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Episode 22: Sean Gladding on Narrative and Community

In this episode Joe talks with author, speaker, and Norwich City FC faithful Sean Gladding about how community can form around a shared narrative of the Big Story of God. Learn more about Sean at seangladding.com and check out his podcast, The Naked Man.

Episode 21: Centering marginalized voices with Dr. Tomeka Robinson

In this episode of the podcast, Joe talks with public advocacy specialist Dr. Tomeka Robinson of Hofstra University about why it's important to center the voices of the marginalized in conversations around justice and equality and the role intersectionality plays in our exercise of privilege.

Episode 20: Jonathan Dierdorff on Competing Narratives

In this episode, Joe chats with pastor and theologian Jonathan Dierdorff on competing biblical narratives, challenges in interpretation, and writing a book during pandemic.

Episode 19: Wisdom

Is growing in wisdom more than simply gaining information? Have we traded experiential knowledge of the divine for spiritual formation programs that just give us more data? In this episode, Joe examines the devolution of much of American Christianity into a kind of folk superstition and talks about how a renewed quest for wisdom might change the game.

Episode 18: A Dancing King, An Angry Queen, and Free Cake for Everyone

How one episode from the Old Testament story of King David might help us see where we are in the world today.

Episode 17: Talking About Systemic Racism with Harry Morgan

In this episode, Joe sits down with longtime friend and software developer Harry Morgan to talk about how they as white people are confronting their complicity in racist systems and structures and learning to accept accountability and make changes that can make a difference in our communities.

Episode 16: Storytelling with Drew Willard

Story is one of the most powerful forces in how we shape ideas and attitudes, and the art of storytelling can be a vehicle for deeper understanding. In this episode, storyteller and artist Drew Willard joins Joe for a conversation about the power of good storytelling and how it can give us a clearer picture of the life and way of Jesus than we often experience in traditional formats. Find more of Drew's work at https://www.gospelpilgrimstoryteller.com/

Episode 15: Shane Claiborne

In this episode, Joe interviews social justice activist and author Shane Claiborne in a wide-ranging conversation covering issues from the Sermon on the Mount to gun violence and the death penalty to the Christian response to injustice in the world.

Episode 14: Privilege in Pandemic

In this episode, Joe talks about how our various states of privilege impact the way we are experiencing life in a global pandemic and how recognizing our privilege can help us create a more equitable and just society on the other side. Special guests Emily Okes and Amanda Webb share how their senses of privilege are shaping their own experiences in complex and nuanced ways.

Episode 13: Experiencing the Divine

In this episode from the midst of COVID-19 shelter in place protocols, Joe reflects on what it means to experience the presence of the divine in a real, sensory manner in the mountains of West Virginia.