A podcast to help you navigate faith in the modern world. Luke Norsworthy interviews academics, artists, authors, pastor, and more about spirituality, faith, and anything else that's newsworthy.
Episodes
Sunday Jan 17, 2016
Sunday Jan 17, 2016
We join Rev.Becca Stevens from the Thistle Farm Cafe
to talk about diving into death, song writing with Steven Tyler, taking
a prophetic stance even when it costs you, Dixie Chicks, essential
oils, listening to epiphanies, and Love has the last word.
Sunday Jan 10, 2016
Sunday Jan 10, 2016
Dr. Stephen Prothero joins the show to discuss the unholy alliance of Church and politics, Moral Majority, Evangelicals interest in Donald Trump, racism, baptizing a southern way of life, Anabaptists, being a righteous loser, and his new book "Why Liberals Win the Culture War."
For more on this month's sponsor, The Pepperdine Bible Lectures, click here.
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Former CIA operative and current Criminal Justice professor Sam Jeffrey
joins the show to discuss Christians use of violence, why we shouldn't
try to fix the world, why Christians shouldn't withdraw from civil
leadership, and if pacifism is a salvation issue.
For more on this month's sponsor, The Pepperdine Bible Lectures, click here.
Monday Dec 28, 2015
Monday Dec 28, 2015
Dr. Preston Sprinkle joins the show to discuss a Christian response to evil, the difference between pacifism vs. non-violence, and his book Fight.
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Church Historian Dr. Jeff Childers discuss which Biblical account is the correct historical version of the birth of Jesus, the origin of Santa Clause, Christmas lights, why we give Christmas presents, and the evolution of Christmas throughout church history.
Sunday Dec 06, 2015
Sunday Dec 06, 2015
Comedian Pete Holmes joins the show to discuss reaching out to heathens, baptism by immersion, formation through suffering, Hell, enlightenment, truth not being fragile, coming to God through Pain, and Luke's wedding ring.
Sunday Nov 29, 2015
Sunday Nov 29, 2015
Our two favorite psychologists Luke's Dad and Richard Beck discuss all
things November from the podcast including: Doubting preachers, Brent
Sullivan, 2nd Naivety, Sarah Bessey, staying at church, the importance
of parenting for reconstructing faith, the perennial struggle of
reducing religion into words, psychologists talking New Perspective on
Paul, Taylor Swift and a rare moment of humanity at the end.
For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.
Monday Nov 23, 2015
Monday Nov 23, 2015
For the November Mailbag we discuss abuses of good things, Enneagram, when to leave church, engaging with those outside of Christian faith, keeping unity around LGBTQ and ignoring terrible ideas about Jonathan Storment.
For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Sarah Bessey
returns to the show to discuss the Second Naivety, the Top 3 Canadians,
what to call N.T. Wright, returning to church, reading the Bible, Kingdom of God and
her new book Out of Sorts.
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Our old friend Jonathan Storment returns to the show to talk Richard Rohr, ISIS, numbing our pain, Enneagram, trusting God in death, following N.T. Wright, preaching as the first word and the final word.