The Ride Home with Kathy Emmons

Anger in America … GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood

GUEST Dr Sy Garte ... biochemist who has taught at NY Univ, the Univ of Pgh, and Rutgers Univ ... He's the author of "The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith," “Science & Faith in Harmony: Contempla tions on a Distilled Doxology,” and the most recent, “Beyond Evolution: How New Discoveries in the Science of Life point to God”

Exodus: 3 myths  … GUEST Dr Carmen Joy Imes … Assoc professor of Old Testament at Biola Univ and author of “Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters” and the most recent, “Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters”

Engaging our Imagination: Getting Unstuck … GUEST Dorothy Littel Greco ... writer & photographer who lives outside Boston ... author of “For the Love of Women: Uprooting and healing Misogyny in America,” "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.

Christian Courage Is More Than Suffering Bravely: An excerpt from “The Pursuit of Character: Recovering the Virtues” … GUEST Matthew Arbo … ethicist and policy adviser in Washington DC.

Is it is good to practice "silence" in prayer?… 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"

GUEST Matthew Lee Anderson … coming to Pgh: Trinity Seminary June 10.

Summer Reading … GUEST Kathy Keller ... formerly served as ass't dir of communications for Redeemer Presby Church in NYC ... author of "Jesus,Justice, & Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry" and co-author with her husband, Tim, of "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment w the Wisdom of God” … new book based on Tim’s sermons is “What Is Wrong with the World?: The Surprising, Hopeful Answer to the Question We Cannot Avoid”

The Pope's Encyclical on AI … 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.

Summer movies and new streaming… GUEST Abby Olcese… 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”

Faith, Freedom and Family: A Timely Call to Action -- In an era marked by deep political polarization and societal fragmentation, a compelling new voice emerges, urging a return to foundational values … GUEST Timothy Goeglein … former 8-year Special Assistant to President G W Bush and VP of Govt and External Relations at Focus on the Family … author of “What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family”

On Discipleship ... 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”

Ethical issues criminal defense attorneys face: how you and Kathy would handle them.… GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College.

Scripture calls us to rest but why? And is there a difference between recreation and leisure? … GUEST Josh Brown … Lead Pastor, Bellefield Presbyterian Church.

The Pope and AI… 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”... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest.

4 Ways to Grow Yourself This Summer … … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Former Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

A thumbnail sketch of Pope Leo’s Magnificent Humanity,… 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.

Was Humanity Meant to Discover the Cosmos? …... GUEST Astro- physicist & author Dr Hugh Ross … senior scholar & founder of Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches & communi- cates 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” … his latest is “Noah's Flood Revisited: New Depths of Insight from Science and Scripture”

Conspiracy Theories Acc to the Gospel: why ideas like flat earth, no moon landing and who is in the Epstein files proliferate when we drift away from the biblical vision for humanity … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … St Thomas Anglican, Church, Gibsonia.