



The Ride Home - Monday, December 22, 2025
This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (-Military targets Venezuela / oil tankers … + … Trump puts name on DC’s Kennedy Center … + … Congress leaves town without extending healthcare subsidies … + … Trump to ramp up domestic travel & economic speeches in 2026) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White Hous…

The Ride Home - Friday, December 19, 2025
Loose connections … GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff ... Prof of Communication at Biola Univ ... author of “Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church,” winner of the Award of Merit in Christianity Today’s Best Books of 2022 list … Tim’s ”Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Chr…

The Ride Home - Thursday, December 18, 2025
The Vanishing Church: How the hollowing out of moderate congregations is hurting democracy, faith, & Us (new book soon to be released)… GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … Prof of Practice at Washington Univ in St Louis at the John C Danforth Center on Religion & Politics … author of “20 Myths about Religion a…

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Monday, December 15, 2025
4:10 PM - Nativity scenes by governments, Establishment clause stuff .… GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak … law professor at St Vincent College. 4:35 PM - The joy I didn’t expect on a Saturday morning … GUEST Amy Julia Becker … helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disa…

The Ride Home with John & Kathy - Friday, December 12, 2025
4:10 PM - Christmas on the screen … GUEST Abby Olcese (ol-CHESS-ee)… writer on film, pop culture and faith … she’s written for Think Christian and RogerEbert.com (she’s from Kansas City) … author of “Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies” 5:10 PM - Focus on the Family Y…

The Ride Home - Thursday, December 11, 2025
Amid Holiday Busyness, Remember How God Worked This Year … GUEST Jared Kennedy … managing editor for books and curriculum for The Gospel Coalition … also series editor for TGC’s Hard Questions series and author of books like “The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible” and “The Story of Martin Luther” Skil…

The Ride Home - Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Goodbye “Big Eva,” Hello “Gig Eva” (from First Things) … GUEST Dr Carl R Trueman … professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center … His most recent book is “Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consum…

The Ride Home - Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Church in Ukraine: one pastor’s perspective… GUEST Pastor Zhenya. M Egypt’s redemption and Ours… GUEST Myles Werntz … Director of Baptist Studies and Associate Professor of Theology, Abilene Christian Univ … his substack is Taking off and Landing: explorations of the Moral Life.

The Ride Home - Friday, December 5, 2025
A Christmas Message for Those Sore Afraid: the intimidating Santa in my kdg classroom whispered an important part of the Christmas message: 'Do not be afraid.'… GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... Professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president fo…

The Ride Home - Thursday, December 4, 2025
Practical Engineering: Hurricane v Tiny House … GUEST Ralph Crewe … Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co-boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh … a generally Curious Person. The Family of Abraham: Ch 1 of Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church still matters (new book)… GUEST Dr Carmen Joy …