The Ride Home with John and Kathy

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN White House Correspndent. Living and Dying Well - In light of the American Medical Association and the New York vote as news hooks… GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine … Charlie spent 14 yrs in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of 7 books, inluding “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” … his most recent book is “Bioethics for Nurses: a Christian Moral Vision”. We are a resurrection people: Darkness, despair, death do not have the final word.… GUEST Keith Kondrich … permanent Deacon for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pgh, formerly an Allegheny County Jail chaplain for The Foundation of HOPE, a local faith-based nonprofit helping men and women successfully re-enter their communities and reconnect with their families after being incarcerated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Empowered to witness for Christ … GUEST Rev Alan Hannah … Lead Pastor, Allegheny Center Alliance Church, North Side of Pgh. The Faith Community in Pgh … GUEST Rev Liddy Barlow … Executive Minister of Christian Associates of Southwest PA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagination: how it can help us to better read and live out Scripture … GUEST Lanta Davis … Professor of Humanities and Literature, John Wesley Honors College … author of “Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation” . Fortitude ... GUEST Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder & editor-in-chief of Christ & Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest, “On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living” … also “You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World” and "Disruptive Witness" and one of my fav essays ever, “On Living”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re asking the Wrong Tech Question: The consideration is not “How can we use this technology redemptively?” but rather “Should we use this technology at all?”(CT) … GUEST Mitchell East adult education and small groups minister at Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond, OK … writes about the Bible and theology at his Substack, East of Eden. I recovered from my yearslong bout with anorexia and bulimia. Many others aren’t so lucky … 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.

