"Forever Elsewhere:” The fundamental problem of presence and meaning in the modern world ... 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”. To Guard Against the Monsters in My Life, I Became a Monster Myself ... GUEST Tanya Glessner ... author of “The Light You Bring, a memoir,” and “Stand Up Eight, a collection of personal testimonies” ... She has also published several daily prayer journals & is currently at work on a daily devotional.

GUEST Jerry Bowyer ...Host of the podcast Meeting of Minds, author of "The Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics," Editor @TownhallFinance , @Affluent_Invest . former columnist @Forbes .com. The expansion of the Federal government: what Madison intended?... GUEST Bruce Antkowiak ... law professor at Saint Vincent College ... (law degree fr Harvard magna cum laude, served as fed prosecutor, crim defense atty, & prof of law at Duquesne Law Schl, where he received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the grad class in both ‘11 & ‘07, and was named Duq Law School’s ‘07 Teacher of the Yr by the Assoc of Am Law Schools ... author of 2 major works on criminal law & 11 law review articles in journals across the country)

4:10 PM - The difference between leisure and genuine biblical rest? Sort of a riff off the sermon I preached a few weeks ago. Can use Jesus’ invitation in Matt 11:28-30 to frame it ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Oakland neighborhood of Pgh. 5:35 PM - Navigating wedding season as a single person. … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump trial closing arguments ... + ... Independent voters sour on the economy ... + ... Ohio Biden ballot issue ... + ... Will RFK Jr qualify for the debate? ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. Solar Flares ... GUEST Astrophysicist & author Dr Hugh Ross ... senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize w the words of the Bible ... his books include “The Creator & the Cosmos,” “Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,” and “Improbable Planet”. What I learned about the Cross from a recent near-death Experience ... GUEST Rev Jay Slocum ... Rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia, PA.

Inflation’s silent impact on American family businesses... GUEST Salena Zito ... author of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics” ... Selena is a writer for The Washington Examiner and the NY Post; she previously wrote for The Atlantic & the Pgh Tribune Review, and now is a contributor to the Post-Gazette. Family Guidance ... GUEST Allyson Sveda ... Executive Director, Family Guidance. The Secret Sin of ‘Mommy Juice’ Guest: Ericka Andersen is a freelance writer living in Indianapolis. She is the author of Leaving Cloud 9 and Reason to Return: Why Women Need the Church and the Church Needs Women.

Sisters Celebrating Diversity & Moving in Unity ... GUEST Shelly R. Bynum ... been an educator in Pgh Public Schools for over 25 yrs ... currently Literacy Academic Coach there and is founder and president of Sisters Celebrating Diversity and Moving in Unity, which has been in existence since 2017 ... The purpose of SCD is to attack the racial, ethnic and cultural divisions within the body of Christ by providing training and education to individuals and/or organizations. GUEST Father Tom Soroka ... pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Mckees Rocks, PA. I Hated ‘Church People.’ But I Knew I Needed Them... from CT ... GUEST Randy Loubier ... pastor of Chestnut Hill Chapel in New Boston, NH

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Biden & Trump spent weekend reaching out to base supporters ... + ... Pres agrees to debates ... + ... Trump’s criminal trial winding down) ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. Ending the Stalemate Challenge ... 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-Christian World," was CT Book of the Year in the category of evangelism/apologetics in 2019. This really may be the end of an era in American religious demography ... GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge ... assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ ... author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America” and ,”The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going” ... His research appears on the site Religion in Public, and he tweets at @ryanburge.

Warblers and the Question of Gratuitous Beauty ... GUEST Kevin Burrell ... is a pastor and an orni-theologist — a word penned by the theologian & birder John Stott ... Kevin is convinced that every one of us should make an effort to attend toward some aspect of God's creation; and he has chosen birds. Why Mystery Is Crucial to Our Lives (And Why It’s Never Going Away) ... GUEST Chris Fogle ... works in manufacturing procurement in Southern CA ... His passion is connecting Jesus and the Bible to pop culture.

