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Richard Beck

Dr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss his recent trip to the United Kingdom, the demise of the American Church and his athletic career, Rob Bell's tour, the Omega Point, Humanity's progress,  public executions and Richard's trip to Selma.

Josh Packard and Jeff Cook: Church Refugees

Sociologist Dr. Josh Packard along with pastor/philosopher Jeff Cook join the show to discuss why spiritual people are leaving the church, the Dones, Shadow Missions, the recent Pew Study on people leaving church, and Church Refugees. Luke also defends Josh's brutal attack on preaching.

For more on Josh Packard's ongoing work understanding the current trend in the religious landscape and finding a way to provide more religious spaces for people who feel that traditional religion has cast them aside check out dechurched.net.

Tony Jones: The Legacy of Phyllis Tickle

Dr. Tony Jones returns to the show to discuss why he stopped blogging, the legacy of his friend Phyllis Tickle, Emerging Church, the five hundred year rummage sale, and Phyllis Tickle: Evangelist of the Future.

For more on this month's sponsor, ACU's Graduate School of Theology.

Josh Cobia: What Caitlyn Jenner taught me about Jesus

Josh Cobia, author of the viral blog post ""  joins the show to discuss planting a church with the reality television stars as the first members, youth ministry at the Kardashian's home, sharing the table with the LGBTQ community, the one thing he would say to his friend Caitlyn Jenner.

For more about this month's sponsor, The Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology, click here.

Josh Ross and Jonathan Storment: Bringing Heaven to Earth

Josh Ross and Jonathan Storment return to the show to discuss what book kept Jonathan in Church, N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope brought to life in Memphis and Abilene, a better story than Rapture theology, living from Resurrection, Imagination, Resurrection being Good News even for those who don’t believe and their new book Bringing Heaven to Earth.

If you want to win a copy of this book, post a pic of where Heaven is breaking in amongst your city, your church, your school or your life and post it on Twitter with the Hashtag #BringHeaven and we will select two of them to receive a free copy of this book.

For more on this month’s sponsor go to theseattleschool.edu

April Wrapup: Tim Boykin and Stephen Mackey

Luke is joined by his church's resident Pentecostal Tim Boykin and his church's resident Wesleyan Stephen Mackey to discuss the Enneagram, images of God, online community vs. flesh and blood community, learning from criticism, the Good Samaritan, and healed bodies vs. resurrected bodies.

For more on this month's sponsor The Work of The People click here.

Joshua Graves: How Not to Kill a Muslim

Dr. Joshua Graves returns to the show to discuss being a Jesus person who loves Muslims, life after 9/11 for Muslims, earning a technical foul in a college basketball game, Piss Christ and burning the Koran, present day Good Samaritan situations and his newest book How Not To Kill a Muslim.

For more information on this episode's sponsor, The Work of The People, click here.