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Brian Zahnd returns to the show to discuss his personal connection to Eminem, how a pastor can experience change, embracing the Great Tradition, dealing with doubt honestly, being used by politicians, certainty as a poor substitute for faith, becoming more ecumenical and his new book Water to Wine.

Radio and TV sports personality Sean Adams joins the show to talk parenting, sports, church, how the things which make you great can cause you to struggle, balance, the Baylor scandal, and why you will never see Luke in the UFC.

Jonathan Storment returns to discuss all things January on the podcast including non-violence, dealing with death, religion in a pluralistic society, and Making a Murder. 

Mike Cope also makes a cameo to discuss this month's sponsor Pepperdine Bible Lectures.

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.

The Founding Director of The Yale Center for Faith & Culture, Professor Miroslav Volf,  joins the show to discuss how religion benefits the world, the golden rule, religions resources for the world, evangelism and competing truth claims in a pluralistic world, the morality of witness, and his new book Flourishing: Why we Need Religion in a Globalized World.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Jonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Rob Bell's novel, the Zeitgeist of young America as communicated by Pete Holmes, Jonathan does his Scot McKnight impersonation, why young Christians aren't interested in discussing Heaven, how Santa Clause is real, Heavenly Citizenship and all things December from the podcast.

Dr. Preston Sprinkle joins the show to discuss a Christian response to evil, the difference between pacifism vs. non-violence, and his book Fight.