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Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, she has been a non-profit professional. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Karen's second book is Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration (Brazos Press, October 2022). She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. Karen is the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her cat Oscar. ---Karen GonzalezOrder my new book: Beyond WelcomeCo-host of Cafe with Comadres PodcastSign up for Karen's newsletter! Follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out:

The U.S. midterm elections were full of surprises. The Holy Post crew asks if the political side of the pro-life movement has hit a wall, and if the Republican Party is really moving on from Donald Trump. Then, new data shows a sharp rise among evangelicals who didn't attend college and who don't attend church identifying as Republicans. What does it mean? And a new book chronicles the rise of Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, and the rage-fueled conservative youth culture. Then, Skye talks to Christianity Today's Morgan Lee about what global Christian leaders think about guns and self-defense. Her reporting on the issue reveals a wide spectrum of beliefs, how our perspective may be more cultural than biblical, and why dysfunctional governments elevate the appeal of guns. Plus, no one accidentally licks a toad. New Holy Post merch - https://www.holypost.com/shop Latest Patreon content: Christian Asks... Salvation and the Sinner's Prayer - https://www.patreon.com/posts/74702525/ Getting Schooled by Kaitlyn Schiess: The Church Calendar 101 - https://www.patreon.com/posts/getting-schooled-74529955 News Segment 0:00 - Intro 4:26 - Psychedelic toads 9:24 - Midterm election debrief 22:33 - Conservative youth culture 34:01 - New data on evangelical Republicans 42:44 - Sponsor: Faithful Counseling Get 10% off your first month at faithfulcounseling.com/holypost Interview with Morgan Lee “Should Christians Own Guns for Self-Defense? A Global Snapshot” (Christianity Today) - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/october-web-only/guns-christians-self-defense-mass-shootings-protection.html Morgan Lee: https://twitter.com/Mepaynl 43:58 - Interview intro 47:42 - Article overview 51:38 - “God-given right to self-defense” 59:18 - Biblical basis for arguments 1:10:34 - Safe societies and effectiveness of government 1:14:42 - Credits Links from news segment: Christian's film, “The Girl Who Wore Freedom” - https://geni.us/TheGirlWhoWoreFreedom “Please stop licking psychedelic toads, National Park Service warns” (Washington Post) - https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/08/national-park-toad-sonoran-desert-hallucinogenic/ “How America's conservative youth youth movement grew a powerhouse on the cult of rage” (Religion News Service) - https://religionnews.com/2022/10/31/how-americas-conservative-youth-movement-grew-a-powerhouse-on-the-cult-of-rage/ Data from Ryan Burge on evangelical Republicans -https://twitter.com/ryanburge/status/1588292184914432000 Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost

Can you strap on VR goggles and go to church in the metaverse? We asked the author Jay Kim of Analog Church and the pastor DJ Soto of Virtual Reality Church to argue all the wrongs and rights. Finally, an episode where Adam & Chris aren't the ones doing all the fighting! To be fair both these guys are pastors so the debate is probably more of mild-mannered discussion, but it covers some important ground about what it means to be the church, and what the future of the church might look like. VR CHURCH—PASTOR DJ SOTO DJ Soto, Bishop & Pastor or VR Church D.J. Soto began preaching in the metaverse in 2016. Originally thinking he would plant physical churches, he soon realized a new vision to plant churches in the metaverse. He is now the Bishop of Virtual Reality Church and MMO Church, which are futuristic church expressions that is intended to be radically inclusive and consistent with Christianity's long history of adapting to new forms of media. About DJ Soto at VR Church Wired Magazine interview with DJ Soto (Feb 2018) Check Out what VR Church building looks like “inside”—YouTube ANALOG CHURCH—PASTOR JAY KIM Jay Kim author of Analog Church Jay Y. Kim serves as lead pastor at WestGate Church in the Silicon Valley—really!—of CA and as teacher-in-residence at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, CA. He's the author of Analog Church (IVP, 2020) and Analog Christian (IVP, 2022). Some of his written work has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Missio Alliance, Relevant, and other publications. Visit Jay Kim's website Outreach Magazine interview with Jay Kim (January 2020) Jay Kim is the author of Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age (InterVarsity Press) THE QUESTIONS DJ'S QUESTION(S) FOR JAY How do you define church? What would "count" as a church experience.? Can a metaverse church fulfill all the functions of a physical church? JAY'S QUESTION(S) FOR DJ What are the most significant limitations of virtual church, as you see it? Do you think there are any potential drawbacks or even dangers to the customization and control afforded in VR (e.g. avatars curated to project an aspirational self rather than a more genuine self)? Find Us Device & Virtue on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Join the Device & Virtue Team on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features a conversation with Jose Humphreys and Karen González to talk about Karen's new book, "Beyond Welcome". Karen is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, she has been a non-profit professional. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Karen's second book is Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration. She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. Karen is the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her cat Oscar. José Humphreys is a native New Yorker, social worker, consultant and Lead Collaborator at Mosaic Collaborative, LLC. He has worked in this capacity with nonprofits and churches for over 18 years, organizing neighborhood groups and faith leaders around justice issues.Together with his wife, Mayra, and others, José began Metro Hope Covenant Church, a multi-ethnic church In Harlem, and he is the author of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What Happens when the Church Shows up and Stays Put. You can find Karen's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Welcome-Centering-Immigrants-Immigration/dp/1587435608/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H52IYSDXMJR6&keywords=karen+gonzalez&qid=1668030483&s=books&sprefix=karen+gonzalez%2Cstripbooks%2C85&sr=1-1 And Jose's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jos%C3%A9-Humphreys/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJos%C3%A9+Humphreys