Higher Ed’s Fragmented Morality (from The Dispatch)... GUEST Dr Jeffrey Bilbro ... associate professor of English at Grove City College and editor in chief at the Front Porch Republic ... His most recent book is “Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News” The Expectation Gap: the tiny vast space between our beliefs and the experience of God (new book) ... GUEST Steve Cuss ... pastor and founder of Capable Life.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Cohen testifies in Trump trial ... + ... Biden/Israeli tensions persist ... + ... New Biden tariffs on Chinese goods coming) ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. The Four Things Jesus Never Said .... GUEST Michael Hidalgo ... lead pastor of Denver Community Church ... author of "Unlost: Being Found by the One We are Looking For" and "Changing Faith: Questions, Doubts & Choices about an Unchanging God". Thriving on a Riff: Jazz and the Spiritual Life (new book) ... GUEST William Carter ... dual career as a jazz pianist and Presbyterian minister ... pastor and head of staff at 1st Pres Church of Clarks Summit, PA and leader of PresbyBop quartet ... author of 11 books.

Divine Generosity: The Scope of Salvation in Reformed Theology ... GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith and public life at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... He has written numerous books, including “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels”. Moms and parenting styles... GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church.

Fiction as a Means of Grace?... GUEST Rev Eric Andrae ... Campus pastor, Lutheran Student Fellowship of Pittsburgh (LSF) & First Trinity Lutheran Church, North Oakland. Are a pastor and a priest the same thing? ... GUEST Dr Charles Camosy ... Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine ... Charlie spent 14 yrs in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of 7 books, inluding “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” ... his most recent book is “Bioethics for Nurses: a Christian Moral Vision” ... Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY. Mike Pence teaches at GCC ... GUEST Paul J McNulty, 9th president of Grove City College ... Prior to returning to his alma mater McNulty spent over 30 yrs in Washington DC as an attorney in public service and private practice ... In 2005, the US Senate unanimously confirmed Mcnulty to the positon of Deputy Attorney General, the second in command at the US Department of Justice, and the Chief Operating Officer of the department’s 100,000 employees.

Grieve, Breathe, Receive: Finding a Faith strong enough to Hold Us (new book) ... GUEST Steve Carter ... pastor, author, podcast host ... former pastor of Willow Creek Church, Chicago, IL. Three Kinds of People You Need In Your Life ... GUEST Daniel Darling ... author of several books, including ”The Dignity Revolution,” “The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus,” and “The Characters of Easter: The Villains, Heroes, Cowards, and Crooks Who Witnessed History's Biggest Miracle (newest book)”.

An unequally yoked small group ... GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra... senior writer and faith-&- work editor for The Gospel Coalition ... also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World” Ye of Overconfident Faith: Like the disciples, we need to learn the difference between trust in Jesus and spiritual cockiness ... GUEST Jennifer Michelle Greenberg ... author of “Defiant Joy”. Violence in a North Braddock Church: man tried to shoot a pastor during church service but gun didn’t fire ... GUEST Pastor Glen Germany ... pastor of Jesus Dwelling Place Church, North Braddock.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Campus protests continue, Biden broke silence .. + ... Mideast Ceasefire talks struggle ... + ... another Trump fine for violating gag order, and possible jail warning ... + ... Marjorie T Green wants to oust House speaker this week) GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. Your Spring Garden (still too early to plant tomatoes, peppers, impatiens & anything frost tender...TRUST ME! ... If you want to put a couple things out and then cover them, no big deal if you lose them ... + ... Lots of other things to plant: Trees, shrubs, perennial, cold tolerant flowers & veg ... + ... a few minutes out of your busy day to enjoy the spring garden: Azaleas in full bloom rhododendron next ... + ... Tips for a great lawn ... + ... Fun shopping at nurseries, don’t bring a significant other who doesn’t want to be there ... GUEST Doug Oster ... Editor, Gardening with Doug. Billy Graham Preached at His Crusades. His Singers Believed They Were Preaching Too. A late historian explores how crusade hymns told both the classic story of gospel salvation and the evolving story of evangelical worship music. - Guest: Amber Thomas Reynolds is adjunct assistant professor of history at Wheaton College.

On Prayer: How to Know when to stop praying about something ... GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... He's the author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith”. The Church Shouldn’t Be an Echo Chamber: Let us not give up meeting together—even when we disagree. ... GUEST Carmen Joy Imes ... Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author, most recently, of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”.

I Cried out to the Name Demons Fear Most (from CT) ... GUEST Jennifer Nizza .. a speaker living in Long Island NY ... author of “From Psychic to Saved”. The season between Easter and Pentecost: why Eastertide is important ... GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations. Holy Week for the Orthodox Church. It's like it's all going on simultaneously, all the time. ... GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green .. she's the author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church: an Introduction to Eastern Christianity".

