Through the Bible … GUEST Steve Shwetz is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thru the Bible, and a volunteer host of the program since the early 1990s. The Nature of Rest … GUEST Eryn Lynum … certified master naturalist and Bible teacher … podcast host of Nat Theo: Nature Lessons Rooted In the Bible … Eryn Lynum.com.

Reporting on Religion: How I find quirky, surprising and hope-filled religion stories while also tackling investigations … GUEST Kathryn Post … Pittsburgh-based reporter for RNS covering topics such as Gen Z spirituality, pop culture and abuse in religious contexts. Developing a reading habit: there’s some interesting research about how who‘s reading and not … GUEST Joel Miller … Chief Product Officer for FullFocus and host of the substack Miller’s Book Reviews.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (US/China pause tariffs … + … American-Israeli hostage released … + … Admin seeks lower drug prices … + … Trump defends Quatar jumbo jet gift) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Surrogacy … GUEST Katy Faust … Founder & President of Them Before Us. My Walmart Evangelism Wasn’t Working:The Good News didn’t sound so good when I ambushed people in the chip aisle … GUEST Heidie Senseman … MFA candidate in the Univ of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program … Her essays have previously appeared in Vita Poetica, Dappled Things, and Plough.  

4:10 PM - Tomorrow is the Big Day ... 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 … he lives in NC 5:10 PM - Spring Gardening … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor, Gardening with Doug … (Too early to plant tomatoes/peppers, soon for bean/cucumber/squash seeds … + … Still planting cold weather veggies … + … Good time to plant perennials, trees and shrubs … + … Start working on the lawn … + …What to replace storm damaged plants with … + … 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)

4:10 PM - Reckoning with Antisemitism … GUEST Noah Schoen  … Community Outreach Associate from the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh 5:10 PM - GUEST Michael Geer … founding President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, a non-profit family policy council focused on promoting the sanctity of life, religious freedom and building stronger marriages and families as the basic building blocks of society.

4:10 PM - Greed’s pull and how to resist it… GUEST Dorothy Little Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle:  Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide. 4:40 PM - 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 … Chris lives outside Nashville w his family. 5:10 PM - GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations. 5:40 PM - 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".

The first classical school on Capitol Hill … 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”. Meet the Orb: The futuristic device that verifies you’re human in the age of AI… GUEST Dr  Derek Schuurman … Professor of Computer Science, Calvin Univ … author of “Shaping a Digital World,“ and co-author of “A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers & Designers”. The Last Romantic:  CS Lewis, English Literature and Modern Theology (new book) … GUEST Jeffrey Barbeau … theologian, literary critic, historian and professor of theology at Wheaton College.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol... GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Graduation and hope… GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theo Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... written numerous books, incl “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”. Jesus slain before the foundation of the world and our names written in the Book of Life before Time began … 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".

God Chose Moms to Carry Out His Plans… 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” Farewell to Paul events and GCC graduation … 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.

How to Decide the Will of God in the Gray Areas? … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze … Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. The Reasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in Biological Science" which includes the "Consciousness, Chemicals and Code Dilemma” … 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," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the upcoming “Beyond Evolution,” which is now available for pre-order. Tips for reading an Old Testament passage … 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”.

RFK and the Autism investigation … GUEST Amy Julia Becker … helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture at amyjuliabecker.com …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. A Hot Accessory at the intersection of Faith & Culture … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It:  365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. Forgiveness… GUEST Dr Curt Thompson …  psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, VA ... author of “The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” and "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community". Boundaries between parents and adult children … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

On Saints … 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” The Shroud of Turin ... 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” How to increase your happiness:friendship, focus, and faithful limits.  I recently took a survey about happiness and it got me thinking about this. One of the key indicators of happiness is our connection to others: do we eat alone or with others, do we play with others...… GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church,, Gibsonia.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Jesus as the master Preacher … GUEST Dr Barry York … Professor of Pastoral Theology and Dean of Faculty at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary … In 2018, he also became RPTS President. The power of lament … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South Hills.  

4:10 PM - A bit of legal ethics. Can a lawyer defend a client he knows to be guilty? What must a lawyer do if he comes into possession of physical evidence 5:10 PM - The legacy of Pope Francis - Guest: Charles Camosy

Being Maundy Thursday: why is it so hard to love one another and why does it matter? … GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations. Did Jesus institute a new priesthood at the Last Supper? … 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. Look Full in His wonderful Face … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It:  365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. Thursday night service in the Orthodox Church  … 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".  