Interested in further study of the Bible? Join us at Logos Bible Software. Sign up to attend Westminster Seminary California's Seminary for a Day here! Get a copy of the Family Worship Bible Study, The Works of William Perkins, & the RHB Store! Please help support the show on our Patreon Page! WELCOME TO BOOK CLUB! Rebecca McLaughlin (PhD, Cambridge University) is the author of Confronting Christianity, named Christianity Today's 2020 Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year. Her subsequent works include 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity; The Secular Creed; and Jesus through the Eyes of Women. She also hosts the Confronting Christianity Podcast. We want to thank Crossway for their help in setting up this interview and providing us with the necessary materials to interview Rebecca Purchase the book(s) here: Confronting Jesus: 9 Encounters with the Hero of the Gospels Have Feedback or Questions? Email us at: guiltgracepod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram: @guiltgracepod Follow us on Twitter: @guiltgracepod Find us on YouTube: Guilt Grace Gratitude Podcast Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you use! Looking for a Reformed Church? North American Presbyterian & Reformed Churches --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gggpodcast/support

Topics: Forgiveness for COVID Accidental A.A. member Fasting in  November Politics in Church   RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVENT: “What is Wrong with Christianity” at Grace in Ventura!! Check it out on Ringside Preacher's Youtube channel!!     Thank you:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "sure as hell" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man     Other stuff: LET'S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY, The Atlantic More Americans Want Their Church to Share Their Politics, ChristianityToday.com

00:00-9:05: What's the right perspective to have today as we head to the polls? 9:05-26:29: Dr. Kelly Flanagan, author of The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell, joins Aubrey and Brian. Kelly is a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, personal growth and relationship coach, and discusses what he's seeing in his field after the pandemic. 26:29-35:41: Christians are endorsing violence against political enemies. Brian and Aubrey talk about this increasing trend and a piece about it by Russell Moore in Christianity Today.  35:41-54:26: Patrick Miller and Keith Simon, authors of Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or the Elephant, join Brian and Aubrey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's repression of Hong Kong has led to an explosion of growth for Chinese churches in the U.K. 

Dr. Russell Moore is editor in chief of Christianity Today magazine. During this podcast, he talks with Matt about the dangers of celebrities publicly converting to Christianity. Dr. Moore also talks about Christian nationalism, and the problem of a post-truth church.

00:00-10:14: Pastors can be the non-anxious presence when it comes to politics in the church. 10:14-20:00: A boarding school of 57 students banned smartphones, and Aubrey secretly wishes someone would do the same for her. 20:00-28:28: Brian quizzes Aubrey: Bible verse or not? 28:28-37:40: A writer at Christianity Today suggests that rather than following political ads for months, we should cram right before an election to make our decisions. What do you think? 37:40-47:16: Kanye West's very public Christianity. Is it wise to put someone on the stage of your church because of their celebrity status? 47:16-55:55: From Buzzfeed, a list of things people enjoy less and less as they get older.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Principles for Settling Political Spats in the Church When we see civic engagement as a limited strategy rather than a source of moral identity, we're better equipped to reach across the partisan aisle. Guest:   Daniel K. Williams is a professor of history at the University of West Georgia and the author of Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement Before Roe v. Wade. GUEST Father Tom Soroka ... pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Mckees Rocks, PA. Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community -   Bonnie Kristian is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). As a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief at The Week, Bonnie writes and edits opinion pieces on foreign policy, religion, criminal justice, urbanism, civil liberties, electoral politics, and more. Her column, "The Lesser Kingdom," appears in print and online at Christianity Today. Her work has also been published at outlets including USA Today, Defense One, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, Politico, Time, Reason, National Interest, and The American Conservative. A graduate of Bethel Seminary, she lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and twin sons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some remarks by Jake Meador on his chapter in Protestant Social Teaching, "Environmental Care," at the book launch party hosted by the Institute on Religion and Democracy in Washington D.C. Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy and is a writer and editor from Lincoln NE. His work has been published in First Things, National Review, Books & Culture, Commonweal, Plough Quarterly, Christianity Today, Front Porch Republic, and the University Bookman. He holds a BA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Jake lives in Lincoln NE with his wife Joie, daughter Davy, and three sons, Wendell, Austin, and Ambrose. His first book, IN SEARCH OF THE COMMON GOOD: CHRISTIAN FIDELITY IN A FRACTURED WORLD, was published by InterVarsity Press. Find him on Twitter @JAKE_MEADOR.

Until recently, the Reverend Russell Moore held a leading position—president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission—in the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country. He left the S.B.C. last year after criticizing the Church's response to scandals around sexual abuse and ongoing racism, which Moore describes as a sin. Moore, who now serves as the editor of Christianity Today, sits down with David Remnick to reflect on his connection with his faith, as well as the current state of Christianity in American politics. He has written that Christian nationalism is “liberation theology for white people,” and it is a danger to Christians—another form of secularization that makes religion an instrument. “Jesus always refused to have his gospel used as a means to an end,” he tells Remnick. “People who settle for Christianity or any other religion as politics are really making a pitiful deal.”

