Generation” How does praying the same words used for centuries connect you to the wider Church? … GUEST Julie Lane-Gay … writer and editor who teaches at Regent College and also edits the college's journal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 85:02


Can you trust AI for theology? … GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra… senior writer and faith- &-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”. Physician-Assisted Suicide … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic University of America in the nation’s capitol … author of 7 books, incl “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” … his most recent book is “Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted Killing” … Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY … He & his wife Paulyn have 4 kids, 3 of whom they adopted from a Filipino orphanage in 2016. On Regret & Apologies in Marriage … GUEST Chris Fogle … works in manufacturing procurement in Southern CA … His passion is connecting Jesus and the Bible to pop culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Monday, October 6, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 85:21


4:35 PM - Combatting sex trafficking in Pgh: Her Safe Haven celebrates 2nd anniversary ... GUEST Linda Kricher ... Acting Executive Director, Her Safe Haven. 5:10 PM - Live from NYC at the site of the original Redeemer Church … GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, October 2, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 84:58


Patriotism v Christian Nationalism … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church. GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... He's the author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the most recent, “Beyond Evolution: How New Discoveries in the Science of Life point to God” Does the Church still matter in our Modern World? … GUEST Dr Carmen Joy Imes … Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters” … her new book drops later this month, “Becoming Gods Family: Why the Church still matters”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 85:30


GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green .. she's the author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church: an Introduction to Eastern Christianity"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 84:33


Texas flood ... GUEST Ralph Crewe ... Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co-boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh... a generally curious person Noah's Flood Revisited... GUEST Dr. Hugh Ross ... Astrophysicist, author, and senior scholar of Reasons to Believe, an organization the researches and communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize with the words of the Bible. What do Karens and Assassins have in common - biblical reflections on Hubris and how to recover humility in an out of control age... GUEST Rev. Jay Slocum ... Rector, St Thomas Anglican Church in Gibsonia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, September 29, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 84:42


Sin, Confess, Repent … GUEST Rev Martin Blocki .. teaches at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary and is associate pastor at the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North Hills. The Dangerous Distortion of Fear: When we let fear be our ruler, it twists our perceptions, narrows our vision, and turns us away from the love of God and neighbor … GUEST Edward Song …Herbert Hoover Endowed Chair of Faith and Public Life at George Fox Univ, Newberg, OR.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, September 25, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 84:56


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The Ride Home - Tuesday, September 24, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 84:57


Erika Kirk and Jen Hatmaker… GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. We are not in Control … GUEST Dr Kelly Kapic … Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 84:49


National Singles Week and National Singles Day Sat Sept 27 … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show. The Art of Asking Better Questions: Pursuing strong relationships, healthier leadership, and Deeper Faith (new book) … GUEST J.R. Briggs … founder of Kairos Partnerships and serves on staff with the Ecclesia Network and Fresh Expressions … his books include “The Sacred Overlap,” and “Eldership and the Mission of God”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, September 22, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 84:56


This Week in the Nation’s capitol (Charlie Kirk memorial … + … Trump orders DOJ to prosecute political enemies … + … -Govt shutdown? … + … UN speech tomorrow as allies support Palestinian Statehood … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House correspondent. The Faith Community in Pgh … GUEST Rev Liddy Barlow … Executive Minister of Christian Associates of Southwest PA. Curiosity as an Act of Belonging… GUEST Amy Julia Becker … helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture at amyjuliabecker.com …author of “To Be Made Well,” “White Picket Fences,” “Small Talk,” and “A Good and Perfect Gift” … guest opinion writer for national publications and hosts the Reimagining the Good Life podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, September 19, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 84:45


Filling a Charlie Kirk-size hole in our discourse about the gospel (RNS) … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic University of America in the nation’s capitol. Drought: everything on hold til we get some rain … + … time to plant trees, shrubs, perennials, cool weather veggies/flowers and bulbs … + … dormant lawns … + … right way & wrong way to water … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor of Gardening with Doug.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, September 18, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 84:53


Higher education and the rise of political violence … GUEST Paul J McNulty ... spent over 30 yrs in Washington DC as an attorney in public service and private practice ... In 2005, the US Senate unanimously confirmed Paul McNulty to the positon of Deputy Attorney General, the second in command at the US Department of Justice, and the Chief Operating Officer of the department’s 100,000 employees … he’s also just finished his tenure as the 9th president of Grove City College. The spirituality of Recovery … GUESTS Drs Olivia M Matthews & Eric Kocian … Dr Eric Kocian Associate Prof and Chair of the Criminology, Law, and Society Department at Saint Vincent College … Kocian is a prior service United States Marine Corps Reservist and was trained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2012 … Dr. Olivia Matthews … has been serving on the frontlines of the drug and alcohol addiction epidemic for ten years in several professional capacities; from an inpatient Christian D&A therapist to a chairperson of a non-profit Christ-centered addiction recovery ministry … she has a PhD in criminal justice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 84:45


Should Christians pray for Parking spots? (Luke 11) … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia. What is the Tree of Life? … GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 84:42


