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Norsworthy

562 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 250 ratings

A podcast to help you navigate faith in the modern world.
Luke Norsworthy interviews academics, artists, authors, pastor, and more about spirituality, faith, and anything else that's newsworthy.

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Episodes

561: Emily P. Freeman: How To Walk into a Room

March 25, 2024 04:30 - 56 minutes - 51 MB

Emily P. Freeman author of the NY Times bestseller, How to Walk into a Room returns to the show to discuss the complexities of decision-making, courage, and self-trust. 

560: Michael Wear: The Spirit of our Politics

January 29, 2024 05:04 - 50 minutes - 44.7 MB

Michael Wear, co-founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life joins the show to discuss The Spirit of our Politics.

559: John Delony: Building a Non-Anxious Life

January 08, 2024 03:58 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

Dr. John Delony joins the show to discuss Building a Non-Anxious Life. 

558: NT Wright: Into the Heart of Romans

November 06, 2023 06:22 - 51 minutes - 50.7 MB

Dr. Tom Wright returns to the show to discuss Israel, The New Heavens and New Earth, and his new book Into the Heart of Romans

557: Isolation and Mental Health

October 31, 2023 23:50 - 36 minutes - 31.6 MB

Part two in a series on mental illness. 

556: Mental Health Part 1

October 23, 2023 05:17 - 41 minutes - 35.7 MB

Part one in a series on Mental Health

555: Todd Deatherage on Israel/Palestine

October 16, 2023 21:18 - 55 minutes - 65.3 MB

Todd Deatherage returns to the show to discuss the recent Hamas attacks, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and his peacemaking work with Telos. 

554. James Martin: Come Forth

September 25, 2023 23:47 - 56 minutes - 63.6 MB

Fr. James Martin returns to the show to discuss his new book Come Forth. 

553: Rob Bell: Where’d You Park Your Spaceship

September 11, 2023 05:08 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

Rob Bell returns to the podcast to discuss heavy work, graduations vs. divorces, and his novel. 

552. Esau McCauley: How Far to the Promised Land

August 28, 2023 03:19 - 58 minutes - 61.2 MB

Dr. Esau McCauley returns to the show to discuss his new memoir How Far to the Promised Land. 

551. Curt Thompson: The Deepest Place

August 21, 2023 05:01 - 53 minutes - 61.6 MB

Psychiatrist Curt Thompson joins the show to discuss isolation, anxiety, shame, and his new book The Deepest Place.

550: Jason Miller: When the World Breaks

August 14, 2023 05:03 - 47 minutes - 50.9 MB

Jason Adam Miller returns to the show to discuss paradox, the Beatitudes, and his new book When the World Breaks.     

549: Russell Moore: Losing Our Religion

August 07, 2023 05:21 - 54 minutes - 59.5 MB

Dr. Russell Moore joins the show to discuss his new book Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America.

548: Simplistic, Complexity, Simplicity

June 26, 2023 21:31 - 38 minutes - 33.7 MB

A few words about deconstruction

547. Jonathan Storment

June 05, 2023 05:09 - 53 minutes - 52.3 MB

Jonathan Storment returns to discuss how we got the Bible, how Luke helped him know his truest self, and Bonafides.   

546: Scot McKnight: The Second Testament

May 29, 2023 04:32 - 49 minutes - 51.4 MB

Biblical scholar Rev. Dr. Scot McKnight returns to the show to discuss his new translation of the New Testament The Second Testament.   

545. Suzanne Stabile Live from Pepperdine Part 2

May 15, 2023 05:34 - 50 minutes - 43.9 MB

Enneagram master teacher Suzanne Stabile discusses ambiguous loss, grief, and fear.   

544. Suzanne Stabile: Live from Pepperdine

May 08, 2023 22:11 - 47 minutes - 41.5 MB

Enneagram master teacher Suzanne Stabile and Luke have a lovely conversation from Pepperdine's Campus for Harbor '23. 

543: Ramjaane Joshua: Ibuka

May 01, 2023 05:25 - 50 minutes - 56.2 MB

Ramjaane Joshua returns to the podcast to discuss the Rwandan Genocide perpetuated against the Tutsi people, Ibuka 29, and the importance of telling the story.   