What lessons can we learn from Judas betrayal of Jesus? The Soul … GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks. I really Believe This (substack)… 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)” The Bucs in tough times (plus Faith Night) ... GUEST Joe Klimchak ... PNC Park In-Game Host.

Top 3 Benefits of hard-core Holy Week participants … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church,, Gibsonia. Live Music … GUESTS Greg & Rebecca Sparks … Pgh-based recording artists. We are a resurrection people:  Darkness, despair, death do not have the final word.… GUEST Keith Kondrich  … permanent Deacon for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pgh, formerly an Allegheny County Jail chaplain for The Foundation of HOPE, a local faith-based nonprofit helping men and women successfully re-enter their communities and reconnect with their families after being incarcerated.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent (Went to FL in the press pool w the Pres this weekend … + … El Salvador prison/MD man … + … deporting criminals … + … tariff confusion/financial markets … + … Trump physical exam) The journey ahead, Holy Week begins … Thinking Through Bible Translations … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church. The Bible: Global History (new book) … GUEST Dr Bruce Gordon … Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School … previously taught at the Univ of St Andrews in Scotland, where he was professor of modern history and deputy director of the St Andrews Reformation Studies Institute … specializes in late-medieval and early modern religious culture.

O Death, where is Your Pod? (CT) … GUEST A. Trevor Sutton … pastor, author, speaker, & professor … author of several books, including “Redeeming Technology: A Christian Approach to Healthy Digital Habits”  The Plateau is Real … GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ … author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America,””The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” and co-author of “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”… His newest book is “The American Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends & the Future” … substack: Graphs About Religion and he tweets at @ryanburge

Palms and Passion … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Pastors Christ Community Church of the South Hills. On Mental Health Relapses ... 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”.

Ten Mile Community Leaders Prayer Breakfast   (Sat Sept 7) … GUESTS Pat O’Brien, Sr Vice President, Dollar Bank and Pastor John Thomas, founder & pastor of the Calvary Chapel and Calvary Chapel Christian School. How Should We React When God Doesn’t Listen? … GUEST Zachary Mettler … staff writer and communications liaison for The Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family, where he writes about current political issues, US history, political philosophy, and culture.

Immigration on the street in Pgh … GUEST Pastor Frank Rondon … pastor of Iglesia Sion (Zion Church), a hispanic church in Pgh since 2012 with locations in Greentree, East Liberty, and New Castle … Iglesia Sion is a church where more than 12 countries are represented, united by a heavenly culture and a desire that all may come to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ. GUEST Lee Kricher 

On Prayer  … GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theo Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... written numerous books, incl “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” Opening Day: the cycle of the season, tradition, family, and all things new … GUEST Mischa Willett … author of "The Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems, essays, translations, and academic articles appear widely ... He teaches at  Arizona Christian University.... Follow his work at mischawillett.com

This Week in the Nation’s Capital (Global Markets continue to slide after tariff announcement … + … Trump doubles down on trade policy … + … Legal dispute of MD man deported to El Salvador … + … Israel’s Netanyahu at WH today but meeting and Press conferences will be later in the day) … GUEST Greg Clugston, SRN News White House Correspondent. Case Files:  Murder and Meaning (new graphic novel) … 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” Adulting on the Spectrum:  An Insider’s Guide for Navigating Life w Autism (new book) … GUEST Ron Sandison … works full-time in the medical field and is professor of theology at Destiny School of Ministry … he has a MDiv from Oral Robert’s Univ and is author of “A Parent’s Guide to Autism” and “Views from the Spectrum” … he and his fam live in Rochester Hills MI … spectruminclusion.com

Why Christians should refer to Easter as Resurrection Sunday … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood. Christian unity, as related to science and faith, and how important Christian unity is in these turbulent times all over the world. No politics, (if possible), just about the science … 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," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the upcoming “Beyond Evolution”. Paula White gets Passover wrong (CT)** … 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”.

