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This  week on the podcast, Dave welcomes Joshua and Prezleigh Colburn for part 2! This time, Dave gets serenaded by their alter ego, the amazing worship leading duo Trystan and Sayge, and they also talk about being misunderstood and how they deal with the bible now, after leaving evangelicalism. You can support them by checking out the links on their linktree at  https://linktr.ee/Howthe...

This week on the podcast, Dave welcomes Joshua and Prezleigh Colburn. The may be known better by their tiktok fans as the satirical worship duo of Trystan and Sayge, but they joined Dave for a conversation about the impact that both being in and leaving evangelicalism has had on their lives. You can support them by checking out the links on their linktree at https://linktr.ee/Howthesausageismade o...

This week, Dave invites Tana Schiewer onto the podcast to talk about toxic masculinity. Tana Schiewer is a rhetoric scholar, former nonprofit leader, and co-host of the Ancient Jesus/Future Faith Podcast. She holds a PhD in rhetoric and writing from Virginia Tech and is continually exploring Abraham Joshua Heschel’s declaration that “words create worlds". To find out more about Tana and Ancient Je...

In the first episode of 2023, Dave talks about what it's been like realizing that he never really knew himself when he was an evangelical. 

This week, Dave is joined by Drew Jackson and José Humphreys. Drew E.Jackson is a poet and pastor. He is author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way . He received his B.A. in Political Science from the Univ. of Chicago and his M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughters. José...

Dr. Michelle Clifton served for 20 years at North Park as professor and Dean of Faculty. She has published numerous books and scholarly articles  in the area of theology and ethics. Michelle's passion is interrupting the US’s over-reliance on incarceration and finding creative alternatives, such as equitable and accessible education or restorative justice solutions, through collaboration...

This week, Dave speaks with Dieula Previlon. Dieula is a pastor, counselor, certified life coach and the Founder and CEO of ElevateHer International Ministries. She walks with people by doing the work of trauma healing and seeks toempower everyone she meets to live full and whole lives. Dieula’s purpose and passion stem from her upbringing in Haiti. She  experienced many challenges growing up...

This week on the podcast, Dave welcomes his Philosophy professor from college, Dr. Thomas Jay Oord. Tom is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He's a best-selling and award-winning author, having written or edited more than twenty-five books. Academic Influence ranks him among the most influential theologians in the 21st century. Oord directs a doctoral program at...

In this mini episode, Dave shares some thoughts about how our family interactions may be perpetuating some religious trauma that we carry from childhood. 

This week, Dave talks to new friend DJ Wilson. DJ is a southern guy who has always felt out of place. He works in tech, but has dreams of writing books and making films. He started on TikTok to document van life, but he and his wife got rid of the van, so he started talking about injustice and inequality. DJ makes really interesting and compelling content about inequality in his hometown of Greenv...

Once again, William Dickerson joins Dave on the podcast. THIS TIME it's in the woods. This is a conversation about what faith, hope and truth after Christianity.

This episode features a conversation with Jose Humphreys and Karen González to talk about Karen's new book, "Beyond Welcome". Karen is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, she has bee...

This week, brother William Dickerson is back! This time, it is AFTER his life altering trip to Gabon to connect with his ancestral roots. His experience is so powerful. The conversation was so good, we decided it had to be a two parter.

In this episode, Dave talks to Don Schiewer. Don is the pastor of Dust Church in Toledo, Ohio, where he focuses his studies and teaching on second temple Judaism and Pre-Constantinian Christianity. Don is also the co-host of a podcast called ancient Jesus future faith that you can find on all the platforms and also goes live on YouTube 2 days a week! For more information about Ancient Jesus Future...

In this episode, Dave asks some questions about what it looks like for those of us that have left evangelicalism. What do we do now? How do we approach the people and community that raised us? I hope this can grow into a conversation that moves us beyond some of the predictable culture wars.

On this episode, Dave talks to his former RA from college, Ryan Scott! Ryan is a writer, pastor, and trivia nerd from Middletown, DE.  He is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and a graduate of both Eastern Nazarene College and Nazarene Theological Seminary. He is also Lead Columnist for D3hoops.com, the premier site for coverage of NCAA Division III basketball; occasionally subs...

Dave talks to Pastor Kim Wright who lives, serves and works in the East Harlem Community. She is a mother of 4, the pastor at The Church of the Resurrection and the Executive Director of The Booker T. Washington Learning Center in Harlem, NY.  You can find out more about Kim at: https://www.resurrectionnyc.church/

This week on the podcast, Dave talks with Erin Jones (@afroeducator on TikTok). Erin is a peacemaker in every sense of the word. She is the author of, “Bridges to Heal US, Stories and Strategies for Racial Healing," and has 3 TEDx talks available on Youtube. She has gained an incredible amount of wisdom as she has navigated this world as a bi-racial woman that grew up overseas and speaks 4 languag...

This week on the podcast, Dave talks about privilege, wondering if there is a way to use the word to promote understanding so that we can moves closer to doing justice. 

In episode 2 of season 3, Dave talks to Pastor Keri Lewis, Associate Pastor at Keene Church of the Nazarene, about how the book of Revelation has been completely misunderstood. Keri also shares about the challenges inherent to being a pastor that is seeking to help people understand something that has previously been taught in a way that misses the mark.

In Episode 2 of Season 3, Dave is joined by Ang and Jon Austin. This is a conversation about deconstructing Christianity, morality after religion and what we miss about church. 

To kick off season 3, Dave talks with Tiffany Sawyer-Brimage, author of "Pick Up Your Crown: A Devotional for Those Working Towards Healing". The conversation spans from talking about whiteness and Christianity to personal medical struggles that Tiffany has been facing and how they've forced her to understand parts of the American medical system that she had not previously known.  You can fin...

What has been and what will be coming up on the podcast...

In this episode, Dave takes a few minutes to reflect on how we are often conditioned to judge what we don't understand, and why it is that we need to keep coming back to our "why" when it comes to addressing injustice. 

**This  episode includes a conversation about Eating Disordered behaviors and  thoughts. Please take care of yourself and do not listen if that may be  triggering for you** In Episode 5 of Summer Currents, Meghan and Dave check in about their challenges from week 4, and give themselves new challenges for the upcoming week. For anyone struggling with an eating disorder, check out www...