The dramatic social changes of the past century have left our world with a fragile sense of identity. Changes in technology and entertainment have constrained spiritual imaginations and reoriented our collective vision of the good life. These trends pave the way for charismatic leaders in politics, the marketplace, and religious communities to provide meaning through belonging to a group, especially one defined by a sense of “movement.” But “movement” thinking disincentivizes the slower work of building—be that the building of character or institutions, and the disastrous result has been on display for decades. Our hope for correcting course is found only in embracing a deeper, more rooted vision of virtue, the brevity of life, and a love for the world around us.Mike Cosper is a writer and podcast producer/senior director of podcasts at Christianity Today. In 2021 he produced and hosted The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, a serialized podcast telling the story of a Seattle megachurch's stunning success and collapse. The podcast served as a venue to explore a variety of questions and issues that trouble the church, including character formation, gender, celebrity, and the distorting power of media. His next series launches later this year. Subscribe to our podcasts ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill' Podcasts | Christianity Today About Mike Cosper Is Christianity doing more harm than good to American men? | Acton Institute PowerBlog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could your digital or online activity be interfering with your spirituality? On this episode of Flourish-Meant, we explore the concept of becoming an analog Christian with author and pastor Jay Kim. Jay Y. Kim serves as the lead pastor at WestGate Church in the Silicon Valley and on the leadership team of the ReGeneration Project. His writing has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Missio Alliance, and Relevant Magazine.  Jay describes the importance of reconnecting with life off-screen due the increasing disconnectedness and loneliness of the human condition. He defines the journey of becoming an analog Christian as a process of discipleship while cultivating more hands-on relationships with life and others around us. Following Jesus is intended as an incarnate, human experience. Pastor Kim recounts his exploration of how digital influences affect us. He doesn't reject technology altogether but instead encourages becoming intentional about how we use it.  We discuss the following key points: Technology managing us v.s. how we manage technology How digital platforms influence our mood, self-image, thought content, attitudes, and assumptions about other people Checking whether we are aligning our minds with God's design for the person he wants us to become The benefits of digital fasts or sabbaths Creating healthy principles and boundaries with social media The addictive design of technology Detoxing when you find yourself unable to put the technology down Seeking ways to accomplish each task in an analog, human, relational way Using prayer as a monitoring system Considering the fruit of the Spirit Intentional focus on using technology for God's glory Remembering that God is not flummoxed by the digital age, but has led his people through cultural struggles throughout history Jay references Dallas Willard's book, Hearing God, in which prayer is described as an ongoing conversational relationship with God through which we partner with the Lord toward his redemptive mission. We need to ask God to continually do the work of forming us into Christlikeness so we can become people who live truly fruitful lives. Jay notes that social media isn't quite free. He underscores the reality revealed by Tristan Harris that if something is free to you, then you are the product.  Pastor Kim emphasizes the phrase, "make every effort," as repeated in 2 Peter 1, to lean the direction of our lives in alignment with the Spirit of God. For more about analog discipleship and to connect with Jay, visit jaykimthinks.com . Find his books under the"books" tab on this site. You can also get a copy of his new title, Analog Christian, anywhere books are sold. Get Tina Yeager's FREE Upcycled Inspirational Flip Book template at upcycledbook.com and craft a gift of weekly inspirations for yourself, family members, or special people in your life.

Executive Director of Christians for Social Action Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks about taking a holistic view of our lives when it comes to political action and our votes. When we bring our whole selves to the voting booth, it becomes part of our spiritual formation, so we should approach the way we vote as part of our discipleship.    LINKS: Download the free Peace & Politics Practice Guide: https://globalimmerse.org/podcast Become an EMBER: https://globalimmerse.org/donate/ Learn about our cohorts: https://globalimmerse.org/leaders/cohorts/ Contemplative Prayer with Global Immersion (Weekly on Tues, Wed, and Thur at 7am PST): https://share.hsforms.com/1KMGPA1DaSxOQs9GOp3gDowc3ovn Conflicted Allegiance: https://globalimmerse.org/public-programs/conflicted-allegiance/ Learn more about Global Immersion: https://globalimmerse.org Christians for Social Action: https://christiansforsocialaction.org/ Follow Nikki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ntoyamaszeto   Nikki Toyama-Szeto Bio: Nikki helps Christians have a faith-fueled engagement with the world's most challenging issues. Before coming to CSA in 2017, she served in leadership positions at International Justice Mission, the Urbana Conference, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She loves working with communities around the world, whether through scripture, thoughtful reflection on leadership, or stirring the spiritual imagination. Nikki writes on justice, leadership, gender issues, and racial justice for various magazines, and she serves as a “Leading Voice” for the Missio Alliance. She's the host of the podcast, “20 Minute Takes. Her work was profiled on NPR's “On Point,” Outreach Magazine's Leadership Issue (Sept. 2017, Cover), Religion and Politics (Aug. 2018), Christianity Today's “Who's Next?” and Rejuvenate Magazine's “40 under 40.” She is a co-editor of the book More than Serving Tea (IVP, 2006), a collection of essays, stories, and poems looking at the intersection of race, gender, and faith for Asian American women. She also co-wrote Partnering with the Global Church (IVP, 2012) with Femi Adeleye and edited the Urbana Onward series. She is a co-author of The God of Justice: IJM Institute's Global Church Curriculum (IVP, 2015). She has a mechanical engineering degree from Stanford University and completed her masters in organizational leadership at Eastern University, studying in South Africa. Nikki resides in the DC metro area with her family.   Music from Epidemic Sound: We Are Giants by Silver Maple:https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ICEht6ut6b/

Do you ever feel pressure to stay silent to fit into your political party's talking points? Justin Giboney, attorney, ordained minister and co-founder of the AND Campaign, joins VOICES' Where Ya From? podcast to explore how bringing our full witness to our political decisions and conversations can be a way of loving our neighbors as ourselves. Guest Bio: Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Co-Founder and President of the AND Campaign, which is a coalition of urban Christians who are determined to address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city's transportation and water infrastructure. He's the co-author of Compassion (&) Conviction—The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement and has written op-eds for publications such as Christianity Today and The Hill. Notes & Quotes: I'm seeing Black Christian candidates who want to run for city council in Black districts being forced to run as secular progressives. And I'm like, “I know you don't believe that.” It just really made me feel uncomfortable. Because I'm in one party or the other, do I have to deny my witness? I just thought Christians weren't having the opportunity to bring their whole witness into the conversation. if you're going to love your neighbor as yourself, then you've got to care about their wellbeing. You've got to be socially concerned about your neighbor. Politics isn't the only way to do that. But it's certainly a robust way to show that you care about your neighbor. You need to know what you believe and you need to, regardless of the circumstances, be able to speak the truth in love. The gospel is love and truth. And in many instances, these two ideologies that we're fighting over and we're somehow trying to fit ourselves into are missing one or the other. That's where AND comes from—the love and truth. It's the compassion and the conviction. It's finding a way to combine the social justice and the moral order. Links Mentioned: Visit AND Campaign website: https://andcampaign.org Explore Church Politics podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DpmN1RMOH9aCpj3ZKl3nu Visit our website to sign up for emails: whereyafrom.org Leave us a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-ya-from-podcast/id1581145346 Check out our Voices Collection from Our Daily Bread Ministries Follow Where Ya From? podcast on Instagram: @whereyafrompodcast Verses Mentioned: Matthew 22:37–39 Ephesians 4:14–15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I explore the cultural engagement model of Russell Moore by describing my appreciation and concern over his approach.  Russell Moore is currently the editor in chief at Christianity Today. He was the director of Christianity Today's Public Theology Project. Before that, he was the President of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has also served as the provost and dean at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The winsomeness strategy of cultural engagement has received widespread criticism for being an insufficient strategy to meet the time. Unfortunately, the critique of the strategy has largely fell on deaf ears to the biggest advocates of the winsome paradigm. I close out this episode showing how much of the winsome witness crowd behaves like fundamentalists. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisAaron Renn on Tim Keller - https://themasculinist.buzzsprout.com/1330924/6548746-regarding-tim-kellerRussell Moore's Letter to the SBC Exec. Committee - https://religionnews.com/2021/06/02/russell-moore-to-erlc-trustees-they-want-me-to-live-in-psychological-terror/Russell Moore at Acts 29 - https://www.acts29.com/speaker/russell-moore/https://aaronrenn.substack.com/p/weekly-digest-russell-moore-fundamentalist?utm_source=email-ufi&utm_medium=emailWhat's Wrong with Winsomeness? - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/november/moore-winsomeness-hostile-culture-fruit-spirit.htmlCan The Religious Right Be Saved? - https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/01/can-the-religious-right-be-savedA White Church No More - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/opinion/a-white-church-no-more.htmlDoug Wilson's Critique of Moore in 2016 - https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/time-russell-moore-ran-dog.htmlSupport the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

