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Norsworthy

568 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

467. Barbara Brown Taylor: Always a Guest

September 20, 2021 05:14 - 50 minutes - 52.5 MB

The return of Barbara Brown Taylor to discuss attentiveness, beholding, her beloved enneagram number, Destiny’s Child, and her new book Always a Guest.

466. Dustin Nickerson

September 13, 2021 04:26 - 52 minutes - 69.6 MB

Comedian Dustin Nickerson joins the show to discuss his time as a youth pastor at Mars Hill, parenting, the centrality of love. Check out his new special Overwhelmed.

465. Tara Beth Leach and Sean Palmer: Deconstruction

September 06, 2021 05:34 - 51 minutes - 55.3 MB

Tara Beth Leach and Sean Palmer join the show to discuss simplistic faith, black voices, and deconstruction.

464. Beth Allison Barr: The Making of Biblical Womanhood

August 30, 2021 05:01 - 59 minutes - 60.2 MB

Historian Dr. Beth Allison Barr joins the show to discuss Biblical inerrancy, power, the Gaines, and her new book The Making of Biblical Womanhood. This episode is brought to you by Mission Resource Network.

463. The Rise and Fall of Newsworthy

August 23, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 66 MB

The podcast about a podcast discussing The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, celebrity culture, reform theology, postmodernity, church culture and more with Blaine Martin, Jason Miller, and Jonathan Storment.   This episode is brought to you by Mission Resource Network.

462. Carey Nieuwhof: At Your Best

August 16, 2021 05:48 - 55 minutes - 61.5 MB

Carey Nieuwhof returns to the show to help you navigate burnout, passions, calling, drama kings, and his new book At Your Best. This episode is brought to you by Mission Resource Network.

461. Steve Carter: The Thing Beneath the Thing

August 09, 2021 05:06 - 59 minutes - 65.7 MB

Steve Carter joins the show to discuss the Fab Five, curiosity, a person of peace, and his new book The Thing Beneath the Thing.  This episode is brought to you by Mission Resource Network. 

460. Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Jesus and John Wayne

August 02, 2021 05:02 - 52 minutes - 58.3 MB

Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez joins the podcast to discuss the Evangelical church, being bookish, her attempts to destroy the Gaines empire, masculinity, and her book Jesus and John Wayne.    This episode is brought to you by Mission Resource Network. 

Change

July 26, 2021 04:49 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

We discuss change, doubt, community and then hear the rerelease of a conversation with Fr. Ronald Rolheiser 

David's Tragedy

July 19, 2021 05:59 - 47 minutes - 45.4 MB

A podcast about a sermon on abuse, silence, and king culture. 

The New Age & Stone Age Mailbag

July 12, 2021 05:37 - 49 minutes - 51.4 MB

Jason Miller and Jonathan Storment join the show to discuss surviving failures, belief changes, ontological vs. epistemological, church changes, and more on this mailbag podcast.

Jonathan Merritt

July 05, 2021 05:16 - 56 minutes - 63.7 MB

Jonathan Merritt returns to the show to discuss the Southern Baptist Convention, American Christianity, cancel culture, and taking the low road.

Suzanne Stabile

June 28, 2021 05:02 - 59 minutes - 56.2 MB

Enneagram master teacher Suzanne Stabile returns to the show to discuss liminal space, hamburger steaks, expectations, ambiguous loss, and of course the Enneagram.

Derwin Gray: Building a Multiethnic Church

June 21, 2021 05:05 - 52 minutes - 56.5 MB

Dr. Derwin Gray joins the podcast to discuss Texas BBQ, systemic sin, and his new book Building a Multiethnic Church.

Michelle Williams: Checking In

June 14, 2021 05:12 - 52 minutes - 53.9 MB

Michelle Williams joins the show to discuss mental health, her time in Destiny’s Child, peanut butter sandwiches, and her new book Checking In.

Jonathan Storment: Patriotism, the SBC, and Vainglory

June 07, 2021 05:51 - 51 minutes - 52.7 MB

Jonathan Storment returns to discuss the hang up, male spirituality, patriotism vs. nationalism, Russell Moore and the Southern Baptist Convention. 

