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Shauna Niequist: Present over Perfect

Shauna Niequist returns to the show to discuss work being a drug, Brene Brown, running from feelings, dealing with the emptiness, how we can't earn love, the power of silence, and Shauna's new book Present over Perfect.

Randy Harris: Round Three

Randy Harris returns to the show to discuss prayer, Thich Nach Han, Richard Rohr, the danger of talking for a living, and the time Randy yelled at Luke during preaching class. 

For more on this month’s sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.

James Martin: The Abbey

Fr. James Martin joins the show to discuss being the official chaplain of the Colbert Report, who gives up more Protestant pastors or Catholic priests, not sermonizing stories, tragedy, prayer, lament, images of God, Mary and his new book The Abbey.

Kent Brantly: Called for Life

Dr. Kent Brantly joins the show to discuss God working through Ebola, why Kent went to the White House to talk with President Obama before coming on the podcast, the fear of death, being faithful while having Ebola, the distinction between God saving his life vs. God healing him,  and Kent's new book Called For Life.

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.

Chris Green

The World’s Smartest Pentecostal ® Dr. Chris Green joins the show to discuss sacraments, being an unreliable Pentecostal, Church of Christ vs. Pentecostals, Pete Enns, how to read the Bible like Jesus, Joseph Philips, dehumanizing prayer, why God doesn’t answer prayers, the Praxis Conference and Chris scares Luke by talking about speaking in tongues.

For more information about the new Rachel Held Evans video series from our friends at The Work of the People click here.

Jonathan Storment with Chris Seay: March Wrapup

Jonathan Storment returns to the show to discuss God's discipline, finding God's will, an enchanted view of the world, Internet controversy and reading scripture through Jesus. Plus Chris Seay makes a cameo to discuss preaching to a President and the Praxis conference.

Brian Zahnd: Prayer

Brian Zahnd returns to the show to discuss learning to pray well, his love for NT Wright, what makes someone orthodox, why he doesn’t record his teachings on prayer, the way to evaluate prayer, and learning your liturgy.

Jonathan Storment: Torture

Jonathan Storment returns to have a year end conversation on torture, his Anabaptist influence, the churches place in the conversation, his favorite guests from the year, and Jonathan claims that he came up with the phrase "grace is an indictment."

Barbara Brown Taylor: Round Two

Barbara Brown Taylor returns to the show to discuss why she will not watch her interview with Oprah, who would play her in a movie,  introverted pastors, disappointment with God, transformation and translation, worrying and praying, the troubling word "sin" and Learning to Walk in the Dark.