GUEST Amy Julia Becker ... helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture ...author of “To Be Made Well,” “White Picket Fences,” “Small Talk,” and “A Good and Perfect Gift” ... guest opinion writer for national publications and hosts the Reimagining the Good Life podcast. Fulfilled Prophecy: Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible ... GUEST Astrophysicist & author Dr Hugh Ross ... senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize w the words of the Bible ... his books include “The Creator & the Cosmos,” “Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,” and “Improbable Planet”. GUEST Rev Jay Slocum ... Rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia, PA.

Can the Church Save Marriage? Matrimony rates decline, even among conservative Christians ... GUEST Mark Regnerus ... professor of sociology at the Univ of Texas at Austin and co-founder of the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture ... his new book is “The Future of Christian Marriage” Amy Grant coming to town... GUEST Rich Engler. Kathryn Kuhlman ... GUEST Bob Smietana ... Religion News Service. Men, Are You Submissive?.. GUEST Michael J. Kruger ... president of Reformed Theological Seminary’s Charlotte, NC campus, where he also serves as professor of New Testament ... author of “Surviving Religion 101,” and “Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church” ... He blogs regularly at Canon Fodder. The importance of Libraries ... GUEST Jordan Feagley ... Director of Information Services and Operations at RPTS (One of his chief responsibilities is overseeing the Wodrow Library at the Seminary) ... currently serves on the Board of Directors of a small public library in the Allegheny County Library Association.

Young People who are opting out of Life + 43% of US evangelicals say they don’t believe in the divinity of Christ … 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” is it okay to pray to the Holy Spirit" or "why does it sound strange to pray to the Holy Spirit? (evergreen)… GUEST Fred Sanders … theologian who tried to specialize in the doctrine of the Trinity, but found that everything in Christian life & thought is connected to the triune God …. As a result, he studies, teaches, and writes across the full range of Christian doctrines.

4:10 PM - This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Democrats help GOP Speaker pass foreign aid bills … + … US and Israel silent on Israeli retaliation against Iran … + … Trump trial begins in NY) GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. 4:35 PM - Dorothy Day: A Starter Kit … GUEST Myles Werntz … Director of Baptist Studies and Associate Professor of Theology, Abilene Christian Univ. 5:10 PM - Common Fallacies in an Age of Outrage … GUEST Steve Bateman … has been senior pastor of First Bible Church in North Alabama for over 30 yrs and is author of “Brothers, Stand Firm! Seven Things Every Man Should Know, Practice, and Invest in the Next Generation”

Why Birding? … GUEST Ralph Crewe … Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co-boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh … a generally Curious Person. Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings & Benefits of Meditating on Gods Word (new book) … GUEST Glenna Marshall … author of “The Promise is His Presence” and “Everyday Faithfulness” … she writes regularly at GlennaMarshall.com

Prayer ... GUEST Sarah Sanderson ... writes & speaks about faith, trauma recovery, & the beloved life ... her first book, “The Place We Make: Breaking the Legacy of Legalized Hate,” dropped in Aug 2023. What We Can Offer If We Uncircle the Wagons ... GUEST Carrie McKean ... West Texas–based writer whose work has appeared in NYT, The Atlantic, and Texas Monthly magazine ... carriemckean.com. Can Women Ask Men Out? ... GUEST Lisa Anderson ... Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

Receiving a Kingdom; responding in Worship ... GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Oakland neighborhood of Pgh. Jesus v Evangelicals: A biblical critque of a Wayward Movement ... GUEST Constantine Campbell ... Professor & Associate Research Director at Sydney College of Divinity ... He is a New Testament scholar, jazz musician, and the author of several books. Prayer ... GUEST Dr Amy Peeler ... assoc prof of New Testament at Wheaton College and assoc rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, Ill ... author of “Women and the Gender of God”.

This Week in the Nation’s Capital (Iran attack on Israel ... + ... Trump NY criminal trial begins ... + ... 2024 election polls tightening ... + ... Abortion becomes even bigger topic) ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. SCOTUS: rulings on the 2nd Amendment could radically change how gun laws are administered ... GUEST Bruce Antkowiak ... law professor at Saint Vincent College. The Way They Should Go: How To Make It Easier For Your Child To Be A Christian ... GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at: Preventingrace.com. National Poetry Month (“The Thing about Fake Flowers”) ... GUEST Joel Kurz ... parish pastor in a Missouri college town who has had poetry, essays, and reviews in various journals over the years.