Ben Kirby: PreachersNSneakers

May 31, 2021 05:07 - 56 minutes - 61.9 MB

Ben Kirby joins the show to discuss the economy of Christianity, hypebeasts, materialisms, sneaker world, and his new book PreachersNSneakers.

Todd Deatherage: The Israel-Palestine Conflict

May 24, 2021 05:43 - 49 minutes - 48.8 MB

Todd Deatherage returns to the podcast to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, peacemaking, his time working in the State department, and optimism vs. hope.

John Eldredge

April 12, 2021 04:46 - 17 minutes - 17.2 MB

John Eldredge joins the podcast for a surprisingly brief conversation on pandemic fatigue and the importance of rest.

Bill Haslam: Faithful Presence

April 05, 2021 04:42 - 46 minutes - 46 MB

The former Governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam joins the podcast to discuss division, anger, humility, Luke’s political future, and his new book Faithful Presence.

Makoto Fujimora: Art and Faith

March 29, 2021 05:01 - 54 minutes - 54.6 MB

Artist and author Makoto Fujimura joins the show to discuss N.T. Wright, Kintsugi, plumbing gospel, new creation, and his new book Art and Faith.

Richard Beck: Hunting Magic Eels

March 22, 2021 04:03 - 58 minutes - 65.9 MB

The podcast starts with a rant about life, death, and grief, then (10:25) Dr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss Whales vs. Wales, enchantment, the Ache, and his new book Hunting Magic Eels.

AJ Swoboda: After Doubt

March 15, 2021 05:07 - 46 minutes - 50.4 MB

The podcast starts with a reflection on Beth Moore’s recent departure from the SBC, then (6:20) Dr. A.J. Swoboda returns to the show to deconstruction, received tradition, emotions, and his new book After Doubt.

Jonathan Storment

March 08, 2021 06:44 - 46 minutes - 51.1 MB

Jonathan Storment returns to discuss a rule of life, repentance, Lenten, Villains, and of course the one year anniversary of social distancing. 

Bob Goff and Lindsey Goff Viducich: Everybody Always

March 01, 2021 06:38 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MB

Bob Goff returns to the podcast with his daughter and co-author Lindsay Goff Viducich to discuss favorite pizza places, how to discuss mortality with children, peanut butter money, and their new book Everybody Always for Kids.

Sarah Bessey: A Rhythm of Prayer

February 22, 2021 06:42 - 42 minutes - 42.5 MB

Sarah Bessey returns to the show to discuss editing Barbara Brown Taylor, the particulars of love, and her new book A Rhythm of Prayer

Josh Ross: Anchoring in the Storm

February 15, 2021 06:13 - 41 minutes - 43.8 MB

Josh Ross returns to the podcast to discuss Lent, twenty year friendships, and his new book Anchoring in the Storm

Bunmi Laditan: Dear God

February 08, 2021 06:02 - 47 minutes - 48.3 MB

Bunmi Laditan joins the show to discuss life as the author of the Honest Toddler twitter account, prayer, hearing the voice of the divine, adversity, and her new book Dear God.

Fr. James Martin: Learning to Pray

February 01, 2021 06:35 - 48 minutes - 53.6 MB

Fr. James Martin returns to the show to discuss the Pope, Home Alone, gratitude, and his new book Learning to Pray.

Annie F. Downs: That Sounds Fun

January 25, 2021 06:13 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Annie F. Downs joins the show to discuss hobbies, blooming onions, talking about race, and her new book That Sounds Fun.

Mark Batterson: Win the Day

January 18, 2021 06:32 - 42 minutes - 43.9 MB

Pastor Mark Batterson joins the show to discuss New Year’s resolutions, miracles, and his new book Win the Day.

Jemar Tisby: How to Fight Racism

January 11, 2021 06:34 - 54 minutes - 58.2 MB

Jemar Tisby joins the show to discuss The Color of Compromise, the Mississippi Delta, tearing down statutes, humility, and his new book How to Fight Racism.

The Official 2020 Wrapup

January 04, 2021 06:23 - 48 minutes - 48.7 MB

Jonathan Storment returns to discuss gratitude's connection to joy, the pandemic's affect on church, starting over in 2020.

