The Ride Home with John and Kathy

I Was Homeschooled and Turned Out Fine... GUEST Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder & editor-in-chief of Christ & Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest, “On Getting Out of Bed:  The Burden & Gift of Living” … also “You Are Not Your Own:  Belonging to God in an Inhuman World” and "Disruptive Witness" and one of...

Searching for Home… GUEST Laurel Houck … author of multiple books, newspaper and magazine articles. A distinctly Christian political posture:  what might it look like? … GUEST Dr Daniel Bennett … Associate Prof and Chair, Department of Political Science and Assistant Director, Center for Faith & Flourishing, John Brown University. Pittsburgh Steelers: An Illustrated Timeline… GUEST  Jim Wexell...

Haiti:  the latest report … GUEST Rhonda Smith .. Executive Director of Haiti H2O: Hope to Opportunity. Communication between Religious Groups: A Muslim, a Jew, and Tim at Biola … GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff ... Prof of Communication at Biola Univ ... author of “Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church,” winner of the Award of Merit in Christianity Today’s Best Books of 2022 list … T...

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol ((Final 2 wks of campaign … + … Trump weekend from McD’s to vulgar story-telling … + … Harris outraises/outspends Trump … + … upgraded public WH tour)… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Who’s in favor of the Death Penalty:  1974-2022 … GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ … author of “20 Myths...

To the People in the Pulpits:  What I hope for in Church Leadership … GUEST Marilyn McEntyre … writer, prof, speaker … award-winning author of multiple books on language & faith, incl “Where the Eye Alights,” “Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict,” “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies” The Science of Why Your Body Takes Longer to Bounce Back After 40 … GUEST Drew Dyck … acquisitions edito...

Christian Colleges:  challenges and rewards … GUEST Dr Collin Messer … Vice President for Academic Affairs, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA …  A former literature professor, he specializes in 20th-century American lit and the literature of the American South … former Asst Dean and chair of the English department at Grove City College. Organ donation:  important questions to ask … GUEST Dr C...

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Harris, Trump campaigning in PA today … + … New polls show race too close to call … +.. poll also shows Harris struggles compared to Biden … + … Man w guns stopped outside Trump rally in CA … + … Biden tours FL hurricanes damage) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Weekend to Remember … GUEST Tony & Venita Mitchell … Nov 15-17 @ Pittsb...

Dangers of a Partisan Spirit  … GUEST Doug Bursch …  writer, podcaster & pastor … the author of “Posting Peace:  Why Social Media divides us and What we can Do about It”.  Overwhelmed:  how the problems of the world seem to much to take in … GUEST Wade Bearden … writer, entrepreneur, and teaching pastor just outside of Houston TX … author of “Failing Faith” and “To My Friend Who Left the Faith...

How to think about and pray for Afghanistan … GUEST Dr Len Bartlotti … is an expert on the Afghanistan region, living and working among the people for over 35 years … Len works with non-profits, and served on the Board of the largest Christian NGO in Afghanistan … He continues to consult and train workers in the language and culture of the region. The Asservo Project ... GUEST Joe Sweeney, founder...

The Asservo Project ... GUEST Joe Sweeney, founder and CEO of The Asservo Project ... Joe is a former SWAT operator, Bomb Squad Commander, & US govt Explosive Security Specialist ...  also:  The mission of The Asservo Project is to combat global human trafficking and sexual predators, support the recovery of victims, and aid in the imprisonment of perpetrators. Citizenship ... GUEST Rev Terry...

Pope Francis says everyone can reach God in their own way and that Christians should be humble & not say they are the only way ...  GUEST Father Lou Vallone ... was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pgh in 1973 ... Since his ordination, Fr. Lou has shepherded the faith communities of 9 diff parishes, 6 of them as pastor ... Now retired as a Pastor & Adjunct Professor at Duquesne Univers...

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Jesus: the only way to God?   Pope Francis says everyone can reach God in their own way and that Christians should be humble and not say they are the only way … GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC ... She is the author of "...

GUEST Mischa Willett ... author of "The Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems, essays, translations, and academic articles appear widely ... He teaches English at AZ Christian Univ ... Follow his work at mischawillett.com.  GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theo Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... written numerous books, in...

The Ten Biblical Commandments of Politics for Christians  … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. The biological revolution that is pointing to God … GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... He's the author of "The Works of His Hands:  A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemp...

On Breaking the Sabbath … GUEST Dorothy Little Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle:  Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide.  Loving your enemies … GUEST Father Tom Soroka ... pa...

Why Church Planters Are Thriving in New England… GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra… senior writer and faith-&-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also  coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”. Teaching Ethics & Virtues:  Engineering/computer science students should become ethical professionals - does teaching in a...

Blonde Orthodoxy:  What Is a Woman? It Begins with Biology … GUEST Katie McCoy …  author of “To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity & How Christians Can Respond. Can Self-Help Books Really Help? … GUEST Hannah Anderson … author who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of VA … Her latest book, “Life Under the Sun,” considers the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. The After Party: Toward better Chr...

GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Oakland neighborhood of Pgh. GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It:  365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at: Preventingrace.com  ... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. Suffering: Chapter 6 of  “The Deepest Place: suffering, and...

GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show. GUEST Michael Sider-Rose, PhD CEO Orthodox Volunteer Corps. GUEST Kenneth Samples. GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

.. GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Who’s in heaven?… GUEST Dr  Roger E. Olson … Emeritus Prof of Christian Theology at Baylor Univ …  author of over 20 books incl “The Story of Christian Theology” and “The Journey of Modern Theology”. 5 Simple Ways to Nourish Your Mind - Guest: Joel Miller Chief Product Officer and FullFocus and host of the substack Miller’s Book Reviews....

The Equinox... GUEST Ralph Crewe ... Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co-boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh ... a generally Curious Person. Hezbollah: who are they, what’s their ideology, and what happened with the pager attack this week ... GUEST Dr Michael Brown ... host of the daily, nationally syndicated talk radio show, The Line of Fire, and is the author of more than 40 boo...

With Eyes to See Addiction, Appalachian Churches Respond to the Opioids Crisis (CT) ... GUEST Simon Dahlman ... Professor of Communications & Journalism, Milligan Univ and the author of “A Familiar Wilderness: Searching for Home on Daniel Boone’s Road”. People Are Complex. So Is History ... GUEST Obbie Tyler Todd ... pastor of Third Baptist Church in Marion, IL and adjunct professor of theolog...

It is not best for Man to eat Alone (CT) ... GUEST Anna Broadway ... has written for The NYT, WSJ, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Christianity Today ... author of “Sexless in the City: A Memoir of Reluctant Chastity,” and most recently “Solo Planet: How Singles Help the Church”. Traveling w the candidates in PA ... GUEST Salena Zito ... author of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalitio...

Ask the Pastor … GUEST Rev Chris Marshall . On Parenting  ... GUEST Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder & editor-in-chief of Christ & Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest, “On Getting Out of Bed:  The Burden & Gift of Living” … also “You Are Not Your Own:  Belonging to God in an Inhuman World” and "Disruptive...

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Assassination attempt … + … Trump blames Dems … + … Biden calls for Secret Service resources … + … campaigns continue … + … American pastor released from detention in China) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Behind The Yoi: The Life of Myron Cope, Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers Broadcaster … GUEST Dan Joseph … a Pgh native has worked for...