The In Between

Welcome back! And happy 2024! Listen in to hear Julia and Eric alongside special guest and author, Curtis Chang, as they discuss belonging, anxiety, and ways we can embrace the immigrant and refugee. Curtis Chang is a theologian, consulting faculty member at Duke Divinity School, and senior fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary. He consults with nonprofits and government agencies and has taught at...

Julia wraps up season 4 with a few words! Thanks for being with us!

Season 4, episode 22 Two peoples, Jews and Palestinian Arabs, lay claim to the same piece of land. But who does it really belong to? Scripture, history, and contemporary politics add to the volatile conflict in the Middle East. Today we're joined by Rev. Colin Chapman, author of Whose Promised Land, to address the current, continuing conflict in the Middle East. Rev. Colin Chapman was born in Indi...

Season 4, episode 21 For this episode we revisit our 2022 interview with Pastor Andy Smith from the Belfast Vineyard about freedom from oppression - specifically as it relates to spiritual warfare and deliverance. Andy along with his wife Harmony have led Belfast City Vineyard since 2002. They also serve as Regional Leaders for the Vineyard Churches in Ireland, and have two teenagers.

Season 4, Episode 20 How should we think about miracles? Are they simply something Jesus did? Do miracles happen today? Why are we so skeptical when people say they've witnessed a miraculous healing or supernatural event? In this episode, Dr. Craig Keener shares the concrete evidence he's discovered for reasonable belief in modern-day miracles. Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is F. M. and A...

Season 4, Episode 19 Leadership covers the continuum of time. How can we honor the past, be attentive to the present, and envision the future as influencers? Listen in as Jay Pathak, VUSA national director, reminds us how we can help people navigate every season well. Jay Pathak is the National Director of Vineyard USA. He also serves as the Lead Pastor of the Mile High Vineyard, a family of neigh...

Season 4, Episode 18 Jim Herrington has been a pastor and pastor to pastors for 35 years. He is the co-author of three books, including The Leader's Journey, and he is the co-founder of Faithwalking, a spiritual formation process that equips people to live missionally. He is the co-owner of a leadership development/coaching company also called The Leader's Journey. He and his wife, Betty, live in...

Season 4, Episode 17 This coming November, Ohioans are going to see a proposed amendment on their ballot. You can find a link to the text of that amendment in our shownotes. There's been a lot of emotion in Ohio right now about reproductive rights / abortion - and also a lot of confusion. This past summer, we held a special election here that was aimed at changing our Ohio Constitution to make it...

Season 4, Episote 16 In a world where culture celebrates their own definiton of exceptionalism, Dr. Esau McCaulley shares his courageous journey of finding space to honor all human stories. Rev. Esau McCaulley, PhD is an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is the author of many works including Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance and the Children’s Book Josie Joh...

Season 4, Episode 15 The term influencer has come to be known across social media platforms as people who have knowledge or expertise in certain areas of life and culture. But what does a Christian influencer look like? Listen in as Elizabeth Ranade Janis shares about her personal journey of advocacy and leadership on our first episode of the Influencer Series. Elizabeth Ranade Janis serves as Sen...

Season 4, Episode 14 Everyone has something to give when it comes to leadership. As Christian leaders, we carry influence - how we lead matters. Listen in as Julia interviews Eric and Adrienne about their personal leadership stories and hear about what's next for our influencer sermon series.

Season 4, Episode 13 In today’s culture, everyone is an activist. People have zeal for numerous causes, but it's sometimes not easy to translate that zeal into real action of doing small things. Real life compassion in action is often not glamorous - it's behind the scenes, and it requires investment over the long haul. Today we are joined by two folks who know a lot about the real work of compass...

Julia interviews Matt about his book on sin as emergent in Paul's letter to the Romans, and what on earth that might have to do with his work at Yale as assistant research scholar and director for the Life Worth Living Program. Matt Croasmun is an Associate Research Scholar and the Director of the Life Worth Living program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School and a Le...

