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Obsession with special guest Dr. Laura Robinson (Podcast)
Read more: Obsession with special guest Dr. Laura Robinson (Podcast)Carrying on with spooky season, in this episode, we discuss the 2026 film, Obsession. We’re joined by a special guest, Dr. Laura Robinson, who teaches NT as an adjunct at Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary, co- hosts the New Testament Review podcast, writes at her Substack, Not Peer Reviewed, and has a forthcoming publication called That’s Not What the Bible Says (Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, we discuss monkey paw stories, possession narratives, wish fulfillment, coercion, and what “love” has to do it. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Brandon Hurlbert, and Rev. Dr. Madison Pierce.
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Widow’s Bay (Podcast)
Read more: Widow’s Bay (Podcast)In this episode, we’re talking about the Emmy Award-winning show on Apple TV, Widow’s Bay. We discuss our favorite moments, why it’s such a great show, our pet theories, and where we think the story will head in season 2. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Josh Carroll, Dr.…
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Concerning Dust and Ashes with Professor Brandon Grafius (Podcast)
Read more: Concerning Dust and Ashes with Professor Brandon Grafius (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Brandon Grafius, who is academic dean and professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, and he’s the author of several works on religion and horror, including the book that we’re excited to talk about in this episode, Concerning Dust and Ashes: Affects of Horror…
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Be Afraid with Dr. Kutter Callaway (Podcast)
Read more: Be Afraid with Dr. Kutter Callaway (Podcast)In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kutter Callaway, the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts and Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Seminary. He is also the author of Be Afraid: What Horror Reveals About Facing the Darkness (IVP Academic). During our conversation, we discuss what horror…
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Death of the Pastor’s Wife with Special Guest Aimee Byrd (Podcast)
Read more: Death of the Pastor’s Wife with Special Guest Aimee Byrd (Podcast)CW: Abuse, Spiritual Abuse, Grooming, Self-Harm In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Aimee Byrd to help us debrief the three-part docu-series on Netflix, Death of the Pastor’s Wife. Aimee is the author of several books, including Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, The Hope in our Scars, The Sexual Reformation, Saving Face, and…
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The Four Senses of Scripture with Dr. Patrick Schreiner
Read more: The Four Senses of Scripture with Dr. Patrick SchreinerIn this episode we’re joined by Dr. Patrick Schreiner, who is Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Gene and Jo Downing Endowed Chair of Biblical Studies, and Director of the Residency Ph.D. Program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. And he’s the author of the book we’re discussing in this episode,…
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Every Table An Altar with Pastor Ian Simkins (Podcast)
Read more: Every Table An Altar with Pastor Ian Simkins (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Ian Simkins, who is Pastor at Bridge Church outside Nashville, TN, and he’s the author of the book we’re discussing in this episode, Every Table an Altar: Reclaiming Connection in a World of Division, Distraction, and Loneliness (Zondervan). We talk about what makes meals so significant, what the value…
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The Odyssey (Podcast)
Read more: The Odyssey (Podcast)In this episode, we’re talking about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. We talk about our expectations going into it, what we thought about the small and major changes that Nolan made to Homer’s epic, and how we regard the major interpretative moves that were made relative to the representation of the gods and the Trojan horse.…
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Archeology, Jesus, and the Gospel of John with Professor Paul Anderson (Podcast)
Read more: Archeology, Jesus, and the Gospel of John with Professor Paul Anderson (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Paul Anderson, who is Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox University, and he’s the Editor of Archeology, Jesus, and the Gospel of John: What Recent Discoveries Show Us (Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, we discuss the essay contributions to Professor Anderson’s new book…
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A Ransom for Israel with Dr. Nicholas Schaser (Podcast)
Read more: A Ransom for Israel with Dr. Nicholas Schaser (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Nicholas Schaser, who is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the author of A Ransom for Israel: Jesus and Jewish Salvation in Matthew (published by SBL Press). In our conversation, we talk about christology and soteriology in Matthew, and how Dr.…