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Nathan Stucky | Sabbath Rest

Nathan Stucky discusses God’s gift of Sabbath rest which allows young people to root their identities in the grace of God rather than in personal achievement.

Nancy Duff | Making Faithful Decisions at the End of Life

In this interview, Nancy Duff discusses the important role the church can play in helping people discuss death and dying. She addresses the common fears and theologic...

Jared Alcantara | Learning from Gardner C. Taylor

Jared Alcantara dives into the legacy of Gardner C. Taylor, who has been called “the dean of the nation’s black preachers” and “the poet laurate of the pulpit.” In exp...

Sonia Waters | Addiction and Pastoral Care

Sonia Waters discusses the complexities of providing pastoral care to those suffering with addiction. Waters then invites listeners into a conversation about the theo...

Andrew Root | The Pastor in a Secular Age

Andrew Root considers what ministry and the role of pastors, in particular, look like in what Charles Taylor called a “secular age” – an age where belief is an option.

Richard Osmer | The Confirmation Project

Richard Osmer takes us inside the findings of the Confirmation Project, a study on confirmation practices in five major North American denominations. In thinking of th...

Lisa Bowens | Cosmic Conflict

Lisa Bowens delves deep into 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 and explores its different interpretations. What can we make of Paul’s ascent to the third heaven? What is Paul’s “...

Anathea Portier Young | Apocalyptic Literature

Anathea Portier Young discusses how apocalyptic literature functions both as a valuable resource of theological imagination and as a form of political resistance. She ...

Welcome to Season 3

We invite you back to The Distillery for season 3, which launches on July 19th. Get ready to hear about confirmation, apocalyptic literature, and the life and legacy ...

Matthew Milliner | Mary, Mother of God

Matthew Milliner believes that Mary remains a leader and teacher to Protestants as well as Catholics and Orthodox. He says that Mary, once known as “Destroyer of Heres...

Brian Bantum | The Death of Race

Stories have the power to shape individual and communal identity. In this episode, Brian Bantum accounts for the ways in which the story of race has constructed a form...

Eric Barreto | Exploring the Bible

Reading the Bible is never an individual act. In this episode, Eric Barreto demonstrates the beauty and necessity of reading with others, especially readers who bring ...

Deanna Ferree Womack | Mission History in the Arab Renaissance

Christian mission cannot be about converting others to Western culture; rather, it must be about living according to the Christian faith. In this episode, Deanna Ferre...

John Swinton | Becoming Friends of Time

Augustine once said that he knew what time was until someone asked him to describe it. In this episode, John Swinton attempts to do just that. His thoughts on time, tr...

Benjamin Conner | (Dis)abling Mission, Enabling Witness

People with disabilities are the largest multicultural minority group in the world. Yet, as Benjamin Conner explains in this episode, the Church is still learning what...

Adam Hearlson | The Holy No

Adam Hearlson is concerned that the Church’s dominant way of thinking about worship has been too limited and concerned with preserving institutional rituals and practi...

Amy Jacober | Redefining Perfect

The Church is a diminished place if it is not comprised of people with different abilities. In this episode, Amy Jacober explores how theology is better understood thr...

Mark Sampson | Gift and Social Enterprise

The lines between business and charity are dissolving, and a new category—social enterprise—is emerging as a result. Mark Sampson explains in this episode that the Chu...

Allen Hilton | House United

Culture wars have polarized the United States. The great divide has not left churchgoers unscathed in its wake. Allen Hilton imagines a world where all are united, wor...

Andrew Root | Science and Cognitive Dissonance

Andrew Root describes the impossibility of relating science and faith conversations in the practice of ministry. Through specific theories and in-depth looks at scient...

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