Mere Sanity Podcast
1) Jordan Hall: The Divine Economy
Ross hosts tech-entrepreneur-turned-polymath (and recent Christian convert) Jordan Hall for a conversation about the church, the commons, vocation, education, currency, community, & the future of civi...Show More
2) A Conversation About Wrath
New Testament scholar Thomas Dixon joins us to talk about the surprising nature of divine wrath and election in Scripture, especially regarding the oft-misunderstood passage from St. Paul, Romans 9-11...Show More
3) The Sacred Square
A short story wrestling with the problem of "divine violence" in the Bible, specifically the stoning of the Sabbath-breaker in Numbers 15. A man is caught picking up sticks on the Sabbath, and the Lor...Show More
4) Disney's "Wish" & Unanswered Prayers
This episode is a wild ride. What began as a straightforward movie review of a Disney animated film turned into an in-depth theological/philosophical/mythical journey from Prometheus to Aladdin to Rum...Show More
5) A Parish Manifesto
A Parish Manifesto is a vision for the future of our evangelical churches in America. Two central streams run throughout Scripture in seemingly opposite directions: holiness ("being set apart") and in...Show More
6) 5 Ways To Re-embody Our Faith
Over the past few years, in our Virginia Beach community, I’ve been exploring the question, “What does faithful participation in the body of Christ look like? Where do we begin?” In response, we’ve fo...Show More
7) Ask And It Shall Be Given
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” — Mark 11:24Prayer means asking. But asking is a more foreign concept to us than it mi...Show More
8) Losing Our Religion
Nobody wants to be religious anymore. Secular people often say they are “spiritual not religious.” Evangelicals often say, “Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship.” Sure, Christianity is ...Show More
9) Losing Our Religion
Nobody likes the word "religion" these days. Secular people often say they are “spiritual not religious.” We Evangelicals have a similar but distinct motto of our own: “Christianity is not a religion;...Show More
10) Intro To Patient Kingdom
Good news! Podcast episodes are back! This one's an introduction to what I've been thinking and writing about lately. It's taken from a recent post on my Substack newsletter, Patient Ki...Show More