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This week we're SO excited to talk to author, activist, and speaker Shane Claiborne about his experience as a Jesus-loving activist. What does it mean to live out the Gospel with civil disobedience?   

What happens when your podcast hosts start to spar about wealth and poverty on Facebook? YOU GET A PODCAST EPISODE. email us at staycurious@hillcityrva.com follow us on instagram @staycuriouspod

We're joined this week by the extremely soothing voice of Kimberly Best Johnson, owner and Licensed Professional Counselor at Visions here in Richmond. We get perspective from Kimberly on the intersection of faith and mental health both in and outside of the current state of our world.    Want to Stay even MORE Curious? Follow us on instagram @staycuriouspod

This week we take a look at fear, conspiracy, and how our current situation reveals our attitudes toward the truth. E-mail questions or suggestions to staycurious@hillcityrva.com Follow us on the web! instagram twitter

This week we are SUPER excited to bring you a fascinating discussion with Wesley Hill, author of "Spiritual Friendship" and "Washed and Waiting". We hear Wesley's perspective on deep and abiding intimacy in the church and how it can exist without sex, marriage, or dating. You can follow Wes on The Bad Website (twitter) at  twitter.com/wesleyhill You can follow us on The 'Gram at instagram.com/stay...

Well, it's finally time to check in with Matt and Wags as they navigate the cultural, medical, economic, and personal firestorm that is COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus.   email us at staycurious@hillcityrva.com Also, follow us on the World Wide Web! instagram twitter

We continue our conversation around masculinity by receiving a latino perspective from friend and pastor Manny Peña. We talk about the "caveman brain", class and race, and the different ways that toxic and healthy masculinity look from Manny's unique sociocultural experience.  NOTE: This episode was pre-recorded before the world turned upside down. We'll be talking about that in a near future epis...

We're back for the second half of our conversation about masculinity with author and pastor Darrin Patrick. Join the conversation already in progress. email us at staycurious@hillcityrva.com Also, follow us on the World Wide Web! instagram twitter

We are joined by our friend and major dude Darrin Patrick, pastor and author of  The Dude's Guide to Manhood and  The Dude's Guide to Marriage  to continue our series around perspective on the idea of "masculinity".   email us at staycurious@hillcityrva.com Also, follow us on the World Wide Web! instagram twitter

Welcome to the first in our series on the idea of masculinity. What does it mean in 2020 both in the church and in the culture at large. Matt and Wags fire up the pistons and set the stage to talk about how we can think of this term differently. email us at staycurious@hillcityrva.com Also, follow us on the World Wide Web! instagram twitter

To round out our series for Black History Month we have Lamonte Harris ( Hill City ) and Rivers Taylor ( The Life Church ) give us their perspectives on the differences and similarities between worship in a "white church" and a "black church" context.  Follow us on instagram or The Bad Website

You wanted it so we're giving it to you: A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SUPERBOWL HALF-TIME SHOW. We're joined by Deandra Clarke: friend, co-worker, and owner of Studio 4 Dance Agency to talk about what she saw when she watched the show as a dancer, a christian, and a strong woman of color.  Hey! Maybe you should go ahead and follow us on social media: instagram twitter

In this installment of our series on elevating black voices we invite our friend Allan Chipman from Initiatives of Change to talk with us about what it means to him to be pro-Gospel, pro-Jesus, and pro-black.  You can see a full list of recommended reading here. Here are some quick links to historical voices Allan referenced: Elizabeth Key James Cone Andrew Young  

This month, in honor of Black History Month, we'll be looking to elevate black voices with a series of guests who are also men and women of color. This week we talk to Gerard Robinson, Executive Director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity , as he gives us his perspective on being a black man in the GOP.   Remember to follow us on instagram and twitter . You can also write to us at staycurious...

This week John and Matt ask "where are the prophets?!" Is there anyone out there speaking truth just as hard to one side as the other and pulling no punches? Follow us on social media: instagram.com/staycuriouspod twitter.com/staycuriouscast you can also e-mail us at staycurious@hillcityrva.com

This week we're talking about the Bethel movement, charismatic culture, and the recent story surrounding a call to raise a young girl from the dead. For further curiosity check out: This article from Christianity Today   Curt Thompson's "Soul of Shame" Jonathan Evans' eulogy for his mother.

Welcome back for the second part of our conversation on Christianity Today's bombshell articles ( here and here ) and the state of evangelicalism in our country. This week we get into the history of the term "evangelical" and how we stopped calling people "fundamentalists" and started mischaracterizing the difference between the two. 

We're back for 2020 and ready to dive right in! Over the next two weeks we'll be talking about the bombshell articles posted by Christianity Today ( here and here ) and the implications it has on evangelical culture moving forward.

You may or may not have seen that some of the country's most popular worship artists recently visited the White House. Well...they did and we wanted to talk about it!

On this special CHRISTMAS BONUS episode we are joined by Kid Ministry Guru Chara Robinson to talk about different perspectives on Jolly Ol' Saint Nick, some history behind the real guy, and some thoughts on how we handle the legend in our homes.

We're back from Nazareth and ready to tackle the continuing controversy surrounding Chick-Fil-A and its non-profit partners. 

This week we talk to our very own Kelly G. about how we can best love our neighbors through our shopping and fashion habits. 

This week we delve into the recent revelations around faith-based comedian John Crist and also have a wider conversation about celebrity and calling people out.

Matt and Wags wrap up our series on faith and sexuality by continuing to process what they've learned and questions they still have on this very complex and emotional topic. 

In our continuing series on sexuality we are honored to be joined by David Bennett, author "A War of Loves", to talk about his journey from atheist and gay activist to gay christian theologian.