Norsworthy
565 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsA 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
A.J. Swoboda: The Dusty Ones
April 04, 2016 05:36 - 41 minutes - 33.9 MBDr. A.J. Swoboda returns to the show to discuss why Portland is so weird, rap songs by Shaq, modern Christianity's over-promising, wandering pastors, and his new book The Dusty Ones.
Peter Enns: The Sin of Certainty
March 28, 2016 02:23 - 47 minutes - 32.1 MBDr. Peter Enns returns to the show to discuss Richard Rohr, honesty, how intellectuals can process spiritual experiences, forced deaths, the importance of going through agnostic phases, faith, Disney vs. Harvard, why Pete's family doesn't read his writing and his newest book The Sin of Certainty.
Richard Beck
March 21, 2016 01:06 - 58 minutes - 38.8 MBDr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss being a pessimist, Luke's dad's love for Pete Rollins, not true but good, William James, certainty as psychosis, fragile worshipers, substitutionary penal atonement, dead puppies, blood medleys, and his upcoming book Reviving Old Scratch.
Peter Rollins
March 13, 2016 18:39 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBPhilosopher, writer, storyteller Peter Rollins along with Peter's biggest fan (Luke's Dad) return to the show to discuss Burning Man, loss, rituals, doubt, the Divine Magician, certainty as a mental disorder, bad faith, Atheism for Lent, theodicy, and Pete's upcoming festival Wake.
Rob Bell: How to Be Here
March 06, 2016 21:40 - 59 minutes - 45.7 MBRob Bell returns to the show to discuss creativity, moving the world forward, the difference between Luke and LeBron James, Love Wins, lame questions, despair, and Rob’s new book How to Be Here.
February Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
February 29, 2016 03:33 - 55 minutes - 33.4 MBJonathan Storment is back on to discuss all things February from the podcast including celebrities in churches, why Jonathan's blog crashed, Henri Nouwen, missions, grief, pastors changing, certainty, and we give a preview of the next month's guests.
Jamie Wright: Round Two
February 28, 2016 20:11 - 40 minutes - 24.5 MBJamie Wright aka The Very Worst Missionary returns to the show to discuss the flaw with short-term missions, over-spiritualized language, the mission of the Church, core competency, a theology of vacations, #noprostitutes, her upcoming book, Uber, parenting tips, preacher's kids, and self-care.
Josh Ross: Six Years Later
February 22, 2016 04:12 - 44 minutes - 26.1 MBJosh Ross returns to the show to discuss life six years after his sister tragically passed away. We talk about the meaning of Hillsong United's music to his journey, the Tomb being empty, the Four Truths that sustain him, Memphis, Scarred Faith, daily reminders, and Texas.
Joel Timothy Houston
February 20, 2016 02:56 - 49 minutes - 37.3 MBJoel Timothy Houston from Hillsong United joins the show to discuss surfing, being a reluctant pastor, Eucharist, Henri Nouwen, The Beatitudes, Upward Falling, just getting to know Jesus, honest music, and Taylor Swift.
Brian Zahnd: Water to Wine
February 15, 2016 03:59 - 46 minutes - 27.7 MBBrian Zahnd returns to the show to discuss his personal connection to Eminem, how a pastor can experience change, embracing the Great Tradition, dealing with doubt honestly, being used by politicians, certainty as a poor substitute for faith, becoming more ecumenical and his new book Water to Wine.
January Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
January 31, 2016 22:06 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBJonathan Storment returns to discuss all things January on the podcast including non-violence, dealing with death, religion in a pluralistic society, and Making a Murder. Mike Cope also makes a cameo to discuss this month's sponsor Pepperdine Bible Lectures.
Randy Harris: Round Three
January 31, 2016 03:45 - 42 minutes - 30.7 MBRandy Harris returns to the show to discuss prayer, Thich Nach Han, Richard Rohr, the danger of talking for a living, and the time Randy yelled at Luke during preaching class. For more on this month’s sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.
