Good Faith Weekly

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Philip Jenkins to discuss his latest book, American Empire,American Faith:Conquest, Christianity, and the Shaping of a Nation. Philip Jenkins is the author of The Lost History of Christianity and has a joint appointment as the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of the Humanities in history and religious studies at Penn State University and as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University.  "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/ Philip Jenkins - https://history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/philip-jenkins Book: American Empire,American Faith:Conquest, Christianity, and the Shaping of a Nation - https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481324250/american-empire-american-faith/

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Khyati Joshi to discuss her podcast, "Mixed: Stories and Strategies for Multiracial and Interfaith Families." Dr. Khyati Joshi is a full professor in the School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is co-founder of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice, as well as the creator and host of "Mixed." "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/ Khyati Joshi - https://khyatijoshi.com/ "Mixed" podcast - https://www.axismundi.us/podcasts/mixed

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Tim King to discuss his latest book, What Are Drugs For?An Exploration ofStolen Fire. Rev. Timothy McMahan King is a deacon in the Episcopal Church, a writer, nonprofit professional, senior fellow for Clergy for a New Drug Policy, and owner of Vagabond Strategies. He has worked as a community organizer, chief strategy officer at Sojourners, and consultant for national nonprofits, advocacy campaigns, and political candidates.  "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/ Timothy McMahan King - https://www.mcmahanking.com/about Book: What Are Drugs For?An Exploration ofStolen Fire - https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506497181/What-Are-Drugs-For

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with award-winning author Matthew D. Taylor, a public intellectual and nationally recognized speaker whose work focuses on religion, politics, and democracy. Taylor currently serves as a Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice and is the creator and host of the award-winning Charismatic Revival Fury podcast and the American Unexceptionalism podcast. His most recent book, Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists, came out earlier this month. "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/ Matthew D. Taylor - https://www.drmatthewdtaylor.com/ Book: Defying Tyrants:Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists - https://drmatthewdtaylor.com/books/defying-tyrants

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch sat down with Dr. Randy Woodley this week to talk about his latest book, How Western Christianity Got It Wrong: Replacing the God of Fear with a Spirituality of Healing. Dr. Randy Woodley addresses a variety of issues concerning American culture, faith, justice, race, our relationship with the earth, and Indigenous realities. He recently retired as Distinguished Professor of Faith and Culture and Director of Intercultural and Indigenous Studies at Portland Seminary. His expertise has been sought in national venues as diverse as Time Magazine, The New York Times, Politifact, Christianity Today, The Huffington Post, and Planet Drum: A Voice for Bioregional, Sustainability, Education, and Culture. "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/ Randy Woodley - https://www.randywoodley.com/ Book: How Western Christianity Got it Wrong: Replacing the God of Fear with a Spirituality of Healing - https://www.randywoodley.com/books

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis to talk about Middle Church in New York City and its upcoming Freedom Rising Justice Conference: Twenty Years of Revolutionary Love in Action. The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis, PhD, uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough. Jacqui was honored as the Franklin D. Roosevelt Institute Freedom of Worship Laureate in 2025, joining the ranks of noted leaders like the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Bishop William Barber and Sister Simone Campbell. She is a Democracy Fellow at the Public Religion Research Institute.   "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/ Rev. Dr. Jacque Lewis - https://www.jacquilewis.com/ Freedom Rising Justice Conference: Twenty Years of Revolutionary Love in Action - https://www.jacquilewis.com/conferences-and-trainings

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of the new crime-fiction novel "Wisdom Corner," which offers "an expansive look at Native American life in a shifting world." Weiden's first novel, "Winter Counts," landed on Time magazine's list of the 100 best mystery and thriller novels of all time. Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is professor of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies at Stony Brook University. "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: David Weiden ~ https://davidweiden.com/ Rosebud Reservation ~ https://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/ Wild Goose Festival ~ https://wildgoosefestival.org/

A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Bradley Onishi to discuss his latest book, American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America Into a Monarchy. Dr. Bradley Onishi is the award-winning author of Preparing for War. He founded the Straight White American Jesus podcast, Axis Mundi Media, and the Institute for Religion, Media, and Civic Engagement. Onishi is a Research Associate at the U.C. Berkeley Center for Religion and a member of the Committee on Public Understanding at the American Academy of Religion. He often writes for outlets like Rolling Stone, Politico, and the New York Times, and appears regularly on MSNnow. "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: Bradley Onishi - https://bradonishi.com/about/ Book: American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America Into a Monarchy - https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/american-caesar-9781250427922/

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Chebon Kernell to discuss his fight to protect tribal sovereignty as Big Tech seeks to build AI data centers on Indigenous lands.  Chebon Kernell has been an executive in the United Methodist church for the past decade. He spends his time raising awareness, increasing advocacy, and supporting the empowerment of Native American and Indigenous communities globally. Chebon is of Seminole and Muscogee Creek heritage. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary. Chebon is a land defender and water protector and has spoken worldwide in defense of Mother Earth. "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links:Chebon Kernell - https://www.nacp-umc.org/executive-director.html

 A weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Kristin Du Mez to discuss her newest book, Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made. Kristin Ko-bes Du Mez(ā) is a New York Times bestselling author and Professor of History at Calvin University. She is currently a Senior Democracy Fellow with the Public Religion Research Institute. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame, and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics.  "Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg Links: Kristin Du Mez - https://kristindumez.com/ Book: Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made - https://kristindumez.com/books/live-laugh-love/