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What the Fitness World Got Wrong
Erika Barber talks with Kara & Mark Johnson, local fitness & movement legends, about an active lifestyle. This conversation is for those who grew up moving regularly a...
27 Surgeries and a Steadfast Faith
Dr. Erika Barber talks with Michael Hayes about living & continuing in faith as a regular patient of healthcare professionals. Michael is a George Fox University sopho...
She Was an ER Nurse. He Was a Psychologist. Then God Called.
Abbie & Jeff Nelson moved from Portland, Oregon to Guatemala with their 3 daughters to practice family medicine & clinical psychology as missionaries. Listen in as the...
Great Books are Making a Comeback in America. Here's Why.
What makes a book “great?” Who gets to choose which literature is or isn’t allowed into a canon, and should we question those decisions? What is the real value of read...
Quaker Oats Got It Wrong: The Real Story of Joseph John Gurney
Joseph John Gurney was massively influential to the Friends community, but his story, theology, and values stood out from those of other influential Quakers like Willi...
Faith, Race, Music—and the Cost of Speaking Up
Author & professor Leah Payne and public theologian Ekemini Uwan talk about formative Christian music, podcast controversy, and doing theology in the public eye. As co...
Why Victorian Authors Failed to Capture Jesus
Why is it so hard to write a novel about Jesus that reveres His deity while honestly reckoning with His humanity? Dr. Jay Miller & Dr. Jessica Hughes unpack some of th...
What They Don't Tell You About Physical Therapy
Professor Brian Doak shares the brutal details of his severe shoulder fracture - and his long, trying path to recovery through surgery and physical therapy. Dr. Jaydee...
You Pack Your Fears: What Travel Teaches Us About Ourselves
Professor Brian Doak talks with the Director of the Center for Study Abroad at George Fox University, David Martínez, about travel strategies: spontaneity or careful p...
Intel's Former CEO Reveals Why Faith and Tech Must be Integrated
Former CEO of Intel Pat Gelsinger and Professor Brian Doak talk about our current technological moment. How does the advancement of generative AI compare to the arriva...
Lewis, Tolkien, and the Contemporary World
Why have the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis remained so relevant and present in Christian thought through the 20th century and well into the 21st? Old Testamen...
BREAKING Stereotypes One Photo at a Time!
Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds and biblical scholar Brian Doak talk about the making and viewing of photographs. How do photos shape the narratives we hold about t...
Is Fighting Racism The New Racism in 2025?
Christian activist Jason Fileta and Biblical scholar Brian Doak talk about the state of Christianity in the United States in light of the Trump administration’s emergi...
Does the Bible Mention Reparations for Slavery?
Ekemini and Brian dig into the reparations conversation, advocating for a spiritual category for both racial evil and restitution. What is the formal definition of the...
Should Singles Ask God for a Spouse?
Debrianna and Ekemini talk singleness - what is it like to be a single black woman in the United States? Why does physical attractiveness so often turn out to be a sca...
WHAT is the REAL Reason we are here on Earth?
Do you feel the pressure to clearly know your own purpose, to identify your personal mission in this world? Ekemini and Brian discuss the anxiety many young people fee...
What's REALLY Behind the Homelessness Crisis in America?
Substance abuse, mental health, lack of trauma-informed care - what is at the root of the homeless crisis in United States cities? Can changes in social policy fix the...
This is the Problem with Christian Art
Dr. Brian Doak talks with film critic and theology professor Dr. Joel Mayward about art, faith, incarnation, and the image of the Divine in humanity’s creativity. Can ...
Can CHRISTIANITY and Education REALLY Mix?
“For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe” ...
Here’s why Christian College students are STRUGGLING
Has the average church-kid Christian college student actually read through the Bible? Brian talks with theologian and professor Lindsey Hankins about the University's ...