Holy Ghost Mama: 21 Old School Lessons that Saved my Life … GUEST Sherri Lynn …. nationally syndicated radio co-host of the Brant Hansen Show and co-creator of the Brant & Sherry Oddcast, but still is a native Pittsburgher … w a background in comedy, playwriting, and podcast production, Sherri brings her trademark humor and authenticity to every medium. The Gospel After Christendom: An Introduction to Cultural Apologetics … GUEST Skyler Flowers … Assoc Pastor as Grace Bible Church in Oxford Miss and the assoc program director at The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, September 15, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 85:02


This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (VP Vance hosts the Charlie Kirk show today … + … Trump blames left for political violence … + … Fed Reserve week … + … Trump/UK visit this week)… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Weekend to Remember … GUESTS Tony & Lymari Navarro, Speakers @ Weekend to Remember … Pgh Marriott North, Nov 7-9, 2025. On Kneeling … GUEST Heidie Senseman … MFA candidate in the Univ of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program … Her essays have previously appeared in Vita Poetica, Dappled Things, and Plough.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, September 12, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 85:13


Charlie Kirk’s Obituary … GUEST Daniel Silliman … News Editor, Christianity Today ... author of, "Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith" and his latest, “One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search for Salvation”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, September 11, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 89:29


A special edition of This Week in the Nation’s Capitol: the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the 24th anniv of 9/11 … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. The murder of Charlie Kirk ... GUEST Dr Paul Kengor ... Senior Director and Chief Academic Fellow for the Center for Vision and Values, and Professor of Political Science at Grove City College ... author of over a dozen books, including the NYT bestseller “God and Ronald Reagan” ... his latest is “Reagan’s Legacy in a World Transformed (which he co-authored with Jeffrey Chidester) and "The Divine Plan".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 84:56


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The Ride Home - Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 84:12


Why read a poem at a time like this?… GUEST Marilyn McEntyre … writer, prof, speaker … award-winning author of multiple books on language & faith, incl “Where the Eye Alights,” “Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict,” “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”. GUEST Kathryn Post … Pittsburgh-based reporter for RNS covering topics such as Gen Z spirituality, pop culture and abuse in religious contexts (Before joining RNS, she earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale, interned at RNS in 2020 and has degrees in writing and political science from Calvin University in Grand Rapids MI … her writing has appeared in the WashPost, Sojourners, the Christian Century, Broadview Magazine and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, September 8, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 84:35


This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump addresses his religious liberty commission at The Museum of the Bible … + … Trump’s apocalyptic meme aimed at Chicago … + … Hyundai plant raid= Trump’s investment policies vs immigration policies)… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. What’s good to watch?… GUEST Abby Olcese… writer on film, pop culture and faith … she’s written for Think Christian and RogerEbert.com … author of “Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies” GUEST Father Lou Vallone ... was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pgh in 1973 ... Since his ordination, Fr. Lou has shepherded the faith communities of 9 diff parishes, 6 of them as pastor ... Now retired as a Pastor & Adjunct Professor at Duquesne University, he spends his time as a Charter Member and Master Coach for the Human Formation Coalition and gives retreats, days of recollections and missions for clergy & parishes, as well as consulting & lecturing in Canon Law as an Advocate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, September 5, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 84:56


Truth Rising: Focus on the Family and The Colson Center announce the premiere of a groundbreaking documentary called (the docu explores the crisis facing Western civilization & showcases stories of ordinary Christians to galvanize others to choose courage at this pivotal crossroad in time … GUEST John Stonestreet … president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and an author and speaker on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics … the daily voice of Breakpoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture, founded by the late Chuck Colson … also the voice of The Point, a daily one-minute feature on worldview, apologetics, and cultural issues. Day on the Lawn … GUEST Rev. Derek Davenport, Senior Pastor at Sewickley Presbyterian ChurchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, September 4, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 85:04


The bitter antagonism within the Church over biblical interpretationand the role of Science … GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... He's the author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the upcoming “Beyond Evolution”. Bible colleges close, but their legacies live on: as the graduate of a defunct school, I know what isn’t lost.… GUEST Carmen Joy Imes … Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author, most recently, of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 85:02


When to get help for your Marriage… GUEST Dorothy Little Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle: Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide. When will Meta stop trying to hurt Children? GUEST Chris Martin ... author of “Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media” … and most recently, “The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead” … his substack is chrismartinfyi. GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green … author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, August 29, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 83:48


How AI Is Changing Job Opportunities for New College Grads … GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra senior writer and faith-&-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”. Taylor’s engaged … GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theo Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... written numerous books, incl “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 84:19


James Dobson, Cracker Barrel, and if there’s time Magnolia … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. Why the Heavens Declare God’s Glory More Than Ever: Psalm 19 and cutting-edge astronomical discoveries ... GUEST Astrophysicist & author Dr. Hugh Ross … senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize w the words of the Bible … his books include “The Creator & the Cosmos,” “Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,” and “Improbable Planet”. What the Amish can teach us about navigating AI … GUEST Rev JaySlocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, August 25, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 84:19


