Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 223: How Did We Get Here? A History of the Religious Right
What really birthed the religious right? Why have black and white Christians swapped political parties over the last 60 years? Based on a class he'…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 222: Solving the Problem of Youth and the Church with Kara Powell
Why are young people leaving the church and what are some churches doing that is helping them stay? Is it all about "hipping up" our churches with c…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 221: Learning How to Fail With J.R. Briggs
Is the church in America obsessed with success? Do we sacrifice genuine growth to avoid failure? Pastor/author J.R. Briggs joins Phil and Skye to d…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 220: Making Disciples or Making Church - With Preston Sprinkle
Does the way we do church effectively make disciples? New research says "not so much." So what do we do? Speaker, author, and theologian Preston Spr…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 219: Bible Translations, Christian Radio & Praying for Atheists
A Bible translation is frozen in time. Modern technology unlocks a scroll. Christian media is more popular than you might think. And a new survey sho…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 218: U2 Turns 40 and Atheist "Faith Healing" with Justin Brierley
Everyone's favorite band-made-up-of-Christians-that-isn't-a-Christian-band U2 turns the big 4-0; an atheist mentalist successfully replicates "faith …
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 217: Dreams, Lions & Shallow American Theology
Phil has a bone to pick! A hot new book encouraging Christians to "chase their dreams" drives Phil crazy and he just can't stop talking about it. It'…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 216: Meditating on Scripture with Jan Johnson
It's time to slow things down a bit as we're joined by Christian writer, speaker and spiritual director Jan Johnson for a discussion of right brain C…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 215: Back to Church, Out of Prison, Off to Mars
What events would bring the most people back to church? Which celebrity has Rick Warren's book helped now? Are American Christians "persecuted" in th…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 214: American Politics and Christian Faith with Amy Black
What can we learn from this crazy year in American politics? Is it ever appropriate for Christians to vote "none of the above?" How do our various Ch…
9 years, 10 months ago