The Ride Home with John and Kathy

“Immersive Attention:” Learning to fix a sustained gaze on Jesus during Holy Week … GUEST Josh Brown … Lead Pastor, Bellefield Presbyterian Church.

Suffering: Teacher of wisdom … GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations.

Pascha: coming up the week after Easter (worshipping from midnight to 2:30 or 3am then feasting till dawn. Every Christian should do Pascha at least once in their life) … 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"

Noah’s flood: fact or fiction? ... 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”

Are we losing our ability to Mourn? How secularism erodes the Church’s observing of the death & resurrection of Christ … GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia.

Considering Sparrows: What Birds teach us about Who we Are, Where we’re Going, and the Joy of Following Jesus ... GUEST Kevin Burrell ... is a pastor and an orni-theologist — a word penned by the theologian & birder John Stott … Kevin is convinced that every one of us should make an effort to attend toward some aspect of God's creation; and he has chosen birds … he lives in NC.

Time and eternity and "it is finished" … 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 co-author 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.

Time and eternity and "it is finished" … 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 co-author 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”

Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being. … GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak … law professor at St Vincent College.

Getting started w your Spring garden (St. Paddy’s day pea planting with the grand kids … + … planting outdoors now, dangers of starting too early … + … indoor seed starting … + … planning now for fall planting? … GUEST Doug Oster … Editor, Gardening with Doug.

Considering Sparrows: What Birds teach us about Who we Are, Where we’re Going, and the Joy of Following Jesus (new book) ... GUEST Kevin Burrell ... is a pastor and an orni-theologist — a word penned by the theologian & birder John Stott … Kevin is convinced that every one of us should make an effort to attend toward some aspect of God's creation; and he has chosen birds … he lives in NC.

4:10 PM - This week in the Nation’s Capital (Iran … + … ICE officers deployed to airports … + … Trump celebrates Robert Mueller’s death … + … SCOTUS hears mail-in ballots case) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

5:10 PM - Death has a Jesus problem … 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”.

5:35 PM - Tips for relational spring cleaning … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

3 Reformed institutions eject leader Stephen Nichols, as turmoil from church spreads … GUEST Daniel Silliman … senior reporter/editor at The Roys Report … Dan began his two decades in journalism covering crime in Atlanta and has since led major investigations into abuse and misconduct in Christian contexts.

Anthropic fight w the Pentagon amid Iran war put Ethics of AI warfare in focus … GUEST Dr Charles Camosy … Prof at the Catholic University of America in the nation’s capitol … author of 7 books, incl “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 … He & his wife Paulyn have 4 kids, 3 of whom they adopted from a Filipino orphanage in 2016.

Pneuma Spiritual Direction and Leadership Program … GUEST Kathy Yarzebinski … spiritual director, Pneuma Center.

Thru the Bible is a fiveyear journey through the entire Bible, featuring the verse-by-verse teaching of Dr J Vernon McGee (next month, the cycle begins again as the program returns to Genesis & reairs Dr. McGee’s teaching from the very beginning) … GUEST Host Steve Schwetz.

Feasting on Hope (How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness) … GUEST Hannah Miller King … priest & writer in the Anglican Church in North America … Associate Rector at The Vine Anglican Church 
in Western NC … Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The Living Church, and other outlets … She lives w her husband and 3 children.

Agriculture: Called to Relationship … GUEST Steve Montgomery … Along w his wife & 4 kids, Steve started Lamppost Farm in Columbiana OH w a mission to use agriculture to reach/teach others … they practice regenerative agriculture and invite people to find out where their food comes … In 2025, he started a company called Fireberry to plant farms as a means of providing the highest quality food to members of communities.

The Oscars are Sunday … 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”

Influence … GUEST Bruce Herman … painter, writer, and speaker … His art has been exhibited internationally and is in public and private collections worldwide … He taught studio art for nearly four decades at Gordon College, where he held the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts … author of “Makers By Nature: Letters from a Master Painter on Faith, Hope, and Art”.

Spiritual Practices …

GUEST Amy Frykholm … her novel High Hawk has been long-listed for the PEN Hemingway Award (her 1st novel) … she also has a little book out on creative/spiritual contemplative practices called “Journey to the Wild Heart” … she’s working on a 2nd novel and translation of Julian of Norwich's “A Revelation of Love,” and on an audio book of “Wild Woman: A Footnote, the Desert, & My Quest for an Elusive Saint Runaway”.

This week in the Nation’s Capital (Iran … + … oil/gas prices … + … shutdown TSA delays … + … all this great news) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Normative vs. Regulative Principles of Worship … GUEST Rev Kurt Bjorklund … lead pastor, Orchard Hill Church.

War: Just and Unjust… GUEST Robert Royal … author of “The Martyrs of the New Millennium: The Global Persecution of Christians in the Twenty-First Century.”

Being an Influencer … 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”

Being human in an age of AI & biotechnology … GUEST Biochemist Dr “Fuz” Rana … president, CEO, and senior scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB), an organization that exists to open people to the gospel by revealing God in science… His books include “Humans 2.0,” “Fit for a Purpose,” and “Dinosaur Blood and the Age of the Earth”

Remember the Poor: Cultivating a Heart of Generosity (new book) … GUEST Pete Smith … pastor, Covenant Fellowship Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Blessed are the peacemakers… GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood.

On Church Shopping … 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”

Epstein, Epstein, Epstein .… 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.

Beware the current events man... 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.

In the world but not of the world … GUEST Rev Dr Dean Weaver ... Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ... co-founder and former president of EduNations.

Feast Day Mar 26 remembers The Angel Gabriel coming to the Virgin Mary: “Let it be to me according to your word” … 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"

Where Gen Z Is Finding Jesus … 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”

Ambassador Football … GUEST Matt Major … Area Director, Pittsburgh’s Ambassador Football

This week in the nation’s capital (US attacks Iran) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

GUEST Banafsheh Zand … veteran journalist with longstanding ties to Iran… Substack is Iran So Far Away.

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 co-author 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”

2 American Universities talk over the Hard Questions … GUEST Dr Tim Muehlhoff ... Prof of Communication at Biola Univ & Sr Director of the Winsome Conviction Project ... author of “Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church,” (winner of the Award of Merit in CT’s Best Books of 2022) … and “Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World".

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