This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump’s DC crackdown … + … other US cities … + … flag-burning ban … + … conservative editorial board concerned about Trump’s 2nd term vendettas) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Confession of Sin in Worship … GUEST Dr Barry York … Professor of Pastoral Theology and Dean of Faculty at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary … In 2018, he also became RPTS President. Change: Transitions and opportunities to experience Gods grace … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South Hills.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, August 22, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 84:45


Haiti: the latest report … GUEST Rhonda Smith .. Executive Director of Haiti H2O: Hope to Opportunity … and … GUEST Max Touloute …. New Assoc Director My Religion Is Something Else … The Plateau is Real … GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ … author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America,””The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” and co-author of “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”… His newest book is “The American Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends & the Future” … substack: Graphs About Religion and he tweets at @ryanburgeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Thursday, August 21, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 85:13


Appeal by the KY clerk who refused to give marriage licenses to single-sex couples (asked the court to take the case, overturn the prior decision on same- sex marriages. The court hasn’t decided to take the case yet but it’s stirring up controversy … GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College. When Putin’s in Town Alaska’s Slavic Christians keep Praying for Peace (CT) … GUEST Anna Broadway … has written for The NYT, WSJ, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Christianity Today … author of “Sexless in the City: A Memoir of Reluctant Chastity” and … “Solo Planet: How Singles Help the Church Recover Our Calling”… annabroadway.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 84:08


What’s good about a Love Song? … GUEST Ryan Peter … writer, ghostwriter, writing coach, Indie author & journalist. Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work… GUEST Dr Arianna Molloy … Assoc prof of Organizational Communication at Biola Univ,, where she researches meaningful work, work as a calling, and the connection between humility and burnout in the workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - August 19, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 84:51


4:10 PM - This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. 4:35 PM - Beyond Evolution: How New Discoveries in the Science of Life Point to God (new book): the role of books in Christian publishing … Christian Unity Even With Disagreements … GUEST Dr Sy Garte. 5:10 PM - Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted Killing (new book) … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic University of America in the nation’s capitol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Monday, August 18, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 85:12


4:35 PM - The Nature of Rest … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill ChurchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - August 15, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 85:23


4:10 PM - What’s good to watch?… GUEST Abby Olcese (ol-CHESS-ee)… writer on film, pop culture and faith … she’s written for Think Christian and RogerEbert.com (she’s from Kansas City) … author of “Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies”. 5:10 PM - End of Summer Reading … GUEST Byron Borger … owner, Hearts and Minds Bookstore, Dallastown PA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Thursday, August 14, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 85:19


4:10 PM - Hope (a new kitten and King David’s hope after his infant son died) … GUEST Chris Fogle … works in manufacturing procurement in Southern CA … His passion is connecting Jesus and the Bible to pop culture. 5:10 PM - On being a Good Person … GUEST Steve Bateman … has been senior pastor of First Bible Church in North Alabama for over 30 yrs and is author of “Brothers, Stand Firm! Seven Things Every Man Should Know, Practice, and Invest in the Next Generation”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 84:40


You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful GUEST Dr Karen Swallow Prior ... author of “On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Literature" ... also co-editor of "Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues” Tim Keller on the Christian Life: the Transforming Power of the Gospel … GUEST Matt Smethurst … lead pastor as River City Baptist Church in Richmond VA … author of several books including “Before you Open Your Bible,” “Before you Share your Faith,” and is the cohost of The Everyday pastor podcast from TGC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 85:26


4:10 PM - Paradox: Jesus used the literary device & it’s a feature of all wisdom traditions … GUEST Marilyn McEntyre … writer, prof, speaker … award-winning author of multiple books on language & faith. 4:50 PM - *Pittsburgh Restaurant Week (Hanadi’s, Springfield Grille, Pusadee’s Garden** 5:10 PM - How the Second Great Awakening Helped Make America: The religious movement shaped individuals’ lives & helped build communities (Dispatch) … GUEST Dr Thomas Kidd … Yeats chair of Baptist Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary … author of many books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Monday, August 11, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 84:43


This Week in the Nation’s Capitol… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Mercy, Attentiveness, and Alyosha Against AI’s forces of privation… GUEST Dr Joshua Heavin …curate at an Anglican Church in the North Dallas area and adjunct professor at Houston Christian Univ, Wycliffe College, and West Texas A&M Univ … also the book reviews editor for the journal Pro Ecclesia of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology. Adventures in Training with a Purpose: a Christian non-profit organization focused on serving civilians, veterans and 1st responders by providing physical & mental health services to drastically improve quality of life … GUEST Jon Kolb … is a former Pgh Steeler and 4-time Super Bowl champ who played as an All-Pro offensive lineman for 13 seasons … Jon protected quarterback Bradshaw’s blindside from his left tackle position and on the field for the Immaculate Reception … after his retirement, he worked as a defensive line, and a strength & conditioning coach for the Steelers … He was also an occasional strongman competitor in some of the World's Strongest Man contests … Jon is the founder of ATP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ride Home - Friday, August 8, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 85:00


National Book Week … GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theo Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... written numerous books, incl “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels” Who created God? ... GUEST Astrophysicist & author Dr Hugh Ross … senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize w the words of the Bible … his books include “The Creator & the Cosmos,” “Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,” and “Improbable Planet” It’s So Unfair … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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