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Send us Fan Mail Chris Arnade joins Andrew, Derek, and Alastair to talk about his new book, "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America," where he tells the stories of how America's poor find dignity and identity in their forgotten communities.

Send us Fan Mail Matt, Derek, and Alastair mull over the "boring" parts of scripture to see how these monotonous passages can be more greatly appreciated and share advice and resources that everyday Bible-readers can use. Matt also shares why Derek and Alastair are wrong for suggesting any book but John as the first book of the Bible a new Christian should read.

Send us Fan Mail Matt, Derek, and Alastair sit down with Joe Carter to discuss the ongoing cultural theme of online radicalization and how the church can respond.

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Alastair sit down with Dr. Justin Holcomb to discuss the difficult topic of sexual abuse in the church and how to identify and prevent it.

Send us Fan Mail Sam Allberry joins the crew to discuss his new book, 7 Myths about Singleness. Sam helps to unravel some of the modern assumptions around being single and share his experience of being a single minister.

Send us Fan Mail Why are more people foregoing religious affiliation in favor of the term "religious nones"? Here to help Matt, Derek, and Alastair wrestle with this subject is Dr. Tricia Bruce. Dr. Bruce is an accomplished sociologist of religion, award-winning author, an affiliate with the University of Notre Dame. Join the crew as they seek to understand the shifting cultural and reli...

Send us Fan Mail Is it possible for one to know all there is to know about theology by just reading the Bible for themselves? Join Andrew, Alastair, and Derek as they deal with the idea of Biblicism and balance between isolated readings of scripture and implicit faith in church traditions.

Send us Fan Mail Should individual Christians be politically active or should the church as an institution be politically active? Join the whole cast and crew as they discuss (and debate) the doctrine of the Spirituality of the Church.

Send us Fan Mail How do we find 'the good' in a world of bad hot takes? Here to help the crew pan for gold is Hannah Anderson. She joins Andrew, Alastair, and Derek to discuss her new book, All That's Good: Recovering The Lost Art of Discernment, and shares how, through discernment, we can not only survive the world but enjoy it.

Send us Fan Mail How do Christians live faithfully in the land of too much (i.e., the suburbs)? In this episode, Dr. Ashley Hales joins Matt, Derek, and Alastair to talk about consumerism, individualism, busyness, and safety, topics that are covered in her new book, "Finding Holy In The Suburbs" (IV Press).

Send us Fan Mail Inspired by the discussion over Andrew's book, Matt, Derek, and Alastair sit down to tackle another ecclesiastical issue: the invisibility of the church.

Send us Fan Mail The crew discusses Andrew's new book and his invitation to have charismatic worship and a high view of the sacraments.

Send us Fan Mail Tucker Carlson recently went on a rant about work, economics and class. So we brought on an expert to talk about it, and about the place of family and the church in responding to shifting economic conditions. Dr. Diane Schanzenbach, economist and Director of the Institute for Policy Research, joins us for a very lively and important conversation. Don't miss this one. (Really....

Send us Fan Mail Paul Gutacker, Director of the Brazos Fellows, joins the show to discuss Buzzfeed's exploration of how millennials became the 'burnout generation.'

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tim Keller joins the show to talk about his new book on Jonah, *The Prodigal Prophet.*

Send us Fan Mail The crew considers the biblical basis and shape of Advent.

Send us Fan Mail Derek, Matt and Alastair consider the idea of a 'felix culpa,' or 'happy fall.'

Send us Fan Mail Derek, Alastair, and Matt discuss the reasons why we procreate and the reasons we might choose not to--which is the subject of Matt's dissertation.

Send us Fan Mail Matthew Arbo, who Directs the Center for Faith and Public Life at Oklahoma Baptist University, joins us to discuss his book on infertility.

Send us Fan Mail At long last, we reach the end of our discussion of Augustine's *Confessions.*

Send us Fan Mail The Alan Noble disrupts our show by discussing his new book *Disruptive Witness* with Alastair and Andrew.

Send us Fan Mail Alastair, Matt and Derek consider Book 12 of Augustine's *Confessions,* in which Augustine parses 'In the beginning God created the heavens and earth...'

Send us Fan Mail The whole crew gathers to discuss what it means to trust responsibly in a fallen world and in fallen institutions.

Send us Fan Mail Derek, Matt and Alastair take up and read Book 11 of Augustine's *Confessions,* on time and the spiritual life.

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