Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.
Today's episode is a very raw conversation about Sex and Theology with Josh Ryan Butler, Dr. Sandy Richter, and Brenna... more
Munatsi is the Executive Director for the Dash Network--a Christian organiziation that exists to glorify God by providing care to... more
Dr. Glahn is a professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary and holds a Th.M. from DTS... more
Art is the Director of Community Care for Revoice--an organization whose mission is to support and encourage gay, lesbian, bisexual,... more
Bill is the founder and President of BiblicalTraining.org, serves on the Committee for Bible Translation (which is responsible for the... more
Joel and I discuss the topic of his Ph.D. dissertation, which examines the multiethnic nature of "household" imagery, especially Ephesians... more
Matthew Halsted (PhD, London School of Theology) teaches at Eternity Bible College. He is the author of Paul and the... more
Kelly M. Kapic (PhD, King's College, University of London) is a professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout... more
Elijah Drake is a third year student at Asbury Theological Seminary and has been part of the Asbury revival from... more
In this episode, Patrick and I discuss the question in the title. Reporting on scandals and abuse and the misuse... more
Welcome to a sneak peek of the first Bonus Q&A episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription.... more
Ben and I talk about a Christian theology of Creation Care, the nature of the new creation, how to interpret... more
Matthew W. Bates (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) argues that the Greek word pistis often translated as “faith” is better... more
Dr. Ryan Tafilowski is an expert in the rise of the Nazi party in Germany 100 years ago and the... more
Dr. Sandy Richter is currently the The Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont college and the author... more
Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at Duke Divinity School. He has a B.A.... more
Ernesto was a former student of mine when I was a prof at Eternity Bible College. He’s since gone on... more
Sam Allberry is a pastor, apologist, author, and speaker. He is the author of a number of books, including Is... more
Todd is a professor of theology and the director of the master of theology program at Western Seminary in Portland,... more
When looking at Brenna Blain you might not guess that she works in ministry, with a body adorned in tattoos... more
Michelle has a BA from Harvard, 3 master’s degrees, and a Ph.D. from Notre Dame university. In other words, she’s... more
Welcome to a sneak peek of the first Bonus Q&A episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription.... more
Andrew is part of King’s Church Hastings and Bexhill. He is Emerging Generations Director at Living Out and a training... more
In this second installment of my current research on women in leadership, I focus on what I’ve learned from researching... more
Randy is a world renowned expert on several theological and historical subjects related to the New Testament. In this conversation,... more
Short answer–absolutely we are. But not in a good way. From addiction to tech, to feeding the outrage machine, to... more
Dr. Juli Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker and the president/co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. Juli earned her college degree... more
Dr. Warren Carter is the LaDonna Kramer Meinders Professor of New Testament at Phillips Seminary in Tulsa OK. From 2007-2019,... more
The gospel is political, but not partisan. The church is a profoundly political community. When we claim Jesus as Lord,... more
Dr. Brian Fikkert is a Professor of Economics and Community Development and the Founder and President of the Chalmers Center... more
Karen González is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who emigrated from Guatemala as a child. She attended Fuller Theological... more
My Patreon supports send in a pile of solid questions, some of which I address on this Q & A... more
Michelle T. Sanchez has an MDiv and ThM from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and spiritual direction training at Boston College and... more
Dr. O. Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and... more
Doug Smith is a passionate voice in the epic battle against screen addictions, especially through his award-winning book (and audiobook),... more
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Alex co-founded Bethlehem Bible College in Bethlehem (yes, that one) and served as a professor and dean of students for... more
Josh is the lead pastor of Van City Church in Vancouver, WA. He’s also the lead singer of the punk... more
Preston is back from sabbatical and fields a ton of questions from his Patreon supporters. All the ones listed in... more
Jon Tyson is a Pastor and Church Planter in New York City. Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Jon moved to the... more
