The Ride Home with John and Kathy

Have you been captured by a cause?… GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood.

Becoming Part of God’s Family.… GUEST Carmen Joy Imes … Associate professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author, most recently, of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”

Taking Religion Seriously (new book) … GUEST Charles Murray … is a policy analyst educated at Harvard and MIT, who has, over his long and distinguished career, been a best-selling author and social scientist … Among his many books are “The Bell Curve, “Human Accomplishment,” and “Coming Apart” … he is currently the Hayek Emeritus Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

For the Love of Women … GUEST Dorothy Little Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle: Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide.

AI generated content becoming much more difficult to detect. Will be a big theme of 2026 I think.... GUEST Chris Martin ... author of “Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media” … and most recently, “The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead” … his substack is chrismartinfyi … Chris lives outside Nashville w his family.

The tangled legal web of

U.S. v Maduro.… GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak… law professor at St Vincent College.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House correspondent.

Meet the Gen Z Pastor… GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra … senior writer and faith-&-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World”.

Venezuela … GUEST Dr Daniel Bennett … Associate Prof and Chair, Department of Political Science and Assistant Director, Center for Faith & Flourishing, John Brown University.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (-Military targets Venezuela / oil tankers … + … Trump puts name on DC’s Kennedy Center … + … Congress leaves town without extending healthcare subsidies … + … Trump to ramp up domestic travel & economic speeches in 2026) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House correspondent.

Why the Creator Entered His Creation at Christmas ... GUEST Astrophysicist & author Dr Hugh Ross … senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communicates how discoveries about nature harmonize w the words of the Bible … his books include “The Creator & the Cosmos,” “Why the Universe Is the Way It Is,” and “Improbable Planet”.

ChatGPT & the Savior of the World (substack) … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”.

Come Home for Christmas … GUEST Dr Amy Peeler … The Kenneth T Wessner Chair in Biblical Studies and Prof of New Testament at Wheaton College … also Assoc Rector at St Mark’s Epis Church, Geneva, IL … author of “Women and the Gender of God”

Loose connections … GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff ... Prof of Communication at Biola Univ ... author of “Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church,” winner of the Award of Merit in Christianity Today’s Best Books of 2022 list … Tim’s ”Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World," was CT Book of the Year in the category of evangelism/apologetics in 2019.

Christmas and New Babies… GUEST Mischa Willett … author of "The Elegy Beta," and "Phases" ... His poems, essays, translations, and academic articles appear widely ... He teaches at Arizona Christian University.... Follow his work at mischawillett.com

The Vanishing Church: How the hollowing out of moderate congregations is hurting democracy, faith, & Us (new book soon to be released)… GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … Prof of Practice at Washington Univ in St Louis at the John C Danforth Center on Religion & Politics … author of “20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America,””The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going,” and co-author of “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”… His newest book is “The American Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends & the Future” … substack: Graphs About Religion and he tweets at @ryanburge.

Gov of NY signs assisted suicide bill … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic Univ of America in the nation’s capitol … Charlie taught at the Creighton Univ School of Medicine and in Fordham Univ’s theology department, & is author of “Beyond the Abortion Wars,” and “Resisting Throwaway Culture” … his most recent book is “Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted Killing” … Charlie advises the Faith Outreach office of the Humane Society of the US & the pro-life commission of the Archdiocese of NY.

4:10 PM - Nativity scenes by governments, Establishment clause stuff .… GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak … law professor at St Vincent College.

4:35 PM - The joy I didn’t expect on a Saturday morning … GUEST Amy Julia Becker … helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture at amyjuliabecker.com …author of “To Be Made Well,” “White Picket Fences,” “Small Talk,” and “A Good and Perfect Gift” … guest opinion writer for national publications and hosts the Reimagining the Good Life podcast.

5:10 PM - The Gospel acc to Scrooge … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia.

4:10 PM - Christmas on the screen … GUEST Abby Olcese (ol-CHESS-ee)… writer on film, pop culture and faith … she’s written for Think Christian and RogerEbert.com (she’s from Kansas City) … author of “Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies”

5:10 PM - Focus on the Family Year End Giving … GUEST John Fuller … cohost of the Focus on the Family broadcast heard by million around the country … also heard on Focus on the Family Minute, Focus on the Family Marriage podcast and Focus parenting podcast … author of “First-time Dad: the stuff you Really need to Know”

Amid Holiday Busyness, Remember How God Worked This Year … GUEST Jared Kennedy … managing editor for books and curriculum for The Gospel Coalition … also series editor for TGC’s Hard Questions series and author of books like “The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible” and “The Story of Martin Luther”

Skillet Christmas single gets controversy-driven Billboard boost … GUEST Kathryn Post … Pittsburgh-based reporter for RNS covering topics such as Gen Z spirituality, pop culture and abuse in religious contexts … her writing has appeared in the WashPost, Sojourners, the Christian Century, Broadview Magazine and more.

Conquering the Lion in the Streets: Getting the victory over excuses that keep us from our God-given Potential (new book) … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood.

Goodbye “Big Eva,” Hello “Gig Eva” (from First Things) … GUEST Dr Carl R Trueman … professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center … His most recent book is “Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity.