Miroslav Volf: Flourishing
January 25, 2016 04:11 - 42 minutes - 25.5 MBThe Founding Director of The Yale Center for Faith & Culture, Professor Miroslav Volf, joins the show to discuss how religion benefits the world, the golden rule, religions resources for the world, evangelism and competing truth claims in a pluralistic world, the morality of witness, and his new book Flourishing: Why we Need Religion in a Globalized World. For more on this month’s sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.
Becca Stevens: Round Three
January 18, 2016 03:25 - 48 minutes - 29.6 MBWe join Rev.Becca Stevens from the Thistle Farm Cafe to talk about diving into death, song writing with Steven Tyler, taking a prophetic stance even when it costs you, Dixie Chicks, essential oils, listening to epiphanies, and Love has the last word. For more on this month's sponsor The Pepperdine Bible Lectures click here.
Stephen Prothero: Why Liberals Win the Culture War
January 11, 2016 04:40 - 47 minutes - 29.4 MBDr. Stephen Prothero joins the show to discuss the unholy alliance of Church and politics, Moral Majority, Evangelicals interest in Donald Trump, racism, baptizing a southern way of life, Anabaptists, being a righteous loser, and his new book "Why Liberals Win the Culture War." For more on this month's sponsor, The Pepperdine Bible Lectures, click here.
Sam Jeffrey: Christians and Violence
January 05, 2016 04:48 - 45 minutes - 28.9 MBFormer CIA operative and current Criminal Justice professor Sam Jeffrey joins the show to discuss Christians use of violence, why we shouldn't try to fix the world, why Christians shouldn't withdraw from civil leadership, and if pacifism is a salvation issue. For more on this month's sponsor, The Pepperdine Bible Lectures, click here.
December Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
December 31, 2015 16:10 - 56 minutes - 33.7 MBJonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Rob Bell's novel, the Zeitgeist of young America as communicated by Pete Holmes, Jonathan does his Scot McKnight impersonation, why young Christians aren't interested in discussing Heaven, how Santa Clause is real, Heavenly Citizenship and all things December from the podcast.
December Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
December 31, 2015 16:10 - 56 minutes - 33.7 MBJonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Rob Bell's novel, the Zeitgeist of young America as communicated by Pete Holmes, Jonathan does his Scot McKnight impersonation, why young Christians aren't interested in discussing Heaven, how Santa Clause is real, Heavenly Citizenship and all things December from the podcast.
Preston Sprinkle: Fight
December 28, 2015 05:07 - 43 minutes - 26 MBDr. Preston Sprinkle joins the show to discuss a Christian response to evil, the difference between pacifism vs. non-violence, and his book Fight.
Jeff Childers: Christmas
December 21, 2015 07:14 - 40 minutes - 25.8 MBChurch Historian Dr. Jeff Childers discuss which Biblical account is the correct historical version of the birth of Jesus, the origin of Santa Clause, Christmas lights, why we give Christmas presents, and the evolution of Christmas throughout church history.
Scot McKnight: The Heaven Promise
December 14, 2015 02:26 - 38 minutes - 24.2 MBDr. Scot McKnight returns to the show to talk all things Heaven including Heavenly Bodies, who is going to be there, how much we can really know about it, resurrection and his new book The Heaven Promise.
Pete Holmes
December 07, 2015 03:05 - 45 minutes - 33.7 MBComedian Pete Holmes joins the show to discuss reaching out to heathens, baptism by immersion, formation through suffering, Hell, enlightenment, truth not being fragile, coming to God through Pain, and Luke's wedding ring.
Rob Bell: Round Three
December 03, 2015 01:51 - 34 minutes - 21 MBRob Bell returns to the show for a brief discussion on writing a novel, bowling, how leaders pass their issues onto their followers, why struggling motivational speakers are more interesting than the A-Listers and giving books away for free.
November Wrapup: Richard Beck and Larry Norsworthy
November 30, 2015 03:19 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBOur two favorite psychologists Luke's Dad and Richard Beck discuss all things November from the podcast including: Doubting preachers, Brent Sullivan, 2nd Naivety, Sarah Bessey, staying at church, the importance of parenting for reconstructing faith, the perennial struggle of reducing religion into words, psychologists talking New Perspective on Paul, Taylor Swift and a rare moment of humanity at the end. For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.