What gets in the way of Christians finding out more about Judaism? … GUEST Noah Schoen … Manager of Community Engagement for the Holocaust Center of Pgh. … GUEST Father Jason Charron ... Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carnegie PA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (LA violence … + … Musk vs Trump … + … US China trade talks … + … ABC News reporter suspended for anti-Trump administration social post) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN White House Correspndent. Fortitude ... GUEST Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder & editor-in-chief of Christ & Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest, “On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living” … also “You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World” and "Disruptive Witness" and one of my fav essays ever, “On Living”. Summer Reading … GUEST Byron Borger … owner, Hearts and Minds Bookstore, Dallastown PA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The theology of 30 heartbeats a minute … 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”. My commencement address: "Packing Your Purpose" and 5 practical ways to live with godly purpose … GUEST Paul J McNulty … recently retired president of Grove City College ... spent over 30 yrs in Washington DC as an attorney in public service and private practice ... In 2005, the US Senate unanimously confirmed 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 … (1. Be rooted in the word; 2. Treat everyone with respect; 3. Communicate like Christ; 4. Don't grow weary in doing good; 5. Always be hopeful.).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Does It Mean When We Say God Is Our Help?… GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. Last week Stanley Hauerwas said, “Celebrate the Eucharist as often as you can,” from The Riches of Your Grace: Living in the Book of Common Prayer (new book) … GUEST Julie Lane-Gay … writer and editor … she teaches at Regent College and also edits the college's journal … lives with her husband in Vancouver, BC and is active in her local Anglican Church. Why are Smokestacks so Tall? … GUEST Ralph Crewe … Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co-boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh … a generally Curious Person.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Female caregiver: devalued in our society? … 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. Is social media like music? ... 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 … Chris lives outside Nashville w his family. The Eucharist … GUEST Dr Carmen Joy Imes … Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author, most recently, of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters” … her opening work (Oct 25) is “Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church still Matters”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A plane crash that happened two years ago -- five guys on board, all members or pastors at Harvest Church in Memphis. No chance of survival … 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”. Church History: its integration with discipleship in local churches… GUEST Michael Betrus [“Bee-tris”] … lawyer who lives in Fort Worth TX … He formerly co-hosted the Radically Normal podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Church History: its integration with discipleship in local churches… GUEST Michael Betrus… lawyer who lives in Fort Worth TX … He formerly co-hosted the Radically Normal podcast/ Everybody Still Worships: 20 Years of “This is Water”… GUEST Dr Daniel Bennett … Associate Prof and Chair, Department of Political Science and Assistant Director, Center for Faith & Flourishing, John Brown University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Day When the (Christian) Music Died: What happened to the CCM “Revolution”? … GUEST Ryan Peter … writer and his substack is Just One Beautiful Thing … (he lives in Austin TX but is from South Africa. Gardening w Doug … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor of Gardening with Doug (Tricks for growing healthy tomatoes … + … Container gardening … + … gardening with kids … + … when to prune azaleas and rhododendrons … + … Basic lawn tips … + … Battling deer and slimy slugs too!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4:10 PM - Focus on the Family a ‘hate group’? SPLC's designation is ‘dangerous and reckless,’ ministry says. Guest: Glenn T. Stanton is the director of Global Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family. He debates and lectures extensively on the issues of gender, sexuality, marriage and parenting at universities and churches around the world. Stanton also served the George W. Bush administration for many years as a consultant on increasing fatherhood involvement in the Head Start program. Stanton is the author of nine books and is senior contributor to the Federalist blog. His latest book is “The Myth of the Dying Church: How Christianity is Actually Thriving in America and the World.” 5:35 PM – Kathy has been doing a lot of reading on one of the most mysterious parts of the Constitution, the Ninth Amendment. It tells us that we have rights in addition to those in the first 8 Amendments, but it does not say what they are, where or how they may be found, or if it is the job of the USSC to find them. It’s a mess.… GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak … law professor at Saint Vincent College … (received his law degree from Harvard magna cum laude, served as federal prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and prof of law at Duquesne Law School, where he received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the grad class in both 2011 and 2007, and was named Duquesne Law School’s 2007 Teacher of the Year by the Association of American Law Schools … author of two major works on criminal law and has published 11 law review articles in various journals across the country)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday is Ascension Day: Christians are familiar w what Christ accomplished in his death & resurrection, but less so w an ascended Lord … GUEST Rev Josh Brown … Lead pastor, Bellefield Presby Church, Oakland. What About the Wedding? 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. "Time for Gratitude:” time (and how we humans occupy it) and gratitude, and the influence paying attention to both can have on transforming us into Jesus' likeness. … … GUEST Dr Curt Thompson … psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, VA ... author of “The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” and "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community". Going to weddings solo as a single person … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesus Changes Everything: A New World made Possible… GUEST Stanley Hauerwas … theologian and Christian ethicist and prof emeritus of theological ethics and of law at Duke University … author or editor of more than 50 books including “Resdient Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony” PA State Summit: Help end Child Exploitation & Trafficking (June 7, 8:30am-5:30pm, Christ Church at Grove Farm, free admission but registration required … GUEST Mary Flynn O’Neill .. Executive Director of America’s Future, Inc … Mary has decades of experience working in leadership positions in the nonprofit and private sectors and is certified in the rescue of trafficked and exploited victims … serves as the Florida Republican Assembly Anti-Human Trafficking Chair, Advisor, and Vice President … AND .. GUEST Joe Sweeney, founder and CEO of The Asservo Project ... Joe is a former SWAT operator, Bomb Squad Commander, & US govt Explosive Security Specialist ... also: The mission of The Asservo Project is to combat global human trafficking and sexual predators, support the recovery of victims, and aid in the imprisonment of perpetrators.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drawn by Beauty: Awe and wonder in the Christian Life… GUEST Matt Capps … senior pastor, Fairview Baptist Church, Apex, NC. What’s good to watch?… GUEST Abby Olcese… 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”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On AI Pastors & Ministries: A warning on why the work of the church must remain human … GUEST O. Alan Noble. The New Pope from an Orthodox perspective… GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks. Half-Price Tuition … GUEST Jennifer Szlembarski, Portersvlle Christian School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4:10 PM - Leo XIV is the new Pope… GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine. 5:10 PM - Downsizing: Letting Go of Evangelicalism’s Nonessentials (new book)… GUEST Michelle Van Loon … author of 6 books, including her most recent "Translating Your Past: Finding Meaning in Family Ancestry, Genetic Clues, & Generational Trauma".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. The Soul … Thinking Through Bible Translations … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church. A Long Letting Go: Meditations on losing someone you love (2015 book) … 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”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Through the Bible … GUEST Steve Shwetz is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thru the Bible, and a volunteer host of the program since the early 1990s. The Nature of Rest … GUEST Eryn Lynum … certified master naturalist and Bible teacher … podcast host of Nat Theo: Nature Lessons Rooted In the Bible … Eryn Lynum.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reporting on Religion: How I find quirky, surprising and hope-filled religion stories while also tackling investigations … GUEST Kathryn Post … Pittsburgh-based reporter for RNS covering topics such as Gen Z spirituality, pop culture and abuse in religious contexts. Developing a reading habit: there’s some interesting research about how who‘s reading and not … GUEST Joel Miller … Chief Product Officer for FullFocus and host of the substack Miller’s Book Reviews.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (US/China pause tariffs … + … American-Israeli hostage released … + … Admin seeks lower drug prices … + … Trump defends Quatar jumbo jet gift) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Surrogacy … GUEST Katy Faust … Founder & President of Them Before Us. My Walmart Evangelism Wasn’t Working:The Good News didn’t sound so good when I ambushed people in the chip aisle … 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.

