The Ride Home with John and Kathy

 I Am Pro-Life. Don’t Call Me Anti-Abortion.  That kind of language allows critics to dismiss me and fellow pro-lifers as single-issue obsessives ... GUEST Dr Charles Camosy ... professor of Christian Ethics at Fordham Univ in NYC who is interested in building conversation and solidarity between groups which sometimes find it difficult to engage ... His newest book is “Resist...

Latest on impeachment Trump admin on "imminent" Iran attack  Dem 2020 field shrinks by one today  -SRN NEWS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Greg Clugston Live Like There’s No Yesterday’ Freedom to move forward without being held back by our issues we’ve carried around. John F. Westfall  Pittsburgh Steelers former Coach Bill Cowher Inducted into the Football Hall of Fame&...

Richard Mouw - Does God Care About Football? Tom Soroka - How to grieve the loss of a loved one.   Teach Me To Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life -   Courtney Reissig is a writer, speaker, and blogger. She helps lead the women's ministry at Midtown Baptist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the author of Teach Me To Feel and Glory in the Ordinary. She's m...

Elvis Presley's Birthday Former PG photographer Lake Fong spent 25 years focusing his lens on Western PA.  He recently left photojournalism to preach and teach at the Pittsburgh Chinese Church  I've Seen the End of You - A neurosurgeon's look at faith, doubt, and the things we think we know. W. Lee Warren MD See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why we need more hate - Jason Charon - Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carnegie PA “The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” George Eliot - Marlena Proper Deida Graves -  is the au...

Ricky Gervais monalogue at the 77th Golden Globe Awards  The conflict with Iran - Impeachment Update - John Bolton set to open Senate trial testimony - Greg Clugston - SRN White House Correspondent  How this anti-Semitism came to be: The virulent hatred snowballed over the years - Eli Steinberg lives in New Jersey with his wife and five children.  The practice of choosing, or notici...

Texas Church Grieves Two Leaders Shot by Visitor in Disguise ... GUEST Bobby Ross Jr. ... Editor-in-chief, The Christian Chronicle Do you agree with having armed security at your church? Iran’s top security and intelligence commander was killed early Friday Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.  David French David French is a senior editor at The Dispatch Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden L...

John, Kathy & Mike share their most favorite apps, music, restaurants & books of 2019!  Best Christian Books of 2019  GUEST Byron Borger, owner, Hearts and Minds Bookstore, Dallastown PA Best Apps of 2019 Best Restaurants in Pittsburgh 2019 (+ Pgh Magazine picks) Best TV Shows of 2019 Best news/pop culture websites of 2019 Best songs of 2019 Highest Paid Music Artists of 2019 See...

Monsey Stabbing: Intruder Screamed ‘I’ll Get You’ in Attack on Jews —The rampage at a rabbi’s home in the NY suburbs wounded 5 people and traumatized the Jewish community in the region (NYT, CNN, The Atlantic) The Power of Christian Contentment (evergreen) ... GUEST Andrew M. Davis Patriots owner Robert Kraft could face felony charge in prostitution case, prosecutors&...

Very Merry Pittsburgh exhibit / Kaufmann’s and history of downtown department stores History of the Immaculate Reception (47th anniversary is on Dec. 23) Andy Masich What are your Unique Christmas Traditions?  The Week in Review! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Impeachment unites many Americans in a desire for Anything but Politics (NYT)  Magi, Wise Men, or Kings? It’s Complicated. Christian tradition finds meaning in each of these mysterious monikers ... GUEST Chad Ashby  Today is National Re-gifting Day.  Congress just changed the legal age to smoke or vape to 21 (BuzzFeed) This Day in History:  December 19, 1997  —...

You might be buying trash on Amazon - literally (WSJ) House of Representatives debate articles of impeachment against President Trump ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent Best places for Christmas celebrations:  Pgh ranks high (WalletHub) Is there an upside to having no social life?  (BBC Worldwide) Study: Eating chili peppers can prevent heart attacks and strok...

92% of Americans think their basic rights are being threatened (USA Today) Observing Advent Makes Me Feel Less Alone:  Following the rituals of the church calendar remind me that my life is part of the larger story of God’s creation, redemption, and restoration ... GUEST Charlotte Donlon She’s 105, he’s 106, they’re celebrating 80 yrs of marriage (WashPo) The Christian...

