The Ride Home with John and Kathy

Holy Ghost Mama: 21 Old School Lessons that Saved my Life … GUEST Sherri Lynn …. nationally syndicated radio co-host of the Brant Hansen Show and co-creator of the Brant & Sherry Oddcast, but still is a native Pittsburgher … w a background in comedy, playwriting, and podcast production, Sherri brings her trademark humor and authenticity to every medium.

The Gospel After Christendom: An Introduction to Cultural Apologetics … GUEST Skyler Flowers … Assoc Pastor as Grace Bible Church in Oxford Miss and the assoc program director at The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (VP Vance hosts the Charlie Kirk show today … + … Trump blames left for political violence … + … Fed Reserve week … + … Trump/UK visit this week)… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Weekend to Remember … GUESTS Tony & Lymari Navarro, Speakers @ Weekend to Remember … Pgh Marriott North, Nov 7-9, 2025.

On Kneeling … GUEST Heidie Senseman … MFA candidate in the Univ of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program … Her essays have previously appeared in Vita Poetica, Dappled Things, and Plough.

 Charlie Kirk’s Obituary …  GUEST Daniel Silliman … News Editor,  Christianity Today ... author of, "Reading  Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a  Culture and a Faith" and his latest, “One Lost  Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search for Salvation”.

A special edition of This  Week in the Nation’s Capitol: the  assassination of Charlie Kirk and the 24th  anniv of 9/11 … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN  News White House Correspondent.

The murder of Charlie  Kirk ... GUEST Dr Paul Kengor ... Senior  Director and Chief Academic Fellow for the  Center for Vision and Values, and Professor of  Political Science at Grove City College ...  author of over a dozen books, including the  NYT bestseller “God and Ronald Reagan” ...  his latest is “Reagan’s Legacy in a World  Transformed (which he co-authored with  Jeffrey Chidester) and "The Divine Plan".

Why read a poem at a time like this?… GUEST Marilyn McEntyre … writer, prof, speaker … award-winning author of multiple books on language & faith, incl “Where the Eye Alights,” “Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict,” “Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies”.

GUEST Kathryn Post … Pittsburgh-based reporter for RNS covering topics such as Gen Z spirituality, pop culture and abuse in religious contexts (Before joining RNS, she earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale, interned at RNS in 2020 and has degrees in writing and political science from Calvin University in Grand Rapids MI … her writing has appeared in the WashPost, Sojourners, the Christian Century, Broadview Magazine and more.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump addresses his religious liberty commission at The Museum of the Bible … + … Trump’s apocalyptic meme aimed at Chicago … + … Hyundai plant raid= Trump’s investment policies vs immigration policies)… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

What’s good to watch?… GUEST Abby Olcese… writer on film, pop culture and faith … she’s written for Think Christian and RogerEbert.com … author of “Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies”

GUEST Father Lou Vallone ... was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pgh in 1973 ... Since his ordination, Fr. Lou has shepherded the faith communities of 9 diff parishes, 6 of them as pastor ... Now retired as a Pastor & Adjunct Professor at Duquesne University, he spends his time as a Charter Member and Master Coach for the Human Formation Coalition and gives retreats, days of recollections and missions for clergy & parishes, as well as consulting & lecturing in Canon Law as an Advocate.

Truth Rising: Focus on the Family and The Colson Center announce the premiere of a groundbreaking documentary called (the docu explores the crisis facing Western civilization & showcases stories of ordinary Christians to galvanize others to choose courage at this pivotal crossroad in time … GUEST John Stonestreet … president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and an author and speaker on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics … the daily voice of Breakpoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture, founded by the late Chuck Colson … also the voice of The Point, a daily one-minute feature on worldview, apologetics, and cultural issues.

Day on the Lawn … GUEST Rev. Derek Davenport, Senior Pastor at Sewickley Presbyterian Church

 The bitter antagonism within the Church over biblical interpretation
and the role of Science … 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: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology,” and the upcoming “Beyond Evolution”.

Bible colleges close, but their legacies live on: as the graduate of a defunct school, I know what isn’t lost.… 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”.

When to get help for your Marriage… 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.

When will Meta stop trying to hurt Children?  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.

GUEST Frederica Mathewes-Green … author of "The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God," and "Welcome to the Orthodox Church".

 How AI Is Changing Job Opportunities for New College Grads … 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”.

Taylor’s engaged … GUEST Dr Richard Mouw ... professor of faith & public life at Fuller Theo Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he served as president for 20 yrs ... 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”

James Dobson, Cracker Barrel, and if there’s time Magnolia … 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.

Why the Heavens Declare God’s Glory More Than Ever: Psalm 19 and cutting-edge astronomical discoveries ... 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”.

What the Amish can teach us about navigating AI … GUEST Rev JaySlocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol (Trump’s DC crackdown … + … other US cities … + … flag-burning ban … + … conservative editorial board concerned about Trump’s 2nd term vendettas) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Confession of Sin in Worship … 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.

Change: Transitions and opportunities to experience Gods grace … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South Hills.

Haiti: the latest report … GUEST Rhonda Smith .. Executive Director of Haiti H2O: Hope to Opportunity … and … GUEST Max Touloute …. New Assoc Director

My Religion Is Something Else … The Plateau is Real … GUEST Dr Ryan P Burge … assistant prof of political science at Eastern Illinois Univ … 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

Appeal by the KY clerk who refused to give marriage licenses to single-sex couples (asked the court to take the case, overturn the prior decision on same- sex marriages. The court hasn’t decided to take the case yet but it’s stirring up controversy … GUEST Bruce Antkowiak … Senior Counsel to the College & Archabbey, Past Chair of the Criminology Dept and Professor of Law at Saint Vincent College.

When Putin’s in Town Alaska’s Slavic Christians keep Praying for Peace (CT) … GUEST Anna Broadway … has written for The NYT, WSJ, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Christianity Today … author of “Sexless in the City: A Memoir of Reluctant Chastity” and … “Solo Planet: How Singles Help the Church Recover Our Calling”… annabroadway.com

What’s good about a Love Song? … GUEST Ryan Peter … writer, ghostwriter, writing coach, Indie author & journalist.

Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work… GUEST Dr Arianna Molloy … Assoc prof of Organizational Communication at Biola Univ,, where she researches meaningful work, work as a calling, and the connection between humility and burnout in the workplace.

4:10 PM - This Week in the Nation’s Capitol … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House

Correspondent.

4:35 PM - Beyond Evolution: How New Discoveries in the Science of Life Point to God (new book): the role of books in Christian publishing … Christian Unity Even With Disagreements … GUEST Dr Sy Garte.

5:10 PM - Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted Killing (new book) … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic University of America in the nation’s capitol.

4:35 PM - The Nature of Rest … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund ... Senior Pastor, Orchard Hill Church

4:10 PM - What’s good to watch?… 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 - End of Summer Reading … GUEST Byron Borger … owner, Hearts and Minds Bookstore, Dallastown PA.