A Homily on Joy

December 28, 2020 06:36 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

A sermon from Austin on joy.

Ramjaane Joshua

December 21, 2020 06:57 - 45 minutes - 51.2 MB

Ramjaane returns to the podcast to talk family months, Luke’s Kinyarwanda, Rwandan’s holiday food, and of course Christmas.

Amy and Andy Crouch: My Tech-Wise Life

December 14, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 49.8 MB

Andy Crouch, author of the Tech-Wise Family, returns to the podcast with his daughter, to discuss WePods, social media, technology, and their new book My Tech-Wise Life.

Ben Higgins: Alone in Plain Sight

December 07, 2020 06:29 - 43 minutes - 51.2 MB

Ben Higgins joins the show to discuss vulnerability, having his grandmother watch him on The Bachelor, being lovable, and his upcoming book Alone in Plain Sight.

Amy-Jill Levine: Light of the World

November 30, 2020 06:15 - 49 minutes - 51.1 MB

Dr. A.J. Levine returns to the podcast to help us get ready for Advent by discussing how to read scripture, Biblical illiteracy, mangers, magi, and her book Light of the World

Thanksgiving Time with Patrick Chappell

November 23, 2020 06:10 - 48 minutes - 52.3 MB

Patrick Chappell joins the show to help us get ready for Thanksgiving by discussing the holidays as a single, wrestling, and of course bland food.

The Most Rev. Michael Curry: Love is the Way

November 16, 2020 06:23 - 49 minutes - 47.9 MB

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Michael Curry returns to the show to discuss soul food, hope, grief, and his new book Love is the Way.

Can I Be Honest about Politics with Jonathan Storment

November 09, 2020 06:23 - 53 minutes - 57.9 MB

Jonathan Storment returns to get honest about politics, identity, failures, and the Kingdom. Check out Eric Lee Carpenter’s new song Can I Be Honest

Scott Erickson: Honest Advent

November 02, 2020 06:24 - 55 minutes - 60.8 MB

Scott Erickson joins the show to discuss the creative process, praying with images, Austin, and his new book Honest Advent.

Amy-Jill Levine: The Bible With and Without Jesus

October 26, 2020 05:37 - 50 minutes - 51.3 MB

Dr. A.J. Levine returns to the podcast to discuss reading Scripture, which religion is right, which university faculty is the smartest, and her new book The Bible With and Without Jesus.

N.T. Wright: Broken Signposts

October 19, 2020 05:40 - 49 minutes - 48 MB

Bishop Tom Wright returns to the podcast to discuss the Temple’s intention, beauty, his wife’s thoughts on his writing, and his new book Broken Signposts

Fate Hagood: A Peculiar Conversation about Race

October 12, 2020 05:31 - 49 minutes - 48.7 MB

A sermon with Fate Hagood from Luke’s Austin.

Harris III: The Wonder Switch

October 05, 2020 06:54 - 53 minutes - 58.1 MB

Harris III joins the show to discuss magic vs. illusions, cynicism, surviving trauma, setting his face on fire, purpose, and his new book The Wonder Switch.

Rob Bell: Everything is Spiritual

September 28, 2020 05:08 - 54 minutes - 54.1 MB

Rob Bell returns to the show to discuss his Texas joke, talking about sects, growth, atoms, menstrual cycles, and his new book Everything is Spiritual.

Drew G.I. Hart: Who Will Be A Witness

September 21, 2020 06:58 - 45 minutes - 49.8 MB

Dr. Drew G. I. Hart returns to the show to discuss Talking Black, Moderates, Project C, and his new book Who Will Be a Witness.

Brenda Salter McNeil: Becoming Brave

September 07, 2020 06:08 - 48 minutes - 51.7 MB

Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil joins the show to discuss calling, social constructs, justice and her new book Becoming Brave.

Beverly and Josh Ross: Scarred Hope

August 31, 2020 05:38 - 47 minutes - 49.4 MB

Beverly and Josh Ross join the show to discuss loss, anger as a non-primary emotion, muchness, and their new book Scarred Hope.

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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