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 Church in Ukraine: one pastor&rsquo;s perspective&hellip; GUEST Pastor Zhenya.
M Egypt&rsquo;s redemption and Ours&hellip; GUEST Myles Werntz &hellip; Director of Baptist Studies and Associate Professor of Theology, Abilene Christian Univ &hellip; his substack is Taking off and Landing: explorations of the Moral Life.

Join John and Kathy for their daily mix of conversation, news, and laughs -- all through the lens of faith.

Join John and Kathy for their daily mix of conversation, news, and laughs -- all through the lens of faith.

The Ride Home with John and Kathy

The Ride Home  - Tuesday, December 9, 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 House correspondent.

Why the Creator Entered His Creation at Christmas ... 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”.

ChatGPT & the Savior of the World (substack) … 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”.

Come Home for Christmas … GUEST Dr Amy Peeler … The Kenneth T Wessner Chair in Biblical Studies and Prof of New Testament at Wheaton College … also Assoc Rector at St Mark’s Epis Church, Geneva, IL … author of “Women and the Gender of God”

This Week in the Nation&rsquo;s&nbsp;Capitol (-Military targets Venezuela / oil&nbsp;tankers &hellip; + &hellip; Trump puts name on DC&rsquo;s&nbsp;Kennedy Center &hellip; + &hellip; Congress leaves town&nbsp;without extending healthcare subsidies &hellip; + &hellip;&nbsp;Trump to ramp up domestic travel &amp; economic&nbsp;speeches in 2026) &hellip; GUEST Greg Clugston &hellip;&nbsp;SRN News White House correspondent.
Why the Creator Entered&nbsp;His Creation at Christmas ... GUEST&nbsp;Astrophysicist &amp; author Dr Hugh Ross &hellip;&nbsp;senior scholar &amp; founder of Reasons to&nbsp;Believe, an organization that researches &amp;&nbsp;communicates how discoveries about nature&nbsp;harmonize w the words of the Bible &hellip; his&nbsp;books include &ldquo;The Creator &amp; the Cosmos,&rdquo;&nbsp;&ldquo;Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;Improbable Planet&rdquo;.
ChatGPT &amp; the Savior of&nbsp;the World (substack) &hellip; GUEST Anne&nbsp;Kennedy ...author of &ldquo;Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic&nbsp;Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out&nbsp;People&rdquo; ... She blogs everyday at her&nbsp;substack &ldquo;Demotivations w Anne&rdquo;.
Come Home for Christmas&nbsp;&hellip; GUEST Dr Amy Peeler &hellip; The Kenneth T&nbsp;Wessner Chair in Biblical Studies and Prof of&nbsp;New Testament at Wheaton College &hellip; also&nbsp;Assoc Rector at St Mark&rsquo;s Epis Church,&nbsp;Geneva, IL &hellip; author of &ldquo;Women and the&nbsp;Gender of God&rdquo;

The Ride Home - Monday, December 22, 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-Christian World," was CT Book of the Year in the category of evangelism/apologetics in 2019.

Christmas and New Babies… 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

Loose connections &hellip;&nbsp;GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff ... Prof of&nbsp;Communication at Biola Univ ... author of&nbsp;&ldquo;Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without&nbsp;Dividing the Church,&rdquo; winner of the Award of&nbsp;Merit in Christianity Today&rsquo;s Best Books of&nbsp;2022 list &hellip; Tim&rsquo;s &rdquo;Winsome Persuasion:&nbsp;Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World,"&nbsp;was CT Book of the Year in the category of&nbsp;evangelism/apologetics in 2019.
Christmas and New Babies&hellip; GUEST Mischa Willett &hellip; author of "The&nbsp;Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems,&nbsp;essays, translations, and academic articles&nbsp;appear widely ... He teaches at Arizona&nbsp;Christian University.... Follow his work at&nbsp;mischawillett.com

The Ride Home - Friday, December 19, 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 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.

Gov of NY signs assisted suicide bill … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic Univ of America in the nation’s capitol … Charlie taught at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine and in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” … his most recent book is “Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted Killing” … Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY.

The Vanishing Church:&nbsp;How the hollowing out of moderate&nbsp;congregations is hurting democracy, faith, &amp;&nbsp;Us (new book soon to be released)&hellip; GUEST&nbsp;Dr Ryan P Burge &hellip; Prof of Practice at&nbsp;Washington Univ in St Louis at the John C&nbsp;Danforth Center on Religion &amp; Politics &hellip;&nbsp;author of &ldquo;20 Myths about Religion and&nbsp;Politics in America,&rdquo;&rdquo;The Nones: Where They&nbsp;Came From, Who They Are, and Where They&nbsp;Are Going,&rdquo; and co-author of &ldquo;The Great&nbsp;Dechurching: Who&rsquo;s Leaving, Why Are They&nbsp;Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them&nbsp;Back?&rdquo;&hellip; His newest book is &ldquo;The American&nbsp;Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends &amp; the&nbsp;Future&rdquo; &hellip; substack: Graphs About Religion&nbsp;and he tweets at @ryanburge.
Gov of NY signs assisted&nbsp;suicide bill &hellip; GUEST Dr Charles Camosy &hellip;&nbsp;Prof at the Catholic Univ of America in the&nbsp;nation&rsquo;s capitol &hellip; Charlie taught at the&nbsp;Creighton Univ School of Medicine and in&nbsp;Fordham Univ&rsquo;s theology department, &amp; is&nbsp;author of &ldquo;Beyond the Abortion Wars,&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;Resisting Throwaway Culture&rdquo; &hellip; his most&nbsp;recent book is &ldquo;Living and Dying Well: A&nbsp;Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted&nbsp;Killing&rdquo; &hellip; Charlie advises the Faith Outreach&nbsp;office of the Humane Society of the US &amp; the&nbsp;pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY.

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