Spring Gardening (cool weather plants, pansies, violas too. Starting seeds indoors and out ... + ... Planting those Easter flowers ... + ... What to do if your daffodils are not blooming ... + ... Take pics of spring blooming bulbs so you know where to plant in the fall ... + ... Enjoying the fleeting flavoring flowers ... + ... Free garden seminar Sunday w me) ... GUEST Doug Oster ... Editor of Gardening with Doug at dougoster.com. National Poetry Month ... GUEST Mischa Willett ... author of "The Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems, essays, translations, and academic articles appear widely ... He teaches English at Seattle Pacific Univ ... Follow his work at mischawillett.com.

Climate & Energy: the Case for Realism ... GUEST Dr Cal Beisner ... President of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, an interdisciplinary scholar in philosophy, religion, economics, the history of political thought, and environmental ethics. Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks Is the Key to Our Well-Being ... GUEST Dr Cornelius (Neal) Plantinga ... senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich ... author of many books, incl the Christianity Today Book Award winners “Not the Way It's Supposed to Be,” “Engaging God's World,” and “Reading for Preaching, and our favorite, “Under the Wings of God”. Science & Faith in Harmony ... GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... He's the author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith". originally aired 2.1.24, 4:35.

Reporting on Religion ... GUEST Ken Chitwood ... professional religion nerd, working as scholar & newswriter ... Ken is president of the Religion News Association, the premier membership association for journalists reporting on religion, also Editor of ReligionLink, Faith and Immigration Reporter for Sojourners magazine and European Correspondent for Christianity Today. The Truth in True Crime: what investigating death teaches us about the meaning of life (new book) ... GUEST J Warner Wallace ... Dateline featured Cold-Case Detective, Author, Speaker, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, & Adjunct Prof of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and Southern Evangelical Seminary ... newest book, “Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible”. the Vatican’s “Dignity’s Infinita:” human dignity amidst moral & social problems ... GUEST Dr Charles Camosy ... Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine ... Charlie spent 14 yrs in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of 7 books, inluding “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” ... his most recent book is “Bioethics for Nurses: a Christian Moral Vision” ... Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY ... He & his wife Paulyn have 4 kids, 3 of whom they adopted from a Filipino orphanage in 2016.

Beyond Ethnic Loneliness The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging-Guest: Prasanta Verma. What Is The Tree of Life? GUEST Father Tom Soroka.

I Skipped Church for Three Yrs: My spiritual loneliness brought me back ... GUEST Luke Helm ... writer and coach working out of Grand Rapids, Michigan I Loved Studying Math. I Needed God to Show Me Why ... GUEST Francis Su author of “Mathematics for Human Flourishing” and a Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College Upcoming show ... GUEST Jeff Allen

What does it mean to Watch and Pray?... GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. A truth equally upsetting: The modern theory of evolution (not neo Darwinism) supports intelligent design & biblical truth. And it shows the harmony between science & faith ... GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... his new book is “Science and Faith in Harmony,” and is also author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith”. Reading the Old Testament Through Ancient Egyptian Eyes: Learning abt the land of Pharaoh helps us understand the people of Israel in their context ... GUEST Carmen Joy Imes ... Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author, most recently, of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”. Caitlin Clark & Taylor Swift are good for our national life ... GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith and public life at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... He has written numerous books, including “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels”.

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by Jonathan Haidt ... GUEST Chris Martin ... author of “Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media” ... and most recently, “The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead” ... his substack is chrismartinfyi. Adopting a Resurrection Identity ... GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co- founder and former president of EduNations. Pascha... GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green ... author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church: an Introduction to Eastern Christianity"

A pastor in Israel, who is preaching the gospel, worked through his rage at Hamas and has been able to love his enemies — supporting both Israelis and Palestinian Christians ..... GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra ... senior writer and faith-&- work editor for The Gospel Coalition ... also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”. A pastor in Israel, who is preaching the gospel, worked through his rage at Hamas and has been able to love his enemies — supporting both Israelis and Palestinian Christians ..... GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra ... senior writer and faith-&- work editor for The Gospel Coalition ... also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”. GUEST Lauren Daigle.

This Week in the Nation’s Capital (Biden Easter/Transgender flap ... White House Easter Egg Roll ... + ... Uncommitted voters in Wisconsin's Tue Primary) ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. Taking a trip with your high school-aged daughter... GUEST Amy Julia Becker ... writes on personal, spiritual, & social healing ... she’s author of several books, including her latest, “To be Made Well: an invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope” ... she hosts the Love is Stronger than Fear podcast ... a grad of Princeton Univ & Princeton Sem, she lives w her husband & 3 kids in western CT. Isaiah 57:1,2 GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC ... She is the author of "Jesus, Justice, & Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry" and co- author with her husband, Tim, of "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God," "God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs," "The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms".