The first week of the spiritual exercises: God loves me … GUEST Marina Berzins McCoy … professor at Boston College, where she teaches philosophy and in the BC PULSE service-learning program … author of “The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness.

The Church in Ukraine: one pastor’s perspective… GUEST Pastor Zhenya.

M Egypt’s redemption and Ours… GUEST Myles Werntz … Director of Baptist Studies and Associate Professor of Theology, Abilene Christian Univ … his substack is Taking off and Landing: explorations of the Moral Life.

A Christmas Message for Those Sore Afraid: the intimidating Santa in my kdg classroom whispered an important part of the Christmas message: 'Do not be afraid.'… GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... Professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... He has written numerous books, incl “Adventures in Evangelical Civility,” “Uncommon Decency,” “Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport,”“The Smell of Sawdust,” and the newest “Restless Faith: Holding evangelical beliefs in a world of Contested Labels”.

Singing Christmas Songs During Advent is Bad for Our Spiritual Health … GIEST David O Taylor … theologian, author, speaker, priest, & Assoc Prof of Theology & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary … author of “Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life,” “Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life ,” and the upcoming “To Set the World Aflame: How Artists Bear Witness to the Fullness of God's Creation”

Practical Engineering: Hurricane v Tiny House … GUEST Ralph Crewe … Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co-boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh … a generally Curious Person.

The Family of Abraham: Ch 1 of Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church still matters (new book)… GUEST Dr Carmen Joy Imes … Assoc professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”

How to drive and survive in Pgh this Winter … GUEST Yasmeen Manyisha … Penn Dot Safety Press Officer, District 11.

 For the Love of Women: Uprooting and healing Misogyny in America … GUEST Dorothy Little Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... The author of "Making Marriage Beautiful," and most recently, “Marriage in the Middle: Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges & Joys” … Dorothy & her husband lead marriage workshops/retreats, speak at conferences nationwide.

The Night Everything Didn’t Change.... GUEST Chris Martin ... author of “Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media” … and most recently, “The Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead” … his substack is chrismartinfyi … Chris lives outside Nashville w his family.

When Grief like Sea Billows Roll Through Your Holidays… GUEST Daniel Darling … author of several books, including ”The Dignity Revolution,” “The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus,” and “The Characters of Easter: The Villains, Heroes, Cowards, and Crooks Who Witnessed History's Biggest Miracle (newest book)”

GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green .. she's the author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church: an Introduction to Eastern Christianity"

It’s Here: Gen-Z Revival Hits Campuses This Fall ... GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra… senior writer and faith-&-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World.

Advent & the 12 days of Christmas: How keeping those two separate provides numerous spiritual and practical benefits ... GUEST Cap Stewart ... author of the curriculum 'Personal Purity Isn’t Enough: The Long-Forgotten Secret to Making Scriptural Entertainment Choices' ... he writes at Unpop Culture.

The Pope and patriarch in Turkey … GUEST Fr Tom Soroka … St Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rock.

This Week in the Nation’s  Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN  News White House correspondent.

How Should the Church  Approach Third-Wayism? … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church.

The Incarnation: the beginning of the Passion of Christ … GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC ... She is the author of "Jesus, Justice, & Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry" and coauthor with her husband, Tim, of "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God” … new book based on Tim’s sermons is coming out, “What Is Wrong with the World?: The Surprising, Hopeful Answer to the Question We Cannot Avoid”

4:10 PM - Advent: adopting new intentional rhythms to focus our hearts and minds on the Lord … GUEST Rev Josh Brown … Pastor, Bellefield Presby Church, Oakland.

4:35 PM - New faces at the Thanksgiving table … GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”.

5:10 PM to 5:25 PM Time for Gratitude: and how we humans occupy time … + … the influence paying attention to both can have on transforming us into Jesus' likeness … … GUEST Dr Curt Thompson … psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, VA ... author of “The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” and "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community".

5:35 PM - How to spend time with family and have loving, multi-generational convos during holiday gatherings without dishing out guilt trips, political treatises, unsolicited advice, etc? … GUEST Lisa

Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Ukraine Peace Plan … + … Head- spinning politics [Mamdani & Marjorie Taylor Greene … + … Dems video to military about “illegal orders”) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House correspondent.

“Whodunnit? Who Killed Jesus?” based on Acts (1. those who plotted his death, 2. the ones who executed Christ, 3. the people that Jesus died for, and 4. God who ordained this plan … GUEST Dr Barry York … Professor of Pastoral Theology and Dean of Faculty at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary … In 2018, he also became RPTS President.

Thanksgiving, Advent and Living Jubilee … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South Hills.

Cookies and Cancer: What a Party… GUEST Diana Thomi … is a nurse and medical professional who began helping her mom after her cancer diagnosis … her experiences led to the founding of Victory in the Valley, Inc, a nonprofit comprehensive cancer support organization that provides free support services to over 100,000 cancer patients and families across Kansas each year … GUEST Janet Eldridge … Executive Assistant at Lewis & Associates.

Putting the Garden to Bed: still planting trees, shrubs, bulbs … + … How houseplants clean the air … + … Amaryllis and paperwhites … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor, Gardening with Doug