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Austin Channing Brown joins the show to talk Ferguson, white silence, justice vs. reconciliation, why whites need to risk death, and "Black Bodies White Souls."

Luke's former boss, Don McLaughlin, joins the show from Atlanta to discuss Ferguson, White Privilege, supporting the police and the African-American community, his black son's mistreatment, Hospitality, and learning to ask the question, "Tell me more?"

Matthew Paul Turner, known by some as @JesusNeedsNewPR, joins the show to talk God^TM, commercialized Christianity, shaping God into our image, certainty and his new book Our Great Big American God.

Song-Writer and Worship Pastor at Willow Creek Community Church Aaron Niequist joins the show to discuss a third way response to the Orlando Bloom & Justin Bieber conflict and the conflict in Gaza. Offering people a wider menu in worship. Getting bored in “Quiet Times.” Centering Prayers and A New Liturgy. Who’s a better preacher his father in law and current pastor Bill Hybel or his former pastor Rob Bell.

Luke's Dad, Dr. Larry Norsworthy,  joins the show to talk psychology & theology,  alienation & aloneness, Peter Rollins' Idolatry of God, chronic pain, the Peter Pan syndrome, suffering, Rick Atchley's sermon podcast vs. NWN podcast, and a special outro from Luke's daughters.

Sean Palmer returns to the show to wrap up all five of July's shows plus Preachers of LA, the wild west of the internet, Christian celebrities, parenting, white guilt, and more.

Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber joins the show to discuss Crossfit, the pressure of saving liberal Christianity, her relationship with the churches of Christ, her friendship but inability to say Tullian Tchividjian's name, confessing weakness, and her book Pastrix.

Social psychologist Dr. Christena Cleveland joins the show to discuss her time with the Red Sox, going to the table, when to walk away, white males determining what's newsworthy and her book "Disunity in Christ."

Brian McLaren joins the show to discuss Planet of the Apes, criticism he received for A New Kind of Christian, the future of Christianity, gate keeper mentality, connecting with your self and his newest book "We Make the Road by Walking."

Jonathan Merritt returns to the show to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling, Hobby Lobby, if corporations can be Christian, and how his parents responded to his new book "Jesus is Better than you Imagined."