This week in the nation’s capital ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent. Dynamics of Public Speaking ... GUEST Calvin Troup ... President of Geneva College and Adjunct Professor at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church: The defining problem driving people out is ... just how American life works in the 21st century ... GUEST Jake Meador ... Editor-in-Chief of Mere Orthodoxy ... author of “In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World” and “What are Christians for?: Life Together at the End of the World”.

How Fish Survive Hydro Turbines & April 8th Eclipse... GUEST Ralph Crewe ... science writer & content creator for various outlets including “Universe Today,” “Practical Engineering,” “Veritasium,” “SciShow,” and his own curious channel “Isn’t That Something”. Pets aren’t People... GUEST Dr Karen Swallow Prior ... author of “On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Literature" ... also co-editor of "Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues”.

Your Church Needs Your Contentment from the new book: "A Call to Contentment: Pursuing Godly Satisfaction in a Restless World ... GUEST David Kaywood ... Senior Associate Pastor, Eastside Community Church. Festival of Homiletics: Sustaining and Nurturing the Preaching Life ... GUEST Rev Dr Karoline Lewis ... Professor and Chair of Biblical Preaching, Luther Seminary, St Paul Minnesota and Program Director, Festival of Homiletics. Justice Elected: The uneven history and ethical questions of electing Pennsylvania Judges ... GUEST Bruce Antkowiak ... law professor at Saint Vincent College.

10th anniversary at Christian Associates: what has she seen? ... GUEST Rev Liddy Barlow ... Executive Minister of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania. Least religious cities and the loss of institutional trust.... GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge ... assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ ... author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America” and ,”The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going” ... His research appears on the site Religion in Public, and he tweets at @ryanburge. The Witness of Women Is Written on the Walls: I needed female heroes, and I found them in ancient churches ... GUEST Lanta Davis ... author of the forthcoming “Becoming by Beholding,” and teaches at the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan Univ.

The After-effects of Abortion ... GUEST Pam Irizarry ... Exec Director for Deeper Still Pittsburgh ... provides Hope, Healing and Restoration to women and men who have experienced emotional and spiritual heartache from the aftereffects of a past abortion. Is there a Christian call to support Israel? ... GUEST Jan Markell ... Founder/Director Olive Tree Ministries ... www.olivetreeviews.org. Thousands of churches will likely close down. What happens to all that real estate? A new book called “Gone for Good” looks at the ways that churches could be reused for the public good in the future ... GUEST Bob Smietana... Religion News Service.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Biden visiting all battleground states ... + ... Trump’s legal twists and turns ... + ... Pence will not endorse Trump ... + ... Biden/ Netanyahu tensions) ... GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN White House Correspondent. My Body Is Not A Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church ... GUEST Dr. Amy Kenny ... is a disabled scholar and a Shakespeare lecturer whose research focuses on medical and bodily themes in literature. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images & Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (new book)... GUEST Dr Karen Swallow Prior ... author of “On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Literature" ... also co-editor of "Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues”. Originally aired 08.07.23, 5:10pm.

Saint Patrick the Forgiver: The History and Legends of Ireland's Bishop (children’s book) ... GUEST Ned Bustard ... graphic designer, children’s book illustrator, author, and printmaker ... his works include, “It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God,” the “Veritas Press Legends & Leagues series”, “The Chronicles of Narnia Comprehension Guide,” and “Bigger on the Inside: Christianity and Doctor Who”. Lent... GUEST Dr Amy Peeler (evergreen) ... assoc prof of New Testament at Wheaton College and assoc rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, Ill ... author of “Women and the Gender of God”. originally aired 02.29.24, 5:10pm.

Visible Grace: learning to see the church as Jesus does (new book) ...  GUEST Caleb Batchelor ... Boyton Beach, FL. Liturgy In The Wilderness: How the Lord’s Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age  … GUEST DJ Marotta … priest and the founder of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond, VA and author of “Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age” and the forthcoming “Our Church Speaks: An Illustrated Devotional of Saints from Every Era & Place”. On the impulse to Jesus Juke ... GUEST Bonnie Kristian ... Editorial Director of Ideas & Books at Christianity Today ... author of "A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today" and "Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, & Corrupting Christian Community". Food for Thought: The Theological Life of Pi —The mind-boggling discoveries of computers & what we—and God?—still may never know (CT) … GUEST Dr Russell Howell … professor of mathematics at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA … (holds degrees in mathematics & computer science) … co-editor & contributor to “Mathematics in a Postmodern Age: A Christian Perspective” and “Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith”.

