September 4th 2018 was the release date of "On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books" 
Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Professor in the English Deptartment, Liberty University, and a senior fellow at Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement.

September 4th 2018 was the release date of "On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books" Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Professor in the English Deptartment, Liberty University, and a senior fellow at Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement.

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Karren Swallow Prior discusses her work on Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books

Getting your kids into Scripture … GUEST Drew Dyck … acquisitions editor at Moody Publishers … author of “Just Show Up: How Small Acts of Faithfulness Change Everything (A Guide for Exhausted Christians)” & “Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible & Brain Science,” “Yawning at Tigers: You Can’t Tame God, So Stop Trying,” and “Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Church… & how to Bring Them Back”

If Jesus Wasn't Enough for Philip Yancey, Is He Enough for Me? ... GUEST Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder & editor-in- chief of Christ & Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest, “On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living” … also “You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World” and "Disruptive Witness" and one of my fav essays ever, “On Living”

Getting your kids into&nbsp;Scripture &hellip; GUEST Drew Dyck &hellip; acquisitions&nbsp;editor at Moody Publishers &hellip; author of &ldquo;Just&nbsp;Show Up: How Small Acts of Faithfulness&nbsp;Change Everything (A Guide for Exhausted&nbsp;Christians)&rdquo; &amp; &ldquo;Your Future Self Will Thank&nbsp;You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible &amp;&nbsp;Brain Science,&rdquo; &ldquo;Yawning at Tigers: You Can&rsquo;t&nbsp;Tame God, So Stop Trying,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Generation&nbsp;Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving&nbsp;the Church&hellip; &amp; how to Bring Them Back&rdquo;
If Jesus Wasn't Enough for Philip Yancey, Is He Enough for Me? ... GUEST&nbsp;Alan Noble ... associate prof of English at&nbsp;Oklahoma Baptist Univ, cofounder &amp; editor-in-&nbsp;chief of Christ &amp; Pop Culture, and an advisor&nbsp;for the AND Campaign ... author of the latest,&nbsp;&ldquo;On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden &amp; Gift of&nbsp;Living&rdquo; &hellip; also &ldquo;You Are Not Your Own:&nbsp;Belonging to God in an Inhuman World&rdquo; and&nbsp;"Disruptive Witness" and one of my fav&nbsp;essays ever, &ldquo;On Living&rdquo;

The Ride Home - Friday, January 16, 2026

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Minnesota/ICE … + … Venezuela, Greenland … + … DOJ opens criminal probe into Fed Chair Powell … + … Iran protests … + … Impeachment references removed from Trump exhibit at Smithsonian) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Tonight’s playoff game at Acrisure v the Texans… GUEST Jim Wexell … is in his 30th season covering the Pgh Steelers and has spent more than 40 yrs covering Pgh sports (since graduating from Pitt in 1983) … his latest book is “Pittsburgh Steelers: An Illustrated Timeline” … other works include “Polamalu,” “On the Clock,” and “Steeler Nation,” and has covered the team in 4 SuperBowls www.steelcityinsider.com.

The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our Future and Shape Our World … GUEST Joel Miller … former publishing executive with a twenty five year career in writing and editorial … chief content officer of Full Focus … His substack is Miller’s Book Review.

This Week in the Nation&rsquo;s&nbsp;Capitol (Minnesota/ICE &hellip; + &hellip; Venezuela,&nbsp;Greenland &hellip; + &hellip; DOJ opens criminal probe&nbsp;into Fed Chair Powell &hellip; + &hellip; Iran protests &hellip; +&nbsp;&hellip; Impeachment references removed from&nbsp;Trump exhibit at Smithsonian) &hellip; GUEST Greg&nbsp;Clugston &hellip; SRN News White House&nbsp;Correspondent.
Tonight&rsquo;s playoff game at&nbsp;Acrisure v the Texans&hellip; GUEST Jim Wexell &hellip;&nbsp;is in his 30th season covering the Pgh&nbsp;Steelers and has spent more than 40 yrs&nbsp;covering Pgh sports (since graduating from&nbsp;Pitt in 1983) &hellip; his latest book is &ldquo;Pittsburgh&nbsp;Steelers: An Illustrated Timeline&rdquo; &hellip; other&nbsp;works include &ldquo;Polamalu,&rdquo; &ldquo;On the Clock,&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;Steeler Nation,&rdquo; and has covered the team in&nbsp;4 SuperBowls <a href="https://www.steelcityinsider.com">www.steelcityinsider.com</a>.
The Idea Machine: How&nbsp;Books Built Our Future and Shape Our World&nbsp;&hellip; GUEST Joel Miller &hellip; former publishing&nbsp;executive with a twenty five year career in&nbsp;writing and editorial &hellip; chief content officer&nbsp;of Full Focus &hellip; His substack is Miller&rsquo;s Book&nbsp;Review.

The Ride Home - Monday, January 12, 2026

Winter sowing: planting seeds in container with lids made from milk/ water jugs, clamshell containers … preparing the garden for spring, adding compost and mulch … + … Planning for the season by ordering seeds … tomato seeds bred by a late WVU professor when he was 100 years old … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor, Gardening with Doug.

Winter sowing: planting&nbsp;seeds in container with lids made from milk/&nbsp;water jugs, clamshell containers &hellip; preparing&nbsp;the garden for spring, adding compost and&nbsp;mulch &hellip; + &hellip; Planning for the season by&nbsp;ordering seeds &hellip; tomato seeds bred by a late&nbsp;WVU professor when he was 100 years old &hellip;&nbsp;GUEST Doug Oster &hellip; Editor, Gardening with&nbsp;Doug.

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