Shifting Culture Podcast
1) Ep. 377 Best of 2025: Top 10 Books of the Year
In this episode, I am joined by Lore Wilbert and Byron Borger for a roundtable countdown of our top ten books of 2025. Moving from number ten to number one, we reflect on the novels, memoirs, theology...Show More
2) Ep. 376 Bill & Kristi Gaultiere - Receiving and Reflecting God's Great Empathy For You
In this episode, I sit down with Bill and Kristi Gaultiere for a thoughtful conversation about empathy - what it really is, why it’s so often misunderstood, and why it matters for the way of Jesus. We...Show More
3) Ep. 375 Leonard Sweet - Living into the Imagination of Jesus, the Maker, Mender, Minder, Master
In this episode, I’m joined by theologian and storyteller Leonard Sweet for a deep conversation on the imagination of Jesus and why imagination is central to faith, discipleship, and what it means to ...Show More
4) Ep. 374 Kate Murphy - The Way of Jesus is Often Found in the Lost, Hidden, and Small
In this episode, pastor and author Kate Murphy shares the surprising story behind Lost, Hidden, Small, a season when ministry fell apart, illusions shattered, and the only way forward was surrender. K...Show More
5) Ep. 373 William J. Kole - Evangelical Gun Culture and the Nonviolent Way of Jesus
Journalist and author William J. Kole joins me to unpack the deep and often hidden ties between white evangelicalism, politics, fear, and America’s gun culture. Drawing from his new book In Guns We Tr...Show More
6) Ep. 372 Dorothy Littell Greco - Rooting Out Misogyny For the Love of Women
In this conversation, I sit down with Dorothy Greco to explore misogyny not just as individual prejudice, but as a system that shapes our culture, our institutions, our churches, and even our closest ...Show More
7) Ep. 371 Valentyn Syniy - Serving God in the Midst of the War in Ukraine
In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Valentyn Syniy, president of a theological seminary in Kherson, to explore what it means to lead, shepherd, and hold on to hope in the midst of war. When...Show More
8) Ep. 370 Stephanie Spellers - What the Nones and Dones Teach Us About the Future of Faith
The church is in a moment of honest reckoning. Attendance is shrinking, institutions are thinning, and many who once belonged now stand on the outside looking in. In this conversation with author and ...Show More
9) Ep. 369 Mark Yarhouse & Julia Sadusky - Navigating and Understanding Emerging Sexual Identities
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Mark Yarhouse and Dr. Julia Sadusky about the rapidly expanding language of emerging sexual identities and what it means for the young people we care about. We explore...Show More
10) Ep. 368 Faith Womack - Discovering the Fullness of Scripture: Context, Wonder, and Worship
In this episode, I’m joined by Faith Womack, known to many as Bible Nerd Ministries, for a deeply refreshing conversation on how to read Scripture with clarity, curiosity, and joy. Faith shares her ow...Show More