Barbie at 60? Trivial Pursuit at 40?  Toy makers navigate midlife (WSJ) What's happening this week in the Nations Capitol? Today is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day.  Uncomfortable:  The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community ... GUEST Brett McCracken ... senior editor for the gospel coalition and the author of “Hipster Christianity” and “Gra...

Your Weekend has Begun ... + ... Gettys last night ... + ... Astrobotic to set up ground control for lunar mission on Pgh’s North Side (Trib) 16 Couple Gifts to buy for Yourselves this Christmas ... GUEST Sheila Wray Gregoire It’s time for The Friday Feature!  Each week, we’ll give you a few recommendations of fun stuff you might consider that’ll get your out of your h...

SRN News White House Correspondent Greg Clugston shares his 2019 White House Press Basement Version of T'was the Night Before Christmas! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Narcisissm declines with age, an American study suggests (The Daily Mail) This Week in the Nation’s Capitol:  The Christmas Poem and more ...  (Articles of impeachment announced ... + ... Agreement reached on USMCA trade deal ... + ... watchdog report released on origins of the Russia probe) ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent "Richard Jewell" film under...

We’re Misreading the Bible on Laziness Scripture warns against sloth—and against using it to explain away oppression.     Christine Jeske is a professor of cultural anthropology at Wheaton College. She is the author of three books, including the forthcoming The Laziness Myth (Cornell)..   Gracism - Toni Turner Ask the Pastor - Chris Marshall See omnystudio...

Chris Pratt apologizes for posing with single-use plastic bottle (The Hill) Uber says 3,045 sexual assaults reported in US rides last year (NYT) Thankfulness  GUEST Tim Muehlhoff  The Friday Feature!  Each week, we’ll give you a few recommendations of fun stuff you might consider that’ll get your out of your house and off your screen, as your weekend approaches.  Th...

The Ride Home Thursday Dec. 5 On today’s show: Pastor Bill Glaze from Bethany Baptist Church (Homewood) talks about Holiday Stress Busters; author & columnist Salena Zito (11 years with Pgh. Tribune Review) talks about her New York Post article “Rust Belt voters on Trump: ‘I’d vote for him again in a heartbeat’”; and film critic Alissa Wilkinson (vox.com) jo...

Fake meat v Real meat:  Millenials are gobbling down plant-based burgers, prompting meat producers to question to health benefits of ultra-processed imitations (NYT) Top 10 TV Shows of 2019 Pirates 41st GM Derek Shelton introduced to Pgh Media Thanksgiving Psalms (Psalm 130) ... GUEST Dr Tremper Longman  Divorce is Contagious: You're 75% more likely to get divorced if you have a close fr...

Man Beards: Ben Roethlisberger's beard looks awful  Are you particular about your pillow cases? What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas:  should the famous slogan stay in place? (USA Today) Gender in Genesis 1:3 & China and the Swine Plague ... GUEST Jerry Bowyer ... Editor, TownHall Finance Advent .... GUEST Rev Terry Timm ... Christ Community Church of the South Hills Part 2: You shou...

Today is Cyber Monday:  You buying anything? Steelers beat the hated Browns last night at Heinz Field after dropping the first game in the contest 2 weeks ago!  This Week in the Nation’s Capitol: Surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan +  Impeachment moves to Judiciary Cmte + Trump travels to London for NATO summit + New govt shutdown countdown. GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN N...

Bomb Cyclone and midwest Snow Snarl (WashPo) Giving Thanks when Life is Hard ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Pastor, Bellefield Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Oakland district of Pittsburgh Advent starts this Sunday:  why do we do it? (Vox) Things should be Harder ... GUEST Anne Kennedy  Rite Aid gives former pharmacy building to Tarentum church (PG) Ranker:  Vote on Everything &mdas...

Turn Off Your Phone Challenge for Thanksgiving! The Things We Take for Granted - John Koessler  'Drunksgiving' is coming and is one of the biggest party nights of the year (CBS) The Destructive Wildfire We Must Fight - Carolyn Custis James The Destructive Wildfire We Must Fight ... GUEST Carolyn Custis James  Biggest jewel heist ever in Dresden, Germany Turkey Trouble? At Butterball, Ope...