Episode Type: Book Discussion with Author In this book discussion episode of the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with David Zahl. David and I discuss his latest book, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others and Yourself. David is the director of Mockingbird Ministries, an organization he founded in 2007. He is editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird blog and cohost of the Mockingcast podcast. David is also an author of multiple books and has written for Christianity Today and the Washington Post. He lives with his wife and three boys in Charlottesville, Virginia where he also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church. Today, we're talking about anthropology, as it relates to our understanding of human nature. Connect With David Zahl Connect with David | Linkedin Get the Book >> Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself) [affiliate] | Hardcover (Amazon) | Kindle (Amazon) Mockingbird | Website - MockingCast (flagship podcast) - MockingPulpit - TalkingBird - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter Additional Resources For show notes, more links, and the video version click here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sharelife/support

What Lies Beyond the Darkness of Life's Hardest Moments?Clarissa Moll's new book is a companion, a gentle guide, for those of us who are hurting from great loss. She's a writer, a podcaster, a mother of four, and a widow since 2019 when she lost her husband Rob in the prime of his life. Today's Friday Conversation is a great talk about her journey with grief, and how she decided to help the rest of us learn to move forward so we can discover the hope that lies beyond the darkness. Clarissa Moll's Official BioClarissa Moll (MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is an author, a podcaster, and the young widow of author Rob Moll. Clarissa's writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, RELEVANT, Modern Loss, Grief Digest and more. Her husband's first book, The Art of Dying, was released in April 2021 with Clarissa's new afterword. Clarissa's debut book, Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Walking with Grief and Thriving After Loss releases with Tyndale in 2022.Clarissa co-hosts Christianity Today's “Surprised by Grief” podcast and hosts the weekly Hope*Writers podcast. She lives a joyful life with her four children and rescue pups and proudly calls both New England and the Pacific Northwest home.Music by Tommy and Eileen Walker(Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 )Some music on the show comes from Tunetank.com  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe

A bishop in the United Methodist Church, Professor Willimon served as the dean of Duke Chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University for 20 years. He returned to Duke after serving as the bishop of the North Alabama Conference from 2004 to 2012. He has taught in Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia in various seminaries. He is a trustee of Wofford College, Emory University, and serves on the Dean's Committee of Yale Divinity School. Willimon is the author of over 70 books. His Worship as Pastoral Care was selected as one of the 10 most useful books for pastors in 1979 by the Academy of Parish Clergy. More than a million copies of his books have been sold. His articles have appeared in many publications including Theology Today, Interpretation, Liturgy, and Christianity Today. He is editor-at-large for The Christian Century. His book Pastor: the Theology and Practice of Ordained Leadership is used in dozens of seminaries in the United States and Asia. Today we talk about current news in The United Methodist Church, disaffiliation and Professor Willimon's time as a Bishop in The UMC.

Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul (new book) … GUEST Deanna Witkowski … professional jazz pianist, composer, & liturgical musician … She is the winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and most recently, a featured performer with the Pittsburgh Symphony … As a noted Williams scholar, Witkowski is dedicated to bringing the pioneering jazz pianist-composer Mary Lou Williams's soulful legacy to communities across the United States. THIS OR THAT THE BEST OF TWITTER THIS WEEK Jeffrey Dahmer & Killing Our True Crime Obsession: When serial killer stories rank among the country's top shows, we're guilty of fueling a dark trend … GUEST Meredith Sell, freelance writer, Christianity Today. THE WEEK IN REVIEW THINGS TO DO IN PITTSBURGH THIS WEEKENDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Michelle Ferrigno Warren is the president and CEO of https://michelleferrignowarren.com/viragostrategies/ (Virago Strategies), a consulting firm for civic engagement campaigns impacting poor communities. The author of The Power of Proximity, she cofounded http://odmdenver.org/ (Open Door Ministries), a community development 501(c)(3) corporation in downtown Denver, to address poverty, addiction, and homelessness through social programs. Michelle has been working in Christian community development for twenty-nine years utilizing her skills as an educator, worship leader, non-profit manager, public policy specialist, and faith-rooted activist. With policy expertise in economic justice and human service issues, she has served as advocacy and strategic engagement director for the http://www.ccda.org/ (Christian Community Development Association) and done coalition work with the https://immigrationforum.org/ (National Immigration Forum). Michelle is a senior fellow with the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute and adjunct faculty at Denver Seminary.  Michelle's advocacy work has been featured in local Colorado markets like The Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio as well as national Christian and secular media outlets like The New York Times, The L.A. Times, PBS News Hour, Christianity Today, CBN, WORLD magazine, Sojourners, and numerous others. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cedarville University and a master's in public administration from the University of Colorado. She and her husband live in Denver's Westside neighborhood and have three adult children.  Visit her website at https://michelleferrignowarren.com/ (michelleferrignowarren.com). Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcfwarren (@mcfwarren). Her latest book is: https://www.ivpress.com/join-the-resistance (Join the Resistance: Step into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tjdQpSJaZvZWkgwm8kxu9?si=3e489bb5c2f24af9 (Her Spotify Playlist) that Michelle mentioned. ***** The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr).https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com/ (loriadamsbrown.com)Interested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coaching (https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coaching) https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). Mentioned in this episode: Coaching Sept 22 Want to get unstuck and make a difference? Go to loriadamsbrown.com/coachnig for a free exploratory session. Patreon Support us at Patreon.com/aworldofdifference for as little as $5 a month and get exclusive audio and free merch! This podcast uses the following...