4:10 PM - Tomorrow is the Big Day ... 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 … he lives in NC 5:10 PM - Spring Gardening … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor, Gardening with Doug … (Too early to plant tomatoes/peppers, soon for bean/cucumber/squash seeds … + … Still planting cold weather veggies … + … Good time to plant perennials, trees and shrubs … + … Start working on the lawn … + …What to replace storm damaged plants with … + … Azaleas in full bloom rhododendron next … + … Tips for a great lawn … + … Fun shopping at nurseries, don’t bring a significant other who doesn’t want to be there)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4:10 PM - Reckoning with Antisemitism … GUEST Noah Schoen … Community Outreach Associate from the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh 5:10 PM - GUEST Michael Geer … founding President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, a non-profit family policy council focused on promoting the sanctity of life, religious freedom and building stronger marriages and families as the basic building blocks of society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4:10 PM - Greed’s pull and how to resist it… 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. 4:40 PM - 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 … Chris lives outside Nashville w his family. 5:10 PM - GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations. 5:40 PM - 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 first classical school on Capitol Hill … 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”. Meet the Orb: The futuristic device that verifies you’re human in the age of AI… GUEST Dr Derek Schuurman … Professor of Computer Science, Calvin Univ … author of “Shaping a Digital World,“ and co-author of “A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers & Designers”. The Last Romantic: CS Lewis, English Literature and Modern Theology (new book) … GUEST Jeffrey Barbeau … theologian, literary critic, historian and professor of theology at Wheaton College.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol... GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Graduation and hope… 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”. Jesus slain before the foundation of the world and our names written in the Book of Life before Time began … GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC ... She is the author of "Jesus, Justice, & Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry" and co-author with her husband, Tim, of "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God," "God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs," "The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God Chose Moms to Carry Out His Plans… GUEST Dr Amy Peeler … assoc prof of New Testament at Wheaton College and assoc rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, Ill … author of “Women and the Gender of God” Farewell to Paul events and GCC graduation … GUEST Paul J McNulty, 9th president of Grove City College ... Prior to returning to his alma mater McNulty spent over 30 yrs in Washington DC as an attorney in public service and private practice ... In 2005, the US Senate unanimously confirmed 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to Decide the Will of God in the Gray Areas? … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze … Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. The Reasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in Biological Science" which includes the "Consciousness, Chemicals and Code Dilemma” … 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,” which is now available for pre-order. Tips for reading an Old Testament passage … 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.

RFK and the Autism investigation … 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. A Hot Accessory at the intersection of Faith & Culture … 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. Forgiveness… GUEST Dr Curt Thompson … psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, VA ... author of “The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” and "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community". Boundaries between parents and adult children … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Jesus as the master Preacher … 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. The power of lament … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South Hills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4:10 PM - A bit of legal ethics. Can a lawyer defend a client he knows to be guilty? What must a lawyer do if he comes into possession of physical evidence 5:10 PM - The legacy of Pope Francis - Guest: Charles CamosySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being Maundy Thursday: why is it so hard to love one another and why does it matter? … GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations. Did Jesus institute a new priesthood at the Last Supper? … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine … Charlie spent 14 yrs in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of 7 books, inluding “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” … his most recent book is “Bioethics for Nurses: a Christian Moral Vision” … 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. Look Full in His wonderful Face … 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. Thursday night service in the Orthodox Church … 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.

What lessons can we learn from Judas betrayal of Jesus? The Soul … GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks. I really Believe This (substack)… GUEST Daniel Darling … author of several books, including ”The Dignity Revolution,” “The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus,” and “The Characters of Easter: The Villains, Heroes, Cowards, and Crooks Who Witnessed History's Biggest Miracle (newest book)” The Bucs in tough times (plus Faith Night) ... GUEST Joe Klimchak ... PNC Park In-Game Host.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top 3 Benefits of hard-core Holy Week participants … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church,, Gibsonia. Live Music … GUESTS Greg & Rebecca Sparks … Pgh-based recording artists. We are a resurrection people: Darkness, despair, death do not have the final word.… GUEST Keith Kondrich … permanent Deacon for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pgh, formerly an Allegheny County Jail chaplain for The Foundation of HOPE, a local faith-based nonprofit helping men and women successfully re-enter their communities and reconnect with their families after being incarcerated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent (Went to FL in the press pool w the Pres this weekend … + … El Salvador prison/MD man … + … deporting criminals … + … tariff confusion/financial markets … + … Trump physical exam) The journey ahead, Holy Week begins … Thinking Through Bible Translations … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church. The Bible: Global History (new book) … GUEST Dr Bruce Gordon … Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School … previously taught at the Univ of St Andrews in Scotland, where he was professor of modern history and deputy director of the St Andrews Reformation Studies Institute … specializes in late-medieval and early modern religious culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O Death, where is Your Pod? (CT) … GUEST A. Trevor Sutton … pastor, author, speaker, & professor … author of several books, including “Redeeming Technology: A Christian Approach to Healthy Digital Habits” 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.

