The word ‘genius’ isn’t applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein. -Joe Theisman Good old Norman Einstein. Norman holds a first class degree in chemistry from Harvard University. A Rhodes scholarship took him to Oxford University...

Contemporary American culture, however, holds a much more optimistic view of human moral capabilities than does the Bible, and this has unfortunately crept into churches. How else to explain the fact that a religion based on acknowledging our own fault...

Some things you make. Some you recover. Some you discover. This podcast is a combination of all three. Often times after people see, hear or read something they connect with want to know where it came from.

We recently had the privilege of talking with pastor, professor and author Tony Jones. You can find out more about Tony and his most recent Did God Kill Jesus? at his website: tonyj.net. Enjoy the conversation and grab a copy of Tony's book!

Our latest podcast was inspired by a quote from a great theologian of the ancient church, John of Damascus: Possibly a contentious unbeliever will maintain that we worshiping images in our churches are convicted of praying to lifeless idols.

We succumbed to temptation and did a Trumpcast. But our Trumpcast will be bigger and better than any other podcast…wait…it’s our podcast, not Trump’s. We do however take a few minutes to consider what the strange Trump phenomenon tell us about our coun...

This episode of New Persuasive Words goes to the dogs…literally. We talk about the nature of the relationship between human beings and our four legged evolutionary partners as it has developed over the centuries.

This converastion was inspired by an article in the New Yorker by Katherine Schultz. She describes a massive earthquake heading for the Pacific Northwest. It’s not if but when will this monster hit. Despite the certainty that this awful monstrous event...

We continue reflecting on the complexities of translating ideas from an ancient sacred text into contemporary concepts and language. The conversation was partly inspired by N.T. Wright’s review of Wesley Hill’s new book Paul and the Trinity.

This podcast was inspired by some questions asked by an old friend of Bill Borrer’s. Bill and I attempt to wrestle with how you hold onto faith amidst confusion about things like biblical interpretation and frustration with the church using the Bible l...