A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar Podcast
1) Backyard Update
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2) Power, Love, and What God Can’t Do: More on Omnipotence With Tom Oord and Chris Lilley
Text us your questions! What kind of God is worth trusting when life falls apart? We pull up a chair with Thomas Jay Oord and guest Chris Lilley for a spirited, vulnerable conversation about omnipoten...Show More
Power, Love, and What God Can’t Do: More on Omnipotence With Tom Oord and Chris Lilley
1:18:39 | Dec 12th, 2025
3) Motives, Meaning, and the Enneagram with Jeff Cook
Text us your questions! Our friend Jeff Cook—writer, podcaster, and Enneagram systems thinker—is back with us to discuss his recent book (volume 1 of a series because of course it is): about the Ennea...Show More
4) Miroslav Volf: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse
Text us your questions! Is the drive to be better than others making us worse? We talk with theologian Miroslav Volf about his book The Cost of Ambition and explore why comparison-based striving satur...Show More
5) How Latino Voters Are Reshaping American Politics
Text us your questions! We talk with political strategist, author, and Lincoln Project member Mike Madrid about data, culture, and why both parties keep getting the Latino vote wrong. Mike takes us i...Show More
6) What Conservative LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us About Love
Text us your questions! Dawne Moon and Theresa Tobin are back to discuss their book Choosing Love, which represents the culmination of their research over the last several years into the community of ...Show More
7) Deconstructing the Culture Wars with Laurie Johnson
Text us your questions! What happens when political labels lose their meaning? Dr. Laurie Johnson, political philosopher and president of the Maurin Academy, joins us to unpack the tangled roots of Am...Show More
8) Reframing the Bible with Zach Lambert
Text us your questions! Ready to transform your relationship with the Bible? Zach Lambert, pastor of Restore Church in Austin and author of Better Ways to Read the Bible, offers a healing pathway for ...Show More
9) Do You Still Pray?
Text us your questions! What happens to prayer after you rethink religion and spirituality? Does it feel empty, confusing, or even impossible? If so, you're not alone. In this episode, the three of us...Show More
10) Gender, Faith, and Privilege after Transitioning: Paula Stone Williams
Text us your questions! What happens when a successful religious leader transitions genders and loses everything? Reverend Dr. Paula Stone Williams takes us on her extraordinary journey from privilege...Show More