Observations from spending time in Spain… GUEST Dorothy Littel Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle:  Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide. The Most Valuable Class I Ever Had. A crucible of curiosity and creativity… The govt knows AGI is coming (NYT)**… GUEST Chris Martin … director of content at Moody Radio … author of two books about social media: “The Wolf in Their Pockets” and “Terms of Service”. ICE & who is my neighbor … GUEST The Rev. Daniel Behrens, Missionary in Residence, Church of the Ascension Pittsburgh.  St Mary of Egypt … 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".

   For God So Loved This Anxious Generation: Signs of Revival on Campus… 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”. The Day When the (Christian) Music Died: What happened to the CCM “Revolution”? … GUEST Ryan Peter … writer and his substack is Just One Beautiful Thing.

Flourishing marriages: what’s the most important question a couple can ask?… GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff ... Professor of Communication at Biola University ... He’s the 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 also selected by ChrToday as Book of the Yr in evangelism/apologetics in 2019. Trump administration cutting off funding to universities over antisemitism and transgender policies .… 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.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump escalates fight w judges … + … Court orders fired workers be re-hired … + … concerns raised about Soc Sec changes) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News WH Correspondent. Prayer & Painting (from Makers By Nature: Letters from a master painter on faith, hope, and art)… GUEST Bruce Herman … painter, writer, and speaker … His art has been exhibited internationally and is in public and private collections worldwide … He taught studio art for nearly four decades at Gordon College, where he held the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts.

 Christianity’s Decline appears to have Halted (NYT)… GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ … author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America,””The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” and co-author of “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”… His newest book is “The American Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends & the Future” … substack: Graphs About Religion and he tweets at @ryanburge Severance and Pop Culture Visions of Hell… GUEST Brett McCracken … senior editor & director of communications at The Gospel Coalition … author of “The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding your soul in a post truth world” - and - “Uncomfortable: the akward and essential challenge of Christian community”

My Walmart Evangelism Wasn’t Working:The Good News didn’t sound so good when I ambushed people in the chip aisle … GUEST Heidie Senseman … MFA candidate in the Univ of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program … Her essays have previously appeared in Vita Poetica, Dappled Things, and Plough. Presidential powers and the courts … GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College. The Women of Luke 8 … 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”.

The purpose of Lent (2 Corinthians 7:10) is repentance:  not self-criticism or guilt-induced behavior modification … GUEST Rev Josh Brown … Lead pastor, Bellefield Presby Church, Oakland. Pastors, Wives & Girlbosses … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It:  365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs most days at her substack ... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. Young adults feeling “behind:” Career, Finances, Marriage, and just general “growing up” … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

The Day When the (Christian) Music Died: What happened to the CCM “Revolution”? … GUEST Ryan Peter … writer and his substack is Just One Beautiful Thing. Before You Cut Off Your Parents: 3 Principles to Consider … GUEST Beth Claes … director of counseling at New Heights Church in Vancouver, WA … She has a doctorate in psychology and practiced from a traditional psychological perspective for 10 years before shifting to a gospel-centered counseling approach.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump & Putin to talk tomorrow … + … US warns Iran … + … White House tried to calm Wall St jitters … + … Govt shutdown averted … + … Senate Dem leader Chuck Schumer under heavy criticism from Dems) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News WH Correspondent. PRISM and internationals in Pittsburgh … GUESTS Scott Boyd ... Director of PRISM, Pgh Region International Student Ministry. The Soul … GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks.

Getting the garden in shape for planting. Early planting tips and tricks. Peas go in St.Patty’s Day. Getting tools ready. Getting lawnmower ready. Come see Doug at the Home And Garden Show all weekend. Guest: Doug Oster.

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”  

Thinking Through Bible Translations … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church. Severance and Pop Culture Visions of Hell… GUEST Brett McCracken … senior editor & director of communications at The Gospel Coalition … author of “The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding your soul in a post truth world” - and - “Uncomfortable: the akward and essential challenge of Christian community”  I turned to New Age psychedelics for Salvation … GUEST Ashley Lande … writer and artist from rural KS, where she lives w her husband and 4 children … author of the memoir “The Thing that makes Everything OK forever:  Transcendence, Psychedelics and Jesus Christ”