Shane Pruitt serves as the National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He has been in ministry for over 20 years as a denominational leader, church planter, lead pastor, and student pastor. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies, and a Master's Degree in History. Shane is also a traveling communicator speaking to over a hundred thousand people about the good news of Jesus Christ. Shane is also the author of a popular blog, which has over 3 million views. His articles have been picked up by RELEVANT, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, The Gospel Coalition, CrossWalk, Church Leaders, The Baptist Press, FaithIt, HelloChristian, and many others. Shane and his wife, Kasi, were featured as ABC's Nightly News “Persons of the Week” in August 2017. Shane has written two books 9 Common Lies Christians Believe: And Why God's Truth Is Infinitely Better, and Calling Out the Called: Discipling those Called to Ministry Leadership (Release date – November, 2022). Both are available everywhere books are sold. He is also the host of the podcast, Next Gen on Mission (available on podcast platforms), and the YouTube Channel – GenSend. In this episode we discuss: • The “Paralyzed Church” • Scott declares that UGA will beat BAMA in national title game • “We're shuffling shepherds around, but not raising any up” • The nation-wide struggle of mass ministry openings and the “pool is dry” • The 3 distinct “callings” in scripture • What's the difference between everyone's call and a specific call to vocational ministry? • Reasons we are seeing a decline and obstacles for leaders to call out the called • The beautiful tension of the pastor transferring his heart for calling out the called and Holy Spirit driven call to ministry • 5 things leaders can do to make calling out the called a priority

Vaneetha writes and speaks about finding hope in suffering. Her memoir, Walking Through Fire as well as her devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me both encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie and Kristi, and you can find her embarrassing them in Raleigh, NC, or online at vaneetha.com. Vaneetha writes regularly for Desiring God and has been featured on Family Life Today, Joni & Friends, and Christianity Today.   She also has an upcoming Bible study with Lifeway Christian Resources that releases in May of 2023 entitled Desperate for Hope: The Questions We Ask God in Suffering, Loss, and Longing.    In this episode, Vaneetha shares her life story which includes: Her polio diagnosis at 3 months old Her years of living in a hospital as a child and how that affected her view of God How she came to faith in Christ How she dealt with divorce and forgave her husband Her grief and God's supernatural comfort after several miscarriages and the loss of her newborn baby How the Lord brought her to remarry Her more recent debilitating diagnosis of post-polio syndrome How He has used all of this to bring her to her current calling of serving others through writing and speaking   Recommended Resources from Vaneetha: Walking Through Fire The Scars That Have Shaped Me Desperate for Hope

00:00-11:09: Brian feels jaded when it comes to COVID outbreaks. Aubrey has some numbers to challenge that, but will either of their churches ever go back to wearing masks? 11:09-20:31: “The words of Jesus don't work right now,” some Christians are saying when it comes to loving our enemies. “Not in a culture this hostile to Christianity.” Brian and Aubrey talk about a recent piece by Russell Moore in Christianity Today. 20:31-31:44: How do we deal with celebrity Christians?... how about localizing them? Maybe the answer for situations like Matt Chandler is to take their sermons offline.  31:44-45:58: Aubrey attended an event last night at Wheaton College with the last living witness of the Emmet Till murder.  45:58-53:29: Andrea Coli, Executive Director of Lead Bold and Teaching Pastor at CrossWinds Church in California, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about the LeadBold conference coming up in Chicago November 3-4. 53:29-1:04:36: Jenny Booth Potter joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her new book, “Doing Nothing is No Longer an Option.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, activist Shane Claiborne echoes Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's framework that the Church is not the master or the servant of the State, but the consciousness of the State. This is a framework that gives us the freedom as Jesus-followers to actively and wholeheartedly engage with politics. It is our job that when the State causes harm to our fellow image-bearers, we critique the State at the ballot box because of our convictions of love and God's desire to see human flourishing.   LINKS: Download the free Peace & Politics Practice Guide: https://globalimmerse.org/podcast Become an EMBER: https://globalimmerse.org/donate/ Learn about our cohorts: https://globalimmerse.org/leaders/ Conflicted Allegiance: https://globalimmerse.org/public-programs/conflicted-allegiance/ Learn more about Global Immersion: https://globalimmerse.org/ Common Prayer: https://commonprayer.net/ Shane's Website: www.shaneclaiborne.com/ Red Letter Christians: https://www.redletterchristians.org/ Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Follow Shane on Facebook: @ShaneClaiborne Follow Shane on Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Shane Claiborne Bio: Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author.  Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia.  He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. Now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty and help stop gun violence. Shane's books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, Executing Grace, his classic The Irresistible Revolution, Beating Guns, and his newest book, Rethinking Life (to be released February 2023). He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Shane speaks over one hundred times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He's given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame.  Music from Epidemic Sound: We Are Giants by Silver Maple:https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ICEht6ut6b/  

