The Ride Home with John and Kathy

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

What Kind Of Christian Are You? (Patheos) … GUEST Dr Roger E. Olson … Emeritus Prof of Christian Theology at Baylor Univ … author of over 20 books incl “The Story of Christian Theology” and “The Journey of Modern Theology”.

How Trump raced past the Supreme Ct (WashPo)** … GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak … law professor at St Vincent College.

Deut 29:29: things we can say about God with confidence and also when we have to say “I don’t know” … GUEST Rev Josh Brown … Lead pastor, Bellefield Presbyterian Church.

The first Sunday of Lent: Eve, Adam, Satan and Jesus … He Died For Our Sins… 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.

Fear modulation … 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"

The “Dating Recession” among young adults… … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.

Tonight’s State of the Union address … GUES Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Hobby Tunneling … GUEST Ralph Crewe … Head Writer & Producer for Practical Engineering and co- boss of Nerd Nite Pittsburgh … a generally Curious Person.

GUEST Rev Jay Slocum … rector, St Thomas Anglican Church, Gibsonia.

EU Parliament Says Men Are Women And Anyone Can Get Pregnant … GUEST Glenn Stanton … Director, Global Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family.

Friday’s Supreme Ct Tariff ruling … GUEST Prof Bruce Antkowiak … law professor at St Vincent College.

Fear & Anxiety … GUEST Matthew Everhard … pastor of Gospel Fellowship PCA in Valencia, PA and an Adjunct Professor, Reformed Pgh Theological Seminary.

In the Wilderness with Jesus: Reflections on Matthew 4 … GUEST Rev Terry Timm … Christ Community Church of the South Hills.

The Lenten rite of Forgiveness … 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"

Christian Nationalism … 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)” … writes at ‘One Little Word’ on substack.

Nervous Systems: Spiritual practices to calm Anxiety in your Body, the Church, and Politics (new book) … GUEST Sara Billups … writer and cultural commentator w bylines in NYT, and CT … writes “Bitter Scroll” on substack and cohosts the podcast That’s the Spirit … she lives in Seattle w her family.

Ash Wednesday … 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”

Ash Wednesday … GUEST DJ (Dan) Marotta … priest and the founder of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond, VA and author of the new book “Our Church Speaks: An Illustrated Devotional of Saints from Every Era and Place” and “Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age”

A Movie About America Broke My Heart (NYT) … GUEST David French … Opinion columnist for the NYT where he writes about law, culture, religion and armed conflict … author of “Divided we Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore our Nation” … David a Harvard Law grad and a veteran of the war in Iraq.

Come Away and Rest: A Guide to Personal Spiritual Retreats … GUEST Alyson Pryor … trained marriage & family therapist and a certified spiritual director … currently serves as a staff spiritual director and adjunct faculty member at Biola Univ.

This Week in the Nation’s Capital (Mini-govt shutdown affecting only DHS … + … Rubio tries to reassure worried western allies … + … Obama says aliens have not made contact with Earth) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Nervous Systems: Spiritual practices to calm Anxiety in your Body, the Church, and Politics (new book) … GUEST Sara Billups … writer and cultural commentator w bylines in NYT, and CT … writes “Bitter Scroll” on substack and cohosts the podcast That’s the Spirit … she lives in Seattle w her family.

Inside the NYC Date Night for AI Lovers: EVA AI created a pop-up romantic date night at a Manhattan wine bar to help in making AI-human relationships a “new normal”… GUEST Drew Dyck … acquisitions editor at Moody Publishers … author of “Just Show Up: How Small Acts of Faithfulness Change Everything (A Guide for Exhausted Christians)” & “Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible & Brain Science,” “Yawning at Tigers: You Can’t Tame God, So Stop Trying,” and “Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Church… & how to Bring Them Back”.

Great Rom-Coms for Valentine’s Day … 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”

As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE … 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/ political science from Calvin Univ … her writing has appeared in the WashPost, Sojourners, the Christian Century)

Knowing and Being Known: Hope for All Our Intimate Relationships (Jubilee) … GUEST Rev. Erin Moniz (DMin, Trinity School for Ministry) … deacon in the Anglican Church in North America and associate chaplain and director for chapel at Baylor Univ … she is a trained conciliator, mediator, and conflict coach … she enjoys content creation, playing music, being outdoors, and narrating the inner monologue of her two cats.

Brentwood man remains in ICE custody after hospital stay, 1st hearing … GUEST Megan Swift … reporter, Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

Abortion and America's Churches … GUEST Daniel Williams.