Hold On: Is That Really Christian?

How do we have conversations with people who identify as Christian but who seem to not value the life and teachings of Jesus? Or, who give more attention to his death without similar attentiveness to his life and teachings? Is there any value in these conversations? Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments...

Cindy Chua, board member of Downwinders at Risk, joins our podcast for a discussion about environmental challenges in Dallas. Learn about shingle mountain, lead in water, Joppee, Gaf, and other places in and around Dallas that need Christians to advocate for the environment and to take stands against the ways in which environmental exploitation intersects with racism. This isn’t all bad news; ther...

In this episode Kim talks with Luke about how we can become better allies and advocates for our transgender neighbors. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

How does a New Testament story invite us to reflect on the challenge of fear, a common idea often found in considerations about immigration? We especially center in this episode people who are American citizens from birth. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and K...

How does the Bible assist us in thinking through some of the complexities of immigration? We especially center in this episode the immigrants themselves. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

A recent decision by Texas officials to reject federal funding that would provide $450 million for summer lunches for underserved children raises the question of how Christians might respond to this decision. Along the way, we talk about one of Jesus’ most well-known miracles. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions...

We explore the creation stories in Genesis to see what we can learn about how Eve might not deserve the blame she has often received. And, is there a chance the serpent is actually good? Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org...

We talk about the recent findings that the United States is declining in happiness. Is there a correlation between religion, spirituality, and happiness?  Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

What does the New Testament say about abortion? Does Jesus talk about abortion? Does it matter? Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

How do medical ethics contribute to our understandings about abortion? Kim looks at how language in the abortion debate is misused, what science reveals about fetal development, and those seeking abortion are treated by society at large. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Se...

What does the Hebrew Bible (aka Old Testament) say about abortion? Kendra looks at several passages often used by those against legalized abortion. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

Stories of people who have needed reproductive care, but were denied it in one way or another, are featured as a way to create more awareness of the diversity of experiences. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

Kendra and Kim wonder if in putting our theologies before others, is that being selfish. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.

Kendra asks why churches, including Northaven, use the rainbow flag today. Kim notes how important discernment was for Northaven then as well as today. Kendra also tells the story of Cornelius and Peter from the book of Acts. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra an...

Kim explains who this web designer is and why she filed a law suit and what that has to do with the Bible. Kendra asks what is “biblical truth” and Kim takes the conversation back to the Hebrew Bible. Things get more complicated from there! Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic?...

Kendra talks about a ground-breaking book that changed the conversation about Christians affirming LGBTQIA+ persons and their sexuality and encourages people to learn more about how to read the Bible, especially by using Jesus as a lens to assist us in interpreting the Bible. Kim encourages people to understand what Jesus said about the “weightier things of the law.” Enjoyed this episode? Connect...

Kendra and Kim share some of their own journeys with the Bible. For Kim she has been struck by how many verses in the Bible are about the poor. Kendra talks about how the Bible became an obstacle to her faith. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email a...

Kim talks about how Janis Joplin got her through her baptism and Kendra talks about small-town Kansas and how she didn’t get to play Jr. high football. They also hint at what some of their upcoming topics will be. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an ema...

Kim Batchelor and Kendra Weddle introduce themselves and offer a short glimpse into why they are life-long skeptics. Enjoyed this episode? Connect with us some more at Northaven.org! Follow us on Instagram and on Facebook ! Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a topic? Send Kendra and Kim an email at podcast@northaven.org.