542. Josh Graves: The Simple Secret

April 17, 2023 05:07 - 49 minutes - 52.5 MB

Dr. Josh Graves returns to the show to discuss his new book The Simple Secret.   For more on this episode's sponsor Harbor: The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here. 

541. Easter

April 11, 2023 14:43 - 32 minutes - 28.4 MB

For episode 541 an Easter sermon.  For more on this episode's sponsor Harbor: The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here. 

540: Jonathan Storment

March 30, 2023 23:37 - 50 minutes - 55.2 MB

Jonathan Storment returns to the show to discuss the Tennessee school shooting, compromises, Johnny Cash, and of course Arkansas.  For more on this episode's sponsor Harbor: The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.  

539. Jon Ward: Testimony

March 27, 2023 05:22 - 50 minutes - 49.9 MB

Jon Ward, chief national correspondent at Yahoo! News, joins the show to discuss growing up in the Evangelical movement, navigating faith and politics, and his new book Testimony.   For more on this episode's sponsor Harbor: The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.   

538. A few words about unity

March 20, 2023 05:25 - 39 minutes - 34.8 MB

For episode 538 we hear a sermon about unity. For more on this episode's sponsor Harbor: The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.     

537: Stephen Prothero: God the Bestseller

March 13, 2023 16:28 - 46 minutes - 48.3 MB

Dr. Stephen Prothero returns to the show to his new book God the Bestseller.

536.Carlos Whittaker: How to Human

February 27, 2023 06:21 - 46 minutes - 54.3 MB

Carlos Whittaker joins the podcast to discuss preachers who can sing, walking with people, seeing our bias, and his new book How To Human. 

535: Sam Acho: Change Starts With You

February 20, 2023 06:08 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MB

Sam Acho joins the show to discuss the University of Texas, the fire within, architects, and his new book Change Starts With You.  

534: Otis Moss III: Dancing in the Darkness

February 13, 2023 06:06 - 49 minutes - 49.9 MB

Dr. Otis Moss III joins the show to discuss the spiritual tradition of the Black church, hopelessness vs. joy, the Freedom Movement, Comic Books, and his new book Dancing in the Darkness. 

533. Pete Enns: Curveball

February 06, 2023 06:31 - 57 minutes - 58 MB

Dr. Pete Enns returns to the show to discuss being a podchild, inadequate understandings of God, and his new book Curveball

532. Esau McCaulley: Lent

January 23, 2023 06:23 - 55 minutes - 55.9 MB

Dr. Esau McCaulley returns to the podcast to discuss the possibility of being wrong, the New York Times, and his new book on Lent. 

531. John D. Barton Better Religion

January 16, 2023 06:44 - 49 minutes - 48.7 MB

Dr. John Barton, professor of Religion at Pepperdine, joins the show to discuss interfaith relationships, his friendship with Rainn Wilson, the greatest commandment vs the great commission, and his new book Better Religion.

530. Mike Donehey: Grace in Gray

January 09, 2023 06:07 - 53 minutes - 52.2 MB

Singer, Songwriter, and Author Mike Donehey joins the show to discuss his new book Grace in Gray.    For more info on Pastors, Priests, and Guides retreat click here. 

529. Advent, Potential Serial Killer, and Dragons

December 19, 2022 06:12 - 37 minutes - 32.4 MB

An Advent Homily.  From Revelation 12.  Again.  For more on Pastors, Priests, and Guides retreat click here. 

528. Advent and the Dragon

December 05, 2022 05:54 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

An advent Homily from Revelation 12.    For more on Pastors, Priests, and Guides retreat click here. 

527. Fr. James Martin

November 28, 2022 05:28 - 45 minutes - 43.7 MB

Fr. James Martin returns to the show to discuss Rocky, the Pope, and Advent. 

526. Brian Zahnd: The Anticipated Christ

November 21, 2022 06:01 - 52 minutes - 51.4 MB

Pastor Brian Zahnd returns to the show to discuss music (of course), Christmas vs. Advent, and his Advent (and Christmas) Devotional The Anticipated Christ. 