Mike began vocational ministry in 1999 as a student ministries and college pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, Calif and... more
Lucas Pulley is an executive director of the Tampa Underground Network, a network of around 100 micro-churches in the Tampa... more
Okay, so this is a different sort of podcast episode. Here’s the backstory. My third daughter, Josie, is an Enneagram... more
Lou Phillips is the Director of Church Relations for The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender. Before working for The... more
Chris joins me in the basement to banter around about all the stuff–and more–listed in the title of this podcast.... more
Lynn is one of my favorite New Testament scholars! She serves as Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs of Northern... more
Tony is a pastor, church planter, author of a killer book on deconstruction called Regenerate, but most of all, Tony... more
Branson and Jeff have been involved in theological education for several years and recently launched an innovative church-based organization for... more
Patrick and Keith just released their book Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to a Lamb, not a Donkey or an... more
Dr. Dan Wallace is a world renowned expert of New Testament Greek and the author of the highly acclaimed textbook:... more
Amy Peeler is a rock star New Testament scholar with a Ph.D from Princeton and who’s been teaching at Wheaton... more
Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall is Associate Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College and is the author of the... more
Jackie is an author, speaker, poet, wife, and mother of four children. This podcast episode is a recording of the... more
Dr. James Merritt (Ph.D. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor, writer, and speaker. He’s the founding and lead pastor... more
The Theory of Racelessness argues that Race does not exist in nature. Race does not exist as a social construction.... more
Hey, friends. Today we're going to do something special. What you're about to hear is an episode from a podcast... more
A 2004 Christianity Today article dubbed Max Lucado as “America’s Pastor.” Max has been a pastor for over four decades... more
Ryan is a teacher, theologian, and the founder of Kairos Classroom. He received his MDiv from Beeson Divinity School and... more
Jeremy Stephens is one of the founding leaders of Tampa Underground, a gospel-centered ecclesiological network that’s home to over 100... more
My patreon supporters sent in a ton of questions for me to address on the podcast. I responded to ½... more
Greg Lukianoff is the co-author (with Dr. Jonathan Haidt) of what I think is one of the top 5 most... more
Abigail has a fascinating story! Conservartive evangelical turned Christian feminist, turned third wave post-modern (practailly agnostic) feminist, turned catholic wife... more
Ryan has a Ph.D. in Theology from Wheaton College and is Associate Professor of Theology at Talbot School of Theology... more
At last year’s “Exiles in Babylon” conference, Francis Chan kicked it off with a bang! He opened up the whole... more
What’s there to say? It’s Beth Moore, folks. The Queen of Evangelicalism. Let’s close in prayer… –––––– PROMOS Save 10% on courses with... more
Dr. Kara E. Powell is Chief of Leadership Formation, Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, and Professor of Youth... more
Aaron Keyes is a singer/songwriter, pastor, speaker, and has not only been a worship leader for over 20 years, but... more
What does it mean to have the gift of celibacy (or singleness)? Does it mean that you don’t desire sex... more
My patreon supporters sent in tons of questions, some which I address on this podcast. Some questions include: What would... more
Gerry holds to a view of women in leaders that’s sometimes considered “soft complementarian.” He believes women can serve in... more
Writing a book on transgender idendities as a non-trans person is a bit bold, some might say audacious. This is... more
Dr. Joseph (Joey) Dodson is the Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament at Denver Seminary. He completed his... more
Is ethnic reconciliation an essential part of the gospel, or is it an optional add on? In this solo episode,... more
Eric Targe gives leadership and oversight to the College (Crossroads) and Disability (139) Ministries at Moody Church in Chicago. He... more
Evan Wickham is the co-founder and lead pastor of Park Hill Church in San Diego. Scott Curran is an administrative... more
Are orphanages helping orphans? Most Christians would say: obviously yes. But Brandon, who’s been working in orphan care for over... more
It’s that time again, folks! My Patreon supporters sent in a plethora of scintillating questions this month. I addressed many... more
Justin joins me on this 4th of July to talk about how Christians should think about the holiday. In particular,... more
Is ethnic reconciliation an essential part of the gospel, or is it an optional add on? In this solo episode, I argue... more