The life of Craig Wolfley … GUEST Jon Kolb … is a former Pgh Steeler and 4-time Super Bowl champ who played as an All-Pro offensive lineman for 13 seasons … Jon protected quarterback Bradshaw’s blindside from his  left tackle position and on the field for the Immaculate Reception  … after his retirement, he worked as a defensive line, and a strength & conditioning coach for the Steelers … He was also an occasional strongman competitor in some of the World's Strongest Man contests … Jon is the founder of ATP. Wikipedia Founder Larry Sanger comes to faith … GUEST Paul Battura … VP of Communications for Focus on the Family … Editor in Chief of The Daily Citizen .. been w Focus since 1998 … author of several books including “Chosen for Greatness:  How Adoption changes the World,” and “Good Day:  The Paul Harvey Story” … also host of Salem Media’s What a Life:  Lessons from Legends radio show and podcast.

This Week in the Nation’s capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House correspondent. Pittsburgh’s 3rd annual Christian Prom … GUEST Lem Woodson … pastor and a youth leader in the Pgh area. The truth in the Us-Ukraine-Russian situation … GUEST Father Jason Charron ... Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carnegie PA.

He gave a Name to what Many Christians Feel (NYT) … 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” What we give up Makes us who We Are (NYT) … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy

There’s Something different about Life … 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," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the upcoming “Beyond Evolution” Hebrews 11:  Not the heroes you hoped for … 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” 

The govt knows AGI is coming (NYT)**… GUEST Chris Martin … director of content at Moody Radio … author of two books about social media: “The Wolf in Their Pockets” and “Terms of Service”. Vitriol … GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations. 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".

Relying on God, Not America: A Report from the Church in Ukraine (TGC)… 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”  Christianity’s Decline appears to have Halted (NYT))… GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ … author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America,””The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” and co-author of “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”… His research appears on his substack called Graphs About Religion and he tweets at @ryanburge . On Losing my Granddaughter… GUEST Dorothy Little Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle:  Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide. A Bit of Earth: A year in the garden with God… GUEST Andrea Burke … director of women’s ministry at Grace Road Church.

This Week in the Nation’s capitol (Friday’s Oval Office altercation between Trump/Zelenskyy/Vance … + … Trump addresses joint session of Congress tomorrow evening … + … Threatened tariffs to take effect tomorrow … + … 2 wks til the next govt shutdown deadline) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House correspondent. Forensic evidence: How reliable is DNA, fingerprints, etc… GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College … (Harvard law degree 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) … 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"

5 Reasons to Write in Your Books … GUEST Joel Miller … Chief Product Officer for FullFocus (they create books, podcasts, articles, courses, & the Full Focus Planner) and host of the substack Miller’s Book Reviews. The False Battle between Justice & Mercy (Dispatch Faith) … 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”

Hidden Idols:  uncovering what’s in our hearts (! John 5:21)... GUEST Rev Josh Brown ... Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Oakland neighborhood of Pgh GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It:  365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at: Preventingrace.com  ... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest Rupture & Repair … GUEST Dr Curt Thompson …  psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, VA ... author of “The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” and "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community". Dating today is pretty Tough:  barriers between people getting to know each other ... GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church,, Gibsonia. What was going on w the UAPs? … GUEST Astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink … research scholar at Reasons to Believe … PhD in astrophysics from Iowa State Univ … author of “Escaping the Beginning?,” “Is There Life Out There?,” and “Who’s Afraid of the Multiverse?,” and coauthor of the Impact Events student devotional series … Jeff is a project scientist at UCL.

The first month of the Trump presidency… GUEST Dr Daniel Bennett … Assoc Prof of Political Science, John Brown Univ and  Director, Center for Faith & Flourishing … author of “Uneasy Citizenship: Embracing the Tension in Faith & Politics” Parenting:  The Importance of the Church … GUEST Rev Martin Blocki .. teaches at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary and is associate pastor at the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North Hills. Everyday Contemplatives … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Pastors Christ Community Church of the South Hills.

Science & Faith … 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," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the upcoming “Beyond Evolution” You’re Only Human… GUEST Dr Kelly Kapic … Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA.

Makers By Nature: Letters from a master painter on faith, hope, and art… GUEST Bruce Herman … painter, writer, and speaker … His art has been exhibited internationally and is in public and private collections worldwide … He taught studio art for nearly four decades at Gordon College, where he held the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts. A Bit of Earth: A year in the garden with God… GUEST Andrea Burke … director of women’s ministry at Grace Road Church.