In this episode, I speak with Clarissa Moll, a friend, author, mother and recent widow. Clarissa lost her husband of 17 years, Rob, in a hiking accident. She was left to parent her four children and deal with the traumatic aftermath of it all. In her grief, Clarissa has invited others alongside her online. She's created a beautiful online space on Instagram and shared her words of wisdom in tons of articles online everywhere from Christianity Today to the Gospel Coalition. Despite her struggle, Clarissa has a joyful and resilient spirit. I've been privileged to get to know her this year, as a fellow writer and mom! You can read her new book, "Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for for Living with Grief and Thriving After Loss." Recent episodes: Melissa Zaldivar: How Jesus Holds Us Together When Life is Falling Apart Monica Ritchie: Lady Theologian for Normal People Overcoming a Church Cult Background: Leah's Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin are joined by Dr. Karen Swallow Prior to have a conversation about abortion and how we as Christians can engage with the sanctity of human life issues most helpfully.Questions Covered in This Episode:Would you be willing to share a bit of your story: How did you come to follow Jesus? What led you into your field of study? What led you to become involved in right to life and sanctity of human life issues?How has your involvement in this changed over the years?How do Christians engage most helpfully?What was your response when you heard about the prospect of Roe's overturn? How should we respond?How do we live in the tension of being pro-life and glad for progress on this and at the same time relate to friends to who this feels like an injustice?How do we be sober-minded enough to view how tragic the full sweep of abortion is?How do we move forward? What's next?What do we do now practically?Guest Bio:Dr. Karen Swallow Prior is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition, she is the author of numerous books, including: Booked, Fierce Convictions, On Reading Well, and the co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues. She has a column for Religion News Service and her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Gospel Coalition…and just about everywhere else.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Operation RescueCASA Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Training the Church.Follow Us:Instagram | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | The Family Discipleship PodcastConfronting Christianity is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon

(00:00-09:46): When a pastor visits another church, they notice a lot of things. Brian visited one this weekend and has some thoughts. (09:46-18:32): Rich Mouw,  joins to talk about his new book, How to Be a Patriotic Christian. (18:32-27:12): J.B. Pritzker visited a church this weekend. Brian and Aubrey agree: let's not be putting politicians in our pulpits. (27:12-37:20): The SBC seminary recently passed a resolution that only men can be pastors. Happy Pastoral Appreciation Month to all the women pastors out there! (37:20-47:28): Author Rachel Adams joins Brian and Aubrey to talk about her new book, A Little Goes a Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life. (47:28-56:23): Sharon Hodde Miller writes for Christianity Today that “Changing Minds is Not Our Job.” It's written for pastors, but Brian and Aubrey think it can also apply to parents, teachers, siblings and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nancy Pearcey is the author of Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality, as well as The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nick-henderson57/support

We have recently seen a number of once-prominent Christian leaders—as well as a number of believers online—announce that they are “deconstructing” their faith. Sadly, this deconstruction is often succeeded by a de-conversion. They embrace the position that orthodox, biblical Christianity is outdated, boring, or repressive. My guest on today's show argues against the deconstructionist position and those who would substitute historic, biblical orthodoxy for modern heresy. His name is Trevin Wax and we discussed his latest book The Thrill of Orthodoxy. Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular columnist at The Gospel Coalition and has contributed to The Washington Post, Religion News Service, World, and Christianity Today, which named him one of 33 millennials shaping the next generation of evangelicals. He has served as general editor of The Gospel Project and has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College. He is the author of multiple books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, and Gospel Centered Teaching. Take advantage of getting 30% off "The Thrill of Orthodoxy" with code FILTER until November 7: https://www.ivpress.com/the-thrill-of-orthodoxy Check out the full show notes for this episode: www.aaronshamp.com/podcast/trevin-wax SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://www.aaronshamp.com/support –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/filterpodcast/message

Bonnie Kristian returns to the show and we have a compelling conversation about her new book "Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community". About the book: "Which news stations should I watch to be a responsible news consumer? How do I know what is true and whom I can trust? What can I do to combat all the misinformation and how it's impacting people I care about? Many Americans are agonizing over questions such as these, feeling unsure and overwhelmed in today's chaotic information environment. American life and politics are suffering from a raging knowledge crisis, and the church is no exception. In Untrustworthy, Bonnie Kristian unpacks this crisis and explores ways to combat it in our own lives, families, and church communities. Drawing from her extensive experience in journalism and her training as a theologian, Kristian explores social media, political and digital culture, online paranoia, and the press itself. She explains factors that contribute to our confusion and helps Christians pay attention to how we consume content and think about truth. Finally, she provides specific ways to take action, empowering readers to avoid succumbing to or fueling the knowledge crisis." https://www.bonniekristian.com/ Bonnie is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). As a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief at The Week, Bonnie writes and edits opinion pieces on foreign policy, religion, criminal justice, urbanism, civil liberties, electoral politics, and more. Her column, "The Lesser Kingdom," appears in print and online at Christianity Today. Her work has also been published at outlets including USA Today, Defense One, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, Politico, Time, Reason, National Interest, and The American Conservative. A graduate of Bethel Seminary, she lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and twin sons. If you like what you hear, SHARE IT WITH ONE FRIEND this week. https://www.facebook.com/brosbiblesbeer https://twitter.com/brosbiblesbeer https://www.brosbiblesbeer.com Instagram: @brosbiblesbeer Email: brosbiblesbeer@gmail.com Bros Bibles & Beer is: Jeff, Scott, Zack & Andy Find us wherever fine podcasts are distributed. Oh, and share us with a friend this week! Grace. Peace. Cheers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bbbpod/message

Today's guest is Clarissa Moll, author, podcaster, and young widow of author Rob Moll. Clarissa's writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, RELEVANT, Modern Loss, Grief Digest, and more. Clarissa's debut book, Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Walking with Grief and Thriving After Loss released this year, 2022 at the time of this recording, with Tyndale. Clarissa also co-hosts Christianity Today's Surprised By Grief podcast. As you can tell by her resume, she's a beautiful resource on the topic of grief. Clarissa lives a joyful life with her four children and rescue pups, proudly calling both New England and the Pacific Northwest home. LINKS:  Clarissa's website: www.clarissamoll.com  Clarissa's book: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Darkness-Gentle-Living-Thriving/dp/1496458931 www.mirandacarls.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wordatwork/message

Recent United States Supreme Court decisions on the questions of abortion rights and prayer in public school have suggested to many observers that the Court is following a theocratic Christian paradigm in passing its verdicts. The Christian Right's involvement in politics has been a staple of twentieth-century American society and has been championed by Billy Graham in his magazine Christianity Today, Jerry Falwell with his Moral Majority, and Pat Robertson in his presidential campaigns. At its worst, the Christian Right helped to prop up a genocidal dictator in Guatemala and at its most effective it has made significant changes to American law. How have evangelicals shaped conservatism and what can that tell us about their impact on contemporary politics?

