Heather King owes her well-being to prayer. After hitting the rock-hard bottom, she changed her life around - though not immediately. She became a Catholic and adopted the discipline of prayer. She writes about her practice in Holy Desperation. We chatted about: what … [Read more...]
Ep 06 Dave Schmelzer: Blue Ocean Faith
Something happened to me after I read Blue Ocean Faith. An inner peace I haven't experienced in a long time washed over me. Instead of anxiety wondering what is right and wrong about the Bible, instead of anger when "Christians" don't act Christ-like, instead of tension when … [Read more...]
SC 39 Mike McHargue Finding God in the Waves
Mike McHargue is a Fundamentalist turned atheist turned Jesus follower. He now hosts the podcast, Science Mike, co-hosts The Liturgists, and is author of Finding God in the Waves: How I lost my Faith and Found it Again through Science. If you've been listening to Stumptown … [Read more...]
SC 01: Podcasting Killed the Radio Star
I've been thinking about this day for a long time. Longer, even, than I've been on the AM airwaves. When the opportunity came to host Rose City Forum I jumped at the opportunity and let this internet idea slide away. And it was good. Rose City Forum brought me opportunities … [Read more...]
40 Answers Why I, A Christian, Wave The Rainbow Flag
For The Gospel Coalition, Kevin DeYoung wrote a post entitled "40 Questions For Christians Now Waving Rainbow Flags." At first I was excited! I thought it was another BuzzFeed quiz. Sigh. It was not. But I still love question and answer time - once a teacher, always a teacher, … [Read more...]