Season 4, Episode 12 Alan Johnson is an Indiana native and 1973 graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism and political science. He spent 44 years as a newspaper reporter, winning state and national awards for his coverage of government, mental health, prisons, human trafficking, and human-interest stores. Alan wrote for the Columbus Dispatch where he covered most of Ohio’s 54 exe...

Season 4, Episode 10 Dr. Barbara L. Peacock. Barbara is a spiritual director, author, and preacher. She is the founder of Barbara L. Peacock Ministries, a ministry committed to developing disciples through prayer, spiritual direction, soul care, mentoring, and teaching. Dr. Peacock enjoys traveling, writing, exercising, eating good food and playing games like Scrabble, Every Word and Sudoku. She h...

We're hearing a lot of commencement speeches right now. Highschoolers and young adults are being told to follow their dreams, and some are thinking..."what do I want to do or be? How can I know myself, or choose a vocation? What's next in this phase of life?" We’re joined today by our Vineyard Columbus counseling center director, Dr. David Hartman. David brings a breadth of academic and profession...

Season 4 Episode 7 How to Shut Up, Listen, and Believe "Multicultural relationships are a vaccine to the terrible virus of racism" - Dr. David Anderson Here at Vineyard Columbus, part of our mission statement is to develop multi-ethnic communities of disciples. Multicultural ministry is interwoven into our Christian heritage and guaranteed as the fullness of God’s promised Kingdom. It’s a big deal...

Season 4 Episode 6 This week, Julia and Eric sit down with Dr. David Lamb, Missio Seminary Professor, and Dean of Faculty. David loves to teach the Bible and he loves to give others a love for God’s Word. Listen in as Dr. Lamb unpacks the emotions and character of God throughout Old Testament scripture, and what that means for us today as both Image Bearers and followers of Jesus. https://davidtla...

Season 4 Episode 5 "Just like the Apostle Paul said, 'We take our ordinary, walking around life and animate it with the Spirit of Christ!" - Dr. DeYoung So often when we hear the word sin, it conjures up legalistic rules in our minds or a boundary we better not break. But what if the Seven Deadly Sins actually point us to more than a set of rules? What if they serve as a self-diagnostic tool which...

Season 4 Episode 4 Dr. John Kim Just a couple of weeks ago, the largest bank failure since 2008, Silicon Valley Bank, failed. In reaction, people today are experiencing vast financial woes and appropriate questions. "What should I do with my money, how can I spot a good investment, did cryptocurrency really collapse, should I lean towards being risk averse or risk tolerant?” Today we’re discussing...

Season 4 Episode 3 Dr. Lathania Butler: "We make tools and we use tools. The moment we start looking to tools to fill ANY relational need, we are setting ourselves up to commit the most age old form of idolatry. So when we read the Old Testament and think it’s ridiculous that people are worshiping golden calfs or wooden figures, we should think about ourselves and how we are engaging with material...

Season 4 Episode 2 Julia and Eric sit down with Dr. J Richard Middleton, professor of biblical worldview and exegesis at Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, NY. He is a native of Jamaica and is the past president of the Canadian-American Theological Association (2011–2014) and the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (2019–2021). His main research area is biblical theology (especially the Old Test...

Season 4 Episode 1 Eric interviews author, entrepreneur, and public relations expert Jennifer R. Farmer. She is host of the award-winning United Women in Faith, Faith Talks podcast. She is also president of the board of directors for Alabama Values. Farmer founded and runs Spotlight PR LLC, a boutique public relations firm supporting social and racial justice leaders and campaigns. Farmer is the a...

Eric and Julia introduce the new video format of The In Between podcast ( available here ) and what to expect in season 4. Don't worry. You can still continue to catch the audio version of the podcast through your favorite podcasting app.

Julia and Adrienne wrap up season three of The In Between podcast, look at stories from Alpha, and recount Adrienne's FANTASTIC mac 'n cheese incident from last year's Thanksgiving.