Content warning: We deal with topics of evangelical Christianity and parenting in the United States. While this conversation may be welcoming for some, it could be triggering for others. Despite any personal views expressed by myself or our guest Bekah McNeel, know that Brave Writer is a non-sectarian company that happily celebrates and includes members who hold a wide variety of worldviews, religious beliefs, non-religious beliefs, backgrounds, and political perspectives. Bekah McNeel is the author of https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Kids-When-Church-Lets/dp/0802882099/ (Bringing Up Kids When the Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith). She's a native of San Antonio, Texas where she's been a reporter for nine years. Her work has appeared in Christianity Today, The Public Justice Review, Chrisitan Science Monitors, Texas Tribune, and numerous other outlets. She's a graduate of the London School of Economics where she earned an MSC in Media Studies. She's also a wife and mother of two very busy boys. Here's what you can expect in this podcast: Why has Christianity fallen for Millennials and what role do their parents play in that? Should children be baptized as a baby or only when they are old enough to consent? Why does Christianity push us to rely on authority figures—and why do many who leave the church never learn to shed that reliance? I know this is a difficult topic for many people. Whether you grew up religious and found yourself drifting away from the church, or you are still devoted and find it painful to hear these stories, know that the end goal here is for all of us to be able to move forward together. You can download show notes for the podcast here: https://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/ (https://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/) Resources: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BekahMcneel (@BekahMcneel) Website: https://bekahmcneel.com/ (bekahmcneel.com) Book: https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Kids-When-Church-Lets/dp/0802882099/ (Bringing Up Kids When the Church Lets You Down) Join our 7-Day Writing Blitz and take your kids' writing to the next level! Visit https://go.bravewriter.com/writing-blitz (bravewriter.com/writing-blitz) to download it Sign up for Text Message Pod Ring: 1 (833) 947-3684 and text the word POD Want help getting started with Brave Writer? Head over to https://bravewriter.com/getting-started (bravewriter.com/getting-started) Sign up for the Brave Writer newsletter to learn about all of the special offers we're doing in 2022 and you'll get a free seven-day Writing Blitz guide just for signing up: https://go.bravewriter.com/writing-blitz (https://go.bravewriter.com/writing-blitz) Connect with Julie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliebravewriter/ (instagram.com/juliebravewriter) Twitter: http://twitter.com/bravewriter (twitter.com/bravewriter) Facebook: https://facebook.com/bravewriter (facebook.com/bravewriter)

Hannah Nation is a frequent writer and speaker on both contemporary Chinese gospel movements and the history of women in the church, both academically and popularly. Her speaking on both topics ranges from presenting at academic conferences to leading local church retreats. She is a research associate at Gordon-Conwell's Center for the Study of Global Christianity and member of several societies, including the Tyndale Fellowship and the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS). She has written for The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, Plough, byFaith, and Mere Orthodoxy, among other various platforms. Episode Talking Points Hannah's story of coming to faith in Christ Hannah's first trip to China Government church in China Responding to persecution Sustaining during times of persecution Union with Christ and the Christian call to suffering Chinese church and the spiritual disciplines Wang Yi Testifying to the reality of another world Resources Hannah's Book Faithful Disobedience Hannah's Website Housechurchtheology.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-monday-christian/support

Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is an author, poet and founder of The Fallow House online creative community. Her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Alliance College with a Bachelor of Arts in English with Creative Writing and a minor in Bible. In this episode, Rachel and I discuss her book, Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity Within You. In keeping our season ten theme of Restoration for the heart of the artist, Rachel and I discuss what it is like to create in the space between life and death, joy and grief and how creativity can serve as a bridge between the two poles. Support The Podcast! Thank you!Connect with Rachel Brightbell Creative: Meaningful Marketing For the Creative Artist.

https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). ********** Winfield Bevins is an internationally recognized author, teacher, and coach. He is director of Church Planting at https://asburyseminary.edu/ (Asbury Theological Seminary) and co-founder of https://healthyrhythms.org/ (Healthy Rhythms Coaching), which is a global online coaching and training platform to help leaders thrive. He has helped train leaders in over twenty nations and six continents. He frequently speaks at conferences, seminaries, and universities on a variety of topics. He has a doctorate from Southeastern Seminary and is finishing a PhD program at Aberdeen University. His writing and research explores the intersection of tradition, innovation, and the future of the church. He is the author of several books including https://www.amazon.com/Liturgical-Mission-Work-People-World/dp/1514001543/ref=sr_1_9?crid=2XTXBFZ4D9QOE&keywords=winfield+bevins&qid=1647043302&sprefix=winfield+bevins%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-9 (Liturgical Mission: The Work of the People for the Sake of the World )(InterVarsity Press, 2022) ,https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Ancient-New-Liturgy-Generation/dp/0310566134/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3DIXV8F8HMFMO&keywords=winfield+bevins&qid=1642549661&sprefix=winfield+b%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-3 (Ever Ancient Ever New: The Allure of Liturgy for a New Generation) (Zondervan, 2019) and https://www.amazon.com/Marks-Movement-Church-Wesleyan-Revival/dp/0310098351/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3DIXV8F8HMFMO&keywords=winfield+bevins&qid=1642549661&sprefix=winfield+b%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-2 (Marks of a Movement) (Zondervan, 2019). Winfield's work has been featured in various outlets such as Christianity Today, Publishers Weekly, Outreach Magazine, and Religious News Service. Winfield is also an award winning artist. Over the past decade, he has helped start numerous arts initiatives, including a non-profit art gallery and studio.In 2021, he was commissioned to paint an icon for the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in honor of his visit to the USA. He is the resident artist for https://www.drinklings.coffee/ (Drinklings Coffee). He and his wife Kay have three beautiful girls Elizabeth, Anna Belle, and Caroline and live in the Bluegrass state of Kentucky. When he is not teaching or writing, you'll likely find him hiking, kayaking or painting. ***** The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our https://www.facebook.com/groups/651922025855936 (Facebook group). We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) & on Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr).https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com/ (loriadamsbrown.com)Interested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coaching (https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coaching) https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Become a patron of this podcast), and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference (Patreon). Mentioned in this episode: Patreon Support...

