What was supposed to be a conversation about Luke, turned into a conversation about laughter. We cover divine humor, a few potty jokes, and even talk about not-so-funny Christian comedians.
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Rev. Sarah Condon joins the podcast to talk about progressive Christianity, hitting television preachers with cafeteria trays, and explains how she's experienced God's grace while serving as a hospital chaplain.
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In this episode, we consider what the event and content of preaching means. Are we talking about a narrative of events, exegesis of scripture, or God? All of it? Also, what about the listener, do they play a role?
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Acts 3.12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3.1-7, Luke 24.36b-48
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Joined by guest host Mike Stavlund, this episode features author David Finnegan-Hosey and his new book Christ on the Psych Ward.
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Can the church play a role in making not only our communities safer but also in thinking theologically about violence, guns, and our calling to live as disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Is resurrection synonymous with celebrating the spring? What should be preached on Easter Sunday? How does God show up? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guests Teer Hardy and Jason Micheli.
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Andy Root thinks the church's obsession with growing young might be misguided. Joined by Rev. Drew Colby, Jason and I interviewed Dr. Andy Root of Luther Seminary and author of Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness on the latest episode of Crackers and Grape Juice.
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Either way you slice it, our polarization has had a negative impact on the way we view the world and one another. Theologians have an opportunity to work towards the de-polarization by engaging ideas they would not normally engage.
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Does the UMC need a Donald Trump to emerge, willing to disrupt the status quo? Can the UMC move beyond the debate of human sexuality, which is really a debate over power and money, and live into is mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world?
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Rev. Rob Lee announces his recently signed book deal exclusively with Crackers & Grape Juice. Rob opens up about the new role he finds himself in as a public theologian as well as what he has learned about race in America traveling and preaching at churches he once never dreamed of preaching in.
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On Wesley Theological Seminary (and whether or not anything good can come from it...), the need for repetition, submissive liturgical postures, the rarity of the Word, sex and fornication, and the challenge of preaching on difficult passage
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If Belinda Carlisle is right, and Heaven is place on earth, where is Hell? What is Hell?
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On wild and wonderful West Virginia, creation as conversation, reclaiming the darkness, faith as disruption, elevating the Spirit, names with definite articles, the violence of baptism, and John as the first hipster
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2017 was not as bad as some have made it out to be. Here's to saying "goodbye" to 2017 and "howdy" to 2018. Cheers!
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Is Belinda Carlisle correct? Is Heaven a place on earth? Well according to St. Paul, Belinda might not be wrong.
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Where is the promised peace? Should we preach political sermons on Christmas Eve? Why does the victory feel so fragile? When was the last time we trembled in church?
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n this episode Tripp and Diana respond to questions from the live audience including: Why is the 2nd Advent necessary? Why is Advent important for white people in a world full of racial inequality? What's right with the church?
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Diana reflects on the announcement of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the importance of the 2nd Advent, Divine vs. Human Agency, and how to teach our kids about the already but not yet of God's Advent.
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On experiencing Advent from the pews (rather than the pulpit), the inherent politics of the season, the virgin birth, and how to teach your children about Christmas with Tripp Fuller and Crackers&Grape Juice
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