Episodes

  • A "Fortune"-ate Conversation with Lisa Sharon Harper
    Jun 28 2026

    A conversation with the venerable Lisa Sharon Harper about her book "Fortune: How Race Broke my Family and the World and How to Repair it All" along with other fun topics like authoritarianism, civil rights, family heritage, story and identity. A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Ms. Harper is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by designing forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment and common action. We we were honored to have her on the Off Canon podcast.

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    57 mins
  • A Lament amid Reckless Power with Ben Cremer
    Jun 6 2026

    Ben Cremer lives at the intersection of intelligence, biblical literacy, justice, and humility in a very unique way. It’s very difficult to not like him (or his work). I hope you’ll find him at his substack page and share this one with a friend. Peace everyone.

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    59 mins
  • Evolutionary Love and Michael Rose
    Jun 4 2026

    Fantastic conversation with the Rev. Dr. Michael Rose about love, Teilhard de Chardin, open and relational theology, love, the invitation of the spirit at the level of the molecule and atom, and his new book Made by Love, For Love: Reimagining God, Power, and Faith in Light of Relentless Love.

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    58 mins
  • Of Prayers, Geese, and Formation with the Rev. Dr. Gayle Hansen Brown
    Jun 2 2026

    A beautiful conversation around prayer, contemplation, change, love, and God with the Rev. Dr. Gayle. I hope you’ll follow her on Substack and pick up a copy of her book on prayer called Wild Geese Rising: Living Prayer Moment by Moment as Contemplative Action.

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    59 mins
  • Indigenous Conversations with Dr. Randy Woodley
    May 16 2026

    We couldn’t have been more excited to have the one and only, Dr. Randy Woodley on the show recently. Randy is an author, thinker, and activist who identifies strongly with issues of eco-justice, diversity, racial justice, and indigenous realities. Find him on his substack or his website page, www.randywoodley.com

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Queerness and Contemplation with Rev Dr Cassidy Hall
    May 8 2026

    Rev. Dr. Cassidy Hall (she/her/hers) (MA, MDiv, MTS) is an author, award-winning filmmaker, podcaster, and leading voice in contemplative spirituality and we were honored to have her on the podcast today talking plants, intuition, Thomas Merton, contemplation, and Richard Simmons. Please check out her website and also pick up a copy of Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality.

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    56 mins
  • Bible, Gender, and Sexuality Stuff with Mattie Mae Motl
    Apr 23 2026

    Wow, super great conversation with the one and only mattie mae motl about motherhood, Paul’s idea for masculinity, queerness, Jesus, and so much more. Make sure to join Mattie on her Instagram or substack page, where you will be joining over a hundred thousand other people doing so. Literally. Peace everyone!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Theology and the World with Brian McLaren
    Apr 19 2026

    Brian McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, public theologian, and a friend who’s helped me a lot over the years. I’ve read many, many of his books and am really glad to have him on the channel today to talk about …

    authoritarianism and why it’s alive and well in our world, why it’s a left wing and a right wing problem, creativity and writing, the 40 day indigenous vision quest of Jesus, relational theology and how events are things that happen to us in the midst of change, and much more, including the world premiere of the opening line of a song i composed while in a interview at a church a couple years ago, which goes … “I’d rather be hiking thinkin’ about God than sitting in church thinkin’ about hikin'.” And if you ask, yes, I will give the rest of the lyrics. 😂

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    1 hr