Crackers And Grape Juice Podcast

Back in the day, Ruben taught Jason Barth for the first time. Now, they're both black sheep, closet Reformation guys in Catholic and Wesleyan folds respectively. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez teaches theology at St. Louis University and is the author of the powerful new book Christian Martyrdom and Political Violence. Jason and Ruben talk about racism, liberation theology, the limits of post-liberalism, and martyrdom as a necessary possibility to any definition of Christian 'witness.'

Back in the day, Ruben taught Jason Barth for the first time. Now, they're both black sheep, closet Reformation guys in Catholic and Wesleyan folds respectively. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez teaches theology at St. Louis University and is the author of the powerful new book Christian Martyrdom and Political Violence. Jason and Ruben talk about racism, liberation theology, the limits of post-liberalism, and martyrdom as a necessary possibility to any definition of Christian 'witness.'

In this episode Jason, Teer, and Taylor talk about preaching every week. However, the conversation also covers a range of other topics including negative podcast reviews on iTunes, puberty, talking about sex in church, and more. As always, you can find out more about the podcast and connect with the team at www.crackersandgrapejudice.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

Fresh off the Camino, Brian Zahnd believes that while we are yet sinners, God loves us. In this new book, "Sinners In The Hands Of A Loving God" seeks to explain if God is primarily wrathful towards us or if God's nature towards us is loving.

Beverly Gaventa joined the podcast to discuss her book, "When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel According to Paul." With a Ph.d. from Duke, Beverly is a Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Baylor University.

Morgan chatted with Dr. Ellen Blue about her book, 'In Case Of Katrina', which describes lessons learned by New Orleans churches trying to rebuild after the hurricane.

Jason talks with the philosophical theologian David Bentley Hart about a series of questions submitted by his fans. Part 2 includes the questions: "What do you think about Stanley Hauerwas and pacifism?" "What do you make of apocalyptic readings of Paul?" "What is hell?" "What do you think about designated hitters in baseball?" and more.

Jason talks with the philosophical theologian David Bentley Hart about a series of questions submitted by his fans. Part 1 includes the questions: "When are you going to pay me back?" (from his brother Addison Hart), "What would you talk about with Christopher Hitchens?", "What advice would you offer those about to begin college?" and more.

With their press credentials in hand, Teer, Jason, and Camden interviewed clergy attending the Ministers March For Justice on August 28, 2017. They interviewed Rabbis, ministers, and clergy across the Christian spectrum. At the end of the episode you will hear from Martin Luther King III and his son.Why were they marching? What were these clergy hoping to take back to their congregations?

In this episode Jason, Teer, and Taylor talk with the Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemann whose books can be found on just about every pastors' shelves. Dr. Brueggemann shares what it means to be a community of resistance, the challenge of sabbath, and his favorite word to use when describing the biblical encounter between David and Bathsheba.

Jason, Teer, Taylor, and Morgan host Pub Theology at the Virginia Annual Conference 2017 with special guest Jeffrey Pugh (Part 2)

Jason, Teer, Taylor, and Morgan host Pub Theology at the Virginia Annual Conference 2017 with special guest Jeffrey Pugh (Part 1)

Cross-Podcast Conversation with Jeffrey Pugh et al about the Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally and Counter-Protest.

Millennials are a segment of our population that appears to be the unicorn most churches cannot seem to catch. From hiring staff who look the part to inserting young clergy into communities, hoping to attract young people, most churches do not know what do with or how to minister to millennials. While some argue it is time to abandon millennials, Pastor Rob Lee argues otherwise. Rob believes millennials are willing to invest their lives in the institution because they believe in the church’s resurrecting power, but the question is, do our communities believe in the people they say they are trying to serve?

Lisa Sharon Harper thinks it can. In this episode, she talks with Morgan about how radical and beautiful 19th century evangelicalism was in its contributions to the abolitionist and suffragist movement. And she shares why she thinks that Genesis 1 is the key to understanding the Christian gospel.

As a Republican political media consultant Brad Todd is the guest you'd expect on C&GJ. Brad knows the Bible, knows what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, and has some church insights we all need to hear.

Norman Wirzba, in addition to being an author and professor at Duke Divinity, he is also an eco-theologian.Raised on a farm in Southern Alberta, Norman went on to study history at the University of Lethbridge, theology at Yale University Divinity School, and philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Since then he has taught at Saint Thomas More College/University of Saskatchewan, Georgetown College (KY), and Duke University Divinity School. He’s the father of four children and is married to Gretchen Ziegenhals. He likes to bake, cook and make things with wood. He also enjoys playing the guitar. He used to be a good athlete! He enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He tries to grow some food.“According to Scripture, the world we live in is God’s creation. It is the visual, fragrant, audible, touchable, and tastable manifestation of God’s love, the place where God’s desire that others be and be well finds earthly expression.”

"Most of us who go by the name of “Christians” ought to give up the pretense of wanting to be Christian—at least, if by that word one means not simply someone who is baptized or who adheres to a particular set of religious observances and beliefs, but more or less what Nietzsche meant when he said that there has been only one Christian in human history and that he had died on the cross. In that sense, I think it reasonable to ask not whether we are Christians (by that standard, all fall short), but whether in our wildest imaginings we could ever desire to be the kind of persons that the New Testament describes as fitting the pattern of life in Christ. And I think the fairly obvious answer is that we could not...Most of us would find Christians truly cast in the New Testament mold fairly obnoxious: civically reprobate, ideologically unsound, economically destructive, politically irresponsible, socially discreditable, and really just a bit indecent."

Dr. Doug Powe recently stepped into a new role as the director of the Lewis Center at Wesley Theological Seminary. In this episode, Teer & Morgan catch up with Dr. Powe to talk about urban theology and ways churches can rally together in times where most UM churches are trying to brace for what is to come.

Get ready for all the freedom, liberty, and patriotic stuff you can handle! In this episode the Hauerwasian Mafia sent Jason and Teer to talk with Tripp Fuller of HBC about the predicament of faith, freedom, and the conflicting calls to allegiance that color the American landscape.