November Mailbag
November 23, 2015 05:08 - 40 minutes - 31.7 MBFor the November Mailbag we discuss abuses of good things, Enneagram, when to leave church, engaging with those outside of Christian faith, keeping unity around LGBTQ and ignoring terrible ideas about Jonathan Storment. For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.
N.T. Wright: Paul and His Recent Interpreters
November 16, 2015 05:36 - 49 minutes - 31 MBThe Bishop N.T. Wright joins the show to discuss rap music, Friday the 13th, the New Perspective on Paul, Kingdom of Heaven, and his new book Paul and His Recent Interpreters. For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.
Sarah Bessey: Out of Sorts
November 09, 2015 06:12 - 50 minutes - 31.4 MBSarah Bessey returns to the show to discuss the Second Naivety, the Top 3 Canadians, what to call N.T. Wright, returning to church, reading the Bible, Kingdom of God and her new book Out of Sorts. For more on this month’s sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries.
Brent Sullivan
November 02, 2015 22:21 - 58 minutes - 43.8 MBComedian Brent Sullivan joins the show to discuss doubting pastors, Joel Osteen, evangelism, talking to Mormons, standup comedy vs. preaching, and Jesus jukes. For more on this month's sponsor check out Eleven:28 Ministries here.
October Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
October 31, 2015 03:37 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBOur old friend Jonathan Storment returns to the show to talk Richard Rohr, ISIS, numbing our pain, Enneagram, trusting God in death, following N.T. Wright, preaching as the first word and the final word.
James Martin: The Abbey
October 26, 2015 03:16 - 43 minutes - 28.5 MBFr. James Martin joins the show to discuss being the official chaplain of the Colbert Report, who gives up more Protestant pastors or Catholic priests, not sermonizing stories, tragedy, prayer, lament, images of God, Mary and his new book The Abbey.
Shane Hipps: Dogs Don't Bark
October 19, 2015 01:50 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBShane Hipps return to the show to discuss feline veterinarian medicine, The True Voice, True Self, divesting ones self of the outcomes, the preacher as first word but not the final word, and his new book Cats Don't Bark.
Richard Rohr: Round Three
October 05, 2015 03:38 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBFr. Richard Rohr returns to the show to discuss the Pope's visit to America, Mary the Mother of Jesus, male spirituality, Adam's Return, trusting in death, Prayer and so much more.
September Mega-Wrapup
October 01, 2015 04:06 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBJosh Graves, Wade Hodges, Collin Packer and Jonathan Storment all join the show to discuss the hidden podcast, pacifism, patriarchy, high school diplomas, suffering well, God in creation for the September Wrapup. For more information on The National Conference on Youth Ministry click here.
Diana Butler Bass: Grounded
September 27, 2015 22:31 - 46 minutes - 29.8 MBDr. Diana Butler Bass joins the show to discuss loving a serial killer as a neighbor , finding God in nature, and her new book Grounded.
Mark Weathers: The Chaplain Rust Cohle
September 21, 2015 10:19 - 45 minutes - 33.4 MBThe Rev. Mark Weathers joins the show to discuss being the chaplain version of True Detective's Rust Cohle, depression, liberation theology, bullying, his time as a Roman Catholic and being a pugilist pacifist. For more on this month's sponsor, The National Conference on Youth Ministry, go to NCYM.org.
Richard Beck and Larry Norsworthy: Suffering Well
September 14, 2015 16:32 - 39 minutes - 28.1 MBDr. Richard Beck and Dr. Larry Norsworthy return to the show to discuss suffering well, Carl Jung, Justin Bieber and Richard's Blog post "Neurosis is the Avoidance of Legitimate Suffering."
Carolyn Custis James: Malestrom
September 07, 2015 15:26 - 46 minutes - 30 MBCarolyn Custis James joins the show to discuss manhood, the image of God, Mother's Day vs. Father's Day, Patriarchy, does Christianity have a masculine feel, and her new book Malestrom.
August Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
August 31, 2015 04:54 - 51 minutes - 32.5 MBJonathan Storment returns to the show to discuss how we understand sin, God's Wrath, Church and Family vs. Gospel, the Church of Christ Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, St. Kent, entitlement, gratitude, and all things August from the podcast.
