Podcast Episodes

Chuck Schumer at the center of a “civil war” among Democrats: How long can our democracy sustain itself like this?

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Enough Senate Democrats voted for a Republican spending bill last Friday to avoid a government shutdown. Led by their minority lea…

1 year, 2 months ago

Robert Morris indicted on child sex abuse charges: Clergy abuse scandals and a prophetic moment I have not forgotten

Rev. Robert Morris of Gateway Church has now been indicted on child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma. The former pastor is charged with five counts of l…

1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Mahmoud Khalil and why is Trump trying to deport him?

Yesterday, a court ruled that Mahmoud Khalil—the Columbia University graduate who was arrested on Saturday for his role in pro-Palestine protests—wil…

1 year, 2 months ago

Is a recession coming? What evangelicals get right—and wrong—about our faith

Fears of a recession sparked a major sell-off Monday, as the Dow dropped nearly nine hundred points. The US economy fell abruptly when the pandemic h…

1 year, 2 months ago

Five ways “Covid changed everything around us”: “We’re living in the branch of history it created”

Five years ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. More than seven million people are confirmed to have died fr…

1 year, 3 months ago

Father of thirteen-year-old cancer survivor responds to Rachel Maddow: How to live above the partisan noise of our day

Political comments made by MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow following President Trump’s speech to Congress made headlines this week. Both fo…

1 year, 3 months ago

Will Trump dismantle the Department of Education today? Why trust is the quality we can least afford to lose

News broke Thursday morning that President Trump was planning to sign an executive order instructing newly appointed Education Secretary Linda McMaho…

1 year, 3 months ago

The latest on tariffs, Ukraine, and Gaza: “The only path to truly experiencing the abundant life”

The “law of unintended consequences” states that the actions of people and especially governments always have effects that are unanticipated or “unin…

1 year, 3 months ago

President Trump addresses joint session of Congress: “An extraordinary display of partisan scuffling”

President Donald Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress last night. This was not a State of the Union address. Mr. Trump defended his policies, c…

1 year, 3 months ago

Trump administration pauses all aid to Ukraine: How the conflict is both complex and simple

The Trump administration is pausing all aid to Ukraine, including weapons, days after a contentious meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel…

1 year, 3 months ago