Palms and Passion … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Pastors Christ Community Church of the South Hills. On Mental Health Relapses ... GUEST Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder & editor-in-chief of Christ & Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest, “On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living” … also “You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World” and "Disruptive Witness" and one of my fav essays ever, “On Living”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten Mile Community Leaders Prayer Breakfast (Sat Sept 7) … GUESTS Pat O’Brien, Sr Vice President, Dollar Bank and Pastor John Thomas, founder & pastor of the Calvary Chapel and Calvary Chapel Christian School. How Should We React When God Doesn’t Listen? … GUEST Zachary Mettler … staff writer and communications liaison for The Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family, where he writes about current political issues, US history, political philosophy, and culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration on the street in Pgh … GUEST Pastor Frank Rondon … pastor of Iglesia Sion (Zion Church), a hispanic church in Pgh since 2012 with locations in Greentree, East Liberty, and New Castle … Iglesia Sion is a church where more than 12 countries are represented, united by a heavenly culture and a desire that all may come to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ. GUEST Lee Kricher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Prayer … 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” Opening Day: the cycle of the season, tradition, family, and all things new … GUEST Mischa Willett … author of "The Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems, essays, translations, and academic articles appear widely ... He teaches at Arizona Christian University.... Follow his work at mischawillett.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week in the Nation’s Capital (Global Markets continue to slide after tariff announcement … + … Trump doubles down on trade policy … + … Legal dispute of MD man deported to El Salvador … + … Israel’s Netanyahu at WH today but meeting and Press conferences will be later in the day) … GUEST Greg Clugston, SRN News White House Correspondent. Case Files: Murder and Meaning (new graphic novel) … GUEST J. Warner Wallace … Dateline featured Cold-Case Detective, Author, Speaker, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, & Adjunct Prof of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and Southern Evangelical Seminary … newest book, “Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible” Adulting on the Spectrum: An Insider’s Guide for Navigating Life w Autism (new book) … GUEST Ron Sandison … works full-time in the medical field and is professor of theology at Destiny School of Ministry … he has a MDiv from Oral Robert’s Univ and is author of “A Parent’s Guide to Autism” and “Views from the Spectrum” … he and his fam live in Rochester Hills MI … spectruminclusion.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why Christians should refer to Easter as Resurrection Sunday … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. Christian unity, as related to science and faith, and how important Christian unity is in these turbulent times all over the world. No politics, (if possible), just about the 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”. Paula White gets Passover wrong (CT)** … 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.

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This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump escalates fight w judges … + … Court orders fired workers be re-hired … + … concerns raised about Soc Sec changes) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News WH Correspondent. Prayer & Painting (from Makers By Nature: Letters from a master painter on faith, hope, and art)… GUEST Bruce Herman … painter, writer, and speaker … His art has been exhibited internationally and is in public and private collections worldwide … He taught studio art for nearly four decades at Gordon College, where he held the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christianity’s Decline appears to have Halted (NYT)… 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 @ryanburge Severance and Pop Culture Visions of Hell… GUEST Brett McCracken … senior editor & director of communications at The Gospel Coalition … author of “The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding your soul in a post truth world” - and - “Uncomfortable: the akward and essential challenge of Christian community”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My Walmart Evangelism Wasn’t Working:The Good News didn’t sound so good when I ambushed people in the chip aisle … 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. Presidential powers and the courts … GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College. The Women of Luke 8 … GUEST Dr Amy Peeler … assoc prof of New Testament at Wheaton College and assoc rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, Ill … author of “Women and the Gender of God”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The purpose of Lent (2 Corinthians 7:10) is repentance: not self-criticism or guilt-induced behavior modification … GUEST Rev Josh Brown … Lead pastor, Bellefield Presby Church, Oakland. Pastors, Wives & Girlbosses … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs most days at her substack ... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. Young adults feeling “behind:” Career, Finances, Marriage, and just general “growing up” … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.