4:10 PM - Blonde Orthodoxy: What Is a Woman? It Begins with Biology … GUEST Katie McCoy … author of “To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity & How Christians Can Respond … PhD in Systematic Theology from Southwestern Baptist Theo Seminary (TX), where she served on faculty for 5 yrs … her research incl the patterns of justice for women in OT laws as well as the intersection of theology, gender & women's studies. She serves as Director of Women’s Ministry at Texas Baptist. 4:35 PM - Solo Planet: How Singles Help the Church (new book) … GUEST Anna Broadway … has written for The NYT, WSJ, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Christianity Today. 5:10 PM - Vocation: our various callings from God … GUEST Rev Eric Andrae ... Campus pastor, Lutheran Student Fellowship of Pittsburgh (LSF) & First Trinity Lutheran Church, North Oakland.

4:10 PM - The Hamas attacks in Israel have a grotesque ideological history & deserve unflinching moral judgment (CT) … GUEST Mike Cosper … founder of Harbor Media & Director of Podcasting for Christianity Today … host of “Cultivated: A Podcast about Faith & Work” and the acclaimed “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill” … author of “Faith Among the Faithless: Learning from Esther How to Live in a World Gone Mad,” “Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World,” “The Stories We Tell: How TV & Movies Long for & Echo the Truth”. 5:10 PM to 5:25 PM Generational curses: are they a real thing? … GUEST Dr Roger E. Olson … Emeritus Prof of Christian Theology at Baylor Univ … author of over 20 books incl “The Story of Christian Theology” and “The Journey of Modern Theology”.

4:10 PM - GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. 4:35 PM - To Know Him by Name … "Messianic Prophecy Revealed" (new book) ... Messianic Rabbi K. A. Schneider ... Host of the Discovering the Jewish Jesus program. 5:10 PM - My last thought is love … GUEST Patty Scott Patricia … lives in PA with her husband and 4 sons … she combats all the testosterone in her home by pouring her heart and her remaining kidney into developing relationships with women as a women’s Bible study teacher at her church.

4:10 PM - On premarital counseling ... GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. 4:35 PM - The Origin of Life … GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... his new book is “Science and Faith in Harmony,” and is also author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith”. 5:10 PM - The process of creating a new women's study Bible (releasing Apr ‘24) … GUEST Carmen Joy Imes … Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author, most recently, of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”.

Paul’s Prescription for Political Anxiety in 2024 ... GUEST Steve Bateman ... has been senior pastor of First Bible Church in North Alabama for over 30 yrs and is author of “Which ‘Real’ Jesus? Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, & the Early American Roots of the Current Debate” and “Brothers, Stand Firm! Seven Things Every Man Should Know, Practice, and Invest in the Next Generation”. A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men... GUEST Chris Martin ... a content marketing editor at Moody Publishers and a social media, marketing, and communications consultant ... He writes regularly in his Substack newsletter, Terms of Service, and his new book is entitled A Wolf In Their Pockets. GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations.

4:10 PM - How a Seminary Professor Forgave His Son’s Killer… … GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra senior writer and faith-&-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World” 4:35 PM - Vulnerable Groups Deserve Protection: That Includes Embryos "A person's a person no matter how small." … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof of Medical Humanities at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine. 5:10 PM - “Turning Tables: Reclaiming Sacred Space” from John 2:13-23 ... GUEST Rev Terry Timm ... Christ Community Church of the South Hills.

4:10 PM - This Week in the Nation’s Capitol with GUEST Greg Clugston ... SRN News White House Correspondent.  4:35 PM - The most overlooked step in Discipleship ... GUEST Doug Bursch ... ... the host & producer of The Fairly Spiritual Show radio program & podcast ... author of “Posting Peace: Why Social Media divides us and What we can Do about It” . 5:10 PM - Counter Catechesis: You Have Heard it Said (innovative ways to illustrate how the culture presses its narrative on us in deliberate contradiction to what Jesus taught) ... GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC ... She is the author of "Jesus, Justice, & Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry" and co-author with her husband, Tim, of "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God," "God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs," "The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms".