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Pete Enns return to discuss the Tim Keller piece in the New York Time s. What makes someone a Christian?  Liturgical community vs. Biblicistic community? What is the offensiveness of the Gospel? And Can Pete Enns know how to ask questions?

Doug King of Presence joins the show to introduce Spiral Dynamics. For more on Spiral Dynamics from Doug click here .

Jonathan and Luke discuss Australian accents, reconstruction, community, theology of singing, and the refugee crisis.

A sermon that Richard Beck and Luke preached together on gratitude, prison and singing.

In the second part of the refugee crisis conversation we hear from Joel Houston   and  Ramjaane Niyoyita.  Joel Houston, of Hillsong United and Hillsong New York, discusses his experience with the Syrian refugee crisis and the Christian call to respond. Ramjaane Niyoyita, a Rwandan born as a refugee in the Congo now living in Austin, TX, discusses his experience as a Refugee, the importance of hum...

In the first of two discussions on the refugee crisis, Burmese refugee Ruhta* and Dr. Jessica Goudeau join the show to discuss the plight of refugees, leaving home, fear and Jessica's piece on Trump's rhetoric's effects on refugees in the Washington Post. *Ruhta- fake name for her family's safety. 

We discuss the transformation process of faith of construction, deconstruction and reconstruction with pastor and author Brian Zahnd and filmmaker Paul Nevison. For more on Brian Zahnd's reconstruction check out his book Water to Wine . For more on Paul, listen to him giggle in the back of the Richard Rohr and Rob Bell podcasts.

Jonathan Storment returns to talk Trump, the election, Hillbillies, Enneagram, why Søren Kierkegaard would be a terrible church member, the flaw of the New Perspective on Paul and Original Sin.

Dr. Stephen Backhouse and Dr. Richard Beck join the show to discuss Soren Kierkegaard,  existentialism, philosophy, Church & State, and Stephen's new book Kierkegaard: A Single Life. For more on the Deborah Club . For more on Tripp Fuller’s Theology Root Beer Camp .

Melissa Greene and Josh Graves join the show to talk Enneagram, how a preacher's type affects their sermons, the rumor that all Church of Christ people can sing,  and here's the amazing song that Luke tried unsuccessfully to get Melissa to sing . For more on the Deborah Club . For more on Tripp Fuller's Theology Root Beer Camp .

Danielle Shroyer joins the show to discuss the history of Original Sin, the importance of starting in Genesis one instead of Genesis three, Gospel, and her new book Original Blessing . For more on this month’s sponsor The Deborah Club click here .

N.T. Wright returns to the show to discuss resurrection vs. resuscitation, humanity's vocation, tickets to Heaven, Wrath, pagan views of God, and his new book The Day the Revolution Began . For more of the work of  Dr. Wright go to NTWrightonline.org For more on this month's sponsor The Deborah Club click here .

Jonathan Storment returns to talk Stranger Things , prayer card competitions, Billy Graham's evolution,  hope, the Gospel of reconciliation, and all things October from the podcast.

Live from the E3 Conference , Dr. Richard Beck and Caleb Kaltenbach join the show for a LGBTQ centered discussion.  Why liberals and conservatives talk past each other, The Righteous Mind,  Messy Grace and hair.

Brian McLaren returns to discuss being political but not partisan, wisdom, evangelism and interfaith work, slippery slopes, progress and his new book The Great Spiritual Migration .

Luke is joined by his father, Larry Norsworthy, for episode number 200 to answer listener questions about the podcast's effect on pastoral ministry, favorite moments, quirky stories, major themes and the effect the podcast has had on Luke's relationships.

Kenneth Woodward, editor for Newsweek's religion section for four decades, joins the show to discuss Billy Graham's evolution, Catholicism vs. Protestantism on salvation, Civil Religion, miracle stories and his new book Getting Religion .

English Professor Dr. Steven Moore and theologian Randy Harris join the show to discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates's  Between the World and Me, black rage, pro wrestling, black bodies, "those who imagine themselves to be white" and the power of listening. For more on the subject by Steven and Randy check out this video .  Also check out Steven Moore's children's book Theodore Thumbs .

Richard Beck, Josh Graves and Jonathan Storment join the show to discuss the Trinity, Cosmic Christ,  saints, doubt, brain and all things September from the podcast.

In the second part of the Richard Rohr conversation about The Divine Dance we discuss the Cosmic Christ, spiral dynamics, praying to Jesus or through Jesus, the image of God, why the conservative church is more stable and the liberal's inability to worship and Aat vs. Art. Also Rohr' co-author Mike Morrell of Presenc e joins us to discuss writing with Richard Rohr.  For free bonus chapter of the b...

Richard Rohr returns to discuss U2, pagan views of God, the Gospel of John, culture consuming religion, suffering, evolution and his new book The Divine Dance . Part 1 of 2.

Science Mike returns to the podcast to discuss smart brain stuff, Pizza Mike, String Theory, Mike's pod-father why Atheists win arguments and his new book Finding God in the Waves.

Fr. James Martin SJ returns to the show to discuss Stephen Colbert, the 10th Anniversary of My Life with the Saints , Sainthood like the Baseball Hall of Fame, Thomas Merton, Thomas Aquinas, the Saint of Darkness and the humanity of the saints.

Jonathan Storment is back talking about preachers leaving ministry, educational divide in churches, Biblical criticism, work, who can read the Bible, mental health and all things August from the podcast.

Dr. Rich Little rejoins the show to discuss leaving ministry, changing beliefs, pastors just going through the motions, doubt, deconstruction, suffering, selfish reasons for preaching and footwear.