JOY EGGERICHS REED Joy is the Founder of Punchline Agency and has also been a speaker herself over the last decade. Between 2005 and 2015, Joy worked as Conference Director for her parents Love and Respect marriage conferences. She later created the Love and Respect Now website and The Illumination Project small group study as resources for her generation on the topic of singleness, dating and marriage. In 2014, Christianity Today named Joy one of 33 leaders under the age of 33 shaping the next generation. Over the course of the last decade of creating content and speaking, Joy has discovered a love for learning through interviewing. She enjoys hosting events, interviewing speakers and mediating dialogues. She has taken several years of improv comedy classes to help her listen, add levity, and let the conversation and event unfold in a unique way. Joy enjoys helping others communicate on camera, be themselves on stage and develop talks and presentations. Joy and her husband Matt have been living in Paris, France since 2017 and have two children, Millie and Emerson. Joy has given them alter egos named Rita and Rick and posts about them constantly on Instagram. Only time will tell how much therapy this will result in them needing. Joy is the author of Get to the Publishing Punchline, which released in June 2021. https://punchlineagency.com/joy-eggerichs-reed

In this episode David Zahl talks about his latest book Low Anthropology and we have a discussion around grace, humility, forgiveness, self-centeredness, self righteousness, parenting, and more.David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website (www.mbird.com), and co-host of The Mockingcast. He and his family live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church, supervising their adult education and ministry to college students. Zahl is the author of Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What To Do About It and coauthor of Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints). His most recent book, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself) came out in Sept 2022 from Brazos Press. His writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Guardian, among other venues.David's Books:Low AnthropologySeculosityLaw and GospelDavid's Recommendation:Faith, Hope, and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'HaganConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook or Instagram at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/shiftingculturepodcast/Support the show

This episode is for any Christian who wonders how many more ministry leaders we have to see fall from grace in the headlines. Katelyn Beaty uncovers the love for celebrity at the heart of our churches and ministry, and she has thoughts about how to overcome it. We discuss: why Christians love celebrities the difference between how men and women use celebrity power Bill Hybels and Carl Lentz  why we shouldn't rush to put leaders back into positions of spiritual authority Katelyn Beaty joins us to talk about what Christians should watch out for next (her answer may surprise you), and it's available for partners only. Get it here along with a Purity Culture News episode about Andrew Thorburn's resignation as CEO of the Essendon football club in Melbourne.  Full show notes Katelyn Beaty is a writer, journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She has written for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Religion News Service, Religion & Politics, and The Atlantic and has commented on faith and culture for CNN, ABC, NPR, the Associated Press, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She also cohosts the Saved by the City podcast (Religion News Service). Beaty previously served as print managing editor at Christianity Today and is the author of Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church and A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World. Connect with Katelyn on Twitter and Instagram. 

In this episode, I team up again with Karen Swallow Prior, this time to discuss what many people call "the great American novel" Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. We talk about sin, guilt, and repression, and how Hawthorne's story is more complicated and interesting than most people make it out to be. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation. Karen Swallow Prior is Research Professor of English Literature and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012), Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014), and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos, 2018). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Relevant, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, Religion News Service, Books and Culture and other places. She and her husband live on a 100-year old homestead in central Virginia with sundry horses, dogs, and chickens. And lots of books. Jennifer Frey is an associate professor of philosophy and Peter and Bonnie McCausland Faculty Fellow at the University of South Carolina. She is also a fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and the Word on Fire Institute. Prior to joining the philosophy faculty at USC, she was a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago, where she was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts and an affiliated faculty in the philosophy department. She earned her Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, and her B.A. in Philosophy and Medieval Studies (with a Classics minor) at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. She has published widely on action, virtue, practical reason, and meta-ethics, and has recently co-edited an interdisciplinary volume, Self-Transcendence and Virtue: Perspectives from Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. Her writing has also been featured in Breaking Ground, First Things, Fare Forward, Image, Law and Liberty, The Point, and USA Today. She lives in Columbia, SC, with her husband, six children, and chickens. You can follow her on Twitter @ jennfrey. Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

Justin and Chris discuss the impact that rap lyrics can have on our minds and our communities. They also talk about whether certain lyrics should be used as evidence in criminal proceedings. Lastly, they discuss Russell Moore's latest Christianity Today article on Christian Nationalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jennie Allen is the founder and visionary of the women's organization IF:Gathering, the host of the top rated Made for This podcast (17 million downloads) as well as the New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head, which was the #1 bestselling religion title of 2020. Her latest book is Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World. She has appeared on shows such as Hallmark Home & Family, Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream, and been featured in various outlets such as Woman's World, Brit+Co, Cosmopolitan.com, and Christianity Today. The estimated viewership for 2021's IF:Gathering exceeded one million women in all 50 states and 144 countries., live streaming from Dallas, Texas, into thousands of churches, family rooms and dorm rooms. We're excited to talk with Jennie on the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast. Together, we're going to discuss in depth some of the powerful topics she writes about and how they relate to us as entrepreneurs.

Emma's poise, serenity, and sense of humor counterbalanced her husband's impulsive, emotional nature and became the backbone of [Dwight] Moody's success.