Heading to ATX
August 30, 2015 13:23 - 33 minutes - 25.6 MBWade Hodges joins the show to talk with Luke about a major life change and what it means for the podcast. For more on Wade's books on transition Before you Go and When to Leave click here.
Pete Enns: Round Six
August 24, 2015 18:50 - 52 minutes - 32.3 MBPete Holmes Enns returns to the show to discuss the tenth anniversary of Inspiration and Incarnation, trusting the Bible, moving past adolescent ways of reading the Bible, the journey, Pete's love for the poetry of the Bible, his new website and we answer some listener's questions.
Becca Stevens: Letters from the Farm
August 17, 2015 20:03 - 42 minutes - 25.4 MBRev. Becca Stevens returns to the show to discuss some amazing stories of redemption, Love Heals, make fun of Luke, defend essential oils, the power of community, forgiveness and her new book Letters from the Farm.
Kent Brantly: Called for Life
August 10, 2015 14:08 - 40 minutes - 32.3 MBDr. Kent Brantly joins the show to discuss God working through Ebola, why Kent went to the White House to talk with President Obama before coming on the podcast, the fear of death, being faithful while having Ebola, the distinction between God saving his life vs. God healing him, and Kent's new book Called For Life.
Brad Jersak: A More Christlike God
August 04, 2015 04:22 - 47 minutes - 30.3 MBDr. Brad Jersak joins the show to discuss lessons his homeland of Canada can learn about Texas, the Gospel in Chairs, laminate images over God, beauty as a criteria for truth, the most unbelievable and beautiful story about forgiveness, and his new book "A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel."
July Wrapup: Jonathan Storment
July 30, 2015 19:48 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBJonathan Storment returns to the show talk about all things July from the podcast: pastors as friend or leader, throwing yourself a birthday party, the Dones, the Enneagram, moral progress and discussing racial justice as a white man.
Austin Channing
July 27, 2015 04:26 - 52 minutes - 32.5 MBAustin Channing returns to the show to talk Black forgiveness, justice, Baltimore, Charleston, Dr. James Cone, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Why Christian conference, mourning, and White Supremacy while Luke tries to convince Austin that he's not a white supremest.
Austin Channing Brown
July 27, 2015 03:26 - 52 minutes - 32.5 MBAustin Channing Brown returns to the show to talk Black forgiveness, justice, Baltimore, Charleston, Dr. James Cone, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Why Christian conference, mourning, and White Supremacy while Luke tries to convince Austin that he's not a white supremest.
July Mailbag
July 23, 2015 16:02 - 37 minutes - 28.8 MBFor our first ever mailbag podcast we discuss living in awareness of the presence of God, V-Neck shirts, narcissistic guests, eroding morality in America, the Church's shrinking political power, receiving communion and the Cosmic Christ.
Richard Beck
July 21, 2015 02:19 - 59 minutes - 38 MBDr. Richard Beck returns to the show to discuss his recent trip to the United Kingdom, the demise of the American Church and his athletic career, Rob Bell's tour, the Omega Point, Humanity's progress, public executions and Richard's trip to Selma.
Suzanne Stabile: Enneagram
July 13, 2015 17:44 - 50 minutes - 35.9 MBEnneagram teacher Suzanne Stabile joins the show to discuss what the Enneagram is, why Richard Rohr told her to not speak about the Enneagram for five years, why Luke doesn't care about doing the dishes, how learning the Enneagram helps you see the world the way others do and the flaw in the Golden Rule.
Josh Packard and Jeff Cook: Church Refugees
July 06, 2015 15:56 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBSociologist Dr. Josh Packard along with pastor/philosopher Jeff Cook join the show to discuss why spiritual people are leaving the church, the Dones, Shadow Missions, the recent Pew Study on people leaving church, and Church Refugees. Luke also defends Josh's brutal attack on preaching. For more on Josh Packard's ongoing work understanding the current trend in the religious landscape and finding a way to provide more religious spaces for people who feel that traditional religion has cast t...