525. Cows, Taylor, and Altars

November 14, 2022 06:04 - 46 minutes - 45.7 MB

A rant on cows.  A mini-rant on Taylor Swift.  A Sermon on Altars. 

524. Toni Collier: Brave Enough to Be Broken

October 31, 2022 05:01 - 55 minutes - 60.8 MB

Toni Collier joins the show to discuss Texas, brokenness, food stamps, spiritual abuse, redemption, gratitude, and her new book Brave Enough to Be Broken. 

523. Ruth Haley Barton: Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

October 24, 2022 05:11 - 52 minutes - 53.1 MB

Dr. Ruth Haley Barton joins the podcast this week for a discussion about rest, sabbath, and her new book Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest.

522. Katelyn Beaty: Celebrities for Jesus

October 17, 2022 05:09 - 42 minutes - 41.7 MB

Katelyn Beaty joins the podcast to discuss her new book Celebrities for Jesus.

521. Mallory Wyckoff: God is

October 03, 2022 05:16 - 53 minutes - 46.2 MB

For episode 521 we've got a live podcast from Nashville with Dr. Mallory Wyckoff. 

520. James K.A. Smith: How to Inhabit Time

September 26, 2022 05:16 - 48 minutes - 48.4 MB

Philosopher Dr. James K.A. Smith returns to the podcast to discuss therapy, loving what does not last, resurrected scars, Calvin, and his new book How to Inhabit Time.

519. What’s the Gospel?

September 19, 2022 04:30 - 46 minutes - 46.1 MB

A sermon on the difference of sin management vs. the Gospel after an opening rant (yes, another one) on masculinity. 

518. Sean Palmer: Kingdom and Country

September 12, 2022 05:44 - 54 minutes - 56.2 MB

Sean Palmer returns to the show to discuss how to millennials, loving your country, pledging allegiance, and his new book King and Country.

517. David Zahl: Low Anthropology

August 31, 2022 21:50 - 56 minutes - 53.2 MB

Luke begins the podcast with a rant on the Matt Chandler news and then David Zahl returns to the podcast to discuss the ironic good news of having a low view of people. 

516. Norsworthy with Norsworthy

August 29, 2022 05:48 - 51 minutes - 51.8 MB

The return of Luke's dad, Dr. Larry Norsworthy, to discuss transitions, grief, filters, Carl Jung, and the dangers of isolation. 

515. Richard Beck on Jordan Peterson

August 22, 2022 05:02 - 59 minutes - 56.6 MB

Experimental Psychologist Dr. Richard Beck joins the show to discuss Jordan Peterson's usage of the Bible, Peterson's message to the church, and of course, MMA. 

514. Jason Miller: Rest

August 15, 2022 05:21 - 50 minutes - 51.3 MB

Jason Miller returns to discuss fallow fields, sabbath, and the power of trust.

513. Masculinity, Isolation, and Parenting.

August 08, 2022 04:12 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

For the first half of episode 512 we've got a rant on masculinity and isolation and in the second half (29:00) of the episode is a teaching on parenting. 

512. Manda Carpenter: Soul Care to Save Your Life

August 04, 2022 22:16 - 46 minutes - 49.2 MB

On Episode 512 Manda Carpenter returns to the podcast to discuss vulnerability, shame, and her new book Soul Care to Save Your Life.

Guests

Rob Bell
7 Episodes
Jonathan Merritt
6 Episodes
Chris Green
3 Episodes
Sara Barton
3 Episodes
Aaron Niequist
2 Episodes
Diana Butler Bass
2 Episodes
Miroslav Volf
2 Episodes
Andy Crouch
1 Episode
Bob Goff
1 Episode
Brian Johnson
1 Episode
Carol Howard
1 Episode
Chris Seay
1 Episode
Donald Miller
1 Episode
Jamie Ivey
1 Episode
Margaret Feinberg
1 Episode
Martin Luther
1 Episode
Paul Turner
1 Episode
Paul Wallace
1 Episode
Pete Holmes
1 Episode
Pete Scazzero
1 Episode
Preston Sprinkle
1 Episode
Rainn Wilson
1 Episode
Richard Rohr
1 Episode
Shane Claiborne
1 Episode

Books

Hope in the Dark
1 Episode

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